Yet Another Comic Book Blog

Giant-Size #Avengers #2

2012-01-21T07:55:00.000-08:00

Wow. Action-packed. Ingenious time-travel story. Plus heartbreaking death of a regular. Fantastic. 10/10 #comics

As well as all the action, the characters - particularly Hawkeye and The Swordsman - are well written and heroic.

Giant-Size Avengers #2
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Part 2 of Celestial Madonna Saga

Fantastic Four #152

2012-01-21T07:54:00.002-08:00

Feels a bit rushed. Everything falls into place too easily. 5/10

Fantastic Four #152
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Man-Thing #8

2012-01-21T07:54:00.001-08:00

Good stuff. A bit closer to standard superhero fare than usual. But still superior nonetheless. 8/10

Man-Thing #8
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The Avengers #129

2012-01-21T07:54:00.000-08:00

Kang the Conqueror is the villain, and the focus is on (currently) the least interesting Avenger: The Swordsman. And it does him good, makes me notice and like the guy for the first time. Solid read. And all this time-travel stuff is FUN. 7/10

The Avengers #129
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Fantastic Four #151

2012-01-21T07:53:00.001-08:00

Terrific action story with The Thing & The Human Torch, nicely punctuated with scenes of Thundra (always a character I've really liked) and Medusa (always a character I've found bland) as we get some back-story. Nicely done. Perfect example of a good superhero comic. 7/10

Fantastic Four #151
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Man-Thing #7

2012-01-21T07:53:00.000-08:00

Great story. Steve Gerber really knows how to take disparate elements and make them work. And there is some crazy stuff here. But, as always, it all comes together to make a fascinating/original story. 9/10

Man-Thing #7
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The Defenders #21

2012-01-08T03:39:00.000-08:00

First two-thirds focuses on each team-member in turn, giving each character some quality time in the spot-light. Then, in the final third, something odd happens and there's a bit of action, leaving us with a hint of a future threat. Pretty much perfect. 9/10

The Defenders #21

Captain Marvel #35

2012-01-06T01:14:00.001-08:00

Captain Marvel #35 finds Rick Jones in control of Captain Marvel's body in a fight against Annihilus. Which should be interesting. But isn't. The art doesn't appeal to me, at all, and the story (particularly the hospital scenes) seems clumsy and amateurish. A chore to read. 2/10

Captain Marvel #35

The Defenders #20

2012-01-06T01:14:00.000-08:00

Some nice Valkyrie scenes, leading to a battle where lots of stuff happens and lots of stuff is revealed about her origin. Trying to fit it together in my head... My head hurts :) But it was fun. 7/10

The Defenders #20

Marvel Two-in-One #7

2012-01-06T01:12:00.000-08:00

Steve Gerber's stories sure are 'out there'. Imaginative, to say the least. This one is a blast. And there are several moments for The Thing that made me smile. 9/10

So, um, I just read a comic where The Thing saves the world with a supernatural harmonica. And it was a beautiful story. Comics are awesome.

Marvel Two-In-One #7

Marvel Two-in-One #6

2012-01-04T12:15:00.001-08:00

The Thing & Doctor Strange - Another great Steve Gerber story: Unique, fascinating, thought-provoking. 9/10 #comics

The first scene alone is so mesmerizing that even if the rest of the issue disappointed I'd have rated it at least an 8. It really is a cool comic. Can't wait for the next chapter. And Valkyrie (always one of my fave Marvel characters).

GCD :: Issue :: Marvel Two-In-One #6

Defenders #19

2012-01-04T12:15:00.000-08:00

Even better than the previous issue. Again, it's pretty much a battle from start to finish, but the reason/setting/characters make it fun and the Hulk gets lots to do. And is fun. And awesome. 7/10

GCD :: Issue :: The Defenders #19
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Man-Thing #6

2012-01-04T12:14:00.000-08:00

Surreal storytelling at it's best. It works because the emotions at the core of it feel completely real. So sad. 9/10

As the series goes on, Steve Gerber sure finds innovative ways to use the recurring cast members...

GCD :: Issue :: Man-Thing #6
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Defenders #18

2012-01-04T12:13:00.000-08:00

Action from start to finish, which works because the characters are interesting. Good use of Hulk, too. 7/10

Plus, hints of Valkyrie storyline...

GCD :: Issue :: The Defenders #18

Avengers #128

2012-01-02T15:59:00.001-08:00

Avengers #128 - An Agatha Harkness/Scarlet Witch story. Set-up is interesting. Resolution is kinda ordinary. 5/10 ##comics

Some very interesting developments for Vision, Mantis and Swordsman occupy the rest of the issue.

GCD :: Issue :: The Avengers #128
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Marvel Team-Up #27

2012-01-02T15:58:00.000-08:00

A fun Hulk/Spider-Man tale with lots of action and a surprisingly sad ending. 7/10

I like the way this fits into events in concurrent Defenders issues, and there's something rather wonderful about The Hulk learning that his friends are in trouble via police radio, and getting directions from Spider-Man so he can go help them!

GCD :: Issue :: Marvel Team-Up #27

Giant-Size Defenders #2

2011-12-31T12:45:00.001-08:00

Giant-Size Defenders #2 - Ordinary team-is-divided-and-each-faces-personal-demons tale. At least Son of Satan is in it. 5/10

GCD :: Issue :: Giant-Size Defenders #2
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Defenders #17

2011-12-31T12:45:00.000-08:00

Defenders #17 - One of those hero vs. hero misunderstanding battles that I don't enjoy :(
Early part of the issue (Valkyrie leaves) was more interesting than the battle with Luke Cage, Hero for Hire. 5/10

GCD :: Issue :: The Defenders #17
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Brother Voodoo: Strange Tales #172

2011-12-31T12:44:00.001-08:00

Brother Voodoo: Strange Tales #172 - Implausible coincidences and loads of characters who say/do very stupid things. Sigh. The art is fantastic, but this is now a very irritating series. 4/10

GCD :: Issue :: Strange Tales #172
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part 5 of Dracula

2011-12-31T12:44:00.000-08:00

"Ship of Death" (part 5 of Dracula) changes location and is mostly set aboard a ship at sea, as - one by one - the crew disappears. Very eerie. Lots of foreshadowing of what is to come... 9/10

GCD :: Issue :: Dracula Lives #10

Brother Voodoo: Strange Tales #173

2011-12-31T12:43:00.001-08:00

Brother Voodoo: Strange Tales #173 is actually pretty okay. Good art (by Gene Colan and Dick Giordano) and atmospheric story/setting is hampered somewhat by a frightfully dull hero. 5/10

GCD :: Issue :: Strange Tales #173

Tales Of The Zombie #6

2011-12-31T12:43:00.000-08:00

"End of a Legend" in Tales Of The Zombie #6 pretty much bring the adventures of Brother Voodoo to a conclusion with the rescue of a girl from a (fake) cult. Lots of recapping and a fistfight/brawl take up most of the issue. 5/10

GCD :: Issue :: Tales of the Zombie #6

Marvel Team-Up #24

2011-12-31T12:42:00.000-08:00

Marvel Team-Up #24 finds Brother Voodoo and Spider-Man up against a cult. Another one?! BV sure fights a lot of very similar cults. 5/10

The presence of Spider-Man adds a bit of spark to the story. After seven stories with Brother Voodoo the read still knows virtually nothing about his personality. Nothing much about who he actually is. We just know his powers, and his habit of referring to himself in the third person. And we know that the narration, no matter who the writer is, loves to refer to him as a 'legend'. Meh.

GCD :: Issue :: Marvel Team-Up #24

Marvel Team-Up #25

2011-12-31T12:41:00.000-08:00

Weak start (as Daredevil attacks Spider-Man for no apparent reason) but it quickly develops into an enjoyable case-of-the-week yarn with interesting baddies, crime and location. 7/10

GCD :: Issue :: Marvel Team-Up #25

Marvel Team-Up #26

2011-12-31T12:40:00.001-08:00

Brisk pace, epic scale, Thor/Human Torch adventure, with some twists at the end. One of them: very clever. 8/10

GCD :: Issue :: Marvel Team-Up #26

Daredevil #113

2011-12-31T12:40:00.000-08:00

Daredevil #113 - Lots of nice stuff here: the early scenes in the rain, the ties in to Man-Thing, the scenes between Matt and Foggy Nelson, the change of location (to Florida) and the cliffhanger. 7/10

GCD :: Issue :: Daredevil #113

Fantastic Four #150

2011-12-31T08:48:00.000-08:00

Fantastic Four #150 - Brief battle, making clever use of Franklin Richards. Followed by lots of character stuff. 9/10 #comics

I like how Gerry Conway uses the wedding of Quicksilver & Crystal to generate lovely, reflective moments for Thor, Iron Man and the others. Especially The Human Torch.

Fantastic Four #150
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Avengers #127

2011-12-31T08:47:00.000-08:00

Avengers #127 - Full to the brim with superheroes, broad political machinations (of The Inhumans) and soap opera. Good fun. 6/10 #comics

And the twist at the end was a nice reveal.

GCD :: Issue :: The Avengers #127
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Man-Thing #5

2011-12-31T08:45:00.000-08:00

'Strange' does not even begin to describe the compelling Steve Gerber story in this issue. 9/10

I love the way Gerber uses the supporting cast and, as of this story, allows Man-Thing to enter the fray for different reasons. But, yeah, what a strange story...

GCD :: Issue :: Man-Thing #5

Reading List #40 - Brother Voodoo 1973-1978

2011-11-27T05:59:00.000-08:00

Strange Tales #169 - √
Strange Tales #170 - √
Strange Tales #171 - √
Strange Tales #172 - √
Strange Tales #173 - √

Tales Of The Zombie #006/3 - √
Marvel Team-Up #024 - √
Tales Of The Zombie #010 -

Tomb Of Dracula #034 -
Tomb Of Dracula #035 -
Tomb Of Dracula #036 -
Tomb Of Dracula #037 -

Werewolf-By-Night #038 -
Werewolf-By-Night #039 -
Werewolf-By-Night #040 -
Werewolf-By-Night #041 -

Marvel Two-In-One #041 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #39 - Shang-Chi, Master Of Kung-Fu 1973-1977

2011-11-20T11:37:00.000-08:00

Master Of Kung Fu #015 - √
Master Of Kung Fu #016 - √

Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #02
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #03/2

Master Of Kung Fu #017
Master Of Kung Fu #018
Master Of Kung Fu #019
Master Of Kung Fu #020
Master Of Kung Fu #021

Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu Annual #1
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #04
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #05
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #06/2
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #07
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #08
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #09
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #011

Master Of Kung Fu GS #1
Spider-Man GS #2

Master Of Kung Fu #022
Master Of Kung Fu #023
Master Of Kung Fu #024
Master Of Kung Fu #025
Master Of Kung Fu #026
Master Of Kung Fu #027

Master Of Kung Fu GS #2
Master Of Kung Fu GS #3

Master Of Kung Fu #028
Master Of Kung Fu #029
Master Of Kung Fu #030
Master Of Kung Fu #031
Master Of Kung Fu #032
Master Of Kung Fu #033
Master Of Kung Fu #034
Master Of Kung Fu #035

Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #012
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #013
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #014
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #016
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #017
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #018

Master Of Kung Fu #036
Master Of Kung Fu #037

Master Of Kung Fu GS #04

Master Of Kung Fu #038
Master Of Kung Fu #039
Master Of Kung Fu #040
Master Of Kung Fu #041
Master Of Kung Fu #042
Master Of Kung Fu Annual #1

Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #029
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #031
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #032/2
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #033

Master Of Kung Fu #043
Master Of Kung Fu #044
Master Of Kung Fu #045
Master Of Kung Fu #046
Master Of Kung Fu #047
Master Of Kung Fu #048
Master Of Kung Fu #049
Master Of Kung Fu #050
Master Of Kung Fu #051
Master Of Kung Fu #052

Marvel Two-In-One #029

Master Of Kung Fu #054
Master Of Kung Fu #055
Master Of Kung Fu #056
Master Of Kung Fu #057
Master Of Kung Fu #058
Master Of Kung Fu #059
Master Of Kung Fu #060

Thor #271

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #38 - Son Of Satan 1973-1977

2011-11-20T11:32:00.000-08:00

Ghost Rider #01 - √
Ghost Rider #02 - √
Marvel Spotlight #012 - √
Ghost Rider #03 - √

Marvel Spotlight #013 - √
Marvel Spotlight #014 - √
Marvel Spotlight #015 - √
Marvel Spotlight #016 - √
Marvel Spotlight #017 - √
Marvel Spotlight #018 - √
Marvel Spotlight #019 - √
Marvel Spotlight #020 - √
Marvel Spotlight #021 - √
Marvel Spotlight #022 - √

The Defenders GS #2 -
Marvel Team-Up #032 -

The Defenders #024 -
The Defenders #025 -
The Defenders #032 -

Marvel Spotlight #023 -
Marvel Spotlight #024 -

Son Of Satan #001 -
Marvel Two-In-One #014 -

Ghost Rider #017 -
Ghost Rider #018 -
Ghost Rider #019 -

Son Of Satan #002 -
Son Of Satan #003 -
Son Of Satan #004 -
Son Of Satan #005 -
Son Of Satan #006 -
Son Of Satan #007 -
Son Of Satan #008 -

Howard The Duck #013 -
Howard The Duck #014 -
Marvel Super-Special #1 -
The Tomb Of Dracula #053 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #37 - Avengers 1974-1977

