tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post3267006971305582625..comments2024-03-10T22:13:11.974-04:00Comments on Marvel Comics of the 1980s: 1989: Englehart’s New But Not Too Fantastic Four Part IV: Harkness GatheringJason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-23863842160005110782016-05-06T18:58:33.542-04:002016-05-06T18:58:33.542-04:00Great set of posts, Jef. I'm working on my ow...Great set of posts, Jef. I'm working on my own posts on the same issues and stumbled upon yours. I emailed Steve Englehart some questions. We'll see if he responds.Dan Schwenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430857663521602751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-53948658326790896032013-12-19T12:47:35.376-05:002013-12-19T12:47:35.376-05:00I love it when Wizard recruited Titania to join hi...I love it when Wizard recruited Titania to join his Frightful Four. However, Marvel needs to quadruple Titania's strength, so she will be able to smash through Susan Storm's force field!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-84551128220838110052013-01-03T12:01:00.750-05:002013-01-03T12:01:00.750-05:00Hi David, great to hear you enjoyed the FF retrosp...Hi David, great to hear you enjoyed the FF retrospective. However, I don't quite agree with your analysis that Reed and Sue had to come back. <br /><br />Part of what made Stan and Jack's run so great was the sense their characters were growing and developing as if they were real people. Johnny went from being a reckless teen punk to a college student who eventually found first real girlfriend in Crystal. Reed and Sue got married and had a child. Stan Lee left the book before he could develop Franklin further and most other writers used Franklin as little more than a prop... <br /><br />John Byrne loathed the little guy so much, he wanted to kill him off early on in his run. Marvel wouldn't let him, that's where the idea for Sue miscarrying Valeria came from. <br /><br />Anyways, for my money Steve Englehart picked up the 'real people doing real things' thread when he wrote out Reed and Sue because they *had* been ignoring Franklin's needs for years. As parents, you have to do what's best for your children and provide them with a stable, nurturing environment. A superhero team's skyscraper headquarters isn't that at all.<br /><br />And who knew what outcome Englehart would have had in mind if Marvel editorial hadn't been so oppressive. Its tough to judge a man on the watered down versions of his work. Clarmindcontrolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584770229321250898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-21886427478689208932013-01-01T10:01:23.319-05:002013-01-01T10:01:23.319-05:00After reading this review, though not the actual c...After reading this review, though not the actual comics themselves, I actually find it a relief that Reed and Sue come back. Not because I think that's NECESSARY for the good of the comics, but because the concept seems to have gotten zanier and wonkier all the time, and it's hard to tell that it had a clear outcome in mind OTHER than just restoring the "natural order" of things.<br /><br />Either way, thanks to Jef for yet another amazing series!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304178130464809737noreply@blogger.com