Marvel Comics of the 1980s: 2012

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Monday, October 14, 2013

The Drawn Word Interviews Larry Hama

The Drawn Word Interviews Chris Claremont

From 2012, The Drawn Word interviews Chris Claremont:

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Art Adams' Hulk

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Some 1980s inspired cosplay from DragonCon 2012

Grabbed from LJinto's flickr page.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Top Five 1980s Reprints Of 2012

The New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 2. Yes, this pick is from the Distinguished Competition, but it’s a wonderful volume that lavishly reprints some amazing stories by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. You can just smell the teen angst as soon as you open this thick hardcover. This omnibus reprints New Teen Titans #21-40.
Avengers: The Trial of Yellowjacket. This Trade Paperback revisit Jim Shooter’s controversial run on the Avengers and the fall long-standing and founding member Hank Pym. Shooter really had it out for poor, old Hank as he was turned him into a wife beater, a madman who callously took down surrendered villains and traitor to his own team. Fortunately, Roger Stern helps out as he comes in as the new regular writer for the last three stories and has Hank pick up his pride and leave the Avengers with a bright future. This trade paperback collects The Might Avengers #212-230.
Incredible Hulk: Pardoned/Incredible Hulk: Regression. Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema had a great run on the Incredible Hulk in the early 1980s and really pushed beyond the TV stereotype. Incredible Hulk: Pardoned reprinted issues #269-285 while Incredible Hulk: Regression reprinted issues #286-295, 297-300 and Annual #12.
Alpha Flight Classic - Volume 3. The last volume reprinting John Byrne's legendary run with Canada's mightiest heroes, including the famous creator crossover that had Byrne move over to the Incredible Hulk and had Bill Mantlo and Mike Mignola take on Alpha Flight. This Trade Paperback reprints Alpha Flight #20-29 and Incredible Hulk #313.
Avengers: West Coast Avengers: Zodiac Attack. While the Marvel Premiere line coming to an end, this volume is a reminder of what it delivered. While we're not talking classic comic book stuff, this run by Steve Englehart and Al Migrom is some great fun from the 1980s. Over 200 pages of nostaglica fun that retells the battle between the West Coast Avengers and the Zodiac! This collection reprinted West Coast Avengers #25-30, Annual #2 and Avengers Annual #16.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

The Best of 2012

Here's a list of some of the more popular posts from 2012. 2012 was a great year. Looking forward to another year of uncovering the 1980s with you all. Enjoy!

And an honourable tip of the hat to blogger Jef Willemson who dropped by with several guest posts and brought in a lot of traffic in the last half of the year: