Showing posts with label John Romita Jr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Romita Jr. Show all posts

Friday, June 15, 2007

Amazing Spider-Man – Happy Birthday | Comics

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Amazing Spider-Man – Happy Birthday
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It's Peter Parker's birthday and he was at home to celebrate this special day with his lovely wife Mary Jane Watson and beloved Aunt May after spending quite a hasty day at school. While he was having a moment with her in the bedroom, he suddenly notices a red lightning outside and rushed to the spot to look further into the matter. There, at Times Square, he met the crowd of Iron Man, Thor, Cyclops, The Thing, Invisible Woman and Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four, who got busy saving the city. Soon, they are all joined by sorcerer supreme himself; Dr. Strange who came a bit late. They all gathered here to witness New York City being overruned by an army of the Mindless Ones and soon, Dormammu of the Dark Dimension arrives along with them.

Though there was seemingly no possible reason present for the demon's appearance and Dormammu himself was also not at his full power due to a recent event. The heroes of Earth assumed that the demon fleet is on Earth for an invasion. So, they quickly devises a plan to stop Dormammu immediately and send the Mindless Ones to their home with their master. But Spider-Man got lost in time along with Doctor Strange while administering a plan to go back in time to stop the Dread One before he could ever appear in our realm. Spidey saw many of his old enemies as when he first met them and fought against each of them, trying to return to his own time. All he has to do is to follow his own voice and not to interfere with anything else. But curios as he always is, Spider-Man does interfere with things of the other plane of existence.
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Inter-Dimensional Chaos on Manhattan
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Amazing Spider-Man – Happy Birthday

Marvel Comics had writer J. Michael Straczynski (Civil War – Spider-Man, The Other – Evolve or Die) and artist John Romita Jr. (Avengers Vs. X-Men, World War Hulk) teamed up to celebrate the 500th issue anniversary of the Amazing Spider-Man series with Happy Birthday storyline in 2003. This is a story that's not about just fighting super-villains and facing global threats. It's all about Spidey himself and this tale ran in the Amazing Spider-Man series from issue #498-502. Even if the story is not about a running threat, it also opens a doorway for the potential future stories in the series that is going to change the life of everyone's favorite web-crawler.
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Monday, January 1, 2007

Amazing Spider-Man – Until The Stars Turn Cold | Comics

During his battle against energy vampire Morlun, Aunt May accidentally discovers secret of Peter’s duel identity and after a little while she becomes one of his biggest support (Coming Home). May Parker then go to Daily Bugle building to meet J. Jonah Jameson in person for a talk as she has a problem with Jameson’s anti-Spidey editorials. Also, she wanted to let him know that she is cancelling her regular subscription for his newspaper from now on because of his flawed decisions on everyone's favorite wall-crawler. Though Jonah is not worried about her cancellation of his paper, he was more stirred to see her view change.

Apart from his life as the Amazing Spider-Man, Peter Parker also teaches at Midtown High. During the break time, he was talking to a student of his class named Jennifer Hardesty about her addict brother who is in hospital now and then came to know from her that, people are mysteriously getting vanished out of nowhere in her neighborhood. After a brief investigation on that particular matter Peter came to a point that no bodies were found so far and only persons from streets are getting vanished all of a sudden. Since most of them were jobless, police were not interested to look up either.

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Amazing Spider-Man – Until The Stars Turn Cold | Comics

While on patrol at night as Spider-Man, he is suddenly alarmed by his spider-sense and found a guy with wraith-like appearance was vanishing one of his victims in front of him who called himself The Shade. As Spidey tried to engage him in combat, he couldn't land a punch on him but the guy toyed with him for a while. When he was outsmarted by his opponent and took a little beating, he decided to retreat. With help from Lieutenant William Lamont, Spider-Man gets to the root of Shade’s origin and then ends up taking help from Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange to take him down.

Previously, Peter missed a scheduled meeting with his wife Mary Jane, which greatly frustrates her over Peter. Meanwhile, she called Aunt May to check on her and because of her tone, it seemed to MJ that she now knows about Peter’s secret. May and Peter quickly flies off to California to meet MJ, to make it up to her for last time where she is currently trying to have a break in film industry. It was all good until a new Doctor Octopus starts terrorizing the city with his latest evil schemes. Following him, the original Doc Ock also shows up shortly to make matter worse for everyone.

