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Quasar (collected editions) #1
Quasar Classic Vol. 1
Collects Quasar #1-9 and material From Avengers Annual #18 and Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #29.
The saga of one of Marvel's premier cosmic crusaders begins here! Long before joining the ranks of the Annihilators, Quasar participated in his own out-of-this-world adventures — both earthbound and beyond. Relive these early star-spanning tales, including Quasar's role during the "Acts of Vengeance" and his initiation into the Avengers!
The saga of one of Marvel's premier cosmic crusaders begins here! Long before joining the ranks of the Annihilators, Quasar participated in his own out-of-this-world adventures — both earthbound and beyond. Relive these early star-spanning tales, including Quasar's role during the "Acts of Vengeance" and his initiation into the Avengers!
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First published March 7, 2012
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About the author
Mark Gruenwald
919 books44 followersGruenwald got his start in comics fandom, publishing his own fanzine, Omniverse, which explored the concept of continuity. Before being hired by Marvel, he wrote text articles for DC Comics official fanzine, The Amazing World of DC Comics. Articles by Gruenwald include "The Martian Chronicles" (a history of the Martian Manhunter) in issue #13 and several articles on the history of the Justice League in issue #14.
In 1978 he was hired by Marvel Comics, where he remained for the rest of his career. Hired initially as an assistant editor in January 1978, Gruenwald was promoted to full editorship by Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter in 1982, putting Gruenwald in charge of The Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Spider Woman, and What If. During this period, he shared an office with writer/editor Denny O'Neil, whom Gruenwald considered a mentor.
In 1982, Gruenwald, Steven Grant, and Bill Mantlo co-wrote Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions, the first limited seriespublished by Marvel Comics. As a writer, Gruenwald is best known for creating the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and his ten-year stint as the writer of Captain America during which he contributed several notable characters such as Crossbones, Diamondback and U.S. Agent. He made a deliberate effort to create villains who would be specific to Captain America, as opposed to generic foes who could as easily have been introduced in another comic.
His 60-issue run on Quasar realized Gruenwald's ambition to write his own kind of superhero. However, he considered his magnum opus to be the mid-1980s 12-issue miniseries Squadron Supreme, which told the story of an alternate universe where a group of well-intended superheroes decide that they would be best suited to run the planet
In 1978 he was hired by Marvel Comics, where he remained for the rest of his career. Hired initially as an assistant editor in January 1978, Gruenwald was promoted to full editorship by Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter in 1982, putting Gruenwald in charge of The Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Spider Woman, and What If. During this period, he shared an office with writer/editor Denny O'Neil, whom Gruenwald considered a mentor.
In 1982, Gruenwald, Steven Grant, and Bill Mantlo co-wrote Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions, the first limited seriespublished by Marvel Comics. As a writer, Gruenwald is best known for creating the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and his ten-year stint as the writer of Captain America during which he contributed several notable characters such as Crossbones, Diamondback and U.S. Agent. He made a deliberate effort to create villains who would be specific to Captain America, as opposed to generic foes who could as easily have been introduced in another comic.
His 60-issue run on Quasar realized Gruenwald's ambition to write his own kind of superhero. However, he considered his magnum opus to be the mid-1980s 12-issue miniseries Squadron Supreme, which told the story of an alternate universe where a group of well-intended superheroes decide that they would be best suited to run the planet
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October 21, 2019
So, just who the hell is Quasar, this Cosmic Avenger?
Take a little bit of Green Lantern, a dash of Nova, a splash of Adam Warlock, a little bit of that Great American Hero dude who isn’t quite sure how the hell his suit operates, a pinch of that lazy, ineffectual guy at work who got his job because he married the boss’s fat-assed daughter, snort some moon dust, add 2/3 cup of raw almonds, and…
Jeff, can I add half a tablespoon of Batman as well?
You live dangerously my friend, but no, no you can’t.
It seems it’s all about the Quantum Bands. Marvel Boy, originally from Uranus (pronounced: your anus), somehow blew himself up fighting the Fantastic Four leaving behind just the quantum bands. SHIELD gets a hold of the bands and starts experimenting with them.
First dude that tries them on -> blows himself up -> natch.
Wendell Vaughn, a recent SHIELD grad, who Nick Fury (old, white dude) believes lacks the killer instinct, gets to sample a variety of donuts and order pizza on his new security detail guarding the quantum bands. Wendell’s distracted Dad is head of the project. The yahoos from A.I.M. (Rocking the bee hive helmets and slide rulers since 1965) want the bands.
Because he wants to save his daddy, poor Wendell is forced to wear the bands. Did I mention the first time they ran some tests, random dude gets blown up?
Good thing Pops has read some Green Lantern books.
Of course, Wendell almost blows up.
There’s plenty of learning curve stuff contained here, but there’s also plenty of science talk here too. “Ooh, the bands are tapping into the six caliber ultra violet energy on the middle of the light spectrum…”
*crickets* I got a D in Physics, so who cares, just incinerate that big ol’ alien with your science endowed powers.
First thing Daddy does is send Wendell on a six year flight to Uranus, where the bands originated.
Wendell has some Daddy issues to work out.
Okay, Quasar, picks up a cosmic entity on the way home, but it’s not that cool dude with stars and novas and galaxies and stuff in his stomach (Eternity), its Eon.
Green Lantern has those creepy old blue skinned midgets to answer to, Quasar gets stuck with a dude that looks like a cross between a rotted broccoli spear and a bonsai plant that needs some trimming and what the hell is with the extra eye on the side of your head? Yeah, let’s keep this guy in the garage or broom closet for now.
And by the way, Wendell you are now protector of the universe. Now go get a real job.
So he starts a “security consulting” company in the Baxter Building and ends up hiring a woman who hasn’t bought a new outfit since she went to Woodstock.
A come on? Probably…
Wendell is polite to every villain he encounters in the Acts of Vengeance crossover, addressing them as sir – Mr. Venom, Mr. Red Ghost, Mr. The Watcher.
He did warn you, Mr. Absorbing Man, sir.
There’s the usual superhero on superhero mix ups.
Captain America invites him to be a probationary Avenger.
Congrats! Now you get to work with Stingray and Aquarian.
Bottom Line: This was a bargain bin buy and as such, I felt I got my money’s worth. Cosmic heroes and storylines have a tendency to leave me spacey, but I managed to finish this, so, go me. Brand spanking new heroes struggling with new powers is always an interesting premise to me and and Gruenwald gives it a nice everyman touch as well. And yet, If I never read another Quasar comic book, I’m okay with that.
Also, back in the day, Quasar would give the kids some science tips on the letters page. Some are included in this volume. I didn’t read them, cuz, science and such is inherently demonic.
Okay, what-the-hell-were-they-thinking-with-this-panel Department?
First, what does Quasar mean when he says “this is part of the job I like”? Second, I’m not usually critical of slinky costume choices, but for crying out loud, that’s a metal bikini being worn in Florida in the hot swamp-ass everglades, I hope she remembered to liberally use powder. And last, Man-Thing is about to give birth to an inter-dimensional villain and Quasar is checking out some ass. Get your head in the game, Wendell.
June 29, 2019
When Wendell Vaughn first wore the quantum bands, he became Quasar, Protector of the Universe!
After catching an appearance of his in Marvel Comics Presents years ago, I became a fan of Quasar. I've got 20-ish issues of his comic in long boxes down in the Dan Cave but there are a lot of gaps in my Quasar knowledge. Fortunately, I snagged this for $5 at a convention not long ago.
This volume contains Quasar 1-9, Avengers Annual #18, and his appearance in Marvel Comics Presents #29 that first introduced me to the character.
Over the course of the issues within, Quasar's origin is explored, he becomes Protector of both the Universe and Eon, the weird alien head thing that lives in his closet. He goes up against supervillains like The Angler, the Living Laser, the Absorbing Man, Terminus, and Modam, the female version of Modok. He also has time to neglect his personal life in the form of his fledgling security business and hot secretary Kayla and has enough time left over to get jealous of his father's relationship with Eon.
