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So (pt. 7)
Just thinking about this. Who would be a good character for the Spectre to team up with? Would it be someone really powerful, or perhaps someone with no powers whatsoever but a lot of grit and determination?
Yeah, I'm thinking John Constantine.
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Falling Skies
Is anyone else watching this show? Remember the "War of the Worlds" TV series in the 80s? This show reminds me of that one, but, where the 80s series was a follow-up to the 1953 movie, this one looks more like a follow-up to the Tom Cruise "War of th
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Disney Comics line
So , here's a line for discussion of Disney-based comics - Especially the " ducks and mice " , Mickey/Donald/Uncle $. , etc. , although if there's anything to say about a Hanna Montana or Pirates of the Carribean(Sic??) or Haunted amnasion comic , go
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Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Non-Spoiler Line
I would like to see TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON but I missed Transformers II , though I saw and liked the first one .
" Big-Time " movies cost about $11.50 for " regular " - flat , I mean - admission here in San Francisco and I am EXTREMELY mone
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Futurama's Return
It's been a long time coming, but Comedy Central has confirmed that the fifth (or is that sixth?) season will premiere on June 24.
http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2010-3-4-new-futurama-episodes-premiere-on-comedy-central-in-june
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Captain America film poster for a buck.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W7NYZU/ref=ox_ya_os_product Yes, I ordered one.
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In Which the Baron Has Created a Mascot...
I've been reading a book called "Fuzz and Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters", by Edward and John Harrison. It's all about how just about everything in Japan has its own costumed mascot. Oh, not just sports teams or businesses - but towns and prefectur
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Betty Cooper has a sister?
My comics shop got shorted this month on its Life With Archie order, so I got it only last week. I'm still enjoying it, although the "Archie Marries Betty" half is at the moment less interesting than the "Archie Marries Veronica" part.
In "Archie M
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Krypto! Good Dog! (Superman 712)
Hey all,
Kurt Busiek's run on Superman from a few years ago is one of my all-time favorite runs on the character... and back then, there was once story that was promised (and completed) that kept getting pushed back for reasons that were never quit
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Archie's most obscure character ?
http:://www.comics.org/issue/226291/cover/4/
At least that carried their own title , STARTING during the SA , for over 25 issues , into ( by cover date anyway ) Gerald Ford's presidency...
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DC sets date for new SUPERMAN flick
from this link:
Meyer particularly highlighted that DC Comics characters are key parts of Warner's future, mentioning a July 20, 2012 release date for the l
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The Comics Journal
The recent mention of TCJ in another line gives me excuse to mention it .
TCJ started as a free adzine named THE NOSTALGIA JOURNAL , which IIRC I had a ( Unsolicited ? ) subscription to in 1977 when Gary Groth bought it and turned it into THE COMIC
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Damian writes to Dick
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/23/robin-damian-wayne-letters-dick-grayson-nightwing/
This is how fan fiction should be done.
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Splash Pages to Batman #66 and Daredevil #102 ?...
...Please ?
Really , could someone please post the splash pages to ( original numbering ) ( however , the Marvel DAREDEVIL , not the Lev Gleason DAREDEVIL ) BATMAN #66 - the lead Joker story - and DAREDEVIL #102 ? I have a reason , I'll tell you wh
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Former Rep. Alan Grayson revealed as a comics fan!
Alan Grayson was a fire-breathing liberal elected to Congress from a largely conservative Florida district in 2008, and lost his seat in 2010 after being targeted by the national Republican party. He's still a talking head on the cable news shows, an
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My post-Moffat era Doctor Who cast
The Master (Eddie Izzard), The Doctor (Craig Ferguson), and the plucky companion (Kristen Bell) with new showrunner, Edgar Wright. How would that not be AWESOME?
The above photo was from this weekend's NY Times covering Ferguson's taping of shows
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Hoorah for Bernard Cribbins!
I don't know how much getting something like really means to folks these days, but I'm pleased to see Mr. Cribbins get the recognition. Of the characters created for the new series of Doctor Who, Wilfred Mott is my favorite,
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Trailers I've Seen Lately
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and The Muppets. Both look very good. Conan, however, looks kind of dumb. The movie, not just the character.
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