Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: The Magic Of Medussa

Thursday, November 29, 2012

The Magic Of Medussa

6 comments:

Super-Duper ToyBox said...: i love the new FF Medusa outfit! Mike Allred frickin' rules- first issue was great, looking forward to the rest; November 29, 2012 at 7:42 PM
david_b said...: ALWAYS LOVED Medusa. I came in to the FF (vaguely recalling my intense love for the '60s animated series) back around 1973, and loved her as Sue's replacement. The team just needed an improved visual appearance, was looking a bit stale with the tail end of Kirby's tenure.

And she was definitely IT.

Will have to check out the latest outfit by Allred.

When I saw the pic name 'Medusa Bust', my inner 13yr old soul went pitter-patter for a moment.

I still wonder, for all the mixed results he had on his '70s return stint, I don't know why Marvel didn't offer Kirby their short-loved 'Inhumans' title. Not too many folks were reading it, and he sort of created 'em anyways.

Instead we had to put up with him on 2001 and Captain America, which wasn't all that good.; November 30, 2012 at 5:05 AM
Kal said...: Maybe he thought the Inhumans were too much like the New Gods stuff he was doing over at DC at the time.; November 30, 2012 at 6:28 AM
david_b said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; November 30, 2012 at 7:13 AM
david_b said...: Probably. I had spoken up my suggestion at the BAB site, but Doug apparently thought his self-writing would have been terrible, like we saw in CA&F..

As I retorted, weren't THAT many folks buyin' the mag to begin with, so what would have been the loss..??

'Course the early Perez work was nice to see, but if he was looking for a title to resuscitate (and they WEREN'T letting him near the FF's main title..), couldn't think of a better one.

His brief stint on Black Panther was painful as well. Actually his writing wasn't too bad in the 70s, just anachronistic, and after the relevant gains made by Englehart on Cap, MacGregor on Panther, and the current storylines in FF, the King just didn't fit in well anymore.

A sad chapter.; November 30, 2012 at 7:14 AM
Kal said...: I don't blame Kirby for anything that happen at that time. He just put his head down and drew his ass off. They should have supported the great man instead of marginalizing him like Marvel did.; November 30, 2012 at 11:03 AM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.