Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Miscellaneous New Universes
"Each of Dark Horse's four "cities" had a distinctive logo of its own, but that was let go at the end of CGW (and it was a quick end; I don't think the line could be said to have lasted more than two and a half years).  I believe that Barb Wire,…"
19 hours ago
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"I don't know how infamous it was, but it was a reprint (Adventure Comics #240) with a framing sequence.  The framing sequence is by Cary Bates and Curt Swan, the main story by Edmond Hamilton and John Sikela.The plot is indeed a bit silly; it tells…"
yesterday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Miscellaneous New Universes
"Wow.  Some complex feelings coming my way here.In each of these cases - Valiant, Ultraverse, Dark Horse's "Comics' Greatest World" - I found out about the shared universes after they had been let go already.  I liked early Valiant and I still love…"
yesterday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"It is a 1970 reprint book with one new story (a half-text feature starring Adam Strange).  The Atomic Knights story comes from Strange Adventures #144 (1962).The United Arab Republic (composed by Egypt and Syria) was "de facto" dissolved a year…"
Tuesday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for week of Nov. 18, 2024
"I wish they had used Mickey or even Donald instead of Scrooge in the "What if Minie became Captain Marvel" cover homage (cover B) to Ms.Marvel #1.  In the original Peter Parker is there.  There was another homage to the same cover in #10 of the 2014…"
Monday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"I'm there in BlueSky already. My username is the four letters from my initials.No way I am giving Musk any money if I can help it."
Friday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas commented on Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod)'s blog post Mr. Vertigo Reviews 131
"You're welcome.If you want to use it, I have set up a converter/deconverter at https://dantas.com/rot13/rot13.htm
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Nov 13
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas commented on Mark Sullivan (Vertiginous Mod)'s blog post Mr. Vertigo Reviews 131
"I hope it is ok if I discuss spoilers with rot-13 encoding to avoid accidental reading.
I liked this story.  Contrary to my initial expectations, it is not quite a whodunnit.  Rather, it is a series of character examinations connected to either the…"
Nov 13
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Sable, Return of the Hunter
"As soon as I read above that there is a Marv Wolfman run on Sable, I found myself wondering who he introduced as a potential love interest for the main character.If he has a single distinctive trait as a writer, it is his insistence on introducing…"
Nov 11
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Airboy
"Jeff, I don't think it makes much of a difference in the continuity, but Valkyrie co-stars in "The Liberty Project" #6 alongside Cimarron.  And of course they are all in "Total Eclipse" as well.  Going by cover date (Nov 1987), Liberty Project #6…"
Nov 7
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Is that the name of the technique used? "Wash cover"?  It is certainly great-looking.  Gives quite the pulp feel."
Nov 5
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"This must be the Earth-One Superman, given that Lois Lane #62 is cover-dated January 1966.Earth-One Superman was shown in Superman #146 (1961) to have been awarded citizenship from every member country of the UN (as mentioned in a fairly recent…"
Nov 4
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion Guide for comics shipping Nov. 4, 2024
"I think I found out.#90, the first issue after the period when GL was Flash's second feature, begins with the Guardians giving the GLs new, more powerful rings.If that is it, then GL spent the whole period in Flash with reduced power, even while…"
Nov 4
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Airboy
"Eclipse was indeed very eclectic. The whole publisher had a charm all of its own. "
Nov 4
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Starlin/McDonnell Dreadstar
""Dreadstar vs. The Inevitable" was published.  There was a Kickstarter in early 2023 and apparently the book itself was published in April 2024.While I am at it, I may as well mention that IIRC First Comics also had a brief meeting of Dreadstar and…"
Nov 3
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion Guide for comics shipping Nov. 4, 2024
"This GL/GA Omnibus probably has the answer to a persistent question of mine: did we ever get a clear indication of when or how the restriction imposed to Hal's ring in Green Lantern #77 (1970) was lifted (or even if it truly was)?I believe that it…"
Nov 3
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