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Trained from birth to develop his skills to the peak of human perfection and to devote himself to the ideals of justice, he grew up to be a brilliant scientist, a physical marvel, and a fearless adventurer. Now he travels the world with his team of assistants, fighting evil and rescuing the helpless - Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze!
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Doc Savage Website Updates
DOC SAVAGE #17Aug 15, 11
Or, Dirty Doc Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
The big news, if you haven't heard by now is that DC Comics is relaunching their entiure line--52 titles--in September. The bad news: DOC SAVAGE is among the missing. No surprise; do you know anyone else (in the real world; this site doesn't count) who read it?
The big problem was, we all assumed the "Raise the Khan" storyline would be wrapped up in this, the final issue. It isn't. The comic ends, "To be concluded..." So when is the actual final issue coming out? DC apparently hasn't decided yet. It isn't scheduled for September or October, and there is no info about it on their site. But they are going to finish this story, aren't they...?
And to add insult to injury, issue #17 is mostly padding; nothing of real consequence takes place in the tale until the final panel. They had enough notice, couldn't they have redone the final two issues into one? Feh. Double feh.
Oh, and the details are here.
DOC SAVAGE #16Jul 22, 11
DOC SAVAGE issue #16--the penultimate issue--has been released. The Man of Bronze finally gets to the bottom of things and decides to take action, probably realizing he has only one more issue in which to wrap up the story. The Apis Bull, Mongols, Neanderthals, talk of Commie spies and dinosaurs, and more coy hints about Genghis Khan as though we can't figure out what a scientist who is experimenting with restoring the dead is planning to do in a story called "Raise the Khan." Check it out here.
Now pardon me, I've got to go to the movies to see CAPTAIN AMERICA (subject of my other Superhero e-Library).
DOC SAVAGE #15Jun 14, 11
A major change comes to the series with this issue! Joining J.G. Jones A/K/A The Writer who Finally Gets It Right, is a new artist. Dan Panosian--who has also drawn Captain America, subject of my other website--takes over the art chores with this issue, and he's a success. Dan provides with with a conventional Doc Savage, which is much better than the odd stuff we had been getting with this series. Finally it comes together in a comic in which there is more to like than dislike. Who would have thought it would be so hard? Check out part 3 of "Raise the Khan" here.
DOC SAVAGE #14May 17, 11
The latest issue of DOC SAVAGE features the second installment of "Raise the Khan!" wherein the Man of Bronze battles a band of baddies seeking a mysterious amulet that would give them the ability to, well, raise the Khan, I assume. And with the mention of Temujin by the Mongol warriors, it looks like it's Genghis Khan who will be trying for a late career comeback. Writer J.G. Jones and artist Qing Pin Mui deliver a more traditional take on Doc Savage in this story arc. The details can be found here.
DOC SAVAGE #13Apr 22, 11
A new creative team takes over with this issue: cover artist J.G. Jones picks up the writing duties with the first installment of "Raise the Khan" wherein the Man of Bronze confronts a living mummy and heads to Egypt, while newcomer Qing Pin Mui handles the art chores. See the details here.
DOC SAVAGE #12Mar 18, 11
 The latest issue of Doc's comic has appeared and it wraps up the seven-part epic wherein the Man of Bronze enters the war-ravaged Zone in the Middle East to stop a nuclear threat and encounters an old Army buddy long thought dead. In hindsight, it's clear what this infuriating story arc was trying for but never quite achieved. See the details here.
A new creative team takes over in the next issue, headed by cover artist J.G. Jones as the writer; I'm looking forward ot it.
FIRST WAVE Concludes!Mar 9, 11
 After many delays, the final issue of FIRST WAVE has appeared. This completes the story introducing DC's new universe wherein pulp adventurers and not superheroes save the world. Notable for its epic teaming of Doc Savage, The Spirit, the Avenger, Blackhawk, and an alternate version of Batman, the effort ended up better than I had expected. A story synopsis and reviews of both the issue and the series as a whole can be found here.
DOC SAVAGE #11Feb 18, 11
 The latest issue of DOC SAVAGE is out and the Middle East War story arc is winding down and it looks like the plot may make sense sooner or later. Next month will see the wrap up of the disappointing tale and after that, cover artist J.G. Jones takes over as both writer and artist.
Say...whatever happened to that Crime College story we were promised in issue #5? Or that unpromising "Doc battles a worldwide conspiracy" running theme set up in issues #1-4? Here's hoping that Jones can finally make this title a success.
PS I hope you are all taking advantage of the new open site!
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