tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post8680834230034749155..comments2024-02-29T14:12:01.955-05:00Comments on Flashback Universe Blog: Comic Series I Stayed With Too LongJim Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-3469395648296578132013-02-05T18:40:06.732-05:002013-02-05T18:40:06.732-05:00As a kid, Byrne's WCA run actually was my real...As a kid, Byrne's WCA run actually was my real introduction to the Avengers franchise; to this day I love that run. I'd really be curious to see you review the two trades that encompass his stint Jim.<br /><br />A book I followed way too long was the original Excalibur after Davis left. That was my wake up call really that it's the creators that matter more than the characters or title. I remember having such confusion and questioning why I', still plunking down my newspaper route money each month for this title I SO wasn't enjoying.<br /><br />I enjoyed this article Jim!Luke Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912100792059735184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-12462418991315120512013-01-30T18:10:59.413-05:002013-01-30T18:10:59.413-05:00Fortunately, growing up on a VERY limited income m...Fortunately, growing up on a VERY limited income made me buy my comics more carefully. If after two issues, I just wasn't crazy about it, I quit the book. Not long after Claremont left the X-Men I bailed from that book, dropping back in every so often to give it a try, but it never hooked me again the way it did in the Cockrum-Byrne-Claremont era. Plus, my friends and I read our comics, so we would pass around what we bought, allowing us all to read a broader range of comics.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08939885316576667012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-33087051345235128402013-01-29T06:50:09.378-05:002013-01-29T06:50:09.378-05:00@Trey and @Reno - Like you, I really enjoyed West ...@Trey and @Reno - Like you, I really enjoyed West Coast Avengers but I dropped off the title after about 2 years (economic reasons mostly)<br /><br />I've always wondered about Byrne's Run on the series. I liked his Fantastic Four and Man of Steel, but have never heard anything good about his WCA run. I should ask Pierre about it. He's the big Byrne fan around here...Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-54167810520253001982013-01-28T20:28:44.987-05:002013-01-28T20:28:44.987-05:00JLA was the one for me. I was getting bored with M...JLA was the one for me. I was getting bored with Morrison's run towards the end, but kept buying it. Then Waid came along and it was OK for a while, but then again my interest began to wane. I was mostly buying it for the Byrne and Garney art later on, but then dropped it (finally) when Derenick came on (no offense to Derenick, who's a good artist in his own right).<br /><br />I think one of the reasons we stay on a title (aside from being completists) is the hope that it might get better again along the way. But, more often than not, it doesn't.<br /><br />As for West Coast Avengers, I came on board when Byrne took over, but lost interest when they started Acts of Vengeance.Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823784138400910666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-43293650048463095302013-01-28T09:05:21.094-05:002013-01-28T09:05:21.094-05:00I would say Ultimate Spider-Man is a bit like that...I would say Ultimate Spider-Man is a bit like that for me. It continues to be high quality, but it hasn't really been doing anything different from what it did before for a bit now.<br /><br />West Coast Avengers was that way back in the day. In retrospect, I could have just left when Byrne took over, but I had to follow it all the way into Forceworks.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com