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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 2:21:59 GMT 1
Oh btw theres a new-ish Dr Doom solo series. A Sue Storm one too The new stuff rarely interests me. I'm all about those CLASSIC comics! Oh
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2020 3:06:10 GMT 1
I chose Cap, because you can never go wrong with Captain Crunch.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2020 11:59:50 GMT 1
Ackbar this is god speaking, or your conscience or really whatever you believe in. Buy these superior comic lines. Those other comics are full of AIDS. Whatever you believe in voice-You will buy and read these. Totally unbiased opinion. Stan Lee's ghost signs off on this too *waves jedi force hand*
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2020 6:36:21 GMT 1
Just to follow up, I did buy this thing. And now I can't afford to pay off my credit card!
YOU PEOPLE SHOULDVE STOPPED ME!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2020 9:15:23 GMT 1
Just to follow up, I did buy this thing. And now I can't afford to pay off my credit card! YOU PEOPLE SHOULDVE STOPPED ME! I blame President Ackbar. He shouldve yelled...oh you know...why do I even bother
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Post by Grandmaster on Jun 6, 2020 9:23:20 GMT 1
Just to follow up, I did buy this thing. And now I can't afford to pay off my credit card! YOU PEOPLE SHOULDVE STOPPED ME! I suggest you dont buy. You might not be able to pay off your credit card later. Be smart.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2020 19:29:11 GMT 1
I've been reading the original Fant4Stick comics. I do really enjoy the Stan Lee era comics. They have a unique charm. And the art is outstanding.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jun 16, 2020 19:41:56 GMT 1
I've been reading the original Fant4Stick comics. I do really enjoy the Stan Lee era comics. They have a unique charm. And the art is outstanding. Roughly 1 million times better than the stuff being produced today. Even most of the artwork is awful. Most looks like it's out of a Heavy Metal magazine.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2020 0:05:27 GMT 1
I've been reading the original Fant4Stick comics. I do really enjoy the Stan Lee era comics. They have a unique charm. And the art is outstanding. Roughly 1 million times better than the stuff being produced today. Even most of the artwork is awful. Most looks like it's out of a Heavy Metal magazine. Taylor of First, I disagreeth with this 1 billion timeth!
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Sept 6, 2020 20:08:00 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2020 6:08:24 GMT 1
Digital comics? Digital?! No. No. No, my friend. Real comics are never digital. If you can't feel the page and smell the ink it ain't a comic book.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Sept 13, 2020 8:31:08 GMT 1
Digital comics? Digital?! No. No. No, my friend. Real comics are never digital. If you can't feel the page and smell the ink it ain't a comic book. Sooooooo you will not be downloading the free digital comics then???
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Post by Lord Death Man on Sept 13, 2020 16:33:46 GMT 1
Thanks for the tip. I prefer physical comics for sure, but this is a nice way to revisit some of my high-value Black Panther comics that I no longer want to risk handling physically anymore.
The colors are way to bright, and the news print texture makes the artwork appear to be more dynamic, but you can at least read the stories again.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Sept 13, 2020 16:58:37 GMT 1
Thanks for the tip. I prefer physical comics for sure, but this is a nice way to revisit some of my high-value Black Panther comics that I no longer want to risk handling physically anymore. The colors are way to bright, and the news print texture makes the artwork appear to be more dynamic, but you can at least read the stories again. 100% I prefer physical stuff too, but hey, if you were never going to buy all of these anyway it’s cool to be able to read them. What’s your highest value issue? I’ve got about 6 boxes in the closest of various things
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Post by Lord Death Man on Sept 13, 2020 19:06:00 GMT 1
Thanks for the tip. I prefer physical comics for sure, but this is a nice way to revisit some of my high-value Black Panther comics that I no longer want to risk handling physically anymore. The colors are way to bright, and the news print texture makes the artwork appear to be more dynamic, but you can at least read the stories again. 100% I prefer physical stuff too, but hey, if you were never going to buy all of these anyway it’s cool to be able to read them. What’s your highest value issue? I’ve got about 6 boxes in the closest of various things The highest value comic book I own in general is a near-mint condition copy of X-Men #2 (1963) - first appearance of the vanisher. Last time I checked it was worth between $40 And $50k. You can get up to $80k for it if it’s signed by either Stan or Jack or both (and can be authenticated). I also own the first 12 issues of the 1960s Black Panther comic book series; however, they’re in very fine to fair condition - #1 could be worth about $400.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2020 19:35:51 GMT 1
Digital comics? Digital?! No. No. No, my friend. Real comics are never digital. If you can't feel the page and smell the ink it ain't a comic book. Sooooooo you will not be downloading the free digital comics then??? No. I am however patiently waiting for Marvel to reissue the Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol 2, which features the first ever appearance of Black Panther and Wakanda.
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Post by Grandmaster on Sept 24, 2020 7:02:54 GMT 1
I just found out the biggest Comic Book Store on mainland Europe is like 5 km from my house. Its called... House of M.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2020 17:55:21 GMT 1
My local comic book store has closed. Too bad. It’s been in the neighborhood since I can remember. Damn COVID-19. Now I have to order my comicky comic books over the interhighways like some hipster doofus.
