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kdu Member	posted October 14, 2001 07:47 PM I like them. Glad they are continuing some. Whish they would expand the line, and include some GA material. What about the rest of you? IP: Logged
superboy1988-92 Member	posted October 14, 2001 11:10 PM Yeah, its great to know that Marvel Comics brought back their Marvel Masterworks series again. I was shocked a few years back when I clearly noticed that they stopped making them. In 1997, they brought back the series under a new look (which really looks nice and very colorful) starting again with volumes that were already published under the original Masterworks series. Last year, and this year, they finally started to produce brand new volumes of reprints that were never published during the previous series. They're slowly expanding the line. If you're looking for some Marvel Golden Age reprints, try The Golden Age of Marvel Comics trade paperbacks. Believe me, they are worth getting. I really enjoyed reading them (I hope they plan to publish more volumes in this series). There were two volumes published: volume 1 came out in 1997 and volume 2 was released in 1999. I believe volume 1 went through a second printing and is still available, while volume 2 may now be out-of-print (hopefully Marvel publishes a new printing). Try your local comics shop and check their selections, perhaps one store may still have some leftover copies on shelf. If not, try online auctions like ebay. Hope this helps. IP: Logged
kdu Member	posted October 15, 2001 11:53 AM I got the second one, as well as their recent comic book format reprints. I just think some of their GA stuff deserves the hard cover format. Any ideas about the new Masterworks? I've heard continuations of Thor and Daredevil, but I forgot what else is supposed to be on tap. IP: Logged
dylanfan Member	posted October 15, 2001 12:08 PM Check out my website for some info. I hope Marvel establishes a forum for this series when they get their boards up and running again (when is that? I thought it was to be October!) ------------------ Visit my fanpage devoted to the Marvel Masterworks series! Go to www.marvelmasterworks.freeservers.com IP: Logged
Schatzie Member	posted October 15, 2001 03:37 PM Any word on which of the out-of-print Masterworks will be seen in 2002? I keep holding my breath for all of the FF Masterworks to be rereleased. IP: Logged
BillNolan Member	posted October 15, 2001 06:12 PM quote: Originally posted by dylanfan: Check out my website for some info. I hope Marvel establishes a forum for this series when they get their boards up and running again (when is that? I thought it was to be October!) Hey, according to the Diamond shipping list, Daredevil vol. 2 is coming out this week! http://www.diamondcomics.com/shipping/101701.txt I believe the new FF volume shipped as soon as the orders were in as well, earlier than advertised. - Bill IP: Logged
kdu Member	posted October 15, 2001 06:38 PM Just visited your site, Dylanfan. I thought Thor #2 was next, why do you list #3? I am excited about a Sub Mariner Masterwork. Due anyone else care about GA Marvel reprints? IP: Logged
dylanfan Member	posted October 15, 2001 06:47 PM I suppose you are reffering to my reference of the upcoming Thor book as the third volume in that it reprints an entirely new set of stories (111-120 and Annual 1) not yet covered by the first volume of Thor (83-100, which has been reprinted in the new series) and the second volume (101-110, which has yet to be re-reprinted in the new series.) IP: Logged
BillNolan Member	posted October 15, 2001 06:49 PM quote: Originally posted by kdu: Just visited your site, Dylanfan. I thought Thor #2 was next, why do you list #3? I am excited about a Sub Mariner Masterwork. Due anyone else care about GA Marvel reprints? I don't mean to speak for Dylanfan, but I can answer your first question: The new Thor masterworks will be the third one in that series. Two were issued during the original run of the Masterworks. The second one was very late in the series and can be sort of difficult and expensive to track down. And I would also like to see additional GA reprints. I have to be satisfied now with what is available on microfiche. - Bill IP: Logged