The stories are fairly typical for the time period, although Quasar's fight with Deathurge on Uranus and the short story where he gave Man-Thing a C-section, delivering Quagmire into the main Marvel universe, were the standouts for me. Knowing what I do of what's to come, it's very interesting seeing short appearances of Captain At-Las and Dr. Minerva, as well as the issues featuring the Living Laser and The Angler. The use of the Iron Man armor from the Secret Wars was also a nice surprise.
The art isn't spectacular but gets the job done, although all of the artists went on to do much better books. There's pre-Fantastic Four Paul Ryan, pre-Spiderman Mark Bagley, and pre-Batman Mike Manley. Just wait until Greg Capullo takes over sometime in the next volume!
In and of itself, Quasar: Classic isn't great but it's sets up much greater things down the road. Quasar: Classic is 240 pages of quantum-powered nostalgia. 3 out of 5 stars. The best is yet to come.
After catching an appearance of his in Marvel Comics Presents years ago, I became a fan of Quasar. I've got 20-ish issues of his comic in long boxes down in the Dan Cave but there are a lot of gaps in my Quasar knowledge. Fortunately, I snagged this for $5 at a convention not long ago.
This volume contains Quasar 1-9, Avengers Annual #18, and his appearance in Marvel Comics Presents #29 that first introduced me to the character.
Over the course of the issues within, Quasar's origin is explored, he becomes Protector of both the Universe and Eon, the weird alien head thing that lives in his closet. He goes up against supervillains like The Angler, the Living Laser, the Absorbing Man, Terminus, and Modam, the female version of Modok. He also has time to neglect his personal life in the form of his fledgling security business and hot secretary Kayla and has enough time left over to get jealous of his father's relationship with Eon.
The stories are fairly typical for the time period, although Quasar's fight with Deathurge on Uranus and the short story where he gave Man-Thing a C-section, delivering Quagmire into the main Marvel universe, were the standouts for me. Knowing what I do of what's to come, it's very interesting seeing short appearances of Captain At-Las and Dr. Minerva, as well as the issues featuring the Living Laser and The Angler. The use of the Iron Man armor from the Secret Wars was also a nice surprise.
The art isn't spectacular but gets the job done, although all of the artists went on to do much better books. There's pre-Fantastic Four Paul Ryan, pre-Spiderman Mark Bagley, and pre-Batman Mike Manley. Just wait until Greg Capullo takes over sometime in the next volume!
In and of itself, Quasar: Classic isn't great but it's sets up much greater things down the road. Quasar: Classic is 240 pages of quantum-powered nostalgia. 3 out of 5 stars. The best is yet to come.
January 6, 2016
Reprints Quasar #1-9, Avengers (1) Annual #18, and Marvel Comics Presents #29 (October 1989-April 1990). Wendell Vaughn has dreams of being a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent but a passive nature has deemed him unfit for much else but desk work. When Wendell’s father pulls some strings and gets him a guard duty, Wendell comes in possession of the Quantum Bands and finds himself on cosmic adventures. Teamed with a cosmic entity named Eon, Quasar is investigating alien entities on Earth, starting a new business, and joining as a fledgling member of the Avengers.
Written by Mark Gruenwald, Quasar Classic—Volume 1 collects the early adventures of Quasar as his solo comic launched in 1989. Quasar #1 was collected as part of Annihilation Classic and involves the Marvel Comics’ “big event” crossover storyline “Acts of Vengeance” in Quasar #5-6 (December 1989-January 1990) which were also part of the Acts of Vengeance Omnibus.
Quasar was Marvel’s equivalent to DC Comics’ Green Lantern. The character has a long history and first appeared in Captain America (1) #217 (January 1978), but it also predates that in a character called Marvel Boy who was a Golden Age hero. In 1989, the character was reintroduced for a continuing series and Quasar was spread around the Marvel Universe.
Unfortunately, Quasar was very generic. The series did a lot to give him personality by making him an architect with a receding hairline…but he comes off as kind of a gross yuppie with a semi mullet. I don’t find him a very compelling character, but I do kind of like his storyline.
The idea of an extraterrestrial police officer on Earth is a good one. With so many characters in the Marvel Universe being extraterrestrial in origin, Quasar hunting them down (as a potential threat to Eon) and classifying them is a great way to bring in a lot of different characters. The issues feature cameos by popular characters like Venom and the New Mutants and members of the Avengers and Spider-Man. It not only makes sense as a storytelling aspect, but it also brings the character into more of a public eye.
Quasar was one of the ’80s (or really ’90s) more generic characters, but he did feel like a throwback to older comics and superheroes. Marvel was really both struggling and experimenting in the ’90s with new challenges from companies like Image and Dark Horse challenging them. Quasar was more of a traditional character like Sleepwalker or Darkhawk and in that sense a little unique. It is kind of fun to read a more wholesome ’90s character instead of the darkness that permeated comics at the time. As of now Quasar Classic—Volume 1 is the only Quasar Classic collection, but I wouldn’t mind seeing another.
Written by Mark Gruenwald, Quasar Classic—Volume 1 collects the early adventures of Quasar as his solo comic launched in 1989. Quasar #1 was collected as part of Annihilation Classic and involves the Marvel Comics’ “big event” crossover storyline “Acts of Vengeance” in Quasar #5-6 (December 1989-January 1990) which were also part of the Acts of Vengeance Omnibus.
Quasar was Marvel’s equivalent to DC Comics’ Green Lantern. The character has a long history and first appeared in Captain America (1) #217 (January 1978), but it also predates that in a character called Marvel Boy who was a Golden Age hero. In 1989, the character was reintroduced for a continuing series and Quasar was spread around the Marvel Universe.
Unfortunately, Quasar was very generic. The series did a lot to give him personality by making him an architect with a receding hairline…but he comes off as kind of a gross yuppie with a semi mullet. I don’t find him a very compelling character, but I do kind of like his storyline.
The idea of an extraterrestrial police officer on Earth is a good one. With so many characters in the Marvel Universe being extraterrestrial in origin, Quasar hunting them down (as a potential threat to Eon) and classifying them is a great way to bring in a lot of different characters. The issues feature cameos by popular characters like Venom and the New Mutants and members of the Avengers and Spider-Man. It not only makes sense as a storytelling aspect, but it also brings the character into more of a public eye.
Quasar was one of the ’80s (or really ’90s) more generic characters, but he did feel like a throwback to older comics and superheroes. Marvel was really both struggling and experimenting in the ’90s with new challenges from companies like Image and Dark Horse challenging them. Quasar was more of a traditional character like Sleepwalker or Darkhawk and in that sense a little unique. It is kind of fun to read a more wholesome ’90s character instead of the darkness that permeated comics at the time. As of now Quasar Classic—Volume 1 is the only Quasar Classic collection, but I wouldn’t mind seeing another.
June 13, 2015
Fun underrated series that hit a nice balance between a silver age super hero vibe, big cosmic sci-fi and some nice character driven bits.
The cast and hero are likable, there's lots of action and Mark Gruenwald uses a ton of marvel history, so it's fun to play 'name that obscure character'.
I like how there's never an attempt to make Quasar over to be grim and gritty ad that he has a a family and circle of friends that are important to him.
The cast and hero are likable, there's lots of action and Mark Gruenwald uses a ton of marvel history, so it's fun to play 'name that obscure character'.
I like how there's never an attempt to make Quasar over to be grim and gritty ad that he has a a family and circle of friends that are important to him.
