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Tales to Astonish
Tales to Astonish #96
The Evolutionary, by use of extreme aging powers, turns himself into a god-like figure.
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24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 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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August 3, 2023
Namor story : i am still not satisfied that we know nothing about the plunderer, maybe people who have seen his debut in daredevil won't have this problem, Lady dorma puts namor in grave danger this issue.
Hulk story : we reverted everything that happened these last 3 issues, we screwed up the high evolutionary so they will actually have to reinvent him to use him on x men, and yeah what was the purpose of all this!.
Hulk story : we reverted everything that happened these last 3 issues, we screwed up the high evolutionary so they will actually have to reinvent him to use him on x men, and yeah what was the purpose of all this!.
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.
March 9, 2024
Hulk: 8/10
A good ending to that story arc with the High Evolutionary. The pace is good, the motivations and decisions make sense and even the conclusion is fine to me.
The change in High Evolutionary personality from the nice and good intentions guy portrayed in 1966 December. Thor #135 towards this selfish and in the verge of craziness makes sense due to the events.
Namor: 4/10
Improves a bit from previous issues, what it's not hard to do, but still a painful reading.
The ups are the glimpse at Namor back story and the art, the downs the rest and that Plunderer continues on the next issue.
Plunderer, his minions and motivations seem outdated even for the late 70s.
The pattern in the last issues is always the same. Namor overly impulsive, Dorma tries to stop him, Namor orders her to stay behind as he sets off, Dorma follows him and ends in danger and Namor has to stop confronting the villain and going after her.
A good ending to that story arc with the High Evolutionary. The pace is good, the motivations and decisions make sense and even the conclusion is fine to me.
The change in High Evolutionary personality from the nice and good intentions guy portrayed in 1966 December. Thor #135 towards this selfish and in the verge of craziness makes sense due to the events.
Namor: 4/10
Improves a bit from previous issues, what it's not hard to do, but still a painful reading.
The ups are the glimpse at Namor back story and the art, the downs the rest and that Plunderer continues on the next issue.
Plunderer, his minions and motivations seem outdated even for the late 70s.
The pattern in the last issues is always the same. Namor overly impulsive, Dorma tries to stop him, Namor orders her to stay behind as he sets off, Dorma follows him and ends in danger and Namor has to stop confronting the villain and going after her.
August 1, 2023
Sad Hulk. I really like Severin with Trimpe's inks.
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