Mart

Mart

Name: Martin Gray

Bio: I'm a journalist in Edinburgh and fond of police procedural telly, biscuits and musicals. I know far more than any decent person should about My Little Pony, having spent years editing British comic books about them; thankfully I also got to edit reprint titles for such folk as Batman and Superman. And the best bit of that? Chatting to the readers in lettercols - no pleasure in life equals being italicised. I review comics for Comic Buyers Guide and go on at appalling length at my own blog, http://dangermart.blogspot.com/

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I enjoyed #1 but this wound up way down the reading pile. Partly, it’s because there were so many other…

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Oh dearie Lord, who signed off on this comic? It’s not even dopily entertaining, it’s just annoyingly bad. It’s part…

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Just read 600 and I’m going to moan again about the art. Why does the very competent Olivier Coipel seem…

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Mart's Recent Comments
TEEN TITANS #9
May 24, 2012 6:22 pm Snappy review, and entirely fair - nice one Metamorphic. The stupidity of this issue was crystalised in the moment when, after telepathically planning a surprise attack, Tyroc and Red Robin shake hands in front of Harvest. Dumb.
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AVENGERS MANY FACES OF HENRY PYM TP
May 22, 2012 4:45 pm I had a look on Amazon and it doesn't give much info. It's weird that books such as this appear on lists with neither cover image nor info - doesn't Marvel want us to buy?
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SUPERMAN #9
May 22, 2012 4:38 pm I agree, TomO, Lois is being wasted as a producer. Bring back Josh for that!
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Top 5: Deaths of Jonathan Kent
May 22, 2012 4:34 pm I never saw the Smallville one, having abandoned the series due to annoying Jor-El holograms and weepy Lana, but I'll check this out as John Schneider's a fine actor. The one that means the most to me here is the Silver Age death, as I read it when I was a nipper. Fun piece, Jeff!
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MYSTERY IN SPACE, SAGA, & PROPHET: Rediscovering Science Fiction Comics
May 22, 2012 3:47 pm Thanks for that Mike, I've not actually tried Prophet. Maybe I will now. I did stump up several quid for Mystery in Space and it was indeed a mixed bag (he said, politely). Sign me up, too, for an Adam Strange series, perhaps anchoring a monthly Strange Adventures $3.99 book. And in the classic suit rather than the more recent clunky thing.
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Tony DeZuniga (1941-2012)
May 11, 2012 7:31 am I grew up with Tony DeZuniga's DC work in the Seventies - talk about a master craftsman and stylist, whether he was fully illustrating or 'merely' inking, his pages sang. Condolences to his family and friends.
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The Top 10 Avengers Stories
May 3, 2012 9:15 am @Trallis There is a 'unique personality' but sadly it's shared between everyone..
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04.29.2012 – Episode #332 – Daredevil #11
May 2, 2012 2:49 pm Ah chaps, we don't need big fridges in the UK, our girlfriends are smaller.
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Top 5: Things We Hope To See In ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’ (But Probably Won’t)
May 1, 2012 11:32 am No spoilers from this European, just to say that whatever is and isn't in it, you're going to LOVE this movie!
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Top 5: Comic Book Writers Who Were Artists
April 17, 2012 3:28 pm I think Marv Wolfman and Steve Englehart began as artists too.
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