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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 12, 2017 10:04:17 GMT -5
Garcia-Lopez is a guest at this year's Emerald City Con. Got a big stack of comics (big for me, that is, as it's around eight books) to get signed.
Cei-U! Hasn't been this excited to meet a pro since Steve Rude back in '03!
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 12, 2017 14:43:12 GMT -5
Garcia-Lopez is a guest at this year's Emerald City Con. Got a big stack of comics (big for me, that is, as it's around eight books) to get signed. Coincidentally, I also had him sign 8 books when I met him, including Atari Force #1. I wonder how much overlap there will be between our choices. I'm guessing 1 - the one on the bottom right:
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Post by urrutiap on Jan 12, 2017 16:21:08 GMT -5
Today I've been reading original X Men issues of the Factor Three bad guy group. How come Marvel doesn't bring back classic bad guts like that anymore?
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jan 15, 2017 14:23:50 GMT -5
I read some golden Age Superman the last couple weeks... I had a couple Archives I'd picked up a while back... I didn't realize that Superman and Action Comics were so differentiated, even back in 1943. The Superman book has longer, more down to Earth stories, which a bit more detective work and mostly 'street level' bad guys, with Action had the beginnings of Supervillains (Prankster and Toyman in this volume... Luthor was even mentioned, but not seen), and 'dream' tales that could really be called Proto-Elseworlds. Very interesting!
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Post by Lolatadatodo on Jan 15, 2017 17:41:50 GMT -5
I am currently reading X-Factor volume. 1 from the beginning. I have some books on order from Lone Star, so when they arrive I will be very happy.♡
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Post by urrutiap on Jan 15, 2017 20:56:44 GMT -5
Speaking of X Factor 87 which has Doc Samson interviewing the characters yada yada
Theres a newer comic book from 2 years ago or whatever before Wolverine died.
someone interviews Emma Frost, Sunfire and others about Wolverine. Emma Frost is kinda funny where she says Wolverine smells bad like weasels or something.
Anyone know what comic book that is is from?
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Post by Lolatadatodo on Jan 15, 2017 21:03:10 GMT -5
Speaking of X Factor 87 which has Doc Samson interviewing the characters yada yada Theres a newer comic book from 2 years ago or whatever before Wolverine died. someone interviews Emma Frost, Sunfire and others about Wolverine. Emma Frost is kinda funny where she says Wolverine smells bad like weasels or something. Anyone know what comic book that is is from? No, I have no idea. Check UXM by Bendis or something, or All New X-Men/something, X-Men which was written by the dude who likes to be skeevy to women, what is his name, Brian something? Google it. Anyway, or Wolverine and the X-Men. Or even Uncanny Avengers. Oh! And then there's even Amazing X-men. But make sure you check all those titles out from 2 years ago. yadayada-something-something. I remember Emma Frost being written horribly by Bendis. Have fun!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2017 21:22:21 GMT -5
Speaking of X Factor 87 which has Doc Samson interviewing the characters yada yada Theres a newer comic book from 2 years ago or whatever before Wolverine died. someone interviews Emma Frost, Sunfire and others about Wolverine. Emma Frost is kinda funny where she says Wolverine smells bad like weasels or something. Anyone know what comic book that is is from? No, I have no idea. Check UXM by Bendis or something, or All New X-Men/something, X-Men which was written by the dude who likes to be skeevy to women, what is his name, Brian something? Google it. Anyway, or Wolverine and the X-Men. Or even Uncanny Avengers. Oh! And then there's even Amazing X-men. But make sure you check all those titles out from 2 years ago. yadayada-something-something. I remember Emma Frost being written horribly by Bendis. Have fun!
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Post by Lolatadatodo on Jan 15, 2017 21:38:35 GMT -5
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Post by urrutiap on Jan 15, 2017 22:08:00 GMT -5
Could be the Uncanny Avengers, I dunno but Ill browse and check.
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Post by Lolatadatodo on Jan 15, 2017 23:12:15 GMT -5
Could be the Uncanny Avengers, I dunno but Ill browse and check. Well, you better come back here and report on your findings. We will be waiting. I want to see Emma say Wolverine stinks. Or whatever she said.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 0:09:58 GMT -5
Could be the Uncanny Avengers, I dunno but Ill browse and check. Well, you better come back here and report on your findings. We will be waiting. I want to see Emma say Wolverine stinks. Or whatever she said. I did find this where Emma says he smells like a warthog.
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Post by urrutiap on Jan 16, 2017 0:31:12 GMT -5
That's the one. Emma saying wolverine stinks like a warthog. What comic is that from and what issue?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 2:25:31 GMT -5
That's the one. Emma saying wolverine stinks like a warthog. What comic is that from and what issue? Wolverine #16 from 2011.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jan 16, 2017 13:20:02 GMT -5
Batman Tenses #1, 2 (2003) Joe Casey & Cully Hamner Two part prestige format book. Being that, I imagine canon goes out the door, and interpret it as an early tale of Batman/Bruce. In this story, Bruce having just returned from the Orient, starts running his business, in a cut throat manner. Stream lining and laying off thousands of people. One of them is Ted. A man that lived with his mother, who recently died, who was abandoned by an abusive father when he was three. A man who shaped Ted, into what he is today. Or did he? Or how much of our past can a person blame on the present? This story looks not just at Ted's past and how it affects his future. But Bruce's as well. And in general, how each decision we make can effect others. The ripples of our decision making do not just affect us. And as Bruce comes to grip with his parent's death and becoming the Batman, we can see how different he was then, and how we know him now. (Or at least up until Miller turned him into an asshole.) Ted had a lot to do with this. A simple decision that Bruce made, drives a man to crime and madness. But when does the fault of another become the excuse for the present? Are we really only responsible for ourselves? Do we know who we really are? To make it a bit interesting, there is a bit of other worldly, I guess, aspects to the story, which don't really seem to fit. Especially since it seems they are abandoned in the second issue, as the drama escalates. Unless it's Casey's explanation for Ted's actions. Or a distraction for other developments. Or perhaps we are to take it as a true delusion on Ted's part and not what he claims it to be. But a very good, solid story. It is an, at least in my opinion, an extremely violent story. One aspect I had forgotten from the last time I read it. So either not for the squeamish or younger reader. Cully's art is overall good. His Batman is unique, and somehow he has the ability to give that hard edge look to Batman. His jaw and eyes are always angered and intimidating. Which follows is actions in battle. A Batman showing no mercy. And while not killing, certainly kicking ass with extreme prejudice. And there are several splash pages and paneled pages of just Cully's art, that have no problem conveying what he wants to say without Casey's words. If you buy them now, you'll probably get them cheaper that the $7 cover price I paid.
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