Warning for a scary, murdery scene.

Intracompany crossovers were newish in 1988, just a few years after Secret Wars and Crisis on Infinite Earths, so creators saw them more as opportunities than impositions. The big idea for Millennium was that there's a giant alien robot conspiracy, aided by willing or brainwashed humans.



Great advice! I sure trust you completely, Martian MANHUNTER! )

Amazing Spider-Man #114

Sep. 24th, 2025 10:30 am[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Chopper)

Writer: Gerry Conway

Pencils: John Romita, Sr.

Inks: Tony Mortellaro and Jim Starlin


The origin of Hammerhead!


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icon_uk: (Cypher Warlock Doug Ramsey)
Eleven and a half years into it's run, the ever-enjoyable X-plain the X-Men podcast has just reached it's demi-millenium as episode 500 dropped.

For those unaware of it, it is, in it's own words a look at "The ins, the outs, and the retcons of comics greatest superhero soap-opera" which started at the dawn of the Silver Age and has only just reached the end of the 90's. So the Morrison run awaits.

Hosts Jay Edidin and Miles Stokes have, IMHO, a great presenting and bantering style and between Mile's enthusiasm, Jay's critical analsyis (though each have aspects of the other) and the queer prism they bring to look at the media through, plus the sheer amount of research they must do, this has been one of my go-to podcasts for pretty much a decade (Plus they share my affection for the OG New Mutants, and a certain omnilinguist and his technorganic soulmate in particular, so how could I not be a fan? :) )

They've also had some excellent guests over the years, including Kurt Busiek, Chris Claremont and Louise Simonson.

The Anniversary episode is great fun. They bring in a professional expert on the industrial applications of magnets to discuss just how much of Magneto's infinitely varied magnetic powers might be based in reality (Answer: More than you might think, but not necessarily in the way you might think), then are themselved interviewed about the podcast itself, which is fascinating.

Anyhoo, well worth a listen if you fancy some affectionately, if sometimes slightly snarky, X-discussion and analysis.

(Look, this podcast managed to make me even vaguely invested in parts of 90's X-Force, and you have NO idea the barriers it was working against there... well, actually you might, but that doesn't make it less impressive)

Uncanny X-Men #234

Sep. 23rd, 2025 05:50 pm[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Squirrel Girl)

Writer: Chris Claremont

Pencils: Marc Silvestri

Inks: Dan Green


The X-Men are awfully kill-happy in this issue. I get that it is the Brood, but still...


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Teen Titans (1996) #11

Sep. 23rd, 2025 02:30 pm[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Carol)

Words and pencils: Dan Jurgens

Inks: George Perez


Will Prysm sacrifice a chance to be normal in order to save the team?


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Superman #35

Sep. 23rd, 2025 12:31 pm[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Franky)

Writer: Jerry Ordway

Pencils: Kerry Gammill

Inks: Dennis Janke


Intergang tries to silence Morgan Edge after his heart attack.


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Starman (1988) #17

Sep. 23rd, 2025 10:32 am[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Bon Clay)

Writer: Roger Stern

Pencils: Tom Lyle

Inks: Scott Hanna


Power Girl enlists Starman's aid in fighting Doctor Polaris.


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Mod Post: Off-Topic Tuesday

Sep. 23rd, 2025 08:39 am[personal profile] icon_uk posting in [community profile] scans_daily
icon_uk: Mod Squad icon (Mod Squad)
In the comments to these weekly posts (and only these posts), it's your chance to go as off topic as you like.

Talk about non-comics stuff, thread derail, and just generally chat among yourselves.

The intent of these posts is to chat and have some fun and, sure, vent a little as required. Reasoned debate is fine, as always, but if you have to ask if something is going over the line, think carefully before posting please.

Normal board rules about conduct and behaviour still apply, of course.

It's been suggested that, if discussing spoilers for recent media events, it might be advisable to consider using the rot13 method to prevent other members seeing spoilers in passing.

The world situation is the world situation. If you're following the news, you know it as much as I do, if you're not, then there are better sources than scans_daily. But please, no doomscrolling, for your own sake.

So POTUS 47 capped off a week where he had already proudly admitted that hate beat forgiveness for him (surprising no-one), by standing in front of a microphone and announcing that tylenol/paracetemol should be avoided in pregnancy to prevent autism. To say this flies in the face of every respected medical authority in the world is not an understatement, but, well, here we are.

Apparently the number of MAGA supporters attending the tribute/political rally/ego-fest for the recently killed Right Wing activist, whose name needs no glorification from me, caused the local grindr server in Arizona to crash. You may draw your own conclusions.

Robert Redford, a remarkable actor and by all accounts, a remarkable man, passed away at the age 89.

A trailer for next years "Mandalorian and Grogu" movie dropped along with a beautifully 1940's style poster

Not sure if I shared the trailer for next years Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers anime, for those who might remember "Ronin Warriors" in the 90's. But if I did tough luck, here it is again.

Rom: Spaceknight #30

Sep. 22nd, 2025 02:30 pm[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Franky)

Writer: Bill Mantlo

Pencils: Sal Buscema

Inks: Joe Sinnott


Clairton is (seemingly) free of the Dire Wraiths, so Rom decides a break is in order.


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Richard Dragon: Kung Fu Fighter #18

Sep. 22nd, 2025 12:33 pm[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Buggy)

Writer: Dennis O’Neil

Pencils and inks: Ric Estrada


Who is the Bronze Tiger? The answer will shock you! (But not really.)


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Titled "Moving Day," this issue concerns the League members moving into their American, Russian, and French "embassies," a series of headquarterses to be networked by teleporter technology.

This was the first JLI story with no real super-fights in it. The JLI era would feature more "low-budget" stories like this--though not so many as people remember.

In the spirit of the end of the Cold War and the triumph of global capitalism, we begin with some blatant product placement.

This episode is brought to you by U-HAUL. )

The Power of Shazam! (1995) #3

Sep. 22nd, 2025 10:29 am[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Power)

Writer: Jerry Ordway

Pencils: Peter Krause

Inks: Mike Manley


Mary Bromfield arrives in Fawcett City and falls victim to a kidnapping.


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Nightwing (1996) #7

Sep. 21st, 2025 09:57 pm[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Nightbutt)

Writer: Chuck Dixon

Pencils: Scott McDaniel

Inks: Karl Story


Nightwing closes in on the true power behind Blüdhaven's criminal underworld.


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New Mutants #35

Sep. 21st, 2025 07:03 pm[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Default)

Writer: Chris Claremont

Pencils: Mary Wilshire

Inks: Bill Sienkiewicz


Professor Xavier has ditched the New Mutants to go to space with his bird-wife. His last wish was for Magneto to take over, but can the kids trust him?


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Martian Manhunter (1998) #6

Sep. 21st, 2025 02:58 pm[personal profile] iamrman posting in [community profile] scans_daily
iamrman: (Sindr)

Writer: John Ostrander

Pencils and inks: Tom Mandrake


The Justice League answer a call for help to find what seems to be the Martian Manhunter conducting sadistic experiments.


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