>>83170946
>>83203874
Sorry I couldn't bump the thread last night, 4chan was dead for a while.
>>83204033
No problem Anon, my net has been having troubles anyway.
You see >>83197707 ?
Oh boy, here we go!
>>83204421
Yep, accidentally commented on there with my name on. The helmet is kind of lame.
So yeah, the cover had a moment that we already passed. Exciting, huh?
>>83203874
I really love this series covers. They all seem really awesome.
>>83204498
This era had some neat covers.
I've gotta admit, I love this trick.
Man I've always loved George Tuska's stuff on these comics. He managed to draw a blaxploitation style urban funky comic with an almost entirely black cast without it being racist as hell and everyone having the same face.
I just wish a single writer stuck with the book and put an individual stamp on
>>83204453
It's kind of inexplicable too. You could easily just have a Diamondback costume that consisted of a snakeskin jacket. Isn't the trend for live-action to try to look less ridiculous than the comic costume?
>>83204757
Seriously, dude's got a snakeskin suit and throws knives. The trick knives may be tricky, granted.
>>83204581
Luke Cage: Bluffmaster
>I left all of my records in the mind of one guy
Seriously, this sounds like a bad idea. What if he lies to you?
>>83204756
He also drew evil, scummy looking people well. Rackham looked exactly like someone who'd be calling the black hero "boy."
For any fans of the Thunderbolts, you'll want t remember this story. That's the man who would go on to be called Atlas.
>>83204957
See to it he has no reason to lie to you.
>>83204993
It really is neat.
>>83205056
does it ever become a thing how Zemo Sr gave Atlas his powers?
>>83205056
I think they later retconned his behavior as being due to his ionic powers making him kind of crazy.
>>83205119
I don't know the history of the individual Thunderbolts, did he have his Ionic Powers yet, or did he have a different set?
Aw, sad Luke
>>83205147
I think he was just strong, but his power source was still ionic rays.
>>83205217
Man, I really need to get into classic Avengers. But I JUST finished reading everything I'd need for this, and now I'm on classic Swamp Thing.
Atlas here is taking lessons from the Ninja Turtles in disguise.
>>83205217
He actually got the size-changing powers from Pym Particles...which are also known for causing mental instability.
So does this mean Luke is technically a legacy hero?
>>83205320
I think Ben Grimm was doing that way before any of the Turtles did.
>>83205350
No, he's got Ionic-based Pym Particle powers. Both of which cause mental instability, so he's got a double-dose of bug nuts.
>>83205339
>Luke joking in the last panel about how generic his powerset is
>>83205392
Yet again, I forgot the page.
>>83205365
I think legacy implies it was an actual conscious decision to take on someone else's name, while Luke legit never heard of the guy before.
>>83205380
Honestly, I saw more TMNT as a kid, so when I see a massive trenchcoat and a big hat, I think them.
>>83205423
And yet people count Monica Rambeau as a legacy hero, and she explicitly didn't know who Mar-Vell was.
>>83204519
I've heard that by that point there was an editor who just did covers
>>83205468
I guess because Captain Marvel was somewhat well known, while the original Power Man is probably best known as Atlas or even Goliath.
>>83205510
See, callous disregard for a little girl's safety is really out of line for Erik's later characterization.
Honestly, if there's anything I miss from this and the Silver Age of comics is snarky narration.
We'll get some more of that when we get to Ostrander's Heroes for Hire in a few weeks.
>>83205521
Reading older comics, I'm actually a bit curious how popular Mar-Vell was in his day.
>If you ever call yourself Power Man again, I will tattoo that name on your rib cage!
>>83205637
He had his own series for more than 60 issues, that's got to be enough for some recognition.
It's a bit late, but I just realized Cage went an entire issue without ruining his shirt.
>>83205760
Based Luke.
>>83205784
>calls himself Stiletto
>doesn't wear stilettos
False advertising is what it is.
>Atlas, you ain't.
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By the way, I haven't actually read the Defenders yet. Anyone know if they're important enough to Cage to include in the storytime, and what issues?
>>83205892
Is anyone here /k/ enough to confirm if he at least uses stiletto knives?
>>83205843
That was back in the day before relaunches. Reading the Masterworks, he got canceled somewhere around four times. Speaking of, I'm actually thinking of storytiming Captain Marvel after I'm through here. I already did Genis already, so it could work.