May 31, 2019
Sempre gostei do Quasar, o Vingador Cósmico, o agente Wendell Vaughn, mas fora as suas histórias com o Coisa, as publicadas em Grandes Heróis Marvel e as referentes à megassaga Operação: Tempestade Galáctica, não li mais nada dele. Esse encadernado da Editora Salvat foi, então um resgate dessas histórias fim de oitenta início de noventa quando as coisas eram mais simples e sem tanto marketing envolvido. Quasar era tão querido pelos fãs que, quando foi morto em Aniquilação, foi feito um bolo gigante com a sua imagem para pedir que ele retornasse à vida e às publicações. As histórias aqui presentes são divertidas e cheias de aventura, mostrando nove histórias fechadas do Quasar em sua busca pelo alienígena que pode matar Éon e corromper e acabar com a vida no Universo. O texto de Mark Gruenwald e a arte de Paul Ryan, que trabalharam também anos em Capitão América são muito competentes e os dois estão em plena posse das nuances do Universo Marvel - algo que falta e muito nos atuais escribas e artistas da editora. Assim, a leitura deste encadernado de Quasar pela Salvat é recompensadora e expande nosso conhecimento sobre esse universo que tanto gostamos de acompanhar.
February 20, 2024
I primi 9 numeri della serie di Quasar erano decisamente ottimi.
Il da me compianto Gruenwald si dimostra narratore di razza, e non solo ottimo conoscitore della continuity Marvel. Il modo in cui riprende un eroe secondario scomparso da qualche anno dal panorama Marvel e lo aggiorna come erede di Capitan Mar-Vell è da manuale. Gli costruisce attorno una psicologia chiara, il rapporto controverso col padre e col proprio senso del dovere e di inadeguatezza alle situazioni in cui si trova è ben fatto. I comprimari per ora sono solo abbozzati ma promettono bene. Ottima anche l'idea di base di usare Eon e di catalogare tutta una serie di alieni sulla Terra, nonché ottime sono le storie cross-over di Atti di Vendetta.
Danny Bulanadi dopo aver chinato Paul Ryan rimane anche per il più spigoloso Mike Manley, ma questo calo nella parte grafica è ciò che fa stabilizzare il voto di questa raccolta a 4 stelle.
Il da me compianto Gruenwald si dimostra narratore di razza, e non solo ottimo conoscitore della continuity Marvel. Il modo in cui riprende un eroe secondario scomparso da qualche anno dal panorama Marvel e lo aggiorna come erede di Capitan Mar-Vell è da manuale. Gli costruisce attorno una psicologia chiara, il rapporto controverso col padre e col proprio senso del dovere e di inadeguatezza alle situazioni in cui si trova è ben fatto. I comprimari per ora sono solo abbozzati ma promettono bene. Ottima anche l'idea di base di usare Eon e di catalogare tutta una serie di alieni sulla Terra, nonché ottime sono le storie cross-over di Atti di Vendetta.
Danny Bulanadi dopo aver chinato Paul Ryan rimane anche per il più spigoloso Mike Manley, ma questo calo nella parte grafica è ciò che fa stabilizzare il voto di questa raccolta a 4 stelle.
September 16, 2015
I've always liked Quasar and think his book was under appreciated. The art is good (and would remain so through most of the book's run) and his power set is interesting. But it was Mark Gruenwald's characterization that really made it work. Quasar was different from most heroes; very polite and very down to earth, even when his adventures weren't. The plotting of the book was generally good as well. It often went in directions I wasn't expecting.
November 29, 2018
This series was my favorite comic as a kid, so when I realized it was available as a trade paperback, even in part, I had to have it.
I can't speak for new readers, but it was as enjoyable to me now as it was back then, for the sake of nostalgia if nothing else. The art is clean and clear.
I hope they release volume 2!
I can't speak for new readers, but it was as enjoyable to me now as it was back then, for the sake of nostalgia if nothing else. The art is clean and clear.
I hope they release volume 2!
June 19, 2017
I'm reading this series in the issue format, but for my sake (keeping track of what I read) and the good of the universe (knowing what I, a non-famous, non-influential white guy in his 30's thinks about a comic that ran from 1989 to 1994) I'll review it on here marked accordingly.
So again, rather than reading Quasar Classic, I've read the 9 issues of the main series collected in here as well as the next 5 issues of the regular series (so Quasar #1-14). There's a Quasar #25 on Goodreads that I'll mark the review the next batch of comics. (As usual, everything will be more clearly laid out on booksharkblog.wordpress.com)
Let's start with the good. The first three issues of this series are fantastic. Issue #1 is a standard superhero origin story but it's also charming in its retro tropes and SHIELD vs AIM storyline. Issue #2 was my favorite in this first batch of stories, as it takes a time jump of six years and features some deep space travel and discovery for our protagonist. Issue #3 three shifted things again by bringing Wendell Vaughn back to Earth where he tries to set up a business and rent office space in the Baxter Building.
