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On 14/02/2018 at 3:50 AM, zhamlau said:

I think the issue is that TJL was a incoherent continuity busting poorly written mess. AOTC and TPM were just poorly written, acted, and directed but at least they sort of made sense.  Just because they aren't sad clown awful like TLJ doesn't mean they still don't suck.

I'm biased here, because I didn't like TLJ. In fact, among my group of rabid SW friends, only one of us loved the film. The rest overall disliked or just plain hated it. I think another reason it flopped so hard for people is because Disney had been on a bit of a roll since getting good the license. People mostly enjoyed TFA and R1, so this felt like a big and sudden fall. 

I haven't reread it in a few years, but I remember Dynamo 5 getting to me at times. It was a generally fun, classic super-team book but with a nice modern twist (a few twists, actually). I liked the idea of finding out you actually had all these unknown brothers and sisters, and that this guy who you venerated as a pure hero, turned out to be the flawed man who was actually your father. 

Whether it gets you emotionally or not, it's still a great series. 

On 10/02/2018 at 1:42 AM, Jimbo749 said:

Pick from last week, finally found one at retail price. Not as hard to find as the original NES Classic, but not easy to find as most store only get 1 or 2 units a week.

 

Nice! I love the SNES Classic. So many great games. I just wish the controller cables were longer (despite being a huge improvement from the NES Classic, they're still way too short). Now if only I wasn't so terrible at Star Fox so I could unlock Star Fox 2. 

Any of those 3. I had to choose a cover each for my favourite franchises: The JSA, the FF, and the X-Men. JSA was such a difficult choice, as there's so many great covers to pick from. I'm not sure this was the best option, but it's a great cover of both the classic JSA and Infinity Inc. For the X-Men I'd also go with a consolation prize of  Uncanny #356. One of the few Bachalo covers I really like, and it's a great cover of the 05.

1 hour ago, Artboy99 said:

Wolverine is not pain free. He is in constant pain all day long as his body rejects the adamantium and then he heals. All day long.

 I forgot that admittedly important detail.  I'll go with Jean, then. I know she can control pain in others, wonder if she could do it for herself?

8 hours ago, tv horror said:

Actually I viewed a video on Youtube tonight that mentioned that very story it was a contest and Jim Shooter offered him $250 or a chance to write the story which he choose to do however Tom Defalco was not impressed.  They mention a book called Comic creators on Spider-man  and that they wanted Venom to be a woman. 

 

I heartily recommend the 'Comic Creators On' series if you haven't read them. They're nothing but interviews by Tom DeFalco with various creators of that specific series. There's some great stuff. I know of at least 3: Spider-Man, X-Men, and Fantastic Four. 

Ideally it'd be someone with a healing factor, so all my health issues would be cured, but I can't really think of anyone with a healing factor that hasn't had a horrific past. Wolverine is the obvious one, and while an adamantium skeleton would come in handy, it's not something I particularly need, and the process is just a wee bit traumatic. I'd also have to arguably lose all my memories for a time. I'd lose some beautiful moments in life. But to be pain-free, I'd definitely consider it. 

Otherwise, I'd go with Jean Grey. Telekinesis would be extremely convenient for everyday life, and you'd be able to fly, which would obviously be awesome. The telepathy is the monkey's paw, though, having to hear everyone's thoughts until you could control it, and even then, it'd be too tempting to abuse with loved ones, to know what they REALLY think. Major downside is the cosmic entity that just loves to manipulate your affairs. That's a lot of baggage to take into a relationship/workplace etc. 

Both choices also have the drawback of being in a hated minority, making daily life in itself dangerous. 

6 hours ago, Jimbo749 said:

A lot of times it is just hard to come up with a new topic that people will respond to. I can talk about Terminator comics all day, but I'd be talking to myself. 

This. I tried the other week on a Modern book that I'm enjoying, and it just got no responses at all. Dead in the water. Admittedly, it was the new Youngblood, which has got some understandable baggage, but getting nothing at all is a real turn-off, especially as a newer member. It's just a shrug and a 'why bother, I tried, I'll take it elsewhere'. 

It's the Modern Section and there's really no discussions on any current books. Just flip-lists. It's just weird. 

Here it is: 

Best wishes for him and his family at this difficult time. Horrible situation. 

The X-Factors are probably Jeff Matsuda. He was on the book at the time. I love his interior work, but yeah, his covers were often questionable. 

8 hours ago, Cocomonkey said:

Who did Uncanny X-Men during that awful manga-ish period? You know, when Angel was hooking up with Husk even though she was underage?

That artist.

