tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post6101195676865377746..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: TRUE BELIEVERS - IRON MAN...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-85935612835821342932021-02-15T22:03:41.051+00:002021-02-15T22:03:41.051+00:00I can't remember whether I've got that ish...I can't remember whether I've got that ish or not, DS, but it sounds familiar. I'll check at a later date. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-74471109600068386692021-02-15T20:49:12.225+00:002021-02-15T20:49:12.225+00:00A couple of months after this issue, one of the f...A couple of months after this issue, one of the first Iron Man comics (and I think the first back issue) I ever bought was published: Iron Man 152, the debut of the gorgeous stealth armour and still, all these years later, an all-time favourite. Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562199843047738071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-36605559170194688152021-02-10T09:51:41.646+00:002021-02-10T09:51:41.646+00:00I must admit I liked the early Iron Man tales, G, ...I must admit I liked the early Iron Man tales, G, but I also enjoyed the mag in the '70s and '80s. I also liked it when Byrne was writing it, but haven't bought an issue in years (excepting back issues or reprints) because I just don't know what the character's continuity is any more. I wish Marvel would stop changing things all the time.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-44781995657490867812021-02-10T03:51:01.343+00:002021-02-10T03:51:01.343+00:00Never read Iron Man until just a few issues prior,...Never read Iron Man until just a few issues prior, but I absolutely loved the Doomquest arc. I really enjoyed everything about the series at that point. I was never a big fan of Iron Man's until this run (he always seemed like a twit in the Avengers). He and Doom matched up pretty well.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547751537787941998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-67267112539197782352021-02-09T20:11:27.302+00:002021-02-09T20:11:27.302+00:00Yeah, his name doesn't immediately remind me o...Yeah, his name doesn't immediately remind me of any great classic tales he wrote, but it's one that's instantly recognisable - and his stories were usually entertaining. Job done really. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-70713910568374733392021-02-09T19:19:20.169+00:002021-02-09T19:19:20.169+00:00I bought Iron Man 150 one summer afternoon from a ...I bought Iron Man 150 one summer afternoon from a second hand bookshop in 1987ish, and it quickly became a favourite of mine. Loved it- David Michelinie, I always feel, is an overlooked writer. Both of his Iron Man runs are great and he later wrote some very entertaining Spider-Man stuff. Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562199843047738071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-28339549868464376702021-02-09T15:48:16.047+00:002021-02-09T15:48:16.047+00:00Ta, CJ. I'll likely buy it at some stage, even...Ta, CJ. I'll likely buy it at some stage, even though it probably only contains the second half of the first Omnibus volume, which I already have. However, there's something very enticing about those Epic Collections.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-77892452024724763482021-02-09T15:02:30.010+00:002021-02-09T15:02:30.010+00:00Kid, the next Epic Conan collection is out on Marc...Kid, the next Epic Conan collection is out on March 10th (well, that's the date of the e-book release so I assume the physical book is out at the same time). Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-35319977165343471372021-02-09T13:34:18.116+00:002021-02-09T13:34:18.116+00:00I had a quick look at #250 when I had #150 out for...I had a quick look at #250 when I had #150 out for scanning, BMc, and I noticed it was set in the future - though the first 3 pages (at least) were modelled after the layout in #150. I remember thinking it was a nice touch at the time and a neat nod back to 150 (which seemed to be the distant past when 250 hit the stands), but I'll have to re-read it to remind myself as to whether I enjoyed it or not. Strange to think that both comics belong to another century.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-82265043323839877862021-02-09T13:03:00.094+00:002021-02-09T13:03:00.094+00:00I think I remember that What If. I had most of the...I think I remember that What If. I had most of the first series of those - fun series. <br /><br />Iron Man 150 was one of the first comics I ever got. Perfect intro to the character/ Marvel in general. (My older brother bought comics for about a year before I ever did so I remember all those old great covers leading up to it, including 149, but IM #150 was my first.) <br /><br />Another first comic? Daredevil 171. Good time to be getting into comics!<br /><br />I was so excited by the sequel in Iron Man #250, then so disappointed by how it turned out. They really should make a movie based exclusively on 150. Perhaps when they introduce Doom to the MCU, if they ever do. <br /><br />B McMolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706178983936146307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-1895885881358528682021-02-09T08:49:50.247+00:002021-02-09T08:49:50.247+00:00Sounds interesting, CJ - if I ever see it at a rea...Sounds interesting, CJ - if I ever see it at a reasonable price, I may add it to my collection. I've got a few issues of What If?, but I didn't buy the title regularly - only when the issue looked interesting. Like you, I seldom saw it on sale so maybe it was a popular mag that simply flew off the shelves?Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-64417928426144625532021-02-09T03:25:37.120+00:002021-02-09T03:25:37.120+00:00I can't remember if I had Iron Man #149 but I ...I can't remember if I had Iron Man #149 but I definitely bought Iron Man #150. A few months later there was also a What If story called "What If Iron Man Had Been Trapped In The Time Of King Arthur" in which only Dr Doom returns to the 20th Century. At the end of the story King Arthur is killed in battle and Iron Man is crowned "King Anthony Of Britain". The same issue of What If also featured a story called "What If Dazzler Had Become The Herald Of Galactus?" - I rarely bought What If (in fact, I hardly ever saw it on sale) but I did own this particular issue featuring Iron Man and Dazzler. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.com