Retro Reviews - 05/10/2013

Welcome to the first installment of a new weekly article here on Batman on an Elephant! I've been subscribing to Marvel's Unlimited service for a little bit under a year now, and yet in that time I've been focused on working through stories published after the year 2000. This article will seek to rectify that, as I dig deep into the classic Marvel stories of the 1960s; are the comics that built the House of Ideas truly worthy of the moniker "classics"? Are they just kid stuff, or can adults enjoy them too? Are the sensibilities too out of date for the modern reader? Just how many cigars did Jack Kirby actually smoke while working at Marvel? Was there ever a time when the Avengers spent their time fighting villains instead of each other? All these questions and more will be answered, dear reader, right here every Friday!

This week saw me digging into Marvel's hottest property right now - none other than the Mighty Avengers themselves! And who better to accompany the world's mightiest heroes other than the Golden Avenger, now staring in his third big summer blockbuster? To accompany my foray into the history of the World's Mightiest Heroes, I also read the first two Iron Many Stories in Tales of Suspense, going from the secret origin of Tony Stark to his final adventure in the bulky gold armor.

Reviews - 05/08/2013

Batman on an Elephant returns after a very long hiatus this week, and brings with it a quartet of reviews. The plot thickens in Wolverine, Deadpool features an ending that'll have Benjamin Franklin messing his knickers,  the Avengers have a detour into China, and The Avenging Spider-Man takes on the Secret Avengers - but has he bit off more than he can chew? How did I end up reading two comics featuring Nick Fury Jr. this week? Read on to find out the answer to this question and many, many more!