ClarkKent_DC replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I taught myself how to type using a manual typewriter that we had around the house and one of my mother's old textbooks. "
Tuesday
ClarkKent_DC replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Today, my wife and I were talking about the greatest scene in cinematic history: the moment in Apollo 13 when the engineers dump plastic sheeting, wires, tools and duct tape onto a table with the instructions that they have to figure out how to get…"
Tuesday
ClarkKent_DC replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"Watching the American Music Awards, which I usually don't because I think the only ones that count are the EGOTs -- that is, the Emmys, Grammy, Oscors and Tonys, plus the Kennedy Center Honors (although that one is about to drop off the list because…"
Tuesday
ClarkKent_DC replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"Commander Benson said:
From the information provided in F.F. # 11, one can, with near certainty, calculate that Reed Richards was forty years old in that first issue of Fantastic Four, and that Sue was thirty-six or -seven.
However, that panel of…"
Tuesday
ClarkKent_DC replied to Alan M.'s discussion What are you reading?
"i'm making a fitful stab at reducing the To Be Read stack of comics in my bedroom (which actually comprises more issues than the inventory of some comics shops I've visited).
One four-issue miniseries I just read is Battleworld: Thors, a spinoff of…"
Monday
ClarkKent_DC replied to Captain Comics's discussion 2025 Free Comic Book Day
"I'm not complaining about getting the kiddie books; I actually enjoy (most of) them. What I'm complaining about is not getting the books for older readers!
For example, the story in Dynamite's Jonny Quest series began with its Free Comic Book Day…"
Friday
ClarkKent_DC replied to Captain Comics's discussion 2025 Free Comic Book Day
"I didn't make it to Free Comic Book Day, owing to a minor but expensive ($$$) mishap with my car. So I went to different shops in the days after, which mostly yielded the kiddie books as, I presume, the other wooks were taken by customers on the…"
May 21
ClarkKent_DC replied to Captain Comics's discussion 2025 Free Comic Book Day
"Jeff of Earth-J said:
Marvel: FANTASTIC FOUR: I used to not like Humberto Ramos' art but he's gotten better in recent years. He has regressed here, though, his art looking almost as bad as Rafael Albuquerque's. (No, make that just as bad.) His Sue…"
May 21
ClarkKent_DC replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"The interior of the house in The Cosby Show pilot episode is markedly different than the one in the series proper.
Likewise, speaking of Arnold's being "Arthur's" in the first episode of Happy Days, the interior of the Cunningham house is different,…"
May 1
ClarkKent_DC replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"I've been a regular viewer of Saturday Night Live for the past several years -- about when they introduced the stunt casting of Alec Balwdin as an improbable candidate for the presidency who actually won, much to his chagrin -- after about a decade…"
Apr 27
ClarkKent_DC replied to Captain Comics's discussion Important news about KC
"Hey, Legionnaires, I have really good news -- I had a PET scan with contrast and CT scan on Friday. Compared against the one I had in February, the largest problem area has shrunk by nearly two-thirds, the other two problem areas are gone, and there…"
Apr 23
ClarkKent_DC replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"I absolutely cherish this series. It was initially meant to be a maxiseries, and each of the first 13 issues had a different art team. But with issue 14, it kept going with the regular art team of Marc Hempel and Mark Wheatley (with a few…"
Apr 23
ClarkKent_DC replied to Steve W's discussion Comical Comic Cuts
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Apr 16
ClarkKent_DC replied to Steve W's discussion Comical Comic Cuts
" I thought I forgot someone. Thanks for the add. "
Apr 16
ClarkKent_DC replied to ClarkKent_DC's discussion Comic Book Sales Trends
"From the Baltimore Banner: "After Being Sued for Acting in 'Extreme Bad Faith,' Diamond Comic Distributors sale approved" 
There was nearly an eleventh-hour flip, but Maryland-based Diamond Comic Distributors has finally landed on a buyer —…"
Apr 16
ClarkKent_DC replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"I have sporadically found the odd issue of Geeksville (also known as 3 Geeks), but never more than one in a row, and certainly not all of them. "
Apr 15
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