2011-11-06T22:58:00.000-08:00


A 126 √			A 126 √	A 126 √
				M/TU 20 √
GSA 1 √			GSA 1 √	GSA 1 √
M/TIO 4 √				M/TIO 4 √
M/TIO 5 √				M/TIO 5 √
CA 176 √		M/TU 22		CA 176 √
M/TU 26				M/TU 26
A 127			A 127	A 127
FF 150			FF 150
A 128		CA 179	A 128
A 129			A 129	A 129
GSA 2		GSA 2	GSA 2	GSA 2
A 130		A 130	A 130	CM 37	CM 37
A 131		A 131		A 131
A 132		A 132
GSA 3	CA 183	GSA 3		GSA 3
A 133		A 133	A 133
A 134		A 134	A 134	A 134
A 135		A 135		A 135	GSDEF 4
GSA 4		GSA 4	GSA 4		DEF 23
	IF 1				DEF 24
					DEF 25
A 137	A 137	A 137	A 137	A 137	A 137
IM 74		IM 74	IM 74
	M/TIO 9			M/TU 29
A 138	A 138		A 138	T 230	A 138
A 139	A 139		A 139	T 232	A 139
T 233		T 233
				T 234
				CM 40
A 140	A 140		A 140	A 140	A 140
	M/TU 38
A 141	A 141		A 141	A 141	A 141
A 142	A 142	A 142	A 142		BG 1
A 143	A 143	A 143	A 143
A 144	A 144	A 144	A 144
A 147	A 147	A 147	A 147
A 148	A 148	M/TALES 100/2	A 148		A 148
A 149	A 149		A 149	A 149
CA@ 3	CA@ 3	CA@ 3	CA@ 3	CA@ 3	CA@ 3
		BG 3
		BG 4
A 145	A 145	A 145	A 145
A 146	A 146	A 146	A 146		A 146
CA 224	CA 224	CHAMP 11	CA 224	CA 224	CA 224
M/TIO 12
IM@ 3	UX 94
M/TU 41	IM 88		M/TU 41	M/TU 41
M/TU 42	IM 89		M/TU 42
M/TU 43	IM 90		M/TU 43
	IM 91
M/TU 44			M/TU 44
		M/TU 48
		M/TU 49
		M/TU 50
		M/TU 51
M/TU 52			M/TU 52
A 150	A 150		A 150	A 150	A 150
A 151	A 151	A 151	A 151	A 151	A 151
		M/TIO 22
		M/TIO 23
A 152	A 152	A 152	A 152	A 152	A 152
A 153	A 153	A 153	A 153	A 153	A 153
A@ 6/2
A@ 6	A@ 6	A@ 6	A@ 6	A@ 6	A@ 6
				H2 206
A 154	A 154	A 154	A 154	A 154	A 154
SVTU 9	SVTU 9	SVTU 9	SVTU 9		SVTU 9
A 155	A 155	A 155	A 155		A 155
A 156	A 156	A 156	A 156		A 156
				SVTU 10
				SVTU 11
				SVTU 12
				SVTU 13
				WBN 42
				WBN 43
				DEF 44
				RH 3/2
NO 4				RH 4/2
M/SS 1	M/SS 1	M/SS 1	M/SS 1		M/SS 1
		DEF 47
		DEF 48
A 157	A 157	A 157	A 157	A 157	A 157
A 158	A 158	A 158	A 158	A 158	A 158
A 159	A 159	A 159	A 159	A 159	A 159
A 160	A 160	A 160	A 160		A 160
M/TE 13	M/TE 13		M/TE 13		M/TE 13
MSM 5
CM 50	CM 50		CM 50	CM 50
CM 51	CM 51		CM 51	CM 51
A 161	A 161	A 161		A 161	A 161
	A 162	A 162		A 162	A 162
			GZILL 3	IF 12	M/TU 59

Reading List #36 - Morbius, The Living Vampire 1971-1980

2011-11-06T07:10:00.000-08:00

Amazing Spider-Man #101
Amazing Spider-Man #102
Marvel Team-Up #003
Marvel Team-Up #004
Vampire Tales #001

Adventures In Fear #020 - √
Adventures In Fear #021 - √
Adventures In Fear #022 - √
Adventures In Fear #023 - √
Adventures In Fear #024

Vampire Tales #002
Vampire Tales #003/5
Vampire Tales #004
Vampire Tales #005
Vampire Tales #007
Vampire Tales #008

Adventures In Fear #025
Adventures In Fear #026

Werewolf By Night gs #04

Adventures In Fear #027
Adventures In Fear #028
Adventures In Fear #029
Adventures In Fear #030
Adventures In Fear #031
Vampire Tales #010
Vampire Tales #010/3
Vampire Tales #010/5

Giant-Sized Super-Heroes #1

Vampire Tales #011
Marvel Premiere #028
Marvel Two-In-One #015
Marvel Preview #008

The Spectacular Spider-Man #006
The Spectacular Spider-Man #007
The Spectacular Spider-Man #008

The Spectacular Spider-Man #038

Reading List #35 - Fantastic Four 1974-1977

2011-11-06T07:02:00.000-08:00


FF 153	FF 153		FF 153
FF 154	FF 154		FF 154
GSFF 3	GSFF 3		GSFF 3
			M/TU 29
GSM-T 2	GSM-T 2		GSM-T 2
FF 155	FF 155		FF 155
FF 156	FF 156		FF 156
FF 157	FF 157		FF 157
GSFF 4	GSFF 4		GSFF 4
M/TIO 8	M/TIO 8	M/TIO 8	M/TIO 8
M/TU 32			M/TU 32
M/TIO 9	M/TIO 9	M/TIO 9	M/TIO 9
			M/TU 35
FF 158	FF 158	FF 158	FF 158
FF 159	FF 159	FF 159	FF 159
M/TIO 10
FF 160	FF 160	FF 160	FF 160
FF 161	FF 161	FF 161	FF 161
FF 162	FF 162	FF 162	FF 162
FF 163	FF 163	FF 163	FF 163
M/TIO 11			M/TU 39
M/TIO 12			M/TU 40
FF 164	FF 164	FF 164	FF 164
FF 165	FF 165	FF 165	FF 165
M/TIO 13
M/TIO 14	M/TIO 14
M/TIO 15	IM@ 3
M/TIO 16	M/TIO 16	M/TIO 16	M/TIO 16
M/TIO 17	M/TIO 17
M/TU 47
M/TIO 18
M/TIO 19
FF 166	FF 166	FF 166	FF 166
FF 167	FF 167	FF 167	FF 167
FF 168	FF 168	FF 168	FF 168
FF 169	FF 169	FF 169	FF 169
FF 170	FF 170	FF 170	FF 170
FF@ 11	FF@ 11	FF@ 11	FF@ 11
M/TIO@ 1	M/TIO@ 1	M/TIO@ 1	M/TIO@ 1
M/TIO 20	M/TIO 20	M/TIO 20	M/TIO 20
A 151
FF 171	FF 171	FF 171	FF 171
FF 172	FF 172	FF 172	FF 172
FF 173	FF 173	FF 173	FF 173
FF 174	FF 174	FF 174	FF 174
FF 175	FF 175	FF 175	FF 175
FF 176	FF 176	FF 176	FF 176
M/TIO 21			M/TIO 21
M/TIO 22			M/TIO 22
M/TIO 23			M/TIO 23
SVTU 5	SVTU 5	SVTU 5	SVTU 5
SVTU 6	SVTU 6	SVTU 6	SVTU 6
SVTU 7	SVTU 7	SVTU 7	SVTU 7
M/TIO 24
M/TIO 25
M/SS 1	M/SS 1	M/SS 1	M/SS 1
M/TE 13	M/TE 13	M/TE 13	M/TE 13
RH2 4	RH2 4	RH2 4	RH2 4
RH2 5	RH2 5	RH2 5	RH2 5
M/TIO 26
M/TIO 27	M/TIO 27	M/TIO 27	M/TIO 27
M/TIO 28	M/TIO 28	M/TIO 28	M/TIO 28
M/TIO 29
M/TIO 30
M/TIO 31
M/TIO 32		M/TIO 32
M/TIO 33
M/TIO 34
M/TIO 35
M/TIO 36	M/TIO 36
FF 177	FF 177	FF 177	FF 177
FF 178	FF 178	FF 178	FF 178
FF 179	FF 179	FF 179	FF 179
FF 181	FF 181	FF 181	FF 181
FF 182	FF 182	FF 182	FF 182
FF 183	FF 183	FF 183	FF 183
FF 184	FF 184	FF 184	FF 184
FF 185	FF 185	FF 185	FF 185

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #34 - Power Man 1973-1977

2011-10-06T18:26:00.000-07:00

Power Man #017 - √
Power Man #018 - √
Power Man #019 - √
Power Man #020 - √
Power Man #021 - √
The Defenders #017 - √
The Defenders #018 - √
The Defenders #019 - √
Power Man #022 -
Power Man #023 -
Power Man #024 -
Power Man #025 -
The Defenders #024 -
The Defenders #025 -

Power Man #026 -
Power Man #027 -
Power Man #029 -
Power Man #028 -
Power Man #030 -
Power Man #031 -

Marvel Two-In-One #013 -

Fantastic Four #168 -
Fantastic Four #169 -
Fantastic Four #170 -
Power Man #032 -
Power Man #033 -
Power Man #034 -
Power Man #035 -

The Defenders #037 -
The Defenders #038 -
The Defenders #039 -
The Defenders #040 -
The Defenders Annual #1 -
The Defenders #042 -
The Defenders #043 -
The Defenders #044 -
The Defenders #045 -
The Defenders #046 -

Power Man Annual #1 -

Power Man #037 -
Power Man #038 -
Power Man #039 -
Power Man #040 -
Power Man #041 -
Power Man #042 -
Power Man #043 -
Power Man #044 -
Power Man #045 -
Power Man #046 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #33 - Adam Warlock 1969-1980

2011-09-18T06:30:00.000-07:00

Thor #164 -
Thor #165 -
Thor #166 -

Marvel Premiere #001 - √
Marvel Premiere #002 - √
Adam Warlock #001 - √
Adam Warlock #002 - √
The Incredible Hulk #158 -
Adam Warlock #003 - √
Adam Warlock #004 - √
Adam Warlock #005 - √
Adam Warlock #006 - √
Adam Warlock #007 - √

The Avengers #118 - √
Adam Warlock #008 - √

The Incredible Hulk #176 - √
The Incredible Hulk #177 - √
The Incredible Hulk #178 - √

Strange Tales #178 -
Strange Tales #179 -
Strange Tales #180 -
Strange Tales #181 -

Adam Warlock #009 -
Adam Warlock #010 -
Adam Warlock #011 -
Adam Warlock #012 -
Adam Warlock #013 -
Adam Warlock #014 -
Adam Warlock #015 -

Marvel Team-Up #055 -

Avengers Annual #7 -
Marvel Two-In-One Annual #22 -
Marvel Two-In-One #063 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #32 - Thanos 1973-1982

2011-09-18T06:24:00.000-07:00

Daredevil #105 -
Avengers #118 -
Iron Man #055 -
Logan's Run #006/2 -

Captain Marvel #025 -
Captain Marvel #026 -
Captain Marvel #027 -
Captain Marvel #028 -
Captain Marvel #029 -

Marvel Feature #012 -

Captain Marvel #030 -
Captain Marvel #031 -
Captain Marvel #032 -
Captain Marvel #033 -

Avengers #125 -
Adam Warlock #009 -
Adam Warlock #010 -
Adam Warlock #011 -
Adam Warlock #015 -
Avengers Annual #07 -
Marvel Two-In-One Annual #02 -
The Death Of Captain Marvel -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #31 - Nick Fury 1972-1978

2011-08-24T08:02:00.000-07:00

Sgt. Fury #100 -
The Incredible Hulk #152 -
Captain America #149 -
Captain America #151 -
Captain America #152 -
Captain America #153 -
The Avengers #103 -

Astonishing Tales #017 -
Astonishing Tales #018 -
Astonishing Tales #019 -
Astonishing Tales #020 -

Captain America #161 -
Marvel Team-Up #013 -
The Incredible Hulk #164 -
The Incredible Hulk #165 -
Captain America #164 - √
Captain America #165 - √
Captain America #166 -
Captain America #167 -
The Avengers #118 -
The Defenders #011 -
Captain America #173 -

Fantastic Four #154 -
Captain America #181 -
Ka-Zar II #004 -
The Incredible Hulk #187 -
The Incredible Hulk #188 -
Daredevil #120 -
Daredevil #121 -
Daredevil #122 -
Daredevil #123 -
Captain America #191 -

Captain Britain #015 -
Captain Britain #017 -
Captain Britain #018 -
Captain Britain #018 -
Captain Britain #019 -
Captain Britain #020 -
Captain Britain #021 -
Captain Britain #022 -
Captain Britain #023 -
Captain Britain #024 -
Captain Britain #025 -
Captain Britain #026 -
Captain Britain #027 -

Captain America #224 -

Marvel Spotlight #031 -
Marvel Spotlight #032 -
Spider-Woman: Origin #02 -

Marvel Team-Up #051 -
The Rampaging Hulk #03/2 -
The Defenders #051 -
The Uncanny X-Men #098 -
The Incredible Hulk #199 -

Creatures On The Loose #035 -

Marvel Two-In-One #026 -
Marvel Two-In-One #027 -
Marvel Two-In-One #028 -
Marvel Two-In-One #030 -

Spider-Woman: Origin #03 -
Marvel Two-In-One #034 -
The Incredible Hulk #212 -
Godzilla #001 -
Iron Man #105 -
The Incredible Hulk #219 -
The Avengers #167 -
The Defenders #054/2 -
Daredevil & Captain America - DOA -
The Avengers #173 -

Nova #015 -
Nova #016 -
Nova #017 -
Nova #018 -

Thor #271 -
Fantastic Four #197 -
Captain America #217 -
Captain America #218 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #30 - Werewolf-By-Night 1972-1979

2011-08-17T13:29:00.000-07:00

Marvel Spotlight #002 - √
Marvel Spotlight #003 - √
Marvel Spotlight #004 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #001 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #002 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #003 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #004 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #005 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #006 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #007 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #008 - √

Marvel Team-Up #012 - √

Werewolf-by-Night #009 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #010 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #011 - √
Werewolf-by-Night #012 -
Werewolf-by-Night #013 -
Werewolf-by-Night #014 -

Tomb Of Dracula #017 -
Tomb Of Dracula #018 -

Werewolf-by-Night #015 -
Werewolf-by-Night #016 -
Werewolf-by-Night #017 -
Werewolf-by-Night #018 -
Werewolf-by-Night #019 -

Werewolf-by-Night Giant-Size #01 -

Werewolf-by-Night #020 -
Werewolf-by-Night #021 -

Werewolf-by-Night Giant-Size #02 -

Werewolf-by-Night #022 -
Werewolf-by-Night #023 -
Werewolf-by-Night #024 -
Werewolf-by-Night #025 -
Werewolf-by-Night #026 -

