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I love this run from Busiek/Perez. The story line is "Ultron Unlimited" and not AofU. I think that #19 cover would make for a great SS book (both creators and celebs.) Sorry about whiffing on the storyline name!

I was bagging some books from 1998-2002 the other night, and I came across Avengers #19, with a creepy red Ultron cover. It is actually part 1 of a storyline called "Age of Ultron." It centers around Black Panther, Wakanda and Ultron, although it does have extraneous characters like the synthezoid that is based on Bobbi Morse's brain waves. But as more details come out about the plot, this may heat up.

Pov!

I am going to have a selling thread. Most likely Copper-Modern. But there may be some Bronze, in which case I will be rocking the wasteland that is Mixed Age Threads and Misc. A lot of movie spec books and general Copper hotness. It may be somewhat slow moving, but I have a huge pile of "to be graded and potentially slabbed" and "missed the Fingh personal pre-screen" that would make for nice wall books for all you weekend warriors. I just know that I am never going to get through them unless I do something more active than look at them wistfully every day.

Flee!

I am singing your theme song right now . . .

Yeah, that was great. I can virtually guarantee I got those books within 60 days of when Wizard 79 was published, but I don't think I ever saw it. While I was tracking those down, I found my Torso #1 & 2 signed by Bendis at Mid-Ohio 1998. I bought a bunch of Northland peds from Mike Goldman at that show. Good times.

It wouldn't surprise me. Going through these, I don't have two full sets, I have an extra #1 and #2. They both have the same color paper. I would have gotten these in '98. I can't remember if I got to meet Hickman or not.

I was turned on to this book by Steve Bates at Bookery Fantasy. He had turned me on to some great Indy books in the late 90's when I got back into comics - Rib, Tales from the Bog, Pakkins Land, Poison Elves (originally I, Lusiphur). But none of them were as good as these five mini-comics. Just like the best Twilight Zone episodes, they could make you laugh, cry, cheer, gasp, think. Just a wonderful concept - Holey Crullers was a safe zone where everyone, Heroes and Villains alike took a little time off. Feuds and grudges were left at the door, and great yarns ensued. Someone (I am pretty sure it was Aman619) EXCORIATED me when I was a n00b for mentioning Holey Crullers in the same breath as works by Moore, Miller, Busiek etc. I backed off a little then, but these really are special stories.

The story that you posted is in this issue, and graced the cover!

#2 also auto'd

#1 signed by Hickman (of course)

Here is a pic to show the size. That is a Silver age bag board combo.

That is from the Common Grounds series - which was originally the Holey Crullers self-published comic. I am probably the biggest fanboy of these stories ever. They always had a Twilight Zone/ Outer Limits twist to the stories. I LOVED them. I still have two complete sets of the originally published pamphlet-style comics. Troy Hickman wrote a lot of really good stories like this! Dangit. Now I want to collect them. Do you have any pics? Not in my photobucket, but (wonder of wonders) I think I know where they are. I will try to get some pics tonight.

That is from the Common Grounds series - which was originally the Holey Crullers self-published comic. I am probably the biggest fanboy of these stories ever. They always had a Twilight Zone/ Outer Limits twist to the stories. I LOVED them. I still have two complete sets of the originally published pamphlet-style comics. Troy Hickman wrote a lot of really good stories like this!

You are a n00b, n00b.

I have no idea who Zombizzy is. It doesn't really matter. That guy has such a raging Pringle Can sized boner for him that he will post anywhere and everywhere. Just go with it.

Protip: This is haughty, not condescending. "Listening to a bunch of comic nerds opine on the essential character of art is the intellectual equivalent of savagely attacking my own balls with a tack hammer." Protip #2: Condescension. "Someday little Sean's balls will drop and then he can attack them with a tack hammer. Won't that be cute!" That's more mean than condescending.

Protip: This is haughty, not condescending. "Listening to a bunch of comic nerds opine on the essential character of art is the intellectual equivalent of savagely attacking my own balls with a tack hammer."