Comments on: Comics Should Be Good Mailbag for 11/26

By: Nick Marino

Nick Marino — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:18:54 +0000

Thanks Brian!

And thanks AnthonyX! I'm going to have to do some digging around to find that Kirby interview.

By: Nick Evans

Nick Evans — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:06:52 +0000

Why would Namor look like a human swimmer? Not only is he partially non-human, but he's built to live at the bottom of the ocean; they're built to swim on the top of it.

By: Bat2supe

Bat2supe — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:27:55 +0000

Thanks guys for all the response, I guess that Dr Strange look let alot of people guessing & not only me.

"Dorf:
Bat2supe: Umâ€¦â€¦â€¦..huh?"

WHAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaT ???

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:42:31 +0000

Looks right to me, bukco. Sorry if you want the 6â€²4â€²-6â€²8â€³, 200 pound scarecrow toothpick swimmer look. Thatâ€™s not who Namor is.

Well, buster, then Namor isn't quite the swimmer they make him out to be, as the wrong muscles are over developed, and that bulky frame wouldn't cut through the water as well.

Also, I'm shocked to learn people actually refer to guidebooks for character info and hold everything to that.

By: Random Stranger

Random Stranger — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:41:20 +0000

"I think itâ€™s more likely that that is Dr Strange under the mask, as although therâ€™es a new Sorcerer Supreme, thbe outfit isnâ€™t a uniform. If heâ€™s not the Sorcerer Supreme, heâ€™ll have to give up the Eye of Aggommotto and the Cloak of Levitation, but theyâ€™re the only parts of his costume that are attributed to his role as the Sorcere Supreme."

That's incorrect. Strange was awarded the second cloak and eye after his first confrontation with Dormammu in Strange Tales #127 long before he became the Sorcerer Supreme which came with Steve Gerber's run.

By: HammerHeart

HammerHeart — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:34:23 +0000

"Dr. Strange isnâ€™t a damn superhero. He just has a lot of them in his Rolodex."

Agreed.

By: Eric P.

Eric P. — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:54:39 +0000

My most sincere thanks to Brian for posting it and for the people who replied with the answer of Otherworld. I have been wondering about that for so long!! But I wasn't sure where or whom to ask.

Otherworld! Ha! Yep, that's it. And I was even right about the pyramid thing.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:35:07 +0000

On the Comic Book Club podcast from during the Marvel retreat, Bendis is making some noise about Dr. Strange and his interest in what happens to him post SI:

http://www.popcultureshock.com/cbclub/?p=308

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:14:43 +0000

I highly doubt Loeb read any other comics than his own (he obviously didn't read the two previous volumes of Ultimates), so he probably has no idea what's going on with Dr. Strange

By: AnthonyX

AnthonyX — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:53:51 +0000

Regarding the Purple /Green Colours. I had read an interview with Jack Kirby where he stated that those colours were cheaper to use.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:07:42 +0000

Except he's still wearing the cloak.

By: Graeme White

Graeme White — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:44:48 +0000

I think it's more likely that that is Dr Strange under the mask, as although ther'es a new Sorcerer Supreme, thbe outfit isn't a uniform. If he's not the Sorcerer Supreme, he'll have to give up the Eye of Aggommotto and the Cloak of Levitation, but they're the only parts of his costume that are attributed to his role as the Sorcere Supreme.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:11:10 +0000

*Why* would Loeb bring back that look? Aside from it being pretty lame (especially next to his classic "Vincent Price with a cloak" look; when will people stop trying to improve on Steve Ditko?), Dr. Strange isn't a damn superhero. He just has a lot of them in his Rolodex.

By: Dorf

Dorf — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:06:18 +0000

Bat2supe: Um...........huh?

By: Bat2supe

Bat2supe — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:57:13 +0000

Hey, Chris McAree !

Clearly that what I though & was the 1rst motive to my mail to Brian, who knows what post Si will bring ??!

By: Rich Handley

Rich Handley — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:51:29 +0000

Hi, Brian,

Thanks so much for plugging the Planet of the Apes book! Your column is a definite highlight on the Web--I actively look forward to reading it each week.

Sincerely,
Rich Handley

By: Chris McAree

Chris McAree — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:33:34 +0000

Hey Toto,

Another possibility is that instead of the costume being a throwback to the Stephen Saunders persona, it could be an entirely different Sorcerer Supreme under the hood. Don't forget that since turning to the dark side of the For...ahem , I mean of mysticism in both World War Hulk and the New Avengers battle with the Hood and his minions, Strange has retreated to meditate on whether he his still worthy to be Earth's Sorcerer Supreme. Meanwhile, back in the real world, Tom Brevoort amongst others has stated that there is a new holder of that mantle. So it is possible that the accouterments of the position have passed to this hooded successor.

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:27:30 +0000

Thanks for posting my questions Brian!

I guess once the price of 2000AD is converted into dollars and freight is included it becomes way too pricey to buy every week...

Shame...

I guess the same would apply to the Judge Dredd Megazine? That's the Monthly sister-publication - about 80-90 pages...

On the purple/green villain thing... I just thought it was a classic use of the opposing spectrum. The sort of colours you would get from a negative of the heroes...

On the Dr. Strange thing, I take it this means he's somehow healed since his self-removal from Earth? (Handily just pre-Secret Invasion) and Surfer has made his way to Earth from Planet Hulk? Wow... what a coinkydink!

By: Bright-Raven

Bright-Raven — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:57:24 +0000

Alan Coil: "Someone needs to be a real editor and tell the artist for the cover of Hulk #10 to seriously take a look at the anatomy of Michael Phelps and other world class swimmers to see that swimmers are not musclebound oafs." What is the official Height and Weight of Namor, according to Marvel.com, Alan? 6'2", 320 lbs. Looks right to me, bukco. Sorry if you want the 6'4'-6'8", 200 pound scarecrow toothpick swimmer look. That's not who Namor is. Besides, who the hell would ever believe a drawing of Michael Phelps throwing around a tank? Sheesh.

By: Bat2supe

Bat2supe — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:44:01 +0000

hey, guys!!

I'm toto, hehe.

Thanks for the clarifications. 1rst i saw that cover i guessed that maybe it had to do with post Secret Invasion continuity who knows.

For the purple & green, wasn't the choice of colours made due to printing issues like was the grey Hulk turned green after the 1rst isues back in the days ?