tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post3273096388856336828..comments2024-03-10T22:13:11.974-04:00Comments on Marvel Comics of the 1980s: 1981 - The AvengersJason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-23564191781875931882015-02-07T23:20:57.353-05:002015-02-07T23:20:57.353-05:00Yeah, Pym was tarnished and FINALLY MADE INTERESTI...Yeah, Pym was tarnished and FINALLY MADE INTERESTING after almost 20 years of being a dull second-stringer. The story was very good, too, and made perfect sense for this guy's effed-up history and obvious mental problems. And his redemption and retirement was a great resolution. They should have left him in retirement. Janet was a much more interesting character without him and especially when Roger Stern wrote her.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-1008750876322665062011-07-22T01:46:17.877-04:002011-07-22T01:46:17.877-04:00Hank Pym has always been a boring character. There...Hank Pym has always been a boring character. There's a reason Ant-Man had to become Giant-Man had to become Goliath had to become Yellowjacket...same reason he lost his slot in Tales to Astonish...NO ONE WANTED TO READ ABOUT THIS LOSER!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-53997736322098955102010-12-05T15:34:38.564-05:002010-12-05T15:34:38.564-05:00I liked the downfal of Yellowjacket, it isn t a sp...I liked the downfal of Yellowjacket, it isn t a spectacular saga, but above average. And a defining one for the character. Let s face it Hank Pym was a stale character, nothing really important happened with him on the late sixties or seventies. Heck i liked Goliath, Black Goliath , and Scott Lang a lot better. And nothing really important was done with the character after this saga. It is Dr. Pym equivalent to the Ironman Alcohol Saga or DD Born Again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-61503802316500323202010-12-03T12:30:15.104-05:002010-12-03T12:30:15.104-05:00The frustrating thing about the Pym goes crazy sto...The frustrating thing about the Pym goes crazy story is that it's more or less permanently tarnished Hank as "the wife-beating superhero", to the extent that later writers that tried to rehabilitate the character have even been accused by some readers of "going soft on domestic abusers" even though the story, when read in full, doesn't really play out like a true addressing of domestic abuse. More of a study of mental illness, really.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624614486574035692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-4087092185684092732010-12-01T13:56:37.570-05:002010-12-01T13:56:37.570-05:00I bought the complete Avengers DVD (every issue in...I bought the complete Avengers DVD (every issue in PDF) a while back and was reading straight through during work. 1981 is actually the exact year that my attention started to waver and it's been a while since I read any issues. I'll get back to it at some point, but it's difficult to slog through more boring runs in anticipation of later, better ones (and by that I mean Stern). I miss Perez!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com