{"id":3329,"date":"2011-11-28T09:26:06","date_gmt":"2011-11-28T16:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=3329"},"modified":"2011-11-28T09:26:06","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T16:26:06","slug":"one-shot-at-greatness-87-cyclops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/one-shot-at-greatness-87-cyclops\/","title":{"rendered":"One-Shot At Greatness #87 Cyclops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"b18d58\">Because publishers want you to buy their product every month, comics are typically serial in nature. However, occasionally (and more often nowadays than ever before) publishers launch a comic title that is only meant to last for one issue. While ongoing series often have multiple chances to hook in new readers, the comics highlighted in this ongoing investigations only had <strong>One-Shot At Greatness<\/strong>!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blogimages\/cyclops-v2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclops vol. II #1\" title=\"Ultimate Cyclops vol. II #1\" align=\"left\"><\/a><b><u>Publisher<\/u><\/b>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics_Marvel-Comics_W0QQ_fsubZ19879011QQ_sidZ13296653QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322\">Marvel Comics<\/a><br \/><b><u>Cover Date<\/u><\/b>: May 2011 <br \/><b><u>Cover Price<\/u><\/b>: $2.99<br \/><b><u>Writer<\/u><\/b>: Lee Black <br \/> <b><u>Artist<\/u><\/b>: Dean Haspiel <\/p>\n<p><center><strong>*Warning! Plot Spoilers Below*<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cyclops<\/strong>&#8216; latest sulkfest is interrupted by the path of destruction caused by <strong>Batroc the Leaper <\/strong>and the <strong>Circus of Crime <\/strong>as they race back to report to their new, mysterious leader. Cyclops hops on to a stolen (ok &#8230; borrowed) bicycle and tracks down the villains. He quickly dispatches them with his optic blast but can he defeat their boss (spoiler: <font color=\"white\">It&#8217;s Baron Zemo XII<\/font>) without the aid of his fellow X-Men?<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re missing the classic version of Cyclops (less cocky and more inexperienced &#8230; but still very straight-laced) or you&#8217;re just jonesing for some classic &#8220;silver-age&#8221; style fun, then this is the book for you. <strong>Black <\/strong>and <strong>Haspiel <\/strong>evoke the early days of Marvel but they execute it with modern storytelling &#8211; the best of both worlds! And hey! How about that <strong>Roger Cruz <\/strong>cover?<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blogimages\/recommendometer4.gif\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">On Ebay<\/span>: <a href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22cyclops%22&amp;submit=Search&amp;LH_TitleDesc=1\" target=\"_blank\">Cyclops<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">On AtomicAvenue<\/span>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicavenue.com\/atomic\/SellerIssues.aspx?XT=1&#038;T=cyclops&#038;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Cyclops<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because publishers want you to buy their product every month, comics are typically serial in nature. However, occasionally (and more often nowadays than ever before) publishers launch a comic title that is only meant to last for one issue. 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