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"Justified" is also very much a modern Western (at least the original series was, the current revival has a different vibe, so far.) It definitely remains a viable genre as is can still be used in different ways to say a lot of different things.

Biggest recent westerns are Tarantino's "Django" in 2012, 450m worldwide on a 100m budget. "True Grit" in 2010 got 250m on 30m, a nice return. Last big tries were "Lone Ranger" (2013) which more or less broke even at 250m, Quentin's "Hateful 8" (2015) 150m on 60m, and "Dark Tower" (2017) which cost 66m and made 113m. The remake of "Magnificent Seven" that same year made 160m on a 100m cost, not enough for a sequel, it appears. Biggest successes ever, both 30+ years ago, were "Dances With Wolves", 424m on a 22m investment, and "Unforgiven" with 159m on only 14m. "Legends of the Fall" (1994) made 160m on just 30m and "Maverick" that same year got 183m on 75m. Maybe Barbie 2 will be a Western. I mean, plenty of additional costumes have already been designed.

I generally concur with the above. Veitch who immediately followed Alan was every bit as good as Moore. I didn't like the Wheeler and Collins runs that followed nearly as much, but Mark Millar brought the 80's series to a conclusion in spectacular fashion. His stories compared favorably to the epic (and still uncompleted) Rick Veitch run. None of the various series that have followed, usually 20-30 issues, have come close to the high water mark set by Moore, Veitch, and Millar.

Transformers too big. Micronauts too small. GoBots just right.

I'm not so sure. At this point, if I lost my house, I could fashion a fine papier-mâché dwelling from my comics alone, topped with a mighty chimney made of trading cards.

Got mine in Redlands, CA in the late 90's for a dime from a shop that was liquidating a large collection. My friend got a Special Marvel Edition #15 for the same price that same day.

How about a vintage 1980's Bend-Em action figure or a one-of-kind hand drawn sketch card?

Yes, please...

I mean, most of their comics were pretty bad.

Sell me your set for that. Nice raws of 194, 238, 252, and 300 would sell for over $1,000 for just those 4 issues. You know what? I'll go $750. (You pay shipping)

Wow, so Stan Lee even wrote the stories Jack Kirby drew as far back in 1951? That's crazy!

I finally saw the documentary, and it was pretty good. I have great respect for what Lee, Kirby, and Ditko did. Most of my favorite Marvel Comics stories aren't from their era, but the ones I truly love couldn't have existed with those masterful blueprints. I can't speak to the money aspect, as to whose heirs deserve what, or even what credit byline should accompany which character, but no serious discussion of the creation of the Marvel Universe is missing any of those names and several others besides.

Oh, sure. The ones you showed are from 2 years ago. (You got any extras?) For 2022, Cryptozoic put on a 4 card foil board set of the main characters at SDCC and then a 2 card set of the new characters, Charlie and Chuck at NYCC. They promote the upcoming card set as well as the TV series and are numbered P1-P6. I'm going to SDCC this year and will go by the Cryptozoic booth. Hopefully, they've made some new ones. (Ellen DeGeneres from this season would be a good one. No, the giant crab!)

Good enough for me. Brosnahan is a slam dunk for Lois. She is terrific. Corenswet was good as the projectionist in "Pearl". I saw the first couple of episodes of "Hollywood", but didn't finish it. I will eventually.

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.

While they're missing a prime opportunity in depicting Fat Freddie's Cat's hilarious-in-the-comics behind view with that change, the character still gets a lot of funny lines, and Tiffany Haddish delivers them well, as she was a stand-up comedian. And while I always thought of Franklin as a little gruffer sounding than Woody Harrelson, the laid back delivery for him is really working. He's pretty much the lead character as this point. Pete Davidson and John Goodman are clearly having fun, too. I'm hoping the trading card set that Cryptozoic has issued promo cards for is actually issued and that they get some autographs from Gilbert Shelton himself, maybe even sketch cards. There will be more new episodes (probably 4 of them) in the Fall joining the 12 episodes now available.

Freak Brothers Season 2 has premiered on Tubi (the free streaming platform) with 4 new episodes. The humor seems to be more over the top this year for sure, it's very bawdy. And while it wasn't exactly "A Mexican Odyssey" (certainly among the finest comic book stories ever told), I was glad to see the boys in Mariachi outfits. They don't all land, but there's a lot of jokes throughout. I'm happy with it.

One of the best to ever do it. Rest in peace, Jazzy John...

Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (1971) by Les Daniels Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (2012) by Sean Howe

Calm down.

He's theirs. They can do whatever they want with him for any reason they want, but to anyone concerned, your Punisher comics and fond memories of vintage Frank are safe, right where you left them. Hopefully, the moderator can just take care of tonight's political posts without locking/nuking the thread, but if not, sorry to see it go.

Thanks for that! (I do have the Rog-2000, so I'm good there.)

Fantastic! If it's a subject I'm remotely interested in and I see Jon Cooke's name on it, I'm in. I thought once I got "Wild Animals" #1 about 10 years ago that I completed the Pacific library, but I don't have the partially obscured one by the Rocketeer's left hand. Anyone know what the full title of that is? Is it a regular comic or a GN?

He was a fantastic Punisher. I'd seen him most recently in "RRR". He'll be in at least one episode of the upcoming "Star Wars: Ahsoka" series, so Disney will be able to pay tribute to him with a card at the end of the episode. A sad and shocking loss. Rest in peace, Ray

Ah, good 'ol "Skin Deep" starring John Ritter. The original VHS release featured a glow in the dark label on the spine of the videocassette itself. Pretty clever, that...