tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post5939111822159886788..comments2024-03-28T09:04:42.135-04:00Comments on Rip Jagger's Dojo: Giant-Size Back Issue!Rip Jaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-12290445680903589362016-01-16T03:15:52.083-05:002016-01-16T03:15:52.083-05:00DC missed out on what was happening all around the...DC missed out on what was happening all around them. Jim Shooter wrote a beautiful essay for an early issue of Valiant Comics which suggested DC was asleep at the switch while Marvel stole up behind them and eventually overtook them. His suggestion at the time in 1992 or thereabouts was that Marvel was then doing the same. I think there's truth there. <br /><br />Though it's a book for comic nerds only, Marvel Saga really appealed to this fanboy. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-51827270988147454672016-01-16T03:13:30.522-05:002016-01-16T03:13:30.522-05:00Those vintage Marvel 25 centers were neat packages...Those vintage Marvel 25 centers were neat packages, giving great value. My first one was issue 11 which had a yellow and red Daredevil mix it up with Spidey. Prime Ditko. <br /><br />On the Shang-Chi front, I'm glad to see these available at last. I don't get Omnibus books, partly because of the price, but I'm too weak to hold them up. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-83466135569012957752016-01-16T03:10:29.461-05:002016-01-16T03:10:29.461-05:00Glad to be of service. Not all Back Issues are wor...Glad to be of service. Not all Back Issues are worth the effort, but this one is above average. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-7227731994925996972016-01-15T18:44:33.183-05:002016-01-15T18:44:33.183-05:00It was virtually unheard of for DC back then to ha...It was virtually unheard of for DC back then to have a continued story, let alone an ongoing saga such as Marvel was developing. It was so rare for Superman to even have a book-length story that when they did it was called a special "three part novel" (complete in one issue}. An interesting distinction is that Marvel Tales blurb which called its stories not novels but "movie-length epics". It's a small difference, but a telling one. Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809592629762693427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-92211365289149075512016-01-15T13:32:22.432-05:002016-01-15T13:32:22.432-05:00Sort of (sadly) related: I see the “Shang Chi: Mas...Sort of (sadly) related: I see the “Shang Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus Vol. 1” (projected release date June 14, 2016) – is commanding a price of: $112.50 . . . (This whole Capitalism thing is way over rated.)RickMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023383661211180321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-76525314313655617812016-01-15T06:44:44.028-05:002016-01-15T06:44:44.028-05:00Well remembered Ripster. I have fond memories of ...Well remembered Ripster. I have fond memories of first stumbling across Marvel Tales #14 at the drugstore as a 7 year old: ‘Wow, older stories of Spidey, Thor and the Torch without the rest of the Fantastic Four…and who’s this Marvel Boy character?’ All for 25 cents…RickMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023383661211180321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-48585093074124180342016-01-15T05:59:21.275-05:002016-01-15T05:59:21.275-05:00Well, whaddya know - I have every comic and book o...Well, whaddya know - I have every comic and book on show here, apart from Back Issue #86. I'll be remedying that as soon as I can. Thanks, Rip.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com