This issue is part of both Mark Gruenwald's mostly epic long run on Captain America (one I am a particularly huge fan of), and the "Acts Of Vengeance" crossover. In short, A.O.V featured a mystery villain bringing most of the major supervillains together to team up and take down The Avengers, by mixing it up a bit, and having random villains take on heroes they wouldn't normally tackle. Some issues were good, some terrible, and some (like this one) were brilliant.
The Red Skull is a despicable character. He is a Nazi of whom was one of Hitler's elite. Magneto is a Mutant Jewish survivor of the holocaust. The way the Nazi's treated him and his family has left him bitter towards the human race in general, and couple with humanity's persecution of the Mutant race, he became a pro-active "hero" for his people, striking fear into the hearts of the those who would persecute his race for being nothing more than alive whilst enacting violent retribution upon the Nazi regime; in using such methods, certain parallels can be drawn between Magneto and the Nazi's that imprisoned him (this level of moral ambiguity makes him an engaging character, and easily Marvel's top "villain")
So, as can be imagined, when Magneto and The Red Skull are being to made to work with each other, Magneto is none too pleased. That's pretty much what this issue is about, Magneto is pissed at the Red Skull, and he beats on him, enacting vengeance. Sure Captain America is featured in the issue, and he even does stuff, but that's not why you're reading. This is probably the best use of Magneto I've ever read, and it solidifies his place as not only my favourite villain, but one of my favourite characters period. This issue is true to his character, yet also shows him to be better than the Nazi regime, suggesting that he could have been a hero, had he not fallen victim to hideous repression.
Maybe this isn't the best comic book ever, and maybe there are other ones that deal with morals better, but I honestly can't think of one that does so whilst being this damn enjoyable. They simply don't make comics like they use to, a full blown 10/10
So that was initially what I planned to post here on Flashback Friday, but then I stumbled across this gem
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6sKSPY050AE%26feature%3Dshare&h=JAQHomosSAQHEyyUuQS0cgLMYmK_ZWKLo_vpUfUGPJFKiPw
I had some great toys when I was younger, and I have fond memories of the Apocalypse one of these projector things. I would have only just been born when these were released, but I picked him up from a car-boot sale. Oh sure they're stupid toys and all, but they were great fun, and this advert made me laugh at the stupidity of chunks of my childhood.
So then I thought, that'll conclude my Flashback Friday post quite nicely, and then I saw a news story about the "new" DC cartoon. Yes, Teen Titans Go! is returning to our screens!!
The Red Skull is a despicable character. He is a Nazi of whom was one of Hitler's elite. Magneto is a Mutant Jewish survivor of the holocaust. The way the Nazi's treated him and his family has left him bitter towards the human race in general, and couple with humanity's persecution of the Mutant race, he became a pro-active "hero" for his people, striking fear into the hearts of the those who would persecute his race for being nothing more than alive whilst enacting violent retribution upon the Nazi regime; in using such methods, certain parallels can be drawn between Magneto and the Nazi's that imprisoned him (this level of moral ambiguity makes him an engaging character, and easily Marvel's top "villain")
So, as can be imagined, when Magneto and The Red Skull are being to made to work with each other, Magneto is none too pleased. That's pretty much what this issue is about, Magneto is pissed at the Red Skull, and he beats on him, enacting vengeance. Sure Captain America is featured in the issue, and he even does stuff, but that's not why you're reading. This is probably the best use of Magneto I've ever read, and it solidifies his place as not only my favourite villain, but one of my favourite characters period. This issue is true to his character, yet also shows him to be better than the Nazi regime, suggesting that he could have been a hero, had he not fallen victim to hideous repression.
Maybe this isn't the best comic book ever, and maybe there are other ones that deal with morals better, but I honestly can't think of one that does so whilst being this damn enjoyable. They simply don't make comics like they use to, a full blown 10/10
So that was initially what I planned to post here on Flashback Friday, but then I stumbled across this gem
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6sKSPY050AE%26feature%3Dshare&h=JAQHomosSAQHEyyUuQS0cgLMYmK_ZWKLo_vpUfUGPJFKiPw
I had some great toys when I was younger, and I have fond memories of the Apocalypse one of these projector things. I would have only just been born when these were released, but I picked him up from a car-boot sale. Oh sure they're stupid toys and all, but they were great fun, and this advert made me laugh at the stupidity of chunks of my childhood.
So then I thought, that'll conclude my Flashback Friday post quite nicely, and then I saw a news story about the "new" DC cartoon. Yes, Teen Titans Go! is returning to our screens!!
So what if they're now in their deformed chibi style? It was an overly cutesy show anyway, and it was always fun when they were chibified, and that's how they've been reintroduced via the shorts. I loved the stupidity of this show, right down to the ridiculously catchy theme tune. When they announced the cancellation of Batman: The Brave And The Bold (a show I ended up enjoying far more than I expected to), I thought Ultimate Spider-Man was the only place to go for my ridiculous superhero laughs. Whilst I had high hopes for USM as it initially started off as a cross between Spider-Man, Teen Titans Go! and Scrubs, it got real boring, real fast, and I felt like there was no place to go for stupid campy fun. This news has made my day.
Yes I know, most of this post has made it pretty clear how sad a person I am, but honestly? Being sad makes me happy.
Nerd power!
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