Werewolf-by-Night Giant-Size #03 -

Werewolf-by-Night #027 -
Werewolf-by-Night #028 -
Werewolf-by-Night #029 -
Werewolf-by-Night #030 -

Werewolf-by-Night Giant-Size #04 -
Werewolf-by-Night Giant-Size #04/2 -
Werewolf-by-Night Giant-Size #05 -

Werewolf-by-Night #031 -
Werewolf-by-Night #032 -
Werewolf-by-Night #033 -

Marvel Premiere #028 -

Werewolf-by-Night #034 -
Werewolf-by-Night #035 -
Werewolf-by-Night #036 -
Werewolf-by-Night #037 -
Werewolf-by-Night #038 -
Werewolf-by-Night #039 -
Werewolf-by-Night #040 -
Werewolf-by-Night #041 -
Werewolf-by-Night #042 -
Werewolf-by-Night #043 -

Spider-Woman #006 -
Spider-Woman #019 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #29 - Daredevil 1973-1976

2011-08-17T13:11:00.000-07:00

Daredevil #098 - √
Daredevil #099 - √
The Avengers #111 - √
Daredevil #100 - √
Daredevil #101 - √
Daredevil #102 - √
Daredevil #103 - √
Daredevil #104 - √
Daredevil #105 - √
Daredevil #106 - √
Daredevil #107 - √

Man-Thing #001 - √

Daredevil #108 - √
Daredevil #109 - √

Marvel Two-In-One #003 - √

Daredevil #110 - √
Daredevil #111 - √
Daredevil #112 - √

Marvel Team-Up #025 - √

Daredevil #113 - √
Daredevil #114 -
Daredevil #115 -
Daredevil #116 -
Daredevil #117 -

Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #08/2 -
Daredevil #118 -
The Defenders Giant Size #03 -
Daredevil #119 -
Code Of Honour #02 -
Thor #233 -

Daredevil #120 -
Daredevil #121 -
Daredevil #122 -
Daredevil #123 -
The Defenders #024 -
The Defenders #025 -
Daredevil #124 -
Daredevil #125 -
Daredevil #126 -
Daredevil #127 -
Daredevil #128 -
Daredevil #129 -
Daredevil #130 -
Daredevil #131 -
Daredevil #132 -
Daredevil #133 -
Daredevil #134 -
Daredevil #135 -
Daredevil #136 -
Daredevil #137 -

Iron Man #089 -
Daredevil #138 -
Ghost Rider #020 -
The Defenders #040 -
Marvel Team-Up #051 -

Daredevil #139 -
Daredevil Annual #4 -
Daredevil #140 -
Daredevil #141 -
Daredevil #142 -
Daredevil #143 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #28 - Marvel Two-In-One 1974-1977

2011-07-21T14:54:00.000-07:00

Adventures In Fear #017
The Avengers #118 - √
Marvel Two-In-One #001 - √
Adventures In Fear #018 - √

Sub-Mariner #067 - √
Sub-Mariner #069 - √
Marvel Two-In-One #002 - √
Super-Villain Team-Up Giant-Size #1 - √
Sub-Mariner #070

Giant-Size Super-Stars #01 - √

Daredevil #109 √
Marvel Two-In-One #003 √
Daredevil #110 √

The Avengers #126 √
The Avengers Giant-Size #001 √
Marvel Two-In-One #004
Marvel Two-In-One #005
Captain America #176

The Avengers #127
The Avengers #128

Marvel Super-Heroes #018
Marvel Two-In-One #005
The Defenders Giant-Size #005
The Defenders #026

The Defenders #018
The Defenders #019
Marvel Two-In-One #006
Marvel Two-In-One #007
The Defenders #020
The Defenders #021

Man-Thing Giant-Size #002

GhoStrange Tales #Rider #011
Marvel Two-In-One #008
GhoStrange Tales #Rider #012

Marvel Team-Up #032

Thor #234
Marvel Two-In-One #009
Thor #235

Daredevil #123
The Avengers #137
Marvel Two-In-One #010
Daredevil #124
The Champions #001

Strange Tales #174
Strange Tales #176
Strange Tales #177
Marvel Two-In-One #011
Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #2

Captain America #224
Marvel Two-In-One #012
Iron Man Annual #03
Iron Man #088

Power Man #031
Marvel Two-In-One #013
Fantastic Four #168

Marvel Spotlight #024
SOS 1
Marvel Two-In-One #014
GhoStrange Tales #Rider #017

VT 11
Marvel Premiere #028
Marvel Two-In-One #015
M/PRV 08

Ka-Zar II #013
Marvel Two-In-One #016
Marvel Two-In-One #017
Ka-Zar II #014

Marvel Team-Up #046
Marvel Two-In-One #017
Marvel Team-Up #047

Dead Of Night #011
Marvel Spotlight #026
Marvel Two-In-One #018
Doctor Strange III #031/2
Doctor Strange III #038
Doctor Strange III #040

Marvel Team-Up #008
GSCR 01
Monstars Unleashed #010/3
Marvel Chillers #003
Marvel Chillers #004
Marvel Two-In-One #019
Marvel Chillers #005
Marvel Chillers #006
Marvel Chillers #007
Fantastic Four #177

Marvel Two-In-One Annual #01
Marvel Two-In-One #020
The Avengers #151

Marvel Two-In-One #021
Marvel Two-In-One #022
Marvel Two-In-One #023
Thor #239

Super-Villain Team-Up #005
Super-Villain Team-Up #006
Super-Villain Team-Up #007

Black Goliath #005
Marvel Two-In-One #024
The Champions #011

Iron Fist #010
Marvel Two-In-One #025
Iron Fist #011

Marvel Super-Special 01
Marvel Treasure Edition #013
The Rampaging Hulk II ##004
The Rampaging Hulk II ##005

The Uncanny X-Men #098
The Incredible Hulk #199
Creatures On The Loose #035
Marvel Team-Up #046
Astonishing Tales #036
Marvel Spotlight #033
Super-Villain Team-Up #012
Marvel Two-In-One #026
Marvel Two-In-One #027
Marvel Two-In-One #028
Marvel Two-In-One #030
Super-Villain Team-Up #013
Spider-Woman - Origin #03

Master Of Kung Fu #052
Marvel Two-In-One #029
Master Of Kung Fu #054

Spider-Woman - Origin #03
Spider-Woman #37
Marvel Spotlight #32
Marvel Two-In-One #029
Marvel Two-In-One #030
Marvel Two-In-One #031
Marvel Two-In-One #032
Marvel Two-In-One #033
Spider-Woman #01
Fantastic Four #176

The Incredible Hulk #207
Marvel Super-Special #01
Marvel Two-In-One #034
The Avengers #167
Captain America #286

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #27 - Marvel Team-Up 1972-1977

2011-07-21T14:49:00.000-07:00

Fantastic Four #104
Marvel Team-Up #001
Fantastic Four #105

Fantastic Four #111

Fantastic Four #116
Marvel Team-Up #002 - √
Sub-Mariner #044

Sgt. Fury #100
Marvel Team-Up #003 - √
The Incredible Hulk #152
The Incredible Hulk #153
Marvel Team-Up #004 - √
Marvel Feature #004 - √

Spider-Man Family #08/2 - √

Captain America #154
Marvel Team-Up #005 - √
The Avengers #105 - √

The Incredible Hulk #153
Marvel Team-Up #006 - √
Fantastic Four #126

The Avengers #105 - √
Marvel Team-Up #007 - √
Thor #206 - √

The Cat #004 - √
Marvel Team-Up #008 - √
Giant-Sized Creatures #01

The Avengers #112 - √
Marvel Team-Up #009 - √
Marvel Team-Up #010 - √
Marvel Team-Up #011 - √
The Avengers #113

Power Man #009
Marvel Team-Up #010 - √
The Avengers #118

Fantastic Four #132
Marvel Team-Up #011 - √
The Avengers #118
Fantastic Four #133

Power Man #012 - √
Werewolf-By-Night #008 - √
Marvel Team-Up #012 - √
Werewolf-By-Night #009

The Avengers #113
Daredevil #103 - √
Marvel Team-Up #013 - √
The Avengers #114 - √
Captain America #163

The Defenders #011 - √
The Avengers #118 - √
Marvel Team-Up #014 - √

The Avengers #118 - √
Marvel Team-Up #015 - √
Ghost Rider #006 - √

Captain Marvel #030 - √
Marvel Team-Up #016 - √
Daredevil #107 - √

Fantastic Four #142
Marvel Team-Up #017 - √
Fantastic Four #143
Sub-Mariner #068 - √
Sub-Mariner #069 - √

The Defenders Giant-Size #01 - √
Marvel Team-Up #018 - √
The Defenders #013
Fantastic Four #143

Ka-Zar II #003 - √
Marvel Team-Up #019 - √
Ka-Zar II #004

The Avengers #126 - √
Marvel Team-Up #020 √
Jungle Action #6 √

Marvel Premiere #014 √
Marvel Team-Up #021 √
Doctor Strange II #001 √

Giant-Sized Super-Heroes #1 √
What If? #24
The Defenders #011 √
Marvel Team-Up #022 √
Captain America #179
Spider-Man Giant-Size #01 √

Captain America #175 √
Marvel Team-Up #023 √
X-Men Giant-Size #01

TOTZ 6/3 √
Marvel Team-Up #024 √
TOTZ 10
Spider-Man Giant-Size #02

Daredevil #112 √
Marvel Team-Up #025 √
Daredevil #113

Captain America #176 √
Fantastic Four Giant-Size #02 √
Marvel Team-Up #026 √
The Avengers #127 √

Creatures On The Loose #32

The Defenders #017 √
Marvel Team-Up #027 √
H:RT

Thor #228 √
Marvel Team-Up #028
Thor #229

Fantastic Four Giant-Size #03
Iron Man #74
Marvel Team-Up #029
Man-Thing Giant-Size #02
Thor #230

Spider-Man Giant-Size #03
Captain America #181
Marvel Team-Up #030
Captain America #182

DHKF Annual 1
Marvel Team-Up #031
Marvel Premiere #020
Spider-Man Giant-Size #04
Thor #233

The Defenders Giant-Size #02
Marvel Two-In-One #08
Marvel Team-Up #032
The Defenders #024
Marvel Two-In-One #09

The Defenders Giant-Size #04
Marvel Team-Up #033
Marvel Team-Up #034
Marvel Team-Up #035
Spider-Man Giant-Size #05
The Defenders #022

FMON 18
Marvel Premiere #046
Marvel Team-Up #036
Marvel Team-Up #037
Iron Man #101

The Avengers #140
Marvel Team-Up #038
The Avengers #141

Howard The Duck #01
Fantastic Four #163
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #018/2
Marvel Team-Up #039
Marvel Team-Up #040
Fantastic Four #164
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #019/2
Daredevil #135
Iron Fist #8

Captain America #224
Iron Man Annual 3
Iron Man #88
Iron Man #89
Iron Man #90
Iron Man #91
Super-Villain Team-Up #4
The Avengers #149
Marvel Team-Up #041
Marvel Team-Up #042
Marvel Team-Up #043
Marvel Team-Up #044
The Avengers #150
Super-Villain Team-Up #5

AA2 34
Marvel Team-Up #045
PARX:H 1

Astonishing Tales #36
Marvel Team-Up #046
Marvel Spotlight #33

Marvel Two-In-One #017
Marvel Team-Up #047
Marvel Two-In-One #018

The Defenders #040
Marvel Team-Up #048
Marvel Team-Up #049
Marvel Team-Up #050
Marvel Team-Up #051
The Defenders Annual #1
The Defenders #041
Marvel Treasure Edition #12

Captain America #203
Marvel Team-Up #052
The Avengers #150
MSM 1
Marvel Super-Special 1

Marvel Treasure Edition #13

Marvel Premiere #031
The Incredible Hulk #207
Marvel Super-Special 1
WLOCK 15
Spider-Man & Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #1
Spider-Man & Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #2
Spider-Man & Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #3
Spider-Man & Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #4
Spider-Man & Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure #5
Marvel Team-Up #Annual 1
Marvel Team-Up #053
Marvel Team-Up #054
Marvel Team-Up #055
The Incredible Hulk #208
A Annual 7

Marvel Treasure Edition #13
Marvel Team-Up #056
Iron Fist #11
Daredevil #145

GhoStrange Tales #Rider #23
GhoStrange Tales #Rider #24
Marvel Team-Up #057
NO 12
Marvel Team-Up #058
The Champions #014
Human Fly #01

The Avengers #162
Marvel Team-Up #059
Marvel Team-Up #060
The Avengers #164

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #26 - Black Panther 1972-1977

2011-07-21T14:44:00.000-07:00

Daredevil #092 - √

The Avengers #105 - √
The Avengers #106 - √
The Avengers #107 - √
The Avengers #108 - √

Marvel Feature #010 - √

The Avengers #109 - √
The Avengers #110 -

Daredevil #099 -

The Avengers #111 -
The Avengers #112 -

Marvel Team-Up #009 -

The Avengers #113 -
The Avengers #114 -
The Avengers #115 -
The Avengers #116 -
The Defenders #009 -
The Defenders #010 -
The Avengers #118 -
The Defenders #011 -
The Avengers #119 -

Captain Marvel #027 -
Captain Marvel #028 -

The Avengers #119 -
Captain America #169 - √
Captain America #170 - √
Captain America #171 - √
The Avengers #121 - √
The Avengers #122 - √
The Avengers #123 - √
The Avengers #124 - √
The Avengers #125 - √

Captain Marvel #031 - √
Captain Marvel #032 - √

The Avengers #125 - √
Captain Marvel #033 - √
The Avengers #126 - √
Marvel Team-Up #020 - √

Jungle Action #06 - √
Jungle Action #07 -
Jungle Action #08 -
Jungle Action #09 -
Jungle Action #010 -
Jungle Action #011 -
Jungle Action #012 -
Jungle Action #013 -
Jungle Action #014 -
Jungle Action #015 -

