Not A Clone

It does have a lot to do with it when these writers continue to openly bait readers that they know don't support their views and laugh about it openly. They are now dictating who other writers and artists are allowed to work with. Don't conform and they will get you fired. I've watched this going on for 5+ years from the outside, completely unaware of what was really happening. I just knew that after Secret Wars, a large number of the top writers and artists left Marvel. Post Secret Wars, their was suddenly a ton of terrible artwork and terrible stories. I couldn't figure out how these new writers/artists were ever hired. Marvel always took pride in having the top artists. I wasn't looking at this from any political view. I hate politics. Both sides are usually wrong lol. I have the entire 2 1/2 yr Jane Foster Mighty Thor run. I started buying Thor on a whim when God of Thunder came out. I kept buying it. I liked it. I don't think a lot of people that attacked that book in particular had followed the whole story, but instead only knew that Thor had lost Mijolnir and had grown tired of the trend of writers to break the heroes. I will buy this whole run again in Omnibus form whenever that happens. But, what happened when Jane became Valkyrie? It was #97 last month with 18k sales. Why? The SJW crowd that was saying what a great character Jane Foster was, stopped buying her book. It's the same writer! I really don't think they do and after listening to a lot of their interviews, they are unable to go into depth about any character's background. I really doubt that they have bothered to read or understand any of Stan's work. When Stan wrote about an injustice or issue that he felt needed to be addressed, he did it in a thought provoking way that was wrapped within a good story. This keeps getting re-used so much that it's laughable. They did try something different with ANAD and it failed miserably. CB Cebulski was brought and and even addresssed it. Now it's tipping right back to where they were. This isn't trying something new. It's redoing something that failed already. So you're right about the re-op. -------------- If all of the longtime readers (that Marvel seems to detest) walked away tomorrow, their publishing days would end the day after. They are fishing for an audience that they will NEVER be able to reel in and keep their attention. You say they aren't writing the comics for people that are longtime readers and that is obviously true. They blew their chances to draw in a new audience that loved the movies because the comics in the shops did not resemble the movies at all. My current weekly pull list dwindles. I've tried many of the Indy comics. I love Outcast, loved Paper Girls (yep), Wytches, and on and on. They aren't the same as the Capes & Spandex for me. I still pick up stuff from an Indy if I hear good things about it. Problem with Indy's is their release schedules are so unreliable. If I buy #4, I may have to wait 3 months for #5. Drives me crazy. Your "Angry White Male" comments are way off base. Way to stereotype. I don't tell anyone in my life what they should or shouldn't believe, how they should look or anything like that. I'm actually VERY liberal. I don't like censorship. I grew up waving my fist at Tipper Gore (a "liberal") and those angry mothers that wanted to sensor my Twisted Sister or (gasp) someone else's favorite, Madonna! This was confusing, because the "liberal left" was trying to tell me what I could/couldn't listen to, while the "religious right wing " were holding CD/album/book burning bonfires. They sounded like the same thing to me. The SJW thing is just as ridiculous. If you don't agree with them and give in to their every whim, they go bat- crazy. "Nazi/Racist" is their favorite label to throw around along with "Angry White Male". They are anything, but liberal. They are much closer to fascists. I merely want to see comics continue to come out that will sell. Why? I don't own a shop so why should I care? I like going to the shop (sometimes multiple times a week). I want to be able to continue to read comics for as long as possible. I realize there is a back-issue bin catalog that is larger than I would probably ever be able to get through available to me now. That's not the same as going to the LCS every week to pick up new comics. This has NOTHING to do with control (another SJW favorite to throw out if you dare to disagree), unless you somehow like watching something that you enjoy shoot itself in the foot after dousing the house with gasoline and lighting a match at the same time, all while thumbing their nose and laughing at your reaction to it happening. For the record, I like Spider-Gwen (aka Ghost-Spider), I own every issue, I think Ms Marvel is a good character (own a short box of her first 2 runs), I like Miles (own every issue). They sell like though. Look at the Feb 2020 sales on Comichron for ongoing titles: No ongoing SJW titles in top 50. There are 4 characters from the Avengers movies here that can't break into the top 50 along with Miles and Spider-Gwen who were in a #1 animated movie. Popular characters still require good writing and artwork. Same as it's always been. 50-Captain Marvel (30,579) - An average number by today's low standards 60-Captain America (27,929) - by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Down 7,000 from 2018 just prior to his run. 67-Miles Morales (25,855) - I own every issue of Miles, not a good run and has lost 10k sales in 1 year. But I stick with it hoping it gets better. 76-Dr Strange (23,126)-by Mark Waid. Has written many great things, but burned so many readers with his attacks, that this one continues to fall. 84-Black Cat (21,725) - Art Germ covers are keeping this alive. It's just not good. As a Spidey fanatic it makes me sad that her first ongoing is so bad. 89-Nebula (20,663)- This is a 1st issue and it lands at #89! And this is who they have writing X-Men Children of the Atom. Vita Ayala is a terrible writer. SJW's insist she is great, but won't support her with their own money, lol. 97-Vakylrie Jane Foster (18,292) - I guess they don't love Jane as much as they said they did. 100-Ghost Spider (17,618) - Even a new code-name and including her into the 616 universe didn't pump sales. For some reason I still buy it thinking they will change. 105-Amazing Mary Jane(17,145) - Yanked her out of ASM for this junk and turned it into an ongoing because "It's a smash hit". Um, ok. ASM had a good thing going, before 2 Event crossovers and pulling her from ASM for this slowed the story to a slow walk. ASM is finally picking back up. 113-Morbius(16,167) - Once again using Vita Ayala for another one of her "smash success" stories. 123-Black Panther (14,639)-by Ta-Nehisi Coates. How is he allowed to continue writing this? I stopped reading half-way through this run. Snooze fest. 139-Ms Marvel (12,823) - Yikes. "Chavez" doesn't even have a title anymore because they know she won't sell more than 4k copies. So instead they will just shoe-horn her into another title. --Not one of these is a "non-SJW" title or written by a non-SJW title as you claimed ("there are plenty of NON-SJW comics don't sell for Marvel either"). Do I hate all of these comics? Nope, didn't say I did. I still buy plenty of bad comics. But these "writers/artists" continuously pump out the WORST SELLING COMICS and will be the final nail in the industries coffin. And they will laugh about it when it's over because they couldn't care any less. Watch Vita Ayala describe what "X-Men:Children of the Atom" is going to be about. It's hilarious. Short version: It's about Powers and Punching and um...one of them has a TikTok and um...one of them can google anything instantly. That's not social commentary. That's just bad writing.

