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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2016 22:34:17 GMT -5
Just got back from a trip to NYC. Of course, I visited the really important tourist sites, like this one: That's a bag of Archie back issues I'm hiding behind my back. There's a nice comic shop a few blocks away. Did you check out 890 Fifth Avenue too while you were there? ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) -M
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2016 22:59:49 GMT -5
Marvel characters are going into space....literally. A special Groot and Rocket Raccoon patch has been commissioned to be worn by astronauts launching a supply mission to the US National Lab on the ISS... source-M
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2016 23:08:38 GMT -5
I am not sure if someone here has already mentioned this on the boards (I saw it mentioned somewhere a day or so ago but can't remember where-if I am repeating someone else here, I apologize). It's the end of an era....the last Japanese manufacturer producing VCRs is ceasing production on the product-they will no longer be made anywhere. articleVCRs changed the world of entertainment and my view of such. Growing up, you had to catch shows when broadcast or movies in the theatre or you were not guaranteed of ever seeing them again. If you missed something on TV, or didn't see a movie before it left theatres you were mostly screwed if you wanted to see it... VCR were this marvelous thing that slowly changed that-I remembering hearing of them but I was in high school before I ever met anyone who actually owned one and we didn't get one in the house until my sophomore year. It was a game changer to be able to record stuff you weren't home for and to be able to rent movies to watch in the house. I spent so much time catching up on things I missed or exploring things I thought I would never see, cheering whenever something new was released on VHS. In today's world where just about anything you ever wanted to see is available in some format somewhere, much of it just a few seconds away at your fingertips, it is almost impossible to conceive of how drastic a change the VCR was to how the world (especially the entertainment world) worked. Farewell old friend, and be kind, rewind. -M
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 24, 2016 23:14:21 GMT -5
I am not sure if someone here has already mentioned this on the boards (I saw it mentioned somewhere a day or so ago but can't remember where-if I am repeating someone else here, I apologize). It's the end of an era....the last Japanese manufacturer producing VCRs is ceasing production on the product-they will no longer be made anywhere. articleVCRs changed the world of entertainment and my view of such. Growing up, you had to catch shows when broadcast or movies in the theatre or you were not guaranteed of ever seeing them again. If you missed something on TV, or didn't see a movie before it left theatres you were mostly screwed if you wanted to see it... VCR were this marvelous thing that slowly changed that-I remembering hearing of them but I was in high school before I ever met anyone who actually owned one and we didn't get one in the house until my sophomore year. It was a game changer to be able to record stuff you weren't home for and to be able to rent movies to watch in the house. I spent so much time catching up on things I missed or exploring things I thought I would never see, cheering whenever something new was released on VHS. In today's world where just about anything you ever wanted to see is available in some format somewhere, much of it just a few seconds away at your fingertips, it is almost impossible to conceive of how drastic a change the VCR was to how the world (especially the entertainment world) worked. Farewell old friend, and be kind, rewind. -M I'm surprised the stand alone VCR was still being produced. They stopped production of VHS blank tapes many years ago Combo DVD/VCRs are still being mnufactured
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 25, 2016 0:07:18 GMT -5
Wow that bad of a movie huh? So I'll just stick with the Batman TAS appearances I guess. Not so fast ! I love me some Hex and I thought the movie got a bad rap. Less traditional Hex and a little more of a Vertigo spin on it, but it wasn't bad.
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 25, 2016 0:09:03 GMT -5
I've been in my first "comics are meh" slump of my life for the past few months, which has been weird. I've even been to a few comic shops and used book stores and see books I would normally buy in a heartbeat, but for some reason, I don't feel any need or desire to buy them. Hopefully it comes to pass soon. What have you been reading lately ? Seems like you need to shift gears maybe.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jul 25, 2016 0:09:47 GMT -5
Wow that bad of a movie huh? So I'll just stick with the Batman TAS appearances I guess. Not so fast ! I love me some Hex and I thought the movie got a bad rap. Less traditional Hex and a little more of a Vertigo spin on it, but it wasn't bad. You're the one, huh?
