Martinex1: We have had a busy week thus far and still have so much yet to come here at BitBA over the next couple of days. Here is a quick preview: Friday we will have a trip on the Retro Metro with Redartz and Saturday we will share a special guest post from none other than Dr. O! Get ready friends!
Today however we will go a little easier on you with two simple but unrelated questions that may have very diverse answers. Share your thoughts in the comment section; we look forward to it!
QUESTION 1: Although I obviously enjoy reminiscing about the Bronze Age, the fashion of the time is not something to which I cling. What were your worst clothing experiences from that great era?
QUESTION 2: In your opinion what Bronze Age hero should have had their own solo book (or should have a better solo book)? Why didn't they? How do you envision that title?
Martinex1: In the spirit of full disclosure: regarding fashion, I had two leisure suits in grammar school - one was forest green and the other was sky blue. Both were horrible. I also at one point had white dress shoes; I have no idea why. But the worst was probably when our baseball team (whose uniforms consisted of a t-shirt with a sponsor's logo on the back) made it to the local playoffs and I wore purple pants with yellow stars on them. Yeesh! There was something in the air. Super-heroes looked conservatively dressed.
Regarding question #2, my choices are above. I liked the Human Torch and still do. I thought Johnny Storm could have had some interesting stories as he was not as bright as other do-gooders (like Spidey) and yet he was part of a premiere team. His Bronze Age series consisted of reprints, but I thought they could have done better and had opportunity to create something new and great. 3-D Man caught my attention in Marvel Premiere and I liked the dated look of Jim Craig's art. I thought Roy Thomas and Craig could have made an interesting go at an era not fully explored; but alas it was limited to those few issues. Stingray is a longtime favorite of mine, and I would have liked to see scientific exploration and adventure under the sea.
So how about you? How would you answer these queries?
