Comments on: Friday Night Fights: KRAKADOOOOOOM!

By: Harvey Jerkwater

Harvey Jerkwater — Tue, 22 May 2007 15:19:03 +0000

In a later issue of Orion, the letters page noted that some readers complained about the lack of dialogue in the issue-long Orion-vs-Darkseid throwdown. Thus the editors were kind enough to provide a collection of word balloons that you could clip out and add to the pictures from issue #5.

The balloons said things like “OOF!” and “Ah! He punched me in the head!” and “Why I oughta!”

Orion ruled. The last issue, #25, is one of my all-time faves.

By: notintheface

notintheface — Sun, 20 May 2007 05:47:13 +0000

Now that you’ve used Simonson for this weekend’s fights, the next logical step is to bring in:

APARO!!!!!!

By: Chris Sims

Chris Sims — Sun, 20 May 2007 02:31:22 +0000

Also of note: John Workman lettered the “New Look” Betty & Veronica story.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Sat, 19 May 2007 22:22:35 +0000

The Orion series is one of my top three favorite comic runs of all time, along with Flex Mentallo and Watchmen. It’s that damn good. There was only one man who could live up to Kirby.

This was an amazing issue. And all the cameos at the top and bottom of each page– especially Robocop and Jack Kirby himself– awesome.

By: Dan Grendell

Dan Grendell — Sat, 19 May 2007 22:10:34 +0000

You ain’t kidding. I remember getting this book when it came out, and thinking, “Wow. It lives up to the hype!” Holy crap, was that good.

By: Jack R.

Jack R. — Sat, 19 May 2007 20:57:56 +0000

Oh man, I looked all over about a year ago to find the trade paperback this was in, just to get this fight. Best touch; Orion saying “The time for talking is over.” and then there’s no dialogue until the fight is done. That and all the cameos in the crowd scenes at the top and bottom, and of course Simonson’s classic sound effects.

But just think about what this had to live up to; this was THE FIGHT, the one Kirby had always suggested was going to end the whole Fourth World saga, one 30 years in the making-and it kicked that much ass. Simonson, when he’s on, is truly the Man.

By: Chris Sims

Chris Sims — Sat, 19 May 2007 20:35:51 +0000

That, dear sir, is Walt Simonson’s Orion #5, quite possibly the most fightin’-est fight comic of all.

By: Zachary

Zachary — Sat, 19 May 2007 19:53:17 +0000

I can’t decide which I like better, this or Simonson having Thor knock all of the Midgard Serpent’s teeth out.
Actually, I’m going to go with ALL the fight scenes with Thor as Frog of Thunder. That was so sweet.

By: 7 dollar man

7 dollar man — Sat, 19 May 2007 19:39:41 +0000

Seriously, what series is this from! I have to get it just for the mind-bending awesomeness that is this intergalatic brawl between Darkseid and Orion.

By: Mark Hale

Mark Hale — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:28:48 +0000

This Is Fight Comics.