Earlier Otto Octavius was invited to research and development company, Nexus Industries with an employment offer by Luke Carlyle and asks him if he'd be interested to join them as a consultant. In actual, Carlyle was a corporate fraud, who climbed up to power with ulterior motives of his own and bringing Octavius was part of a plan to steal his mechanical arms. After rendering Doc Ock unconscious, he steals Octavius' cybernetic appendages to have his scientists copy the tech. This is the reason, why Doctor Octopus came looking for this new impostor at the first place, to exact vengeance for conning him.

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Playing Heroic Responsibilities

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Amazing Spider-Man Vol 03 – Until The Stars Turn Cold

It is the third storyline by the popular creative duo run of writer J. Michael Straczynski (The Other – Evolve or Die, Silver Surfer – Requiem) and artist John Romita Jr. (Avengers Vs. X-Men, World War Hulk) for Amazing Spider-Man monthly ongoing comic-book series featuring issues #40-45 from second volume which will be issues# 481-486 according to the original numbering. Straczenski mapped out two interconnected mini stories that balance out everything that is going on in his life and was later published by Marvel Comics back in 2002 as a single graphic novel entitled "Until The Stars Turn Cold".

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In Cold Arms

One of the most important aspects of Spidey's life except fighting super-villains and saving the world on a daily basis that is often left about is his personal life. First there was just Aunt May back then and now that he is married, he has to make time for his wife Mary Jane Watson. Now that his aunt knows about his secret, he can finally be open up to one more person in his life and not worry about it either. On top of that, he has a job now and that responsibility is often colliding with his super-heroics. Writer Straczynski brilliantly plots all of that out and it gets real with the touch of master illustrator John Romita Jr.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Amazing Spider-Man – Coming Home | Comics

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Amazing Spider-Man – Coming Home
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Spider-Man met a mysterious person while patrolling out to clear his head on evening having the same wall crawling ability like him as well as physical prowess, and also the spider-sense, only more aged than him. The person, Ezekiel also seen to know his secret identity but the most amazing fact is that because of the same nature of their power, their spider-sense does not warn each other of their presence and it appears that he is considered as an ally for Spidey. Ezekiel informs Peter of a cultural tribe who worships super-beings and Peter is the blessed one who possessed the pure force of a spider. Not only that, Ezekiel also warns him of a villain of counter-force, who is out there to hunt him down.

Peter is then offered a secured shelter with Adamantium alloys covered in reinforced steel skin to hide himself from his newly discovered enemy by Ezekiel but he declines it anyway and chose to fight his way out just like every other fight. Soon, as he swings around the city, he eventually clashes with that powerful villainous entity known as Morlun who found him and had the toughest fight of his life just to evade him after being tormented by him and his minion Dex for days. After the exhausted battle, Spider-Man realizes that he had never faced a powerful opponent like him, not even the Hulk. But as he keeps avoiding Morlun, he keeps endangering civilian lives at the villain’s hand. Spidey's confidence is almost broken and so is he as he sees no possible light of hope or a slimmest chance of pinning down this super-powered foe.

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Morlun's First Attack
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Spider to Hunter
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Coming Home is a six part storyline of Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man series that was plotted by the famous collaborator team of writer J. Michael Straczynski (Civil War – Spider-Man, Fantastic Four) and artist John Romita Jr. (Avengers Vs. X-Men, Kick-Ass). This super-pack tale took place in the monthly series of the Amazing Spider-Man, from issue #471-476. A new ally and a new enemy is given to Spider-Man and these characters are surely up for enriching the Spider-Man legacy, created by the duo of Straczynski and Romita Jr. Morlun's introduction in this story just not only added a new super-villain to Spidey's already augmented rogues' gallery but it also heralded the “Spider-Verse” event that would take place years after.
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Thursday, June 15, 2006

Thor Vs. Thanos | Comics

Following a battle alongside Odin and his Avenger teammate Scarlet Witch against Loki, Mephisto and The Enchanters, Thor returns to Asgard and discover that someone has brutally defeated the elite forces of Asgard and among them he find out his former lover Sif. Heimdall was found unconscious on Bifrost and Odin Allfather is encountered by a mysterious person.

