Dr Zen

On 7/29/2023 at 3:25 PM, Dr Zen said:

 Did I hear that right? Metamorpho is going to be in the new Superman movie?

 Did I hear that right? Metamorpho is going to be in the new Superman movie?

On 7/23/2023 at 11:15 AM, Dr. Balls said:

A real d*ck move right here:

Universal Studios decide to trim the trees back to prevent picketers from having any shade while on strike. They, of course, deny it - but the picture pretty much tells the story. No one would ever trim a tree like that for maintenance purposes:

I'm the farthest thing from a hippie there is, but that's just a blatant disregard for nature. I mean, you have to be a cosmic level douchenozzle to do that to trees. I don't know how long stuff takes to grow in California, but in Montana - that's probably 10-15 years worth of growth they destroyed. Not to mention the other things that trees do like provide us with oxygen and improve air quality. I thought Californians were all about this type of stuff. I hope environmentalists crucify these guys over it.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/city-of-los-angeles-fines-universal-studios-250-in-connection-with-illegal-tree-cutting/

An investigation by the Los Angeles City Controller’s Office has found Universal Studios liable for illegally trimming trees on studio property, on a day when writers, actors and other unionized film industry workers were set to picket during their ongoing labor dispute. 

The studios will be fined $250 for not getting the correct permit to trim the trees, which is the normal citation for a first-time offense.  

Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia said that while city laws limit fines and penalties, if the studio were to illegally cut the trees again, the fine could go up to $1,000. 

Trees are seen outside Universal Studios on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Burbank, Calif. The actors strike comes more than two months after screenwriters began striking in their bid to get better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The City of Los Angeles is investigating after trees were cut near Universal Studios property on the weekend of July 15, 2023. (Los Angeles City Controller’s Office)

• A photo of trees next to Universal Studios (Los Angeles City Controller)
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• Trees are seen outside Universal Studios on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Burbank, Calif. The actors strike comes more than two months after screenwriters began striking in their bid to get better pay and working conditions. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)   The City of Los Angeles is investigating after trees were cut near Universal Studios property on the weekend of July 15, 2023. (Los Angeles City Controller’s Office)
   
  The City of Los Angeles is investigating after trees were cut near Universal Studios property on the weekend of July 15, 2023. (Los Angeles City Controller’s Office)
  MGK, Megan Fox involved in altercation at O.C. Fair

  The trees were cut sometime during the weekend of July 15-16 in an area where picketers are known to stage protests. 

  The timing of the tree-cutting scandal – dubbed “Treegate” by some – comes as protesters continue to picket outside in record-high temperatures.  

  Some strikers claim that the company was trying to stop the protests by removing the shade from the protest area, but NBCUniversal reported that it was simply “routine landscaping.” 

  According to Mejia, the trees are managed by the city and are “essential to providing Angelenos with significant environmental and public health benefits, especially during a heatwave.” 

  The L.A. Times reported that the city only has 12 inspectors to protect over 700,000 trees across the city.

I would put The Thing in the super-heavyweights.

On 7/4/2023 at 6:41 PM, Tom789 said:

The one you've been waiting for.  (Can't believe I thought this was a good investment at the time).

I love this series but it is the poster child for being plagued by lateness.  This was supposed to be a monthly series  and for the the first half it was.

But issue 7 was 2 months late.

#9 was a month late.

#10 3 months late

#11 3 months late

And #12 was a whopping 8 months late.

Issue 1 was cover dated Dec 1982. # 12 was dated Apr 1985. I was in the 11th grade when issue #1 came out. I was finishing up my first semester of college when it finally finished.

On 7/7/2023 at 11:23 PM, JC25427N said:

If you think something that's not necessarily a comic would be good then maybe an original art page with Cap on it?

To piggy back on this idea, maybe have an artist to a Cap commission. 

Another suggestion, see if anybody from the Captain America franchise will do a cameo video for him. I checked and Chris Evans is not on cameo, at least not the actor Chris Evans who played Cap in the movies.

On 6/27/2023 at 4:32 PM, jdandns said:

I've tried to watch it twice this past weekend, but both times Disney+ kicked me out of the system, so I took it as a sign.

I still plan to watch it, though. I could use it after reading the devastating "True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee" by Abraham Riesman. 

As Roy Thomas suggests, though, a pair of documentaries on Kirby and Ditko would be most welcome, and Disney should bankroll them as a show of respect to each man. As is often the case, I have the feeling the truth of many of these things lies somewhere in between. 

Honestly, you are not missing much. It's every one of Stan's stories that we've heard a thousand times before. The only thing I had never seen before was clips of Stan's home movies.

On 6/12/2023 at 2:11 PM, Funnybooks said:

Ok….Don Heck

happy now?

I had no idea Don Heck looked like John Waters.

On 6/11/2023 at 7:49 PM, Ken Aldred said:

Being British I might be missing the point.

There are only 4 heads on Mount Rushmore. But there are lots of signors of the Declaration of Independence.

On 6/7/2023 at 8:04 PM, Ken Aldred said:

Kirby DC, especially Fourth World material, was dirt cheap in really sharp, high grade warehouse copies in the London shops during that period.

If I’d then been back up in the northern provinces it would’ve been so much more difficult, including your key book there.

Same here. I could buy Kamandi, New Gods, Forever People, Mister Miracle all day long for $1 each. I could just never find JO 134 for whatever reason.

Like others have said, Overstreet and Wizard. But also it was about what you could find. Without the internet, your options were limited. In the late 80s I really got into Kirby's DC stuff at a time when absolutely nobody else cared about it. I could never find a copy of Jimmy Olsen 134, first Darkseid. I finally found a copy at a convention where they were asking VF price for a beat to heck water damaged copy. I bought it because I had never even seen one and didn't know when I would ever see another one.

I think I paid $8   

Jim Aparo's first Brave and Bold cover also featured the white suit Wonder Woman

There's just something I've always loved about this cover.

Kevin Maguire is pretty active on social media. You can ask him if it's legit and there's a good chance you will get a reply.

That would go a long way in selling the book.

On 3/22/2023 at 6:42 PM, Terry JSA said:

Al Jaffee is still alive.

He just turned 102 last week.