Nah, those just help him swim really fast

They continue to try the SJW angle and they don't sell. The SJW crowd doesn't even buy them. Also, I don't see how this is for kids. Try to explain to a kid what Safe Space means by Binary and They/Them. It will fail hard.

Should've named him DUCK!

Thank you for the information!

If you had multiple covers and only one of them had restoration (let's say color touch) would you still get a blue label? I'm assuming you would. I've never had multiple covers, but was just curious.

Congrats @doublej. Good luck the rest of the way. I now have plenty of time to figure out my prize donation. I'll be ok. Don't worry about me.

I think our grades are just stuck in "GRADED/QUALITY CONTROL".

We don't need no stinkin' corners!

^^^^ This for sure.

Amazing Spider-Man 1-5 Straczinski Ultimate Collection TPB (JMS collection, all 5 books - It's a great read!) (will ship out once the post office speeds up. Not fun to visit at the moment)

Grade submit button has been pressed.

I guess if you miss all 4 books by 2.0 or more that would give you -20 and you would have to go to overtime. No pressure, just throwing it out there....

He was up like 60 points a minute to go and still had his starters in and running a full court press, while throwing up rainbow 3-pointers and using all of his timeouts. He must have bet on the over. Might have to check with Vegas bookmakers to see if there was any funny line movement on those grades. (There may have been a "Sweep the Leg" order given from the coach. Just a rumor at this point)

better watch out @doublej, I've been watching some Rocky movies to get psyched up and stay fit for this round.

Can we get a live feed of these overtime games? Everything on tv is turrible.

Grats to @Steelrain, another #15 upset. Bad day to be a #2 seed...unless you were a victorious #2 seed.

^ up 2 posts from yours

double post

Yeah I thought so too, but after the seed round I decided to disregard my instincts lol. I'll try to rep ASM well.

I'll stop squeezing the Charmin & see if that helps my grades. oh wait, he always ended up squeezing it at the end.I'll squeeze more.