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Post by MDG on Oct 25, 2022 10:41:00 GMT -5
I believe kryptonite came from Ethiopia
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Post by MWGallaher on Oct 25, 2022 11:03:02 GMT -5
From the pulp magazine FANTASTIC v. 7, no. 4, April 1958, comes this illustration by comics mainstay Irv Novick:
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Post by mikelmidnight on Oct 25, 2022 11:42:20 GMT -5
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Post by kirby101 on Oct 25, 2022 18:06:25 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2022 17:20:33 GMT -5
These remind me of the crystals used in the Fortress of Solitude:
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Post by tonebone on Nov 3, 2022 10:44:33 GMT -5
Ironic that article is illustrated with a pic from Superman Returns, wherein Superman is not only sensitive to the deadly effects of Kryptonite, but he lifts up a CONTINENT made of Kryptonite and flies it into space. (A floating continent, I might add.)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2022 11:36:01 GMT -5
We probably all feel that we live in an age where modern comics/trades are accessible - yet I’m struggling to find something.
I want Hulk Vol. 1: Smashtronaut (by Donny Cates), released in July 2022. Easy, right? Wrong! It’s out of stock via Amazon UK. I believe you can order it until it’s back in stock, but I don’t want money taken out by Amazon if it might not be back in stock for months, not unless I guarantee that I’ll only be billed when it is in stock.
Waterstones don’t have it. HMV don’t stock that many graphic novels. WHSmith do not have it.
I’ll try Forbidden Planet when I can next get into the city.
I suppose some chains could order it for me, but in this time of rising petrol prices, I don’t really want to drive into town and place an order in a store - then have to drive back days or weeks later. And who’s to say any of them could get it in quickly?
(I have also found some chains to be lacking in customer service. I once went into Forbidden Planet to ask if they had a certain graphic novel in stock; the barely interested employee, who didn’t even look me in the eyes, said something like, “If it’s not on the shelf, mate, try WHSmith.”)
You’d imagine a trade released in July 2022 would be accessible. I am intrigued by “Starship Hulk”, so I can only presume Amazon being out of stock means this tale is sought after, which is a nice thought.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2022 11:53:18 GMT -5
We probably all feel that we live in an age where modern comics/trades are accessible - yet I’m struggling to find something. I want Hulk Vol. 1: Smashtronaut (by Donny Cates), released in July 2022. Easy, right? Wrong! It’s out of stock via Amazon UK. I believe you can order it until it’s back in stock, but I don’t want money taken out by Amazon if it might not be back in stock for months, not unless I guarantee that I’ll only be billed when it is in stock. Waterstones don’t have it. HMV don’t stock that many graphic novels. WHSmith do not have it. I’ll try Forbidden Planet when I can next get into the city. I suppose some chains could order it for me, but in this time of rising petrol prices, I don’t really want to drive into town and place an order in a store - then have to drive back days or weeks later. And who’s to say any of them could get it in quickly? (I have also found some chains to be lacking in customer service. I once went into Forbidden Planet to ask if they had a certain graphic novel in stock; the barely interested employee, who didn’t even look me in the eyes, said something like, “If it’s not on the shelf, mate, try WHSmith.”) You’d imagine a trade released in July 2022 would be accessible. I am intrigued by “Starship Hulk”, so I can only presume Amazon being out of stock means this tale is sought after, which is a nice thought. Not that it helps you, but it is in stock everywhere I looked in the US (Amazon, Lonestar etc.) and already at less than cover at Lonestar which they do when trying to clear out something they overordered, so it may just be a case of UK sellers underordering it because so many products are flooding the market and choices have to be made rather than it being in high demand universally (or some kind of supply chain issue with products going overseas). If international shipping weren't an issue, you could easily get a copy from a US seller at less than MSRP. -M edit to add: I read the issues in that trade on Marvel Unlimited as they were released there, and it's not something I would go out of my way to get. Cates gets a lot of positive buzz, but I've been underwhelmed by what little I have read of his stuff (Doc Strange, Hulk, Thor). But opinions will vary.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2022 11:59:28 GMT -5
Thank you, @mrp. I was thinking about shipping from the US. Shipping costs have really gone up. I posted a DVD boxset to an Australian friend a while back - and almost feinted when Royal Mail quoted me a price!
