So over in the DC Universe goes boom again thread, Don Collett said:
Read more…As far as I understand it, the current creators have had enough advance notice to be able to wrap up all current storylines. So there will closure, or at least the attempt at same.
1)"Yo-ho-ho! Oh, does nobody actually say that?"
2)OK, Amy, you don't have to tell us the premise before every story.
3)"You should dress as a pirate more often." Hear, hear!
4)"A green, singing shark in an evening gown."
5)There's Nicola Fury, again
Read more…Not really spoilers, but story points to follow...
So the Evolutionaries are proto-humans tasked by Phastos the Eternal with "safeguarding evolution." The do this by defending the enemies of the branch of humanity that shows the most (in the
Read more…...That there are still retail outlets , here in the US , that sell comics which hand-write - in PEN ! - arrival dates on the bacover of the comic book ?
'Tis true ! A deli/newsstand near to me , in San Francisco's Mission District , does it - I went
Read more…Prepare yourself for a Grandpa Simpson good old fashion tirade ;)
I am going to make a provocative statement. I enjoy the work of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee but I have had my fill. Same goes for the work of Gardner Fox, Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegal, Bob
Read more…One of my Facebook friends (hi, Jason!) posted a bunch of ads from the '80s advertising Marvel's G.I. Joe comics. I remember a couple of them from way back then and also remember loving the concept of advertised comics.
I think Marvel & DC are real
Read more…I'm snabbing this from elsewhere, but it seemed like a good discussion topic:
Who is more powerful, Gladstone Gander or Longshot?
Read more…Long time members here have had the dubious distinction of being able to watch from the day we got our dog Scoobert Antonio Doo Lane eleven years ago to the present. They've seen him in the various costumes my wife Dolores got him every year, and he
Read more…Pretty much everyone has done so, but is there any recurring character in the Marvel Universe that couldn't defeat the Circus of Crime?
Read more…I was going to do a thread on my FIVE favorite Justice League/Justice Society team-ups when I discovered that I couldn't pick just five! So I'm going to write about all of them. These won't be synopses since I am assuming that everyone is familar wit
Read more…In the naaammee ooff $65 million buck$ , the SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK Broadway musical , now fully de-Traynored , opens tonite on The Gaudy White Way .
Yes , the " another OPENIN'..." part of a certain Cole Porter song finally comes thru !
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"Brotherhood of Man" -- probably my favorite number from one of my favorite musical comedies -- a sure fire showstopper if it's done right -- flopped around like a dying fish on the stage last night.
But this, my friends ... THIS is how you win a T
Read more…This is for comics allegedly coming out in August:
1. I'm probably 1 of about 5 people who doesn't care that Angel is returning to Dark Horse.
2. I like the last Knight Errant mini to pick up the new one. The art looks a little better, not that the
Read more…Kinda surprised there wasn't a thread for this--at least not one that I could find-.
So, just watched this, and surprisingly, I liked it.
Certainly it wasn't without fault, but as a reboot of the franchise, I didn't find the plot holes I've seen
Read more…This is the thread to talk about bagging, boarding, filing etc. Yeah it's kind of boring but I saw we started discussing this sort of thing on a number of threads. We can just use this to ask questions or discuss habits.
I have a few questions. I'm
Read more…I just spent my day at this year's Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC. It runs Fri - Sun, and I plan to be there for all three days. If anyone else on the board attends any of the days, this thread would be a good place for them to comment as well.
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With all this DC talk and the Commander's Marvel Quiz Challenge, some thoughts about Marvel secret identities came to me so....
Over the past few years I've bought more than a few back issues. Actually I see nearly complete sets of issues and decide to buy them for a really good price. Then I spend years trying to fill in the gaps. I've decided to start these threads to help
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