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Post by Phil Maurice on Apr 20, 2019 17:44:30 GMT -5
Don't hold your breath waiting for comic fans or fanboys to agree on anything. Too many think their own expertise trumps any one else and those that don't agree with them aren't "true fans" so any consensus would be the equivalent of a minor miracle. Add to it the devaluation of information in the internet age because of the perception of an infinite supply of it (if you think of information as a commodity and apply the principle of supply and demand to it with the perception of infinite supply and you can see why the value of it is degraded in the perception of most "consumers" in the market), and you can give up hope of ever getting an authoritative definition of anything that will be adopted by all. So, valuation of comics will remain what it has always been, entirely subjective and subject to the whim of collectors and dealers. Sadly, I can refute none of the above. I do think we would all benefit from it though, and not merely as a tool for determining the monetary value of a book. There is also value in being precise and consistent in our discourse.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2019 5:27:09 GMT -5
While there will be exceptions, I find it interesting that DC hasn't really embraced adjectives for its titles like Marvel did.
I saw a suggestion for "Sensational Superman" on Twitter. That sounds like a pretty good title for a comic, I feel.
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Post by rberman on Apr 22, 2019 6:35:38 GMT -5
While there will be exceptions, I find it interesting that DC hasn't really embraced adjectives for its titles like Marvel did. I saw a suggestion for "Sensational Superman" on Twitter. That sounds like a pretty good title for a comic, I feel. Their go-to adjective is "All-Star" for historical reasons.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 22, 2019 7:12:39 GMT -5
Cameo or first full appearance ? I got one that's a rip off. Darkseid's first appearance in Jimmy Olsen # 134 is one panel of just his head on a tv screen. It's the only issue from the Kirby run I don't have, and at the prices they want , I doubt I'll ever get it.
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Post by rberman on Apr 22, 2019 7:43:01 GMT -5
In view of the mythic grandeur that Darkseid has evolved to become, the notion of him chatting with a minion on a video monitor is almost comic now. Well, it is in a comic...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2019 11:25:23 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2019 11:59:27 GMT -5
Pretty cool. What's next: Bugs Bunny as Superman?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2019 14:15:44 GMT -5
Pretty cool. What's next: Bugs Bunny as Superman? been there done that several times... -M
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2019 14:16:54 GMT -5
and since you can only do 1 video clip per post...
-M
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Post by Duragizer on Apr 23, 2019 23:27:45 GMT -5
The Joker was a better character when the writers assumed he was sane.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Apr 24, 2019 3:38:38 GMT -5
Ghost World was a good movie.
Or else a bad movie.
20 years later and I still can't tell.
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Post by Duragizer on Apr 24, 2019 20:39:52 GMT -5
Ghost World was a good movie. Or else a bad movie. 20 years later and I still can't tell. It has Thora Birch in a Catwoman mask. I skew towards the former.
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Post by jason on Apr 25, 2019 14:37:19 GMT -5
I think Richie Rich is a perfectly good comic. Some of the more adventure-driven stories are actually pretty fun. Yeah, I could do without the cornball gag strips with gold-plated (blank) but at least those werent usually part of the main story.
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 25, 2019 15:50:58 GMT -5
I think Richie Rich is a perfectly good comic. Some of the more adventure-driven stories are actually pretty fun. Yeah, I could do without the cornball gag strips with gold-plated (blank) but at least those werent usually part of the main story. Fully agree, as I stated in my Other Guys thread coverage of Harvey. The Richie Rich stories, in the main title, were usually pretty inventive and fun, with a nice cast of characters, even at an adult age. There was a reason why they started churning out Richie in the 70s; kids loved his stories (until they overdid it and newsstands started drying up). Casper was another story, as they were rarely that memorable. I had a paperback book collection, once, that I got somewhere (probably a birthday present, or something) an, although an individual story might be fine) they all kind of blended together, far more than Richie. Naw, give me Richie or Little Lotta any day (Sad Sack, too).
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 25, 2019 15:52:06 GMT -5
Ghost World was a good movie. Or else a bad movie. 20 years later and I still can't tell. I'd say decent movie, though it can' really capture the same experience as reading Dan Clowes' original work.
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