Comic Book Resources Forums - Classic Comics http://forums.comicbookresources.com/ Talk with fellow fans about the great comics and creators of days gone by! en Sat, 25 May 2013 17:32:23 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.comicbookresources.com/images/misc/rss.png Comic Book Resources Forums - Classic Comics http://forums.comicbookresources.com/ <![CDATA[Jack Katz's First Kingdom-any opinions?]]> http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?455014-Jack-Katz-s-First-Kingdom-any-opinions&goto=newpost Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:28 GMT I just saw that Titan Books is releasing a collected edition of Katz's opus. It's one I have only heard about on occasion, and it has piqued my interest, but I have never seen an actual issue to have read any of it, so I am hesitant to jump on this.

I looked at the preview of the new edition here:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...eview&id=16665

but I am still unsure. Has anyone read this or even parts of it? If so, any impressions, reviews, yeas or nays, etc. that could help me decide whether to track this down or not.

Thanks in advance for any input...

-M ]]> Classic Comics MRP http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?455014-Jack-Katz-s-First-Kingdom-any-opinions Action Comics #1 discovered-and then ripped up http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?454669-Action-Comics-1-discovered-and-then-ripped-up&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 20:25:06 GMT http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/man_discovers_superman_comic_while_HCeN3jf9uG9Hwc0i71nTyJ Too funny http://www.nypost.com/p/news/nationa...uG9Hwc0i71nTyJ

Too funny ]]> Classic Comics Ish Kabbible http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?454669-Action-Comics-1-discovered-and-then-ripped-up <![CDATA[ComicBook Babylon: The Real Villains & Heroes of Comics]]> http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?454556-ComicBook-Babylon-The-Real-Villains-amp-Heroes-of-Comics&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 22:09:24 GMT
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Comic Book Babylon gathers icons HARLAN ELLISON, STAN LEE, ALAN MOORE, FRANK MILLER, JOE KUBERT, GENE COLAN, DAVE COCKRUM, WALTER SIMONSON and NEAL ADAMS into a conversation with CLIFFORD METH where anything goes. Among other stories, you'll learn how & why X-Men co-creator Dave Cockrum became the first Marvel artist to receive a monetary settlement and lifetime royalties for his creations after years of suffering and being unable to get work... You'll meet a well-known Hollywood film producer who doesn't like to pay his writers (until someone squeezes his face)... You'll read Harlan Ellison saying things the way only Harlan Ellison can... And you'll wonder why no one has sued Cliff yet and won.
This fascinating book collects Meth's comics columns and essays--some too outrageous to publish in their day--and adds never-before-revealed material. Everything is brought to life with sensational illustrations by the celebrated and beloved Marvel/DC artist MICHAEL NETZER.
What's achieved is a startling look at the REAL villains and heroes of comics. Introduction by STAN LEE. Art by NETZER. Rants by METH. What are you waiting for?
Sounds very very interesting and the pledge awards are amazing

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...-and-heroes-of ]]> Classic Comics Johnny P. Sartre http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?454556-ComicBook-Babylon-The-Real-Villains-amp-Heroes-of-Comics Where do you buy long boxes? http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?454343-Where-do-you-buy-long-boxes&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 00:20:58 GMT http://www.tcbulk.com

I used to buy my long boxes from the above address but it looks like they don't sell them anymore. Even with shipping, they were still cheaper than anywhere else I've seen. Anyone know of another website that sells reasonably priced long boxes? ]]> Classic Comics shooshoomanjoe http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?454343-Where-do-you-buy-long-boxes Convention Prices? http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?454336-Convention-Prices&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 23:19:47 GMT I'm going to my first convention next weekend and am hoping to find a few Green Lantern issues from the late 80's/90's. From your experience, are convention prices typically much cheaper than those at regular comic shops and is it likely i might find special deals(i.e. buy 2, get 1 free)? ]]> Classic Comics The Uncanny Poster http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?454336-Convention-Prices Cracked Magazine....Anyone miss it ? http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?454167-Cracked-Magazine-Anyone-miss-it&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 23:10:33 GMT Before I really got into comics as a kid my very 1st things I ever picked up were Mad and Cracked Magazines. I really loved the humor and articles. Plus the covers were fun for me. As a kid I really enjoyed Cracked a lot more weirdly. No idea why. Maybe it was the janitor/mascot character of... Before I really got into comics as a kid my very 1st things I ever picked up were Mad and Cracked Magazines. I really loved the humor and articles. Plus the covers were fun for me. As a kid I really enjoyed Cracked a lot more weirdly. No idea why. Maybe it was the janitor/mascot character of Sylvester P. Smythe. The character would show up in the corner of each issue and even be a part of the story at times. Being a janitor and having to clean things up.




