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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 26, 2022 16:24:47 GMT -5
Here's an old episode of E! True Hollywood Story about the Krofft brothers
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 26, 2022 12:36:01 GMT -5
So these two beauties arrived far sooner than I thought (ordered on Sunday, shipped on Monday, arrived today). Been wanting to own some physical copies of Lee/Kirby Thor since Hoosier X turned me on to the series. An omni was considered, but seeing as how cumbersome they are, Epic Collections were a better option
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 25, 2022 21:58:42 GMT -5
What are some decent places to read essays/articles devoted to classic comic books? (rest in peace Dial B For Blog) Blogs made by members are also welcome
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 25, 2022 21:53:35 GMT -5
Read Thor #253-#262 In the process of finishing #263 as we speak and I really wanted to post about it because it has Volstagg finally doing something worthwhile besides cowering in the corner. It was a nice, unexpected ending to the "search for Odin" saga I think I might try to complete the Thor series up to the end of the Celestials saga. I'm missing most of the issues from around #205 to #271, though I was a pretty steady reader from around #240 onwards, so not sure what happened to those comics. I thought there was a resurgence in quality starting with #272, first with the multi-issue Ragnarok story and then the Celestials saga, so it could be that I kept those issues and traded the rest or something.
But I think nostalgia has finally made those #205-#271 comics more attractive to me than they felt at the time - back then they seemed a little humdrum to me: not exactly bad, but kind of just recycling in an unimaginative way what had been done before, and with less interesting artwork. I have a feeling they'll find me in a more tolerant mood if I read them again, but of course you never know until you actually try. Like I've said previously, you could tell that Conway was trying to push his way out of the "illusion of change" box but the higher ups weren't budging, which is a shame. Wein's run so far has been excellent and eventually I'll snag it through epic collections (only War Of The Gods is published so far). And I've said this before too, but even at it's lowest points, Thor is still one hell of a read; mixing action with Shakespearean pageantry
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 25, 2022 8:12:27 GMT -5
Read Thor #253-#262 In the process of finishing #263 as we speak and I really wanted to post about it because it has Volstagg finally doing something worthwhile besides cowering in the corner. It was a nice, unexpected ending to the "search for Odin" saga
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 22, 2022 14:27:48 GMT -5
There's definitely a streaming ceiling people will be willing to pay. Then maybe these companies will actually have to start competing on service and price again. I wonder if people will start to have enough of streaming and just go back to physical media? Blu-Ray players are getting really cheap and the quality is really nice When Russia's most terrifying weapon can be dubbed 'Satan 2' we must really be in the end times. Satan 2 sounds like a sequel to a film that nobody liked and no one wanted to see a continuation of
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 21, 2022 10:24:10 GMT -5
My family uses Netflix a lot. My girls watch (and rewatch) Stranger Things, Avatar, Legend of Korra, and a bunch of other shows, I’ve started watching Supernatural with them (from the beginning, even though I own the first 14 seasons on DVD), and we all watch The Great British Baking Show (because it’s awesome). Minor price bumps now and then won’t force me from the platform, but I really don’t care about their original content. I enjoyed the first couple of seasons of Sabrina, but the third was pretty dire and I never bothered with the fourth. Moving the Marvel shows to Disney+ means I don’t need Netflix to access that corner of the MCU any longer. I can’t see myself keeping Netflix after my girls go to college. Just not enough that I want on it, much like Hulu, which I only keep because it’s part of my Disney+ bundle, which I only have so I get access to ESPN+. There is little to nothing on Hulu that I have any interest in. Netflix has some interesting stuff, but only when it wants to. I was very excited about the new Shaman King series and utterly dragged it's feet releasing it
I mainly keep it around for my folks these days, but yeah, the price hikes are not fun
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 20, 2022 19:28:00 GMT -5
Read Thor #240-#252
Wein's run has so far been fairly interesting, re-introducing a lot older villains back into the fray. The mystery surrounding Odin's disappearance from Asgard is a real page turner. Enjoyed the predictable, but fun twist in that regard in #249 and #250
Something that was mentioned about Sif that I find kind of weird is that in #245, it's said that she has the power to bypass time and space. Even in my devil-may-care speed reading don't quite recall that particular fact
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 19, 2022 18:27:21 GMT -5
I think this is the best location for this (dislike creating new threads) Well, it would be better to create a new thread instead of clogging up an old one from almost six years ago...
