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Post by The Captain on May 9, 2021 18:47:52 GMT -5
Those 40c Jonah Hex books are my fave westerns....not that I've read many westerns but I never say no to Jonah Hex. I have the two Showcase Presents collections that have all of the Weird Western Tales stories and the first 25 or so issues of his solo series. I'm not a big B&W comic fan, but the art in those is just stunning and it really hooked me. The stories are almost always interesting, even if for a while it is very much like the old Hulk show where he rolls into town, helps some downtrodden person by becoming the monster, then leaves (although Hex gets PAID, while Banner just hitchhiked his ass down the road like a hobo). I haven't read many of the color versions yet, since I'm particular about not reading a series until I own all of it, but in this situation, I might make an exception. Probably get into it after I finish Conan, as I'm waiting for the next Spider-Man Epic Collection to be released in the fall before continuing that one.
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Post by The Captain on May 9, 2021 18:34:35 GMT -5
For the first time since last October, I went out and BUYED THE OLD COMIC BOOKSES. All of these are from the $1 boxes at one of my usual haunts. Oddly, I had just gone in looking for a couple of Funko Pops for my younger daughter, but I got sucked into a couple of hours of scouring those boxes (they're unsorted, so it's kind of like looking for a needle in a needle stack to find things that I actually want). Seven more Jonah Hex issues for my collection. Never thought I would enjoy a Western comic, but even when it's bad, it's still pretty decent. I've been picking up the Killraven issues of Amazing Adventures whenever I see them cheap, so I was really happy to find this little bunch of four of them in one of the boxes in the back corner of the store. These are the first issues of Kull I have ever bought, but as I'm reading the first 115 issues of Conan right now, it just kind of felt right, and for a buck, I really couldn't go wrong. I buy any issues of Batman I can find in that general time period. The two issues of Micronauts were bought because of the inclusion of mainstream Marvel characters, but it's not one of my regular books to buy (I have a handful of others, including the ones with Psycho-Man from the teens). It's like ROM in that respect, in that I don't actively seek it out, but if I see a cover that catches my eye, I might buy it.
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Post by The Captain on May 6, 2021 7:46:54 GMT -5
I flipped through it at my LCS yesterday. Close to the hardest pass I can give.
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Post by The Captain on May 4, 2021 13:20:08 GMT -5
Interesting that there's no indication they are planning a big, Avengers-style team up film in the next few years. I think this makes a lot of sense if this is an intentional decision. The MCU is getting bigger, so they need to create the space to introducing new characters and concepts. Having smaller team-ups (like the next Doctor Strange film, or Disney+ shows like FatWS) maintains the shared universe connectivity without having to re-hash their past formulas. I'm sure that we'll eventually get another Avengers movie, but it may be after a longer period than we had in the first three phases of the MCU. Here's a crazy thought -- if I had the time stone and could go back change to things, I think Marvel should have swapped their plans for Iron Fist and Shang-Chi. Back when the Netflix shows were still a thing, they should have introduced Shang-Chi in place of Danny Rand. I think Shang-Chi would have worked much better in the less fantastical world of Netflix MCU, and he would have integrated very easily into a bigger story about battling the Hand. With minor modifications, they could have kept his original concept and adapted him to be the rebellious son of the Chinese faction of the Hand. Meanwhile, the Iron Fist mythology would have worked much better in the theatrical end of the MCU where we have alternate dimensions and "magic" established thanks to Doctor Strange and Thor. The first Doctor Strange movie would have been the perfect place to have a mid-credits scene introducing Kun Lun. Or, alternatively, you could just stop them from casting Finn Jones as IF, lessen the focus on the Meachum siblings, and get to the Misty/Colleen team-up faster. IF made sense in that world due to the Luke Cage connection from the comics, but they handled that show worse than could have been imagined. With a few tweaks, it would have been salvageable.
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Post by The Captain on May 3, 2021 13:40:29 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm still completely a fanboy for this stuff. Can't wait until these start hitting theaters.
