tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399979678107201675.post5931926992111359824..comments2023-09-21T02:26:29.002-05:00Comments on Power of the Atom: Captain Atom: Armageddon #1-3 (2005-2006)Diabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399979678107201675.post-82641410734253882792011-11-22T22:38:58.814-06:002011-11-22T22:38:58.814-06:00The Silver Age stories are really fun, but my hear...The Silver Age stories are really fun, but my heart with regards to Captain Atom is pretty much in the same place as you, Shag. I will be checking out those Aquaman issues, as well...Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399979678107201675.post-14642030159069744892011-11-22T21:55:11.573-06:002011-11-22T21:55:11.573-06:00Thanks for the clarification. Yeah, that costume ...Thanks for the clarification. Yeah, that costume just never seemed heroic. Agreed it would work as a Venom-like foe. MY Captain Atom is the post-Crisis Captain Atom (silver, shiny, and Bart Sears-like).<br /><br />You should give the Pfiefer Aquaman run a try again. It harkened back to the classic years of Aquaman, but with a modern flavor. Great stuff.<br /><br /><br />The Irredeemable Shag<br />http://firestormfan.comThe Irredeemable Shaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620741461584124844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399979678107201675.post-87140857589296988212011-11-22T13:40:00.573-06:002011-11-22T13:40:00.573-06:00Totally the Alex Ross Kingdom Come design. Some fo...Totally the Alex Ross <i>Kingdom Come</i> design. Some folks say Ross was riffing on the old gold costume, but <a href="http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy132/dcbloodlines/SpaceAdventures34June1960.jpg" rel="nofollow">look at this</a> and tell me how little they resemble one another. I think Ross came up with a really strong and unique visual, but having grown up on silver and red, I can't connect to the character emotionally in that get-up. Also, the atom symbol registers instinctively in my brain as something like a pentagram, the exact opposite realm it was intended to evoke. Considering the dearth of Captain Atom villains, somebody needs to Venom that thing up.<br /><br />I only read an issue or two of Pfeifer's <i>Aquaman</i>. Sub Diego was a great set-up that served John Arcudi well, but I never went back to really visit the earlier issues.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399979678107201675.post-25229070365936234112011-11-22T11:30:05.003-06:002011-11-22T11:30:05.003-06:00Personally I really enjoyed Pfiefer's Sub-Dieg...Personally I really enjoyed Pfiefer's Sub-Diego saga. After reading this write-up, I'm glad I skipped this Captain Atom mini-series.<br /><br />And that costume.. never liked it. Was it a tribute to a classic costume or a nod to the Kingdom Come costume?<br /><br />The Irredeemable ShagThe Irredeemable Shaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01620741461584124844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399979678107201675.post-81430786111070051972011-11-22T11:12:54.097-06:002011-11-22T11:12:54.097-06:00Glad you enjoyed it, and there was indeed a fair s...Glad you enjoyed it, and there was indeed a fair share of the 'treme flowing through Wildstorm's veins. Still, there was quality as well, my personal favorite being Alan Moore's run on <i>WildC.A.T.s</i>. God, I can't even type the name without "radical" acronymosity. Point being, instead of showing Wildstorm's areas of sophistication and commonality with DC (they were at the forefront of "Vertigoized" super-heroes,) the creators took a propagandistic route. They tarred the entire line as a bunch of violent nincompoops, selling the "need" to chuck everything and start again under "Worldstorm." Shame none of the big name creators managed to release more than two issues afterward, and the line followed the trajectory of Marvel's New Universe...Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399979678107201675.post-55283857780866979012011-11-22T07:51:03.453-06:002011-11-22T07:51:03.453-06:00New to the blog and new to Capt. Atom since the re...New to the blog and new to Capt. Atom since the relaunch. Enjoying both quite a bit. Pretty entertaining write-up, I think you gave it an appropriate level of snark.<br />Never got into Wildstorm back in the day, looking back now most of it comes off as a pretty good example of the Xtreme 90's. Makes me want to slam a Dew and crank up some Korn.Royal Octopusnoreply@blogger.com