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Marvel Two-in-One Epic Collection Vol. 1: Cry Monster

Marvel Two-in-One Epic Collection Vol. 1: Cry Monster

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Watch out， Yancy Street！ Benjamin Grimm， A。K。A。 the Fantastic Four's ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing， is stomping his way into his own series - guest-starring the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe！ In this inaugural MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE Epic Collection， the Thing battles the Incredible Hulk， the minions of Thanos and the giant monster Braggadoom - and even brings the Guardians of the Galaxy back into the firmament of Marvel stars！ He also joins forces with icons like Iron Man， Thor， Black Widow， Daredevil and Luke Cage to battle all manner of fearsome foes！ And to top it all off， the Thing travels to the pages of MARVEL TEAM-UP to join the amazing Spider-Man in a MTIO/MTU crossover classic！

Vol。 1: Marvel Feature （1971） 11-12， Marvel Two-in-One （1974） 1-19; Marvel Team-Up （1972） 47

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Rick ，

Marvel had two long-running Team-Up titles。 This one features the Thing， Ben Grimm from the pages of the Fantastic Four， and a different guest-star each issue。 Because of the nature of the premise， this makes telling longer， more complex and interesting stories a little more difficult， although there are some real gems in this collection。 Unfortunately， like most anthologies， there is a balance between the surprisingly good and the astonishingly bad。 Some of the writers do come up with some very Marvel had two long-running Team-Up titles。 This one features the Thing， Ben Grimm from the pages of the Fantastic Four， and a different guest-star each issue。 Because of the nature of the premise， this makes telling longer， more complex and interesting stories a little more difficult， although there are some real gems in this collection。 Unfortunately， like most anthologies， there is a balance between the surprisingly good and the astonishingly bad。 Some of the writers do come up with some very clever ways a telling a story over multiple chapters， with different guest-stars， but things （sorry about the pun） don’t always work out as intended。 。。。more

J。R。 ，

If I was purely ranking on the stories themselves， this would be three stars。 The extra star is because the series does a really good job having Ben interact with a bunch of different characters， in a lot of different situations， and also Ben's dialog has some really fun moments！ If I was purely ranking on the stories themselves， this would be three stars。 The extra star is because the series does a really good job having Ben interact with a bunch of different characters， in a lot of different situations， and also Ben's dialog has some really fun moments！ 。。。more

Zack！ Empire ，

A real mixed bag of stories。 Some of them are 5 stars， some are 1， some good， some ok。 The thing that kept me going through the book was that I just really love Ben Grimm。 It definitely starts off pretty strong with Jim Starlin and Steve Gerber， but it gets weaker and weaker as it goes on。 It sort of reads like they just weren't sure what to do with the title， and writers must have felt stuck when it came to the premise: each issue has to have a NEW guest star。 This will end up being about five A real mixed bag of stories。 Some of them are 5 stars， some are 1， some good， some ok。 The thing that kept me going through the book was that I just really love Ben Grimm。 It definitely starts off pretty strong with Jim Starlin and Steve Gerber， but it gets weaker and weaker as it goes on。 It sort of reads like they just weren't sure what to do with the title， and writers must have felt stuck when it came to the premise: each issue has to have a NEW guest star。 This will end up being about five total collections， and I'll probably get them all。 Like I said， I love Ben。 。。。more

Kevin Knowles ，

I've been reading and listening along with The Fantasticast， so I finally had an excuse to finish this tome。 Reading along with issues of the Fantastic Four is interesting because while this is good， that tends to be bad and vice versa。 Steve Gerber is a beloved writer and writes the first eleven issues in this collection。 I'm actually not the biggest fan， but his issues are definitely most of the best of this somewhat uneven collection。Marvel Feature #11 with the Hulk ⧫ 3。5 StarsWhile featuring I've been reading and listening along with The Fantasticast， so I finally had an excuse to finish this tome。 Reading along with issues of the Fantastic Four is interesting because while this is good， that tends to be bad and vice versa。 Steve Gerber is a beloved writer and writes the first eleven issues in this collection。 I'm actually not the biggest fan， but his issues are definitely most of the best of this somewhat uneven collection。Marvel Feature #11 with the Hulk ⧫ 3。5 StarsWhile featuring two fairly forgettable villains， I love how over everything Ben is during this story。 It treats being abducted by supervillains like finding out your ceiling is leaking: “What a revoltin’ development！” The Thing and Hulk fight is also pretty great。 The art delivers on the fight， and the characterization of everyone really sells it。 Lame villains can’t ruin this！Marvel Feature #12 with Iron Man ⧫ 3。5 StarsOkay， this is the first of these to be a piece of a larger story。 The difference between this and say issue three is that Ben’s downtroddenness extends from the previous story and that the other story is less consequential to the plot。 I love the Thing being pissed at Iron Man。 The fight with the Blood Brothers is pretty cool。 Thanos is drawn pretty badly， but other than that， this is more fun。Marvel Two-in-One #1 with the Man-Thing ⧫ 2。5 StarsAt least the seventies had some equal opportunity… the new Molecule Man’s costume is incredibly similar to what the sexy future girl wears in issues four and five。 It’s impossible to take him seriously。 The Thing is also entirely too angry。 His frustration gives way to rage rather than exhaustion， and I just didn’t buy it。 It’s also unfortunately mean-spirited in places。 The tone is incredibly uneven。Marvel Two-in-One #2 with the Sub-Mariner ⧫ 2。5 StarsI just don’t care about Wundarr。 Parody has never really been my thing， and this is more annoying misunderstanding than anything。 Namorita is fun， but her actions at the very end seem out of character。 It’s a fine bit of fluff， but not near the heights of Marvel Feature #11。Marvel Two-in-One #3 with Daredevil ⧫ 2 StarsIt’s a random part of a Daredevil story that seems like it might be fun if this weren’t a Thing story。 It ends abruptly and continues in Daredevil’s comic！ Out of context it’s not great。Marvel Two-in-One #4 with Captain America ⧫ 3 StarsI like the interaction between Ben and Cap this issue。 The two heroes get along so well that I don’t really care that this ends a story I don’t really care about and begins a story that is rote and boring。 It’s a nice breather in between two huge， but lame plots。 via GIPHY Marvel Two-in-One #5 with the Guardians of the Galaxy ⧫ 1。5 StarsSo much running around this issue。 It’s a lot of punching minions， having boring political conversations， and waiting for heroes who are barely characterized and lame。 This is their second appearance， so they really should have more impact。 The old Guardians seem quite lame here。Marvel Two-in-One #6 with Doctor Strange ⧫ 3。5 StarsOh， Doctor Strange， sometimes his stories are cosmic and contemplative; sometimes they just make little to no sense。 I wouldn’t call this bad。 I really like the Yancy Street stuff with Ben， and the art is really good。 I think the Doctor Strange stuff is in-keeping with the character， though Ben seems quite tangential。 We get a bit of Ben’s background that I think is ignored later， which is unfortunate since it’s nice。Marvel Two-in-One #7 with Valkyrie ⧫ 3 StarsThe power of destiny is always a tough thing to manage and here it manifests in its worst form: plot armor。 Fortunately， the Valkyrie stuff is good。 I don’t know too much about her， but it makes me want to read some Defenders， and I’ve never wanted to do that before。 It’s almost the opposite of issue 3。 This provides just enough to get a taste of another series while not becoming overly complicated or involved。 via GIPHY Marvel Two-in-One #8 with Ghost Rider ⧫ 3 StarsI like the Christmas stuff at the Baxter Building and wish that’d been the whole issue。 Instead， Ghost Rider， who looks really weird in the art， comes across a magical recreation of the first Christmas。 Now， the mystery didn’t really get me and the ending is bonkers。 The explanation of all this harkens back to a story that I hated， and the mystery villain motivations make little to no sense。 However， I think that it’s Gerber having some fun at the expense of Christmas and the mystery villain， and I’m rather okay with that。Marvel Two-in-One #9 with Thor ⧫ 3。5 StarsI really enjoyed this one。 It has plenty of nice character touches and dialogue for Ben。 The art is somewhat rushed， and the story is somewhat generic， but Thor， Donald Blake， and the Thing all good moments。Marvel Two-in-One #10 with Black Widow ⧫ 3。5 StarsBlack Widow and the Thing in a gritty， but still fun， spy flick inspired adventure！ It’s a bit violent， but much of that is implied。 Natasha and Ben both get plenty to do， unlike the Widow’s last appearance in issue three， if you can even call that an appearance。 The story and art are a little janky， but overall， this one is really enjoyable。 Marvel Two-in-One #11 with the Golem ⧫ 2 StarsThe Golem is incredibly dull， and this story doesn’t help。 It’s rife with convenience and exposition。 The only good stuff is Ben catching the train， though the resurgence of prejudice against him feels out of place。Marvel Two-in-One #12 with Iron Man ⧫ 1。5 Stars It’s not bad so much as boring。 I suppose the Thing being hired as a pilot for dangerous tests is cool， but the rest of the story is not that great。 I really don’t like the “white god” stuff， and Prester John just isn’t that interesting。 Worst of all， our heroes don’t have much to do。Marvel Two-in-One #13 with Power Man ⧫ 3 Stars It’s another one with a borderline nonsensical ending， but Ben and Luke are magic together， so it kind of doesn’t matter。 The art is solid， the enemy is strong， and the sass is thick。 Also， can we hire Luke Cage to snark during every flashback story？Marvel Two-in-One #14 with Son of Satan ⧫ 2 Stars It’s a better showing of the Son of Satan than Marvel Team-Up #32 （the one referenced）。 I like the Ghost Town， but the enemy is meh， the setup makes almost no sense， and it ends on a dad joke。Marvel Two-in-One #15 with Morbius ⧫ 1。5 Stars The characterization is really weak， not helped by a random， lame villain。 I didn’t love the parallel monsters thing in issue eleven， and it’s more tenuous and tedious here。Marvel Two-in-One #16 with Ka-Zar ⧫ 3 Stars The Thing fighting dinosaurs is always fun。 The setup， though similar to the last one， is made better by the fact that it’s actually something Reed would do！ Much like issue ten， this issue replicates a movie feel， but this time it’s adventure。 Ka-Zar and Zabu jive well with the Thing， and the ending subversion works。Marvel Two-in-One #17 with Spider-Man ⧫ 1。5 StarsThis issue is all set-up and makes more sense when you realize that it’s actually supposed to be the Spider-man centered Team-Up #47。 The Basilisk has plot powers and his plan makes less than no sense。 I had almost forgotten about the “foreshadowing” from the previous issue， and honestly， I like them better unconnected。Marvel Team-Up #47 with Spider-Man ⧫ 1。5 StarsThe nonsense continues this issue， but at least the heroes team-up。 There’s some nice Mary Jane interaction， but not much else。 The ending is utterly ridiculous。Marvel Two-in-One #18 with Scarecrow ⧫ 2。5 Stars It’s a little sad that this story literally goes nowhere because it could have been a good beginning。 The Scarecrow doesn’t make any sense， but his atmosphere is pretty cool。 I also like the natural link between the Scarecrow’s supporting cast and Alicia， and I love Ben trying （failing） to fit in at the start。 It’s fun， but let down by the ending。Marvel Two-in-One #19 with Tigra ⧫ 2 StarsI kind of want to forgive this one because it leads to some great guest appearances in Fantastic Four #177， but it is a really bad introduction for Tigra。 Her origins are told so badly that I thought she might be an old lady who got turned into a sexy cat lady， which clashes with my knowledge of her from the 80s West Coast Avengers that I’ve read。The story is also quite overstuffed and too filled with random crap and a ranting villain。Overall， this is a peek at a different time and contains a few gems。 However， I'd mostly recommend this for fans of the Thing， Gerber， or 70s comics。 。。。more

Dan Schwent ，

Marvel Two-In_One Epic Collection: Cry Monster collects Marvel Feature 11-12， Marvel Two-In-One 1-19， and Marvel Team-Up 47。The Fantastic Four has been one of my favorite comics for decades and， by extension， The Thing is one of my faves。 Combine that for my love of Bronze age team-up books and this one was a slam dunk。The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing was once one of Marvel's top guys， the tough guy with a heart of gold who headlined his own book in addition to co-starring in Fantastic Four every Marvel Two-In_One Epic Collection: Cry Monster collects Marvel Feature 11-12， Marvel Two-In-One 1-19， and Marvel Team-Up 47。The Fantastic Four has been one of my favorite comics for decades and， by extension， The Thing is one of my faves。 Combine that for my love of Bronze age team-up books and this one was a slam dunk。The ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing was once one of Marvel's top guys， the tough guy with a heart of gold who headlined his own book in addition to co-starring in Fantastic Four every month before Wolverine eclipsed him。 The stories within this tome were just a sprinkling of his adventures。In this epic collection， The Thing teams with Marvel stalwarts like Ironman， Captain America， and Spider-Man， as well as less notable characters like Son of Satan， Morbius， and Man-Thing。 The book boasts an all-star cast， with Bill Mantlo and Steve Gerber doing the bulk of the writing and Sal Buscema and Ron Wilson heading up the artist ranks。The stories aren't anything spectacular， not surprising since Marvel Two-In-One was a team up book so writers had to come up with an excuse for The Thing to team with someone new every issue。 MTIO had its moments though， even in the early days。 The art is peak 1970s， though。 In addition to Ron Wilson and Sal Buscema， Gil Kane， Jim Starlin， George Tuska， Herb Trimpe， and others grace the pages。 The Thing has such an iconic look and the art has a unified feel， even with the stylistic differences of the artists。 The 1970s pop culture references are great。 I love that The Thing was a Space: 1999 fan！My favorite part of this book is seeing how Benjamin J。 Grimm is the glue that holds the Marvel Universe together， a gruff tough guy who knows everybody and will do anything for his friends， from Wundarr to Ka-Zar。 It's crazy to think how far The Thing has fallen in the Marvel pecking order in favor of characters like Wolverine， Deadpool， and the Punisher。 The Thing is the rocky guy with the gooey center， a softie at heart。Marvel Two-In_One Epic Collection: Cry Monster is an interesting look back at a time when one of Marvel's top guys was encrusted in little orange rocks。 3。5 out of 5 stars。 。。。more

Edward Davies ，

This would have been a great collection if they'd have thrown in the continued issues from Daredevil 110 （there was another they missed， but I forget）。 If they'd have been included this could have been great 70s fun！ Instead it's just good。 This would have been a great collection if they'd have thrown in the continued issues from Daredevil 110 （there was another they missed， but I forget）。 If they'd have been included this could have been great 70s fun！ Instead it's just good。 。。。more

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