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From: harvey@decvax.UUCP (Miriam Harvey)
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Subject: Thoughts on Marvel
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Date: Thu, 17-Nov-83 12:05:07 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 17 12:05:07 1983
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While Marvel has been slipping lately in taste and quality, I think
it has come out with some interesting things of late.  I feel the
Cloak and Dagger mini-series was an execellent piece of work.  The
artwork was beautiful.  The storyline was not exceptionally strong,
but it did serve its intent - ie flush out the background of Cloak
and Dagger.  I'm curious to what others thought.

The biggest change in directions has been Thor.  It went from a book
that was going nowhere with noone caring to a book that has taken
off.  Its the only time I've ever seen a comic book store put a limit
on the number of copies of a single issue that one could buy.  Million
Year Picnic in Cambridge, Mass had a limit of 5.

The removeable of Dr. Blake was a pleasant change.  This secret id
of Thor's could be most fun.  I particular enjoyed the little scene
where "Jarlson" and "Kent" bump into one another.  It's amazing what
a pair of glasses can do.

Not all has been interesting from Marvel.  The Magick (what had to
Illyana from age 7 to 13 in limbo) was disappointing.  Chris Claremont
stated in an interview that it was a story that he felt should be
told.  I disagree.  It was a dull story.  I think it would have been
better off as something dark and mysterious to be filled in by the
readers' imagination or slowly filled in by the X-Men series.