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Thor Vs. Thanos | Comics

He forced Odin to give an ancient artifact called "The Map of all Ending", that can lead the universe to destruction. This mysterious person is revealed to be The Mad Titan; Thanos. He is out to collect other mystic artifacts hidden across the galaxy, which will lead him to the fabled Designate, Terene. Who's tears have the power to unleash death across universe upon drinking it from Chalice of Ruins.

Thor is suddenly attacked by Mangog, the creature with immense power of billion-billion beings who were once slaughtered by Odin. Thor and Mangog battles fiercely and exchange heavy blows but Thor is eventually defeated shortly when the beast gets the upper hand in fight. Mangog and the evil Tarakis is teamed up with Thanos in his dark scheme.

Balder The Brave seeks the aid of master blacksmith Jagrfelm in Svartalfheim, on behalf of Odin. Now Thor aided by The Rigellian Recorder and Firelord; former herald of Galactus, must make a final stand against Thanos to stop him at any cost to save the entire universe from its impending destruction and rescue Terene from his clutches.

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Band of Cosmic Avengers

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"Thor Vs. Thanos" is the fourth and final storyline by legendary team-up of writer Dan Jurgens (Superman/Doomsday – Hunter/Prey, The Death of Superman) and one of Marvel's finest penciller John Romita Jr. (Uncanny X-Men, World War Hulk). This five part tale consists of issue #18-25 from the second ongoing volume of Thor monthly series.

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Thunder God Vs. Mad Titan

Though, the story only took a couple of issue to be told but the significance and the magnitude of the events that took place in it is far greater that. It’s a cosmic level action packed madness, a must read for any fans and the second great appearance of Thanos after the events if “Infinity Gauntlet” of Marvel Comics.
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Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Thor – The Dark Gods | Comics

The Dark Gods are an evil opposition of Asgardians and one of Asgard's most dreaded enemies from the past returns and took over the eternal realm of it. While Thor was on Midgard tending business with The Avengers, they invaded and re-shaped Asgard in their own dark view. Not only they took over Asgard but they also have destroyed the Olympus as well.

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Thor – The Dark Gods | Comics

Ages ago, Perrikus’ wife Tserron was killed in a battle with Lonkarr, a scout Odin had sent to explore the universe who stumbled upon their city Narcisson. They were once defeated by the mighty Odin ages ago and now to avenge their defeat, they returned to claim Asgard and Thor is the one left alone to face them in battle. Perrikus of Dark Gods confronts The Mighty Thor, who once defeated him before.

Thor and Perrikus battled and during their clash, the evil god revealed Thor's disbelief on mighty Mjolnir and even defeated him. The mighty Mjolnir is destroyed during their fight and Thor reverted back to his human form of Jake Olsen only to be captured by Perrikus. This transformation has somehow saved him from a powerful magical blast from Perrikus.

However, he is successful in freeing himself and is assisted by the mysterious Marnot. Thor eventually manages to repair Mjolnir and with the prince of power, Hercules by his side who is also seeking revenge on The Dark Gods, for destroying his home, Olympus and one of Thor's old nemesis, The Destroyer is convinced by the former to bettle alongside them to put a fight against The Dark Gods.

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Ascension of Dark Gods

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Following “Thor – In Search of the Gods” storyline, comic-book writer Dan Jurgens (Superman/Doomsday – Hunter/Prey, The Death of Superman) and superstar artist John Romita Jr. (Uncanny X-Men, World War Hulk) returns in the second run of their take on Asgard's Thunder God's tale in “Thor – The Dark Gods” published by Marvel Comics in 2000.

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The Dark Wars

The stakes are high as always but very difficult to overcome such a threat that has the entire Asgardian Gods held captive on their custody. This storyline features issue #09-13 from second volume of Thor monthly ongoing series. This tale is followed by “The Eighth Day” crossover story where the same creative team has taken part along with other industry talents.
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