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Post by pacino on May 29, 2015 7:09:00 GMT -5
i was also obsessed with Cable...looking back the stories made no sense and the character design was horrendous. I still have a soft spot for him in that I did pick up X-Sanction 3 years ago, X-Force, etc. Can't shake some things.
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Post by BarefootRoot on May 29, 2015 8:21:01 GMT -5
i was also obsessed with Cable...looking back the stories made no sense and the character design was horrendous. I still have a soft spot for him in that I did pick up X-Sanction 3 years ago, X-Force, etc. Can't shake some things. it's the shoulderpads.
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Post by Bob Reyer on May 29, 2015 11:52:01 GMT -5
i was also obsessed with Cable...looking back the stories made no sense and the character design was horrendous. I still have a soft spot for him in that I did pick up X-Sanction 3 years ago, X-Force, etc. Can't shake some things. it's the shoulderpads. ...followed swiftly by giving everyone pouches, straps, and weapons, a trend that infected nearly everything! For a sad example. there's this from 1993:
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Post by pacino on May 29, 2015 12:07:03 GMT -5
foil-enhanced covers! lol, what a time, what a country
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Post by BarefootRoot on May 29, 2015 12:17:40 GMT -5
hehe and the award for most inexplicable costume choice goes to the Human Torch, who is somehow wearing a members-only jacket that miraculously turns red and flame-y like the rest of his skin my head nearly exploded trying to figure out why the Thing would need a helmet... not to mention the big gun. I also like the word "infected" and am trying to picture a huge crossover event where all the Marvel heroes had to band together to fight off a mysterious virus called "The Pouchening". I picture one of two ways: it is an infection of the shoulders and waist whose only treatment was to be covered up with large pieces of clothing and the huge guns are actually just immunization tools that could only be built to that scale. Or, it is a horrible disease of the skin and bones that caused the shoulders of its victims to grow to ridiculous proportions and for pouch-shaped growths to form all over the rest of the victims bodies, and the only real cure was to lock them in a plastic bag with a trading card. Ah, the 90s....
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Post by pacino on May 29, 2015 14:03:58 GMT -5
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Post by BarefootRoot on May 29, 2015 14:19:46 GMT -5
um, that's kind of the opposite of pouches and shoulderpads interesting that all the skin is white in the bottom-left panel. Kind of a hint at a more body-suit kind of look. I like Franklin's ninja turtle Leonardo was the best because he had swords
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Post by jonathansoko on May 29, 2015 16:25:11 GMT -5
I can't help it, I'm a sucker for early and mid 90s marvel.
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Post by Bob Reyer on May 29, 2015 17:08:00 GMT -5
hehe and the award for most inexplicable costume choice goes to the Human Torch, who is somehow wearing a members-only jacket that miraculously turns red and flame-y like the rest of his skin my head nearly exploded trying to figure out why the Thing would need a helmet... not to mention the big gun. I also like the word "infected" and am trying to picture a huge crossover event where all the Marvel heroes had to band together to fight off a mysterious virus called "The Pouchening". I picture one of two ways: it is an infection of the shoulders and waist whose only treatment was to be covered up with large pieces of clothing and the huge guns are actually just immunization tools that could only be built to that scale. Or, it is a horrible disease of the skin and bones that caused the shoulders of its victims to grow to ridiculous proportions and for pouch-shaped growths to form all over the rest of the victims bodies, and the only real cure was to lock them in a plastic bag with a trading card. Ah, the 90s.... For your explanation of "infected", I'm awarding you a "No-Prize", just because that's what Stan would have done! The Thing's helmet is actually a throw-back to the outfit that Sue designed for him back in FF #3, but in the case of #375, Benjy's face had been badly clawed by Wolverine, so he was more bashful than usual!
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Post by harmonica on Jun 17, 2015 13:42:28 GMT -5
I already made a thread about it here but i thought maybe its an interesting question for the podcast, also im pretty sure Bob can answer the first part of my question Hey, with Star Wars #1 Directors Cut coming out tomorrow and Pax Americana Directors Cut that came out a few weeks ago, im wondering if these Directors Cut Edititions have happened before or if Marvel and DC are probing for a new trend. ( im only been reading comics for about 2,5 years) if it is indeed the latter im very concerned for a future where ill have to buy each book twice in a rather short timeframe when i want to have the full story but its possibly a bit too soon to worry right now
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Post by toxicsooner on Jul 4, 2015 15:51:21 GMT -5
I know it was mentioned that you guys were considering a listener question show, so here's one for you.
Who is on your list of creators (writers or artist) whose projects you automatically checkout no matter the story premise?
My list: Rick Remender - strange girl, low, uncanny x-force, black science are greatness. Stjepan Sejic- both his art and writing. Sunstone or Death Vigil hooked me. Joelle Jones - her art in Lady Killer hooked me... John Connolly - Regular novels... "Every Dead Thing" is a dark, creepy, thrill with great characters...
