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Started by BentonGrey, January 02, 2016, 09:16:24 PM

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HarryTrotter

But its nice to see that fans were obsessed about continuity even back then. :)
''Even our origin stories have gone sour.''
Jon Farmer

spydermann93


HarryTrotter

Quote from: spydermann93 on January 14, 2017, 03:45:02 PM
Fans; fans never change :P
For some reason,I read that in Ron Perlmans voice.  :cool:
''Even our origin stories have gone sour.''
Jon Farmer

BentonGrey

Haha, that's great, Spade, thanks for sharing it! 

Well gents, here is the end of October (in January, I'm just a TAD behind), and a new Into the Bronze Age post!
https://bentongrey.wordpress.com/2017/01/15/into-the-bronze-age-october-1970-part-6/
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HarryTrotter

#184
So he could have built a bigger rocket,we got that answer.:|
In a then/now comparison,current Titans have a pretty similar lineup to these Teen Titans.Minus Hawk and Dowe.
''Even our origin stories have gone sour.''
Jon Farmer

BentonGrey

Haha, I wouldn't cite that one as precedent, Spade! 

Interesting, but I haven't heard much encouraging about the modern Titans.

Well folks, here is the beginning of a new month of posts.  Welcome to November 1970!
https://bentongrey.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/into-the-bronze-age-november-1970-part-1/
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daglob

Man, you're zipping right along. Can't wait 'til April/May 1971 and the dreaded Nixon/Agnew issue of GL/GA?

BentonGrey

Ha, I'm trying to get into a routine where I'm writing one commentary a day, and I still feel like I'm crawling.  The scope of this little undertaking has become rather daunting.  :)
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daglob

#188
Well, don't get burnt out on them. Make it fun. Imagine an issue is a movie, and you are one of two robots or guy watching it.

BentonGrey

Haha, I've always been partial to Crow.   :D
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spydermann93

I've always been more of a Tom Servo fan, myself :P

Though CamBot does need more recognition.

BentonGrey

^The unsung hero of the SoL!
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BentonGrey

Gents, I give you the most glorious Into the Bronze Age post yet.  Come and meet the greatest character of all time!:
https://bentongrey.wordpress.com/2017/01/22/into-the-bronze-age-november-1970-part-2/
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daglob

Darn. I though you were talking about Herbie Popnecker.

HarryTrotter

Later on,Ten-Eyed Man was killed in Crisis on Infinite Earths;that was a specific request by Marv Wolfman.After that he showed up in Animal Man,with other characters deleted from continuity.
And later again,we got the Ten-eyed Men,a nomadic desert tribe who wore blindfolds and tattooed eyes on their fingers.
''Even our origin stories have gone sour.''
Jon Farmer

daglob

Actually, the idea is kind of interesting, just the execution was lacking (sense... oops, that could be considered a pun). I remember this, him sitting in a plane looking both ways with his hands. It did look silly. Somehow, the whole impossibility of being able to switch nerves around and have it work turned me off. Now, if he had gone to a handy mysterious lost monastery someplace exotic like The Himalayas, then spent years learning to "see" with his fingers... that would actually be more believable despite it being more fantastic.

HarryTrotter

I imagine that was Morrisons idea with the Ten-Eyed Men tribe.Also,they fought demons.
''Even our origin stories have gone sour.''
Jon Farmer

BentonGrey

Haha, though it might have some practical uses, the weaknesses of having eyes in your fingers seem to overwhelm those rather distinctly.  And it just looks so colossally stupid! 

Leave it to Morrison to try and make gold out of that base metal.

But today I have something for you that is gold all by itself, though not yet refined.  Here is another edition of Into the Bronze Age!
https://bentongrey.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/into-the-bronze-age-november-1970-part-3/
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HarryTrotter

Well,the famous bare chested duel is only a few issues away. :)
''Even our origin stories have gone sour.''
Jon Farmer

BentonGrey

Yep Spade, we're getting close!

I have a new one for y'all today, and it is a doozy!  This post features my first ever 5 out of 5, and you won't believe which comic earns it!
https://bentongrey.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/into-the-bronze-age-november-1970-part-3-2/
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HarryTrotter

3 issues by Robert Kanigher at once.A new record. :)
''Even our origin stories have gone sour.''
Jon Farmer

daglob

Werner Roth drew the X-Men forever (at least it seemed like it). He's one of many good artists, from Golden, Silver, or any age, forgotten because his name isn't Jack Kirby, not that Jolly Jack doesn't deserve his acclaim. I don't think Roth was ever really comfortable with super heroes.

BentonGrey

Spade, and it was a surprisingly pleasant experience!

Neat!  Thanks DG, I didn't realize that.  I've probably read those issues, but I didn't recognize the name.  I can sort of imagine what you mean about his not being comfortable with superheroes.  The action beats, especially with Superman, in that story are the weakest points.

Can I pick my FR readers' brains for a moment?  What do y'all think about the current format?  Is the treatment of 2-3 issues at a time good, or would y'all prefer more in one go?  Any other critiques y'all can think of?
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kkhohoho

Quote from: BentonGrey on February 01, 2017, 10:02:13 PM
Spade, and it was a surprisingly pleasant experience!

Neat!  Thanks DG, I didn't realize that.  I've probably read those issues, but I didn't recognize the name.  I can sort of imagine what you mean about his not being comfortable with superheroes.  The action beats, especially with Superman, in that story are the weakest points.

Can I pick my FR readers' brains for a moment?  What do y'all think about the current format?  Is the treatment of 2-3 issues at a time good, or would y'all prefer more in one go?  Any other critiques y'all can think of?

Honestly, 2-3 issues is just perfect. I'm been perusing the early entries again, and those longer articles are just way too long for my tastes.  2-3 issues is just right.
The Golden Age; 'A different look at a different era.'

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1089779/chapters/2193203

spydermann93

I'm with kkhohoho on this one.

I love reading your entries, but only having a few hours of free time a day makes it hard to read a bunch of these, especially since they're so detailed (which I love!).

I would prefer quality over quantity, myself.

daglob


BentonGrey

Thanks for the feedback guys; that's really helpful!

Personally, I like being able to publish something every few days rather than every few weeks, so this works just fine for me.
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BentonGrey

Speaking of which, here we go, gents, the final Into the Bronze Age entry for November 1970!
https://bentongrey.wordpress.com/2017/02/04/into-the-bronze-age-november-1970-part-5/
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HarryTrotter

I might have mentioned it the last time,but Super-Lex is thing these days.Really.
Honestly,both stories were a bit goofy.But WF makes more sense,so points there.
''Even our origin stories have gone sour.''
Jon Farmer

BentonGrey

I was probably a tad generous with the WF story.  It probably only deserved a 4, and perhaps I'll review that.  At any rate, there was a big difference in the type of goofiness at work in both.  The WF story had the kind of big-idea madness that works in a superhero setting, while the former just felt messy and contrived, its goofy ideas not fitting together into a goofy but fun whole.

Speaking of goofy, I've got a fair amount of silliness in my latest Into the Bronze Age post!
https://bentongrey.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/into-the-bronze-age-december-1970-part-1/
God Bless
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