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Post by rberman on Apr 22, 2024 22:20:12 GMT -5
Now that I have read more Euro-comics, Claremont’s dialogue-heavy style seems more in that style compared to Marvel’s action-oriented titles of the 60s and 70s. Lots of exposition and philosophizing, as on this page where Mother Nature debates the Circle of Life with an ecologist (the guy with the Mohawk). Their chat runs for a dozen pages. What's that sample from, BTW?
It's from the Italian series Legs Weaver. I have about forty pages from that 160 page issue, with translation, posted here.
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Post by berkley on Apr 22, 2024 22:28:23 GMT -5
What's that sample from, BTW?
It's from the Italian series Legs Weaver. I have about forty pages from that 160 page issue, with translation, posted here. Thanks, the art looks good. It doesn't seem t have been published in an English or French version or any other languages besides Italian, as far as I can see?
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Post by impulse on Apr 23, 2024 7:59:19 GMT -5
I'm largely indifferent to slabbing on its own. My gripe is the (perceived) unfortunate side effect of driving up prices on shit-quality ungraded key issues. I can't be sure that grading directly causes this, but by driving up prices on some copies and reducing the supply of ungraded copies in the wild, it seems to.
It could just be that I'm really out of touch with the back-issue market though.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 23, 2024 8:24:47 GMT -5
I tend to agree. When I peruse Lone Star there seems to be a reflection of the asking price of unslabbed comics when there is also a listing for a slabbed comic of the same title and issue. As in Incredible Hulk #340 was always a bit pricey, even back in the 90's when I started collecting because it was Hulk vs Wolverine as it was in #181. I think around that time it was $40 or so. I bit pricey for me first starting out and not really understanding the value of back issues. Right now on Lone Star there is not a single unslabbed issue available to make my point though.
Now you take something like Bettie Pages that's not even as old as the Hulk issues in question, fetches a fairly good price. But they are literally scare. No manufactured demand from other media to influence their "value". I've paid $20 or more for some issues, and I feel that's justified as they are hard to come by. But they differ in that, I would say outside of the comic book community and fetishist no one really knows who Bettie Page is. So the demand for those issues is genuine and not from people speculating and outside industries ramping up their popularity whether the contents of the comic is worth the "value".
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Post by rberman on Apr 23, 2024 8:26:51 GMT -5
It's from the Italian series Legs Weaver. I have about forty pages from that 160 page issue, with translation, posted here. Thanks, the art looks good. It doesn't seem t have been published in an English or French version or any other languages besides Italian, as far as I can see? I have never seen it apart from the original Italian, but my knowledge is far from comprehensive on this matter. I did have some fun editing the attempts of Google Translate to make sense of the dialogue. The connection between this particular story and Alpha Flight was especially amusing.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 25, 2024 11:05:41 GMT -5
I understand that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a different thing , but I hate that they made Adam Warlock a fool in the last Guardians movie
There I said it.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 25, 2024 11:17:32 GMT -5
I understand that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a different thing , but I hate that they made Adam Warlock a fool in the last Guardians movie There I said it. Well I guess I am glad I went with my instinct to not watch it after GotG2 being the train wreck that it was. I guess that proves that GotG was the one off actual good MCU movie of the whole bunch. Though I will admit I am curious about Black Panther. But after GotG2 I just gave up on the MCU. And it seems that was a good plan.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 25, 2024 11:24:01 GMT -5
I understand that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a different thing , but I hate that they made Adam Warlock a fool in the last Guardians movie There I said it. Well I guess I am glad I went with my instinct to not watch it after GotG2 being the train wreck that it was. I guess that proves that GotG was the one off actual good MCU movie of the whole bunch. Though I will admit I am curious about Black Panther. But after GotG2 I just gave up on the MCU. And it seems that was a good plan. Don’t get me wrong, the 3rd movie was very good. The depiction of Warlock was disappointing.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 25, 2024 11:39:12 GMT -5
I understand that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a different thing , but I hate that they made Adam Warlock a fool in the last Guardians movie There I said it. I have zero investment in Adam Warlock. Like none. But that character was shoehorned in to that movie to absolutely no purpose. And it was a terrible depiction.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2024 17:11:02 GMT -5
Just have to put this out there...the no trunks look never hit the mark for me.
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Post by Batflunkie on Apr 29, 2024 17:32:38 GMT -5
Just have to put this out there...the no trunks look never hit the mark for me. Undies over tights is so iconic, why on earth would you want to mess with success?
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Post by tarkintino on Apr 29, 2024 20:25:58 GMT -5
Just have to put this out there...the no trunks look never hit the mark for me. The New 52 never hit the mark for me.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Apr 29, 2024 20:37:38 GMT -5
I don't think it hit for many people... that's why didn't didn't last long
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 29, 2024 20:43:52 GMT -5
I don't think it hit for many people... that's why didn't didn't last long It was DC's New Coke.
Cei-U! You don't mess with the classics!
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 29, 2024 20:51:46 GMT -5
None of Lee's redesigns worked and what is with all of the segmenting? If it is supposed to signify armor, why would Superman need armor? Never thought much of Lee's design sense, when it came to costumes.
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