Review: Iron Age #1 (Marvel)

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Iron Age #1Writer: Christos N. Cage, Rob Williams
Art: Lee Weeks (p), Tom Palmer (i), Ben Oliver
Colors: Matt Hollingsworth, Veronica Gandini
Letters: Jared K. Fletcher
Cover: Lee Weeks, Dan Brown, Joe Jusko
Editor: Thomas Brennan
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $4.99
Cover Date: August 2011

Story Title: A Little Help From My Friends / Panic On The Streets Of London

 

The Iron Age #1 starts a three issue mini series that has Tony Stark travelling back through time to save the world in the future. He needs to gather pieces of Doctor Doom’s Time Platform in order to return to the future – to save the destruction of the world by the Dark Phoenix.

This double sized issue is broken down into 2 full length stylistically different (both in the narrative and art), yet related stories.

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Comics in the mid-1980’s and now

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Recently I’ve been thinking back to the days of when I started collecting comics. I wasn’t just collecting them, I was reading just about everything that I could afford to get my hands on. This would be roughly around 1984 or so.

Watchmen V1986 #1I would go out to my local bookstore to get my comics off the rack. Even though this store carried just about all the issues published by Marvel and DC at the time, they were all jammed together in a makeshift rack at the front of the store. This rack had several different levels but they were close together, which made pulling out a comic, without bending the spine in multiple places, a very tricky affair.

That didn’t matter, because not only did this store carry a lot of titles, they also carried Marvel Trade paperbacks and Graphic Novels. All along the front of the store.

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R.I.P. – Gene Colan (1926-2011)

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Gene Colan (2009)

On Thursday June 23rd, 2011, Gene Colan, a comics legend, passed away at the age of 84. He has worked for several different companies and in many differing genres over his almost 70 year career in comics.

Gene has helped bring to life countless characters over the years. Stan Lee and Gene Colan created The Falcon, the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics. He drew all 70 issues of Tomb of Dracula for Marvel Comics, including helping Marv Wolfman create Blade – a character that went on to be portrayed by Wesley Snipes in three films.

Gene has drawn many high profile Marvel characters including Iron Man (in Tales of Suspense), Dr. Strange, and Daredevil (1966-1973). In the 1980’s he did a lot of work for DC Comics on Batman, Detective Comics, and Night Force.

He was admired by many creators, friends, and fans alike. Here is what they had to say about the man and artist, Gene Colan:

Captain America #117

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Review: The Mighty Thor #2 (Marvel)

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The Mighty Thor #2Writer: Matt Fraction
Pencils: Oliver Coipel
Inks: Mark Morales
Colors: Laura Martin
Letters: Joe Sabino
Cover: Oliver Coipel, Mark Morales, Laura Martin
Editor: Charlie Beckerman, Ralph Macchio
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Date: July 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

Title: The Galactus Seed 2: Neighbors

 

Upon arrival on Earth, The Silver Surfer goes around warning the inhabitants of Broxton, OK that Galactus is coming and that they should remove themselves from the area as quickly as possible. Galactus isn’t coming for the people or Broxton, he’s coming for Asgard – specifically for what’s contained in Asgard.

Last issue, Thor, Lady Sif, and Loki found the seed of The World Tree and brought it to Odin, but not before Thor was injured. Now Thor is training the Brigade of the Realms, which is made up of rag-tag Asgardians and the young Loki, teaching them to fight to protect Asgard. That doesn’t go so well at first. They are up against a stone colossus but are ineffective against it, so it’s up to Thor and Lady Sif to save the day. Thor has his mind elsewhere as he ponders his injury that doesn’t seem to be getting any better.

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Review: Wolverine #10 (Marvel)

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Wolverine #10 (2011)Writer: Jason Aaron
Pencils: Renato Guedes
Inks: Jose Wilson Magalhaes
Colors: Matthew Wilson
Letterer: Cory Petit
Designer: Jared K. Fletcher
Editor: Jody Leheup, Jeanine Schaefer, Nick Lowe
Cover: Jae Lee, June Chung
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Date: August 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

 

Having fought Mystique in Wolverine #9, Wolverine learns the location of the Red Right Hand’s headquarters and goes after them in ‘Wolverine’s Revenge! Part 1.’ Wolverine arrives at the secret location in Mexico and is greeted by Cannonfoot, and they fight throughout the issue.

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