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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2021 0:09:45 GMT -5
Guy tried to sell me a (rare variant) book for $500. I declined Sent me an offer for $450. I declined.
He waited a week, reduced to $400. I declined Sent me an offer for $350 I declined I fed him a (contrived) story and he asked what I'd pay, so I told him $250 He sold, I bought it. Resold it 2 days later for $600.00
If you're selling a book, stick to your price and don't let a sharpie sucker you out of it.
ps he's a bit of a slimeball so I enjoyed jerking him around.
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 21, 2021 4:18:18 GMT -5
The cover of Amazing Spider-Man #1 isnt that good: If not for the logo, this looks more like an issue of the Fantastic Four (with them cornering him), and showing the hero in peril on the cover of the very first issue isnt a very good look (and yeah, I know the use of the FF was likely to attract customers). The very first time I saw that cover I thought Spidey had gotten himself stuck in the revolving doors at the front of the Baxter Building. What a clutz. Have never been able to shake that initial impression. I've looked at this cover over a 100 times but I just noticed that Spider-man appears to be floating in front of the glass inclosure. That's what happens when you over analyze things...
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 21, 2021 4:19:37 GMT -5
Guy tried to sell me a (rare variant) book for $500. I declined Sent me an offer for $450. I declined.
He waited a week, reduced to $400. I declined Sent me an offer for $350 I declined I fed him a (contrived) story and he asked what I'd pay, so I told him $250 He sold, I bought it. Resold it 2 days later for $600.00
If you're selling a book, stick to your price and don't let a sharpie sucker you out of it.
ps he's a bit of a slimeball so I enjoyed jerking him around.
In this story , you are the sharpie .
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Post by impulse on Oct 21, 2021 7:11:37 GMT -5
You mean to tell me Spider-Man hasn't been in the revolving door to the Baxter building for all these years and I have just never looked closely at the cover?
Wow.
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Post by tonebone on Oct 21, 2021 8:30:59 GMT -5
The very first time I saw that cover I thought Spidey had gotten himself stuck in the revolving doors at the front of the Baxter Building. What a clutz. Have never been able to shake that initial impression. I've looked at this cover over a 100 times but I just noticed that Spider-man appears to be floating in front of the glass inclosure. That's what happens when you over analyze things... Ever since I was a kid, I saw it that way, especially since I usually saw it reproduced small... I thought his back was stuck to the glass. Only now, do I see the lines where the glass panels join passing in front of him. It still is a pretty shoddy cover, I think, relatively speaking.
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Post by tonebone on Oct 21, 2021 8:32:27 GMT -5
Guy tried to sell me a (rare variant) book for $500. I declined Sent me an offer for $450. I declined.
He waited a week, reduced to $400. I declined Sent me an offer for $350 I declined I fed him a (contrived) story and he asked what I'd pay, so I told him $250 He sold, I bought it. Resold it 2 days later for $600.00
If you're selling a book, stick to your price and don't let a sharpie sucker you out of it.
ps he's a bit of a slimeball so I enjoyed jerking him around.
In this story , you are the sharpie . Now I picture Tom Hanks as the seller, being told "I am the sharpie, now".
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Post by commond on Oct 21, 2021 8:40:13 GMT -5
What about Sue Storm's impossibly long arm?
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Post by tarkintino on Oct 21, 2021 9:20:51 GMT -5
What about Sue Storm's impossibly long arm? Indeed--all of the figures were off with the exception of the Human Torch.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2021 9:31:19 GMT -5
What about Sue Storm's impossibly long arm? She was just borrowing her boy friend's powers for the day. -M
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 21, 2021 9:46:17 GMT -5
What about Sue Storm's impossibly long arm? She wants them to be the long-arm of the law.
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 21, 2021 10:35:46 GMT -5
I have to say that the early look of the Torch's flames (more like the Golden Age Torch's), is far better than the more stylized, less detailed look that took hold in the mid-60s.
He looks more like an inferno or a flame-thrower's flame than he does later on, when the individual licks of flame disappeared and he looks like every other hero surrounded by an aura of light.
He is the best thing about this cover, for sure. That trail of flame makes for a superb design element.
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Post by impulse on Oct 21, 2021 10:53:57 GMT -5
Yeah, no disrespect to the artist, and there is some well done stuff, but man, that cover is not a strong example of clear visual storytelling.
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Oct 25, 2021 23:09:28 GMT -5
In a perfect world Gilbert Hernandez would be given free reign to write and draw Wonder Woman comics to his heart's content.
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Post by tonebone on Nov 18, 2021 10:26:06 GMT -5
One of my most important sources for my work is Michael Barrier's book on Dell comics of the '40s and '50s. Barrier is a serious historian of the medium, yet had no qualms about titling his magnum opus "Funnybooks." If the term is good enough for him, it's good enough for me. Cei-U! I summon the non-pejorative terminology! I just found a copy of the Modern Masters John Byrne volume, and he pretty much exclusively refers to comics as "funnybooks" throughout the entire interview. Definitely not in a derogative way.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2021 10:19:20 GMT -5
I like Superman ‘78 and Batman ‘89, and have craved further adventures of those two characters for years. I’m sure the people working on them are enjoying it. I also enjoyed Batman ‘66.
So it’s a bit disappointing to see the word “fanboy” thrown around by a comic artist about those who write the books, especially as said writer is doing his own “fan project” that has no official backing from Marvel.
Should “fanboy” even be derogatory? If I had professional writing skills and was given the opportunity to do a movie continuity Ghostbusters comic (one example), I’d be jumping at the chance.
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