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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 12, 2023 18:25:31 GMT -5
I love Avengers #8 so much. Kang just sort of waves his hand and Thor, Iron Man, Giant-Man and Cap are all prisoners.
And now it’s up to the Wasp, Rick Jones and the Teen Brigade to save the day!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 12, 2023 17:39:08 GMT -5
My favorite movie of 1971 is Walkabout.
However, looking at Japanese movies from 1971, I see a sentimental guilty pleasure of mine, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, which I saw in a theater when it was released in the U.S. The theater was PACKED!!
SAVE THE EARTH!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 12, 2023 14:20:12 GMT -5
So Zemo apparently pays for his grandiose schemes by taxing the natives and getting every last gold coin from them.
I guess I don’t understand South American economics.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 12, 2023 14:10:35 GMT -5
It’s so easy to read these Doctor Strange stories that I read up to #124 (September 1964) and so I got a few months ahead of The Avengers (which just went monthly) so I have to read Avengers #7 and #8 to get caught up.
I’ve read Avengers #8 a bunch of times! One of my favorites from early Marvel. But I’ve not read #7 nearly as much. All I remember is the Chic Stone inking and the Enchantress in green striped Capri pants.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 12, 2023 11:50:36 GMT -5
On Mondays, I help deliver dogs from the rescue to the park for what they call a pack walk, where volunteers show up and the dogs get a chance to get outside for an hour or so instead of the short walks they get the rest of the week.
It’s supposed to rain a lot next week. If it rains, I’ll probably be available for the Zoom.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 12, 2023 11:23:29 GMT -5
I purchased Detective Comics #232 off eBay.
The highlight of this issue is the Martian Manhunter’s dog! He rescues a basset hound from the river and calls him Jupiter. The dog keeps breaking out of his apartment and following him around, and Jupiter eventually rescues the Manhunter from a burning building!
The dog never appeared again, which is a shame. If I was writing the Martian Manhunter, I would bring back Jupiter so fast!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 12, 2023 10:56:24 GMT -5
“Let’s call him the god of thunder!”
Whatever you say, Stan!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 11, 2023 15:38:53 GMT -5
Found a solid copy of Star*Fems #2. Love that Gulacy cover so much. I am a big Gulacy fan but if Liefeld drew that twisted butt shot, there would be people with pitchforks gathering in this forum. They wouldn’t have pitchforks. They would be gathering to say, That’s not Liefeld. It’s not weird and stupid and awkward. You don’t need pitchforks for that.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 11, 2023 15:36:08 GMT -5
If I could only have one Batman universe, it would be the one where Robin could be hit in the head by a steam shovel and then pretend to be unconscious. What I’m saying is that Detective Comics #224 would have to be canon. I hope you'd be open to including Bat-Baby. Oh heck yeah!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 11, 2023 15:19:00 GMT -5
If I could only have one Batman universe, it would be the one where Robin could be hit in the head by a steam shovel and then pretend to be unconscious.
What I’m saying is that Detective Comics #224 would have to be canon.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 11, 2023 15:13:10 GMT -5
This begs the question.... if the Black Knight's horse can carry Thor, and Thor is carrying the hammer, does that mean the horse is worthy of carrying the hammer? Discuss. No--while I'm not saying the horse isn't worthy, the hammer can be moved, just not lifted.
For example, if you were grocery shopping and saw that Thor was also grocery shopping and he left the hammer in his cart while he went to pick up some chips in the next aisle, you could wheel that cart out of the store and up a ramp into the back of a truck and drive off. But no way you're lifting that hammer out of the cart.
Similarly, if you were at the playground with Thor and went on the seesaw, you'd both go up and down just fine. In fact, I'll maintain that if Thor just left the hammer on the seat of the seesaw, you could pull down the other side and raise it onto the air. But that's it. Well, I’m glad that’s cleared up!
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 11, 2023 10:29:07 GMT -5
Why does Zemo wear a tiara?
And why is he worshipped by Amazonian natives? Did they run out of Eskimos?
And shouldn’t he be overheating wearing a fur-lined coat in the Amazon?
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 11, 2023 0:32:07 GMT -5
I’m up to Avengers #6. Zemo and the original Masters of Evil!
The Melter! He has a melting ray in his chest!
The villain Black Knight, who will eventually die and no one will notice for several years.
Radio-active Man! He’s Red Chinese and yet he’s green because he’s radio-active!
I love the part where they get a hold of Paste-Pot Pete and he looks like the Wizard.
They are so evil! They are attacking New York City with paste!
It’s all so awesome!
I love the Chic Stone inking. Every panel looks like a stained glass window.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 10, 2023 23:56:06 GMT -5
Have you read the Earl of Oxford threads at Byrne Robotics? Calling Byrne a pseudo-intellectual would be gross flattery.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jan 9, 2023 21:43:49 GMT -5
Top 5 in reverse order. My obligatory science fiction entry is Colossus: The Forbin Project. A friend who's a war buff was just telling me how great and accurate Patton is, and how he visited sites from it on a recent trip. I owe it a rewatch. I want to like MASH more than I do. I appreciate it being a dark comedy that goes out of its way to not glamorize war. And it has its moments. But not every scene hits for me. And by the time they're all playing football, I'm beginning to lose interest. I much prefer Slam's movie of the year when it comes to war comedy films, Kelly's Heroes. My #1 film for the year is probably Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion. A lot of what I loved about American Psycho can be found in this old Italian film. But this is very much not a favorite year for film. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion is a GREAT CHOICE! I only saw it once and it’s been almost twenty years, but I saw it on a big screen with an audience and it was an experience. Great soundtrack too!
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