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Post by antoine on May 5, 2014 13:30:39 GMT -5
Your science cartoons are pretty good! Don't know where you find the time to do that AND be a teacher!
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Post by antoine on May 5, 2014 11:07:30 GMT -5
My sons probably think reading comics is something old people do, because I do it far more than they. But anyway. I love to draw, and some of my comics and stuff can be seen here: roquefortraider.blogspot.ca/I maintain a daily science humour cartoon here: peopleinwhitecoats.blogspot.ca/but in real life... I teach biology. (The teacher/comics trend continues!!!) Did you ever get anything publish Roquefort?
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Post by antoine on May 5, 2014 9:18:23 GMT -5
Oh, no rush!
If you can't find a way, we could easily use one the "social media" entry for this.
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Post by antoine on May 5, 2014 9:07:24 GMT -5
Another Suggestion - Is it possible(would it be a good idea) to have the City, Province/States and/or Country under the name or the avatar? I don't think it's something too personal (and anyway people don't have to put it if they don't want to) and it would be helpful for example the "Exchange" or "Free Books" thread, as I don't mind paying shipping to send books to Canada but it's a bit expensive for me for the USA.
And it could also be fun to see if anybody is close to you.
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Post by antoine on May 4, 2014 17:54:29 GMT -5
Read the first few thread a few years ago and I remember really enjoying it! It's about a guy who can communicate with mechanical object and who becomes the mayor of New York. If I remember correctly, it's a bit super-heroish, so might not give you the break you are looking for. A great read nonetheless!
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Post by antoine on May 3, 2014 23:06:57 GMT -5
Should there be a SELLING/BUYING forum? I know it was not allowed on CBR, but I think it would be a good idea here! What better place to sell your doubles than on a Comics message board!
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Post by antoine on May 3, 2014 18:37:15 GMT -5
Went to FCBD today, hit 3 stores. The first one was CRAZY busy, as usual, but it's the store where they have all the free books and you can take as many as you want. I got a ton of free books, and their back issues were 50% off, but it was just too crowded, so I got two new comics and left. (I feel bad taking free books without buying). Then I went to a store 500 meters away and got 4 more free comics, and they had 30% off HC. I got the Maximum minimum wage for 25$ Canadian. Just discovered this series with the new one on Image Comics and I love it (one of the few monthly I get with Alex + Ada, Thrillium, Black Science and Zero).
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Post by antoine on May 3, 2014 18:32:38 GMT -5
Well, I think I did Free Comic Book Day wrong, because I ended up basically spending a pantload of money. Longtime Archie artist Jeff Shultz was on hand. For those of you who haven't been reading Archie - and shame on you! - Shultz has recently been doing a series of great variant covers for both Archie and Betty and Veronica. These have mostly been riffs on classic art from the 40's and 50's, including a cool Norman Rockwell tribute, a "Casablanca" style movie poster and Betty and Veronica take on the "We Can Do It" WWII propaganda poster. Some really cool stuff. My favorite, though , was his version of the painting Nighthawks, which featured Archie and Jughead eating at Pop Tate's. This was the cover for Archie #649. Well, turns out he still had the original art to it, and it was for sale. I was surprised, as I was sure someone would have bought this up right quick a long time ago. I asked how much and he seemed embarrassed by the asking price, as a friend had convinced him to jack up the price form his usual price for cover original art. Compared to non-Archie original cover art, though, it was still a total steal and I just had to have it. So I bought it. Here it is, the published version along with the original art, which is now on display here in my home office: Here's a closer look at some of the detail: This is fantastic! Congrats buddy! Wish I could buy/afford something as cool as that!
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Post by antoine on May 3, 2014 8:05:33 GMT -5
You came pretty close to winning Rob! Do you still have that TV/VHS?
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Post by antoine on May 2, 2014 23:52:50 GMT -5
...a baby with an awesome pony tail!
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Post by antoine on May 2, 2014 23:43:20 GMT -5
Is your Jeopardy appearance available on youtube? It's one of my wife and I favorite show. Only thing we miss since we cut cable a couple years ago (and Soccer, but that's mostly(just) me...) I have no idea, but that was a brilliant thought! It was broadcast in October 1994, on a Friday. If anyone finds it, please let me know!
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Post by antoine on May 2, 2014 23:31:16 GMT -5
Thanks! I realized that, I think it's MUCH better! Thank you!
