![]() ![]() However, that said, I actually found this series to be entertaining-at least compared to some other Silver and Bronze age comics I've read. In regard to Secret Society of Super-Villains specifically, obviously this is not the Bronze Age JLA or Superman or Batman (all of whom make cameo appearances in Secret Society), and if you are expecting that level of storytelling quality, you would do best to steer clear. Reading old school comics with modern age expectations is a surefire recipe for major disappointment. These comic book stories are typically simplistic (i.e., geared toward younger aged readers), campy (exaggerated drama and much hyperbole of dialog and action), and lack the depth of plot and characterization that is expected from modern age superhero comics. While I haven't read a lot of Bronze Age comics, I've read enough to comprehend that superhero comics from the Silver and Bronze ages (basically 1950s to early 1980s) have to be read in the context of their "era". 1) would have you believing that this is the worst comic book ever. Some of the other reviews for The Secret Society of Super-Villains (Vol. That being said, I'm now looking for Volume 2 if I can find it for a price that doesn't amplify my shame for reading this frankly fantabulous trash. Special thanks to DC for not being arsed to publish the key to "Funky's Secret Code" which is used to obfuscate a few surprises in the story, and extra special thanks to the Jeff and Graeme at the Savage Critic's "Wait, What -?" podcast for convincing me to pay cash money for this abomination. Did they really think the #1 they printed was any better than this? Because they were WRONG! WRONG! WROOOOOONNNNNGGGG!!!! ESSENTIAL READING!īONUS: Includes a black-and-white reprint of the *original version* of the first issue, which was canned by editor-in-chief Carmine Infantino for reasons that remain mysterious. ![]() WATCH a super-powered gorilla forget that he has incredible psychic powers until the writer conveniently remembers! MARVEL as you see Funky Flashman depicted as a blatant Stan Lee knock-off! WITNESS veering plot turns as the shifting team of writers attempts to plaster over the idiotic mistakes that the last writer made! REEL as characters from Jack Kirby's New Gods are shamelessly misused, abused, beaten and ultimately blown up by C-list bad guys! BOGGLE as Captain Comet gets "picked up" by a hottie twenty years his junior even though (a) he can never remember her name and (b) she's clearly Star Sapphire's alter ego! Includes the first ten issues of this dreadful, dreadful series which sums up everything that was wrong in mainstream comics in the mid-1970s. Goofy characters, hacky plots, wonky art and desperate scripts that feel like they were turned in seconds before the deadline by a rotating team of shifting "talents" suggesting that this wasn't a product of passion but an editorial mandate that had to be fulfilled by whichever sucker got left holding the bag that month. ![]() You should only pick this up if you intend to enjoy it on the "it's so bad, it's good" level. DC = Dreadfully Craptastic! It's only fitting that the cover of this volume features a garbage can, because that's where this ultimately disposable volume belongs. ![]()
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