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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2015 19:55:06 GMT -5
The Chuckster topless and as the Man of Steel (video starts at 0:14). I'm sure Pharozonk can't wait.
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Jul 11, 2015 21:41:39 GMT -5
On the other hand, labeling himself may be a necessary tool for him to find his niche in life. He can always re-evaluate the label later, as labels almost always oversimplify very complex matters (with the possible exception of "near mint.") When you join a group, or classify yourself as part of a group, it gives you a script that gives you guidance on what to do, where to go, what to try. Maybe that is why he was taken aback, because the label has a lot of value for him. Appreciate the input 'pip. An interesting point you raise, and I certainly hope it has helped him evaluate his niche. Im aware enough to know its his "truth" he has to live, and not whatever misguided delusion may have been rattling around inside my head. As you say labels simplify complex matters, and there lies my issue, I want him to be who he is, not the stereotype that conservative straight society says. To be honest I probably dont have too much to worry about, he is very much his own man, he cares less what most others think, and I think has a reasonable idea of who he is. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2015 22:26:53 GMT -5
Learned a few hours ago via a Facebook page devoted to my hometown that the lady who owned the corner grocery nearest me from grades 4-12 has died at age 92. Needless to say, a large percentage of my formative comics reading -- we're talking roughly late '67-fall of '77 -- can be traced to the racks at Lindsey's Grocery, though the eternal champion will always remain People's Drugs two blocks away, simply because the latter had tables & chairs where cokes & candy could be consumed over the latest spinner-rack arrivals.
Lindsey's, though, was Stamps' only (largely) reliable source of Warren titles, so for that alone it would occupy a sainted place in my pantheon of comics memories.
It's also the store from which I decided at age 9 during the spring of 1969 that lack of money ought not prevent me from owning Adams' first couple of X-Men issues, along with a handful of other Marvels. Mrs. Lindsey would have had to have been blind to overlook the little stack of comics I stuck under the front of my shirt, but I guess I waited till her back was turned & dashed out of the front of the store ... not to return for probably 4 years. Lord -- kids. *smdh*
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 12, 2015 7:41:18 GMT -5
I saw the Superman Vs. Batman trailer and it made me sad. The movie looks to be a downer and Superman is not likable. He wasn't likable in the first Movie either.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 12, 2015 8:10:12 GMT -5
Comic fandom just can't help itself. When I see random "comic book guy" elsewhere on the internet explaining to 20 year veteran comic book creator how the industry works .... I'm glad this is forum is the bulk of my involvement in comic fandom. There's nothing more irritating than entitlement wrapped around ignorance.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 12, 2015 9:16:42 GMT -5
I hope Hugh Jackman never stops making Wolverine films.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 12, 2015 9:40:41 GMT -5
I hope Hugh Jackman never stops making Wolverine films. I'd say the same for Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man. He made a previously uninteresting character in the comics awesome to me. I'd also like to see Thomas Jane as Punisher again. |
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Post by impulse on Jul 12, 2015 10:25:19 GMT -5
Hmm. I'm apparently out of the loop. Can someone explain to me who Chuck Rozanski is and why we don't like him? I hope Hugh Jackman never stops making Wolverine films. Unfortunately, I think he said Wolverine 3 would be his last. I'd say the same for Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man. He made a previously uninteresting character in the comics awesome to me. Agreed. He took Iron Man from B-list at best in the general population's eyes to rocket through the stratosphere. I can't come up with a better casting choice for a pre-existing character than RDJ as tony Stark. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Jul 12, 2015 10:44:51 GMT -5
Chuck Rozanski is the owner/manager of Mile High Comics infamous for, among other things, his overpriced back issues.
Cei-U!
I summon the unreasonable mark-up!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 14:50:12 GMT -5
Last year at Comicon Chuck had a cow because Dark Horse was raising money for Stan Sakai's wife's funeral and Chuck thought that was the reason nobody was buying his crappy Adventure Time comics with ridiculous pricetags, so he said he wasn't coming back to Comicon. Of course he changed his mind since then.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 19:08:39 GMT -5
One of my dealer's sources sent him some DC New 52 overstock for next to nothing so I got about 53 $2.99-$5.99 cover books for about 0.20c each.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 12, 2015 20:08:19 GMT -5
Chuck Rozanski is the owner/manager of Mile High Comics infamous for, among other things, his overpriced back issues. Cei-U! I summon the unreasonable mark-up! My experience with customer service was also disappointing. MHC once sent my order to the wrong address and never, ever replied to my e-mails of inquiry. Luckily, the person who received the package took the pain of finding out who I might be (via google, which led him to CBR, and then to me) and forwared the package. |
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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 12, 2015 23:40:28 GMT -5
Unfortunately, I didn't get my chance to get a picture with Chuck.  On the bright side, I get to keep my membership on this forum.  |
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Post by The Captain on Jul 13, 2015 5:51:55 GMT -5
Last night was bittersweet for me and my wife, as we took our older daughter to a week-long overnight camp for the first time. While we are so happy at the wonderful young lady she is becoming, it's sad because she's not our "little girl" any more. Every month, it seems, she's getting more independent and needing us less and less to do the things that we used to, and while as a parent you are glad your child is growing up, you miss making them peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or reading to them at bedtime. My daughter and I have a special closeness because of her love of comic books, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, and all the other things that her mother just doesn't get into, but I know that eventually those will probably be replaced by other interests, friends and dating, which will be hard; I'll miss having her put her little head on my chest while we watch a new episode of Doctor Who, so I just enjoy it now while I can.
We still have her younger sister, but she's already talking about doing at least a two-night camp next summer (she's only doing a one-night later this month) and she really wants to do the week-long when she gets to the appropriate age. Again, wonderful things, but with her it will be tougher, because that's the end of our having "kids" and the start of moving into the next phase of our lives.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 13, 2015 6:07:04 GMT -5
RB, you have done a good job of raising good kids. I know so many young people with no direction that it's good to hear a nice story once in a while.
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