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[DavidTheDavid]

I'd love to hear from some of you boardies who were reading the Miller Daredevils at the time of their publication. Did you wonder if a cruel prank had been played on you when you went to get a copy of the latest issue and saw this DD cover?

There's an easy Bronze Age run that tripped and had to pick itself back up after a fall, right? BWS--someone not BWS--BWS again. What other titles saw artists shoved aside momentarily, only to finish out the race strong?

[paperheart]

i knew about the upcoming fill-in issue from an article in CBG that came out two months after DD #162 was released

[lizards2]

Miller just ruined Daredevil.  And I was reading at the time.

[Number 6]

This isn’t exactly what you’re looking for, but 4 issues of Kaluta greatness then this. 

Unfortunately, the Kaluta rebound was only temporary.  Series didn’t exactly “end strong”, the final Kaluta covers were just lipstick on a pig. 

[DavidTheDavid]

1 hour ago, lizards2 said:

Miller just ruined Daredevil.  And I was reading at the time.

You were already in old man mode! "These kids and their new-fangled comics!"

[Ken Aldred]

I liked Miller’s art right from the beginning.  Without a news magazine or fanzine being available to me in the north of England at the time, the Ditko fill-in issue was an unexpected disappointment. Far from his best work.

Edited January 8, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[Ken Aldred]

I’d also noticed John Byrne’s artwork and was pleased to see him start on X-Men. After a couple of issues he was interrupted by a mediocre Tony Dezuniga fill-in ...

Of course, after that, Byrne and Claremont went on, like Miller, to create a classic run of stories.

 

Edited January 8, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[Comics4All]

3 hours ago, DavidTheDavid said:

I'd love to hear from some of you boardies who were reading the Miller Daredevils at the time of their publication. Did you wonder if a cruel prank had been played on you when you went to get a copy of the latest issue and saw this DD cover?

There's an easy Bronze Age run that tripped and had to pick itself back up after a fall, right? BWS--someone not BWS--BWS again. What other titles saw artists shoved aside momentarily, only to finish out the race strong?

I love Ditko, but DD 162 is not an example of his best & brightest work! 

[Raze]

Im not sure this answer is a fair one but, I read Tom Kings Batman 1-85 and Im reading Scott Snyders Justice League and it seemed like every other issue(s) was a new artist. Its really frustrating not having some continuity with the art. It takes something away from the book.

I know that the reason Those two comics are doing it is because the insane 2 issues a month . It feels like a money grab...

[shadroch]

People who were reading Marvel at the time were used to fill in issues, as Marvel had terrible deadline problems. One year, the Avengers had three fill ins in a little over six months, including the landmark 150th issue that was supposed to introduce a new lineup. It sucked, but we simply had to buy these issues to keep our runs going. Occasionally, these fill in issues weren't bad, but mostly there was a reason why they didn't make the cut in the first place.

[Artboy99]

18 hours ago, lizards2 said:

Miller just ruined Daredevil.  And I was reading at the time.

interesting. I was barely reading Daredevil before the Miller run. I bought 158 off the stands because the cover art caught my eye: great art!

To me it picked up instantly with 159 and the 160 - 161 Bullseye story was great.

162 was a filler and as a Hulk fan 163 was fantastic.

181 is still one of the best single issue stories I have ever read.