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Post by Grandmaster on Oct 17, 2020 18:04:14 GMT 1
That sucks. Like everythings sucks at the moment.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Oct 17, 2020 20:51:32 GMT 1
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Post by AQUA JAR!™ on Oct 4, 2021 17:50:40 GMT 1
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Post by AQUA SALZ! on Nov 2, 2021 5:03:57 GMT 1
Just read Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s Batman: The Long Halloween Special, which they released 16 years (!) after their last Batman collaboration. And they’ve still got it. Loeb and Sale’s collaborations—particularly their Batman work—are special, each man seeming to bring out the best in the other. (Loeb in particular seems to write his best scripts when Sale is illustrating.) While Sale’s art has changed a bit since The Long Halloween and Dark Victory, is a bit cartoonier, you can tell he’s the same artist. He’s one of the best Batman artists ever, certainly the best working nowadays, with a real style to his work distinct from and better than most modern comic-book art. As for the story itself… It’s a character-driven piece with no outlet for Loeb’s mystery-plotting skills (though Calendar Man’s method for avoiding museum security is clever, at least by comic-book-world logic). I really like Loeb and Sale’s Bruce Wayne, Jim Gordon, and Harvey Dent, so seeing these characters again is a treat. Dent in particular gets a lot of characterization, which is good because so many Batman stories so quickly turn him into an out-and-out villain after the Two-Face transformation. Robin is here…and not particularly needed. Dark Victory just barely justifies the character for me; I think Robin could be written well, but I’ve never seen a portrayal that made me believe Wayne would work with a kid, let alone put that kid in harm’s way while wearing a silly costume. Speaking of costumes, DC desperately needs to retool Robin’s costume. It’s beyond hilarious. Alas, Loeb leans even more strongly in the direction of making Gilda Dent Holiday. I’ve never understood that— Alberto is the only character who makes sense as Holiday, what with Loeb’s extensive chain of clues, and Dark Victory seems to confirm his guilt —but it doesn’t hurt this story too much. All in all, the characters make an impression, but the story doesn’t. And, while this short special certainly is welcome, I’d prefer a non-Holiday-related new Batman story from Loeb and Sale.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2021 7:05:42 GMT 1
Just read Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s Batman: The Long Halloween Special, which they released 16 years (!) after their last Batman collaboration. And they’ve still got it. Loeb and Sale’s collaborations—particularly their Batman work—are special, each man seeming to bring out the best in the other. (Loeb in particular seems to write his best scripts when Sale is illustrating.) While Sale’s art has changed a bit since The Long Halloween and Dark Victory, is a bit cartoonier, you can tell he’s the same artist. He’s one of the best Batman artists ever, certainly the best working nowadays, with a real style to his work distinct from and better than most modern comic-book art. As for the story itself… It’s a character-driven piece with no outlet for Loeb’s mystery-plotting skills (though Calendar Man’s method for avoiding museum security is clever, at least by comic-book-world logic). I really like Loeb and Sale’s Bruce Wayne, Jim Gordon, and Harvey Dent, so seeing these characters again is a treat. Dent in particular gets a lot of characterization, which is good because so many Batman stories so quickly turn him into an out-and-out villain after the Two-Face transformation. Robin is here…and not particularly needed. Dark Victory just barely justifies the character for me; I think Robin could be written well, but I’ve never seen a portrayal that made me believe Wayne would work with a kid, let alone put that kid in harm’s way while wearing a silly costume. Speaking of costumes, DC desperately needs to retool Robin’s costume. It’s beyond hilarious. Alas, Loeb leans even more strongly in the direction of making Gilda Dent Holiday. I’ve never understood that— Alberto is the only character who makes sense as Holiday, what with Loeb’s extensive chain of clues, and Dark Victory seems to confirm his guilt —but it doesn’t hurt this story too much. All in all, the characters make an impression, but the story doesn’t. And, while this short special certainly is welcome, I’d prefer a non-Holiday-related new Batman story from Loeb and Sale. Interesting you should mention this as I just picked up their first Batman works: Batman Haunted Knight! (Not affiliated with our Haunted Knight 😀 ) It’s pretty great. I also finally got around to finishing Dark Victory after buying it like two years ago. I loved that one too.
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Post by AQUA SALZ! on Nov 2, 2021 16:29:52 GMT 1
Interesting you should mention this as I just picked up their first Batman works: Batman Haunted Knight! (Not affiliated with our Haunted Knight 😀 ) It’s pretty great. I also finally got around to finishing Dark Victory after buying it like two years ago. I loved that one too. Oh, Haunted Knight is great! (So is, of course, our HauntedKnight.) I particularly like the Scarecrow story, and the Christmas Carol story should serve as a warning as much for writers as for Bruce Wayne not to let Batman take over the character’s life. And glad to hear you loved Dark Victory! While I like Long Halloween’s premise more, I think DV is a bit better written, and the least-likely killer is a good surprise. (The trick that hides the killer’s identity is one of the oldest gimmicks in the mystery genre, but because of Long Halloween’s backstory for the character it fooled me anyway.) It’s also the only Batman property, other than Dark Knight Rises, that made Robin even somewhat convincing to me.
