tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post4545464088269815396..comments2024-03-09T13:14:56.299-08:00Comments on Silver Age Comics: Showcase #37: Heavy MetalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-16864543063725287712010-01-07T07:03:18.258-08:002010-01-07T07:03:18.258-08:00Great review!
And of course can you think of any o...Great review!<br />And of course can you think of any other comic of the time where a platinum blonde had to be fought OFF!!! LOL<br />NormanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-74951903959348669752010-01-05T23:24:26.451-08:002010-01-05T23:24:26.451-08:00Jim, I think what you say is a valid criticism of ...Jim, I think what you say is a valid criticism of the entire DC line in those years. Nothing ever changed; you could miss five issues and pick up right where you left off. DC's strength was that they really designed their characters well from the beginning; Marvel's was Stan's willingness to tinker. I recently read the 52 maxi-series, and I couldn't help but laugh when (in one of the final issues) Doc Magnus recreates his Metal Men, and the first thing Mercury says is, "Say, Doc, did I ever tell you I'm the only metal that's liquid at room temperature?" Yeah, like every issue!<br /><br />Doc Magnus'superdickery? Sounds like an interesting post! :)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060349239296193385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-13029221335123147152010-01-05T18:15:12.347-08:002010-01-05T18:15:12.347-08:00I always liked the concept of the Metal Men more t...I always liked the concept of the Metal Men more than the stories themselves. The title played to Kanigher's strength -- his free-wheeling imagination -- and although I wan't a fan of Andru and Esposito's work on more mainstream books like THE FLASH, it was a good match for an off-beat title like THE METAL MEN. And the Metal Men certainly had more individual personality than the Silver Age JLA or LSH. In that respect, they resembled the Fantastic Four more than any DC super-team.<br /><br />But once he gave the Metal Men their quirky individual personalities, Kanigher just kept hitting the same notes over and over again. Tin's self-doubt got real old real fast, and to a lesser extent the same is true of the other Metal Men (although Mercury's boastfulness was usually good for a chuckle). And as Pat points out, the fact that as robots the MM can be rebuilt took away any element of tragedy or self-sacrifice that Kanigher tried to inject into the stories.<br /><br />Plus, Doc Magnus has to be the biggest douchebag in the Silver Age DC universe. A whole post could be devoted to his dickery.<br /><br />As I said at the beginning of this post, I wish I could like the Metal Men more than I do. I even bought the first Showcase volume to give them another try. But for me, the flaws of this series outweigh its strengths.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com