superboy1988-92 Member	posted October 15, 2001 09:38 PM Yes, you all make a point. The Marvel Masterworks series seems to focus only on the 1960s Silver Age stuff when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and others, created the Marvel Universe. The series hasn't gone farther back to their Golden Age stuff at all. I think Marvel should change their mind on this. They should reprint Golden Age stories in the Masterworks series. I just remembered that another source of Golden Age stories is the two volume Captain America: The Classic Years trade paperbacks. Between them, they reprint Captain America Comics #1 thru #10. I think volume 1 is out-of-print at the moment (hopefully Marvel re-issues a new printing), but volume 2 is still available. This compilation was also previously available as a two book, deluxe hardcover slipcase back in 1989 or 1990. This is, of course, long out-of-print. Marvel also had a hardcover facsimile reprint edition of Marvel Comics #1 back in 1990. One of the stories featured in it was the first appearance of the Sub-Mariner. If anyone can still find a copy of this book, go buy it! If anyone can correct me on this, unlike DC Comics with their Archive series, in my opinion, Marvel really hasn't published much stuff regarding their Golden Age era. IP: Logged
kdu Member	posted October 15, 2001 11:59 PM Thanks for the Thor info. I thought the Thor re release was a first release! The last of the original series I have are Dr. Strange and Iron Man. I don't think Thor is shown on the inside covers, so I woulden't know about it. Will Thor #3 be all Kirby art? I was dissapointed that some of #1 was non-Kirby. And I got the hardcover Marvel Comics #1 and Captain America slip case. Good stuff. Marvel has a problem with not giving much respect to its Golden Age. I would like Quesada to change this, but I don't know how he feels about that era. IP: Logged
dylanfan Member	posted October 17, 2001 05:13 PM did anyone get the new Daredevil Vol 2 Masterworks today? ------------------ Visit my fanpage devoted to the Marvel Masterworks series! Go to www.marvelmasterworks.freeservers.com IP: Logged
BillNolan Member	posted October 17, 2001 05:52 PM quote: Originally posted by dylanfan: did anyone get the new Daredevil Vol 2 Masterworks today? I got it! It looks great. With that, the Supergirl Archives, Men of Mystery, and Super Manga Blast (for my wife), it was a very expensive week! - Bill IP: Logged
positronic Member	posted October 18, 2001 05:26 AM quote: Originally posted by superboy1988-92: If anyone can correct me on this, unlike DC Comics with their Archive series, in my opinion, Marvel really hasn't published much stuff regarding their Golden Age era. Not recently. The really odd thing is, Marvel was dipping back into the '40s and early '50s GA material as far back as the mid-sixties, with reprints in FANTASY MASTERPIECES and MARVEL SUPER-HEROES, while DC's 80-Page Giants typically reprinted stories that were only 5-10 years old. DC didn't really start dipping into the primo GA material until the '70s with the 100-PAGE SUPER-SPECTACULARs, SECRET ORIGINS, and WANTED: THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS VILLAINS. Ironic, eh? Damn, I sure would like to see the rest of those GA Cap stories reprinted in order. Ditto for the Torch and Namor, The Black Knight, The Yellow Claw, and The Blonde Phantom. And, of course, further anthology volumes like THE GOLDEN AGE OF MARVEL. A collection of Simon & Kirby VISION stories was rumored as being in the pipeline (i.e., artwork was being cleaned up & prepped, & recolored) - whatever happened to that? IP: Logged
BlueTracer Member	posted October 19, 2001 03:35 PM I too would love to see more Timely GA stuff from Marvel and am suprised that there hasn't been any in the masterworks format to date. If we compare Marvel to DC, its pretty much a no brainer what strips Marvel shouldve been putting out compared to DC - DC has literally tons of material they've had to consider for print, while Marvel could easily have given us lots of Captain America, Sub Mariner and Human Torch as the obvious choices. IP: Logged
