Primo Michael Golden Superhero comics in Avengers Annual 10! The Image Comics Prototype.

[@VortexBunche]

To clarify: Golden was art director during the mid-1990's, but the truth of the matter was that he was hired mostly so Marvel could say that they had him in-house. This was during the company's Chapter 11 years, so they were after whatever positive press they could garner. I had long admired Mike's work, so when he came in as John Romita's replacement (upon John's retirement), I was delighted. Mike fit right in with us Bullpen loons, but it soon became apparent that he had been hired largely just so he could be seen, so instead of wasting his time sitting there with his thumb up his ass, he spent the majority of his time on staff drawing freelance toy design concepts and working on the Jackie Chan comics for Topps. Marvel's misuse of him was criminal, but at least we got to know him. A stellar talent and a legitimately terrific human being.

[@toddblackwood129]

@steve bunche WOW!!! I would have killed to be there during that time period and in a position to learn from a master like Golden, I’m envious! :)

[@victorsixtythree]

16:45 - I think Bill Willingham did the art for that series of Dungeons and Dragons ads?

[@michaeldorman]

Jinx. I do know he did some, but that didn’t completely look like his?

[@jimbricker4982]

I remember this issue. Michael Golden's stuff was SO good. Hope you cover his run on Dr Strange.

[@Naurif]

Wasn't it great?! Don't forget the Micronauts, too. He was just seriously ahead of his time.

[@MysticCreature]

Sooooo happy that you guys shine light on the fact that Golden along with Art Adam’s pretty much create all of the image artists. There’s more drawing in one page than there is in most comics since and before. He is a natural, I believe he was self taught, but like Hendrix with a guitar it all was meant to be. This is a great look at one sick issue…. Thanks so much!

[@aaronfrey4418]

This is one of my all time favorite comic issues. As a kid, I was mesmerized by Michael Golden's art. Those panels are imprinted on my brain. But, I was also blown away by Rogue. She came out of nowhere and took out the most powerful Avengers singlehandedly.

[@TheRadman107]

More more more Michael Golden. And more Tom, we like Tom.

[@ProuvaireJean]

Doctor Strange #55 - written by Roger Stern, inked by Terry Austin and coloured by Glynis Wein - is my favourite Michael Golden work. Just beautifully drawn and written. Also noteworthy is his 5-page backup story in an otherwise forgettable #46 (the backup was also written by Stern, and serves as a prequel of sorts to #55) where he was inked by P Craig Russell and did his own colouring.

[@TheBump45]

Man I had no idea, I’ve had this issue sat in a long box for a couple of years and never opened it. That changes tonight. Awesome vid lads, thanks.

[@professorlaser7132]

Hell yes! So grateful you guys covered this book as well as The Nam. These two titles as well as X Men annual 8 (I think) the one with Impossible Man are critical works. Intimidating stuff, but they really impressed upon me how visually powerful comics can (and maybe should) be. Nice work, fellas. Nice to have Tom back in the house.

[@iDEATH]

I just found out you guys had done this issue from your "Art of Michael Golden" video today and had to find it. This the most important comic in my own collection _because_ it's the first appearance of my second* favourite super hero (Rogue, obviously, even though she's a villain in here), Tom! Of course I also appreciate it for Michael Golden's art, and the importance of the issue for Carol Danvers after the horrible "grape - g = ?" Avengers storyline. Say what you will about Claremont's wordiness, it's undeniable, man can tell a story and all of his words matter. That's what separates him from the run of the mill longwinded writers in comics. *As for my first, well, I've long since reconciled myself to the fact that I will almost certainly never own a copy of Detective Comics #27.

[@allangles818]

6:29 first appearance Madelyne pryor (as a child) . thanks for covering this issue, one of my favorite of all time since i was a kid. Micheal golden 🐐

[@aaronfrey4418]

Didn't even know that!

[@natewatson6962]

this is one i HAVE to buy eventually. the beauty of these pages, especially with michael goldens coloring, especially on the newsprint, is breathtaking. I was watching this video and audibly gasped multiple times. Like it's hard to think of another comic that's that beautiful.

