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Thanks to Tom Brennan, a Patron of this Blog, for suggesting this match up! I had been meaning to use the Sentry again, and Captain Marvel is certainly more than a suitable adversary for him.
I am always glad to use artwork by the amazing Jerry Ordway. I was lucky enough to pick up a couple of pages by him several years back (inks by Mark McKenna and Paul Ryan):
I haven't heard much about the Static movie since it was announced, but I am definitely looking forward to it. Michael B. Jordan will be producing alongside Denys Cowan and Reginald Hudlin, so it has a lot of talent behind it already. Hopefully we will hear about a director and casting soon.
Continued from yesterday's cover, we see that Kamandi's visit has taken quite a dramatic turn. Will we see this line-up of X-Men when they finally make their MCU debut? I'm not sure that Marvel is interested in doing a First Class type movie, but I know I would love to see it. We'll see what the status of mutants is after Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is released, I guess.
You know what I'm thankful for today? All of the awesome visitors who make time to stop by and check out these covers. I am especially thankful to those who leave comments and let me know what they think.
I've had a few requests for a Thing-led poker night cover, and I finally got around to it here. I had fun deciding who Ben Grimm might include. He already had a poker buddy in Lando Calrissian from STF #1943, and back in my MTIO: The Lost Issues days he met Jonah Hex, Wildcat and Hellboy... I'd love to be a fly on the wall for this game.
Presenting the ninth appearance of the Hawkeye/Huntress brother-sister act. If you have been following their adventures here, you'll know that they have been piecing together missing parts of their childhood, and it looks like their hard work is about to pay off. The Hawkeye Disney+ show starts today, I'm looking forward to checking it out.
Happy to use Brett Breeding artwork here. He is responsible for my favorite piece of art that I ever commissioned:
One of the cool things about seeing different artists' interpretations of Batman is how they each choose to depict the Bat-Cave. It's still the coolest superhero HQ in my mind, and I'm sure its fun for each new illustrator to put their own spin on it. I'm looking forward to whatever version we will be getting in next year's The Batman movie.
I remember thinking the premise to X-Factor was a little odd. The original X-Men disguised themselves as mutant hunters in order to secretly help mutants, it didn't make a lot of sense to me. They didn't stick with that set up for too long, fortunately.
Glad to use a Solomon Grundy image here by the very talented Scott Kolins here. I was lucky enough to pick up a couple of original pages by him (Flash #200 inked by Doug Hazlewood and Thing: Freakshow inked by Andy Lanning):
Continuing yesterday's battle, it looks like Carol Ferris has the upper hand. I still hope to see the Squadron Supreme appear in the MCU some day. I loved their arc on the animated Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and it would be even cooler to see them in live action. Thanks again to Blog Patron Ken Roskos for suggesting this match up.
Presenting Part One of a Two Part Epic! Thank you to Ken Roskos, a Patron of this Blog, for suggesting this match-up. It's too bad we never got to see Blake Lively transform into Star Sapphire in a Green Lantern sequel. Oh well, maybe the villainess will appear in the HBO Max GLC series. Come back tomorrow for the exciting conclusion!
One of the things I am most interested to see in The Batman is Colin Farrel's performance as The Penguin. He's unrecognizable under the make-up for the role and I've been intrigued with what he's been doing with the character in the brief snippets we have been shown so far.
I am always happy to use artwork by the amazing Norm Breyfogle, an artist gone way soo soon. I was lucky enough to get a sketch by him back in the day:
With the CW Supergirl series completed, and Zack Snyder's Justice League already released, have we seen the last of a live action Martian Manhunter for a while? While it's been cool to see him on the screen, I still do not think that the character has been completely done justice yet, so I'd love to see him return in the DCEU at some point. With the right actor I can see him being a fan favorite.
Even tough it's aimed at younger viewers, I am looking forward to DC League of Super-Pets. I'm a sucker for comics, superheroes and animals, so there's a lot there to appeal to me. I even have a cat named Ace!
I am always happy to use the artwork of Curt Swan on this blog. I was lucky enough to get an original page by him (and Inker Bob Oskner) many years back - I liked this piece because it shows so many of Superman's powers in action:
Hey, if you're going to learn, learn from the best! I can see Booster using his Time Bubble to pull a stunt like this. Of course, knowing him, not everything will go exactly to plan.
I am always glad to use an image here by Dan Jurgens. I was lucky enough to pick up an original page by him (and inker Rick Burchett) many years back:
Judging from the dialogue here, it's clear that this cover takes place slightly before the events of STF #3325, where Jonny and Swampy first appeared together on this blog. That these tales appear out of order has nothing at all to do with me forgetting that I had already recently paired them. That is a completely ridiculous suggestion and almost not even worth bringing up. I just like keeping visitors on their toes here at The Lost Issues. Yeah, that's the ticket!
Continued from yesterday's cover, we see the inevitable clash between our two heroes. Let's hope that Aunt May can get them to stop fighting. Long time visitors of this blog may remember that May and Woozy have a bit of history together, as suggested in Spidey and Plas' first meeting in STF #1856.
Presenting Part One of a Two-Part Tale! Jameson has been known to hire oddball characters to help him target the Wall-Crawler, so I can see this story happening. A clash seems inevitable - but there's one person that might be able to stop things from getting too out of control (longtime STF visitors may have an idea as to who that is). Make sure you come back tomorrow to see how it all shakes out!
Another Anniversary Issue has arrived, and this time I though I would go for an issue-long battle between two major teams that have yet to meet on this blog. Who better to illustrate such an epic meeting that the King himself, Jack Kirby? While putting this together I was fondly remembering back to Fantastic Four Annual #11 from 1976, in which Roy Thomas and John Buscema presented a meeting between the FF and the Invaders (with a Kirby cover to top it off), a great comic.
I featured this match up as one of the back up tales in STF #3100, but I felt that it was strong enough to deserve an issue all by itself. Actually, this scene looks to be taking place merely moments after the one depicted on that cover. Consider this an expanded version of that classic tale!
Coming tomorrow: STF #3500!
The second season of Stargirl started out a little slowly, but finished off strong. I was especially impressed with how well realized Eclipso was, both visually and how he was utilized as a season-long menace. It definitely seemed like the show's budget may have been trimmed from the first season to the second, but Eclipso's sequences were always done well. The post credits scene featuring a popular Infinity Inc. character showing up was cool too, and suggests interesting possibilities for Season Three.
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