Conan Treasury Edition 1975

So in the new year, Marvel will publish an Omnibus of the first 24 or so issues from their 1970s Conan comic. I'm interested in this as I've not read any of these stories and it's got a very good reputation.

Therefore, to test the waters so-to-speak, I finally read this Treasury edition which I've owned for years to see if I'd enjoy Conan stories.

Well....I do. And that Omnibus is now pre-ordered! Can't wait.

Ant-Man and the Wasp

                                        

A very enjoyable movie. The world wasn't at stake but there was lots of imaginative action and some great humour.

The New Teen Titans Vol 7 and 8 "The Judas Contract"

I've finally got round to completing these trades and reading the famous "Judas Contract" arc in NTT.

I really enjoyed that story and I can see why it became so popular and famous back in the day (1985).

Perez leaves after issue 50 (in Vol 8) and I feel the series suffered somewhat as a result. No shame in that because he is almost impossible to replace. Vol 8 finished with a reprint of issue 58 and it was a nice conclusion for me to complete my collection. 

Three new DC Silver Age Omnibus Editions

Legion of Super-heroes Vol 2, Supergirl Vol 2 and The Flash Vol 3 all look fantastic on my bookshelf.

No issues with the condition of any of these after shipping by Amazon. 

Jurassic World - Fallen Kingdom.

Saw this movie yesterday. The plot was a bit overdone as they threw everything at the story just to make another action sequence and move the, somewhat ridiculous story along.

Jim Starlin's Thanos Saga

Inspired by Infinity War and the fact that I have all the comics from Starlin's original saga from the 1970s - I thought I'd read them!

It all starts with his first appearance in Iron Man #55 but then moves to Captain Marvel where Thanos gets hold of the cosmic cube and CM goes all cosmic and aware!

Thanos is actually defeated at the conclusion of the story in issue #33

Strangely the story also includes a few issues Daredevil - basically because Moondragon, also of Titan, is introduced.

and an issue of Avengers with a classic cover.

After the conclusion of his CM run, Starlin moved onto Warlock (Strange Tales and then published under Warlock's own name)

I decided to read that from the beginning as it all ties-in eventually.

 There was some great Starlin art in those issues.

Eventually the story concludes in two 1977 Annuals.

And that was that for a few years. Some classic issues in that run.

So, for a change, I've got to read plenty of original issues (27 altogether).

Back to Teen Titans next.

Solo A Star Wars Movie

A great film. As much as I've enjoyed Episodes VII and VIII, overall I have preferred Rogue One and now Solo more.