[@charlesking8943]

I remember that day I read this in the store as a kid, while my dad was shopping, I sat down in the aisle and read the comic. I was shocked. Because as a fan of Ms Marvel no one knew what the hell happened to her. Then boom, there was this comic. I still remember reading this over n over , there were less than a handful of comics I remember the actual day when it came out. This was one. But even as a young kid I hated the cover. It looked like a mistake. With such an amazing comic. I thought why didn’t the cover just go boom. It’s like it was like the real cover got destroyed or something and the cover used was a last sec idea. But the real sad thing for me, one of favorite characters Ms Marvel got destroyed. She was such a great character. But so was Rogue. They could of kept her a bad villain n she would of been still great. But Ms M… was never the same after this. It was the end of her. I don’t care for anything afterwards with what they did to her. I can’t stand the “ new” Capt Marvel. Should of kept her like she was. Amazing comic though. The artwork is literally the best. The best.

[@bujilou]

Good to have Tom on these, his dark Knight returns sexual commentary made me laugh so hard

[@KeithHarper]

I believe that Dungeons and Dragons ad was illustrated by Bill Willingham of Fables fame. Hahah. Him and Jeff Dee were the two comic style DnD artists back in those days.

[@brownink2012]

A comic you guys should go over is the first Deathlok mini from the early 90s. It has art by Jackson Guice and he's inked by Scott Williams. It's some of the best artwork in the early 90s, no joke.

[@brianng3414]

That was Scott Williams? I did not know he was around for that long. I just know him until his days with Jim Lee. Very different styles if I remember those issues.

[@florianneumann9441]

hahah... ok - I admit... I bought a copy because of rouge about 4 weeks ago... haven't come around to read it yet. But excited to hear what you guys have to say about it before I do. cheers

[@victorsixtythree]

YES! I had this issue as a kid and I TREASURED it! But...damn, that cover is so disappointing...(Also amazing is the Michael Golden issue of Doctor Strange (#55 I think)!)

[@Naurif]

That Al Milgrom cover was definitely underwhelming, lol (and I liked Milgrom' stuff). But in a way, I actually liked it because it sets up expectations of one thing, but once you open those pages--man, look out below!

[@blindboy118]

@@johnv3623 It was, the original cover didn't leave enough room for the bicycle giveaway at the top

[@brianng3414]

@@Naurif How things changed. Now the best part of the comics is the cover art where as the best part of this comics is the interior art! How refreshing.

[@brianng3414]

@@blindboy118 Now with computer, it would be 2 seconds to change that... hahaha... But the replacement cover is still a bad choice -you have all these panels on the cover...

[@Edwa72]

I’ve been looking for this book at a reasonable price for a while. Something tells me you just killed my chances lol.

[@txmoney]

I’m sure you guys have Dr. Strange #55…another Michael Golden masterpiece. Every panel was gorgeous.

[@edwardwilliams2438]

I lost a lot of my comics in a flood in Georgia back in the day. My biggest regret was the loss of this particular issue. I'd been raised on the quirky art of Kirby and Heck....but Golden just was just stellar. There was a panel in this issue that shows Storm in a swim suit with her hair combed to the side with an orchid in her white long hair....that..just sold me on anything Golden does and did!...He is just soo detailed..it's almost mystical. He did a rendering of Doc Strange and I heard music when I saw his art. Ditko would have been proud. Thanks for this spotlight on this particular book. Just can not bring myself to purchase the $1.00 reprint...just hurts my feelings. Love your videos!!

[@Mokkari77]

The Carol Danvers debacle happened because originally writer David Micheline planned to have Carol be pregnant with a Kree/human hybrid due to a plot by the Kree Supreme Intelligence. However Jim Shooter nixed it because there was a "What if?" issue that had come out around the same time that had a similar plot point. Because they had already set up her being pregnant they had to come up with a new last minute story so they devised the Marcus thing.

[@Naurif]

To me, this is one of the best issues ever drawn--full stop. Golden was a luminary for his time (for any time, really); there's just no other way to put it. Micronauts, Dr. Strange, Marvel Fanfare--whatever he touched--was an artistic event in comics! Great video.

[@russworks2882]

The depth and the lighting are elements that didn't seem to survive the generations, and I think that's crucial. Not a whole lot of intelligent shadow work in early Image. Those angled down-shots where the camera is above and to the side of a room feel like you're looking down into a 3-D diorama or a tabletop model display. Glorious.

[@samnoirstoysandcomics1169]

I believe the Dungeons and Dragons ad was drawn by Bill Willingham, creator of The Elementals and Fables.

[@bobhoskins-kl6ue]

10:16 I always loved the last panel on the right hand page, Vision is getting smacked! So much power in that panel.

