dgarthwaite-migration

Haven't been reading much for fun. I was reading DIN, ISO, & EN specs today out of necessity. Got to read some thrilling text from an MSDS sheet aloud to a group today. DG

NASA gives two relevant number for the offgassing... LEXAN SHEET %TML (Total Mass Loss) - 0.17 %CVCM (Collected Volatile Condensable Materials) - 0.01 Can't really locate stats on Mylar D, but from the comparable materials I saw, the TML would probably be higher and the CVCM would likely be 0.00. It is 0.00 for Melinex 1311 film. It appears to me that Mylar is preferred because of the CVCM. DG

I would not take the lack of mention by the LOC as implicit that Lexan is not inert. I am sure there are several archivally sound materials that the LOC does not mention. I've read articles which state it is not inert. I wouldn't particularly take the word of someone that is trying to sell me Lexan backing boards. It is against the law for someone to state that the Library of Congress endorses a material, but you will find that the site references BoPET (Biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate) for their archival storage. In other terms... Mylar, Melinex and Hostaphan. These are the most inert & non-reactive plastics. DG

I don't see Lexan at any banks I visit. They all use an Acrylic barrier. Lexan scratches more easily and yellows over time. Lexan (chemically the same as Makrolon) is not inert. It is a polycorbonate. Using a backing board of Lexan defeats all archival reasons for using Mylar. Mylar still makes a book look nicer, but that's not the main reason people use it. DG It's been 15 years since LEXAN CLEARS came out. One thing I am certain is they are INERT. I have yet to come across the Makrolon that you are talking about but will look into it. I don't use CLEARS because they look good, though they do look great. I use them because they keep the books in perfect condition. Mine have been stored in CLEARS for 15 years and there is no yellowing and no scratching on them. Lexan by GE is bulletproof I believe in 1/4 inch thickness. Lexan is not inert. Find one place on the Library of Congress where they mention anything being archive with Lexan. DG

I don't see Lexan at any banks I visit. They all use an Acrylic barrier. Lexan scratches more easily and yellows over time. Lexan (chemically the same as Makrolon) is not inert. It is a polycorbonate. Using a backing board of Lexan defeats all archival reasons for using Mylar. Mylar still makes a book look nicer, but that's not the main reason people use it. DG

It's not clear and it would add a lot of weight, but I'd like to construct a comic box out of FR-4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FR-4 DG

Ever fire it up on MAME? I have MAME setup on a PC connected to the kids rec-room and every now and then go on a MAME fest..... 70s and 80s arcade games I tried, but I never got it to work. I'm not sure if it was a corrupted file or what. I got to hear the audio files which was cool after all those years. I definitely prefer the old games where you aren't such an easy target taking up 60% of the screen or more. DG

Reddy Kilowatt… http://ecchecklist.50webs.com/Reddy_Kilowatt/Reddy_Kilowatt.html DG Thanks pal, that is sweet! (thumbs u I had to imagine how Reddy Kilowatt comics must have been when I was starting to collect comics in english. Never picked a comic, but loved the character from advertising, as much as every other brand character from the US. Those are public service (promotional) comics. I don't think he ever appeared outside of advertising. DG

I don't play video games. I'm quite lousy at them. My favorite video game was Pulsar which nobody remembers. DG I was awesome at missle command and asteroids! I was pretty good on 2 player Space Duel with ships not linked. It was like an updated Asteroids with color and different shapes. The objects were moving so fast on the screen that it drew my ship inside one of the objects we were to destroy. http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9647 http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9150 DG

Reddy Kilowatt… http://ecchecklist.50webs.com/Reddy_Kilowatt/Reddy_Kilowatt.html DG

I don't play video games. I'm quite lousy at them. My favorite video game was Pulsar which nobody remembers. DG

I was posting on a messageboard and the messageboard owner's real-world friend was instigating a flame war with me because we disagree on the worth of some comic art. The informative, friendly, and inviting forum was turned into a board full of arguing, insults, and vitriol. The messageboard owner and I have gotten along fine for years. I did not wish to see the forum turned to the Jerry Springer show. I bowed out, cancelled my account and intended to quit posting. Generally speaking, my presence has a Howard Stern type of an appeal. The people who dislike me are more interested in responding than the people who like me. The messageboard owner was more upset that I left, and he was hoping that his real-world friend would show some respect for his forum and quit posting vitriol towards me. To solve the problem, I rejoined the board under "Dirk Garthwaite" the alias of Thor's villain "The Wrecker". I like the crowbar being a weapon. From there I simply posted mindless, positive, feel-good encouragement towards everything. I had returned, but the messageboard owner was not aware it was me. When he discovered it was me, that upset him also because he wanted me to use the same name and post the same type of content I did elsewhere online. He revealed who I was and his real-world friend left the board. I cancelled my account again so his real-world friend would feel like posting again, but he didn't. The board went months without posts. I eventually rejoined again using another name which people do know is me. The board has never recovered because his real-world friend was more interested negating my right to an opinion than he was accepting the fact we simply disagree. I set this account up around the same time and it stayed idle for years. My avatar currently is One-Eyed Winky holding a bag of Corn Nuts. I liked the picture on a post card I got from Tower Records years ago. I carved him out of the postcard and gave him a transparent background. After wasting that much time, I decided to use it as an avatar. DG