Thor #233 -
The Avengers #137 -

Jungle Action #016 -
Jungle Action #017 -
Jungle Action #018 -
Jungle Action #019 -
Jungle Action #020 -
Jungle Action #021 -
Jungle Action #022 -
Jungle Action #024 -

Daredevil Annual #4 -
Marvel Super-Special #1 -
The Avengers #159 -
The Avengers #160 -
The Avengers #161 -
The Avengers #162 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #25 - Shadowland

2011-07-09T12:57:00.000-07:00

Shadowland #01 - Shadowland #01
Shadowland #02 - Shadowland - Bullseye
Shadowland #03 - Shadowland - Electra
Shadowland #04 - Daredevil #508
Shadowland #05 - Daredevil #509
Shadowland #06 - Shadowland - Moon Knight #01
Shadowland #07 - Shadowland #02
Shadowland #08 - Shadowland #03
Shadowland #09 - Shadowland - Spider-Man
Shadowland #10 - Shadowland - Ghost Rider
Shadowland #11 - Shadowland - Moon Knight #02
Shadowland #12 - Shadowland - Moon Knight #03
Shadowland #13 - Shadowland - Power Man #01
Shadowland #14 - Shadowland - Power Man #02
Shadowland #15 - Shadowland - Blood On The Streets #01
Shadowland #16 - Shadowland - Blood On The Streets #02
Shadowland #17 - Shadowland - Blood On The Streets #03
Shadowland #18 - Shadowland - Blood On The Streets #04
Shadowland #19 - Shadowland - Daughters Of The Shadow #01
Shadowland #20 - Shadowland - Daughters Of The Shadow #02
Shadowland #21 - Shadowland - Daughters Of The Shadow #03
Shadowland #22 - Thunderbolts #148
Shadowland #23 - Thunderbolts #149
Shadowland #24 - Daredevil #510
Shadowland #25 - Shadowland - Power Man #03
Shadowland #26 - Shadowland - Power Man #04
Shadowland #27 - Shadowland #04
Shadowland #28 - Daredevil #511
Shadowland #29 - Shadowland #05
Shadowland #30 - Daredevil #512
Shadowland #31 - Shadowland - After The Fall

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Reading List #24 - Man-Thing 1971-1976

2011-06-29T19:19:00.000-07:00

Savage Tales #001/3 - √
Marvel Comics Presents #164 - √
Marvel Comics Presents #165 - √
Marvel Comics Presents #166 - √
Marvel Comics Presents #167 - √
Astonishing Tales #012 - √
Astonishing Tales #013 - √
Monsters Unleashed #005 - √

Adventures Into Fear #010 - √
Adventures Into Fear #011 - √
Adventures Into Fear #012 - √
Adventures Into Fear #013 - √
Adventures Into Fear #014 - √
Adventures Into Fear #015 - √
Adventures Into Fear #016 - √
Adventures Into Fear #017 - √

The Avengers #118 - √
Marvel Two-In-One #001 - √

Adventures Into Fear #018 - √
Adventures Into Fear #019 - √

Man-Thing #001 - √
Man-Thing #002 - √
Man-Thing #003 - √
Man-Thing #004 - √
Man-Thing #005 - √
Man-Thing #006 - √
Man-Thing #007 - √
Man-Thing #008 - √

Man-Thing Giant-Size #001 -
Master Of Kung-Fu #019 -
Daredevil #113 - √
Daredevil #114 -
Man-Thing Giant-Size #002 -

Man-Thing #009 -
Man-Thing #010 -
Man-Thing #011 -
Man-Thing #012 -
Man-Thing #013 -
Man-Thing #014 -

Man-Thing Giant-Size #003 -
Man-Thing #015 -
Spider-Man Giant-Size #005 -

Man-Thing #016 -
Man-Thing Giant-Size #004 -
Man-Thing #017 -
Man-Thing #018 -
Man-Thing Giant-Size #005 -
Man-Thing #019 -
Man-Thing #020 -
Man-Thing #021 -
Man-Thing #022 -

Marvel Premiere #028 -
The Incredible Hulk #197 -
The Incredible Hulk #198 -
Iron Man Annual #003 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #23 - Black Widow, Ghost Rider, Hercules, Iceman 1975-1978

2011-06-26T15:01:00.000-07:00

BLACK WIDOW	GHOST RIDER	HERCULES	ICEMAN

Champions #001	Champions #001	Champions #001	Champions #001
Champions #002	Champions #002	Champions #002	Champions #002
	Ghost Rider #014
	Ghost Rider #015
Champions #003	Champions #003	Champions #003	Champions #003
	Ghost Rider #016	Marvel Premiere #026
Champions #004	Champions #004	Champions #004	Champions #004
	Marvel Premiere #028
Ghost Rider #017	Ghost Rider #017	Ghost Rider #017	Ghost Rider #017
Champions #005	Ghost Rider #018	Champions #005	Champions #005
Champions #006	Ghost Rider #019	Champions #006	Champions #006
	Daredevil #138
	Ghost Rider #020
Avengers #151	Avengers #151	Avengers #151	Avengers #151
Champions #007	Champions #007	Champions #007	Champions #007
Champions #008	Champions #008	Champions #008	Champions #008
Champions #009	Champions #009	Champions #009	Champions #009
Champions #010	Champions #010	Champions #010	Champions #010
	Ghost Rider #021
Marvel Treasury Edition #13	Marvel Treasury Edition #13	Marvel Treasury Edition #13
Champions #011	Champions #011	Champions #011	Champions #011
Champions #012	Champions #012	Champions #012	Champions #012
Champions #013	Champions #013	Champions #013	Champions #013
	Ghost Rider #022
Ghost Rider #023	Ghost Rider #023	Ghost Rider #023	Ghost Rider #023
Marvel Team-Up #057	Ghost Rider #024
	Marvel Team-Up #058
Champions #014	Champions #014	Champions #014	Champions #014
Champions #015	Champions #015	Champions #015	Champions #015
Godzilla #003	Ghost Rider #025	Godzilla #003	Godzilla #003
	Human Fly #002
Iron Man Annual #4	Iron Man Annual #4	Iron Man Annual #4	Iron Man Annual #4
Avengers #163		Avengers #163	Avengers #163
Super-Villain Team-Up #014	Super-Villain Team-Up #014	Super-Villain Team-Up #014	Super-Villain Team-Up #014
Champions #016	Champions #016	Champions #016	Champions #016
Champions #017	Champions #017	Champions #017	Champions #017
Avengers #173	Ghost Rider #026	Marvel Treasury Edition #26	Spectacular Spider-Man #017

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #22 - Iron Man, Captain America, Thor 1972-1977

2011-06-25T17:49:00.000-07:00

IRON MAN	CAPTAIN AMERICA	THOR

The Avengers #101 √	The Avengers #101 √	The Avengers #101 √
The Incredible Hulk #153	The Incredible Hulk #153	The Incredible Hulk #153
Amazing Adventures II #12 √	Captain America #149
Amazing Adventures II #13 √	Captain America #150
Amazing Adventures II #14 √	Captain America #151
	Captain America #152
The Avengers #102 √	The Avengers #102 √	The Avengers #102 √
The Avengers #103 √	The Avengers #103 √	The Avengers #103 √
The Avengers #104 √	The Avengers #104 √	The Avengers #104 √
	Captain America #153 √	Sub-Mariner #059
Captain America #154	Captain America #154 √
Iron Man #049 √	Captain America #155 √
Iron Man #050 √	Captain America #156 √
Iron Man #051 √
Marvel Team-Up #007 √		Marvel Team-Up #007 √
The Avengers #105 √		The Avengers #105 √
The Avengers #106 √	The Avengers #106 √
The Avengers #107 √	The Avengers #107 √	Thor #206 √
		Thor #207 √
		Thor #208 √
The Avengers #108 √	The Avengers #108 √	The Avengers #108 √
The Avengers #109 √		The Avengers #109 √
Iron Man #052 √		Thor #209 √
Iron Man #053 √		Thor #210 √
Iron Man #054 √		Thor #211 √
Marvel Feature #009 √		Thor #212 √
Marvel Feature #010 √	Marvel Feature #010 √	Thor #213 √
	Captain America #157 √	Thor #214 √
	Captain America #158 √	Thor #215 √
	Captain America #159 √	Thor #216 √
		Thor #217 √
		Thor #218 √
		Thor #219 √
		Thor #220 √
		Thor #221 √
		Thor #222 √
		Thor #223 √
		Thor #224 √
		Thor #225 √
		Thor #226 √
		Thor #227 √
		Thor #228 √
		Uncanny Origins #004 √
Fantastic Four #133	Fantastic Four #133	Fantastic Four #133
The Avengers #110 √	The Avengers #110 √	The Avengers #110 √
		Daredevil #099 √
The Avengers #111 √	The Avengers #111 √	The Avengers #111 √
The Avengers #112 √	The Avengers #112 √	The Avengers #112 √
	Captain America #160 √
	Captain America #161 √
	Captain America #162 √
Marvel Team-Up #009 √	Marvel Team-Up #009 √	Marvel Team-Up #009 √
Marvel Team-Up #010 √	Marvel Team-Up #010 √	Marvel Team-Up #010 √
Marvel Team-Up #011 √		Marvel Team-Up #011 √
The Avengers #113 √	The Avengers #113 √	The Avengers #113 √
	Marvel Team-Up #013 √
The Avengers #114 √	The Avengers #114 √	The Avengers #114 √
	Captain America #163 √
	Captain America #164 √
	Captain America #165 √
	Captain America #166 √
	Captain America #167 √
The Avengers #115 √	The Avengers #115 √	The Avengers #115 √
The Avengers #116 √	The Avengers #116 √	The Avengers #116 √
The Defenders #009 √	The Defenders #009 √	The Defenders #009 √
	The Avengers #117 √
The Defenders #010 √	The Defenders #010 √	The Defenders #010 √
The Avengers #118 √	The Avengers #118 √	The Avengers #118 √
The Defenders #011 √	The Defenders #011 √	The Defenders #011 √
The Avengers #119 √	The Avengers #119 √	The Avengers #119 √
Iron Man #055 √
Iron Man #056 √
Captain Marvel #027 √	Captain Marvel #027 √
Captain Marvel #028 √	Captain Marvel #028 √
Captain Marvel #029 √	Captain America #168 √
Captain Marvel #030 √	Captain America #169 √
Marvel Feature #012 √	Captain America #170 √
Iron Man #057 √
Iron Man #058 √
Iron Man #059 √
Iron Man #060 √
Iron Man #061 √
Iron Man #062 √
Iron Man #063 √
Iron Man #064 √
Iron Man #065 √		Iron Man #065 √
Iron Man #066 √		Iron Man #066 √
Iron Man #067 √		Iron Man #067 √
Power Man #017 √
Captain America #171 √	Captain America #171 √
The Avengers #120 √		The Avengers #120 √
The Avengers #121 √	The Avengers #121 √	The Avengers #121 √
The Avengers #122 √	Captain America #172 √	The Avengers #122 √
The Avengers #123 √	Captain America #173 √	The Avengers #123 √
The Avengers #124 √	Captain America #174 √	The Avengers #124 √
	Captain America #175 √
The Avengers #125 √	The Avengers #125 √	The Avengers #125 √
Captain Marvel #031 √	Captain Marvel #031 √	Captain Marvel #031 √
Captain Marvel #032 √	Captain Marvel #032 √	Captain Marvel #032 √
Captain Marvel #033 √	Captain Marvel #033 √	Captain Marvel #033 √
Iron Man #068 √
Iron Man #069 √
Iron Man #070 √
Iron Man #071 √
Captain Marvel #034 √
The Avengers #126 √	The Avengers #126 √	The Avengers #126 √
The Avengers Giant-Size #1 √	The Avengers Giant-Size #1 √	The Avengers Giant-Size #1 √
	Marvel Two-In-One #004 √
	Marvel Two-In-One #005 √
Captain America #176 √	Captain America #176 √	Captain America #176 √
	Captain America #177 √	Marvel Team-Up #26 √
The Avengers #127 √	Captain America #178 √	The Avengers #127 √
Fantastic Four #150 √	Captain America #179 √	Fantastic Four #150 √
The Avengers #128 √	Captain America #180 √	The Avengers #128 √
The Avengers #129 √	Captain America #181	The Avengers #129 √
The Avengers Giant-Size #2 √		The Avengers Giant-Size #2 √
The Avengers #130		The Avengers #130
Iron Man #072
Man-Thing Giant-Size #2
Iron Man #073
The Avengers #131	The Avengers #131	The Avengers #131
The Avengers #132	Captain America #182	The Avengers #132
The Avengers Giant-Size #3	Captain America #183	The Avengers Giant-Size #3
The Avengers #133	Captain America #184	The Avengers #133
The Avengers #134	Captain America #185	The Avengers #134
The Avengers #135	Captain America #186	The Avengers #135
The Avengers Giant-Size #4	Captain America #187	The Avengers Giant-Size #4
	Captain America #188
	Captain America #189
	Captain America #190
	Captain America #191
The Avengers #137	The Avengers #137	The Avengers #137
Iron Man #074		Iron Man #074
Marvel Team-Up #029		Thor #229
Thor #230		Thor #230
		Thor #231
Thor #232		Thor #232
Thor #233		Thor #233
Thor #234		Thor #234
Iron Man #078		Marvel Two-In-One #009
Iron Man #079		Thor #235
Iron Man #074		Thor #236
Iron Man #075
Iron Man #077
Iron Man #080
Iron Man #081
Iron Man #082
Iron Fist #001
Captain America #191	Captain America #191
The Avengers #138	Captain America #192	The Avengers #138
The Avengers #139		The Avengers #139
The Avengers #140		The Avengers #140
The Avengers #141	The Avengers #141	The Avengers #141
The Avengers #142	The Avengers #142	The Avengers #142
The Avengers #143	The Avengers #143	The Avengers #143
The Avengers #144	The Avengers #144	The Avengers #144
The Avengers #147	The Avengers #147	The Avengers #147
The Avengers #148	The Avengers #148	The Avengers #148
The Avengers #149	The Avengers #149	The Avengers #149
Iron Man #082	Captain America Annual #3
Iron Man #083
Iron Man #084
Iron Man #085
Iron Man #086
Iron Man #087
Black Goliath #003
Black Goliath #004
The Avengers #145	The Avengers #145	The Avengers #145
The Avengers #146	The Avengers #146	The Avengers #146
Iron Man Annual #3	Captain Britain #015	Thor #237
	Captain Britain #016	Thor #238
	Captain Britain #017	Thor #239
	Captain Britain #018
	Captain Britain #020
	Captain Britain #021
	Captain Britain #022
	Captain Britain #023
	Captain Britain #024
	Captain Britain #025
	Captain Britain #026
	Captain Britain #027
	Captain America #193
	Captain America #194
	Captain America #195
	Captain America #196
	Captain America #197
	Captain America #198
Captain America #224	Captain America #224
Marvel Two-In-One #12	Captain America #199
Iron Man #088	Captain America #200
Iron Man #089	Captain America Bicentennial Battles
Iron Man #090	Captain America #201
Iron Man #091	Captain America #202
Marvel Team-Up #044	Captain America #203
Marvel Team-Up #048
Marvel Team-Up #049
Marvel Team-Up #050
Marvel Team-Up #051
	Marvel Team-Up #052
The Avengers #150	The Avengers #150	The Avengers #150
The Avengers #151	The Avengers #151	The Avengers #151
The Avengers #152	The Avengers #152	Marvel Two-In-One #022
The Avengers #153	The Avengers #153	Marvel Two-In-One #023
The Avengers Annual #6	The Avengers Annual #6	Thor #240
The Avengers #154	The Avengers #154	Thor #241
Super-Villain Team-Up #009	Super-Villain Team-Up #009	Thor #242
The Avengers #155	The Avengers #155	Thor #243
The Avengers #156	The Avengers #156	Thor #244
Marvel Two-In-One #24	Super-Villain Team-Up #010	Thor #245
Iron Man #092	Super-Villain Team-Up #011	Thor #246
Iron Man #093	Super-Villain Team-Up #012	Thor #247
Iron Man #094		Thor #248
Werewolf By Night #042		Thor #249
Werewolf By Night #043		Thor #250
The Defenders #44	The Defenders #44	Thor #251
The Rampaging Hulk #003/2	Captain America #204	Thor #252
The Rampaging Hulk #004/2	Captain America #205	Thor #253
	Captain America #206	Thor #255
	Captain America #207	Nova #004
	Captain America #208
	Captain America #209
	Captain America #210
	Captain America #211
	Captain America #212
	Captain America #213
	Captain America #214
	Captain America #215
	Captain America #216
Marvel Super-Special #1	Marvel Super-Special #1	Marvel Super-Special #1
The Avengers #157	The Avengers #157
The Avengers #158	The Avengers #158
The Avengers #159	The Avengers #159	The Avengers #159
The Avengers #160	Marvel Treasury Edition #13	The Avengers #160
Captain Marvel #50	Captain Marvel #50	Thor #256
Captain Marvel #51	Captain Marvel #51	Thor #257
The Avengers #161	The Avengers #161
The Avengers #162	The Avengers #162	The Avengers #162

