Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion "Godzilla Minus Zero" Thoughts and Comments (SPOILERS)
"Every movie I see in the cinema has to potential to be my last ever. I've really grown to hate the experience, and the advent of cell phones has only made it worse. In this case, there were only four other people in the theater, though, so it wasn't…"
8 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion MAD Memories
"One thing I learned from this thread is that even after the contents of MAD magazine no longer appealed to me, the covers still did. I found a mint condition copy of this tpb online for $14 (cover price $25). "48 Years, 6 Months, & 3 Days"…"
13 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1935): Back in the '90s I went through a "Shakespeare movie phase" in which I bought or rented every Shakespeare movie I could find. That was the only other I time I saw this version. I didn't remember it being so long…"
13 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion "Godzilla Minus Zero" Thoughts and Comments (SPOILERS)
"Yes, I know, but what I mean is she wasn't shown to get off the slide the whole time her parents were away."
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion "Godzilla Minus Zero" Thoughts and Comments (SPOILERS)
"Another thing about Aki-chan... her parents, like so many, speak in her presence as if she doesn't understand. But she's smart. She doesn't have the emotional maturity or mental capacity to process exactly what they're saying, but she knows…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion "Godzilla Minus Zero" Thoughts and Comments (SPOILERS)
"I forgot to mention Aki-chan standing atop the slide. Once she got there, did she ever come down? Not that we were shown. I haven't seen such single-minded determination in a child since Kwi Chang Caine. She obviously didn't have the emotional…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion Gunn control: What do y'all think?
"I know nothing about this topic so I asked AI to "help" me write a response.
On Gunn's firing:
I think Gunn’s firing is disappointing, especially considering how he was trying to build a cohesive DC universe without over-relying on the most famous…"
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Jeff of Earth-J posted a discussion
The first issue in a series  of one-shots spotlighting individual artists. I flipped through it before I bought it to determine whether it was new or a reprint. I didn't recognize any of the story, so I bought it. It wasn't until after I got home…
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Supergirl (2025)
"SUPERGIRL #19:

Last time, you'll recall, Supergirl was exposed to Gold Kryptonite and lost all of her powers. This issue is less about "How will she get them back?" than it is "How will she move forward without them?" For all intents and purposes,…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Superboy (2025)
"ACTION COMICS #1104 - "Lex Luthor: Year One" - Part Two

In this issue (chapters IV through VII), Lex encounters Thomas, Martha and Bruce Wayne at a youth science fair in Gotham City. Recognizing that they need a male front for their schemes,…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I just added an update to my PC. Now, whenever I post a response to a thread, I'm prompted for "help" writing it. Just for grins, I clicked it while responding to the "Superboy" discussion. Here is what AI wrote for me: "I really enjoy how this…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?
"THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES #1: 

I gave this series a hard pass in back in '82, but I later bought the first two issues on the backissue market when I found out they were by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Those two issues were pretty…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion "Godzilla Minus Zero" Thoughts and Comments (SPOILERS)
"One of the comments that I heard about this movie was that it was especially loud...
Really? In the theater we saw it, I was continually being annoyed by the sound from the movie next door bleeding through.
The rest of the music was OK but not…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"This is the kind of thing, I think, people are worried about when beloved intellectual properties fall into the public domain, yet this was released in 1925."
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"Tracy bought my first ever senior citizen ticket... and I'm not even 65 years old yet!"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to John Dunbar's discussion Coming collections: Marvel, DC, PS Artbooks and more!
"THE CRYPT OF COVERS: THE COMPLETE EC COVERS COMPENDIUM:

The most comprehensive compilation of EC Comics covers ever!
Here, for the first time, in a deluxe two-volume collection, is the best compilation of the covers from EC Comics. From the…"
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