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Tales to Astonish
Tales to Astonish #98
Hulk is tricked into attacking an Air Force base!
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24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 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 7, 2023
Namor story 3 stars, This might be the first issue where i rate namor's story higher than the hulk, Atlantis is destroyed, 3 warring factions that were introduced simply and with good reasons, humans vs Plunderer vs Atlantis.
Namor still intends to attack the humans, and now he has finally got a good reason and judging by last page he has a backing too.
Hulk story mediocre, i mean it's good plan by the living lightening to take over the missle base, but i just can't stand the stupidity of the humans in this comic, talbot is set in his belief that the hulk is a traitor even though it has been disproven many times, he looks like a mental patient.
And General Ross also wants the hulk destroyed no matter what, they deserve what's coming to them. 2 stars.
Namor still intends to attack the humans, and now he has finally got a good reason and judging by last page he has a backing too.
Hulk story mediocre, i mean it's good plan by the living lightening to take over the missle base, but i just can't stand the stupidity of the humans in this comic, talbot is set in his belief that the hulk is a traitor even though it has been disproven many times, he looks like a mental patient.
And General Ross also wants the hulk destroyed no matter what, they deserve what's coming to them. 2 stars.
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 11, 2024
The bluish cover is cool.
Hulk: 4/10
Maybe it is because the inker but Marie Severin's artwork here is awful as if she were in a hurry.
The storyline is a bit better than the last one, but it's not very realistic. Hulk is too innocent and The Lightning Squad took over Talbot's missile base too easily, though there are some good situations.
Namor: 4/10
All of the last Namor issues feel like a copy & paste as to the plot. At least there's an improvement in the pace alternating between the different sides and building the momentum. And the best of all is that it seems there's no more Plunderer and i hope for once.
Hulk: 4/10
Maybe it is because the inker but Marie Severin's artwork here is awful as if she were in a hurry.
The storyline is a bit better than the last one, but it's not very realistic. Hulk is too innocent and The Lightning Squad took over Talbot's missile base too easily, though there are some good situations.
Namor: 4/10
All of the last Namor issues feel like a copy & paste as to the plot. At least there's an improvement in the pace alternating between the different sides and building the momentum. And the best of all is that it seems there's no more Plunderer and i hope for once.
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