Mr bla bla Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 22 hours ago, 1950's war comics said: i have a few essentials they are great ! i doesn't matter to me that they are in black and white I have the complete Kirby FF-run in Essentials. Im really glad I have them. tv horror, Ken Aldred, WolverineX and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) On 6/6/2019 at 9:57 PM, F For Fake said: I was going to say the exact same thing. The first Essential I purchased was the Uncanny X-Men collection, I was working at the comic shop the day it came out. I don't remember exactly how much it cost, but I think it was something insane like $8.95 for a phone-book's worth of comic pages, and the art was beautiful. I sold a bunch to customers that day with that exact pitch. Yup. Once I discovered them, for a bargain price and with the great print quality of the earlier volumes, buying them for lots of reading material was a no-brainer. Edited June 8, 2019 by Ken Aldred tv horror and F For Fake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) The essential early Journey into Mystery with Thor 83-110 (or close to it) are great , i read them as a teen but forgot much of it... the unrequited love between lame Dr Blake and Jane Foster was heartbreaking .. they both loved each other so much but were afraid to let the other know because they feared they were unworthy of his/her love Edited June 12, 2019 by 1950's war comics Ken Aldred, kav and ComicConnoisseur 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, 1950's war comics said: The essential early Journey into Mystery with Thor 83-110 (or close to it) are great , i read them as a teen but forgot much of it... the unrequited love between lame Dr Blake and Jane Foster was heartbreaking .. they both loved each other so much but were afraid to let the other know because they feared they were unworthy of his/her love The Lee / Kirby stories really become consistently good reads post issue 100. I especially like Kirby's art inked by Chic Stone. Also, some DC Showcase volumes featuring war comics that might interest you... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Showcase_Presents_publications Edited June 12, 2019 by Ken Aldred tv horror 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jools&jim Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Can anyone tell me if the "Essentials" line ever reprinted abridged stories? For example: do the Kirby/Lee Fantastic Four volumes use the original '60s comics as source material, as opposed to using the often edited/abridged versions reprinted during the '70s in Marvel's Greatest Comics, where full-page panels and/or spreads were sometimes removed? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slym2none Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 At this point, if I could own all the comics I wanted, I'd have them as just Essential TPBs. -slym Black_Adam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p41981 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I have a bunch (bought them mostly when I was a student on a tight budget). although they pale in comparison to omnibuses , for the price they can hardly be beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv horror Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 13 hours ago, jools&jim said: Can anyone tell me if the "Essentials" line ever reprinted abridged stories? For example: do the Kirby/Lee Fantastic Four volumes use the original '60s comics as source material, as opposed to using the often edited/abridged versions reprinted during the '70s in Marvel's Greatest Comics, where full-page panels and/or spreads were sometimes removed? Thanks! I have over 100 Essentials and yes Marvel has edited a few editions especially the horror titles by blanking out some panels with shadows to cover some nudity. As for the FF I don't know, although that title was not adult themed like the horror magazine runs reprinted in the Dracula volumes. jools&jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics4All Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Great to use as coloring books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
