tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post6675265394704345727..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Giant-Size July: Fantastic Four Annual #11Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-37281958388715616552011-07-05T09:49:24.623-05:002011-07-05T09:49:24.623-05:00From FF #1 on it was stated that Reed and Ben serv...From FF #1 on it was stated that Reed and Ben served in World War II (Ben as Marine air ace "The Grimm Reaper" in the Pacific, and Reed in the OSS (forerunner of the CIA) in Europe, where he ran into Sgt Fury and the Howlers.<br />Since Reed was greying at the temples, it seemed reasonable until the 1990s.Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-44307627651055325662011-07-04T13:37:01.626-05:002011-07-04T13:37:01.626-05:00I read this one in Essential Marvel Two-in-One and...I read this one in Essential Marvel Two-in-One and yeah, it is fun, though that image of Ben's human head on the Thing's body is a bit of a shock. Apparently at the time in FF he was "cured" and wearing special Thing armor. Obviously, that didn't last ...<br /><br />Regarding the Ben and Reed's military careers, as late as Marvel Two-in-One #77 in 1981 Ben was still (!) officially a WWII vet. Obviously, the advantage of having orange, rocky skin is that you don't wrinkle or have gray hair ...Inkstained Wretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-1864515631877365592011-07-04T10:54:00.650-05:002011-07-04T10:54:00.650-05:00I got this one last year while in Kuwait.. I ALWAY...I got this one last year while in Kuwait.. I ALWAYS loved John Buscema on FF, but as with his tenure with Stern on Avengers, his drawings could have used some better inking to smooth things out as like ol' Joe Sinnott provided, but all in all it was a welcome treat to see his mastery of character faces.<br /><br />Story-wise, it definitely was an easy-to-read comic to bring new readers in, and I haven't picked up the second part in MTIO yet, but should someday soon. <br /><br />The Watcher aspect was done really, really well. I don't know all of his appearances in the Bronze, but his appearances took a really subtle, watchful approach (no pun intended..). <br /><br />An excellent issue all around!david_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218727673816200051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-62750381632765424592011-07-04T10:41:37.866-05:002011-07-04T10:41:37.866-05:00This looks like a fun story. Even though time tra...This looks like a fun story. Even though time travel stories are fun and open up a lot of possibilities, part of me is always bothered by them and the paradoxes they present. Anyway, I think Roy would have been better of not having Reed & Ben serve in WWII. Even if this took place in 1961, that would make them in their mid-30s when the FF was formed, and I'd always gotten the impression they were in their mid-20s or thereabouts. It reminds me of Lucas trying too hard to shoehorn in every character from the original trilogy into the prequel trilogy.dbutler16https://www.blogger.com/profile/00046066729353639991noreply@blogger.com