Man, how does Luke possibly afford this apartment? He breaks through his own wall constantly.
>>83205910
He's in 17-19, 24-25, 37-40, 42-46, 62, 77, 107-108, 118. Haven't read the Defenders, so I'm not sure, although in 17-19, 24-25, 37-40, 42-46 he at least seems important enough to be on the cover.
>>83205760
Luke goes so hard. I love how he's upset at the littlest shit, but makes shit intense for whoever, where ever.
Dude, you don't have a mask. It really shouldn't be hard to find out who you are.
>>83206040
Fuck me running. I'll wait until somebody else confirms if it's worth it.
>>83206130
Would it? It's not like he's anyone particularly famous.
>>83206170
It doesn't come up often considering he solves his problems through punching, but Luke's job is literaly being a detective.
>>83206238
Dude, your kids are assholes. Accept it.
>>83206474
I kind of feel bad for him. At the same time, these two are little shits.
God damn, another issue without losing his shirt. Luke's losing his touch.
>>83206584
Well, clothes seem to get fucked in in this one at least.
>>83206626
i'm just jumping in. his friend is named dw griffith??
>>83206584
also looks to be a subtle issue with the thematic stuff
>>83206667
Yes, he is. And before you say anything, we made the jokes last when he first showed up.
>>83206667
Yes, like the guy who directed Birth of a Nation. No, I don't know why they thought that was a good idea.
>>83206688
i'm speechless with how they'd go for and get away with it?
>>83206728
It was a different time.
>>83206728
>get away with it
That's easier to explain, it was a time before video tapes or the internet, probably the only people who had seen Birth of a Nation were film students.
>>83206828
Welcome to Trump's america. Armed guards around the entire city, and everyone's got a gun.
I'm sorry, it's too obvious.
>>83206828
>Shades of Pete Seeger!
And the weird thing is, DW seems to be basically a hippy, not someone who would be ok with being nicknamed after a racist director at all. Has he just not gotten to that part of the film study course, or was he just so blazed during that movie he forgot all the KKK bits?
>>83206923
According to basically every article I've read on the guy, he seems more famous for inventing some of the most famous and filmmaking techniques.
It'd be like a lit guy being named after Lovecraft, despite the guy being SUPER racist, even for his time.
>>83206828
>ticky tacky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_2lGkEU4Xs
>>83207023
This fucker again?
>>83207056
You thought I was exaggerating? He's basically the breakout villain for Luke Cage. He was seen as recently as Mighty Avengers.
Look, he did it again! An entire issue without ruining his shirt!
>>83207093
>even Mace agrees that DW is beautiful
Remember this guy? He's most famous for dying horribly in Civil War.
>>83207188
And getting buried in a tarp.
>>83207134
It's the long hair, he thinks he's a lady.
>>83206029
Man Stiletto and friends really looks like some crime fighting fraternity and I love it.
Man, it's a real bummer that Ernesto's name isn't Mario.
As I've said, I haven't read much classic Avengers, so I don't quite know the difference between the various Hank Pym titles.
>Ant-Man goes from human to ant-size and talks to ants
>Giant-Man goes from human size to massive size
>Goliath is always somewhere between human size and Giant-Man size
>Yellowjacket flies and uses a sort of laser
Is that about it?
>>83207246
>frat boy vigilantes
Has this been done before?
God lord, look at that outfit. Fuck, I think we found out what a gender-swapped Power Girl would wear. That ab window, man.
>>83207467
If it hasn't, it should be.
>>83207505
I remember /co/ having a long thread trying to determine exactly what the male equivalent of Power Girl's costume would be.
If that last panel was released today, you'd know it would piss off one end of the political spectrum. I don't know which end would get mad, but one of them would, or maybe both.
>>83204622
Cutting those two out was a horrible move.
>>83207610
Maybe now that Claire is big in Netflix, someone will remember she was a comic character and bring her back?
>>83207588
Probably both. /pol/ would get mad because they hate black people, tumblr would get mad because of erasure or something. I just think it's funny because this issue literally has a guy called Black Goliath.
>>83207586
My gut says a classic Nightwing-esque collar, but my head says that an impractical ab-window is the closest we'll get to a male tit-window.
>>83204957
That's pretty clever.
>>83207636
That reminds me, the Bendis's Spider-Man did that.
>>83207672
It was bare torso, actually.