Steven Utley Member	posted October 24, 2001 07:34 PM I want to see more 1940s and '50s stuff from Marvel -- especially Jimmy Thompson's Human Torch stories and anything by the great Bill Everett -- but not if whoever's put in charge of packaging the material treats the assignment as punishment detail. Marvel Monsterworks (first printing), the first volume of The Golden Age of Marvel Comics, and the Thunderbolts trade paperback were inexcusably slapdash affairs. One can almost imagine the persons responsible whining, "If I can't work on X-Men or Spidey, I'm just going to do a half-assed job!" Now that I've got that off my chest, here's my Marvel Masterworks want list: Fantastic Four (through the Lee/Kirby issues) Thor (ditto) Captain America (also ditto) The Human Torch, from Strange Tales Ant-Man/Giant-Man, from Tales to Astonish Sub-Mariner (the 1950s stuff -- arguably the most beautifully illustrated superhero comics of the decade) All-Winners Comics # 21 more 1940s and '50s stuff (see caveat above) Bride, Son, Ghost, and Curse of Monster Masterworks (hear me and quail, y'all) IP: Logged
Cave Carson Member	posted October 24, 2001 10:30 PM Did anyone notice the Ant-Man Essentials in the new previews? The entire Tales To Astonish run in one volume. Not bad. It also lists a new Masterworks for X-Men, FINALLY continuing the reprinting of the original series! ------------------ "For more than a score of years, the world has lost sight of THE SPECTRE--who once was wont to roam the Earth on his mission to destroy crime and uphold justice! What happened to the DISEMBODIED DETECTIVE? Why has never been heard from in all that time? Only the dark demon AZMODUS knew--and he kept his secret until the moment he chose to come to grips with THE SPECTRE in a ...WAR THAT SHOOK THE UNIVERSE!" ...SHOWCASE #60, 1966 IP: Logged
dylanfan Member	posted October 24, 2001 11:52 PM Yeah, X-Men comes out in February...that is going to be a good one. So many stories I have never read! ------------------ Visit my fanpage devoted to the Marvel Masterworks series! Go to www.marvelmasterworks.freeservers.com IP: Logged
RIC Member	posted October 25, 2001 08:19 AM I'm looking forward to the original X-men archives volume, too. Over the years, we've seen the first 20 issues of their book multiple times, but many of these books haven't been reprinted in thirty years. I love the original X-men! IP: Logged
greene Member	posted October 25, 2001 09:11 PM I've always thought a collection entitled "Marvel in the 1950s" would be a fun idea. It could cover not just the Sub-Mariner, Torch, etc., revivals, but also things like Lorna the Jungle Girl, Black Knight, Speed Carter Spaceman, Kent Blake of the Secret Service, and a host of horror, adventure, humor, war tales from the Atlas era. Heck, even throw in a Patsy Walker story for good measure. Altogether, it could make for a most pleasant compilation, reflective of the decade as a whole. IP: Logged
kdu Member	posted October 26, 2001 01:05 AM I'd love some 1950s Marvels also. I just bought Marvel Super Action with Marvel Boy a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps we might see some in future 100 Page Monsters. I'm also glad to see the early X-Men continue, and I hope they will reprint the 11-20 collection (cause I missed that one). IP: Logged
Steven Utley Member	posted October 28, 2001 01:09 AM "Marvel in the 1950s" -- yes! Not just Sub-Mariner but Venus and Marvel Boy by Bill Everett! (Of course, what I really really really want is Everett's 1950s Sub-Mariner in Marvel Masterworks form! And all the other stuff in The Bill Everett Archives!) So: what else? The Human Torch and Captain America, of course, but also The Yellow Claw by Jack Kirby and John Severin. Lorna, Jungle Girl, and The Black Knight by Joe Maneely, naturally, but also something unnatural by Basil Wolverton, and good representative work by Gene Colan, Joe Sinnott, Paul Reinman, and others, from such books as Menace, Marvel Tales, and Men's Adventures. Yeah, and some funny stuff. IP: Logged
Carbon Freeze Member	posted October 28, 2001 12:15 PM I think I'll pick up the new X-men masterworks in Feb. because I've been waiting a long time for them to reprint those issues. I was willing to wait for them to be in an essentials edition, but I haven't heard anything on that. For some reason Marvel has ignored the original X-Men stories for years. It's like they want to forget about them totally. IP: Logged
daytripper Member	posted October 28, 2001 01:48 PM Steven Utley stole my thunder with his choices for possible Marvel Masterworks volumes with material from the ;40s and '50s. Bill Everett, indeed! IP: Logged
The Indestructible Man Member	posted October 28, 2001 07:12 PM Put me down as another guy looking forward to X-Men Vol. 3 -- the period between Lee leaving the book and Wein/Claremont coming on is sorely underrepresented.... IP: Logged

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