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Post by ZoxNotAbox on Aug 2, 2015 19:53:07 GMT -5
I'll be going to college for the first time this fall and as a result, I've had to make hard cuts to my pull list. No longer can I afford as many comics as I used to while in High School However, after making the cuts, I asked myself, "Can I actually keep up with comics monthly?" I won't go into detail about how expensive college is. We all know. But in college, I plan on getting a work study job with which I'll use only for college expenses and necessities. I don't think I'll have much left over money for comics. If I do keep up with monthly titles, I'll defnitely only be able to make my LCS once a month which is fine, but chances are, I'll have to cancel my pull list entirely which kinda hurts as you all probably already know. So my question is mostly geared towards people who've been through my current predicament but still open to everyone: How do I keep up with comics while in college? Options I've come up with: 1. Keep a small pull list going CONS: Time consuming because I have to drive to my LCS once a month, can't store floppies in my dorm so I'll have to store them at my mom's house, and expenses could still add up. 2. Trade wait CONS: I have to wait longer, the amount of titles I can read at once will still be cut down to maybe, IDK, 2 or 3 TPBs a months (i.e. my pull list lets me keep up with 20 titles. TPB waiting lets me keep up with maybe 3 titles a month) 3. Go all digital for the time being. I prefer physical but I'm not super stingy and would be fine with digital for a while. HOWEVER, if there happened to be a Marvel Unlimited-esque subscription service that included DC and many other publishers, that would be amazing and could possibly solve all my problems. Get on that shit DC CONS: Pretty much the same as Option 1 except digital is more convienent. 4. Pirate comics (dun dun duuunnn) CONS: It's scummy unless it's absolutely your last option, I don't know how to pirate, I'll feel guilty 5. NO MORE COMICS TILL I'M DONE WITH SCHOOL OR FINANCIALLY SECURE (Which probably won't ever happen while I'm in college) CONS: I want to read comics 6. Don't go to college CONS: Not even an option. Who am I kidding Options 5 and even 4 to an extent are my drastic options. So what's the best plan of attack? Thanks for taking the time to answer. I know it's a long post. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Please...
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Post by tundra on Aug 3, 2015 5:14:45 GMT -5
I'll be going to college for the first time this fall and as a result, I've had to make hard cuts to my pull list. No longer can I afford as many comics as I used to while in High School However, after making the cuts, I asked myself, "Can I actually keep up with comics monthly?" I won't go into detail about how expensive college is. We all know. But in college, I plan on getting a work study job with which I'll use only for college expenses and necessities. I don't think I'll have much left over money for comics. If I do keep up with monthly titles, I'll defnitely only be able to make my LCS once a month which is fine, but chances are, I'll have to cancel my pull list entirely which kinda hurts as you all probably already know. So my question is mostly geared towards people who've been through my current predicament but still open to everyone: How do I keep up with comics while in college? Options I've come up with: 1. Keep a small pull list going CONS: Time consuming because I have to drive to my LCS once a month, can't store floppies in my dorm so I'll have to store them at my mom's house, and expenses could still add up. 2. Trade wait CONS: I have to wait longer, the amount of titles I can read at once will still be cut down to maybe, IDK, 2 or 3 TPBs a months (i.e. my pull list lets me keep up with 20 titles. TPB waiting lets me keep up with maybe 3 titles a month) 3. Go all digital for the time being. I prefer physical but I'm not super stingy and would be fine with digital for a while. HOWEVER, if there happened to be a Marvel Unlimited-esque subscription service that included DC and many other publishers, that would be amazing and could possibly solve all my problems. Get on that shit DC CONS: Pretty much the same as Option 1 except digital is more convienent. 4. Pirate comics (dun dun duuunnn) CONS: It's scummy unless it's absolutely your last option, I don't know how to pirate, I'll feel guilty 5. NO MORE COMICS TILL I'M DONE WITH SCHOOL OR FINANCIALLY SECURE (Which probably won't ever happen while I'm in college) CONS: I want to read comics 6. Don't go to college CONS: Not even an option. Who am I kidding Options 5 and even 4 to an extent are my drastic options. So what's the best plan of attack? Thanks for taking the time to answer. I know it's a long post. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Please... Hi, I remember making this choice when I went to University. My regular pull list actually went up (I moved from a very small town to a big city with proper comic shops...), but that probably wasn't very wise and it was also a long time ago so I lacked a number of the options you have available to you... My take on this would be to have a hard think about whether you want to read comics or collect them. If you *really* want to collect then single hard-copy issues are probably the only way to go but present all the problems you've identified. If you mainly want to read then I would personally go digital as long as you have a suitable device for reading them: - Marvel Unlimited is great and cheap - the app is far from perfect but continues to get better.
- There seem to be rumours of a multi-publisher subscription service from Comixology which would be worth keeping an eye on.
- Many publishers reduce their prices on Comixology after some time if you are willing to wait (eg. Image seem to take about a month). I'm afraid I'm too impatient to wait myself, so I haven't kept track of how long all the publishers take to do this - it would save significant money, though.
