tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post6449547660655736496..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: THE UNBOXING - JULY 2017Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-7746187739226560552017-09-11T22:18:00.234-07:002017-09-11T22:18:00.234-07:00Re Spectacular Spider-Man #20: I was 7 when it cam...<br>Re <i>Spectacular Spider-Man</i> #20: I was 7 when it came out — still reliant on spinner racks as opposed to direct-market shops and still pretty constricted in my budget, although checking the GCD’s cover gallery against my memory it was the third issue in a row of the series that I’d gotten. Despite my understanding that Hector Ayala was a fairly minor character, Lightmaster’s belief that he was Spider-Man placing him in such a position that he had to out himself publicly as The White Tiger felt like a really big deal to Young Blam — as well as brilliantly ironic — because everyone knew secret identities were sacrosanct. I assume this isn’t a spoiler if you’ve read those later issues with him. 8^)<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-707596937763045612017-09-11T22:15:23.201-07:002017-09-11T22:15:23.201-07:00Actually, I’ve been taking notes while reading Iro...<br>Actually, I’ve been taking notes while reading <i>Iron Fist</i> partly with your reviews in mind. Of course, echoing Teebore in a comment on your post on the first issue, I haven’t gotten around to your Wolfman/Pérez <i>Titans</i> reviews yet despite being a huge proponent of that run and rereading it over the past couple of years as I’ve gotten the series in TPB for my eldest niece.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-40011128340567450162017-09-11T12:04:13.223-07:002017-09-11T12:04:13.223-07:00Hey, if you're looking for my thoughts on earl...Hey, if you're looking for my thoughts on early IRON FIST, I read every issue a couple years back: <a href="http://notahoaxnotadream.blogspot.com/p/iron-fist.html" rel="nofollow">IRON FIST CLASSIC</a>.<br /><br />My main exposure to Hector Ayala is the SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN stories where Roger Stern has him beat up and gunned down by Gideon Mace -- so he never made a huge impression on me. The Sons, on the other hand, I knew very little of, so their legend was built for me based on their visuals and accompanying entry in the GAMER'S HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE from the old Marvel RPG system.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-75446121204127257332017-09-06T10:54:30.461-07:002017-09-06T10:54:30.461-07:00I got sucked into some Deadly Hands of Kung Fu on ...<br>I got sucked into some <i>Deadly Hands of Kung Fu</i> on Marvel Unlimited while reading the early <i>Iron Fist</i> comics recently. As we discussed when you wrote about the first Omnibus, I too have a soft spot for the Sons of the Tiger — as well as Hector Ayala, The White Tiger, due to <i>Spectacular Spider-Man</i> #20 blowing my mind a bit, and I’m not sure I ever knew that his introduction came in the Sons’ <i>DHOKF</i> strip. Anyway, Vol. 1 is currently 60% off at InStockTrades, which means I’m exercising some serious willpower. <br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.com