"If this is the heart of what you're getting at, then I'd say comics geeks who become snobs to people new to the field are just as bad, and just as wrong, as any other kind of snob."
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"Agreed to all above, but thanks for reminding me about Sandman Mystery Theatre, Rob. That's the kind of implanted continuity I really love, where nothing really is changed from the original, but additional context and depth is added. And what a…"
"Oh, man. Aside from the God-tier books (Sandman, Preacher, Transmet, Fables, Y), some of my favorite books include:Sandman Mystery Theatre -- such great period mysteries!
The New Deadwardians -- another mystery, in an Edwardian-era world in which…"
"I remember when John Romita Jr. was starting out on Iron Man, with Bob Layton inking. It was clear he was learning to draw as he went along, but he did get significantly better. Later, Romita Jr. was the regular artist on Amazing Spider-Man with…"
"Wojo was intimidated by Harris, who was pretty smart, and both of them -- and Barney, and Fish -- were intimidated by Dietrich, who knew everything.
Yemana was not intimidated by Deitrich, because he was cool like that."
"Not an expert and I haven't read every Vertigo title so...
Swamp Thing (especially the Alan Moore era)
Sandman which includes Death
Fables/Jack Of Fables
Y-the Last Man
Astro City (not originally Vertigo but enough of a run)
Doom Patrol (still…"
"I'm not a list fan, but this time I can't resist:
Sandman
Preacher
Hellblazer
Transmetropolitan
Fables
Y, the Last Man
100 Bullets
DMZ
Lucifer
Daytripper"
"In no particular order, my favorite Vertigo comics:
100 Bullets
Swamp Thing
Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and a Hard Place
Hellblazer
Fables
Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo, Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such; Jonah Hex: Shadows West
Y, the Last Man
The…"
"My top ten favorite Vertigo comics, in no particular order:
100 Bullets
Hellblazer
Scalped
Fables
Human Target
Beware the Creeper
Books of Magic
American Virgin
Sandman
Loveless
What are yours?"
"I remember that episode of Barney Miller (but then, I've seen 'em all). In "Kidnapping," Barrie Youngfellow played Marsha Dixon, a prostitute whom Wojciehowicz arrested along with her business manager. Wojo had a rather ugly…"
"Vertigo was a great thing, and it created a whole new taste in mainstream comics. As a 25-year thing, it belongs right up at the top of other more experimental endeavors."
"The Los Angeles Times tweeted:
After some deserved online ridicule, the Times corrected the tweet."
"Looks like it's official:
https://t.co/NXK0dm1vMl"
"I completed the run of It's a Living, a silly sitcom from the '80s that had a couple of seasons on ABC and then another four years in first-run syndication. It was about the lives and loves of a quartet (a quintet in the first season) of…"
"Somewhere buried on this site (where I can't find it), someone made the point that Mary Batson doesn't change into a different person when she becomes Mary Marvel because she is basically happy being herself. Similarly, Freddy Freeman…"
"I never knew about that possibility, but I already know I would have preferred it to what we got. Whatever Tom Mandrake's strengths are as an artist, he was a bad fit for Captain Marvel. "
"Y'know, that never bothered me before ... and I'm not going to let it now. "
"We saw The Sun Is Also a Star and really enjoyed it. Most of it takes place over one day in New York City and, as it opens, Natasha Kingsley is all nerves and urgency. On the morrow, she and her family are to be deported to Jamaica. As she has lived…"
"Thanks, ClarkKent_DC I am very excited to be here. I just found you by chance googling some comic related stuff and it seemed like a really good crew chatting on here. Looking forward to catching up with everyone!"
"I see a few people commented on SHAZAM! over in the "Movies I Have Seen Lately" thread, starting here."
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Ten years ago today ...
Posted on February 20, 2011 at 7:56pm 19 Comments 5 Likes
On this day 10 years ago, I was in an accident that totaled my car. I am grateful today for three things:
That I was in the car by myself; I doubt a passenger would have survived.
That I walked away from it whole; save for some pain in my side that lasted about a week, I was and remain physically sound.
That God saw fit to spare me, that I may carry on in this world and be the husband, father and person He wants me to be.
I am also grateful to have…
ContinuePresident Luthor (from the old board)
Posted on September 21, 2009 at 10:30am 9 Comments 0 Likes
From the old board, I launched the "President Luthor" thread with this post (July 21, 2003):
At my last visit to my friendly neighborhood comics shop, I say the President Luthor trade paperback. I haven't read the Superman titles for several years (heresy, I know), and the notion of Lex Luthor becoming President of the U.S. wasn't enough to entice me back.
It's a nifty idea, I'll admit ... but the time to do it was very shortly after the… Continue
At my last visit to my friendly neighborhood comics shop, I say the President Luthor trade paperback. I haven't read the Superman titles for several years (heresy, I know), and the notion of Lex Luthor becoming President of the U.S. wasn't enough to entice me back.
It's a nifty idea, I'll admit ... but the time to do it was very shortly after the… Continue
Help Wanted at Marvel Entertainment
Posted on September 12, 2009 at 12:48am 9 Comments 0 Likes
For those who might be interested ... the Monster.com posting is here.
From: superspyro
Subject: [ACESjobs] Supervising Proofreader, Marvel
To: ACESjobs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 3:58 PM
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
Summary: In addition to proofreading documents, the position is responsible for… Continue
From: superspyro
Subject: [ACESjobs] Supervising Proofreader, Marvel
To: ACESjobs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 3:58 PM
Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
Summary: In addition to proofreading documents, the position is responsible for… Continue
Bugs Bunny, the greatest baseball player ever
Posted on August 18, 2009 at 2:49pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
I just ran across this sportswriter's analysis of "Baseball Bugs," the classic Looney Tunes short in which Bugs Bunny takes on the Gas House Gorillas all by himself -- starting in the fourth inning of a game in which the Gorillas are leading the Tea Totallers 54-0 -- and wins 96-95. It's funny because it's so, so serious ... "Bugs Bunny, Greatest Banned Player Ever"
Happy Birthday, Captain Comics!
Posted on August 12, 2009 at 11:37pm 8 Comments 0 Likes
Although it was yesterday 
, I wish to offer a happy happy joy joy, to our fearless leader, Captain Comics!
I also put this on the old site because I don't know how to do the parade of smilies over here.
Three cheers!…
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, I wish to offer a happy happy joy joy, to our fearless leader, Captain Comics!I also put this on the old site because I don't know how to do the parade of smilies over here.
Three cheers!…
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Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 9:04am on January 4, 2010,
Ana Canino-Fluit (Anacoqui- mod) said…
- Did you guys make it home before we got the big dumping of snow?
- At 9:42am on October 28, 2010,
Cavaliere (moderator emeritus) said…
- Happy birthday, CK!
- At 12:21pm on April 7, 2017,
JD DeLuzio said…
(Sorry. My original post had the wrong link
The church is Wesley-Knox United Church in London, Ontario. They drew a sizable crowd to Chaney's Phantom.
I have some links below. You'd have to contact them for further information:
http://www.wesleyknox.com/images/W-K_Bulletin_Oct25.pdf
Best wishes.
- At 12:24pm on April 7, 2017,
Another church with almost the same name apparently did something similar in Cambridge, Ontario:
- At 12:40am on June 16, 2019,
Travis Meidell said…
Thanks, ClarkKent_DC I am very excited to be here. I just found you by chance googling some comic related stuff and it seemed like a really good crew chatting on here. Looking forward to catching up with everyone!
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