It's an interesting story about this book, Malibu had an incentive program for their readers. They had stamps that you could send in for special books and I collected them and sent them in along with a check for shipping and handling. Well, Malibu's superhero line was bought by Marvel and i never heard anything about what I mailed them . About a year later , Marvel Comics sent me a parcel with about 20 books or so of Mailbu's special Variants ( Gold, Silver) and the un- cashed check.  Not a bad score. Shax, PM me your address and I'll send it to you.

Re: Time Traveling

I was reading up on John Titor recently, the guy that posted on message boards in 2000 stating he was a Time Traveler from 2036. Hoax or not, his information makes for some fascinating science fiction. The Physics of time travel, the concept of worldlines, and the basic systems for a gravity distortion system have me in awe and wonder.

However, the message that really hits home didn't have anything to do with time travel, but how our future ancestors might view this age of mankind:


Wow.

Check out the rest of John Titor's posts here: Conviction of a Time Traveler

Crazy how race just clouded people's judgment in the OJ affair.

I want to take a moment to share some positive news.

After a prolonged pm debate with a mod at the new CBR, one of the higher-ups (I don't know which) apparently stepped in and decreed that I am allowed to continue to advertise for the CCF over there in my signature space.

That may not seem like much to those of you who have had some very negative experiences over there as of late, but it shows that someone at CBR is aware of our community and respects it. Up to this point, we've been operating without any knowledge of what CBR thought of our new home and whether there might be troubles in the future if, for example, we attempted to quote from an old post that was technically CBR's property. For the moment, we appear to be in good-standing and, considering how frequently bannings have been occurring as of late with no questions asked, the fact that a higher up explicitly stepped in to defend us really says something.


This is not an invitation to get into a huge discussion/rant about how CBR has changed, once again, and it's not an expectation to begin universally praising the site either. It's an acknowledgement that they acknowledge and respect us. And since we now know they've been checking out this forum, I think that makes it more important than ever that we not fall into Anti-CBR rants. Let's remain in good-standing with them.

Thanks, everyone, for being a community that's worthy of such respect.

It would have all been for naught if someone over there didn't have our backs. Credit where credit is due.

I just saw a story on TV about vinyl record sales. It appears that they have tripled in the last few years. The younger generation is seeking out something that they can touch. Maybe there's still hope for Comics to remain on paper.

And, as I pointed out to you then, it's not so simple a duality . CDs were the one-stop shop for music two decades ago. They were somewhat convenient and somewhat high quality. CDs are being replaced, because they truly are obsolete now, with a duality of options that are better optimized to a listener's needs. Listeners are buying a combination of mp3s (more convenient than a CD) and vinyl (more quality than a CD) rather than settling for a format that doesn't fully satisfy either need.

Continuing to make this analogous to comics, we may soon see the day where trade paperback sales diminish as fans go to e-comics when they want a cheaper and more efficient means of keeping up with their general pull lists and floppy copies when they want to experience a story or run they truly love with the highest quality reading experience.