Thanos Appreciation

[Legion_Quest]

It went to crap when Perez chopped the Surfer up and had the Silver Surfer Corps running about in a really confusing story that didn't make much sense.

But in a more serious answer, I think it crashed out just after issue 100. The art became awful, the storylines were awful and even though it clinged on for a good 4 more years, it just never recaptured the glory days of Lim and Marz.

On a side note, is it wrong to miss the glittery holofoil/lenticular/hologram covers?

[Byzantine]

It's very, very wrong to miss those covers. Even now, as i flip through my collection, i cringe whenever i scan over some of those holofoil covers.

[Legion_Quest]

Obviously, eventually they got over used and were everywhere, but I always felt the odd bit of holofoil for anniversary or landmark issues were alright.

[Nevets F]

Thanos is second only to Jean Grey as my favorite Marvel character!

I have a Thanos commission someone gave me for my birthday a couple of years ago, by Ron Lim. I absolutely love it. I can't scan it at the moment, so instead I will paste one of my favorite Thanos scenes...it's from the same stuff as posted earlier in this thread.

Thanos arch-enemies? COPS and HANDCUFFS.


Seriously...I love Thanos.

[Legion_Quest]

There is something incredibly odd about seeing Thanos getting taken away by the police

[destro]

But in a more serious answer, I think it crashed out just after issue 100. The art became awful, the storylines were awful and even though it clinged on for a good 4 more years, it just never recaptured the glory days of Lim and Marz.

Actually the Lim/Marz stuff was pretty bad. But the Lim/Englehart and Lim/Starlin issues were amazing. Marz just isn't in their league.

[Gryphon]

Actually the Lim/Marz stuff was pretty bad. But the Lim/Englehart and Lim/Starlin issues were amazing. Marz just isn't in their league.

i rather liked marz's run. the herald ordeal was fun

[Gryphon]

Thanos is second only to Jean Grey as my favorite Marvel character!

I have a Thanos commission someone gave me for my birthday a couple of years ago, by Ron Lim. I absolutely love it. I can't scan it at the moment, so instead I will paste one of my favorite Thanos scenes...it's from the same stuff as posted earlier in this thread.

Thanos arch-enemies? COPS and HANDCUFFS.


Seriously...I love Thanos.

that is just too funny. imagine if cops tried that in the main marvel universe. well actually they would just die, nothing special.

[Gryphon]

It went to crap when Perez chopped the Surfer up and had the Silver Surfer Corps running about in a really confusing story that didn't make much sense.

But in a more serious answer, I think it crashed out just after issue 100. The art became awful, the storylines were awful and even though it clinged on for a good 4 more years, it just never recaptured the glory days of Lim and Marz.

On a side note, is it wrong to miss the glittery holofoil/lenticular/hologram covers?

i remember 100 being a lousy comic with mephisto in it but not much else about it

[marshal99]

would you say it went to hell aorund the herald ordeal or after?

After , the herald ordeal was just before the introduction of Tyrant , wasn't it ? At the time , it was still fairly decent. I liked Morg & Tyrant.

The Surfer had a sort of decent crossover with fantastic four & hulk in monster island in issue 93-96 , then after that , it was sort of muddled with the temptations from mephisto.
As mentioned , after issue 100 or so onwards , it went to pot. Who is Mike Lackey who took over from Marz for a while ? Afterwards , it just went from bad to worse.
Perez is a great penciler but his writing on the surfer was pretty much a dud.

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i rather liked marz's run. the herald ordeal was fun

It had a few decent moments, but trading Nova for Morg (who, let's face it, was basically Terrax filtered through the '90s XTREME! aesthetic) struck me as a very poor deal.

[Comet Man]

It had a few decent moments, but trading Nova for Morg (who, let's face it, was basically Terrax filtered through the '90s XTREME! aesthetic) struck me as a very poor deal.

LMAO!!

Oh man, that's just such a perfect way to describe Morg.

He was okay, though.

[Gryphon]

It had a few decent moments, but trading Nova for Morg (who, let's face it, was basically Terrax filtered through the '90s XTREME! aesthetic) struck me as a very poor deal.

that was the one part of the herald ordeal i didnt like. and why exactly was morg brought back after that? he was good for a single story but not more and im glad he is still dead in the comics.

[Gryphon]

You're right. That was Silver Surfer: Dangerous Artifacts. It was a one shot by Ron Marz and Claudio Castellini. As far as I know, it has'nt been put into trade form. It is actually pretty hard to find. I got my issue from the Mile High Comics site. Not a whole lot of Thanos, but if you're a fan of the Cosmic stuff, it's pretty enjoyable, and the art is absolutely beautiful. I love the scenes with Silver Surfer and Galactus.

i remember the art being amazing. ill have to see if i ca find a copy when i go to a convention in august

[Gryphon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM4Y2j_kC3A