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Tales to Astonish
Tales to Astonish #92
Bruce Banner is on the run both physically and mentally from the inner beast that lives within him...
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24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 10, 1967
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Stan Lee
7,591 books2,364 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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October 1, 2023
Namor story 1 star.
I didn't really like Dan Adkins art, i will give it another try next issue, since i didn't read this story of namor all in one set.
they are really making me hate Namor so much here, he is acting like a spoiled brat, destroying things whenever he gets bad news, let's imagine your kid failed math exam, smash, your girlfriend broke up with you, smash, you got fired from work, smash, oh gee you got covid again, smash, dude has anger issues, and needs to chill.
Hulk Story 3 stars!
I think we might have reached roy thomas age of hulk already, its hard to tell, with how Marvel was cheating the readers back in the 60s and giving false credit to the end of the run of famous writers or artists, i think they probably did it to get honest feedback from the readers, but it's really a low blow.
The Writing really picked up, i am not saying whoever written this is better than Stan Lee, but its fresh blood and new perspective that i happen to approve of, will i keep supporting it, i will if it keeps up at the same level, and keeps getting creative.
Also thank the powers that be that Gil Kane is finally gone, damn how much i hated his hulk art.
the new artist is really good too!
I didn't really like Dan Adkins art, i will give it another try next issue, since i didn't read this story of namor all in one set.
they are really making me hate Namor so much here, he is acting like a spoiled brat, destroying things whenever he gets bad news, let's imagine your kid failed math exam, smash, your girlfriend broke up with you, smash, you got fired from work, smash, oh gee you got covid again, smash, dude has anger issues, and needs to chill.
Hulk Story 3 stars!
I think we might have reached roy thomas age of hulk already, its hard to tell, with how Marvel was cheating the readers back in the 60s and giving false credit to the end of the run of famous writers or artists, i think they probably did it to get honest feedback from the readers, but it's really a low blow.
The Writing really picked up, i am not saying whoever written this is better than Stan Lee, but its fresh blood and new perspective that i happen to approve of, will i keep supporting it, i will if it keeps up at the same level, and keeps getting creative.
Also thank the powers that be that Gil Kane is finally gone, damn how much i hated his hulk art.
the new artist is really good too!
November 29, 2020
TALES TO ASTONISH #1-101, INCREDIBLE HULK #102 (The Next Chapter)
A bit of a weak epilogue to Tales to Astonish , then again it was always going to have its work cut out for it; coming right off the conclusion of the epic year-spanning storyline from Tales to Astonish #59-91 , it makes sense that a creative project spanning so many years might have left Stan Lee a little exhausted in regards to this character.
Therefore, what we’re left with here is a disjointed collection of action set-pieces that serve as no more than episodic filler; it ultimately pales in comparison to the massive overarching storyline that spanned 3 entire years of this comic book without a break. That had such a defined character arc and consequential events that affected the life of Bruce Banner, where every single issue of this follow-up is totally inconsequential and formulaic. Every issue of this arc is just the same cookie-cutter copy paste action set-piece of the week, probably because this was a period where Lee wasn’t sure what to do with the character after concluding his odyssey-esque epic.
I think in retrospect it would have made more sense for Lee to give the Hulk his own comic book IMMEDIATELY after the end of Tales to Astonish #91, as the story really ends there and leaves the Hulk with nowhere else to really go narratively (at least with the existing setup LEE established).
I’m excited, however, to see new writers expand on the lore with new stories to tell; I just think it was becoming clear by this point that Lee had already done what he set-out to do with the Hulk, so his time with the character was more or less spiritually finished even before this story.
A bit of a weak epilogue to Tales to Astonish , then again it was always going to have its work cut out for it; coming right off the conclusion of the epic year-spanning storyline from Tales to Astonish #59-91 , it makes sense that a creative project spanning so many years might have left Stan Lee a little exhausted in regards to this character.
Therefore, what we’re left with here is a disjointed collection of action set-pieces that serve as no more than episodic filler; it ultimately pales in comparison to the massive overarching storyline that spanned 3 entire years of this comic book without a break. That had such a defined character arc and consequential events that affected the life of Bruce Banner, where every single issue of this follow-up is totally inconsequential and formulaic. Every issue of this arc is just the same cookie-cutter copy paste action set-piece of the week, probably because this was a period where Lee wasn’t sure what to do with the character after concluding his odyssey-esque epic.
I think in retrospect it would have made more sense for Lee to give the Hulk his own comic book IMMEDIATELY after the end of Tales to Astonish #91, as the story really ends there and leaves the Hulk with nowhere else to really go narratively (at least with the existing setup LEE established).
I’m excited, however, to see new writers expand on the lore with new stories to tell; I just think it was becoming clear by this point that Lee had already done what he set-out to do with the Hulk, so his time with the character was more or less spiritually finished even before this story.
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