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Post by AQUA SALZ! on Nov 2, 2021 16:40:15 GMT 1
Speaking of the Batman, figured I'd share this here from another board… And he even lived in Gotham, how apropos. Great find, biz! This cracks me up. I do wonder, though, if Bill Finger and Bob Kane really knew about Smith… I’ve always heard the basis for the character is the titular villain from Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood’s play The Bat, who has a secret identity, a bat symbol, and a bat costume, complete with cape and cowl. But maybe Rinehart and Hopwood got the idea for their character from Smith? Either way, as someone who (for my sins) works in the news business I can say I’ve rarely seen a headline better than this: EDIT: That Suffolk Gazette article is a spoof, and I’m pretty sure the whole story is too, unfortunately. The photo does still look real to me, so maybe…?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2021 18:52:36 GMT 1
Interesting you should mention this as I just picked up their first Batman works: Batman Haunted Knight! (Not affiliated with our Haunted Knight 😀 ) It’s pretty great. I also finally got around to finishing Dark Victory after buying it like two years ago. I loved that one too. Oh, Haunted Knight is great! (So is, of course, our HauntedKnight.) I particularly like the Scarecrow story, and the Christmas Carol story should serve as a warning as much for writers as for Bruce Wayne not to let Batman take over the character’s life. And glad to hear you loved Dark Victory! While I like Long Halloween’s premise more, I think DV is a bit better written, and the least-likely killer is a good surprise. (The trick that hides the killer’s identity is one of the oldest gimmicks in the mystery genre, but because of Long Halloween’s backstory for the character it fooled me anyway.) It’s also the only Batman property, other than Dark Knight Rises, that made Robin even somewhat convincing to me. I also enjoyed DV more than its predecessor. The art and writing are significantly better, I thought. Though I did enjoy the first one too. And I too admit I was fooled by the reveal- and was actually kind of ashamed of that, because as you said, it is a rather obvious trick of misdirection. I was also convinced that it would end up being Harvey’s wife, because she is constantly referenced and I had thought for sure that the new blonde DA would end up being her all along- which would’ve been silly, but it just seemed like that’s what they were setting up. What’s odd is that we never actually do see her again. I enjoyed the Robin origin and how his panels were juxtaposed against Bruce’s past in black and white. But yeah, Robin being a young kid just makes him seem out of place and silly. The parallels with Bruce and how training him helps Bruce cope with his own trauma is really nice though. Maybe in the new film trilogy they could make him a young adult instead, like the MCU did with Bucky, but then you lose the newly orphaned aspect of it. It’s no wonder he’s shunned so often in the movies. A tough character to adapt.
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Post by AQUA SALZ! on Nov 2, 2021 21:45:05 GMT 1
No reason to be ashamed, @ghostyghostington ! My thought on mysteries is that the surprise mostly comes in how the author hides the surprise killer/solution. In this case, the misdirection is twofold: {Spoiler}Sofia Gigante’s seeming disability and the fact that she was already considered as a suspect in Long Halloween.
That disability is so convincing because we saw her fall in Long Halloween and just consider it a continuation from that. And her untrustworthiness actually makes her more surprising as the killer: The reader is always on the lookout for the least-likely suspect, so the real surprise culprit is someone who’s not too nice, not too unlikely. That’s why I think one of the best surprise killers in any mystery is, of all characters and series, Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire—the book, that is. As for Robin… Yeah, a tough character to adapt. My preferred method for adapting him is to make him something of a Dickens protagonist—a Pip who is orphaned and gets exposed to this crazy world of Batman. In this scenario Bruce would not want Dick to be Robin but the kid, after finding out, would keep sneaking out on his own and all that. That only works for a few stories at most, but it’s the only way a child Robin makes sense to me.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 0:09:58 GMT 1
No reason to be ashamed, @ghostyghostington ! My thought on mysteries is that the surprise mostly comes in how the author hides the surprise killer/solution. In this case, the misdirection is twofold: {Spoiler}Sofia Gigante’s seeming disability and the fact that she was already considered as a suspect in Long Halloween.
That disability is so convincing because we saw her fall in Long Halloween and just consider it a continuation from that. And her untrustworthiness actually makes her more surprising as the killer: The reader is always on the lookout for the least-likely suspect, so the real surprise culprit is someone who’s not too nice, not too unlikely. That’s why I think one of the best surprise killers in any mystery is, of all characters and series, Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire—the book, that is. As Robin… Yeah, a tough character to adapt. My preferred method for adapting him is to make him something of a Dickens protagonist—a Pip who is orphaned and gets exposed to this crazy world of Batman. In this scenario Bruce would not want Dick to be Robin but the kid, after finding out, would keep sneaking out on his own and all that. That only works for a few stories at most, but it’s the only way a child Robin makes sense to me. Have you read Catwoman When in Rome? It’s by the same writer/artist. Although it’s currently out of print.
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