Regarding the cover, where Ben, Johnny, and Sue are staring at us, that is a lift from page 15. The Buscema issues are superior to the Romita issues in pacing and art.

Regarding FF 110, FFFollower (above) is spot on. The Soapbox! Stan must really feel beleaguered b/c he basically says if he pisses off half of Marveldom with each issue he is doing his job! 'Stan is not a lackey to current trends or special interests!' Wow.Īnd of course Everett is still inking Colan - very, very nice!!! Sharon faints when she does not see Cap initially come out of the earth's core b/c she is overcome with stress. Falcon leaves for a few minutes Cap b/c he wants to eat some 'soul food.' Falcon jokingly says 'Cap you are going to accuse me of being a racist b/c I don't answer your questions?' Apparently Spidey's spider sense is oblivious to being tailed by Falcon and his falcon.ģ) Eventually Falcon does take down Harry Osborne and he and Peter P's apartment thinking Harry is Spidey b/c that's were Falcon's falcon followed Spidey too. Phillip, I like to think Peckham is a magical place filled with strange beings with a message for all humanity.Ī little detail on the Cap issue since I broke it out of the long box last night for a read!ġ) The Mole Man has levitated Cap and Falcon out of the center of the earth and Cap dutifully tells the US Army General they can't bury their atomic waste in the earth's core lest the world face the wrath of the fearsome Mole Man.Ģ) Falcon trails Spidey thinking he can turn him over to the cops and become famous. I dread to think what they'd play if they did. MP and Sean, that Barry Smith graphic novel does sound intriguing.Ĭolin, sadly they don't play any music at all in my local supermarket. Just who he was and what his powers were, was anyone's guess. Some issues, everybody seemed to recognise him. Some issues, he was he was totally unknown to the public. Some issues, he was there as a consultant. Some issues, he'd just appear, lecture the central character then vanish again.

Sean, The Phantom Stranger was the least-defined comic I ever read. I feel he'd got the hang of drawing the strip by then. In fairness to John Romita, his final issue was excellent. I think I will try and score a used copy somewhere, when it becomes cheap.įFf, yes, I loved it when John Buscema took over the Fantastic Four. It has unsettled my already unquiet brain. This piqued my curiosity to the nth level and I googled it and checked out some of the pages. He's been working on and off on it for like, thirty years.

It certainly adds some variety!īarry Smith's Conan is up there, and it was this very day I was reading the NPR website and there was an interview with him.Īpparently, he has completed and published his magnum opus, a massive graphic novel entitled Monsters. I agree whole-heartedly with Charlie that's it's great to see old D.C. How could a kid resist a showdown between Spider-Man and Cap and the Falcon? Was this their first encounter? But I've forgotten what happens in that one. Sal Buscema, I think, but I dunno who the inker is. 'The brute that shouted love at the heart of the atom!'Ī strong crop of comics today, Steve. Ps The Romita issues sold better than the final year of Kirby. Great Post about my favourite comic title! Keep up the good work my friend. They are a quantum leap in quality from the previous John Romita issues(#103-106)which were flat and must have frightened the wits out of Stan Lee as they looked poor! Buscema restored FF to previous glories especially the Hulk crossover. As you can guess I loved those comics and there seemed to be extra time and care taken with them. The colouring in those issues especially #107-116 also seemed super sharp and noticeably richer. At the time I did not notice any difference but the artwork is highly detailed in this issue you have reviewed#110 and continued at a very high level until the late #120's. His artwork was sensational over those original 3 years he was on the title.I read, would you believe, in the FF's letter column that for his last year or so(#130-142)that he only did breakdowns.Joe Sinnot completed the finished art. Loved Fantastic Four with John Buscema, superb artwork which looked like Big John was enjoying taking over Marvels flagship title.

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