tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post1276508035353485331..comments2024-02-19T23:42:15.797-05:00Comments on Dr. K's 100-Page Super Spectacular: Blackhawk Wingsdays 9: Dr. K Reviews The Brave and the Bold 28Dr. Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08792907846193017204noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-39724974415145800182009-12-14T19:24:52.430-05:002009-12-14T19:24:52.430-05:00Reading the list of spoilers Flash should have tol...Reading the list of spoilers Flash should have told Blackhawk, I thought "And <b>Rosebud</b> is the name of the sled."<br /> <br />It was one Blackhawk might have recognized. "Damn it, I haven't seen that yet!"<br /><br />Not a big fan of Chaykin's run, I must admit.Mike Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01025916794267649176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-19782234809791148892009-11-08T23:24:48.326-05:002009-11-08T23:24:48.326-05:00My introduction to the Blackhawks came courtesy of...My introduction to the Blackhawks came courtesy of Martin Pasko and Rick Burchett's ongoing series following Howard Chaykin's miniseries. Those were very good comics, IMO. If I had to recommend some Blackhawk comics, those would be the ones.<br /><br />Getting back to the Brave and the Bold issue, it seems that Blackhawk was portrayed as very pro-USA... I hope they're not retconning him back to his American Bart Hawk persona. I liked the Polish Janos Prohaska alter ego, it had more depth.Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706715472542842560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-19345500834388859682009-11-08T09:55:01.727-05:002009-11-08T09:55:01.727-05:00Kid Kyoto: I really liked that Waid/Perez BATB sto...Kid Kyoto: I really liked that Waid/Perez BATB story, and I think I'll have to cover that sometime in the future. I just wish it were a full-length story.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792907846193017204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-17421404039495048022009-11-06T19:05:48.539-05:002009-11-06T19:05:48.539-05:00I've seen a couple of negative reviews for thi...I've seen a couple of negative reviews for this issue focusing on the Flash's decision to impersonate a soldier and kill Nazis, this is the first to ding how the Blackhawks were used.<br /><br />How did you like the Brave and Bold issue a bit back where Waid and Perez teamed them up with the Young Allies?Kid Kyotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06831945346163986586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-89990852999040042932009-11-06T10:08:50.779-05:002009-11-06T10:08:50.779-05:00JMS has the tendency to tell not show, it's bi...JMS has the tendency to tell not show, it's bigtime in THE TWELVE where he has the Phantom Reporter talk about the identities and skills of each character while they stroll through a bunker, cross rooms, go down stairs, etc instead of them actually fighting Nazis and super-Nazis. <br /><br />Maybe it's carryover from him writing sci-fi for television and he still thinks and writes as if he has budget constraints on special effects, choreography, number of characters with speaking parks, etc.cash_gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071052539938367439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-83058005177120722062009-11-06T09:15:16.868-05:002009-11-06T09:15:16.868-05:00Andraxx, the Showcase book is a lot of fun, but it...Andraxx, the Showcase book is a lot of fun, but it covers a period in Blackhawk history where the stories had moved away from the war-time mileau, and the series was a mixed bag of crime-fighting and sci-fi stories. The archive collection contains some fantastic Reed Crandall art, but the stories are very dated. If you're looking for collected World War II stories, then the archive is your only option; if you want crazy Silver Age stories, then the Showcase book is worth getting.<br /><br />Also, DC is putting out a collected edition of Howard Chaykin's Blackhawk miniseries, and that is pretty darn good.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792907846193017204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-18990449773983485722009-11-06T06:55:06.904-05:002009-11-06T06:55:06.904-05:00Yeah, you pretty much nailed everything I thought ...Yeah, you pretty much nailed everything I thought of this issue as well. Between this issue and the last one, (HOW in God's name do you eff up a Dial H for Hero story?!) I'm done with this title. Is the JMS helmed !mpact revival this bad as well? I haven't been buying those titles as I was thinking I'd get them in a collected edition.Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-76315979976422914562009-11-05T16:50:48.629-05:002009-11-05T16:50:48.629-05:00Any suggestions for slightly more attainable runs?...Any suggestions for slightly more attainable runs? My comic shop is woefully understocked. Are the DC Archives or Showcase any good?Andraxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567409247442200272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-66099283180624168452009-11-05T10:29:10.827-05:002009-11-05T10:29:10.827-05:00I would second Booksteve's recommendation of E...I would second Booksteve's recommendation of Evanier and Spiegle's 80s Blackhawk series. Though it is cheap to find this series in the back issue bins, I have had some difficulty putting together a complete run, as I'm about 3 issues away from it. I read this series when it originally came out, but for some reason those issues went missing from my collection some time ago.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792907846193017204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-106913780425974692009-11-05T08:12:46.353-05:002009-11-05T08:12:46.353-05:00Even their goofier adventures were more fun than t...Even their goofier adventures were more fun than this looks. This is the 3rd bad review I've seen on this issue so in spite of my love of all things BLACKHAWK, I continue to pass on it. <br /><br />Oh and without Chop-Chop, doesn't that make them the Magnificent Six?<br /><br />Andraxx--start with Mark Evanier's eighties BLACKHAWK series with artist Dan Spiegle. It didn't sell at the time and there's no huge demand so it's probably cheap in the back issue bins but it was one of THE best written and drawn comics of that period and in my opinion BLACKHAWK's finest moment since the forties.Bookstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434879494642797092.post-90476053131689770722009-11-04T21:55:36.257-05:002009-11-04T21:55:36.257-05:00If it's any consolation, this was my first Bla...If it's any consolation, this was my first Blackhawks story (I'm 15) and this has spurred me to look into some of their older books. Well, this and wanting to read more WW2 comics, but that's neither here nor there. If this is them on an off day, I look forward to their greater adventures!Andraxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567409247442200272noreply@blogger.com