From: ckc1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (CEDRICK KIT CHAN)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: MARVELEONE COMICS
Date: 10 Apr 92 01:11:34 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

>
>3. THOR: THE GOD OF THUNDER
>       God of Thunder, by Walter Simonson and Terry Austin, picks up right
>where Mighty Thor #382 ended. (TMT by the way, is canceled). Thor is a
>GOD, and his story will take him away from Earth about 50% of the time.

    Right on!!!  Thor is a GOD.  He isn't a different person in the future and
he sure as hell isn't any moral in Thor's shell.  This book is presently
obnoxiously horrible.  Its soo  reactionary and retro 60's.  Leave that era's
greatness behind and move onward!!

>
>4. FANTASTIC FOUR ADVENTURES
>       FFA picks up right after FF #354. Reed was responsible for Doom's face
>being marred, as Walt Simonson had intended. Doom first tracks down the
>villain who tampered with his robot (it was the Leader), and then after
>that he indirectly sends the FF after them (leading to a Thing/Hullk
>COOPERATION) and, cloning a younger, unscarred body, assumes a new alias.
>       Of course, Alicia is the real Alicia, and she and Johnny have a baby.
>Sharon Ventura stays with the team, but has lost her powers. The FF
>moves their skyscraper's HQ module to a new building in Houston, while
>most of FFP stays in New York (I'm not keen on New York).
>       I write and ink this one, and Jeff Johnson pencils.

   Not bad.  I would keep some of Simonson't ideas that were trashed by
Defalco and Gruenwald.


>5. THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN
>       IIM begins with issue #251, right after Iron Man #250. Through the
>Reality gem, Tony's back wound is undone and he resumes his idle rich
>life. The Mandarin story is retold, but in 6 issues instead of 24.
>       Stories by Michelinie and Byrne, art by Bob Layton.
>

I'd like to draw this one, with inks by Layton.  He's by far, the best Iron
Man inker I've seen, but his artwork lacks continuity and any dynamic lay
outs.  His panel to panel movement is pretty darn consistent, but I've always
had a problem with his proportioning interaction with his backgrounds.  His
penciled Iron Man looks a wee bit too wiry and skinny too.


>7. CAPTAIN AMERICA
>       Plot by Eric Raymont, script by Paul Lewis, art by Ron Lim and Danny
>Bulanadi. The Red Skull and company go corporate, and Skull gets a new
>clone body. The world is a dark place and Cap is the only bright spot in
>the whole mess. Even when brutal methods would work better, Cap is a
>paladin.

    No bad, but needs more of a touch of government and corporate red tape
where Cap is overwhelmed but never giving up.  Ron Lim was good earlier on,
but his figures proportioning kind of bothers me.  All his heads are always
too long and distorted.  His panel to panel flow is pretty clear and good
though.  There is some life to his work, but I'm not sure if its enough or
very good.
    I wouldn't mind giving a stab at this books art chores either.

>9. THE MUTANT TITLES

    Ahh, just cancell them all!!!

>11. THE AVENGERS TITLES
>       Except for Thor, Iron Man, and Cap, all Avengers are killed. There are
>no Avengers any more; the public needs to contact the FF or X-factor for
>help. Avengers, AWC, Quasar, etc. are canceled.

    I'm not sure about killing off everyone.  I've grown up with the Avengers
and I think it would be great if it was kept to Thor, Iron Man, Cap, Namor and
the Hulk.  This would be a great team!  They wouldn't have that gay attempt to
emulate the family feel of the FF, but would be more of a 'team up because
they have to' type of feel to the book.  After all the premise of the book was
to have situations where only where 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes' together could
overcome.

>
>May all your dreams come true, and mine too.
>
>________________
>Tony L.
>

    Thanks Tony!  Hopefully I'll have a chance to make it into a book
somewhere (it doesn't have to be exclusive to Marvel)

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