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On 2/10/2022 at 7:03 AM, lizards2 said:

The thing about storage units - unless they are climate controlled, comics and their pages will degrade fast.

Not good storage to be in ever-fluctuating temperatures and changing or poor humidity.

Agree 100%!

On 2/8/2022 at 1:33 PM, Robot Man said:

Is there such a thing as “cheap” comics anymore?   

100%!

Cool book, love this cover.  Um, never graded a book myself but I hope you get a 8.0! 

On 2/2/2022 at 10:10 AM, paqart said:

Looks like you're in the crowd that supports censorship.

Yes even as they downplay the risks and can't articulate how it would be fairly implemented (hint, it can't be done).  

On 2/2/2022 at 10:02 AM, Lord Gemini said:

Thanks for fully proving you’re not to be taken seriously.

instead of responding to the content of the post you just make a personal attack, I now know not to take you seriously.

On 2/2/2022 at 9:10 AM, Lord Gemini said:

The government has done nothing of the sort. Stop being ridiculous.

You stop being ridiculous (see what I did there?)  Again, who decides who removes "that nonsense"?

Can I point out the irony that the same people trying to de-platform and silence people are the ones push information as facts that have turned out to be completely false later. 

On 2/2/2022 at 8:49 AM, sfcityduck said:

Free speech is about the speaker, not the recipient.  All ideas are not entitled to be given equal weight by the viewers or listeners.  Just because you post something on a private businesses’ message platform does not mean that business is obligated to help you spread that message by keeping it up on their site.  If the message is abhorrent, false, stupid, defamatory, or traitorous it may well be taken down,   You can always find another corner of the internet on which to post.

And when the people taking the conversation down are wrong, biased or bought?  It's great until the censors come for you (and then it's too late).

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - Evelyn Beatrice Hall

On 2/1/2022 at 9:59 PM, paqart said:

Deplatforming is among the most cowardly and sinister tactics I've seen employed in recent years to silence opposition. It is at every level dishonorable. Any person who supports it contributes to the ruination of society. 

100%

On 2/1/2022 at 10:58 AM, october said:

I was specifically talking about social media, which is the primary recruiting engine for people like this. Free speech isn't implicated, since Facebook et al are private companies and not government entities. Constitutional protection applies to infringement by the latter, not the former.

The people who join causes like this aren't going to be swayed by rational argument. Do you really think balanced, factual debate can sway someone advocating for a race war? Or a pogrom? There's a limit to what ideas merit discourse, and as much as I want a free exchange of ideas, literal Nazism is well beyond the pale (ironic use of that idiom notwithstanding).

Sorry, I'm always going to side with free speech regardless of platform (Facebook, Comic book message board, the local bar you drink at).  The cure for bad ideas are good ideas discussed openly and honestly, not acting like a dictator and wanting someone shut down / silenced / de-platformed.

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - Evelyn Beatrice Hall

On 2/1/2022 at 9:23 AM, october said:

There are 300 million people in this country, so you are bound to end up with fringe nutcases. Obviously I wish they would crawl back under whichever slimy rock they call home, but what really disappoints me is the outsized media attention they get. Plays right into their hands and it's why deplatforming scum like this is so important. Hard to find other locals with these beliefs, but when you can reach across the internet you can find the like-minded and organize more effectively.

Totally agree that there are a bunch of crazy/nutcases in all walks of society.  I think we should push back with facts and expose people but in my opinion de-platforming people is never the answer.  First they will say that their crazy idea is some how real and dark forces are aligned against them and people will believe them since they have been driven underground.  Best way to expose bad ideas are to shine a light on them and discuss, are we really scared that flat earth folks will somehow prevail when they debate on the facts?  Second, the problem is that there is no way to operationalize and give someone the ability to shut down others.  It's too important to free speech, I don't trust anyone with that much power.  Even with the best intentions eventually every bad actor wouldn't want the power to silence the other side regardless of who, one political party, another government, the military, the media.  Because they would all want that power and we should never trust it to someone.  People would be afraid to talk about important things for fear of being silenced, it would be a huge mistake. 

Late to this thread but wow, crazy story, it is worth your time to watch these videos if you have any interest in comics (we are all reading and posting on a dedicated comics website so that would be everyone).

Super sad news, in my opinion he is one of the best.

Other books I just finished

The Sand Pebbles by Richard McKenna

The Client by John Grisham

& 

Gun Machine by Warren Ellis

(and a few otheres)

On 12/28/2021 at 11:42 PM, Rockyjo3 said:

I’ve had a lot of time off lately, I finished Grapes of Wrath a few weeks ago (was not a fan)

Then I read the first two books of the Thrawn Ascendency Trilogy followed by Lord of the Flies.

Now I think I’m going to start the third book of Thrawn Ascendency

 

Just finished a few books and Lord of the Flies was one of them.

Well, driving too fast, not crossing the street at the sidewalk, spitting in public, the list goes on.  There are so many federal, state, and local laws that it's A) impossible for anyone to understand them as they are written in legalize and B) remember them all.  I would guess that just about everyone breaks laws on a daily basis. 

On 10/26/2020 at 6:36 AM, paperheart said:

Gotham Central #1-40 (entire series)

 

$110 shipped US

 

#1           NM                                        #21         NM+

 

#2           NM+                                      #22         NM+

 

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Great run.

On ‎6‎/‎25‎/‎2020 at 6:09 AM, Number 6 said:

While this isn’t a terrible cover, by looking at it you wouldn’t guess there’s Barry Windsor-Smith goodness on the inside:

 

Actually, looking at that cover you probably wouldn’t guess that it’s Simonson/Sienkiewicz art either. 

Always thought this cover was sub par.

On ‎6‎/‎25‎/‎2020 at 12:04 PM, HuddyBee said:

Not Jim Aparo's best cover, but some great Irv Novick interiors:

 

I always enjoyed Aparo's clean designs.  I certainly think their are much worse covers out there.

It's funny, the price collectors are willing to pay for an individual issue that used to retail for $0.10 and then the cost to have it graded and put in it's individual slab/case makes the cost of these spinner racks seem reasonable to me.  But hey, to each his own. 

18 minutes ago, Motor City Rob said:

Again, if he's done something illegal, let justice do its job. Until then, can we please stop referencing things we hear on Twitter. It's nothing more than a cesspool.

I feel quite the opposite, if than many people came out with credible stories that he actually did this, even if he didn't break age of consent law people should know.

Would you let your young daughter or sister hang out with this scumbag????

On ‎6‎/‎17‎/‎2020 at 8:31 AM, Wolverinex said:

Strange, yes. I agree that we move on to another topic.

I think everyone should know about creeps like this.  Don't help him hide from the comic community, focus some light on him to bring out other people who he may have preyed upon.  Unless of course you cheer for the bad guys in all the funny books you read. 

What a bunch of scumbags, hope they get the book (not a comic) thrown at them.