I think you're referring to Kia Asimiya. Phillip Tan was also on the book around then, and I think his style then may have also had a manga influence? I really don't want to pull them and check. That's an era I'd rather just forget. 

Joe Benitez - there's just something about his art that's 'wrong' to me. Especially his Titans issues. Dear gods they were hideous. 

John Romita Jr - terrible artist now. I don't know what's happened, but I'd rather look at Liefeld than modern JRJR (yay hyperbole?). 

Brett Blevins - really disliked his run on New Mutants. Far from the worst, but he'd make my list. 

Minor offender status - Tom Lyle. Everything's very competently drawn, but it's stiff and has no flow. Not appealing. 

On 01/02/2018 at 6:14 AM, mec3437 said:

Most of the ratios for the 2009 IDW series were 1:10 for the incentive covers. 

Thanks, I figured it was, but didn't want to go on my own less than spectacular memory.

16 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

It's about time.  for Canada, Australia, and........ Dallas TX ha!

Australia has Halo 'Grading'. They're just a few minutes drive from me. They... umm... hmmm... I've literally got nothing nice to say about them... 

'Bullwinkle And Rocky'? How odd. First time I've ever seen Bullwinkle's name first. For the duo in general, I mean, not as a comic variant. 

I know this looks like a joke, but is anyone else following this series? It's actually pretty dang good, with great art and a surprisingly decent story. If I'm honest, it's actually the book on my pull list I most look forward to. Never would have thought I'd ever say that about bloody Youngblood of all things, but there you go. It's just a ton of fun. 

Anyone else reading this series? Enjoying it? 

It's the Retailer Incentive cover to Transformers 2009 series, issue 3 (obviously). So it was the 'rarest' cover for normal retail. I can't recall what the ratio was though, sorry. It's issue 3 of the ongoing series, IDW's first true G1-verse ongoing. The series ultimately ran for 31 issues, iirc.

This is a tough one, but I've got to go with Thing. I've loved the FF since I was literally a child, and I fell in love with both the brusque Lee/Kirby Thing, and the kinder and gentler, 'uncle you'd love to have' Thing in the 'current' DeFalco and Ryan series of the time. 

My second choice would be Colossus. His character was one I only really knew (when I was a kid getting into comics) as a conflicted traitor who'd tragically lost his sister, but over time I got to know the 'full' character thanks to reprints and his return to the X-Men. While it was a horrible storyline, I still have a soft spot for Uncanny #390 (I think that's the issue) where he sacrifices himself to end the Legacy Virus. I can appreciate the plethora of story holes and conveniences, but the issue still hits me in the feels. He's a great character, undoubtedly one of Marvel's most fleshed-out and developed, thanks to Claremont and co. 

2 hours ago, Pontoon said:

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DetraPel has an infinite amount of potential uses. Spray your shoes, handbags, hats, furniture, or anything that has the potential to stain, then never worry again.

 

Will this product work on the massive stain that is Photobucket's reputation? 

I don't think it quite counts for your premise, but New 52 Earth 2 includes a similar set of circumstances, which ends up giving us an outcome along the lines of what you're looking for. Spoilers ahead, obviously: Bruce becomes Batman, and dies saving the world in Darkseid's invasion. Then a new Batman emerges sometime later (coincidentally around the point when the series jumped the shark, after James Robinson left). We find out that (obviously a big SPOILER, so y'know) it's Thomas Wayne, having taken up the cowl to honour his son. That night in the alley only Martha was killed, but I think there may have been some other element at play that made Bruce think his dad was dead too? I can't quite remember that. 

Here's a two-fer. Both are Moderns, and they're both hideous in their own special way. 

This one just looks so amateurish, and I'm not a fan of Storm's new look and codename: Horseface.

Then there's this masterpiece... 

I'm assuming we're talking strictly in his Ant-Man duds, otherwise it complicates things (right off the bat he has a full-size Giant-Man in the same set I mention below).

For the classic Ant-Man I know there was one included as a pack-in with the Toy Biz Silver Age Avengers Boxed Set around the mid 90's. Apart from that, I can't recall any aside from more even more miniature pack-ins (besides the cartoon toys for the Avengers: United They Stand tie-in lines), like with ML7 Hawkeye's arrow, until he finally got a full-size figure with the Wal-Mart exclusive wave in Marvel Legends wave 12, which would have been around 2005-2006ish,

Jeff Matsuda, his work on Xfactor in the late 90's/early 2000's made me stop buying that title.

Absolutely love his work, IMO it's a shame he didn't do more comic work before leaving for animation. I can easily understand someone not liking his style, though. It's definitely a love or leave it.

Greg Land. No way, no how.