AVENGERS #105
Foggy Recollection or Convenient Memory Loss?
I don't remember but one dang thing about this issue and it wasn't the cover because...
it was coverless when I found it. I THINK...
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with cover art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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It could be I was so distracted as a 11 year old when I saw Scarlet Witch's.... uh, protruding bust line,
that I completely forgot the cover. But seriously, this is really the only thing I remember about the issue.
As I re-read it here, I can SEE WHY... it's a dumb story.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Hawkeye was a character I never thought much of. Occasionally he made me laugh at the silly smart ass things they'd have him say, but... he was a really lame superhero, who always seemed to be the guy who had to have ONE MORE word balloon to add to a panel.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Really... Black Panther should've just punched him in the mouth.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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And the faux Shakespearian dialogue they'd give to Thor...ugh.
I know most comic nerds LOVED that (my son included, who is a HUGE Thor fan),
but for me it was written so goofy...
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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I WAS however always somewhat fascinated with the Vision character, though none of these guys
seemed to be able to write him without relying on the same repeated tropes over and over again.
People always talk about 'characterization' on Marvel Comics, but seriously, you could sum up
most of these characters over a 20 year period in about two sentences.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Marvel had wanted to change the Black Panthers name so as not to be associated with the real life group,
that most conservative white John Birch types (like Roy Thomas) saw as extremely radical. They walked it back pretty quickly, and here, I guess sort of make an excuse for it...
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Vision being cool, while Sir blabbers and Thor...
Why can he 'dare not injure these beings'?
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Everyone is worried if the ladies are alright (pretty sure Sif could kick most of their butts), and
Vision ponders being the second who needs to punch Hawkeye in the mouth.
And they were always calling him Clint! What kind of superhero goes by his real name?
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Dorks.
These 70's writers really had a hard time coming up with villains.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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That's EXACTLY what I'd want to do to Thor if he kept talking in that silly language!
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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The Steve Englehart emotive hero.
Yawn.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Trust me, fellow nerds, this does NOT work on real life people.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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You can not tell me this is good writing.
I hate to constantly complain about this Steve Englehart dialogue, villains, story pacing,
STORY, etc, etc. but he's so glorified by Marvel Zombies and I just can't understand WHY.
I try reading his work and it just seems juvenile.
Hmmm... maybe THAT's why.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Another trope constantly in use was the 'Scarlet Witch unsure what her powers would do or if they even worked'.
Very annoying. Here they work! (Even though she's unsure if they will or what they'll do). Duh.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Most of all She is... She!
LOL. Look at the silly expression on the heroes faces.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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I know why I like the Vision! He says 'to hell with this stupid storyline' and takes out both of these knuckleheads in one swift move. Nice!
Hmm... why doesn't he do this to every bad guy?
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Here comes the trope...
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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Tension! Romantic Turmoil! Brooding!
Rinse and Repeat.
(AVENGERS #105 - cover-dated November 1972, on newsstands August 8th, 1972, with art John Buscema and Jim Mooney)
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