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Tagged: John Byrne

· by Thomas Stockel · Jan 21, 2021

WandaVision’s inspirations: 1985 to the present

So hopefully over the past couple of weeks, you read my articles regarding the two Vision and Scarlet Witch limited series that were published in 1982 and 1985. While I enjoyed the first series, I found the second series a…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 20, 2020

Wonder Woman #7 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 7 of 7)

Last time: Diana defeated Ares by wrapping Gaea’s lasso around him, which she discovered could force a person to see the truth of things, and Ares came to realize this new war would be the last and a lack of…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 13, 2020

Wonder Woman #6 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 6 of 7)

Last time: Team Diana figured out some of Ares’ plot and fought Deimos and Phobos. Killing off the first and driving off the other, they used both amulets together to face off against Ares, whose mortal stooge General Tolliver has…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 6, 2020

Wonder Woman #5 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 5 of 7)

Last time: Diana defeated Decay and the media crowned her with a new name: Wonder Woman. Steve tracked her down for help, but before he could explain, Etta was apparently ambushed by Trevor’s friend, Colonel Michaelis. On Paradise Island, things…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 29, 2020

Wonder Woman #4 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 4 of 7)

Last time: Diana and Hermes brought Steve Trevor back home, only for him to face attempted murder and to be framed for one himself, while Deimos fomented war between the East and West. Meanwhile, Diana met new friends and was…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 22, 2020

Wonder Woman #3 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 3 of 7)

Last time on Wonder Woman: Vietnam veteran Colonel Steve Trevor was ordered to fly an F-4 Phantom to the middle of the ocean while Diana with the aid of Hermes tracked down clues to Ares’ whereabouts. Trevor’s co-pilot went…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 15, 2020

Wonder Woman #2 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 2 of 7)

Last time on Wonder Woman: The creative powers that be at DC shook things up by delivering a new take on the origin of the Amazons as well as a tweaked origin for Wonder Woman. No invisible jets here,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 8, 2020

Wonder Woman #1 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 1 of 7)

Back in the mid-to-late ’80s, there were some changes afoot in regards to my comic buying habits. I was growing more and more disillusioned with X-Men and Marvel in general, while at the same time some exciting things were going…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 5, 2019

Marvel Fanfare #12 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 3 of 4)

So I read the article over at Inverse regarding the Black Widow movie’s screenwriter, Jac Schaeffer, and I dunno. Some of what she says I agree with, such as not adhering slavishly to canon. It worked for Thor, for example;…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 20, 2019

X-Men #150 “I, Magneto...”

Decades ago, comics were sold in grocery stores, three comics to a bag, with the middle comic being a mystery. One day I used my paper route money to buy one of these bags, and inside it was X-Men #148.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Apr 8, 2019

DC Comics’ Legends #1

It was 1986, and DC Comics had delivered a game changer. Crisis on Infinite Earths had ushered in a new and exciting age, and as a comic book fan I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect. You had John Byrne…

Tagged: John Byrne

WandaVision’s inspirations: 1985 to the present

Wonder Woman #7 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 7 of 7)

Wonder Woman #6 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 6 of 7)

Wonder Woman #5 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 5 of 7)

Wonder Woman #4 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 4 of 7)

Wonder Woman #3 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 3 of 7)

Wonder Woman #2 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 2 of 7)

Wonder Woman #1 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 1 of 7)

Marvel Fanfare #12 “Black Widow, Web of Intrigue” (part 3 of 4)

X-Men #150 “I, Magneto...”

DC Comics’ Legends #1

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