tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post1727459433710098426..comments2024-01-13T13:40:31.385+00:00Comments on TOO DANGEROUS FOR A GIRL!: Joe Kubert Presents #1 reviewMartin Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-21925084671280537202012-12-29T17:13:18.038+00:002012-12-29T17:13:18.038+00:00Hi Anonymous, thanks for the excellent commentary....Hi Anonymous, thanks for the excellent commentary. I hope you're still enjoying the series, I certainly am. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-37099398639770863192012-12-29T02:58:38.822+00:002012-12-29T02:58:38.822+00:00If anybody wants an example of the casual brillian...If anybody wants an example of the casual brilliance of Joe Kubert's art, all they have to do is look at the first page where Joe includes statue of two dinosaurs wrestling. For utterly no reason but just to make the page more exciting. <br />Brian Buniak's version of Angel and the Ape, had me in stitches. The opening action scene was fabulous. A great reveal of Angel, reminiscent of our first view of Mary Jane in Spiderman, only Angel's hair is a sexy mess. <br />Sam Glansman's USS Steven's saga is like nothing being done in comics today. Mature, sophisticated and riveting. <br />What a book. Again what a book. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-7692993182641405092012-11-11T17:30:54.892+00:002012-11-11T17:30:54.892+00:00I did! (There's a similar DC Special cover for...I did! (There's a similar DC Special cover for Carmine Infantino, too.) And I just checked my Tor Archives, as well, and the motif is there as well -- some stories begin in his art studio, and Joe (often with Norman Maurer, his Tor collaborator) introduces the work and puts it in context, and the action begins on page 2.<br /><br />I'll try to scan a few versions of this when I get a chance.Rob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07331286524477806963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-9972701164111079392012-11-11T16:20:54.755+00:002012-11-11T16:20:54.755+00:00Hi Rob, did you see my reply to Flodo, above, ease...Hi Rob, did you see my reply to Flodo, above, easel-wise?Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-27581415523239219082012-11-11T15:55:46.860+00:002012-11-11T15:55:46.860+00:00Wow, what a phenomenal issue... and the promise of...Wow, what a phenomenal issue... and the promise of 5 more is exciting and bittersweet. <br /><br />The sight of Kubert at his drawing table is a familiar one; I think he opened some issues of Tor in a similar fashion. I'll have to check my archives. <br /><br />There are wonders on every page of this book. Thanks for bringing some attention to it, Mart!Rob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07331286524477806963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-70596134264246546472012-11-09T01:05:00.537+00:002012-11-09T01:05:00.537+00:00I agree with everything you say, Dale. Anyone for ...I agree with everything you say, Dale. Anyone for a Campaign for Real Hawkman?Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-14903895948123980442012-11-09T01:04:24.497+00:002012-11-09T01:04:24.497+00:00That easel page was great, Flodo Span. Being ancie...That easel page was great, Flodo Span. Being ancient, it reminded me of this DC Special issue, which I only ever saw in a house ad: <br /><br />http://www.comics.org/issue/23004/cover/4/Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-20269322772721680782012-11-07T03:46:30.653+00:002012-11-07T03:46:30.653+00:00Joe Kubert's work, especially his work on Hawk...Joe Kubert's work, especially his work on Hawkman, just makes me miss the old versions all that much more, and hate the new rebooted version even more. There was absolutely no reason to disregard those beautiful bits of fiction and characterization that Kubert, and others like him contributed to Hawkman and Hawkgirl. Kubert has single-handedly shamed DC's current crap passed off to us, thus why I'm surprised DC even published this shining example of hey comics should be.<br /><br />This makes me miss Kubert and his work ethic all that much more.Mr. Morbid's House Of Funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721085161381688977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6392489189136721402.post-61777759648606471842012-11-06T21:50:42.097+00:002012-11-06T21:50:42.097+00:00I bought Joe Kubert Presents #1 spontaneously at m...I bought Joe Kubert Presents #1 spontaneously at my local comic shop (I hadn't been aware it was being produced) and I am mightly glad that I did. It was a real pleasure to to find story telling like this available in today's mass market publishing and with Joe himself sat at his easel introducing the work it all felt very intimate. DC Comics are to be commended for giving this legendary old soldier the final salute that he undoubtedly deserves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03266957148333194240noreply@blogger.com