From: djyoung@carina.unm.edu (Danny Young)
Subject: Mighty Joe's Year-in-Reveiw
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 21:48:21 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Hey what's up:

Well I'm really bored and at work in front of the computer,
so I thought that I would give my personal year-in-review.

I have listed most of the comics I read this year and have
chosen my personal best. And basically given an all around
look at my reading.

OK Here it goes.

REGULAR SERIES: TOP FIVE

5. Protectors:  I was surprised by this comic.  It had a good 
	feel.  Even though it's only on issue 5, I think it 
	has a good future.  I really like the Ferret.

4. Morbius:  I really like Morbius, he seems to be a 
	great tragic character.  I hope that Len Kaminski
	gets to keep crossovers to a minimum for a while.

3. Ghost Rider: Howard Mackie is an excellent writer. His
	run on Ghost Rider has produced some great comics.
	This is a solid favorite, I have every issue.

2. X-Force: I like the idea of a group of young people
	moving from their teens to their twenties. I wish 
	Fabian didn't have to do the X-song crossover, but 
	I expect the title to pick up.

1. <SPAWN>: What can I say! I wait anxiously for every 
	issue. I think this title could be something special.

OTHER TITLES

Bloodshot: Only have the first two issues.  But I really like 
	the concept of a computer man.

Cage: Almost to the point of dropping this title. I like the 
	main character, but hate the writing.

Dark Horse Comics: Started to buy this to get a taste of 
	Dark Horse.  Really don't think that movie creations
	go well with comics.

Deathlok: First year was awesome, but the comic is getting 
	worse. To many crossovers and I think the could explore
	CyberStuff better. Close to the dropping point.

Ghost Rider/Blaze: Not as good as Ghost Rider, but it is OK.
	Hope they concentrate on Blaze, he an intriguing guy.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Dropped during the Infinty War.
	Didn't like all the time travelling.

Marvel Comics Presents: Dropped because the stories were 
	getting silly.

New Warriors: Almost dropped during after the Nothing But the 
	Truth storyline (that was weak).  But it has gotten 
	better.

Nightstalkers: Like it, but hope the survive crossover mania.

Nomad: Dropped after Deadman's Hand. The story's were boring.

Punisher: War Zone: Like the first six issues, but dropped
	because don't like John Romita's art and the seventh 
	issue sucked.

Ravage 2099: Bought to experiment with Stan Lee, I can 
	handle it, nothing special though.

Thor: My flagship comic. Probably have 200 issues. Didn't
	like Tom DeFalco dumping real Thor, but it was all 
	that terrible.  Thank Thunder God, that the Thor is
	back.

Uncanny X-Men: Trying to get over X-song.

Wolverine: Search for past is getting slightly boring.  
	I hope Tex doesn't stay on Wolverine long.

X-Factor: I like this comic and it did the best job in 
	the X-song crossover.

X-Men: Trying to get over X-song.


LIMITED SERIES: TOP THREE

3. WildC.A.T.s: I thought Jim Lee did an excellent job
	this title, can't wait to read the last book.

2. Cable: The best action packed story I read this year.
	This condensed the whole X-song thing into two 
	issues.

1. Savage Dragon: I just like the Dragon. He's the 
	Clint Eastwood of superheroes.  Can't wait till
	the regular series.

OTHER TITLES

Brigade: A solid start. Hope the off planet thing is 
	permanent.

Cyberforce: Has great potential. Hope it follows through.

Infinity War: Dropped after issue 3.  simply boring.

Night Thrasher: Was all right.  But didn't like the 
	ending and thought that all of the doublecrossing
	was sort of silly.

Predator vs. Magnus: The first issue was awesome. I
	liked the art, writing everything.

ShadowHawk: Kinda weak, but the fight between Arson and
	'Hawk was cool.

Supreme:  Best character produced by Liefeld so for. He 
	could do a lot of interesting things.

Youngblood: The possibilities are endless and that is this
	title's main problem.


ONE-SHOTS: BEST


Wolverine: Rahne of Terra: This was a great story. PAD wrote
	a great story about fear and rage in this book.  I really 
	like the allusion of the characters and the two-fold
	personalities the presented. Magneto and Rahne stole the 
	show from Wolverine in this book.

OTHER ONE-SHOTS

Arrow:  I liked this story a lot and hope he's a real pain
	in the ass to the Protectors.

Ferret:  A little disappointed by the story, but the Ferret
	is a great character.

Ghost Rider/Cap. America: Fear: This was all right.  The 
	Scarecrow is sort of a copy of Jason or Michael Myers
	and the end left you hanging, though.

Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness:
	This book just went overboard on the vengeance persona.
	I mean the story was non-existant.

Wolverine: Inner Fury: This book was strange.  The art was
	weird, the characters where weird, the story was weird.

Well there is a look back at my year. I hope 1993 is just as much fun.


-- 
the Mighty Joe Young

djyoung@carina.unm.edu

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