tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post6613417456382979314..comments2024-01-16T03:07:03.419-08:00Comments on Herb Trimpe's Hulk: Incredible Hulk #193. Doc Samson's back.The Cryptic Critichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17244329776376849506noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-5571858113819858942019-01-23T01:17:53.301-08:002019-01-23T01:17:53.301-08:00Hello, Kid. I'm afraid that other commitments ...Hello, Kid. I'm afraid that other commitments now take up my time, so there's virtually zero chance of me making a comeback but it's nice to hear from you.The Cryptic Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244329776376849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-73686628117108340352019-01-20T14:42:18.908-08:002019-01-20T14:42:18.908-08:00Hi, CC. I don't know how I missed your retirem...Hi, CC. I don't know how I missed your retirement at the time, but obviously I did or otherwise I would've commented before now. After eight-odd years, any chance of a return? All the best anyway.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-60176292974117647272015-04-18T00:24:09.155-07:002015-04-18T00:24:09.155-07:00Hi, John. It's nice to hear from you and to ge...Hi, John. It's nice to hear from you and to get your praise. Even though this blog's work is done, I still look at other comic blogs, so I've seen you around and have seen the tributes elsewhere. It does seem like Herb's death has touched people to a remarkable extent.The Cryptic Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244329776376849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-39689110951708137932015-04-17T14:36:41.087-07:002015-04-17T14:36:41.087-07:00Hi Cryptic, you don't know me, as I didn't...Hi Cryptic, you don't know me, as I didn't know how to comment when I first found your blog. But, just like Cerebus, after I heard the news on Tuesday, after the initial shock, the very next thing I did out of respect was to revisit this blog.<br />Never got the chance to congratulate you on compiling it back in 2010, so hope you'll accept them now.<br />The tributes for Herb on the blogs have been moving.John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-29900821192798965512015-04-16T01:34:00.342-07:002015-04-16T01:34:00.342-07:00Cerebus, I'm very well and thriving. I'm g...Cerebus, I'm very well and thriving. I'm glad to see you are too.<br /><br />Ernesto, it's nice to hear from you, and thanks for the praise. I'm afraid I'm not Brazilian and can't speak Portugese. I'm based in Britain and can barely even speak English, according to all who know me.The Cryptic Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244329776376849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-3321459409537160822015-04-15T17:54:45.650-07:002015-04-15T17:54:45.650-07:00.
Cryptic Critic, this site of your is Brazilian,....<br /><br />Cryptic Critic, this site of your is Brazilian, doesn't it?<br /><br />So, if you are Brazilian, we can chat in Portuguese.<br /><br />I read all your posts and Always recommend this magnificente blog for all Comics fans. <br /><br />Once again, congratulations for your brillant work, pal.Ernesto Ribeirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485041823310870738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-34719376121711145062015-04-15T17:50:14.840-07:002015-04-15T17:50:14.840-07:00.
