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General / Re: Forthcoming Thrills - 2024
Last post by Barrington Boots - Today at 09:51:46 AMThis is definitely something a bit different but doesn't look especially interesting to me either apart from Harlem Zombos, which could be worth the cover price alone if its as daft as it sounds.
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Books & Comics / Re: Completely Self-absorbed T...
Last post by Barrington Boots - Today at 09:28:23 AMQuote from: Tjm86 on Today at 07:12:06 AMEarly 80's Marvel does seem to be its hey-day. By the late 80's they seem to have crawled up their own backsides before completely losing the plot in the speculator boom of the 90's. (trillion's of covers, holograms, card covers, die cut covers, cover covers ...)
This is my feeling on Marvel too, although I did wonder if it was nostalgia telling me this. It's nice to see others of this opinion!
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Books & Comics / Re: Completely Self-absorbed T...
Last post by Colin YNWA - Today at 07:37:09 AMQuote from: Tjm86 on Today at 07:12:06 AMEarly 80's Marvel does seem to be its hey-day. By the late 80's they seem to have crawled up their own backsides before completely losing the plot in the speculator boom of the 90's. (trillion's of covers, holograms, card covers, die cut covers, cover covers ...)
I've talked about this elsewhere on the internet recently as it goes and I'm left speculating how much Jim Shooter was such an important creative force for Marvel during his time as Editor in Chief. He gets a lot of bad press for how he handled relationships with the creative talent but there's little denying how he acted as a person during his time in charge Marvel was so much more innovative and brave creatively.
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Books & Comics / Re: Whats everyone reading?
Last post by Tjm86 - Today at 07:17:13 AMJust finished Susan Cooper's Silver on the Tree and the full Dark is Rising Sequence. A fascinating collection that follows that tradition of merging English folklore with Arthurian Legend. One of those books that I'd always looked at down through the years but for some reason never got around to reading.
For my money it leaves Rowling's Harry Potter in the dust. The quality of writing is an order of magnitude better than those books. Even though it's a fairly standard tale of good versus evil, it is far more original and lacks the over-dramatisation of that more popular series.
It's fair to say that Cooper's work deserves its status as a classic of British literature even if it is criminally under-appreciated.
For my money it leaves Rowling's Harry Potter in the dust. The quality of writing is an order of magnitude better than those books. Even though it's a fairly standard tale of good versus evil, it is far more original and lacks the over-dramatisation of that more popular series.
It's fair to say that Cooper's work deserves its status as a classic of British literature even if it is criminally under-appreciated.
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Books & Comics / Re: Completely Self-absorbed T...
Last post by Tjm86 - Today at 07:12:06 AMPower Pack was one of my first experiences of Marvel, especially the early Snark's run. A couple of tidy crossovers with X-men and the Morlocks before the Mutant Massacre but it kind of lost its way after issue 25 when it went bi-monthly. Think it was always one of those titles that was bumping cheerfully along.
Prices tend to be a bit all over the shop and, as with so many things, tracking down the last dozen or so issues can be a bit of a challenge. That said, unless you're an obsessive completionist, they're nowt to write home about.
Early 80's Marvel does seem to be its hey-day. By the late 80's they seem to have crawled up their own backsides before completely losing the plot in the speculator boom of the 90's. (trillion's of covers, holograms, card covers, die cut covers, cover covers ...)
Prices tend to be a bit all over the shop and, as with so many things, tracking down the last dozen or so issues can be a bit of a challenge. That said, unless you're an obsessive completionist, they're nowt to write home about.
Early 80's Marvel does seem to be its hey-day. By the late 80's they seem to have crawled up their own backsides before completely losing the plot in the speculator boom of the 90's. (trillion's of covers, holograms, card covers, die cut covers, cover covers ...)
#6
Off Topic / Re: Boys Adventure comic blog
Last post by Richard S. - Today at 06:25:35 AMThere's still some work to do to complete my covers gallery for the Marvel UK The real Ghostbusters collected comics but I've filled a few gaps recently and now know it ran for at least 13 issues. Any further help much appreciated.
https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/04/updated-real-ghostbusters-collected.html
https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2024/04/updated-real-ghostbusters-collected.html
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General / Re: Forthcoming Thrills - 2024
Last post by O Lucky Stevie! - Today at 05:10:51 AMGiven the recent success of The Darkest Judge & 2000AD vs Battle Action it makes sense to go down this route.
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General / Re: Forthcoming Thrills - 2024
Last post by broodblik - Today at 04:07:39 AMQuote from: Max Headroom on 23 April, 2024, 09:05:18 PMI'm a bit dubious about this year's Sci-Fi Special, as I was never a great fan of these Elseworlds-type crossovers. I will buy it (to show solidarity and all that) but don't have very high expectations as, for me, these 'alternative' stories never seem to work.
I feel the same but at least they are trying something differnt with the specials. Dooing something based on a theme
#9
Off Topic / Re: This is the News!
Last post by Funt Solo - Today at 03:32:17 AM"Prince William becomes Great Master of the Order of the Bath."
I was going to say "they're just making this up as they go along", but then that's exactly what royalty is.
I was going to say "they're just making this up as they go along", but then that's exactly what royalty is.
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News / Re: Watch out for stolen Ian G...
Last post by Funt Solo - Today at 12:11:37 AM"Top c*ntributer"?
I'm mostly just
I'm mostly just