But yeah, trailer looks great. Waititi seems to be going whole hog into the classic rock thing and as someone who was raised on it, I couldn't be more happy about it
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 17, 2022 18:38:11 GMT -5
The Marvel Super Heroes--contrary to the oft-told tale--did animate much of the series content, transfer and often restructure various Marvel artists' work, and when not strictly taken from the comics, create original animated sequences. The talents at Grantray-Lawrence were some of the most skilled in the business (if you see their resumes), and despite time and budget issues, made TMS more than the erroneous claim that they were the equivalent of today's motion comics. Overall, no Marvel adaptation since has ever come so close to capturing the essence of the source, including the MCM. I'd be interested to see Marvel produce cartoons in the same vein as Marvel Super-Heroes again, telling the comics' history of the characters. But I don't think that will happen because we have a bakers' dozen tv shows and countless movies that do that same thing
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 17, 2022 18:15:50 GMT -5
Especially in he early issues, you can tell that the villains are genuinely afraid of him I think that's why in later issues Loki had to imbue them with some of his own godly power for them to even remotely stand a chance. Makes me wonder how powerful Karnilla is in comparison to Loki when she accidentally gave some of her magic or whatever to the Wrecker and his crowbar I've never cared for Thor as a character, but those Kirby issues are so choc-full of imagination that I find them utterly irresistable, all the same. I think that Thor is very vanilla and is more like an avatar for the reader to project themselves into his world
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 17, 2022 18:08:32 GMT -5
Oh, man. I love having leftover pasta for breakfast. Leftover Pizza served cold with a soda is a breakfast staple for me when I've had it the night previous. Really brings out the flavors of the sauce
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 17, 2022 18:06:54 GMT -5
I read Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn and Excalibur #1-3. Although I'm big X-Men fan (especially the various books of the Claremont and/or Simsonson vintage), but strangely I haven't delved into Excalibur. In fact, most of the Excalibur I've read has been from 1993 or later. But I've assembled some issues that I'm starting now. I've read the special (Special Edition, reprinted as The Sword is Drawn) and maybe #1 before, but I think this was my first time reading #2 and #3. It's pretty good so far. I love the Alan Davis art; he's in good form. With the transplanted X-Men written by Claremont, it feels familiar. Of course, there are Claremontian scripting quirks and I'm guessing he's probably a little overboard on the Britishisms compared to how people actually speak, but that's too bad. I've read a bit of the Marvel UK Captain Britain stories, so I'm somewhat familiar with those elements and characters that come up (though not too much). It is funny, though, that Claremont almost seems to assume knowledge of all that when a lot of the audience might not know. I like Meggan. Captain Britain is sort of the weak link of the cast, in terms of being a jerk at times, but his flaws do make him three-dimensional. Back when Rachel Summers (Phoenix) was written out of Uncanny X-Men, it was a problematic loose end. Why didn't the X-Men do more to look for her? Why wasn't there more backlash against Wolverine? It's interesting to see her brought back in, but so far her teammates haven't delved much into her time as a prisoner of Mojo. It's funny that I stumbled on reading different things from the same time period. These Excalibur issues overlap in publication dates with some of the Amazing Spider-Man and Avengers issues I've read recently. Excalibur was/is one of the few X-Men titles that I've actually gotten into. I don't personally care much for Claremont as a writer, but he did a fine job here
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 17, 2022 16:20:40 GMT -5
Something that I've also found strange is how seemingly unphased Thor and the rest of the Asguardians are to alien races or even other gods from other beliefs
IDK, feels something more should have been made of it
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 17, 2022 15:57:58 GMT -5
Ah, yes; Gantray-Lawrence, putting the "limited" in limited animation. If your local station paired them with a Cambria show, look out! What was more limited looking? Clutch Cargo, Rocky & Bullwinkle, or the Marvel Super-Heroes? But seriously, as I've said previously, I loved the Captain America Marvel Super-Heroes serials to pieces during my youth. Watched what was included on the VHS I got religiously. All I knew for the longest time about Captain America were the WWII stories and the 1990 movie Thought the Namor ones were pretty good too
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