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Re: Marvel Movie Adaptations « Result #1 Yesterday at 9:08pm »
I saw the Dune movie and wasn't real impressed. Calling the elusive substance spice was just stupid in my opinion. Overall I just don't care for adaptions anyway.
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Re: Battlestar Galactica « Result #3 Yesterday at 3:46pm »
Overall I didn't like adaptions. One of the first things I sold when I got back into collecting was all of my Star Wars comics. A nice chunk of books, but I didn't have the early ones, nor much past maybe the Empire Strikes Back adaption. I just never felt they were of the same quality, nor were they an expansive and cohesive universe like Marvel offered in their other titles.
Where's Dune? One of the best movie adaptations in my mind, if only because of the great Bill Sienkiewicz art (plus it helps that it's a David Lynch film, who I am a big fan of).
It's very unlikely I have Dune. Since Sting was popular in 1983 after the Synchronicity album, I'm betting that came out in 1984. I definitely would not have it if so. The only comic I remember buying between 1984 and 1991 was a Barbour Christian comic. I bought that one day when I was hanging out with a friend (and still former comic collector). He quit collecting before I did. We'd stopped into a book store and they had a spinner rack of comics. I remember the rack was flooded with New Universe comics and I thought "whose idea was it to start a whole new universe". As someone who was not buying comics at the time, I remember thinking it was a lousy idea to flood the market with that much material which could only compete with Marvel's own titles.
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Re: Marvel Movie Adaptations « Result #6 Yesterday at 9:57am »
Where's Dune? One of the best movie adaptations in my mind, if only because of the great Bill Sienkiewicz art (plus it helps that it's a David Lynch film, who I am a big fan of).
I enjoyed the "Man of Steel" and Superman Vol.2 run Byrne did and also Action Comics as a team-up book. His art was still pretty top shelf to me at that point.
Those early "Action" issues were great. All the way until issue #600. That whole relaunched "Super" run is what got me hooked into superhero books and DC in the first place.
I remember buying the "Time" magazine cover he did for the 50th anniversary of Superman back then too. I think there were some original art panels in there.
I really liked Byrne's work on the first 2 years of the post-crisis Superman books. But when he drew Superman again for "Action Comics" years later with Gail Simone, his drawings definitely looked weird and off. Real bulky character heads and just didn't look like the old classic stuff he was doing. I had to double check the cover credits to see if it was really him doing the artwork.
I haven't checked out his Star Trek stuff he's been doing for IDW these days.
I enjoyed the "Man of Steel" and Superman Vol.2 run Byrne did and also Action Comics as a team-up book. His art was still pretty top shelf to me at that point.
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Indiana Jones « Result #18 on Nov 21, 2009, 6:56pm »
I only have #1-5 of this series. Most likely 1983 was the year I went cold turkey on buying comics. When I got back into the hobby, I remember having stuffed my last purchases into the end of a comic box with no bags. It was obvious I was just tired of it. I remember the "Generic Comic Book" as being one of the unbagged comics.
Re: Marvel Movie Adaptations « Result #23 on Nov 21, 2009, 11:44am »
The Marvel Indy run is great. Steve Ditko drew a bunch of issues in there too. Dark Horse has remastered reprints of the Marvel run in Omnibus format which look better than the originals.
The other Marvel movie adaptations I can think of that I have are Willow, Darkman, Robocop & Howard the Duck. I like the magazine sized editions of the movie comics that had painted cover art too.
I forgot Al Williamson drew the "Blade Runner" series up there. I gotta get that.
Re: Alpha Flight « Result #24 on Nov 21, 2009, 11:07am »
I really liked Byrne's work on the first 2 years of the post-crisis Superman books. But when he drew Superman again for "Action Comics" years later with Gail Simone, his drawings definitely looked weird and off. Real bulky character heads and just didn't look like the old classic stuff he was doing. I had to double check the cover credits to see if it was really him doing the artwork.
I haven't checked out his Star Trek stuff he's been doing for IDW these days.
Re: Alpha Flight « Result #25 on Nov 20, 2009, 7:32pm »
Agreed. It's hard to look at his work of the last 15 years or so, when I remember how awesome his stuff was in the late 70's and the very early 80's. It seems like once he became a household name to comic fans, he no longer had to put out great work anymore, just barely passable work.
Bryne is one of those artist I kind of think....it's sad how it turned out.
I know what you mean, this past couple of years has been a strain for everyone, except the banks, if only everyone else could get bailed out like they have.
If there is a particular piece you would like, I would certainly hold that piece back for you, if it is one, which I am selling.
I am making this offer, in case you do, because of the way I have always been treated here on your forum.
Best, Tim...
I tend to be someone who does what he says he's going to do. Keeping my promises sometimes puts me in bind causing negative cash flow at times I don't want it to occur. In my mind, asking you to hold a piece is the same thing as writing the check. It would be a huge gamble that my negative cash flow was going to remedy itself soon and I still have a backlog of priorities that my future income will be allocated to. Replenishing my savings is just the first step. I have no projected date that will occur. It may take many months.
I've got the Raiders of the Lost Ark books. One book I'd like to have a run of is the Marvel Indiana Jones ongoing series, if I could get them in high grade condition. Another book I'm looking for is Labyrinth #1 to complete my set.
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Re: Dreadstar « Result #29 on Nov 20, 2009, 11:58am »
It's a bit too far out for me. When you get into things like cat people, that stretches it for me. I have no memory of the writing. I just know I didn't like it.
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Re: One-Shots « Result #30 on Nov 20, 2009, 11:56am »
I always miss the time windows to sell that kind of stuff now because I've been too lazy to sell anything. It's something I need to do to trim down what I have.
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