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1985 by Mark Millar


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Andrew Man
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PostPosted: May 05 2009 06:41 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Yo, has anybody else happened to read any of this 6 issue miniseries by Mark Millar and Tommy Lee Edwards? I just finished it and I must say, I thought it was very interesting and put a new spin on how one might interpret the Marvel universe. It was a very good read and suggest it to anyone.


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PostPosted: May 06 2009 08:03 am Reply with quote Back to top

Yeah, I read it when it came out and it was great. At this point I'm just reading everything new Mark Millar puts out, because the man seems to be able to do no wrong.


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Andrew Man
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PostPosted: May 06 2009 10:23 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I completely agree, you are the one that got me into Kick-Ass and now I can't stop reading his books. 1985 is so great because it is soo fucking meta (without getting annoying).

Also I love how when Toby first encounters Hulk, the first thing he mentions is "how awful he smells". Sensory details like that are great.

What else by him would you suggest?


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PostPosted: May 06 2009 10:55 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Is it anything like George Orwell's 1984? This Is A Joke


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PostPosted: May 07 2009 08:05 am Reply with quote Back to top

His current run on The Fantastic Four has been really good, although the last couple issues were a bit weak (By any other author they'd probably be great though, lol). War Heroes is amazing, except only 2 or 3 out of 5 are out so far, and it has to be a year since the last issue. If it ever finishes, I'd recommend that. Most importantly, though, you have to read the Old Man Logan story arc in Wolverine. It's like 7 issues long, but they're all out except one so you should be able to find it in a trade in a couple months if you can't find all the issues.

#edit: Since you liked Kick-Ass, you may want to try The Boys by Garth Ennis as well. It's an ongoing series (Issue 30 just came out yesterday), but there are a few trades out at this point.


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PostPosted: May 11 2009 03:05 am Reply with quote Back to top

I have heard of the Old Man Logan series, I am definitely going to look into it.


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PostPosted: May 21 2009 08:11 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I fucking hate Mark Millar


just throwing that out there.


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PostPosted: May 22 2009 07:58 am Reply with quote Back to top

Really? I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that before. Everything he's writing right now is phenominal, except for Fantastic Four which is merely good (Two many issues of setup at this point)


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PostPosted: May 22 2009 05:17 pm Reply with quote Back to top

WANTED and Kick Ass were both trash imo. He set out to write 'mature comic books' that feature violence and gore and rape and vulgarity - pretty much everything teenagers are interested in.


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PostPosted: May 29 2009 03:18 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Granted, I didn't care much for Wanted, the movie further tarnished my opinion of that franchise.

I am reading the Ultimate X-Men arc and think he is doing a marvelous job (no pun intended).


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