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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 4, 2015 22:29:17 GMT -5
For of us who still buy new issues, I'm sure you've noticed the ads for Alex Ross' original art, prints, and commissions website in some recent books. He's the first artist I've seen do that in a Big Two book.
Alex Ross is one of the few artists who I think can pull off the static action cover style well, mainly because he draws these characters as larger than life.
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 4, 2015 21:48:38 GMT -5
$125 to meet and get an autograph from both Takei and Shatner sounds like a pretty solid deal to me.
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 4, 2015 19:42:17 GMT -5
Just took my dog on a walk, and she was such a wicked little jerk. And I found out why. She had to poop. And I was minus poop bags. She squatted and took a crap on someone's newly mowed lawn. And I didn't have poop bags. Funny thing is, I have a sling pack that I carry on walks because this is, basically, me when I walk my dogs: I have everything from my wallet to hot pink vet wrap, to a ridiculously large dog water bottle. But as my dog is squatting there, I'm all but dumping the entire contents of this bag onto their lawn, looking for poop bags. I had to hurry and leave. I was so embarrassed. I had to be THAT a-hole. *sniffle* But did you get caught though?
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 4, 2015 19:24:51 GMT -5
A correction in my last post. I meant Heroes RETURN, not *shudder* Heroes Reborn. Phew! I was worried for a second there.
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 4, 2015 10:35:28 GMT -5
Compare this to the first cover from the original Omega Men series:
It's actually a really good cover, too, but nothing about this really says, "Hey, this is something new, something different." It doesn't really jump out from anything else on the stands. There's certainly a design sense at work, but there's not really an attempt at an iconic design to encapsulate what the series is about. Are the Omega Men the rebels or are they the conquerers? Its use of color would have stood out in its day, but otherwise, a fairly conventional cover. It serves its purpose, but there's nothing really special there. It's just another part of the book.
I think the big reason I prefer the latter cover is simple psychology. The human eye is adapted to detect bright colors and discern them from the rest of their environment. While this may have served a more primitive survival function in man's early days, a comic fan's eyes are drawn to bright colors that pop out to them. If I were to pass by a rack and see the first cover you listed, I may not even notice it at first. The dark black and beige layout don't catch the eye in the way the older cover does. While this may vary from person, such as in your case, I think that using brighter colors is more aesthetically pleasing for the most part.
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 4, 2015 9:15:07 GMT -5
Am I the only one who was surprised when they found Roland Emmerich was NOT directing San Andreas?
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 4, 2015 9:08:57 GMT -5
Is it just me or are modern comic covers, for lack of a better word, boring? I think part of this has to do with the digital age of coloring and inking. Colors don't pop out at you anymore like they used to, especially since superhero costumes have actually gotten toned down and the colors aren't as bright anymore.Back in the day, a comic cover used to feature some insane scenario that made you curious to find out what was going to happen in the issue? Now each issue just features the hero gritting their teeth while punching a villain or lying half dead in a pool of their own blood. It's dull and doesn't make the reader interested in something they weren't already set on buying. Take this comparison of two different Superman covers:
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 4, 2015 7:57:37 GMT -5
Heh! I just deleted a petulant rant that was far too fanboyish to deserve being read. Heh, I totally I would have wanted to read that...and end up agreeing with 99% of it.
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 3, 2015 23:11:32 GMT -5
I've just seen a few folks whose taste in comics I respect ( Jessie412, thwhtguardian and coke & comics) over in the Classic Comics Reading Club 2015 thread singing the praises of the DC: The New Frontier mini-series. I loved Marvels and Kingdom Come, so do you think I'd enjoy it? I'm not a massive fan of Darwyn Cooke's artwork in all honesty, but I can tolerate him as long as the writing is good. So, should I pick this up? Also, what about the 1993 DC mini-series The Golden Age by James Robinson and artist Paul Smith? The New Frontier is easily my favorite DC story of the 2000's. Cooke gets the Silver Age characters in a way few modern writers do and knows how to be faithful to the past while telling a modern story. I highly recommend you check it out.
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 3, 2015 10:44:41 GMT -5
Does anyone know of fun things to do in Charlotte N Carolina? I'm thinking of going to the Heroes Con. Try some authentic North Carolina BBQ?
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 3, 2015 9:20:42 GMT -5
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 2, 2015 21:07:31 GMT -5
Congrats to the winners! I think the fact that people were so good natured about the voting shows how close our community is.
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 2, 2015 8:49:05 GMT -5
hondobrode
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 1, 2015 19:26:00 GMT -5
I'm no Spidey expert, but shouldn't the baby be named May?
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 1, 2015 16:48:39 GMT -5
You've got a photo with Tom Servo in your avatar. That makes you plenty interesting to me, trevor Ok, life is short and I have a habit of putting things off until I forget about them, so I'll go ahead and invalidate what I just said and at least tell the avatar story. I was a big Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan back when it was picked up by The Comedy Channel (later Comedy Central) in 1989. In the summer of 1990 I was taking a pilgrimage to my favorite state, Minnesota, and happened to notice that I would be staying near their studio in suburban Minneapolis. On a whim, I called them and said something like, "Forgive me, but I'm just a fan of the show traveling by and wanted to call and say thank you for the entertainment." Whoever answered the phone said something like, "You know, tonight happens to be our end of the year wrap party, why don't you come and be the token fan?" It was pretty much as great as I could have imagined it. It was just the staff and their families, and me. I got to meet everyone, was introduced to Joel's parents, and got my picture taken with Tom Servo and Crow. The photographer? Joel Hodgson. I was young and naive, not really appreciating what a unique experience it was. I wish I had taken more photos and accepted their offer of a devil dog prop from one of the first episodes. There. My best ever story is out there. My relationship with all of you is all downhill from here. I don't think many of us can top a story as awesome as that.
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