I don’t really know much about Cates. I am not sure I have read much of his stuff. It’s good to read your view on the story. I think the concept intrigues me a tad, and it interests me more than if they were gonna do more “Hulk Smash” that we’ve seen for decades. But I’ll probably wait for a UK retailer as if one doesn’t enjoy a story, the international shipping costs can leave a bad taste in your mouth!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2022 12:05:50 GMT -5
Thank you, @mrp. I was thinking about shipping from the US. Shipping costs have really gone up. I posted a DVD boxset to an Australian friend a while back - and almost feinted when Royal Mail quoted me a price! I don’t really know much about Cates. I am not sure I have read much of his stuff. It’s good to read your view on the story. I think the concept intrigues me a tad, and it interests me more than if they were gonna do more “Hulk Smash” that we’ve seen for decades. But I’ll probably wait for a UK retailer as if one doesn’t enjoy a story, the international shipping costs can leave a bad taste in your mouth! I mean it wasn't a bad story (and there was a lot of smashing, maybe a bit too much for my tastes, but that's not a quality issue it's a preference issue), but it was ore palatable to me as part of the all you can eat buffet of Marvel Unlimited than it would have been as the main entrée I ordered if I had bought the print issues or trade. But for me, I thought Al Ewing's Immortal Hulk was one of the best Hulk runs I had ever read, and this as a follow up was a bit of a let down for me. -M
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2022 12:27:44 GMT -5
Yes, Al Ewing’s Hulk was one of the best runs for me, too. Never felt predictable, and I just liked so many directions he went down. Sad it ended, really, but best to go out on a high, I feel.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2022 13:13:40 GMT -5
Folks, this is something the Fantastic Four discovered during a recent trip to the Negative Zone:
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Post by foxley on Nov 9, 2022 1:23:19 GMT -5
The other night I discovered some classic art by a famous comics illustrator in an unexpected place.
I was watching the 1981 horror anthology film The Monster Club. In the third story, the character played by Stuart Whitman escapes from from a horde of ghouls and takes refuge inside the church. Here he discovers the skeleton of the old vicar and a document he had written explaining how the village came to be taken over by ghouls.
As he reads the document, there is a narration by John Normington accompanied by a set of creepy illustrations. These are pen and ink drawings designed to look like etchings (the clothing indicates the events occurred in the late Georgian or early Victorian era) and I recognized them immediately as the work of Bernie Wrightson!
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Post by MDG on Nov 9, 2022 11:25:56 GMT -5
The other night I discovered some classic art by a famous comics illustrator in an unexpected place. I was watching the 1981 horror anthology film The Monster Club. In the third story, the character played by Stuart Whitman escapes from from a horde of ghouls and takes refuge inside the church. Here he discovers the skeleton of the old vicar and a document he had written explaining how the village came to be taken over by ghouls. As he reads the document, there is a narration by John Normington accompanied by a set of creepy illustrations. These are pen and ink drawings designed to look like etchings (the clothing indicates the events occurred in the late Georgian or early Victorian era) and I recognized them immediately as the work of Bernie Wrightson! I'm not sure--have to dig more, but I've never seen reference to Bernie working on that. What I've found has John Bolton listed as the artist.
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Post by foxley on Nov 9, 2022 11:55:14 GMT -5
The other night I discovered some classic art by a famous comics illustrator in an unexpected place. I was watching the 1981 horror anthology film The Monster Club. In the third story, the character played by Stuart Whitman escapes from from a horde of ghouls and takes refuge inside the church. Here he discovers the skeleton of the old vicar and a document he had written explaining how the village came to be taken over by ghouls. As he reads the document, there is a narration by John Normington accompanied by a set of creepy illustrations. These are pen and ink drawings designed to look like etchings (the clothing indicates the events occurred in the late Georgian or early Victorian era) and I recognized them immediately as the work of Bernie Wrightson! I'm not sure--have to dig more, but I've never seen reference to Bernie working on that. What I've found has John Bolton listed as the artist. I could be wrong, but it certainly looked Bernie's work to me.
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