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 25, 2016 0:12:37 GMT -5
So hondobrode ... searching for Travis Charest art today, I find your tumblr page. Nice collection of his art. I have those Wildcats stock card set of that exact art. Amazing how detailed and precise his art is. No wonder it took him a year to do Wildcats/X-Men. That man is absolutely incredible. In fact, he even got me to buy Darkstars way back in the '90's pretty much only cause of his awesome covers. He's highly regarded but only does a small amount of work. Like you alluded to, it's highly detailed and he gets killer $ for it.
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 25, 2016 0:15:16 GMT -5
Not so fast ! I love me some Hex and I thought the movie got a bad rap. Less traditional Hex and a little more of a Vertigo spin on it, but it wasn't bad. You're the one, huh? Guilty ! It wasn't great, but it wasn't nearly as bad as some would lead you to believe. I suspect many of the nay sayers never actually saw it.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 25, 2016 0:28:23 GMT -5
I suspect many of the nay sayers never actually saw it. And those who never tasted rat poison don't know what they are missing too!!
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 25, 2016 7:38:27 GMT -5
I am not sure if someone here has already mentioned this on the boards (I saw it mentioned somewhere a day or so ago but can't remember where-if I am repeating someone else here, I apologize). It's the end of an era....the last Japanese manufacturer producing VCRs is ceasing production on the product-they will no longer be made anywhere. articleVCRs changed the world of entertainment and my view of such. Growing up, you had to catch shows when broadcast or movies in the theatre or you were not guaranteed of ever seeing them again. If you missed something on TV, or didn't see a movie before it left theatres you were mostly screwed if you wanted to see it... VCR were this marvelous thing that slowly changed that-I remembering hearing of them but I was in high school before I ever met anyone who actually owned one and we didn't get one in the house until my sophomore year. It was a game changer to be able to record stuff you weren't home for and to be able to rent movies to watch in the house. I spent so much time catching up on things I missed or exploring things I thought I would never see, cheering whenever something new was released on VHS. In today's world where just about anything you ever wanted to see is available in some format somewhere, much of it just a few seconds away at your fingertips, it is almost impossible to conceive of how drastic a change the VCR was to how the world (especially the entertainment world) worked. Farewell old friend, and be kind, rewind. -M I'm surprised the stand alone VCR was still being produced. They stopped production of VHS blank tapes many years ago Combo DVD/VCRs are still being mnufactured I saw this article posted on another forum and it made me think about my last VCR purchase which was a stand alone Curtis Mathes I bought, at the most 8 years ago. Because I know we bought it in the rental we are in now, but I think it was earlier than 8 years but cannot remember for sure. But I do record anything anymore. It's just to watch what I still haven't or can't get in a newer format. So hondobrode ... searching for Travis Charest art today, I find your tumblr page. Nice collection of his art. I have those Wildcats stock card set of that exact art. Amazing how detailed and precise his art is. No wonder it took him a year to do Wildcats/X-Men. That man is absolutely incredible. In fact, he even got me to buy Darkstars way back in the '90's pretty much only cause of his awesome covers. He's highly regarded but only does a small amount of work. Like you alluded to, it's highly detailed and he gets killer $ for it. I did the same myself. Though I didn't think it was a bad series, I never did finish it. I am not a fan of Mitch Bryd, who I think started the interiors shortly after Charest stopped doing the covers and art. Though I don't know if he stayed with it, I just kind of gave up. But I liked some of the stories being shared with GL which I was reading at the time too.
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 25, 2016 11:38:24 GMT -5
I thought the Darkstars series was a good idea but Jan Michael Friedman's scripts were drop dead boring.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 25, 2016 13:19:18 GMT -5
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Post by Pharozonk on Jul 25, 2016 17:41:07 GMT -5
I've been in my first "comics are meh" slump of my life for the past few months, which has been weird. I've even been to a few comic shops and used book stores and see books I would normally buy in a heartbeat, but for some reason, I don't feel any need or desire to buy them. Hopefully it comes to pass soon. What have you been reading lately ? Seems like you need to shift gears maybe. It's not so much what I'm reading as it is a lack of interest in reading stuff in general.
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Post by hondobrode on Jul 25, 2016 19:24:08 GMT -5
Maybe some video game therapy is called for.
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