Dr. Balls

I don't necessarily disagree with any of your points - the big picture here (for me) is that the situation is a car crash of two very bad personality traits: 1. 40-something dude not "reading the room" and understanding he shouldn't be talking to a teenager. 2. A 20-something girl who is wound up into a social justice fueled frenzy. Smash those two things together, and you have what has happened here. It's not s|ut shaming, it's not defending the man - it's identifying two personalities and seeing what drove the results. The sad part about all of this is that Ed clearly identified that he royally screwed up - but didn't give himself the chance to come back from it. And, given some time, I'm sure Molly would have seen that she grossly over-reacted. These are the things we all learn in life. How many of us did stupid, embarrassing things that we are ashamed of? Everyone. And we're probably better people for it as we were given enough time to learn the lesson, feel the shame and make corrections to be better functioning members of society. This is why I absolutely hate cancel culture. Cancelling someone over something said 10-20 years ago is absolutely insane. People change viewpoints. People learn from experience and interaction. Cancel culture eliminates those learning opportunities by creating a fear-filled, toxic environment where nothing can be said, done, or shown. These two will never have that chance, Ed obviously won't and if Molly pushes aside her defense mechanism of what she's done to realize her mistake, her potential guilt may not ever allow her to accept that mistake - publicly or privately.

From this article, it sounds as if tons of artwork had been stolen over a long period of time, and not a single purchaser ever brought a page to a convention where they appeared to be signed or ever sent an email about an inquiry regarding a page years before the HA auction was discovered. The 6 month timeline wouldn't work here, because it was years before these two guys discovered things were missing. There has always been a criminal element to the hobby (as with all hobbies), but man - the frequency of things happening is really a downer.

It used to look like a big ol' helping of "Gettin' Over It and Movin' On". But that was 30-40 years ago where people were made from sterner stuff than what society is now. The confidence to address someone being creepy online? Do you really need "confidence" to address that? How about harnessing the simple ability of moving on with life? So Ed's a dirtbag because he talks to 17 year olds? Fine. Who cares. The world is filled with people like that. decades ago, it was called "Ignoring Someone Weird." In 2024, it's now called "LOSING MY MIND FOR LITERALLY DAYS WHILE I FREAK OUT AND DEMAND ATTENTION". The fact that the terms "inappropriate behavior", "uncomfortable communication" and "grooming" can now be weaponized by people who feel that they aren't getting enough attention is absolute weakness in our society - and it's all commonplace now.

Great Norem - was that the one on Ebay? It looks familiar.

Were almost through season 1 and it’s really cool. I had instant faith when I saw Ron Moore involved (BSG is my jam)

Not to take anything away from all the guys who made Wolvie successful: but technically, that's their job. Marvel doesn't hire people to sit around picking their nose, and then dish out accolades when they create something amazing - they're hired to draw, write or promote characters and stories that sell comic books in a consistent fashion. There's lots of other parts to the discussion like you are pointing out - and are correct about - it just strikes me as cringy that people start tripping over themselves for creator credit, because one person says something and then the next guy in line has to chime in. It has always come across as sounding cheap and petty. (even though it ain't cheap with all that movie money at stake).

I already have a good one. I need a longer one.

I've never understood the implied importance of who-created-what. Unless it's on your resume and you're trying to establish a pattern of creativity to get a job, it seems pretty inconsequential. Wolverine was created by a couple people, but without artist emphasis, expertly written dialogue, editorial favoritism and marketing savvy - the greatest character in the world is merely a scrawled set of loose ideas on a page in Foom Magazine.

Boy, I'm sure glad other people experience this as well. You hit it right on the head there. I call it "Coyote Ugly Buying".

That is a really nice gallery of Bats pages - wonderful balance, composition, expression - and plenty of action. Love the Spectre #51 page. Nicely done!

I'm only really commenting on this, because I've had someone attempt to do something similar to me just two days ago. I really dislike this thought process in people: since Adams couldn't litigate or extract the money he felt he deserved from the people who may or may not have put him in that position, he opted to go after those who don't have the resources, or those who are known (as opposed to the "unknown perpetrators") in an effort to get some semblance of repayment for a slight that is pretty much unrelated to the current party. I feel bad for people who have experienced injustices so deeply that they lash out at unknown fans at the slightest reminder - what a terrible way to have gone through life.