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Post by antoine on May 2, 2014 20:32:30 GMT -5
Hi, everybody! This is Rob (short for Robert) Allen. I'm 57, and started reading comic books in the autumn of 1963. By 1965 I was a Marvel zombie. In 1969 I wandered away for a couple of years but came back in '71 and by '74 I had branched out from Marvel to DC, Charlton, Red Circle, Warren, Skywald, undergrounds and National Lampoon. In May 1978 I graduated from college and not coincidentally, bought my last new comics. Six weeks later I got married and later that year I started working in business software support, which is what I still do. After a divorce, a cross-country move, and another marriage, I ended up in Oregon and looking for entertainment online, I found Tony Isabella's blog, which had a reference to Scott Shaw!'s Oddball Comics. I read the entire Oddball archive and only then ventured into the message board. From the Oddball board I quickly found Classics, and there I found my tribe. I've met a number of people IRL and I visit Kurt in Tacoma several times a year. I don't buy any current comics but I have been sampling lots of different things, like Bone and Love & Capes. Other interesting tidbits: - I was on Jeopardy! in 1994 (didn't win). - My wife is ten years older than I am and has a doctorate in human sexuality. - We haven't had a TV in over two years. - The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac are both OK, but the music I love is the Grateful Dead and jazz. - my signature here conforms to the specifications for a usenet signature circa 1990. Is your Jeopardy appearance available on youtube? It's one of my wife and I favorite show. Only thing we miss since we cut cable a couple years ago (and Soccer, but that's mostly(just) me...)
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Post by antoine on May 2, 2014 20:30:06 GMT -5
I discovered Simon and Garfunkel last summer and can't stop listening to them. I'm sure you like them! Am I getting on your good side now? You were never on my bad side, pal. Shortly after I got out of college, I received a phone call I will never forget. A good friend of mine had moved to New York to try to break into show biz and listed me as a personal reference on her resume. Thus one sunny fall afternoon, this exchange took place: "Hello?" "Hi, can I speak to Kurt please?" "This is Kurt." "Hi, Kurt, this is Paul Simon." "[scornful snort] Shyeah and I'm Art Garfunkel!" "[singing] I met my old lover on the street last night, she seemed so glad to see me I just smiled..." "Oh my god, Paul, I'm so sorry! I thought you were a friend of mine screwing with me!" "[chuckling] I get that a lot." We then proceeded to talk about my friend and why he should hire her. He didn't but, as it turned out, Art Garfunkel did. If nothing else, though, talking to him prepared me (a little) for the calls from Woody Allen and Jim Henson... Cei-U! I summon the name dropper!I knew I was not on your bad side! See, that's when I think my english i snot that good. I can't "joke" around as well as in French. PS - Your story is AMAZING! Listenig to "The Sound of Silence" as I type this
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Post by antoine on May 2, 2014 20:28:39 GMT -5
Please post frequently, Antoine. European comics are a weak spot for many of us, and I would love to be more educated on the subject. I was in Belgium recently and went to the comic book museum and was exposed to a wealth of great and famous artists I had just never heard of. I felt like such a novice. But so little gets translated into English. And Dizzy D, a forum member from the Netherlands, has expressed that he would love people to talk European comics with! I'm sure Roquefort Raider, another Canadian, would agree. I did pick up several comics in Belgium and Germany, in languages I don't understand, which I am intending to sit down and work my way through as best as I can muddle. Ok Coke, I'll try to post more... But you are right, Most of the books don'T make there way to english. Or at least they are not easily available. Of the top of my head, I'm thinking about Lincoln, Candélabre, Théodore Poussin that are all GREAT series that I've never seen in english. On the funnier side, Pauvre Lampil and Le Gang Mazda are some of my favorite "Sitcom" not available in english neither. The really popular series are probably available though.... Largo Winch (ok), Thorgal (good for the most), XIII (Excellent until they restarted it), etc.. Side note - Thorgal's artist was in Quebec City a couple weeks ago, Grzegorz Rosinski (I think he also drew a few captain america comics) and my brother when to get sketches in comics. It was free, as it ALWAYS is with Franco-Belge artist. That was a big shock when I went to my first comic-con, waited in line for 1h30 and then I saw it was something around 20$ to get an autograph (not even a drawing; if I remember correctly it was Chris Claremont). I of course didn't get it!
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