- Almost all publishers except Marvel/DC/Dark Horse offer DRM free backups on Comixology, so you no longer need to worry about losing your Digital Comics if eg. Comixology disappears or changes their policy.
Oh, and before anyone else mentions it - pirating is not an option you will hear any recommendations or support for. Sorry to be all hardline on this, but there are two perspectives on this both of which come down hard against piracy: - From the point of view of the creator, this is their work and they are doing it to earn a living. They deserve to get paid for it.
- From your perspective, much as you might enjoy them comics are a leisure product. If you can't afford them, limit yourself to the number you can afford to buy or find a cheaper hobby.
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Post by ZoxNotAbox on Aug 3, 2015 22:16:41 GMT -5
I'll be going to college for the first time this fall and as a result, I've had to make hard cuts to my pull list. No longer can I afford as many comics as I used to while in High School However, after making the cuts, I asked myself, "Can I actually keep up with comics monthly?" I won't go into detail about how expensive college is. We all know. But in college, I plan on getting a work study job with which I'll use only for college expenses and necessities. I don't think I'll have much left over money for comics. If I do keep up with monthly titles, I'll defnitely only be able to make my LCS once a month which is fine, but chances are, I'll have to cancel my pull list entirely which kinda hurts as you all probably already know. So my question is mostly geared towards people who've been through my current predicament but still open to everyone: How do I keep up with comics while in college? Options I've come up with: 1. Keep a small pull list going CONS: Time consuming because I have to drive to my LCS once a month, can't store floppies in my dorm so I'll have to store them at my mom's house, and expenses could still add up. 2. Trade wait CONS: I have to wait longer, the amount of titles I can read at once will still be cut down to maybe, IDK, 2 or 3 TPBs a months (i.e. my pull list lets me keep up with 20 titles. TPB waiting lets me keep up with maybe 3 titles a month) 3. Go all digital for the time being. I prefer physical but I'm not super stingy and would be fine with digital for a while. HOWEVER, if there happened to be a Marvel Unlimited-esque subscription service that included DC and many other publishers, that would be amazing and could possibly solve all my problems. Get on that shit DC CONS: Pretty much the same as Option 1 except digital is more convienent. 4. Pirate comics (dun dun duuunnn) CONS: It's scummy unless it's absolutely your last option, I don't know how to pirate, I'll feel guilty 5. NO MORE COMICS TILL I'M DONE WITH SCHOOL OR FINANCIALLY SECURE (Which probably won't ever happen while I'm in college) CONS: I want to read comics 6. Don't go to college CONS: Not even an option. Who am I kidding Options 5 and even 4 to an extent are my drastic options. So what's the best plan of attack? Thanks for taking the time to answer. I know it's a long post. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Please... Hi, I remember making this choice when I went to University. My regular pull list actually went up (I moved from a very small town to a big city with proper comic shops...), but that probably wasn't very wise and it was also a long time ago so I lacked a number of the options you have available to you... My take on this would be to have a hard think about whether you want to read comics or collect them. If you *really* want to collect then single hard-copy issues are probably the only way to go but present all the problems you've identified. If you mainly want to read then I would personally go digital as long as you have a suitable device for reading them: - Marvel Unlimited is great and cheap - the app is far from perfect but continues to get better.
- There seem to be rumours of a multi-publisher subscription service from Comixology which would be worth keeping an eye on.
- Many publishers reduce their prices on Comixology after some time if you are willing to wait (eg. Image seem to take about a month). I'm afraid I'm too impatient to wait myself, so I haven't kept track of how long all the publishers take to do this - it would save significant money, though.
- Almost all publishers except Marvel/DC/Dark Horse offer DRM free backups on Comixology, so you no longer need to worry about losing your Digital Comics if eg. Comixology disappears or changes their policy.
Oh, and before anyone else mentions it - pirating is not an option you will hear any recommendations or support for. Sorry to be all hardline on this, but there are two perspectives on this both of which come down hard against piracy: - From the point of view of the creator, this is their work and they are doing it to earn a living. They deserve to get paid for it.
- From your perspective, much as you might enjoy them comics are a leisure product. If you can't afford them, limit yourself to the number you can afford to buy or find a cheaper hobby.
Yeah I probably won't ever pirate comics. I love supporting my LCS and the creators in the industry too much to ever resort to it. But yes, I love physical copies and going back to read old story arcs but I would not mind going digital for a while. I only have a laptop but I've used the comixology website to read comics and it's fine for the most part. An all encompassing multi-publisher subscription service like you mention would be a game changer for me but as it is, I think I'll stick with waiting for cheaper prices digitally and then buying trades too from my LCS. Thanks for the quick reply by the way. I really appreciate it!
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Post by lindsey on Aug 5, 2015 9:16:12 GMT -5
Hello! Is anyone familiar with the character Firestar from Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends? I found the Firestar mini-series. Is this series any good? Thoughts on the character? Thank you!
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