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"ATLAS CREEATOR COLLECTION No. 3: BILL EVERETT:
I am currently just finishing up the Joe Maneely volume, and plan to move on directly into this one."
I am currently just finishing up the Joe Maneely volume, and plan to move on directly into this one."
"One thing about Firestorm's villains -- they're mismatched in power levels, but they worked very well in the stories they were in. This is largely because Firestorm was meant to be an inexperienced hero, using his powers more often in whimsical…"
"I'm hoping Firestorm succeeds too, as I've always liked the character. My reaction and Cap's is probably a result of our difference in ages -- he saw Firestorm as a collection of tropes he's seen done better elsewhere, but I just saw him as a fresh…"
"Fantastic news! Morden medicine is amazing. I hope all goes well, and you'll be getting measured for that suit soon!"
"It honestly never occured to me that Marvel published ANY war books other than Sgt. Fury. Probably since, unlike Sgt Rock and Unknown Soldier and GI Combat, they were all gone by the time I started collecting"
"That's the problem with being from the future... it keeps changing."
"I can second the recommendation for Batman and Robin: Year One. It's a joy. Also, The Veracity Trap is great. And I've enjoyed the one issue of Assorted Crisis Events I've read. But if you're looking for one last Legion story for the road, they're…"
"I'm definitely down with more genre books, but of the superhero ones, I'd like to see Legion, Superboy, and Spectre get continued. Also Super Friends, which is surprisingly engaging, and Blue Beetle, since we'd be moving into the Len Wein/Paris…"
"Thanks, I didn't know that. I'll keep it in mind, but I would probably be more likely to buy the DCF volume. Speaking of DC's "Big Five" (code-approved), I'm gearing up to read it by reading Battlefield (pre-code). Did you know Marvel had nineteen…"
"Top of my list for a second volume would be...
Aquaman
Superman Family
Superboy
...and to a lesser extent...
Science Fiction
War
Western"
Aquaman
Superman Family
Superboy
...and to a lesser extent...
Science Fiction
War
Western"
"Someone made a list of all the DC Finest volumes that don't have a second book yet, and I'm stealing it and posting it here. Legion's the oldest book of the bunch, the only one from 2024.
Legion of Super-Heroes
Aquaman
Plastic Man
Peacemaker…"
Legion of Super-Heroes
Aquaman
Plastic Man
Peacemaker…"
"I think the Legends mini is entirely included in the first Suicide Squad DC Finest, if you'd be interested in getting it (and maybe a dozen issues of Suicide Squad) that way."
"I think Blackhawk is the odd one out.
That's what I thought.
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn also came out in this period, which I’d hope a DC Finest: Green Lantern would skip, since it’s a standalone miniseries that has been reprinted in standalone HC…"
That's what I thought.
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn also came out in this period, which I’d hope a DC Finest: Green Lantern would skip, since it’s a standalone miniseries that has been reprinted in standalone HC…"
"It's a bit overwhelming! I'll comment more when I've processed everything!"
"Oh yeah, I've got Peacemaker. I hadn't read all the Charlton issues, which is what I think is all I read. The '80s stuff was too awful to read a second time. (And L.A.W. is another one of those things whose existence I studiously avoid…"
"I haven't seen it yet, but I think it's a little of both. (The upcoming Robin book might be the same -- all we know about it is that it "collects key stories from Batman, Detective Comics, World’s Finest Comics, and Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen,…"
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Thanks for the welcome! I've been 'lurking' and reading many a thread for quite a while!
How's that?
Rob, now maybe, with your godlike powers of moderation, you can help me with something.
As I typically do, when I post one column for approval, I go back to the previous one, correct all the errors/typos which escaped all of my prior proofreading, and submit that previous one for (re)approval.
When I posted my current Deck Log Entry (the Legion Quiz), I also reposted the previous "Mars or Bust!" entry, after cleaning it up. Usually the reposted column gets approved at the same time the new one is.
But for some reason, the "Mars or Bust!" column is still waiting approval. I don't know who the system decides what moderator gets what stuff to approve, but if you can give me an inkling on how to get "Mars or Bust!" reapproved, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks,
Commander B
Rest easy, friend . . . you didn't screw anything up. The culprit is a peculiarity in the function of the system. Saving an article as a draft---which should send it to my blog list only---will also send it to a mod for approval. I imagine some reason was imagined for requiring drafts to be approved by mods, but it's inconvenient because, once a mod approves the draft, it appears in the "Latest Activity" column on the home page.
That means folks can access it before I'm ready to publish it.
The reason it became more of a problem this time is because I had to deviate from my normal routine. Typically, once I've written and proofed my article on Word and collected all the art I'm going to use into a file, then I go the the blog page, cut-and-paste the article, add the art, give it one last proofing (not that that ever gets all the bugs out), and then send it over to a mod for publishing.
During that evolution, I usually save it as a draft twice---once to make sure I have it, in case of a power failure or something, and nearly every time I add the art, a glitch in the hyperlink system forces me to save it a second time.
Because I usually do it all---save the draft and proof it and publish it---in one session, the mod approval of the draft usually isn't a problem.
But "Mars or Bust" I had to do differently. I had to edit some of the art two or three times, and I saved it as a draft each time. (I found one piece of art I had to edit, then saved the draft, then found something else that needed fixing, and so forth.) Even so, that wouldn't have been a problem---except that I ran out of available time to proof the article again. So I had to keep it in draft status until I can get to it this morning. (Actually, right after I finish this note to you.)
Apparently on the moderator's end, nothing indicates that it's a draft one is approving, vice an article ready for publication. And because it was only drafts you approved this time (and no follow-on final article for publishing which usually happens), it didn't publish.
So you didn't goof up, Rob. I just broke routine.
Best,
Commander B
We shall not see his like again...