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Post by The Captain on May 1, 2021 20:28:02 GMT -5
AVENGERS ( CCF Members) ASSEMBLE !!!!!!I am sending out the clarion call to all CCF members to assemble this Sunday in our Zoom meeting !!!!! shaxperPrince HalcodystarbuckSlam_BradleyhondobrodethwhtguardianThe CaptainConfessorYou are all invited to attend because once a CCF member, always a CCF member. Anyone and every member is invited, whether I tagged you or not. Stop by and say hi , even if it's just for a few minutes. You don't even need one of these. As things stand right now, I am free this Sunday for the Zoom meeting. Just let me know what I need to do and if things hold to plan, I'll be there.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 29, 2021 7:37:40 GMT -5
Fantastic! I own both it and #94. They're both low-mid grade by my estimation, based on my year-and-a-half working in and managing comic book stores, but these days, it seems like what I would consider a VG+ is now actually closer to a FN, so what the hell do I know? I don't plan on selling them, but I do like when my collection goes up in value due to absolutely no effort on my part.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 28, 2021 12:27:57 GMT -5
Howdy everyone, haven't been around since Saturday, ended up having to go to the ER on Sunday and was admitted into the hospital. Just got discharged this morning and am home now. Everything is fine now, but I am laying low the rest f the day and will be back around at some point tomorrow or the next day. -M Glad you're back home and doing "fine", but please make sure you are taking care of yourself and not overextending. If there is one thing that having COVID taught me, it's that while we might FEEL better, our bodies will let us know if we ARE better.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 28, 2021 9:26:37 GMT -5
So back before this new comic speculation bubble began, I speculated on exactly two modern age books, both of which I amassed several copies of at only slightly above cover price: Teen Titans #37 (1st Miss Martian) Batman #655 (1st Damian Wayne) Teen Titans #37 is up to about $20 a copy. Promising, but I think it will pay off a lot more if I wait a few more years. Batman #655 just went crazy over the release of the new Robin #1. I'm going to give this a few more days to see where things are, but I think I'm about to make some nice cash. I had Batman # 655 but got donated it years ago because there were no bites on eBay the one time that I tried to sell it. It's a random thing with books that I don't collect whether I dump them or not. For example, I don't really keep Captain America books except for a few runs that I enjoyed but I do have # 34 the first Bucky as Cap. And I also have Thor #1 that featured Jane Foster as Thor for the first time in continuity. I'm not so crazy about selling through eBay these days. IRT the bolded...WTF is wrong with you?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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Post by The Captain on Apr 26, 2021 15:45:33 GMT -5
If we're talking strictly comics, then it has to be Deathlok for me, seeing as I have never read a comic book with Cyborg in it as far as I can remember.
If we're talking all media, then Cyborg takes the win due to Teen Titans Go!, which was a favorite around our house about four or five years ago.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 22, 2021 19:11:40 GMT -5
is that Patton Oswalt voicing? sounds like him. It damn sure is Patton Oswalt voicing MODOK.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 22, 2021 16:03:03 GMT -5
We tried. We really tried tonight. Put on episode 3 and gave it our best shot. We all agreed to shut it off after 25 minutes. The writing is so bad. Less the dialogue than the internal logic. Why does character X do Y except to further the plot? Oh, and that was three, count 'em, THREE dramatic scenes of Falcon, Bucky, and Zemo just walking in the span of roughly five minutes. I'll never fault someone for enjoying something nor attempt to take away their joy, but yikes. We can't watch this thing. And I even LIKE Zemo. He's the only developed character in this thing. I respect the larger issues this series is trying to tackle, but I can't get past the storytelling itself. I get your feelings on the show. The first episode is kind of weird from the standpoint of setting things up, and the second and third are not good. It was just very disjointed and felt like they didn't know what direction to take the series. I will say, from my perspective, that it DOES improve greatly with Episodes 4 and 5. If you can push through the third one, you may be pleasantly surprised at the improvement.
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MODOK!
Apr 22, 2021 6:29:42 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by The Captain on Apr 22, 2021 6:29:42 GMT -5
Was going to drop Hulu at the end of April, but...
Yeah, I'll definitely be watching this.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 20, 2021 11:06:09 GMT -5
It looks like fun, but of all the Marvel movies it looks like it's the furthest from its source material. More like a Jacky Chan film than a Shang-Chi one. Chi doesn't come across as much of a philosopher in the trailer, but at least he looks like a good guy with a positive attitude. Plus his moves are better than Iron Fist's! To be fair, though, an unconscious sloth would have better moves than Iron Fist. That was such a misfire in casting.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 19, 2021 20:42:34 GMT -5
Let's see what kind of feeding frenzy the dropping of the Shang Chi teaser trailer will cause. -M Looks like #26 (first Fah Lo Suee), #29 (first Razorfist) and #115 (first Death-Dealer) are the first books to catch the wave. I'm seeing eBay copies of #115 up to $25-$35 with 2 days left on the auctions, while #29 is going for $30+ and #26 going for $20+ already. #105, which has a Razorfist appearance, is getting prices of $10+.
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