Ken Aldred

Actually, no. I thought the other option, which you used originally, was perhaps just as interesting.

Before comics went mainstream thanks to the recent films, reading comic books as an adult was often stigmatised and considered to be a sign of stunted social development and a lack of emotional maturity. This particular frenzy isn't doing us any favours, by basically promoting the stereotype.

Yup. Is the rule here to post a thematically-related comic / music track pairing, or, an ordinarily-unrelated comic and music track connected by an experience and memory?

I haven’t bought an original copy of a comic book since December 2015. I’m not really willing to involve myself with the current speculator frenzy and the effect it’s had on prices. I don’t miss the predatory aspect of the hobby at all. I’ve found I’ve enjoyed reading comics more than I have in years by focusing on the digital format instead. Much less effort, stress, and cost.

Yup. That’s mentioned on the web page I referenced, but I was surprised to learn that the process was little more than simply bleaching. Far less technical than I’d previously assumed. Used on DC’s ‘Greatest’ Superman / Batman / Joker / Golden Age books.

As Conan 1 to 100 was the first complete run I ever assembled, I must concur. Besides BWS, I rate John Buscema just as highly, and there’s also bits of high-quality Adams, Brunner, Kane, Ploog and Starlin, here and there - including the magazines, as well.

Fairly complicated question, I’m no expert, but perhaps this might be some use... https://community.cbr.com/showthread.php?1611-How-do-old-comics-get-reprinted

I find Ramos’ artwork quite dated-looking, being influenced not just by manga but also by a style used in video game character design at that time.

I’ve only played the Amazing Spider-Man game on PS3, which was enjoyable but hardly exceptional. No PS4 yet, but the glowing reviews here and elsewhere make it an obvious future addition.

I haven’t read many of them, being more familiar with EC’s science-fiction books. I did have a read of some early issues of Strange Adventures last week, and noticed a few of the same tropes you’d find in ECs, although I prefer the latter’s execution of those in terms of both story and art. Nonetheless, you can’t argue with the fun factor of, say, a plumber defeating an invasion by a super-advanced alien species by applying his knowledge of flanges and lead piping. Possibly from Daxam, in that case. Entertaining stuff.

I absolutely love it, especially as an alternative to apple crumble with custard. Taste and texture. Also, being on medication that can 'slow my system down', I find the yoghurt version is very quick and effective at 'flushing me out' first thing in the morning. Good stuff, as long as it's been prepared properly, of course.

I like some yoghurt in the morning. Black Cherry, Mango, Strawberry and Rhubarb are my favourites.

It’s classic Silver Age.

Liking both Perez and Janson, I bought it for the combination of pencilling and inking in the book.

Yup. What's the definition of pernts, please?

Easy to understand my confusion with that dialogue.

Not much in the way of comic book competition for the accolade from Marvel...

Really? That dialogue sounds like something from a Flaming Carrot comic.

I’ve been collecting just as long, and have seen writing and art styles change so much, and it’s understandable that to keep on top of this you need to investigate books that aren’t on your immediate reading or pull list, especially from newer, unfamiliar creators. I’ve never gone beyond having a skim through to see if there’s anything that looks interesting, never reading the entire issue in depth, partly because I assume that the story will be drawn-out, sorry, decompressed, and I’m missing maybe five or more issues anyway. If an LCS employee or owner called me out for exploring the possibility of some additional purchases in this manner, then it’s easy enough to go away and read reviews, defer a purchase until later in the year, and then buy the trade collection online or elsewhere, or in digital format. When I started collecting in the 70s, as far as broadening your knowledge goes, living in the northern UK was something of a vacuum; very difficult to get any heads up on an interesting new title or creator, or anything I’d missed from earlier Ages, and very different to the accelerated pace of online learning about the history of the medium, and the ease of both researching and obtaining quality, new reading material, which is now so easily achievable, away from the confines of an LCS.

I couldn’t decide if many boardies would consider any of Richard Corben’s covers to be iconic, despite him being one of my favourite artists. Here’s another...

Superman 92

The guitarist’s pose gives it away just as much as the signature pattern on the guitar.

Egg Zakk Lee Zakk Wylde guitar

The sections revealed are too large.