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I concur with Waid being an excellent superhero writer. That's enough for me because that's what I want out of the genre.

I'm more irked by the constant comparison of Morrison and Ellis to Moore....

Another factor also is merchandising. Some characters are great to read about, and have passionate and loyal fans, but couldn't sell a tumbler or pair of boxer shorts to save their lives. Then you...

Comic book fan myopia often gets in the way with discussions like these. Superman still has the overall cultural edge over just about any fictional character. I would not doubt that if a world poll...

When you're the guy that real master supervillains hire to train their hordes of disposable flunky's, chances are that it's hard to rise in the ranks of evildom without a career reassessment.

I'm right with you on this. For some inexplicable reason, Steve Englehart, Kurt Busiek and Roger Stern were able to tell fine stories using Dr. Strange and magic and nothing felt deus-ex-machina. The...

Same here. That struck me as being intensely hilarious. I'd pay full price for a "Doctor Captain" mini, I tell you.

Yeah, I was starting to wonder about all the "Quesada is a great artist" comments. That pic is atrocious.

I sometimes forget that many modern readers don't seem to know good art from bad (I know,...

A flimsy concept stretched out to an absurd extent to make money? A story arc that could have been told in three or four issues in 1982?

Starlin didn't create Adam Warlock--Jack Kirby did in FF. That being said, Starlin is by far the most important creator in Adam Warlock's history. Much like Claremont is to X-Men, even though he...

That's interesting because I always felt Batman was superior to DD and Iron Fist. I mean, how can you explain the logic that Cap clearly beats both, but fights to a draw with Batman?

I think everyone would agree that if Batman only focused on martial arts, like virtually everyone on this list, he's be able to beat Lady Shiva, Richard Dragon and God by himself with his hands tied...

The amusing thing about OMD is that Marvel constantly brags about how they have never needed a "Crisis" but that's exactly what OMD was, in microcosm.

You seem to not understand the difference between a "harsh critique" and actual, to the bone, HATRED. Come now. Don't be coy. Just because I think someone may be anti-intellectual, that doesn't mean...

Anyone who actually "hates" an editor or creator for their edicts and ideas is an idiot and need not be considered or given attention. That being said, I've disliked most of what he's done since he...

I did say "most." ;) That being said, I can't believe I forgot John Byrne's two underrated masterpieces: Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger and Batman/Captain America. Those two are as good as his best...

The heyday of the Marvel/DC crossover was really the late 70's and early 80's. I think the first, now classic, Superman vs Spider-Man was in many ways a "magical moment" for the industry. It was a...

I've never understood the appeal of Martian Manhunter. The Justice League animated series made him much more likeable, but I've still never been able to generate much interest in the character.

Well, as far as the Hulk wearing purple at all, it was a simple way to give a character a "costume" that was constantly destroying his wardrobe with each transformation. ;)

I think the purple...

The main problem I see with Marvel right now is conflicted methodology. Alonzo comes from Vertigo and many of the top writers started on indie titles. In a perfect world, they wouldn't be working...

Ignore virtually all the post 1983 continuity, (save for the good stuff like Busiek's Avengers/Iron Man, PAD's Hulk, the first 50 issues of Silver Surfer, etc) start from that point, and you have a...

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Mikes Amazing World of Comics. The best and most comprehensive database I've found. You can search comics in many different was, but as an example, here's Alan Grant's...

I'm not lying when I say that Mar-Vell was never on the same level as Thor and the Surfer. He was normally around Spider-Man's level of strength and could only fly at trans-light speed. The Surfer...

I liked Captain Mar-Vell, but he was never all that powerful. He was always dwarfed by Thor, the Surfer and maybe even Adam Warlock.

I remember in the original Marvel RPG and the Saga card version, that Celestials were given stats equal to or slightly superior to Galactus, if that's anything to go by. I've always viewed each...

I'm currently reading the Carl Bark's Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge collections form Fantagraphics. I read Donald Duck and now I'm into Uncle Scrooge. I love the reproduction.

I'm also reading...