Unfortunately, that's where the book really stalls as the next several issues (#4 through #9) feature a very routine "alien of the week" storyline. Wendell is tasked by Eon with being ready to face a great alien menace, and so each issue he goes to find one of these aliens and confront him. Usually there is a quick battle or misunderstanding, and that's about it. Wendell also shows up at his office for about 2 pages each issue to show up late, bemoan that there's no business or that he has so much to do, but then he leaves again instantly to go investigate something.
Maybe it's the thirty year old in me, but I really enjoy the supporting cast of coworkers Gruenwald surrounds Vaughn with more than the alien adventures that never really challenge Quasar. There's also a hint of romance with Vaughn's secretary, but as of yet it hasn't gone anywhere. The other interesting relationship in Vaughn's life is with his dad, who is more interested in chatting with Eon (the space entity) than with his son, although at this point in the series Gruenwald seems to be showing how it is more Wendell's fault than his dad's. I'd expect this storyline to have some major ramifications shortly.
The worst parts of this series can be found in those issues I lumped together (#4 through #9) as they really stay formulaic with little change in geography or concept. For a cosmic hero, Quasar is strictly Earthbound for this period and the book doesn't spend enough time doing anything to advance plot to keep it interesting. (Issue #9 does have some more fun with AIM however, and a newer, evil female MODOK analog.) Even Vaughn's power set hurts the comics as Quasar comes off like a Green Lantern rip off during every fight scene, with very little discovery about what he can do after issue #2. Issue #10 fixes some of that with a (finally!) cosmic adventure with a couple of Kree supporting characters but it's back to the same problems for Quasar #11 and #12.
Where I've left off Quasar is engaged in another cosmic story with the Ex-Squadron Supreme, but because it deals with a different dimension I don't have high hopes for it having much going on in terms of high stakes. I much more interested with what's going on with Wendell's dad and his coworkers, though if this group of comics is any indication it will be another 15 or so issues before either storyline pays off.
So again, rather than reading Quasar Classic, I've read the 9 issues of the main series collected in here as well as the next 5 issues of the regular series (so Quasar #1-14). There's a Quasar #25 on Goodreads that I'll mark the review the next batch of comics. (As usual, everything will be more clearly laid out on booksharkblog.wordpress.com)
Let's start with the good. The first three issues of this series are fantastic. Issue #1 is a standard superhero origin story but it's also charming in its retro tropes and SHIELD vs AIM storyline. Issue #2 was my favorite in this first batch of stories, as it takes a time jump of six years and features some deep space travel and discovery for our protagonist. Issue #3 three shifted things again by bringing Wendell Vaughn back to Earth where he tries to set up a business and rent office space in the Baxter Building.
Unfortunately, that's where the book really stalls as the next several issues (#4 through #9) feature a very routine "alien of the week" storyline. Wendell is tasked by Eon with being ready to face a great alien menace, and so each issue he goes to find one of these aliens and confront him. Usually there is a quick battle or misunderstanding, and that's about it. Wendell also shows up at his office for about 2 pages each issue to show up late, bemoan that there's no business or that he has so much to do, but then he leaves again instantly to go investigate something.
Maybe it's the thirty year old in me, but I really enjoy the supporting cast of coworkers Gruenwald surrounds Vaughn with more than the alien adventures that never really challenge Quasar. There's also a hint of romance with Vaughn's secretary, but as of yet it hasn't gone anywhere. The other interesting relationship in Vaughn's life is with his dad, who is more interested in chatting with Eon (the space entity) than with his son, although at this point in the series Gruenwald seems to be showing how it is more Wendell's fault than his dad's. I'd expect this storyline to have some major ramifications shortly.
The worst parts of this series can be found in those issues I lumped together (#4 through #9) as they really stay formulaic with little change in geography or concept. For a cosmic hero, Quasar is strictly Earthbound for this period and the book doesn't spend enough time doing anything to advance plot to keep it interesting. (Issue #9 does have some more fun with AIM however, and a newer, evil female MODOK analog.) Even Vaughn's power set hurts the comics as Quasar comes off like a Green Lantern rip off during every fight scene, with very little discovery about what he can do after issue #2. Issue #10 fixes some of that with a (finally!) cosmic adventure with a couple of Kree supporting characters but it's back to the same problems for Quasar #11 and #12.
Where I've left off Quasar is engaged in another cosmic story with the Ex-Squadron Supreme, but because it deals with a different dimension I don't have high hopes for it having much going on in terms of high stakes. I much more interested with what's going on with Wendell's dad and his coworkers, though if this group of comics is any indication it will be another 15 or so issues before either storyline pays off.
May 24, 2020
Collects Quasar #1-9 and material From Avengers Annual #18 and Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #29
This had some really cool parts, and some parts that I skimmed to get through it. Over the last few years, I've been enjoying more and more of the cosmic corner of Marvel's universe, so that is what made me check this out in the first place. In hindsight, I probably could have lived without "Quasar," although learning a little more about this part of Marvel's history doesn't hurt.
I was struck by the way that Marvel tried to make Quasar's power set into something reminiscent of DC's Green Lantern. Quasar's Quantum Bands have a similar-looking power to the Lantern's Power Ring.
This had some really cool parts, and some parts that I skimmed to get through it. Over the last few years, I've been enjoying more and more of the cosmic corner of Marvel's universe, so that is what made me check this out in the first place. In hindsight, I probably could have lived without "Quasar," although learning a little more about this part of Marvel's history doesn't hurt.
I was struck by the way that Marvel tried to make Quasar's power set into something reminiscent of DC's Green Lantern. Quasar's Quantum Bands have a similar-looking power to the Lantern's Power Ring.
April 22, 2018
Marvel's most punchable Avenger has his own book, and he is just like a store brand green lantern. His quest to find one specific alien on a Earth is an excuse for him to visit all the guest stars we can stand. A surprising amount of space is dedicated to his starting a business. You can thrill to the hero finding office space, hiring unqualified employee, and show up late to work at his own business!
July 9, 2021
A superhero series a decade in making. Quasar first appeared as a revamped "Marvel Boy" in Captain America in 1978 but didn't receive an ongoing series until 1989. Mark Gruenwald expertly weaves a tapestry for the "Protector of the Universe" into existing Marvel continuity and Paul Ryan brings his customary energy to the art. Solid cosmic superhero antics.
January 28, 2019
A criminally underrated writer at work
Mark Gruenwald die far too soon. One of the best of Marvel's writer / editors, Quasar felt like his dream project. He built a hero from the ground up but never failed to tell interesting tales deeply engrained in the Marvel Universe.
Mark Gruenwald die far too soon. One of the best of Marvel's writer / editors, Quasar felt like his dream project. He built a hero from the ground up but never failed to tell interesting tales deeply engrained in the Marvel Universe.
February 20, 2025
Una partenza molto classica, senza tanti fronzoli, per la carriera del nostro eroe quantico. Situazioni molto tipiche nell'arco dei primi nove episodi, ma è BELLO potere apprezzare quel technobabble che si mescola alla situazione dei superpoteri. Promosso!
December 8, 2019
Quasar is an interesting hero that I've actually never heard of before. But I really enjoyed reading these issues! Definitely a strong newcomer to the Marvel universe.
September 22, 2018
The cosmic superhero from the Marvel Vaults. This collects issues 1-9 of the late 80s solo run. The origin and the following adventures.
Pretty good for a more sci-fi/cosmic universe approach to the hero world, with some nice art as Quasar tries to start up his own business, work as a rookie Avenger and seek out extra terrestrials residing on earth.
Pretty good for a more sci-fi/cosmic universe approach to the hero world, with some nice art as Quasar tries to start up his own business, work as a rookie Avenger and seek out extra terrestrials residing on earth.
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