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Post by MDG on Apr 7, 2024 16:57:08 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 6, 2024 9:43:38 GMT -5
So for this week's selection, I wanted to do one of the Green Lantern comics that I've probably read the most in my meager collection, Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #2 What I like about this book is that it's a good mix of action, comedy, and somber tales that are incredibly well written. If I had to pick a favorite, it'd probably be a toss up between "The Lonely Man" by Gerard Jones (about a man who's lost his lust for life after his pregnant wife passes on and has a mysterious vision of his wife calling on him to save a distant world) or "The Trouble With Yellow" by Doug Moench (a story told by another Green Lanten about a bunch of bottom dwelling insects who get a headstrong insect Green Lantern who gets into mischief) Hey MDG , am I remembering correctly that you and your writing partner had a story in on of these GL Quarterly issues? If so, which issue? -M Yeah, we did the G'Nort story in GLQ #3. For this top shelf Friday, a bit of an oddity. This Vaughn Bode book is in the format of daily strip art, about 7" x 22", printed on board. I bought it around '74 and don't think I've seen another copy after that convention. I don't quite remember the plot, though it's more restrained than a lot of Bode (no tits or guts).
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Post by MDG on Apr 6, 2024 7:08:45 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 5, 2024 7:34:08 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 5, 2024 7:24:35 GMT -5
I don't know. My sister's coming in for the eclipse. I'll try to sneak away for a bit.
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Post by MDG on Apr 4, 2024 16:14:20 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 3, 2024 20:58:27 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 3, 2024 19:34:05 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 3, 2024 14:44:19 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 3, 2024 10:45:01 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 3, 2024 6:53:13 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 2, 2024 19:21:02 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 2, 2024 19:18:12 GMT -5
Interesting that you mentioned WKRP; like I said, watching M*A*S*H or Cheers is a hard pass for me. However, about a year or two ago, I found out that there was a whole bunch of WKRP episodes posted on YouTube and I ended up watching most of them over the course of a few weeks and was surprised at how much I enjoyed them (meaning that for me they held up pretty well). About 5-6 years ago, there was a a similar situation when I realized someone had posted almost the entire run of What's Happening on YouTube and I really enjoyed watching them all - although in that latter case I'll readily admit that a lot my enjoyment was due more to nostalgia than anything else. I loved WKRP. Last year I watched News Radio. Phil Hartman was such a comic genius. Yeah, I've been working through Newsradio and it's usually pretty solid, with a great cast. During the pandemic, without watching the shows, I listened to a WKRP podcast called "Hold my order terrible dresser." Really good; the two hosts are history teachers, and gave the historical context for the plots and topical references.
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Post by MDG on Apr 2, 2024 19:08:12 GMT -5
Were letters pages included in those collections, Icctrombone ? I just took some screen shots of the copies I made of the CD-Roms. Yes they have letters pages. The water marks showed up when I burned them to CD's. The CD-ROMIX weren't copes if the book; they went through the story panel by panel with dialog, sound fx and musid, as well as some limited animation and visual effects.
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Post by MDG on Apr 2, 2024 15:11:13 GMT -5
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