30 years apart. i just
[image description: 2 screen shots show a section of a panel from Venom (2016) #150 and the full final page of Venom: The Hunger (1996) #4, respectively. The first shows Eddie's internal dialogue over a black, ripply background (cropped out for sizing is the white venom-spider symbol with the same ripple effect). Eddie's inner dialogue reads: "THIS IS A LOVE STORY." The second screen cap shows a full page of Venom's face, teeth and tongue on full display, popping a chocolate into their mouth (prior page, not shown, features Eddie gifting the symbiote a heart-shaped chocolate box). The top of the viewer's right shows Eddie's internal dialogue, reading: "--WE'RE GONNA LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER." and the viewer's bottom right shows a small, pink heart with "THE END" written in the centre. end description.]
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Ghost Rider 2099 #2
by Len Kaminski; Chris Bachalo (breakdowns); Mark Buckingham (finishes and inks); Christie Scheele (C.) and Richard Starkings (L.)
Marvel
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SCI-FI FRI STRIKES AGAIN WITH SOME OF THE FINEST DOUBLE SPLASH PAGES OF '94.
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on assorted double spalsh pages from the "IRON MAN: Crash & Burn" story arc, comprising "IRON MAN" Vol. 1 #301-306 (February-July, 1994), and featuring the fearsome, fantastic, and fighting exploits of characters such as:
Deathlok the Demolisher, Venom "Lethal Protector," Rage and Nova of the New Warriors, Thunderstrike, Hulkbuster Iron Man VS. Smart Hulk, and a double splash page of all aforementioned heroes (plus the entire New Warriors line-up).
Story/script by Len Kaminski
Pencils by Kevin Hopgood
Inks by Steve Mitchell
Colors by Ariane
Letters by Phil Felix
Source: www.zipcomic.com/iron-man-1968-issue-306 (Zipcomic 6x).
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Fantastic Four Annual #23 by Len Kaminski and Greg Capullo
TRANS BEYONDER
TRANS BEYONDER
TRANS BEYONDER
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Joy Mercado knows not to get involved with Peter Parker. She is the smartest person I've seen in decades of this comic.
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Review: Iron Man Epic Collection 17: War Machine
If you can make it past the first 100 pages...then Iron Man 17 is pretty great.
It's a shame that the first Epic of Len Kaminski's very good run on Iron Man starts so flat. There's the not-very-good Iron Man Annual #12 (Annuals from the 90's are almost always terrible) followed by the two issues that are part of the Operation: Galactic Storm crossover. The issues themselves (Kaminski's first on the series) are well-written, but, ultimately, it's always going to be difficult to read only Parts 6 and 13 of a 19-part crossover.
Finally, just after 100 pages in, we get back to the regular Iron Man issues, and the Epic picks up immediately. It's quite impressive how seamlessly Kaminski picks up the story thread of Tony Stark being on the verge of death due to the attack on his nervous system from corporate rivals from the John Byrne run (which, in turn, was a consequence of his paralysis and the experimental operation to cure it at the end of the Michelinie/Layton run).
Since comics have taught us that any hero who dies will inevitably return (and, uh...spoiler, the title of the next Epic is The Return of Tony Stark), Kaminski doesn't bother trying to surprise the reader with either Tony's death or return. Instead, it's an opportunity to see how far Tony and Rhodey's friendship has developed and to also explore Rhodey's very complicated feelings towards the Iron Man armor that he swore to never again wear.
It's also during these issues that the War Machine armor makes it debut, which, I know, for many people will be the selling point of this volume. As someone who grew up in the 90's, I can assure you that I thought this armor was the coolest thing ever as a kid.
Unfortunately, just as the series is starting to build some momentum, it's interrupted by yet another crossover, Assault on Armor City, which runs through three Annuals: Darkhawk #1, West Coast Avengers #7, and Iron Man #13. It's slightly better than A Storm in Subterranea from the first Annual in this volume, but it's a frustrating detour from the very good story in the main issues. Thankfully, once it's over, Iron Man 17 ends on a high note with 6 great issues of the main series.
The artwork is solid throughout. Kevin Hopgood is the regular artist on Iron Man, and he's a nice transition between the Marvel house style of the 80's and the Extreme style of the 90's. The last issue is drawn by Tom Morgan, who replaced Hopgood as the regular artist for the rest of Kaminski's run, and whose style is closer to what I think of as the 90's aesthetic.
The issues in this volume that are written by Len Kaminski demonstrate that, even as relatively new writer (he had been an assistant editor prior to getting this assignment), he was the right choice to take over the title. The problem with War Machine is that you have to work a bit to actually get to the good stuff. Fortunately, there's only one annual listed in the next Epic, so that alone should be an upgrade over this one.
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Len Kaminski is a comics legend who's currently battling some serious health and financial issues.
His brilliant run on Iron Man #278-318 is packed full of incredible armors that he co-created: War Machine, Modular, Hulkbuster, and even the inspiration for MvC's Proton Cannon.
Donate what you can to help Len out.
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Could have used more hallucination imagery. Very 90’s for a vampire super-anti-hero to fight drug dealers, not so great in retrospect for him to hunt down black teens.
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