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‘Verse this
It’s the worst thing ever to happen to my experience of Marvel and other superhero comics.
Posted by Ron Edwards
As I heft the pile of issues and drift into a reverie, to see how Elementals fits in my mind, it emerges as a brilliant disaster. But I want to apply some historical perspective on why I might see it that way, maybe to consider it differently.
Posted in Supers role-playing, The 80s me, The great ultravillains
Tags: Andrew Rev, Behemoth, Bill Willingham, Comico, Deathduel with the Destroyers, Diana Schutz, Dungeons & Dragons, Elementals, Fathom, Jack Herman, Jesus Christ, Lazarus, Lord Saker, Monolith, Morningstar, Rapture, religion, Shapeshifter, snake fetish, The Island of Dr. Apocalypse, Villains & Vigilantes, Vortex
Posted by Ron Edwards
It’s the worst thing ever to happen to my experience of Marvel and other superhero comics.
Posted in Commerce, Gnawing entrails, Storytalk
Tags: 'Verse, Cadence Industries, canon, Celestial Madonna necrophiliac Tao sex, Diana Schutz, fanwank, freebase, Goodman Publications, Havok, Jim Shooter, Mark Gruenwald, Marvel Universe, Marvel Zombie, microdot, No-Prize, Roy Thomas, Secret Wars, Sheldon Feinberg, Sin City, Steve Englehart, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
Real Comics History
Todd Klein on lettering, literature and more