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[marvelman901]

Firestorm vol 2 52 (1986) . A Giant There Was . Written by Gerry Conway Penciled and Cover by Joe Brozowski Inked by Steve Mitchell Colors by Nansi Hoolahan Lettered by Carrie Spiegle . Firestorm fought Crusher... . See more relevant content here: #marvelman901firestorm #marvelman901joebrozowski . #firestorm #80s #dcsuperheroes #gerryconway #joebrozowski #stevemitchell https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYzFlhKI-4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[adamwatchesmovies]

Conan the Destroyer (1984)

Though Conan the Barbarian has presence and memorable moments, I wouldn't call it "a great film". It's the end-all-be-all of sword and sorcery stories compared to the sequel, however. Conan the Destroyer has none of the charms of its predecessor. This new adventure feels like a D&D campaign with Arnold Schwarzenegger thrown in the middle.

Set some time after the first story, Conan and his companion, a thief named Malak (Tracey Walter), are forcefully summoned by Queen Taramis (Sarah Douglas) to the city of Shadizar. The Queen will bring Conan's beloved Valeria back to life. In exchange, he must help the Queen’s niece, Princess Jehnna (Olivia d’Abo) as she retrieves a mystical key that will help bring the dreaming god Dagoth to their world.

The toning down of the violence, gore, and nudity is immediately noticeable. Conan the Barbarian isn’t just an “R” picture; it’s a heavy “R”. To go from crucifixions, topless women and buckets of gore to a “PG” rating, just to get more potential butts in the seats is a betrayal. What separates Schwarzenegger's brutal barbarian from the kinder, gentler imitators like He-Man or the Beastmaster are scenes where he decapitates his archenemy and throws his head down a flight of stairs for all to see. Without this, there's no reason to show up.

Instead of the badassness, we get a big pile of useless characters and a whole lotta unfunny humor. Conan assembles a team of allies you don't care about: the Wizard (Mako as Akiro), the Amazon (Grace Jones as Zula), and a paladin (Wilt Chamberlain as Bombaata). See what I mean about this feeling like a plot from Dungeons & Dragons? Along with the princess, the titular barbarian, and his buddy the thief there are simply too many characters. If at least they were integral to the plot. Thief Malak is a coward through-and-through that doesn’t even have any useful lock-picking skills or character development. The same applies to Zula. While I like the idea of a badass female warrior to add to the group, all she does is fight in a style that’s different from Conan’s.

This more kid-friendly picture attempts to make you laugh and never succeeds. Comic relief Malak (picking on him again) is essentially the dollar-bin version of Gerry Lopez's character from the first movie. Your dislike for him increases as you realize he's only there to repeat the same joke over and over. He’s a coward. I get it!

The picture picks up towards the end. There's a sequence with a big monster that's pretty cool. For the most part, it fails to grab your attention. The story is not engaging and with the performances being only slightly better than last time (at least Schwarzenegger is more convincing here), it desperately needed dynamic action scenes to make up for the lack of everything else. When you’ve got an ineffective wizard for an opponent and a lot of scenes where characters stick around frozen while the plot moves around them, I throw my hands in the air and give up.

Conan the Destroyer can’t even get Arnold punching a camel in the face right. It's a mix of disappointment and embarrassment that isn't even worthy of hatred. (On DVD, July 5, 2015)

[geekynerfherder]

#CarolDanvers first comics appearance as #MsMarvel in 'Ms Marvel' issue #1, first published #OnThisDay in 1977 by #MarvelComics (@marvel) #CoverArt by #JohnRomita #CoolArt #Art #Comics #ComicArt #ComicCover #ComicCoverArt #GerryConway #JohnBuscema #JJonahJameson #PeterParker #MaryJaneWatson #Scorpion https://www.instagram.com/p/B7I6IGTg79c/?igshid=1okmx8u6dpl0r

[deiasilva10]

