tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post1003963214458671728..comments2018-08-18T16:46:56.943-04:00Comments on Two Girls, A Guy, and Some Comics: Fantastic Four #147: Family Matters: The Fantastic Four's Triumphs and Tribulations, part 4Sharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-51114728329598415172013-06-01T20:36:29.381-04:002013-06-01T20:36:29.381-04:00I find your comment about Medusa getting together ...I find your comment about Medusa getting together with Reed fascinating. To be honest, I have often thought that it would have been neat to see Reed dump Sue, back when she walked out on him, and for Reed to then get together with Medusa. It is nice to know that someone else had the same feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-33876543237164536712013-06-01T16:10:44.612-04:002013-06-01T16:10:44.612-04:00Thanks for the kind words, Anonymous. This blog is...Thanks for the kind words, Anonymous. This blog is basically on hiatus in terms of posts, but you may want to take a look at the blog the other folks have, called BronzeAgeBabies. I'm sure they discuss this period in the FF's history.<br /><br />I agree with you about Reed--he had no choice. And yes, I have read about the fan backlash against Sue during that time. IMO it was warranted--Sue was insufferable. As I may have mentioned, I would have loved it if Reed and Medusa had hooked up. Medusa was so underutilized during her FF tenure, this would have been a great plot complication. <br /><br />SharonSharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-54565127002174729512013-06-01T16:03:48.964-04:002013-06-01T16:03:48.964-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-57379676579878856812013-06-01T15:05:41.790-04:002013-06-01T15:05:41.790-04:00I love your review and wish you could do more Fant...I love your review and wish you could do more Fantatsic Four reviews from the Silver Age and Bronze Age. I especially find your comments about Sue Storm to be most interesting. You mentioned that Sue seemed very dependent and also whiny during the issues dealing with her separation from Reed Richards. Did any of you ever read the Fantastic Four Page in issue #152? Apparently the FF Bullpen received a flood of letters complaining about Sue and a few even called for them to kill Sue off, one of which they had the courage to print. The implication of it all is that most of the fans seemed to put the blame on Sue for the marital split and not Reed. When you think about it, Reed probably had no choice but to use the gun on Franklin. True, he was not perfect as a husband. Still, it was Sue who decided to walk out and even go to Namor, so perhaps the fans were right in putting most of the blame on Sue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-69706460954410297132009-01-28T14:01:00.000-05:002009-01-28T14:01:00.000-05:00Don't give Quesada and Bendis any idea for the "al...Don't give Quesada and Bendis any idea for the "all new, all different Vision"!!Shiryuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370092039594728900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-64669763565624395022009-01-28T11:55:00.000-05:002009-01-28T11:55:00.000-05:00DOHHHH!! Sorry Sharon, I was just reading the comm...DOHHHH!! Sorry Sharon, I was just reading the comments and completely forgot you had mentioned the Blackbolt connection already. I'm 3 posts ahead, thinking about the Vision (who does not have membrane wings, thank goodness)!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555137520611020235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-43552417105829159772009-01-28T11:15:00.000-05:002009-01-28T11:15:00.000-05:00Right, as you can see back in the blog, I had ment...Right, as you can see back in the blog, I had mentioned that Namor's new costume had "Black Bolt-like membrane wings." I think it's clear that the costume evoked Black Bolt. <BR/><BR/>But...was Bolt's costume in turn based upon Batman's? Well, over the years many have felt that way, especially given the Batman-like stance of BB on the cover of FF #46(BB's debut)- -the cover of which in turn reminds me of Sub-Mariner #67, the debut of Namor's new costume. Six degrees of separation and all that jazz...:)Sharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-81342633187071429332009-01-28T06:35:00.000-05:002009-01-28T06:35:00.000-05:00It was probably a longshot to hope that a new cost...It was probably a longshot to hope that a new costume alone could improve the sales of the book, but it certainly seems to be a rather rooted idea. After all even now, decades later, when a book is not doing too well they often try to spark the attention with a new costume.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the wings, another potential reference could be Batman! Those types of membranous wings are typical of bats, and, unlike Superman's, Batman's cape has always had the habit to open under the arms when he jumps or lands. Maybe they wanted to emulate that without being too obvious using a full cape?Shiryuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370092039594728900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-40176669515964045472009-01-27T22:59:00.000-05:002009-01-27T22:59:00.000-05:00Those wings also remind me of Blackbolt's wings, w...Those wings also remind me of Blackbolt's wings, which seemed more prominent when Kirby drew him.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555137520611020235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-31410759595850923332009-01-27T20:28:00.000-05:002009-01-27T20:28:00.000-05:00Skydragon, interesting point about the Namor-Spide...Skydragon, interesting point about the Namor-Spider-Man costume connection...perhaps Romita was indeed tipping his hat to his predecessor, Ditko! <BR/><BR/>Roy Thomas was the one who asked Romita to design the costume for Namor--he thought it might spark sales for Subby's book. It didn't, and the book was canceled about six months later.Sharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557062426400835295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056975246542721444.post-60928499645033647092009-01-27T19:25:00.000-05:002009-01-27T19:25:00.000-05:00Sharon's eye in remembering those copycat panels i...Sharon's eye in remembering those copycat panels is amazing... 0_0<BR/><BR/>I agree that Namor's fortress looks like a giant robot, it even has eyes and a head! Regarding his costume, can those wings be a homage to Spider-Man's axillary web in the early Ditko design of the costume? (or perhaps it was Ditko's element to reference those wings). They just look too similar, concept-wise, to be a coincidence.Shiryuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370092039594728900noreply@blogger.com