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On 9/23/2021 at 12:10 AM, GoodOlSmokey said:

If you haven't read it yet check out Vagabond. Awesome series about the fictionalized biography of a real Samurai named Miyamoto Musashi, art style is incredible as well.

I will check that out.  Thanks for the recommendation!

I mostly read TPBs and graphic novels.

This is the stack on the night stand.  Akira and the Mouse Guard books.

I need to pick up an Akira 6 soon so I can take a few days off and sit and read the whole thing.

Nobody kept a couple hundred bucks.  That pin is garbage. There is lots of junk on eBay looking for suckers to buy it.

If all you care about is the money you could have gotten from some sucker on eBay I definitely don't feel as sorry for you as I did when I first saw you losing your mess over a piece of garbage.

I think it would be fun to make your own pin.  Make it out of cardboard and cover it with gold foil from a chocolate bar.

Then wear it to a comic con.

Imo, those pins are pieces of junk and not worth the angst they are causing.

I looked for them on fleaBay, saw some vastly overpriced pieces from Bad Idea.  In addition to those I found real pins that I thought were much cooler:

On 9/13/2021 at 8:56 PM, Xenosmilus said:

Any idea's for a crown?

EBay is good for finding action figure accessories, though accessory lots are usually overpriced.  With a quick search I see an overpriced crown that would work, it's the one on the loki figure someone pointed out earlier.  I also see a relatively inexpensive loki figure that is missing a cape but has a crown.

The Comedian from The Watchmen.  He was a would-be rapist, thief, all-around scumbag super hero, right?

On 9/5/2021 at 9:42 PM, alexgross.com said:

it's loosely based on or inspired by the book "The Secret History of Wonder Woman," which is a really good bio of Marston and the origin of the character.

Agreed. It's a very well written book.  One of my favorites on my comic book history shelf.

On 9/3/2021 at 11:27 PM, flugazi said:

how do people buy houses in america is their a short cut maybe making lisences on art and music, anyone got an idea ?!

The short cuts involve luck or crime.  Both of those are high risk gambles that will most likely end up wasting your time and money.

The most reliable way is to get a good job and then work at it for about 10 years, saving a good sized chunk of your salary for a significant down payment.

Then buy the house and work hard for another 20 years to pay it off.

On 8/30/2021 at 5:18 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

For those who don't know, when a natural disaster hit Houston and wrecked the Bedrock stores, Rich sold the book so he could continue payroll to his faithful employees.

Right on!!!

The Manhattan Projects is up there. 

Modern.  Image Comics. By Hickman and Pitarra. I wish they didn't stop working on that one so quickly.

PGN - Prayzefest Gospel Network

Congratulations!  Cool job.  I tried pretty hard to get a job in a comic book store a few years ago. No dice.

On 8/2/2021 at 9:33 PM, Readcomix said:

FYI, AC Comics’ 1990s reprint series “Best of the West” #28 reprints this

Cool.  Thanks for the heads up.  Still available directly from AC Comics at their website for $5 (plus $8 shipping).

Maybe cheaper on eBay or wherever but I don't spend more than 30 seconds trying to save a few bucks and I don't mind rewarding AC Comics directly.

On 7/19/2021 at 9:20 PM, D2 said:

Working on a Batman mural for my kid who will be born in November...

You must show us the finished work.  It's awesome so far.  Lucky kid.

On 7/24/2021 at 10:22 PM, eddly said:

Every poster who starts a new thread has a 10% chance of being banned for two weeks.

Nah.  One of the things I like least about the boards is the over population of infinite threads. Booooring.

I think more short lived threads on more varied topics makes for a more interesting forum.  A 5 year old thread with a thousand posts about owning some single specific book?  No spank you.

On 7/24/2021 at 4:32 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

I view the forums from my phone for the most part, and what drives me crazy is the position of the CGC link at the top of the page.  Why not center it?  Just get it away from the link directly above it.  I’m constantly hitting the big CGC link by accident, and although it’s not the end of the world....it’s super annoying.

Me too.  I accidentally click that huge CGC logo/link all the time.  It drives me crazy too.

Looks good!

Jesus wept.

16 minutes ago, paqart said:

There is no way to do it without revealing glimpses of unusual aspects of my home life

Mental illness can be devastating to those who love the one who is ill.  I hope you are taking care of yourself, I feel your pain.

2 hours ago, catman76 said:

I couldn't care less about people that are just writers for comics and draw nothing so mine are artists who write their own work...

Amen

1 hour ago, Bob Loblaw III said:

You can't vote for yourself Jesse

LOL. NOPE.

I'm a Jesse Jacobs fan.  I discovered him through his graphic novel Safari Honeymoon.  

I now have everything he has published and that's a challenge with some of his low print runs. If you like fractal design, cool geometries, clean lines, and masterful execution combined with awe inspiring writing then he is your man.

You don't find artists as good a Jesse Jacobs who also write as well as Jesse Jacobs.  It's very rare.

Plus he's a skater.

Jesse Jacobs

The perspective in the art in this thread looks odd to me, especially on those covers.

That might be why Moritz doesn't have a big following but I suppose that his style may have its appeal.  Maybe the odd perspective is the charm for some?  Like outsider art? It looks flat to me but maybe other eyes appreciate it.