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Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #42-43, 53-58
The Thing: Project Pegasus
PEGASUS hires the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed One as a security chief, but what's the point if the place is already filled with super-villains in the first place? Featuring Hercules and Thundra, Deathlok and Dr. Strange, Captains America and Marvel, Man-Thing and...Classic Thing? action in Olympus and the Nexus, Hollywood and Yancy Street! Plus, new identities for THREE super heroes! All this AND Super Hero Poker Night! What a deal! Collects Marvel Two-in-One #42-43, 53-58.
153 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
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Ralph Macchio is an American comic book editor and writer, who has held many positions at Marvel Comics, including executive editor. Macchio is commonly associated with Daredevil, the Spider-Man line of comics and the popular Ultimate Marvel line. In Macchio's words, he "made probably the longest run on Daredevil of anyone."
Macchio is not related to the actor Ralph Macchio, but is nicknamed "Karate Kid" after that actor's famous role.
Ralph Macchio is an American comic book editor and writer, who has held many positions at Marvel Comics, including executive editor. Macchio is commonly associated with Daredevil, the Spider-Man line of comics and the popular Ultimate Marvel line. In Macchio's words, he "made probably the longest run on Daredevil of anyone."
Macchio is not related to the actor Ralph Macchio, but is nicknamed "Karate Kid" after that actor's famous role.
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May 10, 2019
When the Thing breaks into Project Pegasus looking for Wundarr, he inadvertently gets involved in a plot that could destroy the world...
Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew has long been one of my favorite characters, both as a member of the Fantastic Four or headlining Marvel Two-In-One with various guest stars. After a disappointing comic convention experience, I snapped this up using Amazon points.
Project Pegasus collects #42-43, #53-58, and Avengers #236-237. The Avengers issues, while involving Project Pegasus, don't really have a lot to do with the main tale. Coming on the heels of The Thing: Cry Monster, The Thing goes looking for his surrogate nephew, Wundarr, and winds up getting pulled into the day to day operation at the facility.
You may remember Project Pegasus from such films as Captain Marvel. In this incarnation, it's an alternative energy research installation and also a prison for super villains. Quasar is the head of security. When someone gets some big ideas about Project Pegasus, The ever-lovin' blue eyed Thing charges to the rescue.
This book is a slice of Bronze-Age Marvel goodness. Spawned in during the gas crisis of the late 1970s, it only makes sense that Project Pegasus would try to harness the energies of super beings to power the plant. Benjamin J. Grimm teams up with Captain America, Quasar, and some of the '70s finest like Thundra, Deathlok, Man-Thing, and Bill Foster, aka Black Goliath, aka Giant-Man.
Project Pegasus isn't a deep work but it's a lot of fun. It's a big reminder of why The Thing was a headliner back in the day. Underneath his rocky exterior, he's a softie but still tough as hell. Wundarr's metamorphosis from Superman analog to cosmic Jesus is just beginning by the end of the story.
The art team on Project Pegasus is kick ass. George Perez, Sal Buscema, and John Byrne grace the pages, as well as Al Milgrom, Joe Sinnot, and many others. Ralph Macchio and Mark Gruenwald provide above average writing. They aren't Alan Moore but they do showcase the serial storytelling that's missing in comics today, self-contained issues that still build toward something.
The Thing: Project Pegasus is an enjoyable epic from the days of the gas crisis, the days when Marvel's top tough guy was Benjamin J. Grimm. Four out of five stars.
Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew has long been one of my favorite characters, both as a member of the Fantastic Four or headlining Marvel Two-In-One with various guest stars. After a disappointing comic convention experience, I snapped this up using Amazon points.
Project Pegasus collects #42-43, #53-58, and Avengers #236-237. The Avengers issues, while involving Project Pegasus, don't really have a lot to do with the main tale. Coming on the heels of The Thing: Cry Monster, The Thing goes looking for his surrogate nephew, Wundarr, and winds up getting pulled into the day to day operation at the facility.