You are probably right, but it just makes me nervous. Is there no way to fix the glare issue via software settings??? I still don't understand the settings like "adaptive lighting", etc... The scanning head runs very close to the glass. Pressing on the glass will make it flex and it can stop the head. The motor still turns so it can get crooked or otherwise out of alignment. I've got a dead A3 scanner that locked up from weight of books without any additional pressing. I'm just saying to be careful. DG

A new thread idea! Pressing slabs! I would like to say that pressing on the glass or even too much weight on the glass can cause the scanning head to bind or stop. It can damage the scanner. Just warning everyone. DG

Cover date is fine, but X-Men #1 was actually on the stand while I was being born. DG

I liked that and the ones that weren't part of the smash up derby set. I had one with a pointed from. I pulled the cord and gave it a push it as a set it down. It went across the room and knocked a hole in the sheetrock wall. My dad wasn't too pleased, but I still thought that was neat (in a bad way). DG

None are as rare as these. Some unpublished last issues have these proofreader copies out there. Those would be cool to own. DG

Great read. Great issue!! DG

I kinda agree with that. I've only interacted with him on a messageboard maybe twice. I don't think he's a bad guy. I think he's a typical artist. I've had MANY artists promise things and go back on what they said they'd do. Once it snowballs and gets out of control, they hide. I think that response started with Adam and Eve. DG Not my intent to start something, but this isn't the behavior of a typical artist. I would call myself a typical artist. I meet my deadlines, I have good contact with my clients, and I deliver a solid product. I think it's typical for anyone self-employed that runs into cash flow problems. Obviously, the better your track record for pleasing the customer, the better that helps market your services. It prevents things from getting this bad. If this involved sending comics to the CGC, I can see how it might not be easy to calculate the added time that it could consume. Small jobs can require just as much or more customer interaction as big jobs. I think this is just a situation that snowballed. I think Anthony does excellent work when he has time. Perhaps it takes him longer to get the results than veteran artists that have been whipping out commissions for a longer period. Only the artist himself can evaluate their workload. Some are more adept at that than others. People become artists because that's what they are good at doing. The business side might not be their strength. Some people feel shame when they make a promise they can't keep. They have good intentions, but they are more concerned with their day to day issues and forget the customer's perspective. Anyone who has been wronged has a right to be upset. DG

I kinda agree with that. I've only interacted with him on a messageboard maybe twice. I don't think he's a bad guy. I think he's a typical artist. I've had MANY artists promise things and go back on what they said they'd do. Once it snowballs and gets out of control, they hide. I think that response started with Adam and Eve. DG So, artists are LESS reliable than non-artists? Poppycock! And since you invoke Genesis, aren't we all created in the Image...so who isn't an artist in some sense? I think anyone who has to float work is less reliable than people who have work already lined up. I see contractors out quoting new jobs on the day they were supposed to start one they already had lined up. I'm not saying it's right to make a promise and not deliver. I'm just saying that a lot of people in the same situation would ultimately make the same choice as wrong as it is. DG

Oh my! John Byrne always speaks so highly of you and your messageboard posts! DG

I kinda agree with that. I've only interacted with him on a messageboard maybe twice. I don't think he's a bad guy. I think he's a typical artist. I've had MANY artists promise things and go back on what they said they'd do. Once it snowballs and gets out of control, they hide. I think that response started with Adam and Eve. DG

You'd do better to list all the other comic artists that'd do the exact thing Anthony has done. Artists take on commissions when the "real" paying jobs are slow. When the real income comes along, they are usually slammed meeting a schedule and don't have time to do the small jobs they took to get them through the lull. To those who work by the hour rather than by the completed job, the mindset and of a freelancer is alien. The problem was paying him up front. You help him a little financially when he could use the money, and now he's more concerned with the next set of bills, not whether you get your art. His survival instinct is good in the short term time frame. His reputation and perceived integrity might not be holding up so well. DG

I'm not so sure that's any worse than Liefeld himself. What the hell is going on with the left hip/thigh area?? I don't know, but the whole book is filled with equally bad art by the same person. I think there is a Nira-X back up story and it's by someone else. DG

I remember that. I may have it. It made me think of this when you posted it. Same creator. DG