Hey champs! (Or is it chumps?)
Sorry I haven't asked any questions lately but here's some for you now.
First, I've been reading Marvel unlimited a lot this month. First I was reading a lot of sixties Marvel, which is interesting but hard to slog through a lot at once due to the dated writing style and the casual sexism and racism. My question is, have you read much early Marvel stuff, and if so, what was your favourite? I personally enjoyed the Stan Lee/Steve Ditko work on Spider-Man and Dr Strange the most, and also was amused by the early Ant-Man stories.
Secondly, I also started reading the Ultimate universe from the beginning across all titles. Most of it has been good so far, with a few small rough patches, but I was wondering, what are the best runs/stories in the Ultimate universe that I should look out for, and which ones should I avoid?
And finally, this isn't comics-related at all but I don't have anyone else to talk to so I'm calling this one a bonus question. Are any of you current or lapsed boxing fans, and if so, who are or were your favourite boxers?
There a few names that automatically come up in people's minds like Ali, Tyson, the Sugar Rays, etc. so I'm going to shout out a boxer who I feel is a little bit underrated, Floyd Patterson. His high-profile first round losses against Sonny Liston bump him down most people's rankings when they think of great heavyweights but he was small for a heavyweight (originally fighting at light-heavyweight) and did a great job defeating most people he fought at that weight.
P.s. Pacquiao vs Mayweather was spectacularly bad and I feel bad for the American fans who got fleeced. The fight was a lot cheaper in some countries and free in Mexico and the Philippines but I heard it was $100 PPV in the U.S.
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