You may remember Project Pegasus from such films as Captain Marvel. In this incarnation, it's an alternative energy research installation and also a prison for super villains. Quasar is the head of security. When someone gets some big ideas about Project Pegasus, The ever-lovin' blue eyed Thing charges to the rescue.
This book is a slice of Bronze-Age Marvel goodness. Spawned in during the gas crisis of the late 1970s, it only makes sense that Project Pegasus would try to harness the energies of super beings to power the plant. Benjamin J. Grimm teams up with Captain America, Quasar, and some of the '70s finest like Thundra, Deathlok, Man-Thing, and Bill Foster, aka Black Goliath, aka Giant-Man.
Project Pegasus isn't a deep work but it's a lot of fun. It's a big reminder of why The Thing was a headliner back in the day. Underneath his rocky exterior, he's a softie but still tough as hell. Wundarr's metamorphosis from Superman analog to cosmic Jesus is just beginning by the end of the story.
The art team on Project Pegasus is kick ass. George Perez, Sal Buscema, and John Byrne grace the pages, as well as Al Milgrom, Joe Sinnot, and many others. Ralph Macchio and Mark Gruenwald provide above average writing. They aren't Alan Moore but they do showcase the serial storytelling that's missing in comics today, self-contained issues that still build toward something.
The Thing: Project Pegasus is an enjoyable epic from the days of the gas crisis, the days when Marvel's top tough guy was Benjamin J. Grimm. Four out of five stars.
January 14, 2016
Ok, I may be biased, since I have a tremendous soft-spot (and a near-complete run) for the Fantastic Four.
I've now been trying to catch up on their "Side-Appearances", and this was a pretty decent start. To be fair, there's nothing tremendously new, innovative or thought-provoking about this.
But it was a damn fun read, and that's all I can ask for from a comic like this.
3.5 stars (rounded to 4 because of my rose-colored glasses, and my love for all things FF.)
I've now been trying to catch up on their "Side-Appearances", and this was a pretty decent start. To be fair, there's nothing tremendously new, innovative or thought-provoking about this.
But it was a damn fun read, and that's all I can ask for from a comic like this.
3.5 stars (rounded to 4 because of my rose-colored glasses, and my love for all things FF.)
November 26, 2014
Project Pegasus is one of those great little stories that you really don't see in comic books anymore. First, it's got some great writing - that's a very optional item with 21st century comic books. It's got engaging characters you actually can care about - not the recycled/revamped/rebirthed pap we get nowadays. It's got good art - you know, the kind that comic books are supposed to have. And the story meant something. Back in the day, Project Pegasus was a nice little adjunct on the Marvel Earth that actually made sense.
The only downside to the story was the apparent destruction of the original Deathlok, a character I enjoyed back in his Astonishing Tales run when I was a kid. Every other character, from the Thing to Giant-Man to of course Wundarr, came out better for this story - characters actually grew and progressed without having to retcon all sorts of extraneus bullcrap into them, or just erase them and start over, as is the prevalence today.
This little book is highly recommended for fans of proper comic books. If you like the New 52 and the majority of the Marvel Now slop, you'll probably want to avoid this, as it won't be up to your limited sensibilities.
The only downside to the story was the apparent destruction of the original Deathlok, a character I enjoyed back in his Astonishing Tales run when I was a kid. Every other character, from the Thing to Giant-Man to of course Wundarr, came out better for this story - characters actually grew and progressed without having to retcon all sorts of extraneus bullcrap into them, or just erase them and start over, as is the prevalence today.
This little book is highly recommended for fans of proper comic books. If you like the New 52 and the majority of the Marvel Now slop, you'll probably want to avoid this, as it won't be up to your limited sensibilities.
January 8, 2019
Holds up. Byrne and Perez were two of the best.
I won't go into the silliness of a secret government project to explore alternative energy sources, said sources being mostly imprisoned super villains like Klaw and Solaar (do I have that name right? Too lazy to check), who manage to escape and fight the Thing and.. (co-star of the month). As a frame for a series of team-ups and fights, it is far from the lamest ever conceived. On the contrary.