Well after those years of the early 1990's , I lost touch with Cracked magazine. I had moved onto comics as a whole and never really came back to the magazine. In reading wiki , the magazine ceased publication in the 2000's . It never had as many subscribers as Mad did. But it folded up after 49 years of publication. Kinda sad to see something from my child hood end in that way.

So does anyone else have memories of Cracked magazine ? And yes folks...I do know there is a website now. ]]> Classic Comics SUPERECWFAN1 http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?454167-Cracked-Magazine-Anyone-miss-it RIP Jesse Santos http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?453322-RIP-Jesse-Santos&goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 20:40:50 GMT Mark Evanier provides an obit (http://www.newsfromme.com/?s=jesse+santos) for yet another recently deceased comics artist - Jesse Santos, formerly of Gold Key Comics, who drew DAGAR THE INVINCIBLE and THE OCCULT FILES OF DOCTOR SPEKTOR (and later an animation artist, who worked on THE LEGEND OF... Mark Evanier provides an obit for yet another recently deceased comics artist - Jesse Santos, formerly of Gold Key Comics, who drew DAGAR THE INVINCIBLE and THE OCCULT FILES OF DOCTOR SPEKTOR (and later an animation artist, who worked on THE LEGEND OF PRINCE VALIANT, DINO-RIDERS and TINY TOON ADVENTURES).

He passed away on April 27th, at the age of 83. :( ]]> Classic Comics Sean Walsh http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?453322-RIP-Jesse-Santos Dan Adkins? http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?453162-Dan-Adkins&goto=newpost Wed, 08 May 2013 15:17:11 GMT I saw a post on FB from the Wally Wood page saying that Dan Adkins has passed away.

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Wa...331284?fref=ts

If that is indeed the case what a loss. There are more eloquent posters on this board but I'll say that Conan 19 and 20 and Master of Kung Fu 38-39 were beautiful comics.

I also recall a great issue of Sub Mariner he did (55?) and a neat-o Dr. Strange origin story (169).

Thanks for all the great entertainment Dan. ]]> Classic Comics Paulie http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?453162-Dan-Adkins Ray Harryhausen, RIP http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?453059-Ray-Harryhausen-RIP&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 17:49:57 GMT Not a comics creator per se, but certain of his great movies were adapted to four-color format (I remember owning Dell's Valley of Gwangi as a kid), & god knows his wondrous work helped make childhood a far more magical realm for many of us here.

Dead at 92. A good long run.

RIP, sir. ]]> Classic Comics dan bailey http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?453059-Ray-Harryhausen-RIP <![CDATA[Explain [fill in the blank] To Me]]> http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?453043-Explain-fill-in-the-blank-To-Me&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 16:15:28 GMT So, I just don't get Cloak and Dagger.

I mean, I know who the characters are and I understand their powers and history and everything. And I also understand that they have a cool design, cool names and their first appearance has a really neat cover.

But I just don't get the appeal beyond that. I've read a number of appearances and issues of their various titles and man, for my money, they pretty much all suck. I have no interest in ever reading anything about these characters. Mind you, I don't necessarily hate them as guest stars, but their solo books are just... man, I don't get it.

Can anyone explain what the draw of Cloak and Dagger is? Is there a draw? Are there actual Cloak and Dagger fans out there? ]]> Classic Comics Scott Harris http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?453043-Explain-fill-in-the-blank-To-Me Evaner on Infantino, Kane, Toth and Kubert http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?452919-Evaner-on-Infantino-Kane-Toth-and-Kubert&goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 12:48:52 GMT This is a worthwhile read for any long time fan of the medium. http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/05/05/clash-of-the-titans-2/ The reality behind the scenes were darker than they seemed to us readers. This is a worthwhile read for any long time fan of the medium.
http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/05/05...-the-titans-2/

The reality behind the scenes were darker than they seemed to us readers. ]]> Classic Comics edhopper http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?452919-Evaner-on-Infantino-Kane-Toth-and-Kubert Did the speculation market never leave? http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?452851-Did-the-speculation-market-never-leave&goto=newpost Sun, 05 May 2013 19:41:28 GMT Everyone who has been collecting comics for years remembers the speculation market of the early '90s.

