Archive for the ‘Scorcher’ Category
July 14, 2014
Kurt Busiek // Mark Bagley
April 1999
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The second anniversary ish serves as climax to T-bolts‘ second act: a brawl w/ 25 super-goons! Moonstone has been the mag’s protag, & ever since her regicide, she’s provided it w/ plenty of character. #25 fills in her backstory (a childhood of class resentment & manipulation) as she weighs betraying her team to usurp the megalomaniac plan of Crimson Cowl, femme leader of the Masters of Evil.
last issue: Thunderbolts #25
next issue: Thunderbolts #26
also indexed for Apr. ’99
Avengers #15
Avengers Forever #5 of 12
Tags:Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley
Posted in Aquaduct, Atlas (AKA Power Man), Big Hero 6, Bison, Blackwing, Boomerang, Cannonball, Cardinal, Charcoal, Constrictor, Crimson Cowl, Cyclone ('90s), Dallas Riordan, Darkstar, Domino, Dragonfly, Eel (E. Lavell), Flying Tiger, Great Lakes Avengers, Hawkeye (C. Barton), Icemaster, Jolt, Joystick, Klaw, Lodestone, Man-Ape, Man-Killer, Moonstone, Night Thrasher, Nova (R. Rider), Powersurge, Quicksand, Scarlet Witch, Scorcher, Shockwave, Silver Samurai, Siryn, Slyde, Songbird, Steel Guardian, Sunspot, Sunstroke, Supercharger, Thor, Tiger Shark, Turbo, Union Jack (modern), Warpath, Wonder Man | Leave a Comment »
July 13, 2014
Kurt Busiek // Mark Bagley
March 1999
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The T-bolts save Kansan bystanders from their turf war w/ the Masters of Evil, who possess a Kirbytech weather device. Busiek’s focus, however, is devising a détente w/ the new Citizen V, a sort of female Batman, who gets a stern lesson in heroics from Hawkeye after her earlier work w/ Captain A.
last issue: Thunderbolts #23
next issue: Thunderbolts #25
also indexed for Mar. ’99
Avengers #14
Avengers Forever #4 of 12
Tags:Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley
Posted in Aquaduct, Atlas (AKA Power Man), Bison, Blackwing, Boomerang, Cardinal, Charcoal, Constrictor, Crimson Cowl, Cyclone ('90s), Dallas Riordan, Dragonfly, Edwin Cord, Eel (E. Lavell), Flying Tiger, Gayle Rogers, Hawkeye (C. Barton), Icemaster, Jolt, Joystick, Klaw, Lodestone, Man-Ape, Man-Killer, Moonstone, Quicksand, Scorcher, Shatterfist, Shockwave, Slyde, Songbird, Sunstroke, Supercharger, Tiger Shark | Leave a Comment »
May 22, 2011
Brian Michael Bendis // Gabriele Dell’Otto
December 2005
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It went semi-annual, but at least this mini got finished. And there’s a compelling tale that doesn’t quite get told: a comment on 9/11 (made clumsily explicit in one ugly, painted splash) & American foreign policy, embodied by Nick Fury. Problem is, Bendis can’t quite handle the ambiguity required to turn Fury from a heroic superspy into a spook whose activites are a form of moral blindness.
last issue: Secret War #4 of 5
also indexed for Dec. ’05
Daredevil #78
Drax the Destroyer #2 of 4
Young Avengers #9
Tags:Brian Michael Bendis, Gabriele Dell'Otto
Posted in Agent Jasper Sitwell, Agent Maria Hill, Beast, Black Widow, Boomerang, Captain America, Cobra (K. Voorhees), Constrictor, Cyclops, Daredevil, Emma Frost, Goldbug, Human Torch (J. Storm), Invisible Woman, Kitty Pryde, Lucia Von Bardas, Luke Cage, Mentallo, Mr. Fantastic, Mr. Fear (A. Fagan), Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD, Quake, Scorcher, SHIELD, Spider-Man, Spider-Slayer, Thing, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
May 21, 2011
Brian Michael Bendis // Gabriele Dell’Otto
May 2005
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Whoops, that was a long delay! The payoff isn’t quite worth the wait either, esp. since #3 was low on plot. A scarred woman (the deposed PM of Latveria) activates a bomb made of supervillain tech. Bendis aims to comment on 9/11—eg suicide bomber in NYC—but the chaotic, murky art obscures his point.
last issue: Secret War #3 of 5
next issue: Secret War #5 of 5
also indexed for May ’05
Astonishing X-Men #10
Daredevil #71
The Pulse #8
Young Avengers #2
Tags:Brian Michael Bendis, Gabriele Dell'Otto
Posted in Boomerang, Captain America, Cobra (K. Voorhees), Constrictor, Daredevil, Eel (E. Lavell), Goldbug, Grim Reaper, Human Torch (J. Storm), Invisible Woman, Lucia Von Bardas, Mentallo, Mr. Fantastic, Mr. Fear (A. Fagan), Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD, Paste-Pot Pete (AKA The Trapster), Quake, Scorcher, Scorpion, SHIELD, Shocker, Spider-Man, Spider-Slayer, Thing, Wizard, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
May 20, 2011
Brian Michael Bendis // Gabriele Dell’Otto
October 2004
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If you’re writing a 5-part quarterly, you really need shouldn’t indulge in so much action & so little plot—you kill the momentum. Peter Parker’s unconscious mind begins to recall the cover op that last issue set up. But mostly, it’s Dell’Otto drawing glowy red-eyed tech in an homage to The Matrix.
last issue: Secret War #2 of 5
next issue: Secret War #4 of 5
also indexed for Oct. ’04
Astonishing X-Men #4
Daredevil #63
Fantastic Four #517
Tags:Brian Michael Bendis, Gabriele Dell'Otto
Posted in Boomerang, Captain America, Cobra (K. Voorhees), Constrictor, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Crossfire, Daredevil, Eel (E. Lavell), Goldbug, Grim Reaper, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Mary Jane Watson, Mentallo, Mr. Fear (A. Fagan), Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD, Paste-Pot Pete (AKA The Trapster), Quake, Scorcher, Scorpion, SHIELD, Shocker, Spider-Man, Vulture, Wizard | Leave a Comment »