I won't go into the silliness of a secret government project to explore alternative energy sources, said sources being mostly imprisoned super villains like Klaw and Solaar (do I have that name right? Too lazy to check), who manage to escape and fight the Thing and.. (co-star of the month). As a frame for a series of team-ups and fights, it is far from the lamest ever conceived. On the contrary.
August 1, 2014
Ah man, this isn't high literature or anything, but it's a great example of comics writing that takes advantage of a large and varied Marvel Universe. Naturally we have Mark Gruenwald to thank.
May 31, 2021
For years this has been on my Goodreads "To Read" list. I have no idea why I put it there. Maybe it was an errant mouse click. I've finely read it, and it's not very good. Heroes meet, they fight villains, they move on. I give the writers credit for pulling in dangling plot threads from a number of Marvel titles that have been blowing in the breeze for years and sort of weaving them into a story and for giving a lot of Marvel C-listers a stage. But overall it was dull enough to put me to sleep. Twice.
March 27, 2024
Project Pegasus was a timely topic during it's original publication, since this was the Government (of the Marvel Universe's United States) alternative energy research facility. Macchio and Gruenwald named it after the Mobil logo, which was the mythological horse, Pegasus. Irony and all that. They were way more clever than they had to be for this title. This concept holds up extremely well here in the 21st Century. The more things change...
This is a great read, worlds better than much of Marvel's current output. These cats, writers and artists, were all great storytellers. The Thing is a loveable buffoon, and Black Goliath becomes the new Giant-Man here. You also have Quasar, the son of the 1950s Marvel Boy. I love all of the continuity references throughout the book. There also lots of cool B-list villains, such as Klaw. This is a good time, and as such, I give this my highest recommendation.
I love the Marvel Premiere Classic line of hardcovers. Nice paper, decent restoration, and sewn binding at a reasonable MSRP. There is something strange about the paper in this book, though. It is inconsistent, being almost Marvel Masterworks smooth at times, while having a slightly rougher feel at other points in the book. I can only guess that the smoother textures were when the Chinese were using the finer, virgin Amazon rainforest trees for their paper. Either that, or they had extra mercury from the recalled thermometers in the ink vats. Maybe a better consistency with the mixture of lead paint chips or asbestos tiles.
This is a great read, worlds better than much of Marvel's current output. These cats, writers and artists, were all great storytellers. The Thing is a loveable buffoon, and Black Goliath becomes the new Giant-Man here. You also have Quasar, the son of the 1950s Marvel Boy. I love all of the continuity references throughout the book. There also lots of cool B-list villains, such as Klaw. This is a good time, and as such, I give this my highest recommendation.
I love the Marvel Premiere Classic line of hardcovers. Nice paper, decent restoration, and sewn binding at a reasonable MSRP. There is something strange about the paper in this book, though. It is inconsistent, being almost Marvel Masterworks smooth at times, while having a slightly rougher feel at other points in the book. I can only guess that the smoother textures were when the Chinese were using the finer, virgin Amazon rainforest trees for their paper. Either that, or they had extra mercury from the recalled thermometers in the ink vats. Maybe a better consistency with the mixture of lead paint chips or asbestos tiles.
December 24, 2020
I love ol’ Bashful Benjy. He’s a favorite character and portrayed quite well here in this story. I just don’t understand why the Avengers story was included as it had zilch to do with what came before.
October 17, 2019
Really good art, storytelling, and character interactions. A solid story arc. I also, love Aquarian
May 6, 2022
Nice to see that one of my childhood favorites still more or less holds up.
March 4, 2015
Volume che raccoglie uno dei periodi migliori della testata Marvel Two-In-One dedicata ai team-up della Cosa con altri eroi, con la saga del progetto Pegasus. Storie accattivanti, personaggi interessanti e trame che mantenevano vivo l'interesse e l'attesa per il numero successivo.
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