Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I sure hope you behaved!"
yesterday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Amateur radio operation is very much a thing, and a regulated one at that.  "Radio amateurs", also called "ham radio" operators, are the people who have achieved a government-issued license for two-way communication over amateur radio stations in a…"
yesterday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Supreme
"Probably. You almost get the sense that he is writing for himself."
Dec 18
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Supreme
""Extreme Destroyer" was apparently a 9-issue (or twelve-issue, depending on how you count them) event that involved, besides the Prologue and the Epilogue, such memorable titles named with remarkable originality as "Maxi-Mage", "New Man", "NewMen",…"
Dec 17
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"According to some quick research, it was actually much later.  Fin Fang Foom first appeared in "Strange Tales" #89 (1961), and then in Astonishing Tales' "It the Living Colossus" feature (#23-24, 1974).  But It itself was only revealed to be part of…"
Dec 16
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told
"I remember reading the Detective Comics issue that leads into this book (#566) in real time.  The story was named "Know Your Foes" and it was indeed a retrospective of what were at the time the main foes of Batman and Robin.  This pair of books is…"
Dec 13
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Bessie is back!  And her teeth are fine too!"
Dec 12
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Supergirl (2025)
"Is this issue the first to point out that this series is happening roughly in real time?"
Dec 11
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Superboy (2025)
"Loved the attitude of Pa Kent at the end.  "To learn the kind of dilemmas a Superboy has to deal with" is just right."
Dec 11
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to The Baron's discussion When Were U.S. Comic Books First Translated Into Other Languages?
"My pleasure, Baron!"
Dec 11
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I agree. Sorry for my miswording."
Dec 11
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to The Baron's discussion When Were U.S. Comic Books First Translated Into Other Languages?
"Translation of American comics into Brazilian Portuguese goes back at least to the 1930s. There is a Brazilian site named "Guia dos Quadrinhos" that can give specific first appearances for many characters, even. Phil Corrigan, Secret Agent X-9,…"
Dec 11
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"IIRC, the Captain America serial was parodied in Captain America's book precisely because it took a few creative liberties due to its origin as a repurposed Mr. Scarlet feature."
Dec 11
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to The Baron's discussion What Does Netflix Buying Warner Brothers Mean for DC Comics?
"As it happens, I received the very same email eight hours ago.
Interestingly enough, in English - despite living in Brazil through the whole time I have been a Netflix subscriber."
Dec 6
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to The Baron's discussion What Does Netflix Buying Warner Brothers Mean for DC Comics?
"If so, then I will assume it is the current situation, as opposed to that planned to exist in five or ten years time.   Netflix is not in the business of encouraging competing brands. I just can't picture a future where Netflix aims to keep HBO…"
Dec 6
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to The Baron's discussion What Does Netflix Buying Warner Brothers Mean for DC Comics?
"If the deal goes through, I assume that HBO Max will be no more, and HBO will be kept only as a studio.  Netflix is quite an umbrella, but it does not have the same willingness to display its catalogue of brands that Disney Plus shows. I don't…"
Dec 5
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