Cozmo-One

6 hours ago, I like pie said:

Just got this back. Looks great with new labels. My favorite of his covers besides the new black cat in June.

Got that same book today!  (SS with the new label).  Looks great!

I had this happen a few hours ago.  I could log in through my cell phone (wifi also), but not the computer.  I can now log onto the computer

Awesome!  Can't wait! 

Still holding out hope for a witness

1 hour ago, @therealsilvermane said:

Florida resident and WDW regular here. I can tell you right now, Disney can't have anything Avengers themed at the Florida parks because of the contract with Universal Orlando that Disney Parks can't have Avengers, X-Men, or Fantastic Four east of the Mississippi River. That's why Epcot can have a Guardians of the Galaxy ride, they're not Avengers. There's talk that Disney World can build Wakanda at the Animal Kingdom, as long as the Black Panther doesn't show up in costume, though I think they can have someone play King T'Challa. It sucks. Would love to see a Marvel Universe land at Disney World.

Wonder why they would make a contract like that? And I do find it a bit humorous of still using the Mississippi River as a demarcation line. There's always the Marvel-themed Disney cruises out of Florida though!

30 minutes ago, ExNihilo said:

What?  No celeb reaction video from the actual ride?  I wanna see which of the four freaked out the most.

Also, GotG: Mission Breakout opened in May 2018 and replaced the Hollywood Tower of Terror at Disneyland's California Adventure.  Disney World still has their Tower of Terror and there are no plans at this time to convert it to a Marvel themed attraction.

Tower of Terror is great, they better not get rid of that!  Some rinky-dink seat belt keeping you in your seat as you plummet

15 minutes ago, Bosco685 said:

You missed the other link from Entertainment Weekly. It was an Avengers: Endgame promotion that also included the $5M children's hospital donation at the Disneyland LEGO Store. Part of the donation was free toys from multiple companies partnered with Disney.

Here's the larger summary of the event.

Disney, 'Avengers' Stars Team Up for $5M Children's Hospital Donation

As far as the ride goes, that's discussed in the Reddit posts. I didn't see which ride it was. I know the Guardians of the Galaxy ride replacing an old attraction won't be open for some time now.

I had clicked through the entire EW article, and it really seemed focused on the charity event/announcement as well, but obviously there will be Endgame promotion as a (purposeful) side effect.  I'm cool with that as it's a great cause. 

I think they are confused on the 'ride'.  There is a photo-op area with a mock F-15 and some other props where you can take pictures, but it looks like it was opened in March.  There were also several Reddit posts about how encouraged several felt after seeing the movie (or some previous comic/movie/tv show such as Wonder Woman) and having a representative role model they or their children could identify with, which I also thought was cool.

10 hours ago, Bosco685 said:

Very cute. But then read down further what this was - a Disney marketing event to celebrate the opening of a new ride. This was a staged photo event.

'The cast is at Disneyland for an Avengers ride opening as part of the movie press tour'

'well a press tour for the movie isnt exactly off time'

'It’s an event, you think 10kids in matching costumes just ran into her on the street? It’s possible but unlikely'

'This is clearly a planned photo op'

Certainly it was a photo-op, but I think the main goal for the day was the charity they launched that you also mentioned.  Curious as to what new ride is being opened?  I didn't see any information about that, but may have missed it.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/04/avengers-endgame-stars-and-disney-team-of-heroes-unite-to-support-5-million-donation-to-benefit-childrens-hospitals/

This video was from the link above:

Yes, there was a big event there yesterday.  Thought it was cool to spend some time, especially with kids.

Saw this on Reddit today.  Taken and Disney's California Adventure.

https://old.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/b9uz25/we_dont_deserve_brie_larson/

Sweet, I have one of those! (original owner, my mom sent away for it). If I still had my Chase the Chuckwagon Atari 2600 game, I could sell both and probably retire

23 minutes ago, Asbestos said:

Sorry if the question has been asked before, but I do have one regarding pressing.

why does it matter much if a book has been pressed and slabbed versus not pressed then slabbed, when buying a book?

is it because for non-pressed books, there’s a slight chance for doing so after then resubmitting for a higher grade? 

I’ve seen a lot of people asking when buying a slab or sellers revealing if it was or not so just curious. 

Thanks

Some people prefer unpressed books.

But I think the main reason to is the bolded reason above.  Really only matters if you can discern what are pressable defects and what are not.

Bump....anyone (witnesses) going to this by chance?

That song was already used in the BEST movie ever!  Also, an extremely realistic portrayal on how you could steal an F-16...

27 minutes ago, Haiden said:

 

@Cozmo-One - that is a good read! Sunglasses wouldn't be half bad right? Lol

Sure, maybe get a nice pair of "Ray-Buns". Good luck!

My guess is that it will end up like this one...

I like the current Doctor Strange series.  Goes cosmic for a bit to regain his powers,  and is about to take on Galactus it seems (who is about to go into other dimensions looking for worlds to eat) 

Depending on the condition of the book, sometimes CGC will require a regrade instead of a reholder, but if book looks ok, they may not.

Personally, I wouldn't want to buy anything with an already cracked case (based on concern above),  so in a sense it affects value to me.

44 minutes ago, pastandpresentcomics said:

Most ruined cover ever

Yikes!  Those periods after the exclamation point may be the worst crime of all on that cover. 

I was looking to get  signatures at South Texas Comic Con (https://www.southtexascomiccon.com/) in April in McAllen, TX.  I plan on attending as well, so was wondering if any witnesses might also be there?

Thanks!

Received my latest win yesterday. Book looks to be in good shape,  but I got the funkiest backing board inside (promptly replaced).

5 hours ago, the blob said:

I expected them to be laying the misogeny angle on way too thick and then did not wind up seeing it in the movie. That's why the "you're just a girl" flashbacks actually didn't make sense to me. It wasn't part of the plot. Frankly, I think they tried to make the movie sound like this was an issue to get mothers to take their daughters to the movie....and there were a lot of mothers and daughters in my theatre, so it worked I guess. The Kree looked down on her because she is human, not because she is female, and frankly, that didn't even become an issue until she rebelled.

 

Spoilers ahead, for those who care.  I took the flashback scenes to show how humans can be resilient, since the scenes show: a go-kart crash, falling off the rope, the male pilot misogyny angle, and plane crash on the beach. 

You may laugh at me, but it reminds me of this scene from Rocky Balboa, which I love:

I saw CM with my younger daughters, and thought it was great.  Will probably see it again.  But I've actually never read any of the comic iterations or really knew much on CM history either.

Grades in...time for an underdog win?

Probably not...

Watched it today with my wife, 8 and 9 year old daughters, and my older (20+) stepson...and we all thought it was great!  I could definitely see it again.

Hi, just making sure you saw my Tron "take it"?