tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post8318982831791715358..comments2024-02-29T14:12:01.955-05:00Comments on Flashback Universe Blog: Plastic Man and Phantom LadyJim Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-85054539493406913622010-03-22T06:26:50.312-04:002010-03-22T06:26:50.312-04:00@RKB - yeah, I liked some of the updates you menti...@RKB - yeah, I liked some of the updates you mentioned as well - though I was a little appalled at how close the Rockman origin came to my M.A.S.H. analogy. When I was reading that issue, I had the feeling I had somehow inspired it with a comment on a messageboard. Silly I know, but then again, Bain is in Secret Six when I joked about putting him in the comic in a parody (that I know Gail Simone read because she commented on it.) so nothing's impossible...<br /><br />@GACN - Thank YOU for prompting me to get off my butt and make a proper banner for GAUK! :)<br /><br />I agree with you about the new Golden Age projects coming from Marvel. I'm really enjoying them. I'd love to see something in a similar veing tackle the Bronze Age.Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-87294641012722209202010-03-21T19:34:41.077-04:002010-03-21T19:34:41.077-04:00Thanks for pushing GAC! For myself Flashback Unive...Thanks for pushing GAC! For myself Flashback Universe and GAC perfectly compliment each other & I frequent each site daily just to see what is new or ongoing. The readers of both sites will find much to enjoy about the other. <br /><br />I found myself becoming a fan of 'The Twelve' series after its long break. 'The Twelve: Spearhead' is a great addition & proves (in my view) that Marvel's model for retro-Golden Age stories works. I hope people are following 'The Marvels Project' & the new 'Human Torch' series, as along with 'The Twelve', these three titles represent well thought out Golden Age retro/retcon goodness that will not be found at DC or Dynamite, imho.GACNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721317665347150211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-27720819179922660802010-03-21T17:24:58.643-04:002010-03-21T17:24:58.643-04:00Some of it was interesting, but I find his take on...Some of it was interesting, but I <i>find his take on modernizing Golden Age heroes seemed to follow the standard procedure of making them more grim and gritty</i><br /><br />*applause* *applause* *applause* <br /><br />I liked the JMS updated spin on Rockman, Blue Blade, and the Laughing Mask. The Black Widow had some of the darkest GA stories you could ever want to find, and the update of The Witness made him a more interesting character. <br />That's 5 out of the 12. ;)<br />For the rest grim, gritty, tragic, the writing kind of just screamed Pathos, Pathos, Pathos, some at least slightly happier lives in the future would have been nice. For example: Captain Wonder's losing his family was just too much 'tragic irony inserted' considering all the heavy scenes with the other characters. <br /><br />Never been a big Plas fan, but cool the Phantom Lady! :)RKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224002908502972813noreply@blogger.com