Tag: comics

atompunk:

Calling All Girls was intended for younger girls. It began publication in July 1941 after a teen column in Parents’ Magazine produced a positive interest from readers. It was the first magazine for girls. Contents consisted of comics, fashion advice, and short stories. It was originally published four times a year, but soon became published every month. This was because it was popular. By 1945 it was selling 500,000 copies of each issue. The average reader was aged 13. The magazine never appealed to older teens or fashion advertisers because of its emphasis on comics.

Untangling Bucky Barnes

copperbadge:

I don’t think it’s exactly a spoiler to say that Bucky will probably have a significant presence in Captain America 2, given that the subhead name of that film is The Winter Soldier. So I thought I would take a minute to talk about how Bucky has interacted with the Captain America narrative since the forties. Partly because the comics tell a significantly different story from the film, which affects the balance of power between the two men, but also because it’s kind of hilarious. 

There are significant spoilers for the Winter Soldier comic book arc behind the jump, so if you want to go in as unspoiled as possible by comics, you know what to do.

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Written pre-Cap 2, but still very interesting and worth reading for a basic primer on Bucky through the ages in the comics.

actuallyclintbarton:

iamshadow21:

actuallyclintbarton:

Okay so I feel the need to make a little Hawkeye ramble.  Namely, why I love him so much, and the moment it clicked how much I truly identified with him.

Feel free to not read this, it’s really just for my own benefit.

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That scene and that whole issue are my favourites, too. I’ve liked most of the stuff I’ve read so far – Blindspot was particularly useful as prequel info for Fraction’s Hawkeye, and I’ve only once actively disliked him. (It was in Secret Avengers, from back when I think Remender was writing it, and he wrote Clint as being an incompetent, grade A+ dick to everyone.)

Will look for Hawkeye and Mockingbird. Anything else you think I should add to the reading list, hint hint?

Oh man, okay, um… Look for H&M, but don’t read it until you’ve gotten some previous Clint-and-Bobbi under your belt because honestly it will break your heart more if you get to see them together before that, and I am a big fan of breaking your heart over those two, ngl.

SO!  His very first arc in Tales of Suspense (I don’t have issues i’m so sorry), where he ends up working with Natasha?  READ IT, IT IS HILARIOUS.  

Early Avengers, the second team that was led by Cap and comprised of Cap, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver.  (The Cap’s Delinquents team – poor Cap, having to wrangle snotty ex-criminals who are basically still teenagers and who have a surplus of sass and attitude.  And also Wanda.)

I don’t know if you’ve read the original Hawkeye solo, but that’s the one where he meets Bobbi and it is so worth it.

WEST COAST AVENGERS!  Just… West Coast Avengers.

Secret Invasion is also a must-read, ESPECIALLY if you’re at all invested emotionally in Clint and his feelings about Bobbi.  It— yeah.  I can’t really— it’s emotional.

THEN Hawkeye and Mockingbird, after Secret Invasion.  There’s another thing with the two of them between SI and H&M but I can’t remember what. -_- Some poking on google could probably provide an answer, and it’s definitely worth finding if only because I remember Clint makes a Grey’s Anatomy reference in it because he is a loser, but I don’t remember the actual title it was in. It’s been ages since I read it.

Some New Avengers stuff from post Civil War is also good, but again, it’s been ages since I read it and I can’t remember where to start you there.  (those are also good for cute Luke Cage/Jess Jones moments, if that is important to you.  They’re so precious.)

Also, Iunno if you’ve read Avengers Assemble?  But there’s an arc where Clint and Jess and Natasha go on a mission together and it’s vaguely awkward (this was before the Clint/Jess breakup) and totally adorable and totally awesome.

HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS AT ALL AND ISN’T JUST A MASH OF UNHELPFUL THINGS okay.

I have issues 1-9 of Avengers Assemble, but not the rest. I need to get it. The Hawkeye Solo thing I have is him basically playing at private detective to solve a guy’s death, and I have the run of five issues, but I haven’t read it fully yet, and I don’t know if that’s the solo thing you meant.

I have this Hawkeye torrent already on my to-download list, but it’s massive, so it’ll take me ages on our limited connection. I’ll look for West Coast Avengers and Secret Invasion and the other stuff, though.