Looks like Arno Stark’s well on his way to becoming Iron Man 2020.

Marvel Just Went All-In On Iron Man 2020's Return

 

So weird that it's actually going to BE 2020 soon. I remember when that was some impossibly far away future drawn by BWS. Now we're here. Holy cow.

 

Think I’ll pass on this one.

 

I have a question, any Daredevil runs from the initial series that ran from 1964-1998 worth checking? Aside from Frank Miller?

 

I've heard good things about Ann Nocenti's run, but I've never been much of a fan of hers, personally.

 

Check out the run with John Romita Jr. and Ann Nocenti in the late 80s. It's the series that got me into DD when I started buying comic books. This era also introduces Typhoid Mary to the Marvel Universe. My favourite issues in particular are how DD reacts to the events of X-men's Inferno. The world is falling apart and DD's the only guy who has his sh*t together and goes about saving people like it's a regular day at the job.

 

Well yeah, Man without Fear (he’d be excellent Green Lantern Material in DC)......

Didn’t Jarvis fight a demon with his umbrella?

 

Welp, House/Powers of X won’t be Time Travel or Alternate Universe......good, best to avoid breaking the Marvel Timestream any more.......(I swear their Timestream is in worst shape than DC’s)

 

I love that run.

 

Anything from classic Spider-Man comics worth checking out? I’m referring to all the comics aside from Amazing.

Like Todd Mcflarlane on the one simply titled Spider-Man.

 

There's 'The Death of Jean DeWolff' (spoilers right in the title) which if I remember right originally ran in Web of Spider-Man. Or maybe it was in Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man. That was an early Peter David story, and I remember it got a lot of hype as being great at the time, but I have no idea if it holds up now. I haven't read it since it came out.

 

It was Spectacular. Cause that’s the series is was listed in.

Nothing on Mcfarlane’s run?

 

The did a Epic Collection with the first Venom, Chance, Styx and Stone, Jonathan Ceaser Kidnapping Mary Jane, a fight with Taskmaster

 

Cool, glad to see other folks enjoyed it too!   I always thought the run was overshadowed (justifiably) by the two Miller runs.

Ann really brought DD down to earth for me and it was fun to see DD out of his element like when he was travelling outside of New York like the Man with No Name from the spaghetti westerns and just reacting to situations presented to him. Most of the villains he tackled didn't have outrageous super powers. He also got beaten to a pulp by a bunch of goons during a protest. Interesting social issues were being addressed in the background such as garbage strikes, fired employees going postal, how factory farms treat animals, etc. Blackheart was also introduced during this run. Human Torch got ridiculed by a Hells Kitchen bar. And who can forget how DD easily defeated the Blob and Pyro by getting them drunk before he fought them, lol.

JRJR's pencils along with Al Williamson's inks were a perfect fit at the time too IMO.

I should go back and re-read these issues since it's been some time; I'd like to see whether they are as appealing to a guy in his forties as they were when I was a teenager.

 

I agree that was a good storyline too. Another very real down-to-earth villain, Sin Eater, who played with Spidey's emotions during the investigation into Jean DeWolff's death. Interesting enough, this story tied directly into Venom's origin a few years later.

Man, it was so much easier to read these issues when continuity was very important. I miss what Jim Shooter brought to Marvel back then, a solid foundation and respect for the 20+ year history (at that time). It lead to great things during and immediately after his time. Unfortunately, it was short-lived due to the popularity of the soon-to-be Image Artists during the early nineties.

The second storyline with Sin Eater led to another enjoyable run for me, the Gerry Conway / J.M.Dematteis and Sal Buscema 100-issue run on Spectacular Spider-Man. The Tombstone saga was great and Harry Osborn returning as Green Goblin II was memorable and cumulated in a very sad ending in issue #200.

Sal Buscema's pencils and inks were conservative and consistent; a nice contrast to what McFarlane and Larson were doing on Amazing Spider-Man (which I enjoyed too, but for other reasons).

 

Most of David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane's run was fun since they re-introduced many of Spidey's classic villains that we had not seen in some time; i.e. Chameleon, Lizard, Mysterio, Green Goblin, Sandman, Rhino, Prowler, Scorpion, etc.

I don't recall those issues having any deep stories; they were more like what comics were in the 70's if I recall correctly, action-packed and very colourful. Obviously, Venom's first two battles with Spidey were the highlights of this run. The other great event was the classic Hobgoblin II vs. Green Goblin II battle during the Inferno crossover event. Spidey fighting Grey Hulk was interesting too.

Avoid at all cost the McFarlane's solo run, lol. Really bad writing by him and the artwork suffered too since it was too detailed for my taste.

Erik Larson's time right after McFarlane was pretty much the same; I really enjoyed the return of the Sinister Six.

 

I disagree on the solo McFarlane. Torment was a very strong revenge arc and the Ghost Rider crossover was really fun.

 

So is anyone still reading Dan Slott’s run on Iron Man? Just curious what people’s thoughts are on it. I feel it’s been a real mixed bad and I can say I’m a little over the whole Jocasta Nu/Machine Man parts.

 

Marvel Comics AUGUST 2019 Solicitations

$9.99 for Marvel Comics #1000.

And Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #50 will be the last issue:

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/05/23/unbeatable-squirrel-girl-to-end-at-issue-50/

 

Sounds like it's on their terms, which is a good thing. I know a fair number of parents that read the book with their daughters. It's had horrible numbers from Diamond, but has really found it's audience with the trades, libraries, and digital. It's a good example of a book you can introduce someone to comics with. Plus, it gave us the fact that Doom has his own programming language.