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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2023 4:31:45 GMT -5
I kind of prefer physical media tbh, there's just something about holding it in your hands and smelling the paper that appeals to me
But yes, I agree, after a while space is most certainly an issue
I enjoy both, but I think I tend to retain more from physical media... both comics and prose. I just recently started re-reading Superman Last Son of Krypton, by Elliot S. Magin, and I am shocked how much I remember from reading it 40+ years ago. There are comics and novels I read on my tablet just a year ago that I remember nothing from. I think the tactile sensation of the paper makes more of an impression. There’s a definite logic there. Tablet stuff can be ephemeral, too. You know, about a year ago, I realised that I had two digital magazines I had not yet read (through Pocketmags). Now, when I buy physical copies of magazines, they are on my table, I know they are there, and I read them soon after. But one digital magazine (I tried an issue of Star Trek Explorer) was from February of last year. I simply had forgotten about it. Out of sight, out of mind? Perhaps. Ephemeral? Definitely. I bought Chronicle of the Cinema: 100 Years of Movies recently (discounted), and it sits atop my table, ready to be read soon. I see it every day. I know it’s there. But I’d forgotten that I’d got Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters on my Kindle, when it’s out of sight, out of mind. I almost bought a physical copy. So I think there is something about tactile sensations, impressions, the ephemeral nature of it all, etc. Also, when physical products are on display, they can be a good talking point. A friend visited me once and started looking at my bookshelf. A cricket almanac caught his eye, which led to a brief discussion. He also told me that one of my books seemed rather random and unique (it was a book about the Royal Air Force Police). If your books are all on a digital device, there’s no discussion opportunity there. I’ll always have fond memories of the Essentials and Showcase lines. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 27, 2023 5:12:31 GMT -5
Yesterday I read Adventure comics # 397. It features Supergirl and the debut of her first costume change. It was an okay story that guest starred the Emma Peel WW as the person who makes the new costume.  I was curious about a particular power she displayed in the issue.  When did Kara have the ability to read minds? And what happened to that power ? |
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 27, 2023 5:19:12 GMT -5
Yesterday I read Adventure comics # 397. It features Supergirl and the debut of her first costume change. It was an okay story that guest starred the Emma Peel WW as the person who makes the new costume. I was curious about a particular power she displayed in the issue. When did Kara have the ability to read minds? And what happened to that power ? Quick answer: She didn't, and her having it was soon retconned away. Mike Sekowsky didn't exactly do a lot of research into the character before he took the series over, and this was one of many continuity blunders--like having Earth criminals in the Phantom Zone and inventing a second sister for Luthor--that he made during his tenure.
Cei-U! I summon the boo-boo brigade!
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 27, 2023 6:31:10 GMT -5
Yesterday I read Adventure comics # 397. It features Supergirl and the debut of her first costume change. It was an okay story that guest starred the Emma Peel WW as the person who makes the new costume. I was curious about a particular power she displayed in the issue. When did Kara have the ability to read minds? And what happened to that power ? Quick answer: She didn't, and her having it was soon retconned away. Mike Sekowsky didn't exactly do a lot of research into the character before he took the series over, and this was one of many continuity blunders--like having Earth criminals in the Phantom Zone and inventing a second sister for Luthor--that he made during his tenure.
Cei-U! I summon the boo-boo brigade!
This very issue they had a sister called Nasty for Luthor in the second story. Stuff like this led to the COIE. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 27, 2023 9:38:01 GMT -5
Quick answer: She didn't, and her having it was soon retconned away. Mike Sekowsky didn't exactly do a lot of research into the character before he took the series over, and this was one of many continuity blunders--like having Earth criminals in the Phantom Zone and inventing a second sister for Luthor--that he made during his tenure.
Cei-U! I summon the boo-boo brigade!
This very issue they had a sister called Nasty for Luthor in the second story. Stuff like this led to the COIE. Fans turned creators inability to deal with stuff like this lead to Crisis. They could have simply said, "That was stupid and didn't happen" and moved on. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 27, 2023 10:17:44 GMT -5
This very issue they had a sister called Nasty for Luthor in the second story. Stuff like this led to the COIE. Fans turned creators inability to deal with stuff like this lead to Crisis. They could have simply said, "That was stupid and didn't happen" and moved on. What really led to the COIE was poor sales across their line. But writers treating readers like morons didn’t help. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 27, 2023 14:33:16 GMT -5
This very issue they had a sister called Nasty for Luthor in the second story. Stuff like this led to the COIE. Fans turned creators inability to deal with stuff like this lead to Crisis. They could have simply said, "That was stupid and didn't happen" and moved on. That's exactly what they did in this case, which happened more than a decade before COIE was even the germ of an idea.
