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Post by Bob Reyer on May 11, 2014 14:34:15 GMT -5
Tony, That was a wonderful piece that you wrote; it truly sets out the nature of heroism embodied in the character of Superman in his purest form, and how it speaks to children and the child within all of us. Very well done! Bob ps) Some while back, I wrote something similar about my first "Superman memory", in this piece about The Adventures of Superman and George ReevesThank so you much, Bob, that means a awful lot. I really, really appreciate it. And I very much enjoyed your piece as well. I'm more well-versed in the Fleischer cartoons than the Reeves show ( Hollywoodland, notwithstanding), but this passage in particular really resonates, " Even after that, you always had the feeling that Superman was in total control, whether withstanding hails of gunfire or ray beams, preventing dams and railroad trestles from collapsing. lifting a pyramid or just simply coming into a room." Eventually, teenage/twenty-something-Me would come to be a little cynical about Superman for this, despite it being one of the main reasons he made such a massive impression on me when I was little, but the cyclical nature of life would eventually cure me of that cynicism, and once more I find a sort of endearing, comforting majesty in that. A binge-watching of the Reeves series is square on my Well-Overdue list.  Also, triple-word-score and a resounding 'bravo' for the casual use of "bonhomie". Tony, Sorry that I'm so late getting to this, but a combination of writer's block over a particularly tricky paragraph and the "dreaded deadline doom" on an up-coming piece about The Movement has me very behind! Thanks so much for taking the time to read my "George Reeves" piece. and you'll have quite a bit of fun re-watching the series, particularly the first two B&W seasons. I wouldn't watch too many in a sitting however, as you'll start to notice the re-usage of stock footage! ps) As a devotee of the long-ago Algonquin Round Table, I do tend to favor some very archaic word choices and sentence structures; thanks for noticing! rrr |
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Post by scouts1998 on May 17, 2014 8:07:23 GMT -5
First comics memory was getting Justice League #1 (8th Ptg) about 1 year and 11 months ago and 5 other comics i chose to buy and now my collection is over 500+
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Post by pacino on May 23, 2014 21:50:35 GMT -5
Disney comics
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Post by WiccanBeyond on May 23, 2014 23:45:13 GMT -5
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Post by saintfu on May 24, 2014 8:20:15 GMT -5
Back in the ‘70s and ‘80s you could buy comics in a bagged set from supermarkets, drug stores, etc. The bag had three comics which were, in retrospect, clearly low-selling titles that had been returned to the publishers. My mother bought one to share between myself and my two brothers. I ended up with this one:  Marvel Presents was an anthology title which, starting with its third issue, became a de facto Guardians of the Galaxy comic, written first by Stever Gerber and later by Roger Stern. This particular issue contained the second part of Starhawk’s (the flying blue guy in front) origin, and it was almost entirely incomprehensible to my 8-year old mind. I was bewildered and fascinated. I loved it, and, as a result, I have very little sympathy for people who obsess over “jumping-on points.” It was the only comic I had for quite a while, and I must have read it a thousand times.  The first comic I ever paid my own money for was Nova #20. I don’t remember much of my impression of the book at the time, except that I didn’t much care for how Carmine Infantino drew faces. You’ll note the cover price. Deep down, I still feel ripped off whenever I pay more than 40¢ for a comic. |
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Post by darthrabie on Jul 2, 2014 6:40:56 GMT -5
I was all about the turtles. Those four teenage mutant ninjas were so awesome for me. The cartoon was good but it was the first graphic novel that collected the first four issues, and in colour, that was so awesome. Those first four trades from First Graphic Novel are the only thing that I have kept from my old comic collection that I sold after I had children. I have heard that the IDW series is pretty good. Perhaps I may buy a trade or two.
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Post by some dude on Jul 5, 2014 22:05:25 GMT -5
Does anyone know which series Myxlplx sent the justice league to another dimension and they all lost their powers?
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Post by Some dude on Jul 5, 2014 22:06:00 GMT -5
Does anyone know which series Myxlplx sent the justice league to another dimension and they all lost their powers?
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Post by wamphari on Jul 27, 2014 8:02:31 GMT -5
Oddly enough I started off on the very first aliens vs predator comics from the early 90's (after watching predator the movie I basically though predator was the coolest thing imaginable). Later I read some batman and x-men, but got out of comics for quite a while. It took vertigo comics to bring me back to the fold finally (Preacher, Transmet, and most importantly Sandman)
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Post by wickedape on Aug 7, 2014 14:28:20 GMT -5
My first complete memory would be the Marvel Star Wars comics. Of course I no longer own this issue due to me being four and reading it over and over. I remember getting these in the mail, wrapped in that plain brown subscription paper and seeing the cover. I can't find an image of the cover but it freaked me out. All I can find is the character who appeared in it. This guy who really messed with my 4 year old mind. Edit: of course I do a little digging and find it. I now cannot for the life of me figure out what made this so disturbing to me.  Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2014 16:14:11 GMT -5
The Phantom "Revenge of the Harlequin" by Frew Comics. Bought it after I saw the movie when I was 6 years old. The cover terrified me but it was $1, and it was the Phantom. Collected them for a good 4 years after that, then the Marvel Ultimate line was launched, and I had Ultimate Spidey and X-Men's first 6 issues. Then mum threw them out. Didn't pick up comics again for another 10 years.
I make a good point of reminding her very often how much Ultimate Spider-Man #1 is worth now.
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