Week Ending

Apologies for the slow down in posting. The problem with mid-life crisis' (crisises? crisisi?) is they tend to make you revive all the hobbies of your youth while granting you none of the time and energy you used to possess. At least Marvel UK were on the ball back in 1974, with some engaging covers to soothe our short attention spans. Mighty World of Marvel #84 This week's issue gives us a reworking of the original Herb Trimpe cover, some small changes to accommodate the UK title format and revised colouring that has an almost watercolour look to it. It appeals to both my eye and sense of nostalgia. The Incredible Hulk: Death Match! Reprinting The Incredible Hulk #125 MWOM #83 contrived to send Bruce Banner into space at the controls of an experimental rocket for reasons I have already forgotten. The narrative purpose was actually as an excuse to bring back The Absorbing Man from his interstellar banishment by Odin. As long-time blog readers will know,