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- Off-Topic: Tennis in the future
- A Few of My Favorite Things 2005
- Happy Holidays from all the staff here at Dave's L...
- MISTER MIRACLE #10 DC Comics, 1972
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- Roger's Super Skittle Bowl
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- THE INCREDIBLE HULK #404 Marvel Comics, 1993
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- THOR is here... TO ROCK YOU!!!!
- DAREDEVIL #233 Marvel Comics, 1986
- A message from Black Knight and USAgent
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Come on, USAgent is totally the guy to call when New York is beset by hordes of super-hippies demonstrating the WTO.
He's probably the only one trained to handle super patchouli stank powers and giant puppets.
Wow, I'd heard that USAgent was a big Judge Dredd ripoff, but I never believed it.... UNTIL NOW.
I will grant you that the USAgent does NOT belong in the Avengers. Having said that, and this is one of the few times you'll ever hear anything remotely like this outside of Byrnerobotics, but the introduction and handling of the USAgent in WCA by Byrne was note-perfect. It was sensible as to why and how he was on the team, respected the character of Walker as had been written (how often does Byrne do THAT?) and had a heck of a lot of dramatic potential. The original costume was fantastic (not the Dredd monstrosity there)...very symbolic and purposeful. But yes, now, there is no place on the Avengers for USAgent.
I remember the good old days, when he was just a mentally unbalanced replacement Cap in a generic costume who hung out with the West Coast Avengers. I would like to see Dave's team take on Dave's rejects. Especially if Black Knight got paired off with Thor. It would be like Moe having to fight Drederick Tatum during that brawl. "This isn't fair!" Sersi could turn everyone in to pigs or something, though, so it evens out.
Wasn't Bucky supposed to be USAgent? Then didn't he become Nomad?
My brain hurts.
I don't think Black Knight should fret too much. If Roger Stern's run on Doctor Strange is any indication, BK has an excellent future assisting the Sorcerer Supreme!
The issue of the Stern/Byrne run where Rogers took back the mantle of Captain America from Walker was just fantastic. That was a Wrestlemania-level brawl, in Technicolor.
He was back in the Cap costume, as I recall (and I think he calls himself Captain America too) in the not-missed-at-all-because-it-were-shite-like New Invaders.
Last time I saw Black Knight was during Busiek's run, faffing about central Europe because he misplaced his sword and it turned into a giant red monster. Or something.
I also remember that West Coast Avengers run fondly. Byrne was still worth reading back then...ahh. But due to the miniseries that image is lifted from, and the Austen 'New Invaders' series I must concur that USAgent is in fact: crap.
The issue of the Stern/Byrne run where Rogers took back the mantle of Captain America from Walker was just fantastic. That was a Wrestlemania-level brawl, in Technicolor.
Dude, the Stern/Byrne run was in the late seventies. The Walker/Rogers fracas was in the late eighties or early nineties. I forget the year. It was in Cap #350, written by Mark Gruenwald and drawn by Keiron Dwyer.
And yes, it was one of the great comic book brawls evah.
And dammit, I like the Black Knight in the Avengers! Or Heroes for Hire. Or working with Dr. Strange. Whatever.
I just think he's cool, is all.
Lamest Avenger ever: Doctor Druid.
Coolest Avenger ever: Jarvis, when he went all apeshit and attacked a Kree Sentry robot with his bumbershoot. Dude is hardcore. Never, ever fuck with Edwin.
Ah, speaking of Dr. Druid, remember when he took over the team in the lead-up to Avengers 300, where Walt Simonson systematically wiped out and rebuilt the team! If only that brilliant concept could be redone in modern times...a disassembly of the Avengers, one might say. But, you know, in a way that makes absolutely no sense.
I could have swore that Byrne drew that issue. Ah, well. Maybe he drew part of it? I've totally lost my street cred now.
" I could have swore that Byrne drew that issue."
If it's the issue I am thinking of, he did draw a back-up story in it, where the Red Skull talks about his origin with Arnim Zola, who had cloned him or something. He did not draw the main story though.
Arwen! Long time no see.
I know who I'm voting for in 2008: Zod.
Hey Dave,
I hate to tweak the signal-to-noise ratio by not adding anything of any insight or relevance, but I stumbled on this blog a few days ago and digging through your archives has been damn fun. I've been fighting off a cold all week, and reading your posts after work at night has been sort of a grownup equivelant to staying home in bed as a kid reading comics.
I love your writing style, you make me laugh out loud (very rare) and... well... I guess I just wanted you to know.
Thanks.
I would rather have one of them as oppossed to seeing the Black Panther yet again "posing in the background".
I thought the character had moved past that. Silly me.
I like the Bendis lineup. I never read Avengers prior to the addition of Spidey, but now I'm hooked.
All teh team really needs is one alchoholic. Check - Thank you Mr. Stark.
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