In this post, I will be discussing various Amazing Fantasy comics, Fantasic Four comics from 1961-1965, Amazing Spider-Man from 1963-1964, and The Incredible Hulk #1.
Hey everybody! Today's blog will be about the Marvel comics Fantastic Four, the Hulk, and Superman. I was very interested in these readings and they went by fairly fast simply because it held the quality that the earlier Superman and Batman comics had: it is fast paced, quick, 10-20 page adventures, and is whimsical and easy to follow along.
These stories were especially interesting because it explained the origins of such well known heroes. I was surprised to see that the Hulk was blue in the first issue, for he is so iconically known now as being green. I also was completely unaware that his powers were achieved through radioactive means, being on a field and shot by radiation rays by a jealous fellow scientist.
I was also pleasantly surprised with Spiderman's story. The art of the origin was very Archie-ish, and it was cool to see the spider get shocked by rays. At this point, I began to see a reoccurring theme of science that I also saw at times in Superman, and even in Batman if we began to discuss gadgets and cutting-edge technology; the Fantastic Four were affected by rays in space, the Hulk rays by bomb testing, and Spiderman rays by some device that affected the spider. So much science and technology is used as the basis of these character's existence and it makes it seem so much more real, because technology and science is so unknown and vast that such possibilities could be viable.
I also had no idea that Spiderman had a device that spit out his webs. Maybe it was my experience with the movies... I don't know. But that was an interesting addition. And I was also pleased to know the recent movies kept elements of the storyline in check (the robber killing Uncle Ben, the fighting ring, making his own costume). Because I saw the movie before reading the comic, I was pleased that I noticed such consistencies. I wouldn't have known this otherwise and I guess that shows my lack of culture in the world of comics, or maybe just my overindulgence in their TV and movie reboots.
Alltogether, the comics were awesome. I did notice that the Invisible Woman's powers were more defensive than her extremely huge muscley, stretchy, and firey counterparts, but if I go feminist now this post will never end. Till next time!
Hey everybody! Today's blog will be about the Marvel comics Fantastic Four, the Hulk, and Superman. I was very interested in these readings and they went by fairly fast simply because it held the quality that the earlier Superman and Batman comics had: it is fast paced, quick, 10-20 page adventures, and is whimsical and easy to follow along.
These stories were especially interesting because it explained the origins of such well known heroes. I was surprised to see that the Hulk was blue in the first issue, for he is so iconically known now as being green. I also was completely unaware that his powers were achieved through radioactive means, being on a field and shot by radiation rays by a jealous fellow scientist.
I was also pleasantly surprised with Spiderman's story. The art of the origin was very Archie-ish, and it was cool to see the spider get shocked by rays. At this point, I began to see a reoccurring theme of science that I also saw at times in Superman, and even in Batman if we began to discuss gadgets and cutting-edge technology; the Fantastic Four were affected by rays in space, the Hulk rays by bomb testing, and Spiderman rays by some device that affected the spider. So much science and technology is used as the basis of these character's existence and it makes it seem so much more real, because technology and science is so unknown and vast that such possibilities could be viable.
I also had no idea that Spiderman had a device that spit out his webs. Maybe it was my experience with the movies... I don't know. But that was an interesting addition. And I was also pleased to know the recent movies kept elements of the storyline in check (the robber killing Uncle Ben, the fighting ring, making his own costume). Because I saw the movie before reading the comic, I was pleased that I noticed such consistencies. I wouldn't have known this otherwise and I guess that shows my lack of culture in the world of comics, or maybe just my overindulgence in their TV and movie reboots.
Alltogether, the comics were awesome. I did notice that the Invisible Woman's powers were more defensive than her extremely huge muscley, stretchy, and firey counterparts, but if I go feminist now this post will never end. Till next time!