The Baron replied to The Baron's discussion Ultraman Manga, by Eiichi Shimizu & Tomohiro Shimoguchi (Mildy Spoiler-ish)
"Volume Nineteen
 
Shinjiro is at Arashi’s place. Arashi says, “That was Yuriko on the phone”, to which Shinjiro says, “You know my mother too?”.  So maybe his Mom is Fuji’s twin, Yuriko Edogawa? Arashi reveals that Hayata asked him to speak to…"
6 hours ago
ClarkKent_DC replied to The Baron's discussion FCBD Haul 2026
"This was my introduction to The Nice House on the Lake, and it seemed like just that, the leadoff to the story. A mysterious benefactor brings together a motley group of twenty- and thirtysomethings to the title property, and while they are there, a…"
7 hours ago
ClarkKent_DC replied to The Baron's discussion FCBD Haul 2026
"I went to a sister store to the place I visited yesterday (they're part of a local chain of four stores). Like the other one, it had lots of books and placed no limit on how many titles you could have, just one copy from each. So I got:
 
Alien /…"
7 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE: Filmed in 1958, set in 1985. Astronauts find Venus populated by "Amazon" women. Starring Zsa Zsa Gabor. Tracy says we've seen it before, but I have no memory of it whatsoever. I believe her, though, because she was able to…"
12 hours ago
The Baron replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
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16 hours ago
The Baron replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"The funny thing is, he had a very "Clint" personality. He used to terrorize the  local dogs."
20 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion Ultraman Manga, by Eiichi Shimizu & Tomohiro Shimoguchi (Mildy Spoiler-ish)
"I like that part of the story is set in another American city, this time San Francisco. Valky seems to be an original character, not one from any of the TV series. I thought the same thing about "Mephisto" as well, until he was revealed to be…"
20 hours ago
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to The Baron's discussion FCBD Haul 2026
"I wonder what exactly is the "Nice House on the Lake" FCBD comic.That series concluded a few years ago, but a sequel is ongoing."
20 hours ago
JD DeLuzio replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
""Go ahead. Make my lunch."
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"I know what you're thinking. 'Will he purr or scratch?' Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being these are retractable, keratin claws, sharpened on the tree in the…"
21 hours ago
ClarkKent_DC replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"I saw Blackboard Jungle a while back. My interest in it is that it's based on the novel of the same name by Evan Hunter, which was inspired by his three-week stint as a substitute teacher in an inner-city New York high school.
That and Evan Hunter…"
yesterday
ClarkKent_DC replied to The Baron's discussion FCBD Haul 2026
"I was going to say you guys made out like bandits. I got to my friendly neighborhood comics store mid-afternoon (I went to a funeral in the morning, and then lunch), and most of what remained of the Free Comic Book Day / Comics Give Away Day…"
yesterday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"I've got a different Morricone box set, and I absolutely love it. It's great to play when I'm reading adventure novels."
yesterday
The Baron replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Is there any reason that three publishers went belly up more or less simultaneously in early 1942, beyond coincidence?
I think that it's possible that it's coincidence.  I've always had the impression that a lot of those early comics publishers were…"
yesterday
The Baron replied to The Baron's discussion Ultraman Manga, by Eiichi Shimizu & Tomohiro Shimoguchi (Mildy Spoiler-ish)
"Volume Eighteen
The battle from the last volume continues. Shinjiro’s suit is out of energy. Valky convinces Temperor to withdraw. We learn that when the Planet of Light was “contained”, the original Ultraman escaped by transforming into pure energy…"
yesterday
Captain Comics replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"Well, he did have great hair."
yesterday
The Baron replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"My oldest sister was a big Clint Eastwood fan, to the point where our first cat when I was a kid was named "Clint Beastwood"."
yesterday
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