AlexdeParis said:

Damn, I forgot GL was a brotha. And who is Black Goliath and Falcon?

MuthaFunka said:

Well, sure, he came up with the concept of a mutant being born with a super power. But he never pursued the politics of it. In fact, the X-Men worked for the government when they started out. They weren't persecuted at all.

Raze said:

Now I do remember that part . But again, it's STILL his creation, and you can't take that away from him, so he's legit in that right.

MuthaFunka said:

Oh sure, yeah, it's his creation and I respect him immensely for it. But in his hands, it wasn't really one of his best creations. In fact, the book was pretty dreadful compared to most of the Marvel lineup at that time. It was other writers who turned it into something unique. The potential of the concept wasn't realized until other people got their hands on it.

MuthaFunka said:

MuthaFunka said:

Luke Cage (a.k.a. Power Man): Began as a "hero for hire"; inspired by the Blaxploitation films; partnered with Iron Fist in the '70s; the inspiration for Nicholas Cage's stage name

Falcon: Captain America's second-most famous partner (after Bucky)

Black Goliath (a.k.a. Giant-Man and Goliath): An employee of Hank Pym (Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Goliath/Yellowjacket) who used Pym particles to grow in size; recently killed by a Thor clone in "Civil War"

AlexdeParis said:

Luke Cage (then and now)


The Falcon


Black Goliath

AlexdeParis said:

It was Bumblebee. She was a part of the 70's Titans East arc back in the day. And i am a little surprised that John Stewart was around that early. I don't remember seeing him in the 70's at all.

ButterscotchPimp said:

i don't remember him in the 70s either. he might have been in the green lantern comics, but i don't remember him BEING a green lantern until the 90s or maybe late 80s at the earliest...

john stewart's first appearance as green lantern...1972.

I'd kill to be able to do a cover like that.

sextonseven said:

I totally forgot he used to have his six pack exposed! That is hilarious. I comics.

MuthaFunka said:

Storm and Nightcrawler were part of a team dreamed up for DC who turned them down and than when Chris took over X-Men he did the "new" X-men that had Storm and NC. Though Stan was worried people would think Storm was a grandmother.

AlexdeParis said:

Good shit, ADP. Thanks and much appreciated.

sextonseven said:

Hells yeah! Cool! Thanks!

ehuffnsd said:

Damn, for real? Good shit then. Thanks.

I like talking with Comic Book Headz because I was somewhat a fan but not a true fan, so all this extra-added info is off the charts! Thanks to all that supplied it.

Also, on a car ride from Dallas to Houston, a buddy of mine ranted and raved about the Infinity Gauntlet. This was about 8 years ago and I've forgotten a lot of it, so hopefully someone can fill me back in on that.

And the Celestials? The same buddy told me they were the most owerful characters of all, more powerful than The Watcher. Is that true? They slept in mountains, right?

MuthaFunka said:

No problem.

MuthaFunka said:

years ago i was a big Xmen fan and when they did the 300th issue they had released a mag that talked about the history and evolution of the group. Even why they did the Phoenix Saga.

thread. Anywhere here read the cosmic stuff... Silver Surfer etc... ?

coolcat said:

Oh yeah. Proud owner of a Silver Surfer #4 the original series. Love that stuff. the New Gods, Captain Marvel (not Shazam!), all that stuff.

ButterscotchPimp said:

Is there a storyline you'd recommend for Silver Surfer? During my time reading comics, I never did read the Silver Surfer... but I was always fascinated by the whole mythology... galactus, heralds, celestials, cosmic cubes...

ButterscotchPimp said:

See, I love the original Captain Marvel. A little kid who transforms into "The World's Mightiest Mortal" is about as good a superhero concept as it gets. He was once the most popular character in all of comics, but now DC has let him flounder for years and Marvel keeps clinging to the name copyright for no real reason.

Billy Batson deserves better.

Alex Ross is SOoooooOOO fucking talented.





I'm still an X-Men geek.

AlexdeParis said:

he'll get it soon, i think....the trials of shazam series just wrapped up, laying the foundation for what dc is hoping is going to be a new, rich future for the character (which i believe will from now on be referred to as "shazam", sad but true...).

peedub said:

But that's my point. They keep trying to establish a new status quo for the Fawcett characters, but I can't help but think the other main point of that series was to move away from the "Captain Marvel" title they can't legally use. Meanwhile, Marvel keeps using people like Monica Rambeau, Genus, and now Mar-Vell for a few years before canceling them yet again just so they can keep the copyright.

They'd be better off removing the Fawcett characters from the DC Universe and putting them back on their own earth. Barring that, I wish they'd delve into some of the similarities between Cap and Wonder Woman. Seeing them as an item would be interesting.

coolcat said:

what happened to Quasar?

BTW, the Sinestro Corps War was well written.

AlexdeParis said:

now THAT would be interesting....i don't know about a romantic item, but those two characters could benefit from some solid "world's finest" treatment, where they both struggle individually.

peedub said:

Rome vs Greek.