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"A couple of years ago, at the end of a holiday in Germany, I was stuck overnight in a train at Hannover station when almost the entire German railway system came to a halt as a result of Cyclone Xavier. I was a little disappointed that the…"
"I'm told that this is the 50th anniversary of Scooby-Doo. The US Postal Service has come out with a stamp sheet celebrating this. For those who don't know, the word "forever" means that a first class stamp purchased at…"
"It did, in fact. That usage wasn't mainstream yet, but it dates back to the 1920s. Wertham's notorious <i>Seduction of the Innocent</i> (1954) even acknowledges that specific slang usage, though it would have been news to many…"
"I don't think the word "gay" had today's meaning in the 40s, or even the 50s."
"Like Star Comics' Riverdale notorious wannabes "Butch Dykeman" and "Toni Gay," it's very difficult to believe the writers of this 1940s Timely comic were naively creating double meanings, even if their original readers…"
"Also, a discussion here."
"Marvel Land at the Disneyland Resort
It and the Guardians of the Galaxy ride will be in Disney's California Adventure. Star Wars Land is in the original Disneyland next door (separate admission)."
"Speaking of Space: 1999, a new audio series from Big Finish begins in September."
"With Not-Quite-Hurricare Ivo off the Pacific Coast, can Amazo be far behind?
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"Goldie Hawn appeared very briefly as Mrs Claus in last year's The Christmas Chronicles with Kurt Russell playing Santa. Oliver Hudson, son of Goldie, also appears in the movie."
"The World's Longest Shawarma?"
"Baron Blood looks like some 14-year-old's idea of a cool "upgrade.""
"Wow! That Knights of Pendragon cover looks like a bad fake."
"I watched both seasons a couple of years ago. Be aware that Archaea has re-edited the Charlton comics into a single package and also created a revised "origin" graphic novel."
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Comics for 4 September 2013
Posted on August 31, 2013 at 11:30am 6 Comments 0 Likes
12 Reasons To Die #3
A Distant Soil #41
Absolution Rubicon #3 (MR)
Action Comics (2011-) #23.1 Cyborg Superman
Action Comics #23.1 Cyborg Superman Standard Ed
Adventures Into the Unknown Archives Vol. 3 HC
Age of Ultron HC
All-New X-Men #16
All-New X-Men #16 Granov Var
All-New X-Men #16 Immonen Var
Ame Comi Girls #7
American Vampire Vol. 4 TP (MR)
Animal Man Vol. 3: Rotworld the Red Kingdom (n52) TP
Archie #647 Reg Cvr…
Comics for 28 August 2013
Posted on August 24, 2013 at 5:11pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
A+X #11
Absolute Superman Batman Vol. 1 HC
Adventures of Superman (2013-) #4
All New Fathom #2 (of 8) Aspen Reserved Cvr
All New Fathom #2 (of 8) Direct Market Cvr
All Star Western (2011-) #23
Alter Ego #120
Amazing Spider-Man #700 5th Ptg Ramos Var
Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1: New Ptg HC New Ptg
American Vampire: Anthology #1 (MR)
Angel & Faith #25 Rebekah Isaacs Var Cvr
Angel & Faith #25 Steve Morris Cvr
Aquaman…
Comics for 21 August 2013
Posted on August 17, 2013 at 6:29pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
100 Bullets Brother Lono #3 (of 8) (MR)
Adventure Time #19 15 Copy Incv Sheean Var
Adventure Time #19 Main Cvrs
Animal Man (2011-) #23
Aphrodite IX #4 Cvr A Sejic
Aphrodite IX #4 Cvr B Finch
Aphrodite IX #4 Cvr C Basaldua
Aphrodite IX #4 Cvr D Hairsine
Arrow #10
Avengers #18 Avengers 50th Anniv Acuna Var Inf
Avengers #18 Inf
Avengers Assemble #18
Avengers Complete Coll By Geoff Johns Vol. 2 TP
Batman '66 #2
Batman '66…
Comics for 14 August 2013
Posted on August 10, 2013 at 6:12pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
A1 #3
ADVENTURE TIME CANDY CAPERS #2 (OF 6)
AMELIA COLE AND THE UNKNOWN WORLD GN
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #12
ART OF BOB PEAK HC
ASTONISHING X-MEN #65
ASTRO CITY #3
AVENGERS ARENA #13
BAD BREAK HC (MR)
BATGIRL #23
BATMAN #23
BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #17
BATMAN LIL GOTHAM #5
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #3 (MR)
BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS TP VOL 03
BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 06 RETURN O/T MASTER
BREATH OF BONES A TALE…
Comics for 7 August 2013
Posted on August 3, 2013 at 8:42pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
Abe Sapien Dark & Terrible #5
Action Comics (2011-) #23
The Activity #14
Alan Moore Fashion Beast HC (MR)
Alan Moore Fashion Beast TP (MR)
All-New X-Men #15
Ame Comi Girls #6
Amulet SC Vol. 2: Stonekeepers Curse New Ptg
Art of Brom HC (MR)
Artifacts #30
Atomic Robo: Real Science Adventures #9
Atomic Robo Savage Sword of Dr Dinosaur #2 (of 5)
Avengers #17 Inf
Avengers AI #2
Batman 1966 Batman Wacky Wobbler
Batman…
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 3:06am on August 9, 2009,
Cavaliere (moderator emeritus) said…
- Happy birthday, PBP!
- At 9:33am on September 27, 2009,
Chuck Armstrong said…
- I usually hop back on the boards every couple months. I'm usually buying my books in 2 large orders every six months so it makes it hard to follow some of the discussions since I haven't read the books yet.
- At 11:52am on October 8, 2009,
Rolando Gallegos said…
- Thanks, looks great!
- At 11:34pm on August 9, 2010,
- Happy birthday, PBP!
- At 8:28pm on April 12, 2011,
Figserello said…
- Love the avatar PP. Hope you didn't sit up all night working on it. :-)
- At 8:45pm on April 12, 2011,
- This one is just about my first ever attempt to draw anything with a computer. I used Photobucket doo-dads.
- At 2:20am on August 08, 2012, Kirk G gave PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod a gift…
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