I'd guess that they are not going to bother commenting - especially online - because one, people on either side of the debate have made up their mind; two, it justifies the negative conversations others are having and could tie them up into discussions that would ultimately work against their brand, and; three, nothing escalates civil conversation to Mussolini fist-waving balcony rantings like talking with an official representative of the company a person is chastising. I'm glad the title was changed, I think that was a bit harsh anyways - but I'm also a fan of CLink, so maybe I'm just being biased.

Holy cow is that a mighty fine Miss Fury - most of the time, all you see are beaters. I don't know if I've seen an 8.0 outside of HA.

I wouldn't even be hanging out here if it weren't for Tom Foolery and his good buddy Grab Assing making things hilarious and enjoyable.

Same here. My wife and I - who really loved the show and enjoyed the pacing and mystery of it - felt it was really lackluster. We were also disappointed to learn this was going to be an ongoing series. I was under the impression this was a story to be wrapped up by the finale, which would have been great. Thinking all this has to be revisted a year or two from now was kind of a waste of my time. We generally don't invest into these "art house" type of shows until they get a few seasons under their belt and are not cancelled. We did, however, pivot over to For All Mankind, which is good so far, and they've racked up 3 or 4 seasons, so it was time to give that one a go.

I was actually sad by the time IF2 came to a close - I thought they had finally - after two seasons - gotten to a place that was interesting. I didn't think there'd be a chance in hell in ever seeing Iron Fist again. But, from the sounds of it, there will be a new direction and that brief come-togetherness in the finale will probably not be explored. I guess we'll see - like Chip said above: Marvel really isn't learning much from their missteps.

I think there was another thread regarding Hot Shot awhile ago - I may be mistaken, but this who situation sounds familiar...

That's so odd - that's the second reference to our reptile brains I've heard today in the past two hours, and before that - I don't think I ever heard that reference. Crazy!

Don't forget to post your CAF link in your sig line - I love checking out other boardies' collections!

I got back into collecting comic art just a couple years ago (took a hiatus for about 7 years) - and comic art pricing sure had changed! I started out low and worked my way up with prices - adjusting my comfort level every 5-6 months. I'd go from $300 to $600 to $1200, etc. I have a few big pieces that went beyond my normal budget - but for the most part, I think I'm in your realm. I have a specific genre and page type that I collect that fits well within my budget - I think that's they key to feeling comfortable. For me, it was about the page, the art and the scale of the subject. I did not want to buy a page full of small panels and headshots of my favorite X-Men from the 90s because that doesn't appeal to me in the way a big action page does - but I'm not going to get that big 90's X-Men action page for $2k. So that's what I sacrifice. I've foregone my desires for X-Men drawn by famous 90's artists and went with indy comic pages drawn by lesser-known, if not equally talented artists. I love old 90's indy Bad Girl comics as much as I loved the X-Men, so it's an equal trade off in my eyes. I may branch out and buy a modern piece or two that I like, but for the most part - I stick to my genre because if you don't stay focused, you'll be stretching yourself thin and unable to pull the pin on a page you really like when it turns up. And it's good that you're aiming to keep your pages - because anything you buy has a 99% chance of being worth less the minute you buy it for the first 10 years you own it. It is easy to think that this hobby is an "investment" hobby. It is not. It is a waste-of-money hobby, but it serves as a wonderful diversion to life.

I have an HP OfficeJet Pro 7740 that I bought specifically for scanning 11x17 art and reproducing it. The all-in-one works pretty well, quality is excellent when printing to heavier stock and it can print on acetate (for overlays). I did have to get VueScan to have a little more control over my scanning settings (which I prefer). Can't remember the cost, but it was very reasonable.

I'm just going to second this.

ASM 101 still available.

Conan 24 and ASM 101 sold via PM.

Numbers-wise, I believe HA has more limitations than CLink, which is why I opted for CLink. I guess we'll see how it shakes out.