Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Dark Shadows (alternate version)
""A  Vision of Isis" - Barnabas finds romance with Isis, the Egyptian "goddess of nature and magic," who deduces that Barnabas is the seventh reincarnation of her beloved Osiris. Isis, in search of Barnabas, comes to Collinsport under the guise of…"
9 minutes ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for week of April 7, 2025
"First of all, welcome back! Now, on with the show...
Jeff of Earth-J and I have discussed earlier our willingness to experiment with this restart of the title...
Admittedly, I have flip-flopped... several times. It's all going to come down to…"
13 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"Interesting. There is another phenomenon, I'm not sure what it's called, where the listener hears a joke and assumes it was originally told by JD Deluzio, but it wasn't. For example...
"My psychology professor asked the class if anyone had ever…"
13 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion The Bible
"After catching up to the end of Exodus, I had no further plans to continue this discussion at this time. But today I found a six-volume set of Matthew Henry's A Commentary on the Whole Bible (Reference Library Edition) at a decent price. I also had…"
19 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I was in Half Price Books today and asked the clerk to search their system for a particular book I have been looking for. She couldn't find it, but suggested I check back in a couple of days because of a certain "HPB phenomenon" in which, after a…"
19 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?
"CAME THE DAWN by Wally Wood (full title: Came the Dawn and Other Stories Illustrated by Wallace Wood): 

Just as Atom Bomb was a collection of Wood's war stories, Came the Dawn is a collection of his horror and "SuspenStories." There are some…"
23 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"As recorded, I assume that "his sister Pam" must be Polythene Pam.
Oh, I agree completely. ("Shirley" was the "rough draft" that never made it to "print.")
Someone posting as "Tato" has a clever interpretation of the Abbey Road Medley here
A clever…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Dark Shadows (alternate version)
"Dark Shadows Comic Strip, part 2: A Forever Death"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"I actually have Super Heroes #1. Speaking of Polythene Pam, I always fancied that she was Mr. Mustard's sister. But the outtake refers to "his sister Shirley" so now I don'tknow what to think. And who is the Walrus? "
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?
"I think you're right. Some of that is reflected in the Sundays, but much of it played out in the dailies."
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Ultraman Blazar
"LIGHT AND FLAME: "Multiple Irugos, which were thought to have been defeated, resurface once again. As the GGF continues to investigate, a kaiju larger than Earth Garon emerges. Emi comes into contact with her father's former teammate, Nishizaki, who…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?
"PEANUTS EVERY SUNDAY v5 (1971-1975):

The WWI flying ace fades into the background as Peppermint Patty and Woodstock move to the fore. Marcie enters in 1974, and Rerun makes a single Sunday appearance in this volume. I am now exactly halfway through…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Absolute/All In thread
"Ah."
yesterday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion DC Finest - Aquaman, King of Atlantis
"I'm still not through with this book -- the stories are so short, but you really can't read more than two at a time! -- but I've gotten to the longer stories in the Showcase issues. And I have to say... I prefer the short kiddie stuff. For one…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Dark Shadows (alternate version)
"Next up in my proposed "alternate continuity" is the Dark Shadows comic strip. Although the Gold Key comic book series long outlasted the comic strip version, the somewhat more sophisticated newspaper version started later so I'm slotting it in…"
Thursday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"Ella."
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