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Absolutely Ultimate Spidey is the best! Best superhero book out there if you ask me. While I don't think there's anything objectionable in it, I don't think that it's written for kids at all. If you liked that issue of Ultimate X-Men chances are real good that you'll like Ultimate...

One of the funniest movies I've seen ages was The Wrong Guy starring Dave Foley as a guy who thinks he's wanted for murder. I was surprised at how much and how hard I laughed at this one. Another film not widely seen but was I felt was just great was Frailty, starring Bill Paxton and Matthew...

Oh, yeah! I bought about a half dozen of the $0.25 Conan comic that just came out to share with pals. I'm definitely looking forward to the new Conan series.

Agreed. I'd really like to see some accurate stats. The HP thing is such a huge crazy big numbers phenomenon that I don't think either Jordan or Brooks, as beloved/reviled as they may be, even come close.

I pick up Supreme Power as well, and it is definitely worth takin a look at. It's J. M. Straczynski's take on Marvel's Squadron Supreme characters, which means it's really his take on the JLA characters, just with names like Hyperion and Nighthawk instead of Superman and Batman. It is good...

Yeah, I kind of have a feeling that J. K. Rowling does a little better than these guys... Or is Harry Potter somehow NOT considered fantasy...?

I LOVE Astro City. I thought the issue commenting on the whole Lois Lane trying to prove Clark Kent is Superman bit was classic. One of Busiek's best. I also pick up Teen Titans and Iron Man. Teen Titans is great. Reminds me a lot of the Wolfman/Perez issues. I almost dropped Iron Man but...

Aw, man... Now I gotta go stop the bleeding again...

Thank you for the link. Now I have to go staunch the bleeding from my eyes and ears.

Swords & Sorcery has its origins in the old pulps, as does a good chunk of today's heroic fiction. H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and quite a few others wrote for the pulps. Take another look at that article that was posted earlier. Most of what folks call 'pulp' on...

I recently cut back on my monthlies, but I still pick up a ton. Ultimate FF is good stuff. So is Ultimate X-Men. Ultimate Spidey is THE BEST, though. It's in seven trade paperbacks so far so hopefully that isn't too daunting. I dig pretty much everything that Bendis writes actually. Other...

I gave up on it about a half hour ago. Pretty tough viewing... If you guys like it I may tape it and fast forward to good stuff later.

I just turned it on, and you're right--it's awful. The dragon does look kind of cool. Kind of. It's just too bad all it does is wander corridors with the same animation.

I think it's just the opposite, actually. I didn't think that the end was simple or mellow at all. I mean, his son turned him into a fish after everone he ever knew in his life just suddenly popped up! The end turned into one of his big stories and I would have much preferred something...

Ah--kind of like 'Tolkienesque' or "Lovecraftian.' Gotcha. I'm not familiar with his work. Is it worth looking up? And which came first, D&D style magic, or Vance's stories?

Where does the word 'vancian' come from and what does it mean exactly? I tried to look it up, but had no luck. I mean, I understand what it means through the context of calling D&D magic 'vancian' but is there anything more specific? Anyone know the etymology of the word? I'd pick the magic...

I can't resist a live action Blackhawk wannabe! Count me in!

REH was paid by the word back in those pulp days and had no problem recycling some stories by simply changing names and places and then selling them again. That sounds like a 'hack' to me. I don't mind that though. He's one of my all-time favorites and I wish he'd stuck around a lot longer to...

That's cool. I honestly feel bad for folks that don't enjoy Japanese monster movies as much as I do... :D Different strokes, and all that. As for Big Fish, I felt that the movie wanted me to feel that what the son learned was 'more wonderful than that...' but it felt artificial. It...

BOO YAH!! :cool: