Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Dark Shadows
"I've seen up through episode 917 now; Barnabas and Liz have attempted to bring Julia into the Leviathans and failed. And Paul Stoddard sounds crazier and crazier about them as he tries to run away. And fails, thanks to Professor Stokes and the…"
yesterday
Peter Wrexham replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Homage: Action Comics #1
"Two more of JD's discoveries previously posted on the "Cover a Day" thread:"
Wednesday
Peter Wrexham replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Homage: Action Comics #1
"Kerry Callen's explanation for Superman's behavious on Action Comics #1:"
Tuesday
Peter Wrexham replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Homage: Action Comics #1
"Two more homages from the "Cover a Day" thread, these originally found by JD DeLuzio.
A Lego mock-up:
Rat-Man Collection #59 (Marvel Italia, 2007): "
Tuesday
Captain Comics replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Bob Layton's 1980s Hercules
"What about this guy?"
Tuesday
Richard Willis replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Atlas Era Venus
""Roberto's hypnotic hair dryer" made me think of the Beatles song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer.""
Tuesday
JD DeLuzio replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Atlas Era Venus
""I can only confirm your suspicions about Roberto... but I can help you no further!" (Why he can help her no further he does not say.)
I hope the makers and players of adventure-quest role-playing games don't hear of this sort of thing. I could see…"
Monday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Dark Shadows
"Also: from what I can tell, the 1991 Dark Shadows series is streaming again, this time on the Roku Channel and on Fubo. I hope to see it soon, but I probably won't veer into it until after I'm through with Leviathan. Which, obviously, could be a…"
Monday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Dark Shadows
"Episode 915 was a good one, in that we got to see Barnabas turn into a vampire and bite a prostitute (Marsha Mason!) down by the docks again! (Although Collinsport has like what, a population of 11 people? How does a floozy expect to keep herself in…"
Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Atlas Era Venus
""...something had to change."
That change came in the form of Bill Everett, but as Michael Vassalo puts it, "Everett's takover with Venus #13 is measured."
VENUS #13:

1st Story: "The King of the Living Dead!" - There are two major cases the police…"
Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Randy Jackson's discussion Walt Simonson's Thor
"And that concludes Walt Simonson's first Thor story arc.
"Story arc" is a term bandied about far too frequently to descibe a simple multi-part storyline. As I see it, a "story arc" is an "arc of stories" (plural), all building toward a common theme…"
Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion X-Men: The Hidden Years
"This is actually a good place to pause this discussion while I deal with some personal matters for the next couple of days. XM:THY #18-20 deal with Tad Carter's group, "The Promise" and #20-22 retell Fantastic Four #102-104 from a different POV. The…"
Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Another "Man vs. Man" (but at least there's a snowstorm)."
Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion X-Men: The Hidden Years
"ISSUE #17:

The majority of this issue is concerned with Kraven hunting the Beast on the grounds of Xavier's estate, but of course Kraven is cheating. Kraven has promised the antidote to the slow-working poison he gave to Avia if the X-Men do not…"
Sunday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?
"I believe so, yes. That is, I cannot think of any other instance (other than continuing characters such as Moon Girl)."
Sunday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Dark Shadows
"Great clippings, Tracy! I'm looking forward to Chris -- excuse me, Christopher! -- Pennock's debut!I've seen up through episode 913/914 now. Babyfaced bully Alexander has aged up into a smoother Ricky Schoeder-style tween named Michael. The…"
Sunday
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