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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 14, 2024 8:22:34 GMT -5
Crap, I've fallen behind in the game. Look for a twofer later today.
Cei-U! I summon the lollygagger!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 12, 2024 4:37:48 GMT -5
I finished Kull the Conqueror and I was wondering whether Kull the Destroyer is worth reading. It depends. If you enjoyed the setting and premise of KtC, you may find KtD disappointed as it has Kull deposed as king of Valusia and turns him into just another wandering barbarian like Conan. On the other hand, it's Doug Moench and Mike Ploog so how bad can it be? Be warned that the plotline jumps from KtD #15 to the magazine Kull and the Barbarians #2-3 followed by Savage Sword of Conan #9 before returning to the uncancelled KtD with #16. I'm in the process of recollecting it all so you can safely say I liked it.
Cei-U! I summon the minor (but still worthwhile) epic!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 11, 2024 12:09:33 GMT -5
A friendly reminder of our community rules when it comes to pubic figures : (...) discuss others like their impressionable young son, daughter, niece, or nephew is reading, and definitely do not celebrate a person's tragedy or death, no matter who they were, what they did, or whether they'd gleefully say the same about you.Thank you. Yeah, my bad. I knew better and gave in to the impulse anyway. Sorry!
Cei-U! I'm a baaaaaaaaad boy!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 10, 2024 22:45:16 GMT -5
A great loss for comics, comix, and comics history. I enjoyed my few encounters with her both online and in person and she once emailed me to praise a letter I'd written to Comic Book Artist. I didn't know her but I felt like I did through her cartoons and other writing. She will be missed.
Cei-U! Bon voyage, Trina! Goddess bless!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 10, 2024 8:30:45 GMT -5
I've only read the Gold Key, Marvel, and DC versions so voting was a no-brainer: it's DC by a country mile.
Cei-U! I summon the late, great Tom Sutton!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 7, 2024 8:04:06 GMT -5
That's too bad but I was going to have to bail today anyway. I have a friend coming to stay with me for a few days so my caregiver can have some much-needed time off and there's a buttload of things to do to get things ready for him.
Cei-U! I summon my best wishes for your spouse's rapid recovery!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 4, 2024 12:31:56 GMT -5
I can & will watch M*A*S*H up till Henry Blake's death. I never liked Potter, BJ was a poor sub for Trapper John while Winchester was the best replacement for Frank. However, for me, Henry made the show, his comedic reactions and facial expressions in regards to whatever the gang at the Swamp were doing was priceless. His death still hits me hard every time I watch the episode especially given how it happens. I'm certain I'll be in a minority here ... but I thought every casting change the series made improved the show. I preferred Potter to Blake, BJ to Trapper John, and Winchester to Frank by a wide margin. I was also glad they got rid of Radar. If you are in a minority, at least it's not a minority of one. I also preferred Potter, BJ, and Charles over Henry, Trapper, and Frank. I liked Radar, though, and was sorry to see him go, but at least his departure made it possible for Klinger to become more than a one-joke character.
Cei-U! I summon the 4077th!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 4, 2024 7:32:38 GMT -5
'kay.
Cei-U! I summon the pith!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 4, 2024 0:41:06 GMT -5
I just read Brave and the Bold #182 ... This issue hit the newsstand in late 1981, and is a great example of how a single issue back in the day could tell a complete impactful story. Brennert and Aparo are the creative team, and kudos to both for a lovely comic, I really enjoyed this. As I've often mentioned, Brave & Bold is my all-time favorite series and this issue is one of the reasons why. Absolutely superlative in both art (I loves me some Jim Aparo) and story (as is pretty much everything Alan Brennert touches) and an Earth-Two story to boot, it's like it was custom designed to appeal to me... and, boy howdy, does it!
Cei-U! I summon the comic book as comfort food!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 2, 2024 17:36:09 GMT -5
WKRP was and remains my favorite sitcom. Despite the outdated cultural references, it remains fresh and relevant thanks to the writing and one of the best ensemble casts in the history of American television.
Cei-U! "Booger!"
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 2, 2024 10:33:11 GMT -5
Realism is impossible in a super-hero series. What the creators should aim for is verisimilitude (at least if they're not aiming for some sort of surrealism), especially regarding the characters' emotions. It's my experience that if a story presents realistic emotions, the audience will accept even the most fantastical elements.
Cei-U! I summon the Tuesday morning ruminations!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 2, 2024 10:25:41 GMT -5
You know what doesn't hold up? M*A*S*H. It was my favorite TV show for every one of its 11 seasons and now I find it utterly unwatchable. At first I thought it was the laugh track or the obviously indoor "outdoor" sets but I finally had to admit its a combination of the writing and the acting. It feels as artificial and unnatural as a Busby Berkley musical minus the entertainment value. It makes me sad.
Cei-U! I summon the tarnished classic!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 1, 2024 18:50:45 GMT -5
Gar was my favorite character in NTT precisely because he was an overcompensating jerkwad and thus the only Titan who actually acted like a teenager.
Cei-U! I summon the adolescent angst!
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 1, 2024 12:11:53 GMT -5
The main problem with the New Universe line was that the suits in the executive suite were against it from the start, reluctantly greenlighting it primarily to placate Jim Shooter, and were happy to pull the plug on it first chance they got. The money was all in exploiting existing properties like Spider-Man and X-Men and in licensed titles like Transformers and G.I. Joe so they had zero interest in a line consisting entirely of new, untried characters and concepts. It was a miracle it lasted as long as it did and there was no chance of it surviving Shooter's canning. At least that's what I've been told.
Cei-U! I summon the doomed experiment!
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 31, 2024 10:20:17 GMT -5
Did any characters, who predated Wolverine, have a healing factor (even if it was called something else)? At least one that I know of. When The Beast got his own series in Amazing Adventures, he gained the power of rapid healing at the same time he turned blue and furry. It eventually faded away.
Cei-U! I summon the fortune he saved on medical bills!
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