I recently bought Noble Causes:Family Secrets #3 for $30.00 at milehighcomics.com. It is a book that I've been looking for awhile. I eventually figured out that it took me so long to find a copy because it is Image Comics' Invincible's first appearance. I bought it, to complete my Noble Causes/Dynamo5 collection, thinking I'll be familiarized with Invincible. But there was only a one panel cameo of Invincible in this book. One panel. Nowhere else on this book does he show up. The price of the book went up solely for a one panel appearance of a comic book character? This reminded me of the speculator boom from the 1990s. So I googled this and found out that there are other books who command a high dollar simply because it is x character's first appearance.

So, did the speculator market stay or did it come back? ]]> Classic Comics shooshoomanjoe http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?452851-Did-the-speculation-market-never-leave <![CDATA[Spider-Man '67 Soundtrack]]> http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?452448-Spider-Man-67-Soundtrack&goto=newpost Thu, 02 May 2013 14:44:00 GMT The 1967 Spider-Man cartoon is beloved for many reasons, most notably the talented voice cast and the jazzy, trippy sounds of its legendary theme song and incidental music. The music for seasons two and three of the show have long been available in crisp, clear master recordings through the... The 1967 Spider-Man cartoon is beloved for many reasons, most notably the talented voice cast and the jazzy, trippy sounds of its legendary theme song and incidental music. The music for seasons two and three of the show have long been available in crisp, clear master recordings through the public-domain KPM library. Ubiquitous for decades in films and television programs, KPM tracks are still in use today (a Taco Bell radio spot that I've been hearing for the past few days uses Syd Dale's "The Hell-Raisers"). But for most of us on this board, I'd wager that if we're familiar with this music at all, it's because of Spider-Man.

The incidental music for season one was an original score composed by Ray Ellis. Sadly, it was revealed a few years ago that the master recordings of this music had corroded and are irretrievably lost. As it often does, the internet came to the rescue. A dedicated Spider-Fan has painstakingly isolated the incidental music from season one, assembled it into playable sound files, and posted it on his site for your listening pleasure.

http://www.oshannonland.com/spider-man-music/ ]]> Classic Comics Phil Maurice http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?452448-Spider-Man-67-Soundtrack Mindgames – Cerebus #20 In Virtual Foldout http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?452411-Mindgames-–-Cerebus-20-In-Virtual-Foldout&goto=newpost Thu, 02 May 2013 05:38:06 GMT Know there some big fans of the series in this board and thought I would share this with you. It definitely makes want to get them in floppy form; all I have is the digital version that Sims redid from the kickstarter project. ... Know there some big fans of the series in this board and thought I would share this with you. It definitely makes want to get them in floppy form; all I have is the digital version that Sims redid from the kickstarter project.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/05/...rtual-foldout/
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Decades before Promethea #32, there was Cerebus #20. The Mindgames issue. Which folded out, to create… this.One of the most groundbreaking comic books of its day – and still is thirty years later. Whatever you think of the man, his views and his politics, Dave Sim is deservedly one of the few comic book geniuses.
Rmember that when you see the four page foldout in Superman Unchained #1, Sim was doing this in the seventies.




Sims is a comic genius and always ahead of his time when it came to Cerebus; in the visual storytelling realm and in narrative. ]]> Classic Comics Johnny P. Sartre http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?452411-Mindgames-–-Cerebus-20-In-Virtual-Foldout <![CDATA[why old comics didn't have the writers name in them]]> http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?452264-why-old-comics-didn-t-have-the-writers-name-in-them&goto=newpost Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:29:35 GMT why old comics didn't have the writers name in them? and when they start writing the writers name in the comics? ]]> Classic Comics almozayaf http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?452264-why-old-comics-didn-t-have-the-writers-name-in-them