Jeff of Earth-J > Commander BensonJanuary 31, 2026 at 6:23am
Children are now told that they're special...
When I was in college I majored in secondary English education, and this theory was actually taught at that level in the early-to-mid '80s. I remember sitting in class at the time thinking, "These kids are going to grow up with a sense of entitlement," and guess what happened?
When Junior turns sixteen, Mom and Dad buy him a car.
My first car was a '72 Ford Pinto (the model with the exploding gas tank) and cost $200. I paid for it, but my dad handled the paperwork and the title was in his name. I don't miss that car at all.
Captain Comics > Jeff of Earth-JJanuary 31, 2026 at 8:43am
My first car was a used '69 VW bug. No heat, no air, but at least it had AM radio. And if it broke down you could fix it with a rubber band and a bobby pin. I miss that car!
First announced in 2006; it's finally here! For a generation of comic-book readers, Jim Aparo is considered the greatest Batman artist of them all. Aparo—with his strong, dynamic style, well-grounded in realism—together with Batman made a team worthy of the title, The Brave and the Bold. But before that team-up book, he made a name for himself on such series as Aquaman, the controversial “Spectre,” and the mysterious Phantom Stranger, and is considered by many to be the definitive artist for each. Now, the team of Jim Amash and Eric Nolen-Weathington (editors of Matt Baker: The Art of Glamour; Carmine Infantino: Penciler, Publisher, Provocateur; and Sal Buscema: Comics’ Fast and Furious Artist) turn the Bat Signal on the life and work of one of comics’ finest! From his time in the world of advertising art, at Charlton Comics on Nightshade and The Phantom, through the heyday of the ’70s, and beyond the death of Robin, Aparo’s career is finally given the attention it so richly deserves. The book is lavishly illustrated with Aparo’s work, including many rare and previously-unpublished pieces. Includes an introduction by award-winning artist Alan Davis, and a new Aparo cover inked by Mike DeCarlo!
Oddly, enough I actually remember this being solicited waaay back then, and ordering it. Pleasantly surprised it is finally coming out, although I doubt my LCS remembers that I ordered it.
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Children are now told that they're special...
When I was in college I majored in secondary English education, and this theory was actually taught at that level in the early-to-mid '80s. I remember sitting in class at the time thinking, "These kids are going to grow up with a sense of entitlement," and guess what happened?
When Junior turns sixteen, Mom and Dad buy him a car.
My first car was a '72 Ford Pinto (the model with the exploding gas tank) and cost $200. I paid for it, but my dad handled the paperwork and the title was in his name. I don't miss that car at all.
My first car was a used '69 VW bug. No heat, no air, but at least it had AM radio. And if it broke down you could fix it with a rubber band and a bobby pin. I miss that car!
I got this email this morning from Two Morrows:
Jim Aparo: Brave & Bold Artist ships Feb. 18!
First announced in 2006; it's finally here! For a generation of comic-book readers, Jim Aparo is considered the greatest Batman artist of them all. Aparo—with his strong, dynamic style, well-grounded in realism—together with Batman made a team worthy of the title, The Brave and the Bold. But before that team-up book, he made a name for himself on such series as Aquaman, the controversial “Spectre,” and the mysterious Phantom Stranger, and is considered by many to be the definitive artist for each. Now, the team of Jim Amash and Eric Nolen-Weathington (editors of Matt Baker: The Art of Glamour; Carmine Infantino: Penciler, Publisher, Provocateur; and Sal Buscema: Comics’ Fast and Furious Artist) turn the Bat Signal on the life and work of one of comics’ finest! From his time in the world of advertising art, at Charlton Comics on Nightshade and The Phantom, through the heyday of the ’70s, and beyond the death of Robin, Aparo’s career is finally given the attention it so richly deserves. The book is lavishly illustrated with Aparo’s work, including many rare and previously-unpublished pieces. Includes an introduction by award-winning artist Alan Davis, and a new Aparo cover inked by Mike DeCarlo!
Oddly, enough I actually remember this being solicited waaay back then, and ordering it. Pleasantly surprised it is finally coming out, although I doubt my LCS remembers that I ordered it.
Awesome.
"Well, let's see how we say that."
Complete Genome of Prehistoric Animal Discovered in Stomach of Another Animal
Scientists found the entire woolly rhino genome inside the stomach ...
This is similar to the plot of Jurassic Park, which had dinosaur blood in mosquitos preserved in amber. The main difference is how old the tissue is.
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