Comments on: Top 100 Comic Book Battles: 50-46

By: danjack

danjack — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:23:49 +0000

Love Waid. Love Flash. Love Wally West. Loved the Return of Barry Allen storyline. The art isn't the greatest, but Wally's journey is so great, and led into the artwork of 'Ringo!
Great stuff!

By: Rene

Rene — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:31:13 +0000

Black Manta -

If I remember right, Nightmare is causing Banner to lose control of the Hulk again. Doctor Strange helps Banner, and says he can't revert what Nightmare did, but he can return Banner to the classic status quo of Banner changing into a baby-talk Hulk everytime he gets angry. Banner refuses and decides to commit psychic suicide instead.

By: Black Manta

Black Manta — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:15:05 +0000

I can't remember how Dr. Strange was involved with helping keep Banner in comtrol of Hulk. I remember Hulk returning from Rocket Racoon's world into Canada where he at first couldn't transform, which was kind of inconvenent since Wendigo was nearby. Sasquatch showed and eventually Banner turned keeping his intellegence.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:37:31 +0000

I have to say: Incredible Hulk #300 has one of the BEST Thor vs. Hulk fights. EVER. The fact that it's only 3 or 4 pages of actual story is a testament to the quality of Sal Buscema's work.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:29:48 +0000

If those six Kraven/Spider-Man issues can count as one fight, then why can’t the those six dreadful Superboy Prime Infinite Crisis issues count as one fight?

There's only one fight between Spidey and Kraven in Kraven's Last Fight, while Superboy Prime has three distinct fights in Infinite Crisis with different opponents.

You should just be happy the fight between Superboy Prime and the heroes of Earth (from the SInestro Corps one-shot) did not make the list - it almost did!

By: Matt Bird

Matt Bird — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:34:48 +0000

If those six Kraven/Spider-Man issues can count as one fight, then why can't the those six dreadful Superboy Prime Infinite Crisis issues count as one fight? Mantlo and Buscema's epic 60 issue run on Hulk was the only top ten run of mine that didn't make it anywhere on the runs list. Everyone should track it down and read it. It's so damn good!, and issue 300 was such a satisfying climax (before the extended coda at the crossroads). When and where was it decided that Sal Buscema was good enough for inside pages but never for covers? The various cover artists varied in quality (Frank Miller did a quite a few nice ones) but no one could complain about that gorgeous Bret Blevins cover on #300. It's a great one issue proto-version of World War Hulk, followed by a great 13 issue proto-version of Planet Hulk.

By: Fanboy

Fanboy — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:33:45 +0000

I've never actually read "Kraven's Last Hunt", but I stumbled across its sequel "Kraven: Soul of the Hunter" (also written by DeMatties), where Spider Man has to deal with the trauma of having been buried alive while he struggles with whether of not he should forgive Kraven and help his soul find redemption." Its a great deal more supernatural than what I've heard about KLH, but its still a really good story.

By: jazzbo

jazzbo — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:18:53 +0000

Man, these are all great entries. I've never been much of a Spider-Man fan, but Kraven's last hunt is one of my favorite comic book stories.

Sgt Rawk, the top 25 battles have already been posted. If you click on the link for the master list you can see them all.

By: Mars Bonfire

Mars Bonfire — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:51:10 +0000

"Kraven's Last Hunt" were the last Spider-Man comics I bought after reading his adventures for 11 years. University got in the way. I remember thinking to myself what a fantastic last story to read before leaving behind my childhood pastimes in 1987. Now I've had the opportunity to catch up on the subsequent years....it is the last great Spider-Man story. Nothing since then comes close. That's 21 years ago. Got me thinking, though. "The Dark Knight" film has set a precedent for a super-hero movie with introducing a villain with no origin or back story taking up screen time and just getting on with the story. Maybe Sony can do the same if another Spider-Man film is made. That is, adapt "Kraven's Last Hunt" as is with no explanation or origin of who Kraven is. Would work, but might scare the kids.

By: Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:24:39 +0000

Great reading throughout the list.... the only thing missing is the writer and artist credits on some of the selections.

I sometimes wonder if it is the artist's rendering of the battle that gives it that extra "something" that puts it in the epic category.

By: JackKing

JackKing — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:43:31 +0000

"Special Abnormally Large Size Issue!"

I love it.

By: sgt rawk

sgt rawk — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:13:49 +0000

The whole list could've been about Ogami Itto ... I have a feeling the Top 10 is going to be DC heavy, what with all the Crises and all ...

By: Nitz the Bloody

Nitz the Bloody — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:26:19 +0000

I'm torn; should I be glad that Jesse vs. Cassidy actually placed on a list dominated by superhero genre " grace notes ", or should I be pissed that it didn't do better?

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:09:21 +0000

Hmph!
Jesse Custer vs Cassidy should have been in the top ten!
Hmph!

By: eRIC

eRIC — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:50:33 +0000

It's really a shame the J.M. DeMatties doesn't get more credit as one of the best Spider-Man writers ever. He balanced the serious and silly side of Spider-Man as well as anyone. Kraven's Last Hunt and the death of Harry Osborn are my two favorite Spidey stories of all time.