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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 28, 2024 20:49:02 GMT -5
I've never really enjoyed how Claremont writes stuff (with the lone exception of Excalibur) and I wish I could put my finger on why I'm not a big fan on how he writes romantic relationships; he always felt stuck in the soap opera tropes of endless suffering, for the heroes That makes sense, I think the "Claremont's X-Men" documentary went into his background saying that he studied theater. Maybe a bit of a fan of Hamlet?
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 28, 2024 18:37:22 GMT -5
I've never really enjoyed how Claremont writes stuff (with the lone exception of Excalibur) and I wish I could put my finger on why
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 27, 2024 8:43:06 GMT -5
Elfquest: Siege At Blue Mountain #1-#8
Like I previously posted, I thought it was a fairly decent continuation of the Original Quest, but not as strong even if the premise was solid. (Though I still got that bittersweet feeling when it was over. Kings Of The Broken Wheel though? Most of it had me outright on the verge of tears at some points)
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 25, 2024 18:16:15 GMT -5
Max Headroom/20 Minutes Into The Future
William Gibson of Neuromancer fame worked at IDW a while ago doing a comic and I would have been curious to see how he would have adapted such a story
Hell, I'd even settle for a reboot of the series on TV!
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 24, 2024 20:43:00 GMT -5
Elfquest (Marvel/Epic version) #23-#32 Really, I don't think I've ever gobbled up a book quite like Elfquest (well, maybe Transmetropolitan). The ending was perfect and rather bittersweet where the Wolfriders finally learn where the High Ones and The Castle In The Sky came from While I'm glad that the Pinis continued the story (because tbh, I kind of wanted more), I think the original quest was wrapped up so beautifully that I can understand why many fans stopped reading (though not intentionally I think) afterwards The original quest is the most perfect version of ElfQuest, but there are merits to continuing with the series. There are another two series, Siege at Blue Mountain and Kings of the Broken Wheel, then it splits into several different titles. The Complete ElfQuest mainly collects the stories from the Hidden Years and Shards. In 1996, these books were merged into a single anthology title. That's where I'm at right now. The Complete ElfQuest collects together one of the anthology strips, so I'm reading the complete book on the Pinis' site instead. Despite the fact that Wendi isn't as involved in the art as much as she was in the early days, the Pinis are pretty good at picking the right sort of artists for their books. You can't beat a Pini illustrated story, however. I reading Siege At Blue Mountain now in the Dark Horse collected edition and it's fairly good (though some of the changes to Wendy's style, particularly the eyes are a little concerning). I'm a bit skeptical about continuing past Kings Of The Broken Wheel though, but we'll see
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 24, 2024 9:42:26 GMT -5
Elfquest (Marvel/Epic version) #23-#32
Really, I don't think I've ever gobbled up a book quite like Elfquest (well, maybe Transmetropolitan). The ending was perfect and rather bittersweet where the Wolfriders finally learn where the High Ones and The Castle In The Sky came from
While I'm glad that the Pinis continued the story (because tbh, I kind of wanted more), I think the original quest was wrapped up so beautifully that I can understand why many fans stopped reading (though not intentionally I think) afterwards
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 22, 2024 18:01:01 GMT -5
Here's something pretty cool and top shelf. This Rocketeer 3-D comic and audio tape to go along with the story. I love the Rocketeer 3-D glasses that come along with it. I remember Disney doing something like that to tie-in with the Super Mario Bros. Movie, it was a really decent radio drama too. Wish I still had the poster (edit, I do, but it's in terribly shabby condition and covered in scotch tape) For my contribution, I think I'll post something in a similar vein, Blackthorne publishing's Gumby 3-D series (or rather issue 1). As someone who didn't have a lot of access to a whole lot of Gumby growing up (outside of tapes I rented as child back in New Orleans), these were wonderful. For the most part, they just straight up adapted episodes of the show, but I didn't mind and frankly, I still don't! Also always loved the cover of the first issue with Gumby reading a smaller version of the comic (how meta!) juxtaposed by some pigs
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 21, 2024 15:14:35 GMT -5
Hi to all! I'm Emily and I just recently got into comics Bonjour~ You couldn't have found a better place to hang your hat (even if you don't wear one)
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 20, 2024 19:27:53 GMT -5
Whelp, christmas came early! Wasn't supposed to get here until Monday Funnily enough I just finished reading the "original quest" today, so I'm excited to dive into Volume 2
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 19, 2024 9:49:10 GMT -5
I watched Class of 1984 (it's on bluray)...also adore the song 'I am the Future' that plays over the opening scenes at the school.
It's sequel, Class of 1999 is pretty fun too. It takes place in a rundown society where a school hires cyborg teachers that kill the gangs that inhabit it
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 17, 2024 19:49:07 GMT -5
Whelp, got taxes taken care of and a week's paid vacation coming my way along with those Elfquest collections. Things are seemingly pretty good at the moment
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 17, 2024 8:49:37 GMT -5
Found this a couple of days ago that might be of interest to some of you. A guy is making an Atari 2600 cart that can play movies. Obviously some compromises had to be made, but it's never the less fairly impressive
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 16, 2024 13:37:51 GMT -5
From what I heard the guy had an only fans account. Not sure what he posted there exactly
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 16, 2024 13:14:30 GMT -5
Haven't had a chance to watch it all the way through yet, but this doc about Wendy & Richard Pini (and Elfquest) is getting a lot of positive responses including from the Pinis social media accounts. I liked the bit I've watched so far, but likley won't have time to watch the rest until next week. -M The video is really good and made me curious about the comic (even though I'd written it off in the past as something that I wouldn't be interested in). After reading through the Marvel/Epic version, I now have The Complete Elfquest 1&2 on the way from Amazon. The book reminded me of why I fell in love with The Dark Crystal as a kid, it's just perfect
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 15, 2024 20:07:38 GMT -5
Elfquest (Marvel/Epic version) #7-#22
I think I might have fallen in love with title you guys (already got The Complete Elfquest 1 and 2 on the way). I think what I've been enjoying about this the most is how well it reads, kind of reminding me of being a kid and how much I loved the Dark Crystal. Love the concept of the Wolfriders and how their lineage is almost kind of casually explained during a battle between Cutter an Winnowill. "Recognition" and "Sending" are also very neat ideas that are seamlessly interwoven into the story
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