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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 14, 2006 6:03:20 GMT -5
Be sure to check out the new book we put out this past week, Marvel Legacy: The 1980s Handbook. It's the third in four Legacy Handbooks we're doing, each by decade (1960s and 1970s are already on shelves).
Since there already WERE Handbooks during the 80s, we went all out to make this as unique as possible, and there's all kinds of crazy goodness included here that kids who picked up Marvel books in 1985 will remember, whether they want to or not.
Stuff from books like U.S. 1, Crystar: Crystal Warrior, Shogun Warriors, Rom: Spaceknight, Spider-Ham, and Rocket Raccoon. Characters like Captain Hero, Fusion the Twin Terror, Thundersword and the Generic Super-Hero.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 14, 2006 6:04:19 GMT -5
heh. Forgot about that filter. Still, that's pretty fitting.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 14, 2006 6:10:29 GMT -5
You had me at U.S. 1. Man I haven't thought about that book in years, probably a reason for that, but still.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Nov 14, 2006 7:11:02 GMT -5
Hey Madison, what was that book about the cyborg animals from the 80s?
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 14, 2006 7:13:32 GMT -5
Brute Force?
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Post by Baixo Astral on Nov 14, 2006 7:29:11 GMT -5
That's it... I had issue 1 of that, one of the worst things I've ever tried to read.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 14, 2006 7:35:47 GMT -5
That's funny. Because of this book, I've been on such an 80s kick I just went back and bought a bunch of books from that decade I didn't already have, mostly the licensed stuff that we can't use in our work. Sectaurs, Inhumanoids, Robotix, Starriors, some of the STAR Comics stuff (Planet Terry, Royal Roy, Wally the Wizard, Top Dog) and...Brute Force.
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Post by willywonka666 on Nov 14, 2006 7:38:02 GMT -5
Wow, I had totally forgotten about Spider-Ham
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 14, 2006 7:46:55 GMT -5
Wow, I had totally forgotten about Spider-Ham In that case, check out this artwork from an upcoming Spider-Ham project, of his friend the Ham without Fear:  |
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Post by Baixo Astral on Nov 14, 2006 7:50:20 GMT -5
That's funny. Because of this book, I've been on such an 80s kick I just went back and bought a bunch of books from that decade I didn't already have, mostly the licensed stuff that we can't use in our work. Sectaurs, Inhumanoids, Robotix, Starriors, some of the STAR Comics stuff (Planet Terry, Royal Roy, Wally the Wizard, Top Dog) and...Brute Force. Is it true that Marvel are bringing back Little Dot, with a mean and moody makeover? Cos I must protest at that. |
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Post by Toom E. Guci on Nov 14, 2006 8:07:06 GMT -5
I used an issue of Top Dog for a book report in my economics class in college. True story. We had to give an example of something regarding the book Bankruptcy:1985. The book was so boring that I only read like a chapter 1/2. So when it came to example time, I had an issue of Top Dog dealing with inflation & counterfeit money.
Needless to say, the book report brought my grade down from a high B to a C.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 14, 2006 8:17:37 GMT -5
I would have given you an A just for having the balls to bring a copy of Top Dog to a college class.
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Post by erisi236 on Nov 14, 2006 11:07:04 GMT -5
ha, I still have all my handbooks from the 80's! ;D I suppose I'll have to pick up this new version as well  |
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Nov 14, 2006 12:55:08 GMT -5
Did they ever do anything with Ace? If you don't know who he is, he was a former gang leader that quit the gangs and worked as a mercenary for hire that ran the reverse of a protection racket; he was paid and actually protected businesses from crime. He was in a couple of Spiderman Annuals in which he proved to be more than a match for Spidey because he could do a few things: He could short out Parker's spidersense, he seemed to be precognizent himself, and he was impossibly agile for a normal human. I always wanted a series about an underground hero (wanted by the law) that wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but just can't keep out of the way of mean people that must be stopped. Last I knew he was on the run, raising his little sister (he grabbed her before CPS took her and placed her in the foster care system).
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 14, 2006 14:55:10 GMT -5
On the upshot you couldn't have had to go very far from the quarter bins. No Team America in your purchase?
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Post by KLRA on Nov 14, 2006 14:56:53 GMT -5
Wow, I had totally forgotten about Spider-Ham In that case, check out this artwork from an upcoming Spider-Ham project, of his friend the Ham without Fear: Oh man I forgot Spider-Ham was coming back out! |
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Post by kevinhardy on Nov 14, 2006 16:01:53 GMT -5
I was more of an avengers and spider-man and ghsot rider fan back then but IU was like 7 or 8.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 14, 2006 16:41:42 GMT -5
Did they ever do anything with Ace? If you don't know who he is, he was a former gang leader that quit the gangs and worked as a mercenary for hire that ran the reverse of a protection racket; he was paid and actually protected businesses from crime. He was in a couple of Spiderman Annuals in which he proved to be more than a match for Spidey because he could do a few things: He could short out Parker's spidersense, he seemed to be precognizent himself, and he was impossibly agile for a normal human. I always wanted a series about an underground hero (wanted by the law) that wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but just can't keep out of the way of mean people that must be stopped. Last I knew he was on the run, raising his little sister (he grabbed her before CPS took her and placed her in the foster care system). Oh man, I loved loved LOVED the Ace character. Unfortunately, I think those two issues were it for him. His look, a sort of Michael Jackson/Prince-gone-badass, just didn't seem to work after a while. He really needs to be brought back and updated a tad. |
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Nov 14, 2006 17:55:29 GMT -5
Did they ever do anything with Ace? If you don't know who he is, he was a former gang leader that quit the gangs and worked as a mercenary for hire that ran the reverse of a protection racket; he was paid and actually protected businesses from crime. He was in a couple of Spiderman Annuals in which he proved to be more than a match for Spidey because he could do a few things: He could short out Parker's spidersense, he seemed to be precognizent himself, and he was impossibly agile for a normal human. I always wanted a series about an underground hero (wanted by the law) that wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but just can't keep out of the way of mean people that must be stopped. Last I knew he was on the run, raising his little sister (he grabbed her before CPS took her and placed her in the foster care system). Oh man, I loved loved LOVED the Ace character. Unfortunately, I think those two issues were it for him. His look, a sort of Michael Jackson/Prince-gone-badass, just didn't seem to work after a while. He really needs to be brought back and updated a tad. If only I knew someone who worked for Marvel that could talk to people that could make that happen.  |
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Post by Joe Neglia on Nov 14, 2006 18:52:25 GMT -5
I suggested him to one of the writers we talk to for something, but I think he passed on him. Something about Rhino and Sandman not having enough exposure at the moment.
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