Ka-zar and Shanna Appreciation 2020

[juan678]

https://www.cbr.com/ka-zar-shanna-sh...nce-off-panel/


https://www.cbr.com/ka-zar-speech-pa...tarzan-shanna/

https://www.cbr.com/facts-about-ka-zar/

https://www.cbr.com/savage-land-hist...-alien-jungle/

https://www.cbr.com/avengers-ka-zar-savage-land-pangea/


https://www.cbr.com/ka-zar-x-men-plotline-resolved/

[juan678]

[K7P5V]

With the exception of how Thanos was handled, I enjoyed the 90's run of Waid & Kubert. Priest's run was also very interesting.

[Hypestyle]

With the exception of how Thanos was handled, I enjoyed the 90's run of Waid & Kubert. Priest's run was also very interesting.

how many issues did C. Priest write of Ka-Zar?

[kcekada]

With the exception of how Thanos was handled, I enjoyed the 90's run of Waid & Kubert. Priest's run was also very interesting.

I liked the former, dropped it during the latter's run. I may have stayed with it -- if Kubert hadn't left.

[CaptCleghorn]

I am amazed this run isn't getting more good word of mouth. The work Jones and Anderson did on this was extraordinary and brought Ka-Zar and Shanna to new levels.

[kcekada]

I am amazed this run isn't getting more good word of mouth. The work Jones and Anderson did on this was extraordinary and brought Ka-Zar and Shanna to new levels.

Well, those inspired Waid's run -- which was very good, but wouldn't have existed without the Jones/Anderson run.

[K7P5V]

how many issues did C. Priest write of Ka-Zar?

Shockingly, Priest only wrote three whole issues and an upside-down back-up preview (#14):

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Ka-Zar_Vol_3_14

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Ka-Zar_Vol_3_15

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Ka-Zar_Vol_3_16

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Ka-Zar_Vol_3_17

I liked the former, dropped it during the latter's run. I may have stayed with it -- if Kubert hadn't left.

Agreed, Kubert is irreplaceable. But, I might be one of the few who liked the artwork of Kenny Martinez.

[Thirteen]

With the exception of how Thanos was handled, I enjoyed the 90's run of Waid & Kubert. Priest's run was also very interesting.

That Waid/Kubert run proved to me that ANY character can be interesting with the right story concept backing them. My interest was piqued reading WaidÂ’s pitch for the book being focused on the relationship between Ka-Zar and Shanna and there being a disconnect that would strain their partnership.
https://www.cbr.com/254938-2/

Shanna already had my attention from her story in the anthology series Marvel Comics Presents by Gerard Jones/Paul Gulacy.
http://www.supermegamonkey.net/chron..._68-77_s.shtml

But Ka-Zar outside of his appearance in vintage Neal Adams forward era X-Men stories and his run in Marvel Fanfare, had just been a Tarzan knock off.

I picked up the first issue of the Waid/Kubert run -and it’s worth noting I hadn’t been a particular fan of the creative team separately nor together - and I was hooked by the “Game called on account of She-Devil”...


Their relationship harkened back to the classic Hawkman/Hawkwomandynamic that’s hard to pull off without getting bogged down in soap operatic twists to maintain drama.

[Doombot]

I completely agree that any character can be interesting given the right creators working on them, but I have to say, everything you mentioned about Ka-Zar and Shanna's relationship, the strains of trying to make it work and their expanded character development was all done first (and better) in "Ka-Zar the Savage" by Bruce Jones and Brent Anderson. If you like the Waid/Kubert run, you should really check that series out.

[K7P5V]

That Waid/Kubert run proved to me that ANY character can be interesting with the right story concept backing them. My interest was piqued reading WaidÂ’s pitch for the book being focused on the relationship between Ka-Zar and Shanna and there being a disconnect that would strain their partnership.
https://www.cbr.com/254938-2/

Shanna already had my attention from her story in the anthology series Marvel Comics Presents by Gerard Jones/Paul Gulacy.
http://www.supermegamonkey.net/chron..._68-77_s.shtml

But Ka-Zar outside of his appearance in vintage Neal Adams forward era X-Men stories and his run in Marvel Fanfare, had just been a Tarzan knock off.

I picked up the first issue of the Waid/Kubert run -and it’s worth noting I hadn’t been a particular fan of the creative team separately nor together - and I was hooked by the “Game called on account of She-Devil”...


Their relationship harkened back to the classic Hawkman/Hawkwomandynamic that’s hard to pull off without getting bogged down in soap operatic twists to maintain drama.

Great sense of humor, and thanks for the response.

I like your comparison about the relationship. IIRC, someone over at the DC forums mentioned that the classic Hawkman/Hawkwoman dynamic was a favorite because the two were treated as equal partners.

[Doombot]

Where's all my Savage Land peeps at?