[@joeanderson9045]

He's going to be at Megacon in Orlando in August!! Going to take my Micronauts artist edition for him to sign.

[@brownink2012]

This is amazing news! I'm tattooing there so I'm definitely gonna get some books signed!

[@user-sj3lf1uw9j]

I think I love heard you all talk about comics than me reading them. You guys are awesome!

[@richardb6260]

Golden did a cover for this comic. I don't know why it wasn't used. But it's fantastic. I've heard Golden has a photographic memory and that might account for the detail in his work.

[@charlesking8943]

I know. I was a kid when this came out. Even then I thought the cover was a mistake. I thought “ what happened, why is the cover so bad?”

[@robsacchetto7709]

ALWAYS hated the cover of this book for not doing the interior justice!! (Think it was a last minute change?)

[@dsmoove1736]

Look for Michael Golden’s 5th to the 1st stuff that predates the Nam book. I think it was 2 or 3 stories in Savage Tales. Golden drew and inked those. They are breathtaking to say the least.

[@KeithHarper]

I bought this one off of the rack. First time I had ever seen Golden's work. I was blown away! Unfortunately I never knew what became of him afte this. I know know he went on to work on the "Nam."

[@berardoferrari]

i wish he did more of the super hero stuff like hulk ironman or cap. bob layton was great on ironman 130's to 150.

[@kgreene317]

You guys gotta do Star Wars #38 and Doctor Strange #55! More Golden beauty!

[@richtoonsTV]

I own this one and love it! Michael Golden has been one of my favorite artists since I was 10!

[@jamessatter7418]

One of the best comic books ever!

[@benthehumaniac]

I wonder if there is a way to design some kind of transparency sheet that would mimic the muted colors of newsprint comics? Something like a sepia-tinted film to lay over my X-Men omnibus pages, for example, to make the colors less garish?

[@M.E.plusminus]

Omg, how can you talk about this legendary issue - and not highlighting the outstanding contribution of inker ARMANDO GIL ?? Without his style added, the artwork in this comic wouldn`t have looked half as good; it`s a shame they never collaborated again.

[@56postoffice]

I hope the MCU do Rogue's origin story much better than Fox.Make her start out as the villain she was to the hero she is now. I picked this book up in the late 1990s, 97-98. For £4.

[@snakedogg402]

If I had to letter Claremont, oh man can you just give me a blank page and we just call this a book with illustrations on some of those scripts?

[@dsmoove1736]

I always say either or Dr. Strange #55 for a Michael Golden artists edition. Some one make it happen.

[@michaeldorman]

Was that D&D ad perhaps Bill Willingham?

[@keysersoze375]

Those original pages are going for over $1400

[@ja_no]

The Lou Fine of the 80s! ...ok, not really ;) But the thought popped into my head.

[@superlove35]

I discovered Michael Golden around 1980 in Micronauts. I was 14 years old and I could not believe this guy's art! It kind of ruined comics for me in a way, because suddenly every other artist was obsolete. Similar to when Adams came along in the 60's. I kept wondering why this guy was not super popular and not drawing waaay more books (his work was rare). It seemed like nobody knew who he was back then.

[@Jennifer5jeni]

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[@frankstrysik1558]

Michael Golden not being a Joe Rubinstein fan wasn't too happy when he found out Joe inked one of those Avengers pages.

[@brianng3414]

Oh, I love Joe Rubinstein and love Michael Golden. But I can see their styles might not be compatible. Too bad.

[@pjbrown4736]

In Facebook jail, otherwise I would have posted it today. Sent it to my DM comic friends though.

[@danielcarriere6043]

I have 2-3 copies of this one... haven’t looked at it in like 20 years...🤓

[@danielcarriere6043]

I love ot so much i wrecked one of the copies... i’ll have to dig this out and reread it!

[@MurielBellini]

SUPER

[@kgreene317]

One f the bestillustrated single issues of a comic ever. That's the Holy Grail amongst me and my friends. the only drawback is that SERIOUSLY rushed Milgrom cover. UUUGGGHHH.

[@professorlaser7132]

Hell yes! So grateful you guys covered this book as well as The Nam. These two titles as well as X Men annual 8 (I think) the one with Impossible Man are critical works. Intimidating stuff, but they really impressed upon me how visually powerful comics can (and maybe should) be. Nice work, fellas. Nice to have Tom back in the house.