>>83207703
I'm just saying, redundancy is a good thing.
>>83207714
What, nobody decided to give him some definition?
Jesus christ, these guys.
>>83207738
You can if you want.
>>83205510
Wrong line motherfucker!
>>83207756
The Circus of Crime are really prolific villains.
>>83207818
Do they always have this fucking clown?
I mean, I've read enough comics to assume literally everyone else there is useful, but the fuck is that clown gonna do?
>>83207852
A rubber chicken full of ball bearings hurts man.
>>83207887
Princess Python knows what's up.
>>83207908
Between her and Medusa, Luke's getting a surprising amount of women who want him.
>>83207933
>>83207933
It's the shirt.
>>83207945
>>83207977
Shit, I need to start wearing yellow silk.
>>83203874
A bazooka doesn't hurt him but a 3 or 4 storey fall will kill him? Wot?
>>83208007
That's amazing.
>>83208021
Maybe the ground is lava.
>>83208021
Maybe it has something to do with being hit uniformally?
>>83208029
>has a clown horn full of poison gas
See, that's what he does!
>>83208083
Seriously? What, the others couldn't do that?
>>83207464
I think the difference is as he goes down the list he gets crazier and more insecure.
Oh god, he's got a lil unicycle and everything, this is hilarious.
>>83207505
Why is he called Black Goliath when in story he's just Goliath?
>>83208135
Is Hawkeye still Goliath around now?
>>83208135
Because it's harder to trademark goliath?
>>83208108
And any of the others could get a hypno-hat, or a snake and an electric prod, or an electric lasso. Only the strongman and the acrobats have actual skillsets.
I'll be honest, I find this bit hilarious. "I helped him the one time, and that's all I owe. Time to kick his ass."
>>83208166
But Pym is just Goliath. I know the no-prize answer is because he's black but I really don't get the thought process behind it.
>>83208201
You ever see that bit in Sealab?
>"Why is she black Debbie?"
All right Anons, we've caught up to where we're supposed to be according to my schedule. Give me but a minute to unzip the the cbr.
>>83208234
I thought he was the Funny man not the straight man.
>>83208262
Why is his head like 10 feet tall in the third panel?
Vampire vs. Dude who's power is literally "unbreakable skin".
Yeah, take a guess how this goes.
>>83208544This has such a Scooby Doo end.
Sorry for the delay. Turns out 4chan continues to decide that my IP Address matches banned people.
>>83208729
This was before blood was allowed to be red.
>>83208765
Maybe not. Dried blood is black, after all.
>>83208796
In my experience it's usually brown. And it's clearly not dry, DW wiped some of it off with his finger.
Yeah, this worked as well as you'd expect.
>>83208979
>Are you going to put on pants at any point?
>Nope.
>>83209016
>"You come into my room Luke, you work with my rules. And Rule #1? No pants."
So >>83208567 was right. This is totally a scooby doo ending.
So on the one hand, we don't have Tuska anymore. On the other hand, we've got Perez instead.
>"Damn it, I have to pay for those repairs!"
... Wow, this is surprisingly sad.
What do you think Anons? Stop with this issue?
Look at this stupid freaking thing. A six-barreled rifle!
First issue in a bit where Luke's shirt got messed up.
>>83209279
Yeah, it's getting late.
So >>83209381 is another early edition of Luke vs. the Orange Julius machine.
>>83209252
Old fighter stories are always sad.
>>83209391
Normally I'd stop hours ago, but I'm one issue away from getting back on schedule.
And that's it. Sorry it took so ungodly long, but I really wanted to get back on schedule after my network crapped out on me for a few days. I promise, at our normal time we'll only do the normal three issues.
>>83209520
Good night!
>>83204322
>Len and Tony are throwing each other under the bus
Pfffft, these fucking guys.
>>83205089
Well I'll be damned. New name's working, he's already getting pages.
In the Bugle no less.
>>83205718
They're fighting so goddamned hard over that name, and in the modern era, neither of the bastards are using it.
I'm kind of amused that fact was never brought up to either of them in Thunderbolts.
power bump
>>83203874
Well, still working my way through Power Man pt1, so bumping this and hoping to actually catch up by Power Man pt3
>>83207001
>Bullets haven't worked so far
>But that won't stop us from continuing to use them
>>83207467
The Dover Boys.
>>83211148
It's brought up in New Thunderbolts, actually, before Civil War.
