Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction

I breezed through this trade which reprints Fantastic Four (2012) 1-3, FF (2012) 1- and material from Point One Vol. 2.

The reviews from both series had been good particularly FF(2102) which is drawn by Mike Allred and I did find the whole book a fun read. I will certainly be getting Vol 2 of both series as the stories diverge and hence the separate trade reprints.

Iron Man Masterworks Vol 7

Another Iron Man Masterworks volume has arrived to add to my collection. This reprints issues 26-38 some of which I do have the originals for.

I am still undecided on whether or not to purchase Volume 8. I have more than half of the originals of that volume but the ones I don't have are rare and expensive so the sensible option would be to purchase it.

Sensible..moi?

More Howard the Duck

I haven't forgotten about Howard and have been reading an issue or 2 in-between the various trades. I've now read issue 27 so just 3 more issues to go.

Number 24 was the first and only HtD I bought off the newstand. It didn't mean much to my 11 year old self, but I enjoyed it this time. In fact all these issues have been a good read. Less satire and more Howard trapped in a world he never made!

Flex Mentallo

OK. I've just finished this tonight.

Can someone explain it too me please?!

Loved, loved the art. Frank Quitely rocks so even though I wasn't really following the drug crazed plot, I sure enjoyed the purty pictures.

Methinks I will have to read again soon.

Doctor Strange: A Separate Reality

Some Doctor Strange at last! I've been reading comics for around 35 years and I don't think I've ever read a story JUST featuring Doc Strange.

This collection reprinting Englehart's and Brunner's 9 issue run is supposed to be one of the best. I bought it a few years ago and just this week I got the urge/ inspiration to read it. I guess it was brought on when I spotted the Marvel Masterworks reprinting the same issues. I would prefer to have the Masterworks reprint not only because it fits on my shelves better but the covers are reproduced at the start of each chapter.

The story finishes with Doc Strange (Vol. 2) issue 5, which I've actually had the original of for a fair number of years  (I am patient when it comes to reading my back-issues). I absolutely love this cover!

Anyway, considering this was a 1970s comic, focusing on magic etc. it was a good read. Brunner's art was stonking though. No doubt about it.

Now I've read it, I can bide my time for the softcover Masterworks which I calculate will come out some time around Nov 2019!!

Catwoman Vol. 2 by Brubaker

A new purchase this week at a bargain price of £12.15 from Amazon.

It won't be too long till I read this as I remember enjoying Vol. 1.

Marvel Team-Up #8: Just one more to go!

This particular issue is super scarce in the UK. It rarely comes up on ebay for sale so I was pleased to pick it up for £7 plus £1 p&p for (I reckon) a FN+ copy.

Just issue #23 to get and I have a complete run of 1-100.

Marvel Team-Up #49 was one of the first US comics I ever got back in 1976, so Team-Up has always had a special place in my collection.