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Exactly. Disney has been guilty of this too, and Kenner before them? When they first started re-releasing Star Wars figures back in 1995, the rarest (and thus, most valuable) ones? Princess Leia and Lando Calrissian. Because they didn't think female or African American toys would sell. History repeated itself this summer, when they released a version of Star Wars Monopoly that omitted Rey due to "insufficient interest."

This. Exactly this. Writing is what makes the really good comic book films stand out, not incidental demographics. It could be The Dark Knight, Winter Soldier, Wonder Woman or freaking Guardians of the Galaxy (seriously - who thought that was a good idea? And yet - it worked). The common denominator was each of those films told amazing stories, regardless of the characters involved. Conversely, it's poor writing that led to some of our biggest disappointments (looking at you, Suicide Squad, BvS and Amazing Spider-Man 2).

I think WB knows they have a turkey on their hands -- a disjointed CGI mess, despite Joss Whedon's best efforts in editing and with adding more Wonder Woman (and Themiscyra) scenes. That said, there's something to be said for the secrecy angle too. (Although, Warner Bros. has proven they've run a tight ship -- and managed to keep Matt Damon's appearance in Interstellar a secret under embargo despite early previews) I think there's zero chance we don't see Green Lantern in this film. Again - the original Aquaman poster said "Unite the Seven" -- makes far more sense to be referencing the seven members of the Justice League than the seven seas. So, it's a given that Superman returns, and Green Lantern appears. If they add Supergirl and/or Darkseid on top of that, we may be in for a treat.

I like it. He's a good actor, and will bring a wry humor to the role. And if Hollywood can turn Parks & Rec-era Chris Pratt into an action star, they can certainly bulk Zach Levi up as well.

Just saw this last night. _Amazing_ film. And it did the impossible -- was a more than worthy sequel to the original. If you had asked me even two years ago I would have said even trying to do a sequel to the original was a stupid idea, and yet somehow Villeneuve and company pulled it off. It helped that the orginal screenwriter was involved as well. Stunning, if slow moving. But I think the pacing (and...to an extent) acting problems were equally present flaws in the original, so they're forgivable. Loved the ending too. Don't want to see a sequel.

Here's crappy photos of the CGC 9.4 U.S. version, as well as Spanish and French. Don't have a photo of the Italian version (the insides of which are in black & white) right now.

I've got Magnus, Robot Fighter # 1 (the 1963 Gold Key one) in CGC 9.4 as well as raw VG to Fine foreign versions in: Spanish Italian French (dated 1968-1973)

1982 wasn't bad. Conan, Tron, & Tootsie come to mind as well. Plus First Blood & Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

I'm impressed that since the film's release, most of the discussion here has been about the plot rather than the box office. Good job, gents!

I'm ridiculously in for this! Impressed that Fox has framed this as a straight horror film. So refreshing when I was expecting "Junior X-Men 7." Fox made motions towards horror with the last FF film but then lost the courage to see it through, ending up with disjointed weak sauce. Now I've got to go read Demon Bear...

On the other end of the spectrum, I once saw Spice World opening day at a 4:00 pm matinee. At then-age 23, my date & I were the _by far_ the oldest people in the theater.

I'm sure y'all saw that when the actuals came out, It actually came in second, beaten by Kingsman 2 by less than $36,000. First time in awhile I've seen such deviation between Sunday projections and weekend actuals in terms of the top 3. Kingsman 2 was estimated to have come in third behind It (# 1) and American Made (# 2). All three movies ultimately finished within ~$160,000 of each other.

Just as long as they don't screw up the origin like the '89 Batman did, with a pre-accident Joker being the one who killed Bruce Wayne's parents. That was even dumber than the Batman v. Superman "Martha" thing.

Agreed. He's definitely evolved from generic-pretty-boy to a solid A-list star -- the type of leap that say...Jai Courtney and Sam Worthington never made. More importantly, he seems to pick his roles carefully. He held his own against Denzel in Unstoppable years ago, but then turned in an Oscar-caliber performance in Hell or High Water last year.

Still not bombing as hard as Aronofsky's The Fountain. That film? $10.1 million final domestic gross vs. a $35 million budget. Mother! ? $8.1 million domestic after four days vs. a $35 million budget.

Love the Iron Fist dig. I still remember boardies here defending that turd when it came out. I liked aspects of it, but my god did they miss on the Iron Fist character (as well as the chance to cast _anyone_ other than Finn Jones).

I'm intrigued. A review I found likened it to a Terrence Malick film, which could explain why literal-minded audiences dislike it. At least with Malick you _know_ what you're in for. I've enjoyed some Aronosky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream) but found others (ahem! Pi) impenetrable. The worst audience reaction I've ever seen in a theater was the ending of Polanski's The Ninth Gate 20 years ago or so. Marketed as a straight-forward mystery / religious conspiracy thriller with Johny Depp, it goes merrily along its way, until the final scene... -- when we see Depp enter hell. The audience audibly booed. Truly a WTF? ending.

I'm with you. First time using CCS -- no movement since received on 7/10. Honestly, if I'd known it would take this long I would have gone to Joey instead.

Spider-Man # 1 Platinum. a) The book is one of his best covers period, and the release of Spider-Man # 1 ushered in a new era of comic collecting. b) Even if it were in VG, the fact that's it the Platinum edition = still more beautiful than the rarer Gold UPC and was an unobtainable showcase book when I was 12. Runner up (in 9.8 only): Hulk 343. a) This was my first ever Hulk comic off the shelves. b) There are currently zero 9.8 McFarlane-signed copies of # 343 on the census.

Taylor Sheridan is shaping up to be the master of modern westerns. From acting in a supporting role in Sons of Anarchy... to writing such modern classics as Sicario, Hell or High Water, and Wind River. Day-um!

Nah - there's still an announcement every three weeks or so. But it's musical chairs -- former movie speculation books don't *cool* per se, it's just that they fall out of favor as the speculative money moves to the next thing. What cracks me up is we're now seeing Marvel go back to the well. Another cycle of Punisher speculation; another cycle of Venom speculation. I rode the wave when those movies hit the first time and banked some lovely cash. Time to just start stockpiling FF 48s now before we get a "Disney-gets-the-rights-back Surfer-in-Guardians-3" announcement...

Yeah - It took a few years for the first 9.8 copy of Wolverine # 35 show up. I checked my original owner newsstand copy -- same production flaw would knock it out of 9.8. I do, however, have a pristine 9.8 copy in Italian.

This. Thank you.

Another giant gone...