@Regran_ed from @bradmos28 - For the next couple of days I will be sharing goodies and memories from Rose City Comic Con (RCCC) 2018 🥀🌹❤💛💙 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Details: x1 Superman Pillow x1 Wonder Woman Pillow ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here is my story: As we toured the exhibitors at Rose City Comic Con, we stumbled upon this LOVELY store that had several Superhero and anime merchandise. Two of which are now part of our home. Specifically the Superman and Wonder Woman pillows. They are adorable and SO VERY soft. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The canvas arts on the walls were acquired at Hobby Lobby. ☆Wonder Woman Canvas Art: By @terrydodsonart and his wife; which we got signed at Emerald City Comic Con 2017. ☆ Superman Canvas Art By Fabian Nicieza. He is the co-creator of Deadpool. We got it signed by him at Emerald City Comic Con 2017. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- #henrycavill #clarkkent #dccomics #superhero #jerrysiegel #joeshuster #manofsteel #batman #wonderwoman #justiceleague #gerryconway #geek #like #instagram #comics #comic #superman #rosecitycomiccon #rosecitycomiccon2018 #hobbylobby #wonderwoman #lastsonofkrypton #decor #home - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/Boj6IUngk4u/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hd92mdkri6x4

[xgwensdayaddamsx]

#sappysaturday but I can’t believe it’s been a year since I got to really hang out with @lilhqcosplay @76beth @sofiajae_art @lydiajae and @l11moon. * I truly miss these people and I’m so sad that like, this year has been garbage for catch up. * @c2e2 family. Until then, I love you so. 💕 * #spinneret #annieparker #spiderling #mjwatsonparker #gwensdayaddams #renewyourvows #lilhqcosplay #marvel #spiderman #marvel #tasm #mjwatson #ryanstegman #danslott #gerryconway #cosplay #cosplayfamily #love https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwIRKojLEu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qobraetegf73

[uncannyfantastic]

Anyone remember this lovely full-pager by George Perez and Dick Giordano? It's from Swordquest: Earthworld, a 1982 comic tie-in to Atari's Swordquest console game series. The games and books worked together as a contest with legitimately cool prizes. Unfortunately the enterprise ran out of steam after three installments (Earthworld, Fireworld and Waterworld), so the grand finale game (Airworld) never came out, and its comic was shelved unfinished. In addition to legit artists and prizes, the comics were written by legit comics scribes: Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. In all, it was really a noble effort in the sometimes dodgy world of product tie-ins. Happy #splashwednesday folks. . #georgeperez #dickgiordano #swordquest #roythomas #gerryconway #atari

[historyofthebatman]

“The Forgotten Shadow of the Bat in the 1980s” - 1982: “Shadow Play”: Debuting in Detective Comics (Vol 1) 28 in June 1939, Wayne Manor is the home of Bruce Wayne and, while evolving in location, size and content over the decades, the famous Batcave, ‘home’ for Batman. 30 years later, after the first Robin, Dick Grayson, goes off to Hudson University in Frank Robbin’ “One Bullet Too Many!” in Batman (Vol 1) 217 in late 1969, it was decided that Bruce and Alfred Pennyworth would move out of Wayne Manor (too big for just the two of them) and live in the penthouse above the Wayne Foundation and has his laboratory and special cars and vehicles such as the Batmobile below the foundation. In June 1982, in Gerry Conway’s “Shadow Play” in Batman (Vol 1) 348 (cover by Jim Aparo), one of the few times in the mythos, we see the ordinary activity of Bruce, Grayson and Alfred moving in the large extraordinary trophies into the Batcave, such as the Giant Penny (panels presented by Gene Colan, Klaus Janson, Adrienne Roy and Ben Oda). The story revolves around Francine Langstom and her daughter Rebecca who blame Bruce Wayne for her husband and father, Kirk Langstrom, for not finding a cure for being Man-Bat (debuting in Robbins’ Detective Comics 400), so Bruce as Batman goes about Gotham, taking trying to hunt down Man-Bat and give him the possible anecdote, but Robin and Alfred learn Man-Bat’s hideout has been the abandoned Batcave. In the end Batman and Man-Bat fight in the Batcave and, using Rebecca as a distraction, Batman gives Man-Bat the anecdote and Kirk returns back to normal. The issue ends with the 'complaint’ that the move back into Wayne Manor and the Batcave was more turbulent than expected, but normalcies within the Bat-world isn’t why these tales are so memorable. ✌🏼💙📖🎨🦇

[comicsdune]

Your past's gonna catch up with you. #DarkWolverine #Daken #DarkReignTheList #DarkReign #Punisher #ThePunisher #FrankCastle #FrancisCastiglione #PunisherComics #Vigilante #WaronCrime #USMC #PennyandDime #PunisherWarZone #PunisherWarJournal #CodeRed #MarvelKnights #GerryConway #MarvelUniverse #MarvelNOW #MarvelComics #Marvel #ComicBooks #Comics #RickRemender #JohnRomita #JohnRomitaJr #ComicsDune