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #21 - Valkyrie, Hulk, Dr. Strange, Namor 1974-1977

2011-06-24T18:36:00.000-07:00

VALKYRIE	HULK	DR. STRANGE	NAMOR

Defenders #013 √	Defenders #013 √	Defenders #013 √	Defenders #013 √
Defenders #014 √	Defenders #014 √	Defenders #014 √	Defenders #014 √
	Incredible Hulk #173 √	Marvel Premiere #012 √	Fantastic Four #147 √
	Incredible Hulk #174 √	Marvel Premiere #013 √	Fantastic Four #148 √
	Incredible Hulk #175 √	Marvel Premiere #014 √	Fantastic Four #149 √
	Incredible Hulk #176 √	Marvel Team-Up #021 √	Sub-Mariner #072 √
	Incredible Hulk #177 √	Doctor Strange II #01 √
	Incredible Hulk #178 √	Doctor Strange II #02 √
	Incredible Hulk #179 √	Doctor Strange II #04 √
	Fantastic Four Giant-Size #01 √	Doctor Strange II #05 √
	Incredible Hulk #180 √
	Incredible Hulk #181 √
	Incredible Hulk #182 √
	Incredible Hulk #183 √
Defenders #015 √	Defenders #015 √	Defenders #015 √
Defenders #016 √	Defenders #016 √	Defenders #016 √
Defenders Giant Size #2 √	Defenders Giant Size #2 √	Defenders Giant Size #2 √
Defenders #017 √	Defenders #017 √	Defenders #017 √
	Marvel Team-Up #027 √
	Incredible Hulk: Raging Thunder
Defenders #018 √	Defenders #018 √	Defenders #018 √
	Defenders #019 √	Defenders #019 √
Marvel Two-In-One #006 √		Marvel Two-In-One #006 √
Marvel Two-In-One #007 √		Marvel Two-In-One #007 √
Defenders #020 √		Defenders #020 √
Defenders #021 √	Defenders #021 √	Defenders #021 √
Defenders Giant Size #3	Defenders Giant Size #3	Defenders Giant Size #3	Defenders Giant Size #3
	Incredible Hulk #184	Doctor Strange II #06	Captain America #181
	Ghost Rider #11	Doctor Strange II #07	Super-Villain Team-Up Giant Size #2
	Incredible Hulk #184	Doctor Strange II #08	Super-Villain Team-Up #001
	Incredible Hulk #185	Doctor Strange II #09	Super-Villain Team-Up #002
	Incredible Hulk #186	Thor #233	Super-Villain Team-Up #003
	Incredible Hulk #187		Super-Villain Team-Up #004
	Incredible Hulk #188
	Incredible Hulk #189
	Incredible Hulk #190
	Incredible Hulk #191
	Incredible Hulk #192
	Incredible Hulk #193
	Thor #233
Defenders Giant Size #4	Defenders Giant Size #4	Defenders Giant Size #4
Marvel Team-Up #034
Marvel Team-Up #035		Marvel Team-Up #035
Defenders #022	Defenders #022	Defenders #022
Defenders #023	Defenders #023	Defenders #023
Defenders #024	Defenders #024	Defenders #024
Defenders #025	Defenders #025	Defenders #025
Defenders Giant Size #5	Defenders Giant Size #5	Defenders Giant Size #5
Defenders #026	Defenders #026	Defenders #026
Defenders #027	Defenders #027	Defenders #027
Defenders #028	Defenders #028	Defenders #028
Defenders #029	Defenders #029	Defenders #029
		Doctor Strange II #010
		Doctor Strange II #011
		Doctor Strange II #012
		Doctor Strange II #013
Defenders #030	Defenders #030	Defenders #030
Defenders #031	Defenders #031	Defenders #031
Defenders #032	Defenders #032	Defenders #032
Defenders #033	Defenders #033	Defenders #033
Defenders #034	Defenders #034	Defenders #034	Marvel Spotlight #027
Defenders #035	Defenders #035	Defenders #035	Super-Villain Team-Up #005
	Omega Unknown #002		Daredevil Annual #4
Defenders #036	Defenders #036	Defenders #036	Super-Villain Team-Up #006
Defenders #037	Defenders #037	Defenders #037	Super-Villain Team-Up #007
Defenders #038		Defenders #038	Super-Villain Team-Up #008
Defenders #039		Defenders #039	Super-Villain Team-Up #009
Defenders #040	Defenders #040	Defenders #040

		Marvel Team-Up #050
	Marvel Team-Up #51	Marvel Team-Up #051
Defenders Annual #1	Defenders Annual #1	Defenders Annual #1
Defenders #041		Defenders #041
	Incredible Hulk #194
	Fantastic Four #166
	Fantastic Four #167
	Incredible Hulk #195
	Incredible Hulk #196
	Incredible Hulk #197
	Incredible Hulk #198
	Incredible Hulk Annual #5
	Defenders #041
Marvel Treasury Edition #12	Marvel Treasury Edition #12	Marvel Treasury Edition #12
		Howard The Duck #008
Defenders #042	Defenders #042	Defenders #042
Defenders #043	Defenders #043	Defenders #043	Avengers #155
Defenders #044	Defenders #044	Defenders #044	Avengers #156
Defenders #045	Defenders #045	Defenders #045	Super-Villain Team-Up #010
Defenders #046	Defenders #046	Defenders #046	Super-Villain Team-Up #011
Defenders #047	Defenders #047		Super-Villain Team-Up #012
Defenders #048	Defenders #048		Marvel Two-In-One #028
Defenders #049	Defenders #049		Super-Villain Team-Up #013
Defenders #050	Defenders #050

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #20 - Black Widow 1970-1975

2011-06-07T05:35:00.000-07:00

Amazing Adventures II #001/2 - √
Amazing Adventures II #002/2 - √
Amazing Adventures II #003/2 - √
Amazing Adventures II #004/2 - √
The Avengers #083 -
Amazing Adventures II #005/2 - √
Amazing Adventures II #006/2 - √
Amazing Adventures II #007/2 - √
Amazing Adventures II #008/2 - √

Daredevil #81 - √
Daredevil #82 - √
Daredevil #83 - √
Daredevil #84 - √
Daredevil #85 - √
Daredevil #86 - √
Daredevil #87 - √
Daredevil #88 - √

The Incredible Hulk #152 -

Daredevil #89 - √
Daredevil #90 - √
Daredevil #91 - √
Daredevil #92 - √
Daredevil #93 - √
Daredevil #94 - √
Daredevil #95 - √
Daredevil #96 - √
Daredevil #97 - √
Daredevil #98 -
Daredevil #99 -

The Avengers #111 -
The Avengers #112 -

Daredevil #101 -
Daredevil #102 -
Daredevil #103 -
Daredevil #104 -
Daredevil #105 -
Daredevil #106 -
Daredevil #107 -

Man-Thing #001 -
Daredevil #108 -
Daredevil #109 -
Marvel Two-In-One #003 -

Daredevil #110 -
Daredevil #111 -
Daredevil #112 -
Daredevil #113 -
Daredevil #114 -
Daredevil #115 -
Daredevil #116 -
Daredevil #117 -

Daredevil #120 -
Daredevil #121 -
Daredevil #122 -
Daredevil #123 -
The Avengers #137 -
Marvel Two-In-One #010 -
Daredevil #124 -
The Champions #001 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #19 - Namor, The Sub-Mariner 1974-1977

2011-06-05T21:34:00.000-07:00

Marvel Team-Up #014 - √
The Defenders Giant-Size #001 - √

Sub-Mariner #064 - √
Sub-Mariner #065 - √
Sub-Mariner #066 - √
Sub-Mariner #067 - √
Sub-Mariner #068 - √
Sub-Mariner #069 - √

Marvel Two-In-One #002 - √

Super-Villain Team-Up Giant-Size #001 - √
Sub-Mariner #070 - √
Sub-Mariner #071 - √

The Defenders #013 - √
The Defenders #014 - √

Fantastic Four #147 -
Fantastic Four #148 -
Fantastic Four #149 -

Sub-Mariner #072 -

The Defenders Giant-Size #003 -

Captain America #181 -

Super-Villain Team-Up Giant-Size #002 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #001 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #002 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #003 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #004 -
Marvel Spotlight #027 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #005 -

Daredevil Annual #004 -

Super-Villain Team-Up #006 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #007 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #008 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #009 -

The Avengers #155 -
The Avengers #156 -

Super-Villain Team-Up #010 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #011 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #012 -
Marvel Two-In-One #028 -
Super-Villain Team-Up #013 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #18 - Spider-Man 1979

2011-06-04T20:52:00.000-07:00

The Amazing Spider-Man #187 - √
The Amazing Spider-Man #188 - √
The Amazing Spider-Man #189 - √
The Amazing Spider-Man #190 - √

Fantastic Four #204 -

The Amazing Spider-Man #191 - √
The Amazing Spider-Man #192 - √
The Amazing Spider-Man #193 - √

Fantastic Four #207 -

The Spectacular Spider-Man #33 - √
The Spectacular Spider-Man #34 - √

The Amazing Spider-Man #194 - √
The Amazing Spider-Man #195 -
The Amazing Spider-Man #196 -
The Amazing Spider-Man #197 -
The Amazing Spider-Man #198 -
The Amazing Spider-Man #199 -
The Amazing Spider-Man #200 -

Fantastic Four Annual #14 -
The Uncanny X-Men #135 -

The Spectacular Spider-Man #35 -
The Spectacular Spider-Man #36 -
The Spectacular Spider-Man #37 -

Marvel Team-Up #92 -
Spider-Woman #020 -

Marvel Team-Up #93 -
Marvel Team-Up #94 -
Marvel Team-Up #95 -

Captain America #250 -
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #13 -
The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #01 -
Marvel Two-In-One #069 -

The Spectacular Spider-Man #38 -
The Spectacular Spider-Man #39 -
The Spectacular Spider-Man #40 -

Reading List #17 - Iron Man 1972-1973

2011-06-04T20:36:00.000-07:00

Iron Man #048 - √
Thor #204 - √
The Incredible Hulk #153 -
The Avengers #101 - √
Amazing Adventures II #012 - √
Amazing Adventures II #013 - √
Amazing Adventures II #014 - √

The Avengers #102 - √
The Avengers #103 - √
The Avengers #104 - √
Captain America #154 - √
Iron Man #049 - √
Iron Man #050 - √
Iron Man #051 - √

Marvel Team-Up #007 -

The Avengers #105 -
The Avengers #106 -
The Avengers #107 -
The Avengers #108 -
The Avengers #109 -
Iron Man #052 - √
Iron Man #053 - √
Iron Man #054 - √

Marvel Feature #009 - √
Marvel Feature #010 - √
The Avengers #109 -
Fantastic Four #133 -

The Avengers #110 -
The Avengers #111 -
The Avengers #112 -
Marvel Team-Up #009 -
Marvel Team-Up #010 -
Marvel Team-Up #011 -

The Avengers #113 -
The Avengers #114 -
The Avengers #115 -
The Avengers #116 -
The Defenders #09 -
The Defenders #010 -
The Avengers #118 -
The Defenders #011 -
The Avengers #119 -

Iron Man #055 -
Iron Man #056 -

Captain Marvel #027 -
Captain Marvel #028 -
Captain Marvel #030 -

Marvel Feature #012 -

Iron Man #057 -
Iron Man #058 -
Iron Man #059 -
Iron Man #060 -
Iron Man #061 -
Iron Man #062 -
Iron Man #063 -
Iron Man #064 -
Iron Man #065 -
Iron Man #066 -
Iron Man #067 -

Power Man #017 -
The Avengers #120 -
Captain America #171 -
The Avengers #120 -

My review of X-Men: First Class

2011-06-01T18:59:00.000-07:00

Superb! Rock-solid script, two amazing lead performances (the film is basically a bromance).

