tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post655287351115296875..comments2024-03-26T15:35:56.004-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: Super Saturday: In Praise of Secret WarsDeltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-75888714012445014722013-08-01T01:16:51.243-04:002013-08-01T01:16:51.243-04:00Yes, Avengers of the era was pretty compulsive rea...Yes, Avengers of the era was pretty compulsive reading. Still have to agree with the praise for Zeck. Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-27473056326285612802013-07-30T03:05:53.047-04:002013-07-30T03:05:53.047-04:00Shooter is what I call a "good hack" - t...Shooter is what I call a "good hack" - the great majority of his work is dependably readable and eminently forgettable. In his heyday, he could churn out enjoyable super-hero yarns that would entertain but not challenge you (or the genre, or the format) one after another without breaking a sweat. That said, he occasionally turned in some brilliant flourishes - his run on Avengers back in the day has some great stuff in it, and of course I, too, am a fan of SW! He did about as good a job as anyone could have with what was essentially just a plan to sell toys. In particular, I think it compares favorably to "Contest of Champions," which was, in theory, undertaken with purely artistic intent and not for any merchandising tie-in purposes.<br /><br />(And anyone who thinks Mike Zeck does bad art is nuts! I said it!)LWSCHURTZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06635573516962732975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-38298263706123944152011-02-05T17:49:06.490-05:002011-02-05T17:49:06.490-05:00And all those years on LSH clearly gave Shooter th...<i>And all those years on LSH clearly gave Shooter the ability to have everybody in the cast talk to everybody else and make sense and be distinguishable. With one or two exceptions, every character gets introduced and made interesting. </i><br /><br />I remember back when Secret Wars and Crisis On Infinite Earths were coming out, and a review at that time noted that SW felt a lot like Shooter's LSH run, whereas Crisis felt more like Stan Lee's 1960's Marvel stories.Knightskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397391662639446678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-5150730084401266142011-02-05T16:44:05.874-05:002011-02-05T16:44:05.874-05:00Despite my love for Secret Wars, I will say I thin...Despite my love for Secret Wars, I will say I think the art is about as bad as art can be and still be not so ugly I won't read it.<br /><br />But the story is not nearly as dumb as Peter-Parker-Soap-Opera fans like to pretend. I read the entire (justly comic-wonk-acclaimed) Bendis run on the Avengers right after Secret Wars and, writing-wise, SW wasn't noticeably worse. It wasn't as funny, but Shooter's Enchantress dialogue is as funny as Bendis Spider-Man dialogue.<br /><br />And all those years on LSH clearly gave Shooter the ability to have everybody in the cast talk to everybody else and make sense and be distinguishable. With one or two exceptions, every character gets introduced and made interesting.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-63527005199750603392011-02-05T14:04:36.690-05:002011-02-05T14:04:36.690-05:00Definitely. By the end, you realize that the whole...Definitely. By the end, you realize that the whole thing is really Dr. Doom's story.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-70131735282289748342011-02-05T09:29:17.060-05:002011-02-05T09:29:17.060-05:00I loved the Secret Wars as a kid and this was prob...I loved the Secret Wars as a kid and this was probably my first real attempt at collecting any series of comic issues...I only ever managed to find issues #7 through #12 and (later) issue #1 so I missed the artistic switcheroo.<br /><br />This is where I first became a huge Doctor Doom fan: "I'm not going to play your damn game, I'm going to take YOUR power and change the rules Mo Fo!" Who's the biggest badass, huh?JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.com