Rest In Rage, Herb Trimpe. You was a Master Mon....<br /><br /><b>Rest In Rage, Herb Trimpe. You was a Master Monster of Arts. And this incredible website is the proof you will NEVER forgotten.</b><br /><br />Hulk cries.<br /><br />Ernesto Ribeirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485041823310870738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-29958393782724695592015-04-15T16:02:36.158-07:002015-04-15T16:02:36.158-07:00Hello C.C. I've just been revisiting your wond...Hello C.C. I've just been revisiting your wonderful blog after hearing the sad news about Herb Trimpe. Hope you are well.Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-11519818223811476682015-04-15T00:48:04.433-07:002015-04-15T00:48:04.433-07:00Hi, David. Google sends me an email every time any...Hi, David. Google sends me an email every time anyone comments on the blog, so any comment is sure to reach my eyes.<br /><br />I too was saddened to read of Herb's death. One of the things that got me most excited doing this blog is that, at one point, Herb himself may have posted a comment on it, although, as he did it anonymously, it was never totally clear if it was him or not.<br /><br />Either way, in his capacity as an artist, he gave me a great deal of pleasure and his Hulk tales are still amongst my favourite comic book stories.The Cryptic Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244329776376849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-23629549683312379962015-04-14T12:05:35.744-07:002015-04-14T12:05:35.744-07:00I realize that you probably don't even check t...I realize that you probably don't even check this blog anymore, so there's a chance you'll never see this. Nonetheless, I saw this news today and immediately thought back to how much fun I had when I found this blog three years ago.<br /><br />http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/incredible-hulk-gi-joe-artist-herb-trimpe-passes-away-at-age-75<br /><br />RIP, Herb Trimpe, and thanks for the memories!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304178130464809737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-9161215086946246792012-07-07T13:46:26.201-07:002012-07-07T13:46:26.201-07:00Thanks, David. I don't have any plans at the m...Thanks, David. I don't have any plans at the moment to launch another blog but, long term, maybe things'll change.The Cryptic Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244329776376849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-25838564309416192132012-07-07T08:41:52.701-07:002012-07-07T08:41:52.701-07:00Well, too bad I discovered this blog two years aft...Well, too bad I discovered this blog two years after it went defunct. I'm now going back to read your Spider-Man Reviewed blog. This was a great read. You're a great writer, and this whole process was really fun. Here's hoping that, after nearly a two-year layoff, you start another Marvel Comics blog!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304178130464809737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-6572783175346875932010-11-09T04:59:09.817-08:002010-11-09T04:59:09.817-08:00Hi, Aaron. Thanks for the plug on "Continued ...Hi, Aaron. Thanks for the plug on "Continued on 2nd Page Following." I hope you enjoyed Essential Hulk vol6.The Cryptic Critichttp://spidermanreviewed.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-30571990816751516812010-11-08T18:18:12.841-08:002010-11-08T18:18:12.841-08:00This has been a cool blog and has gotten me more i...This has been a cool blog and has gotten me more interested in seventies Hulk, I'll probably at least track the stuff down in Essential form (I just bought vol. 6 but realize now it's just past the era).Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513689328502499665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-56191537950372241022010-11-06T14:55:49.497-07:002010-11-06T14:55:49.497-07:00Hi, J.A. I'll see what I can do. :)Hi, J.A. I'll see what I can do. :)The Cryptic Critichttp://mariamckee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-71041902221940159802010-11-06T13:43:57.836-07:002010-11-06T13:43:57.836-07:00If this is the end,it's been a great run.
Yo...If this is the end,it's been a great run. <br /><br />You may want to consider reviewing 'Incredible Hulk Annual' #12(1983)too,Trimpe drew that one and it's good story.J.A. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800901321134394272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-11018599276663868312010-10-27T06:18:11.058-07:002010-10-27T06:18:11.058-07:00Hi, Hoosier. I'll bear this latest info in min...Hi, Hoosier. I'll bear this latest info in mind as I scour eBay over the next few months.<br /><br />As for the Tales To Astonish inking. If that's the High Evolutionary storyline, then I'm aware of it but I didn't like Herb's inking on it at all, so I felt it best not to review it, as I didn't want to kick the blog off on an overly-negative tone.The Cryptic Critichttp://spidermanreviewed.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-70178424145575683902010-10-26T15:41:40.153-07:002010-10-26T15:41:40.153-07:00Hey, Cryp! I just noticed yet another Trimpe Hulk ...Hey, Cryp! I just noticed yet another Trimpe Hulk comic! In addition to #205, Trimpe also came back for art chores on Hulk Annual #6, just a few months after #205.