What you need to know about this movie before you go and see it.

1. Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy are superb. Each one, alone, would have made the movie terrific, but together? Forgetaboutit! Every step of the way, every scene, every emotion, these two men own the movie and watching their bromance is a treat from start to finish. Make no mistake about it, even when the world is on the brink of utter destruction what really matters is how these two men relate to one another. And when you watch the movie, you will care.

2. Everyone in the cast is good. Kevin Bacon has never been better, and Jennifer Lawrence is wonderful. Rose Byrne and January Jones aren't given much to do, Ray Wise and Michael Ironside only have a few short lines, but - across the board - the entire cast are a delight.

3. The story is tight. You've got a bad guy with a plan, which he sets about executing in A/B/C fashion. Against him, the good guys work together. Their motivations are different, of course, but they pretty much want him stopped so they unite. That's it.

4. Charles and Erik are fascinating characters. They debate. And viewers can debate endless about them, and about who is right, etc. As you watch you desperately wish they could stay friends, but you understand why they ultimately can't. Even if they themselves, in these early days, don't understand it yet. To have that so perfectly captured in a Summer Blockbuster movie is part of what makes this a treat and a future classic. But, aside from their relationship to each other, the movie takes time to make each of them interesting in his own right. We get to see Charles as a teacher, for instance, and come to understand how he impacts upon the lives of those he tutors. Some of Erik's best moments (away from Charles) are in his comments to Mystique about her appearance, making it clear that this man has more to him than the shadow of his past.

4. Most supporting characters have very little screentime. But that's okay, since this isn't THEIR story, really. Of the bunch, it is Mystique and Beast who are best served. Both have terrific character arcs that - in a lesser X-Men movie - might have been the highlight of the film. Here, their stories serve as quality background material to the main event (Charles and Erik). Beyond that, we just learn enough about everyone to know what they can do and like them a little bit, mostly through their banter and most obvious character traits. Once scene where most of the supporting characters are clearly terrified will certainly go a long way towards making you care about them for the rest of the movie. On the downside: Shaw's two henchmen don't get ANYTHING to do except use their powers, and at the end of the story we know as much about Emma Frost as we did at the beginning. But these are the exception, not the rule.

5. Visually, this movie is a treat. The FX are good, no surprise, but - much better - the actual sets/costumes are beautiful. Whether it's a remote CIA lab or a lapdance club, whether it's the Magneto helmet or Mystique's everyday clothes, you are always admiring 'the look' of what's on screen.

6. There are action scenes all during the movie, but - having said that - the movie builds as it goes. The first half is more story-heavy/character-heavy so that when the action REALLY starts we care about everyone. And, again, it works. Even with the scant details given their characters, when Banshee and Havok (for example) go into battle you are invested in them to a certain degree.

7. There are surprises. Deaths, betrayals, cameos and name-dropping. But, as well as being cool, all of this makes perfect sense for the story/universe of the movies.

Superb! Rock-solid script, two amazing lead performances (the film is basically a bromance). Haven't been this excited about the X-Men franchise since X2: X-Men United

Reading List #16 - X-Men: The Hidden Years

2011-05-29T17:31:00.000-07:00

X-Men #094/2 - √

X-Men - The Hidden Years #001 - √
X-Men - The Hidden Years #002 - √
X-Men - The Hidden Years #003 - √
X-Men - The Hidden Years #004 - √
X-Men - The Hidden Years #005 - √
X-Men - The Hidden Years #006 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #007 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #008 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #009 -

Fantastic Four - World's Greatest Comic Magazine #03 -
Fantastic Four - World's Greatest Comic Magazine #04 -

X-Men - The Hidden Years #010 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #012 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #011 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #013 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #014 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #015 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #016 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #017 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #018 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #019 -

Fantastic Four #102 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #020 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #021 -
Fantastic Four #103 -
Fantastic Four #104 -
X-Men - The Hidden Years #022 -

The Amazing Spider-Man #092 -
The Incredible Hulk #150 -

Amazing Adventures #011 - √
Amazing Adventures #012 - √
Amazing Adventures #013 - √
Amazing Adventures #014 - √
The Avengers #103 - √
The Avengers #104 - √
Marvel Team-Up #004 - √
Amazing Adventures #015 - √
Amazing Adventures #016 - √
Amazing Adventures #017 -

Ka-Zar #002 -
Ka-Zar #003 -
Marvel Tales #030 -
The Avengers #110 - √
The Avengers #111 -
The Incredible Hulk #172 -
Captain America #172 -
Captain America #173 -
Captain America #174 -
Captain America #175 -
Marvel Team-Up #023 -
The Defenders #015 -
The Defenders #016 -

The Avengers #136 -
The Avengers #137 -
Marvel Team-Up #038 -
The Incredible Hulk #180 -
The Incredible Hulk #181 -
The Incredible Hulk #182 -

What If #031 -
What If II #007 -

The Marvel Chronology Project

Reading List #15 - Daredevil 1971-1972

2011-05-29T16:43:00.000-07:00

Daredevil #072 - √
Spider-Man - Webspinners #005 -
Fantastic Four - World's Greatest Comic Magazine #03 -
Iron Man #033 - √
Iron Man #034 - √
Iron Man #035 - √
Daredevil #073 - √
Iron Man #036 - √

Daredevil #074 - √
Daredevil #075 - √
Daredevil #076 - √
Daredevil #077 - √
Daredevil #078 - √
Daredevil #079 - √
Daredevil #080 - √
Daredevil #081 - √
Daredevil #082 - √
Daredevil #083 - √
Daredevil #084 - √
Daredevil #085 - √
Daredevil #086 - √
Daredevil #087 - √
Daredevil #088 - √

The Incredible Hulk #152 -
The Incredible Hulk #153 -

Daredevil #089 - √
Daredevil #090 - √
Daredevil #091 - √
Daredevil #092 - √
Daredevil #093 - √
Daredevil #094 - √
Daredevil #095 - √
Daredevil #096 - √
Daredevil #097 - √

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Reading List #14 - Deathlok (Luther Manning)

2011-05-28T23:32:00.000-07:00

Marvel Fanfare #004/2 - √

Astonishing Tales #025 - √
Astonishing Tales #026 - √
Astonishing Tales #027 - √
Astonishing Tales #028 - √
Astonishing Tales #030 -
Astonishing Tales #031 -
Astonishing Tales #032 -
Astonishing Tales #033 -
Astonishing Tales #034 -
Astonishing Tales #035 -
Astonishing Tales #036 -

Marvel Team-Up #046 -
Marvel Spotlight #033 -

Marvel Two-In-One #026 -
Marvel Two-In-One #027 -
Marvel Two-In-One #028 -
Marvel Two-In-One #034 -
Marvel Two-In-One #054 -

Captain America #286 -
Captain America #287 -
Captain America #288 -

Marvel Fanfare II #001 -

Paradise X - Heralds #01 -
Paradise X - Heralds #02 -
Paradise X - Heralds #03 -

Deathlok II #025 -
Deathlok II #026 -
Deathlok II #027 -
Deathlok II #029/2 -
Deathlok II #031 -
Deathlok II #032 -
Deathlok II #033 -
Deathlok II #034 -

DareDevil #333 -
DareDevil #334 -
DareDevil #335 -
DareDevil #336 -
DareDevil #337 -

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Reading List #13 - Thor 1971-1974

2011-05-26T16:30:00.000-07:00

Thor #193 - √
Thor #194 - √
Thor #195 - √
Thor #196 - √
Thor #197 - √
Thor #198 - √
Thor #199 - √
Thor #200 - √
Thor #201 - √
Thor #202 - √
Thor #203 - √
Thor #204 - √
Thor #205 - √

The Avengers #101 - √
The Incredible Hulk #153 -
The Avengers #102 - √
The Avengers #103 -
The Avengers #104 -
Sub-Mariner #059 -
The Avengers #105 -
Marvel Team-Up #007 -

Thor #206 -
Thor #207 -
Thor #208 -

The Avengers #108 -
The Avengers #109 -

Thor #208 -
Thor #209 -
Thor #210 -
Thor #211 -
Thor #212 -
Thor #213 -
Thor #214 -
Thor #215 -
Thor #216 -
Thor #217 -
Thor #218 -
Thor #219 -
Thor #220 -
Thor #221 -
Thor #222 -
Thor #223 -
Thor #224 -
Thor #225 -
Thor #226 -
Thor #227 -
Thor #228 -

Fantastic Four #133 -
The Avengers #110 -
Daredevil #099 -
The Avengers #111 -
The Avengers #112 -
Marvel Team-Up #9 -
Marvel Team-Up #10 -
Marvel Team-Up #11 -

The Avengers #113 -
The Avengers #114 -
The Avengers #115 -
The Avengers #116 -
The Defenders #009 -
The Defenders #010 -
The Avengers #118 -
The Defenders #011 -
The Avengers #119 -

Iron Man #065 -
Iron Man #066 -
Iron Man #067 -
The Avengers #120 -
The Avengers #121 -
The Avengers #122 -
The Avengers #123 -
The Avengers #124 -

Captain Marvel #031 -
Captain Marvel #032 -
The Avengers #125 -
Captain Marvel #033 -
The Avengers #126 -
The Avengers gs01 -
Captain America #176 -
Marvel Team-Up #026 -
The Avengers #127 -
Fantastic Four #150 -

The Avengers #128 -
The Avengers #129 -
The Avengers gs02 -
The Avengers #130 -
The Avengers #131 -

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Reading List #12 - X-Men 1991-1995

2011-05-15T19:51:00.000-07:00

X-Men #001 -
X-Men #002 -
X-Men #003 -
Wolverine #048 -
Wolverine #049 -
Wolverine #050 -
X-Men #004 -
X-Men #005 -
X-Men #006 -
X-Men #007 -
The Uncanny X-Men #281 -
The Uncanny X-Men #282 -
The Uncanny X-Men #283 -
The Uncanny X-Men #284 -
The Uncanny X-Men #285 -
The Uncanny X-Men #286 -
The Uncanny X-Men #287 -
X-Men #008 -
X-Men #009 -
The Uncanny X-Men #288 -
Wolverine #051 -
Wolverine #052 -
Wolverine #053 -
The Uncanny X-Men #289 -
The Uncanny X-Men #290 -
Wolverine #055 -
Wolverine #056 -
Wolverine #057 -
Wolverine #060 -
Wolverine #061 -
Wolverine #062 -
Wolverine #063 -
Wolverine #064 -
Wolverine #065 -
X-Men Annual #01 -
The Uncanny X-Men Annual #16 -
X-Men #010 -
X-Men #011 -
The Uncanny X-Men #291 -
The Uncanny X-Men #292 -
The Uncanny X-Men #293 -
X-Men #012 -
X-Men #013 -
The Uncanny X-Men #294 -
X-Men #014 -
The Uncanny X-Men #295 -
X-Men #015 -
The Uncanny X-Men #296 -
X-Men #016 -
Wolverine #066 -
Wolverine #067 -
Wolverine #068 -
X-Men #017 -
X-Men #018 -
X-Men #019 -
The Uncanny X-Men #298 -
The Uncanny X-Men #299 -
The Uncanny X-Men #300 -
Wolverine #069 -
Wolverine #070 -
Wolverine #071 -
The Uncanny X-Men Annual #17 -
Wolverine #072 -
Wolverine #073 -
Wolverine #074 -
X-Men #020 -
X-Men #021 -
X-Men #022 -
X-Men #023 -
The Uncanny X-Men #301 -
The Uncanny X-Men #302 -
The Uncanny X-Men #303 -
X-Men #024 -
The Uncanny X-Men #304 -
The Uncanny X-Men #305 -
The Uncanny X-Men #306 -
X-Men #025 -
Wolverine #075 -
X-Men Annual #02 -
Wolverine #076 -
Wolverine #077 -
X-Men #026 -
The Uncanny X-Men #307 -
X-Men #027 -
The Uncanny X-Men #308 -
X-Men #28 -
The Uncanny X-Men #309 -
Wolverine #078 -
X-Men #029 -
The Uncanny X-Men #310 -
X-Men #030 -
Wolverine #079 -
Wolverine #080 -
Wolverine #081 -
X-Men #031 -
X-Men #032 -
The Uncanny X-Men #311 -
The Uncanny X-Men #312 -
The Uncanny X-Men #313 -
Wolverine #082 -
The Uncanny X-Men #314 -
The Uncanny X-Men Annual #18 -
X-Men #033 -
X-Men #034 -
Wolverine #083 -
Wolverine #084 -
The Uncanny X-Men #315 -
X-Men #035 -
The Uncanny X-Men #316 -
X-Men #036 -
The Uncanny X-Men #317 -
X-Men #037 -
Wolverine #085 -
Wolverine #086 -
Wolverine #087 -
X-Men Annual #03 -
Wolverine #088 -
The Uncanny X-Men #318 -
X-Men #038 -
The Uncanny X-Men #319 -
X-Men #039 -
Wolverine #089 -
The Uncanny X-Men #320 -
X-Men #040 -
The Uncanny X-Men #321 -
X-Men #041 -
Wolverine #090 -

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Reading List #11 - Captain America 1972-1975

2011-05-15T12:55:00.000-07:00

Captain America #153 - √
Captain America #154 - √
Captain America #155 - √
Captain America #156 - √
The Avengers #106 -
The Avengers #107 -
The Avengers #108 -

Marvel Feature #010 -
The Avengers #109 -

Captain America #157 -
Captain America #158 -
Captain America #159 -
Fantastic Four #133 - √
The Avengers #110 -
The Avengers #111 -
The Avengers #112 -

Captain America #160 -
Captain America #161 -
Captain America #162 -
Marvel Team-Up #009 -
Marvel Team-Up #010 -
The Avengers #113 -
Marvel Team-Up #013 -
The Avengers #114 -

Captain America #163 -
Captain America #164 -
Captain America #165 -
Captain America #166 -
Captain America #167 -

The Avengers #115 -
The Avengers #116 -
The Defenders #009 -
The Avengers #117 -
The Defenders #010 -
The Avengers #118 -
The Defenders #011 -
The Avengers #119 -
Captain Marvel #027 -
Captain Marvel #028 -
The Avengers #120 -

Captain America #168 -
Captain America #169 -
Captain America #170 -
Captain America #171 -
The Avengers #121 -
The Avengers #122 -
The Avengers #123 -
The Avengers #124 -
Captain Marvel #029 -
Captain Marvel #030 -

Captain America #172 -
Captain America #173 -
Captain America #174 -
Captain America #175 -
The Avengers #125 -

Captain Marvel #031 -
Captain Marvel #032 -
The Avengers #125 -
Captain Marvel #033 -
The Avengers #125 -
Captain Marvel #034 -
The Avengers #126 -
The Avengers gs01 -
Marvel Two-In-One #004 -
Marvel Two-In-One #005 -

Captain America #176 -
Captain America #177 -
Captain America #178 -
Captain America #179 -
Captain America #180 -
Captain America #181 -
The Avengers #131 -

Captain America #182 -
Captain America #183 -
Captain America #184 -
Captain America #185 -
Captain America #186 -

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2009-12-16T19:08:00.001-08:00

Reading: The Incredible Hulk and Dr. Strange.

