Posted: 29 April 2016 at 9:05am | IP Logged | 6
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My copy arrived last night, and it is a stunning collection. While I have most of this in other sources, it's a trip to see it collected together. It's a reminder of how much ground JB covered and how he worked on so many characters with a lot of other talent at Marvel. While I would have picked a different line-up, it's still a fantastic book.
I was planning a night of TV after work, but I fell into this collection for quite some time instead. What a ride!!!
The big standouts on my initial look - Hulk and Wolverine. The Hulk stories are pitch perfect. The Wolverine work has only improved over time -- I was initially disappointed when the book was released that JB did not ink his own work, but Klaus Janson's inks proved to give this book a distinctive look. Today, I think it is exceptional with some great stories by Archie Goodwin. And while I love Klaus Janson's work, it is still great that JB inked "Endings" - the last issue of that run, which also closes out this collection.
Highly recommended!!!
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