Cei-U! I summon the simple solution!. |
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Post by zaku on Mar 27, 2023 16:58:34 GMT -5
Stupid question: Were all of her costumes indestructible? Did she have an infinite supply of Kryptonian fabric?
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Post by zaku on Mar 27, 2023 16:59:30 GMT -5
They could have simply said, "That was stupid and didn't happen" and moved on. .. Wasn't COIE exactly this .? |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 27, 2023 17:25:22 GMT -5
They could have simply said, "That was stupid and didn't happen" and moved on. .. Wasn't COIE exactly this .? No. Because you can do that without blowing up all the fun stuff like multiple earths. |
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Post by Confessor on Mar 28, 2023 9:46:10 GMT -5
I've still been on a Judge Dredd kick recently and bought another bundle of 10 or so issues of the late 80s Quality Comics JD reprints. These issues all feature Judge Dredd stories that were originally published in the mid-80s in 2000AD, and I recall reading many of them back in the day. So, pretty much a continuation of the nostalgia reading I mentioned last time I posted in this thread for me.
That said, I feel as if I've kinda had enough JD for now and plan to move on to continuing my read through of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2023 15:21:11 GMT -5
I've still been on a Judge Dredd kick recently and bought another bundle of 10 or so issues of the late 80s Quality Comics JD reprints. These issues all feature Judge Dredd stories that were originally published in the mid-80s in 2000AD, and I recall reading many of them back in the day. So, pretty much a continuation of the nostalgia reading I mentioned last time I posted in this thread for me. That said, I feel as if I've kinda had enough JD for now and plan to move on to continuing my read through of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen tonight. I’ve been revisiting Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01 recently. Definitely not a binge-read. Taking a break. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2023 15:23:23 GMT -5
I read Whiz Comics #2 via DC Infinite earlier. Look at this back-up strip:  That Dan Dare predates Eagle’s Dan Dare by ten years. I found that interesting. |
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Post by Confessor on Mar 28, 2023 16:33:11 GMT -5
I've still been on a Judge Dredd kick recently and bought another bundle of 10 or so issues of the late 80s Quality Comics JD reprints. These issues all feature Judge Dredd stories that were originally published in the mid-80s in 2000AD, and I recall reading many of them back in the day. So, pretty much a continuation of the nostalgia reading I mentioned last time I posted in this thread for me. That said, I feel as if I've kinda had enough JD for now and plan to move on to continuing my read through of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen tonight. I’ve been revisiting Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01 recently. Definitely not a binge-read. Taking a break. The very early stories are weird insofar as the character of Judge Dredd isn't quite fully formed. I saw that you made mention of this and some other anomalies concerning Mega-City One in an earlier post, and I really agree. It took a little while for the strip to really find it'd feet, but once it did it was solid gold. It's hard to pin-point exactly when the JD strip hit its stride, but certainly by the time of the extended Luna-1 storyline -- which began in late 1977, about 40 issues in to 2000AD's run -- I feel like the strip was pretty good. And of course it just went from strength to strength throughout the early-to-mid 80s. The Cursed Earth storyline from 1978 was probably the first totally classic JD story. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2023 16:37:18 GMT -5
Finding its feet is an apt term. The anomalies don’t detract too much, but they are noticeable.
Dredd has always been stoic, but there’s something a little “human” about him in those early tales. He seems concerned for the welfare of some robots, and appears to have his finger on the pulse with certain issues. Later on, he seemed - dare I say it? - more reactive than proactive.
I’d like to see a modern Dredd arc where he is framed and sent to Titan. Now, that’d be a status-quo defying arc whose ramifications would make COIE look like a minor diversion, but I am intrigued how they’d handle that; however, I am not sure there’d be a way back for Dredd, especially as corrupt judges are surgically altered so as to survive Titan’s atmosphere.
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