Reading List #10 - Power Man 1972-1973

2009-11-07T22:14:00.000-08:00

Power Man #001 - √
Power Man #002 - √
Power Man #003 - √
Power Man #004 - √
Power Man #005 - √
Power Man #006 - √
Power Man #007 - √

Fantastic Four #133 - √

Power Man #008 - √
Power Man #009 - √
Power Man #010 - √
Power Man #011 - √

The Amazing Spider-Man #123 - √

Power Man #012 - √
Power Man #013 - √
The Avengers #118 - √

Power Man #014 - √
Power Man #015 - √
Power Man #016 - √

Iron Man #065 - √

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Reading List #9 - Iron Fist 1974-1977

2009-11-07T22:06:00.000-08:00

Marvel Premiere #015 - √
Marvel Premiere #016 - √
Marvel Premiere #017 - √
Marvel Premiere #018 - √
Marvel Premiere #019 - √
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #010 - √
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu Annual #01 -
Marvel Team-Up #031 -

Marvel Premiere #020 -
Marvel Premiere #021 -
Marvel Premiere #022 -
Marvel Premiere #023 -

Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #018/2 -
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #019 -
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #020 -
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #021 -
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #022 -
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #023 -
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #024 -
Marvel Premiere #024 -
Marvel Premiere #025 -

Iron Fist #001 -
Iron Fist #002 -
Iron Fist #003 -
Iron Fist #004 -
Master Of Kung Fu Annual #01 -
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #029 -
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #031 -
Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #032/2 -

Iron Fist #005 -
Iron Fist #006 -
Iron Fist #007 -
Iron Fist #008 -
Iron Fist #009 -
Iron Fist #010 -
Marvel Two-In-One #025 -

Iron Fist #011 -
Iron Fist #012 -
Iron Fist #013 -
Iron Fist #014 -
Iron Fist #015 -
Marvel Team-Up #063 -
Marvel Team-Up #064 -

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Reading List #8 - Spider-Man 1978

2009-11-07T17:31:00.001-08:00

The Amazing Spider-Man #182 -
The Amazing Spider-Man #183 -
The Amazing Spider-Man #184 -
The Amazing Spider-Man #185 -

The Spectacular Spider-Man #021 -
Marvel Team-Up #072 - √
Thor #271 -

The Spectacular Spider-Man #022 - √
The Spectacular Spider-Man #023 - √
The Amazing Spider-Man #185/2 - √
The Amazing Spider-Man #186 - √
Marvel Team-Up #073 - √
The Spectacular Spider-Man #024 - √

Marvel Team-Up #074 - √
Marvel Team-Up #075 - √
Marvel Team-Up #076 - √
Marvel Team-Up #077 - √
Marvel Team-Up #078 - √

Godzilla # 024 -

Marvel Team-Up #080 - √
Marvel Team-Up #081 - √

The Uncanny X-Men #123 -

Marvel Team-Up #090 - √
Marvel Team-Up Annual #02 - √
Marvel Team-Up #086 - √
Marvel Team-Up #087 - √
Marvel Team-Up #088 - √
Marvel Team-Up #089 - √

Captain America #237 -
Marvel Team-Up #091 -

The Spectacular Spider-Man #025 - √
The Spectacular Spider-Man #026 - √
The Spectacular Spider-Man #027 - √
The Spectacular Spider-Man #028 - √
The Spectacular Spider-Man #029 - √
The Spectacular Spider-Man #030 - √
The Spectacular Spider-Man #031 - √
The Spectacular Spider-Man #032 - √

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Reading List #7 - Dracula

2009-10-31T19:45:00.000-07:00

Dracula Lives! #002 - √
Dracula Lives! #003 - √
Bizarre Adventures #033/4 -
Dracula Lives! #003/3 - √
Dracula Lives! #0013/4 - √
Dracula Lives! #004/3 - √
Dracula Lives! #001/2 - √
Dracula Lives! #005/2 - √
Dracula Lives! #006/3 - √
Dracula Lives! #0010/1 - √
Dracula Lives! #0011/1 - √
Dracula Lives! #009/2 - √
Dracula Lives! #007/3 - √
Tomb Of Dracula II #006 - √
Dracula Lives! #0013/1 - √
Dracula Lives! #003/4 - √
Dracula Lives! #001/6 - √
Dracula Lives! #005/1 - √
Dracula Lives! #006/4 - √
The Frankenstein Monster #007 -
The Frankenstein Monster #008 -
The Frankenstein Monster #009 -
Dracula Lives! #009/4 -
Dracula Lives! #008/2 -
Tomb Of Dracula II #004 -
Dracula Lives! #002/3 -
Marvel Comics Presents #077/3 -
Marvel Comics Presents #078/2 -
Marvel Comics Presents #079/2 -
Doctor Strange III #008/2 -
The Storms #01 -
The Storms #02 -
The Storms #03 -
Tomb Of Dracula #001 -
Tomb Of Dracula #002 -
Tomb Of Dracula #003 -
Tomb Of Dracula #004 -
Tomb Of Dracula #005 -
Tomb Of Dracula #006 -

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Reading List #6 - Thing 1973-1974

2009-10-18T01:06:00.000-07:00

Fantastic Four #133 - √
Power Man #009 - √
The Avengers #118 - √
Captain Marvel #026 -

Marvel Feature #011 - √
Marvel Feature #012 - √
Marvel Two-In-One #001 - √

Fantastic Four #134 - √
Fantastic Four #135 - √
Fantastic Four #136 - √
Fantastic Four #137 - √
Fantastic Four #138 - √
Fantastic Four #139 - √
Fantastic Four #140 - √
Sub-Mariner #067 -
Fantastic Four #141 - √
Fantastic Four #142 - √
Fantastic Four #143 - √
Fantastic Four #144 - √

Marvel Two-In-One #002 - √
Fantastic Four #145 - √
Fantastic Four #146 - √
Fantastic Four Giant-Size #01^Hulk - √
Fantastic Four #147 - √
Fantastic Four #148 - √
Fantastic Four #149 - √
Fantastic Four Giant-Size #02 - √
Marvel Two-In-One #003 - √

Daredevil #110 - √

Marvel Two-In-One #004 - √
Marvel Two-In-One #005 - √
The Avengers #127 - √
Fantastic Four #150 - √
The Avengers #128 - √
Marvel Two-In-One #006 - √
Marvel Two-In-One #007 - √

The Defenders #020 - √
The Defenders #021 - √
Fantastic Four #151 - √
Fantastic Four #152 -

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Reading List #5 - Cyclops/X-Men 1963-1965

2009-10-18T01:05:00.000-07:00

The Uncanny X-Men #001 -
The Uncanny X-Men #002 -

Tales Of Suspense #049 -
The Avengers #003 -

The Uncanny X-Men #003 -
The Uncanny X-Men #004 -
The Uncanny X-Men #005 -

Strange Tales #120 -
Fantastic Four #028 -
The Uncanny X-Men #006 -
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #01 -
Thor #109 -
The Uncanny X-Men #007 -
Untold Tales Of Spider-Man #021 -
Untold Tales Of Spider-Man Annual 1997 -

The Uncanny X-Men #008 -
The Uncanny X-Men #009 -
Fantastic Four #035 -
Fantastic Four #036 -
The Uncanny X-Men #010 -
The Uncanny X-Men #011 -
The Uncanny X-Men #012 -
The Uncanny X-Men #013 -

Fantastic Four Annual #03 -

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Reading List #4 - Ghost Rider 1972-1975

2009-10-17T01:04:00.000-07:00

Marvel Spotlight #005 - √
Marvel Spotlight #006 - √
Marvel Spotlight #007 - √
Marvel Spotlight #008 - √
Marvel Spotlight #009 - √
Marvel Spotlight #010 - √
Marvel Spotlight #011 - √

Ghost Rider #001 - √
Ghost Rider #002 - √

Marvel Spotlight #012 - √

Ghost Rider #003 - √
Ghost Rider #004 - √
Ghost Rider #005 - √

The Avengers #118 - √
Marvel Team-Up #015 - √

Ghost Rider #006 - √
Ghost Rider #007 - √
Ghost Rider #008 - √
Ghost Rider #009 - √
Ghost Rider #011 -

Marvel Two-In-One #008 -

Ghost Rider #012 -
Ghost Rider #013 -
Ghost Rider #014 -

The Champions #001 -

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Reading List #3 - Hulk/Defenders 1972

2009-10-17T01:03:00.000-07:00

Marvel Feature #002 - √
Marvel Feature #003 - √

The Defenders #001 - √

The Incredible Hulk #157 - √
The Incredible Hulk #158 - √
The Incredible Hulk #159 - √
The Incredible Hulk #160 - √

The Defenders #002 - √
The Defenders #003 - √
The Defenders #004 - √
The Defenders #005 - √

Fantastic Four #133 - √

The Incredible Hulk #161 - √
The Incredible Hulk #162 - √

The Defenders #006 - √

Sub-Mariner #060 - √
Sub-Mariner #061 - √
Sub-Mariner #062 - √
Sub-Mariner #063 - √

Marvel Premier #003 - √
Marvel Premier #004 - √
Marvel Premier #005 - √
Marvel Premier #006 - √
Marvel Premier #007 - √
Marvel Premier #008 - √
Marvel Premier #009 - √
Marvel Premier #010 - √
Marvel Premier #011 -

The Amazing Spider-Man #119 - √
The Amazing Spider-Man #120 - √

The Incredible Hulk #163 - √
The Incredible Hulk #164 - √
The Incredible Hulk #165 - √
The Incredible Hulk #166 - √

The Defenders #007 - √
The Defenders #008 - √
The Defenders #009 - √

The Avengers #116 - √
The Avengers #117 - √
The Defenders #010 - √
The Avengers #118 - √
The Defenders #011 - √

Marvel Feature #11 - √
Marvel Team-Up #014 - √
Iron Man #056 - √

The Incredible Hulk #167 - √
The Incredible Hulk #168 - √
The Incredible Hulk #169 - √
The Incredible Hulk #170 - √
The Incredible Hulk #171 - √
The Incredible Hulk #172 - √

The Defenders #12 - √

The Defenders Giant Size #1 - √

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Reading List #2 - Spider-Man 1977/1978

2009-10-17T01:02:00.000-07:00

Reading List #1 - Iron Man 1979

2009-10-17T01:01:00.000-07:00

Iron Man #113 -
Iron Man #114 -
Iron Man #115 -
Iron Man #116 -

The Avengers #181 -
The Avengers #182 -

Black Panther #14 -
Black Panther #15 -

The Avengers #183 -
The Avengers #184 -
The Avengers #185 -

Captain America #240 -

Fantastic Four #214 -
Marvel Two-In-One #51 -

Iron Man #117 -
Iron Man #118 -
Iron Man #119 -
Iron Man #120 -
Iron Man #121 -
Iron Man #122 -
Iron Man #123 -

Fantastic Four Annual #14 -

Iron Man #124 -
Iron Man #125 -

The Avengers #186 -
The Avengers #187 -
The Avengers #188 -

Thor #283 -
Thor #284 -
Thor #285 -

Captain America #241 -
Captain America #242 -

Wonder Man #1 -

Iron Man #126 -
Iron Man #127 -
Iron Man #128 -

Marvel Premiere #049 -
Marvel Premiere #050 -
Marvel Premiere #051 -
Marvel Premiere #052 -
Marvel Premiere #053 -

The Avengers Annual #9 -

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Lost And Found, Part 1 of 2

2004-04-01T17:15:00.000-08:00

Runaways #011 -

Two groups of super heroes meet, have a stupid misunderstand, then fight.

Couldn't have put it better myself!

Flores sends Cloak & Dagger after our heroes, who (as it happens) have just decided to become heroes. They are out and about stopping crime (well, vandals) when Cloak & Dagger (cool as ever) pop up and... a fight ensues.

Great fun.

Teenage Wasteland, Part 4 of 4

2004-03-01T18:02:00.000-08:00

Runaways #010 -

Picking up from the excellent cliffhanger we get to see the Vampire called Topher tear into the Runaways like nobody's business. He takes them down in brutal (and very enjoyable - for us - fashion) and is only defeated by a wonderful surprise twist.

Dark Congress!

1990-01-01T19:00:00.000-08:00

Fantastic Four #336 -

The stuff in congress drags on a little longer than it should. It's not as funny as it thinks it is, either.

By contrast, the climactic battle with Doom and The Super-Adaptoid is good, but seems rushed.

Apart from that, not much to say: Sue looks nice in her black dress (which does wonders for her cleavage!) and the idea of Ben wearing a big Thing-suit is just plain dumb. The scene with Dr. Doom, at the end, formally links the story to Acts Of Vengeance, however. Up to this we had no acknowlegement of the chaos elsewhere in the Marvel Universe. Now we get Doom's views on it.