<br /><br />I haven't read it for a long time, and I don't remember it being very good. But I thought you might like to know about it if you ever decide to gather up the last few Trimpe Hulks.<br /><br />(You are aware Trimpe inked over Marie Severin's pencils in Tales to Astonish #94 to #98, aren't you?)Hoosier Xhttp://mushtown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-1014029922200542692010-10-24T13:38:40.701-07:002010-10-24T13:38:40.701-07:00Sean, it's certainly humbling to think that th...Sean, it's certainly humbling to think that this blog will stand long after the pyramids have fallen and that, in the far and distant future, mankind will look upon its wonders and speculate that aliens must have created it, so far is it beyond what they could imagine mere men could ever hope to build. Yes, humbling.<br /><br />Actually, I think I might need a lie down.The Cryptic Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244329776376849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-55860601071848580932010-10-24T13:07:13.145-07:002010-10-24T13:07:13.145-07:00*applause* I just wanted to add to the chorus of ...*applause* I just wanted to add to the chorus of praise for your great work here. You've created a monument that will stand for all time -- or at least until the Googolplex is taken over by the Leader in a fiendish plot to erase this tribute to ol' Greenskin!Sean Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622195596387968961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-2885847325044426582010-10-24T03:23:15.875-07:002010-10-24T03:23:15.875-07:00Thanks everyone for your comments. It shows how ho...Thanks everyone for your comments. It shows how hopeless I am that I was lying in bed this morning already planning my next blog, and had half the stories for it reviewed in my head before it dawned on me that I'm supposed to be taking a break from it all. Clearly I'm addicted.The Cryptic Critichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244329776376849506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-14137200386798449072010-10-24T03:04:13.024-07:002010-10-24T03:04:13.024-07:00The very first issue of the Hulk that I bought off...The very first issue of the Hulk that I bought off the stands (unless you count an issue or two of Marvel Super-Heroes) was #194. However, a week or two after that, I found a bookstore that had a spinner rack that usually had a few back issues behind the current issue. And that's where I got #193, and thus I was introduced to Herb Trimpe's art in his (almost) last issue of the Hulk.<br /><br />I thought for sure you would review the series up to #200 because that issue resolved the Glenn Talbot storyline that had been floating around since #166 or so. And I thought you would sneak in Hulk Annual #5 because ... well, because I really like it and I still have the copy I bought off a spinner rack when it was brand new.<br /><br />(I miss spinner racks.)<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the blog and for bringing back all these memories. In no time at all, you'll be eager to tackle The Claws of the Cat or Nova or The Secret Society of Super-Villains or some other deserving series.<br /><br />To be Hulkinued!Hoosier Xhttp://mushtown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-53333196286673576532010-10-23T23:26:25.382-07:002010-10-23T23:26:25.382-07:00I'm sort of glad that there's closure in y...I'm sort of glad that there's closure in your blog,it ends a long enough chapter to a great series anyway.Doc Samson was always one of my favorite Hulk characters,and he made his stay a lot more permanent this time.Buscema's work on the Hulk was a big chapter in itself,but it didn't always have the best stories,and suffered from a lot of one shot tales.Excelsior,LiamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-15321521853804675452010-10-23T23:15:37.197-07:002010-10-23T23:15:37.197-07:00Thank you for some more insight in one of my favor...Thank you for some more insight in one of my favorite comic book heroes. The Hulk may not be considered the most perfect comic hero,but there's got to be a great reason why ol'greenskin is still getting his share of fans.Especially since his big 50th birthday will be here soon.He'll be featured in a live action Avengers film and may be in a new live action television series as well.Good Luck as I hear the sad notes of the old Hulk T.V.show theme in my head and walk that long lonesome road.BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494783406050099511.post-86698187369112009812010-10-23T22:27:56.618-07:002010-10-23T22:27:56.618-07:00I'll echo the gratitude for this wondrous work...I'll echo the gratitude for this wondrous work you've done! I just discovered this blog this weekend and have been devouring your awesome content. I recently read a Marvel Essential Hulk that included a ton of these issues and LOVED reading your take on them.<br /><br />My personal favorite, art-wise, is the Sub-Mariner underwater brawl. I just love the way Herb rendered the dynamic flow of the water and the underwater settings to make it really some alive. <br /><br />I am holding off on reading your entertaining commentary on the remaining issues until I read them (in Essentials for most probably, though I do miss the color).<br /><br />Thank you so much for all the fun!John Lindwallnoreply@blogger.com