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I've enjoyed the first 2 episodes, but I don't love it. It's no LOST or Castle as far as writing and acting goes, but it's worth watching to see if it can improve. My wife, who is no comic fan, is enjoying it. It will have to improve to make it past the first season. As others have pointed out, it needs to get past young hip characters speaking witty, snarky comments while fighting the baddies. My guess is that they need to darken this up just a bit, not too much, but some to give it more seriousness. I'm not buying into the fact that these people are Govt agents. Definitely enjoy Coulson in both episodes and the appearance of Sam Jackson last night. No doubt that it has incredible potential to get out the finer aspects of the Marvel Universe that the movies don't have time to develop. Now with the twist that was revealed last night, I have more reason to watch next week. Here's hoping that this improves and ABC gives it a full season to work itself out.

Why everyones keeps forgetting (or ignoring) that Kirby’s style of the very late 1970s and early 1980s was also burdened by his eye illness, which increasingly required the finishers and inkers to help adjusting the perspective (which he saw distorted)? This is not fair, and makes no sense, not to consider this. Also the criticism towards Infantino’s 1970s work – although tastes vary and of course one can not like it – has no solid motivations. Infantino went more and more stylized, and I read his work precisely in that moment and found it fascinating, although different from the "classic Marvel style" so much embodied by John Buscema’s work. Thanks for that information and it's commendable for him to continue working in spite of the illness. Not sure I will like his work more for those years, but nice to know anyway. (thumbs u

Tom Mix Comics #9 with an interior page of the brawl from the same issue. After seeing this splash page, I had to make sure it wasn't from an EC comic - this is not what I expected from Tom Mix. Thanks for posting.

Nice haul from the book store, especially the GA cover books. (thumbs u

D-Day Companion A compilation of essays on various aspects of the D-Day operation.

+1 While it's true that the early 100 pagers are reprint books, for a lot of us who started reading comics and collecting in the 70s there's something quite magical about them. The last one I purchased was a 9.4 Adventure Comics 416, always quite a tough book to find in grade in the UK. That's a reprint book, but nonetheless it's an extremely valued addition to my collection. Totally agree

Oustanding room! (worship)

This is an awesome thread. Thanks so much for taking the time to post these pages!!

Am I the only one that actually likes the story?

Marvel1967 that is a seriously nice room. I also like the idea of filling up the spinner with a year's worth of comics...and 1974 is a great choice.

Gator, if the SEC was to expand to 16 teams, which 3 teams would you like to see added with Texas A&M assuming that Texas and Oklahoma are staying in Big 12?

Umm... Brave New World by Aldous Huxley was written eighteen years before 1984. Such and amazing piece of literature. Too add. I'm reading the Doors of Perception also by Mr. Huxley. It accounts his experience with mescaline. Strangely enough I've just finished reading the Jim Morrison biography 'No One Here Gets Out Alive'. Too add onto this string of events, I actually recently finished watching "When Your're Strange". Do you recommend the book? I wouldn't recommend the book, even though I'm a big Doors fan. You get to realize just how much of a dikk Morrison was for all of his life. Years ago, I watched the Oliver Stone film on Jim Morrison that starred Val Kilmer. The only reason I finished the movie was to see how he died. I guess he has his place in music history but can't see where he was a positive contributor on a personal level to those around him.

Current readings for me are: "The Wrecker" - Clive Cussler "Undaunted Courage" - Stephen Ambrose (story of Lewis and Clark from the journals of Lewis. This should be required reading for every high school student. It's a tad dry at times, but if anyone thinks life is tuff now, they should have been on that excursion!) "1776" - David McCullough (currently, my favorite history writer) Previous readings of interrest: "Murder in Dealey Plaza" - James Fetzer (This is THE book for conspiracists, which isn't me, but I do like to read what the other side has to say) "Live from Cape Canaveral" - Jay Barbree (Fun read of the space program) "Flight: My life in Mission Control" - Chris Kraft (required reading for any NASA buff)

I remember when that was made available at the grocery store. My dad was a store manager and brought a handfull of the leftovers home. I think I still have a few in mom's attic, but they are not 9.8's. Nice copy! (thumbs u

What a terrific cover! +1

This thread is phenomenal! I'm impressed with the different ways the all of you have found to display your collectibles. Kudos and thanks for posting your photos.

I'm on a Clive Cussler kick right now, so I am reading The Wrecker. Cool stuff.

Has nice eye appeal for a low grader. Congrats! Such a great cover, may be in my top 3 from Action.

Good Lord!! Choke...gasp...!!! (worship)

I would have to agree that this piece is a bit...umm...underwhelming. And had you not said that the thing on his head was a radio tube, I thought that it was an old style syringe or some other random something. Kudos to you for your positive attitude in this situation, I just wished you had been better rewarded for the time and $$ spent.

Dear Gator, Q1. If you could have a 10 game winning streak against one school, which would you want it to be? 1. FSU 2. Miami 3. Alabama 4. UGA 5. UT Q2. Who is your favorite QB of all time?

Good gawd I just snortled on that one!

This one arrived yesterday - my first Bark's Duck book.

Finally, one to call my own. Also my first Heritage win.

Really? Even Colletta's inking is tolerable here. Why are these worse than what he'd been drawing at Marvel? Bad health affected his drawing in later years, but these pages are rock solid to my eyes. In my opinion (which is strictly personal taste), Kirby, in the '70s and '80s, was hard to look at. His art is instantly recognizable and for me not pleasing. All of his people have fat fingers, fat forearms and the faces are similiar. Please look at the splash page that is posted earlier in the thread and check out the hands. Sure he has clean lines and the perspectives are solid (my art lingo lacks), but the overall effect is not good for me. I'm a Neal Adams fan. But some criticize his work - something about arthritic hands and wide eyed expressions of surprise for all of his heroes on covers. All I see is greatness...