Death By Debate

1989-12-01T18:00:00.000-08:00

Fantastic Four #335 -

This is a lot of fun.

The FF testify before Congress. And, as part of Acts Of Vengeance, various non-entity super-villains attack them. It's all very amusing, and the debate about registering super-powered individuals makes for entertaining reading.

Contrast In Sin

1989-12-01T15:42:00.000-08:00

The Punisher War Journal #012 -

Interesting experiment.

The first few pages of this story draw a strong visual parallel between the actions of The Punisher and Bushwacker. One one side we see Bushwacker tracking and (brutally) killing an innocent woman, while on the other side we get to see Frank Castle taking out a group of drug smugglers.

As the story progresses, Carl Potts goes to extreme lengths to keep up the idea of this parallel, with varying degrees of success. Bushwacker is just a nut. Frank, at least, has a purpose.

About the weakest part of the issue is the conversation between BW and his wife. Nothing much about it rings true. Likewise, the conversation between Frank and Microchip. Seems a bit on-the-nose for the tone of this book.

It is only in it's final sequence that the issue gets truly enjoyable: A one-on-one fight between the two guys.

The Weakest Point

1989-12-01T14:05:00.000-08:00

The Avengers #311 -

Quasar takes center stage as Acts Of Vengeance picks up speed and Avengers Mansion is destroyed.

It's a fast-paced, large-scale issue. I mean, a whole island is sunk! That BIG.

Quasar has always been one of my favourite characters and this is a good outing for the character (all cosmic powers and insecurities hand-in-hand).

Starfox, likewise, is one of my favourites and it's great to see him pop up here for a snippet of the Nebula storyline. I like her, too!

Apart from that we get to see Loki and the villains doing their plotting-in-darkness thing.

But most of the issue is Quasar and the Avengers Support Staff trying to fend off the robots and save the island. Michael O'Brien, Peggy Carter and Fabian Stankowicz come off very well in the story.

Tales From The Vault

1989-12-01T13:19:00.000-08:00

Avengers Spotlight #026 -

A mixed-bag of an issue to kick-start Acts Of Vengeance.

The first half features a fight between a Guardsman (Frank Ensign) and The Wizard, who has been prompted by an mysterious figure to break out of The Vault (a big underground prison for powerful bad guys). Ensign is an interesting enough character, and we get to see him pretending to be a "bad cop" type to intimated The Wizard when he first arrives.

The second half moves the story over to Iron Man and Hawkeye, who team up to help injured Guardsmen and get them out of The Vault. Hawkeye and IM have a bit of personal conflict to sort out first, though.

In the middle of all this, there are few non-sequitors like an apparent mis-dialled phone call to Damage Control (what was that about?) or the complete disabling of Iron Man at the very end. By accident. Huh?

Shadows Of Alarm...!

1989-12-01T06:00:00.000-08:00

Fantastic Four #334 -

Walter Simonson takes over and gets things off to a fun start.

The opening scenes are classic Ben Grimm (even if he's not The Thing any more). He's grumpy and bad-temptered, and Reed seems to get the worst of it. So nothing much has changed with these guys, really.

The fun starts, however, when random bad guys start attacking The Four. Only two attacks take place in this issue, but we see lots of other Bad Guys winging their way towards the FF and the effect is quite funny. Sure, it all ties into Acts Of Vengeance very nicely but, in point of fact, it's all quite amusing.

It also must be said that the art is great.

Two Dooms To Destroy Me

1989-11-01T17:01:00.000-08:00

Thor #410 -

Pretty cool.

Dr. Doom stops time and goes after Kristoff, The Imposter. To stop time he needs the use of Thor's Hammer, which brings Eric Masterson, Hercules and She-Hulk to Latveria on it's trail.

It's fast-moving action-adventure all the way. With an interesting fight between Doom and Kristoff. All three heroes are very likable. Eric is brave, Hercules is funny and She-Hulk is... She-Hulk! Ya gotta love her.

And the ending nicely dove-tails into the Acts Of Vengeance storyline.

Blood Battle!

1984-05-01T19:00:00.000-07:00

Alpha Flight #010 -

A thrilling battle between an injured Walter Langkowski and Super-Skrull near the summit of Canada's tallest peak. Having Langkowski injured for added tension and the (eventual) transformation/appearance of Sasquatch is seriously cool.

The narrative seems to shift to the side of the Super-Skrull as he faces the wild (and somewhat frightening) Sasquatch. Langkowski's quick reasoning as to what happened to his foe since his defeat at the hands of Spier-Man and Ms. Marvel is a bit too straight-to-the-point for me, but that's a minor quibble. It's a thrilling issue and the resolution makes Sasquatch seem quite cold.

And, while all of that is happening, we get to glimpse a very upbeat James MacDonald Hudson, all optimistic about his future...

Things Aren't Always What They Seem

1984-04-01T17:22:00.000-08:00

Alpha Flight #009 -

A superb location and some grisly deaths mark this return to Earth for the Super-Skrull (who was banished at the hands of Ms. Marvel).

Near the peak of Canada's tallest mountain, at an isolated research station, some scientists bring something back to Earth. Something that appears to be The Thing and - later - kills the station doctor. Walter Langkowski puts the clues together, leaves the station to track the killer and avoids being killed himself when the whole station gets blown up.

Purpose

1983-10-01T16:50:00.000-07:00

Alpha Flight #003 -

Heather shows up at James' place and offers to help him out. She comes on a bit strong to say the least. With minutes they are talking about marriage, and they barely know one another. She doesn't so much come across as a strong-willed young woman but more of a lunatic. However, she does have a plan to get James out of legal trouble and it works. Leading, of course, to the creation of Alpha Flight.

It's nice to see how James and Heather came together and all, but she does come across as a bit of nut-job!

In The Beginning...

1983-09-01T20:21:00.000-07:00

Alpha Flight #002 -

Short story in which James MacDonald Hudson and his employers part company when they decide to sell his super-suit to the military. Hudson takes umbridge at this and steals the suit.

It's as generic as super-hero origins get, but the art is very nice.

Gang Wars!

1979-12-01T17:39:00.000-08:00

Captain America #240 -

Basic.

Nothing here to get excited about. It opens with Cap fighting a gang who have attacked an old man. He runs them off, befriends the old man and finds out a bit more about the reasons behind the fight.

And, soon, he is fighting the bad guys again.

And then it's over.

The Yesterday Quest!

1979-07-01T18:38:00.000-07:00

The Avengers #185 -

Good.

The first third shows us the aftermath of the battle. Hawkeye departs, very pissed off. And everyone else gathers at the mansion, for some solid character-driven scenes.

Off to Europe, then, for an update on Scarlet Witch and her brother. And, thanks to the great art, it's all very moody and interesting.

Death On the Hudson!

1979-06-01T16:54:00.000-07:00

The Avengers #184 -

We start out mid-battle, with The Absorbing Man still trying to get out of town and The Avengers still trying to stop him.

As goals go, it's a pretty good one. The issue is one long slug-fest with various twists and turns coming from the mistakes of the various Avengers, and the quirks of their foe.

Henry Gyrich is still around. Being a dick.

Revenge Of The Black Panther!

1979-05-01T21:10:00.000-07:00

Black Panther #015 -

Fast-moving fun.

Picks up from the cliff-hanger with Black Panther and Captain America up against a very unusual foe. Good opening.

A location-switch to Avengers mansion shows us the big final battle between The Avengers and Klaw. His plan is revealed. I'm not sure it makes much sense, but it is fun to read.

Black Panther saves the day, and we fade to black with foreshadowing.

Full House--Dragons High!

1979-05-01T17:48:00.000-07:00

Marvel Two-In-One #051 -

Great fun.

The cast of characters in this is top notch, and there's a palpable sense of comeraderie on display. I particularly like/enjoy the conversation between Ben and Jarvis in the kitchen. Stuff like this makes the Marvel Universe all the more real.

The bad guys are interesting, too, and the (swift) battle holds the interest all the way to the funny conclusion.

Grade: A

A classic.

The Redoubtable Return Of Crusher Creel!

1979-05-01T16:54:00.000-07:00

The Avengers #183 -

Not a huge fan of the Klaus Janson inks (over John Byrne pencils) but this is a solid issue. The Absorbing Man wants out of town. He kidnaps a woman (for some strange reason that ultimately has no great impact upon the story) and gets into a brawl in a bar down on Pier 12. Luckily, Hawkeye is in the bar and he phones The Avengers.

Who arrive just in time for a quick fight and a cliff-hanger.

Nothing spectacular, but a solid issue. Just wish it wasn't Janson on pencils.

Honor Thy Father

1979-04-01T08:47:00.000-08:00

The Avengers #182 -

It starts off with the Avengers gathered around their fallen team-mates. Jocasta is able to sense something that leads the heroes to the bad guy's lair for a battle.

It's pretty good stuff. The bad guy is interesting and the battle, too, holds the interest.

The Old Man And The Sea Prince!

1979-03-01T22:35:00.000-08:00

Iron Man #120

Weak.

It reads like a flimsy excuse to have one superhero fighting another, instead of just asking what is going on...

Which is tiresome. And a pity. Since the first third is more story-driven (and has Tony as a passenger on a downed plane).

On The Matter Of Heroes!

1979-03-01T17:24:00.000-08:00

The Avengers #181 -

Talky, but the ending is terrific.

Beast and Wonder-Man are at the movies and they pause for a talk about the human condition. Or something. It's kinda weak and self-conscious.

Things liven up, somewhat, when they return to the mansion and learn that there's been a change in the way the Avengers are being run.

It's fun to see all the guest-stars, and as one or two main characters fall mysteriously ill the interest-level rises until we are left hanging on a very good cliff-hanger.

The Beasts In The Jungle!

1979-03-01T10:05:00.000-08:00

Black Panther #014 -

Lots to enjoy here.

It opens with a pretty good profile on T'Challa. He's written as a man of conscience and a leader with a burden, dealing with the consequences of his country opting to 'join' the modern world. It's a different take on a super-hero.

This fades into an evening of chat with - his friends - The Avengers during which we can see a bond of trust between our hero and Captain America. Eventually, Black Panther heads out to patrol the night time streets of New York where he spies an old enemy of his being mugged.

T'Challa goes to The Avengers for help before going after the muggers alone and the fast-paced tale ends with a good cliff-hanger.

No S.H.I.E.L.D. To Protect Me!

1979-02-01T20:38:00.000-08:00

Iron Man #119

A great thriller. No super-villain, just a lot of action. And thrills.

Iron Man overcomes the bad guy who has Nick Fury held hostage, but finds himself with disaster looming and goes into action to try and save the day.

The art is beautiful. The machinery looks fantastic. Everything just demands that you pause and take it all in, even as the frantic pace of the action demands that you hurry and see what happens next.

Then, it all builds to a nice twist in the story.

Perfect.

At The Mercy Of My Friends!

1979-01-01T19:28:00.000-08:00

Iron Man #118 -

Great stuff. The art is beautiful and the fast-paced story is a thriller from start to finish.

Sure, it's a bit annoying when the bad guys walk into a room and IM can overhear them casually discussing their motivations and overall plan in the space of a couple of minutes, but...

The overall issue is cool. Especially the part where Tony is flung out of the helicarrier and sets out to change into Iron Man as he plummets to the earth below.

The Spy Who Killed Me!

1978-12-01T18:20:00.000-08:00

Iron Man #117 -

Absolutely superb. This is how I want my Iron Man to be.

The art is top notch and the bad guy is one of my all-time favourites: Spymaster. He shoots Tony Stark and IM gives chase. And that's all it is: a long chase/battle, with Spymaster throwing all sorts of stuff at IM and our hero overcoming them all.

Until he beats the villain, and the scene shifts to somewhere far away and we get a great little twist...

Also of note: Bethany Cabe (one of my all-time favourite cast members) makes her first appearance here. Thanks to Romita, Jr. and Layton she looks gorgeous.

Anguish, Once Removed!

1978-11-01T18:13:00.000-08:00

Iron Man #116 -

Things pick up pretty well from the cliffhanger which ended the previous issue. Tony's battle with the Ani-Men is engrossing enough because he is without his suit and totaly at their mercy. Sadly, the part where they stand back to let him change into Iron Man is stupid.

Never mind, a nice bit of criss-crossing of plots brings Spymaster to the (unintentional) rescue.

The aftermath of the penthouse explosion is where the issue picks up steam. The sight of a distraught Iron Man waiting on an elevator (and later dashing up flights of stairs) is unusual and very good. Probably the highlight of the issue.

Tony's romance with Madam Masque makes the final battle more than just another battle. The ending is sad, but reads less like a couple breaking up and more like a new writer getting rid of series elements that he doesn't like.

Betrayal!

1978-10-01T17:24:00.000-07:00

Iron Man #115 -

Excellent issue.

We start off with Iron Man and the Avengers recovering from last issue's battle. There's a nice bit of conflict between Iron Man and The Beast before Tony heads off on his own. Mantlo does a nice job with the backstory on The Unicorn and some good character work on Tony Stark.

Then, Tony heads home and falls victim to a suprise attack. Surprising to Tony and to us! Yikes, but there are a lot if bad guys on the go in this issue. All moving around in the background. It's really unusual to see Tony fighting super-powered villains but that is exactly what happens as the issue builds to (shocking) conclusion. Great change-of-pace.

And a great cliff-hanger, too.

Spider, Spider, Burning Bright!

1978-10-01T17:12:00.000-07:00

The Amazing Spider-Man #185

Disappointing.

The resolution of the cliff-hanger is genuinely clever and kinda cool. But things go rapidly downhill.

The guy in trouble tells his story and it's very ordinary.

Spidey tracks the main bad guy and fights him, defeating him. He makes sure that the rest of the 'gang' sees what happens with is very original and looks very cool, but really makes no great amount of sense. Peter stumbles across the enemy while they are, ahem, strolling along in plain sight on (apparently) deserted streets and is able - with great speed - to trap all but one of them in four separate streets.

It looks cool, but when you start asking basic questions about how it all came to be, it just falls apart and looks silly.

Disappointing.