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Ken Aldred

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  1. Ken Aldred
    Never bought comics with investment as a driving force. Always loved reading them and bought whatever I connected to, the best copy I could find within an affordable price limit. I do wish I'd been less impulsive and more selective, though. Although I've had some luck with them, voracious reading leads to the accumulation of far too much drek and far too much long term regret, as your outlook and your focal points, both inside and outside of the comics realm, change naturally with age.
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    Medieval version of Death Stranding.
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    Some top quality art criticism in this thread.
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    More mad than ridiculous.
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    Doesn't seem to make much sense to me to have those two characters doing that in a packed stadium. Looks more like a commission piece. The art itself isn't that bad at all.
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    That's right. I compared it to Bruce Timm, but that's possibly better still.
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    Different overheads, possibly they can’t. Haven’t read the entire thread myself, but that’s a fundamental.
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    English is great, isn’t it? Throw the strict rules in the trash.
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    Liked the previous two, and I’ll get my first senior citizen matinee concession ticket for this one, just having hit 60. Hope I don’t fall asleep during it, though.
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    Being quite dyspraxic, clumsy, I’m extremely impressed with this level of coordination. Well done. The best I’ve done is 12 under par on the course in Grand Theft Auto 5. It doesn’t compare.
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    I don’t blame you. Incredibly nostalgic material for Bronze Age kids. Great to see it collected, at last. My first exposure to the brilliance of Michael Golden’s artwork. At the time I didn’t realise I had a silent competitor for the comics on the newsstand over here. I tended to focus on Marvels and never really noticed that the choice DC issues were being snapped up, including Golden’s Batman Family and Mister Miracle books. I had to pick those up later at British comic marts. Eventually though, I got introduced to him and we became firm collecting buddies.
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    I tend to favour the noble, do-gooder, protector archetype. We’ve had Superman already, so I’ll go with Captain America instead. - Jack Kirby (GA to early SA) - John Romita Snr - Jim Steranko - Neal Adams - John Buscema - George Perez - Mike Zeck - Bryan Hitch - Steve Epting - Jackson / Butch Guice - Alan Davis - Alex Ross
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    Actually, you beat me to it there. I suppose, for these boards, it’s not that obscure or smart an answer. I thought it might’ve been less likely to appear than picking Wolverine or Punisher. I wouldn’t, many would. Shows what I know.
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    I’m not at all impressed with the grading here. The seller is clearly incompetent and a bit of a quack.
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    I'm usually absolutely terrible with this sort of thing, but I got this one for a change.
  18. Ken Aldred
    I prefer Spider-Punk. Much more interesting character.
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    Marvel Premiere 1 for me.
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    That book looks a bit dog-eared. You’re being sold a pup there.
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    It's surprisingly good. Quite common in RPGs. Riding around the country on a horse or hiking in Elder Scrolls or Witcher, on a motorbike with the radio on in GTA San Andreas, etc. Fallout has several faction endings to play through as well, adding to its overall longevity.
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    Both good series. 52 is very consistent in quality. Thick omnibus.
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    For pure nostalgia, looking back at a certain month and year, recalling memories of the comics you bought then and the situations you experienced, the Newsstand is unbeatable and indispensable. Can’t help revisiting it.
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    A lead character in the series who's fairly close to the look that I chose for my character in the video game. The models provided by Bethesda in the PS4 version to select from and modify aren't great, and I ended up being happiest playing as the African-American woman, with a fairly slim build. After a bit of deliberating, that looked the best one to me. It also seemed to fit in most sympathetically with the grand, underlying theme of the game; a vulnerable, bereft parent looking for their child in a harsh, broken world. That said, I haven't watched the series yet, just raising an interesting parallel. Similar idea.
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    I agree. It should be absolute.