Selkie
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Red, your blatant play for sympathy worked: you have mine. That sucks. At least my voice-stealing chest cold didn't prevent me from hassling the K brothers this weekend!
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My haul (give or take whatever might still be hiding in my suitcase):
Zombie Bob Gets a Job
Yets! TPB
Walking Dead: Miles Behind Us
Transmetroplitan: Spider's Thrash
Transmetropolitan: Dirge
Swamp Thing: Regenesis
Sleeper: A Crooked Line
The Pro
Point Blank TPB
Lucifer: Divine Comedy
Lucifer: Devil in the Gateway
Losers: Double Down
Inferno TPB
Hellboy: Chaine Coffin
Fortune & Glory
Fables: Storybook Love
Fables: Mean Season
Essential Howard the Duck
Essential Tomb of Dracula, v2
Doom Patrol: Painting that Ate Paris
Doom Patrol: Crawling from the Wreckage
Crypto-Zoo
Channel Zero
Bipolar
100% TPB
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Actually, I had no set image of you, Selk; I was just so pleasantly surprised and shocked by your most excellent costume.
Oooo ... diplomatic answer!
By the way, until I see you again I'm going to be hearing your posts in my head as that whiskey got-a-cold voice you had at the con, haha!It will be a pleasure to meet up with you some time when I can hear, speak, stand upright (arthritis sucks!), sport a 'do that has not been mussed by a mask, have had a good night's sleep, and am wearing dry civilian clothing. My guess is that I'll be a lot more like your preconception of me when that's the case.
Were Lou and I anything like you imagined?Actually, you guys were exactly what I imagined. You're a little more of a smooth operator than I anticipated, but even that was just a slight matter of degree. Politicians could learn from your example ... but it's just as well they don't, lest they be better able to mislead the voters.
And I'll have you know I've never seen so much care and consideration lavished on a human child. A puppy, yes. But a human child? Never.
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I had a blast, too, although I was kind of overwhelmed by it all. Selkie is nothing like you imagine her.
Um ... so what did you imagine (besides someone with a voice)? :ph34r:
Selk, you are the Uber Fangirl.I really hope that's a compliment
When you do your write-up of the con, I hope you give us a full inventory of everything you bought, because I forgot to ask.Wouldn't miss the opportunity to make all tremble, even if only at the magnitude of my geekdom! Good practice for when I rise from my slumber and reclaim the world. Just for being so nice, you and your extended family will be eaten first.
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Congrats, Slick!
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Christian, sorry we missed you.
K Brothers: Had a great time meeting you both.
Everyone: Detailed write-up of the experience to follow. In the meantime, here are some preview photos:
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Leaving in just a few minutes to drive through a rip-roaring thunderstorm so I can terrorize some Wolverines over a long weekend. Wish me luck!
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What Atticus said. I hated Millar's run, and Ellis' is one of my all-time favorite series (admittedly, in part because of the circumstances under which I read it as well as the material itself).
It's well worth shopping around for the Absolute Authority volume 1, which contains all of Ellis' run in one gorgeous HC. I've been able to pick it up for around, even a little less than, the one and a half TPBs it contains bought individually. The art is a major selling point for the run, and both the coloring and pencils are very muddy on the soft covers due to being printed on what appears to be the lowest available grade of toilet paper. Laura Martin was vocal about her disappointment regarding the impact of the paper quality on the look of the book.
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The linked site provides a different meaning for my name than what I usually get, but it, too, is frighteningly appropriate.
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Kingdom of Heaven = Gladiator-lite, and Orlando Bloom is no Russell Crowe. Like the scene in the forest where Russell Crowe fights off the soldiers sent to execute him? Good, because you'll see it replayed here with the Knights Templar. Like the scene where Russell Crowe buries the figurines representing his dead wife and child in the sand? Good, because you'll see it again with a cross representing Orlando Bloom's dead father. Et cetera, ad nauseam.
Although the pacing is pretty even, it's clear that a lot of material was either cut, or a greater knowledge of this period than I have was expected. Why does Sibylla cut her hair off? No idea. How does Orlando Bloom become Mr. Super-soldier capable of advanced tactical planning after apparently one lesson in how to hold a sword? Not a clue.
The movie's pretty enough to look at, but that's about all.
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This is THE show at which I stock up on half-price TPBs, so Og only knows how much stuff I'll wind up lugging around. I always wind up with lots more stuff from here than from the much larger show in Chicago. Please, pray for a nice copy of Blacksad for me, will you? I never miss the opportunity to chat with Guy Davis, and I'm hoping to score a piece of his OA too, although he seems to be selling the good stuff on eBay these days. If I could get my life in order I'd figure out which random issues I need to complete runs, but I still haven't managed to reorganize after the bookshelf collapse so I'll probably be sticking to TPBs.
Mostly, I'm planning to geek out and get away from the parallel dimension I normally inhabit for as long as possible.
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I have guaranteed reservations, so you guys better show up!
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Are you talking about the frenchman? Or the guy sent after him? But you are talking about that issue, right? I thought it was 12 but maybe you're right...
No, the Indian woman running around London leaping through windows and all that.
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Have any other comic characters had powers like Jack's?
The Question does now; if you haven't read the just-concluded miniseries, I highly recommend seeking it out because it's quite good in its own right. One of the issues of Global Frequency - around 5 or 6 - revolves around a somewhat similar character too.
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[what "standalone" issue of Bone did you find?
The "Hero Special." That it's unnumbered and a "special" implied to me that it might be a standalone - hope I guessed right.
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I wish I could be more help, but the only things I read are Vertigo or unsuitable indies.
That comment brought a smile to my face. "Vertigo and unsuitable indies" accurately describes my library, too. I don't have a child, want a child, and according to my own parents never was a child, and did not read comics in my younger years, so I'm way behind the curve on what sorts of material are suitable for a child. Still, after having a pretty darn good childhood muyself, I get frothing mad at the conditions so many kids have to grow up in. There may not be much I can do for this particular child, but I figure even doing something small is better than nothing. At worst they'll be a divserion for a smart kid living in a trailer in the middle of a southern state with minimal access to anyone but his crazy parents and overwhelmed grandparents. At best, he'll take something more away with him. Can't hurt to try.
Very few kid-friendly comics have ever entered my house, and those which have usually wound up in the hands of a needy child or distributed to the neighbor kids at Halloween. (My house is a very popular destination for that reason!) Probably my proudest accomplishment is turning a 13-year old girl labeled a "reluctant reader" by her school district into such a rabid fan of Out There that she was begging her mom for new issues and carrying the TPB and singles with her everywhere she went. This girl was a child who had never voluntarily read a book in her life. Her two younger brothers, one of whom has had so many labels applied by the schools I can't count them all, went ga-ga for Batman and Justice League material. Again, these were kids whom the schools had pretty well given up on. The parents of those kids were not readers (of anything, not just comics). In this case, at least the parental theft issue has the slim benefit of displaying to the kid that (comic) books are desirable, and reading is a Good Thing.
If I see anything that looks likely (and cheap) in London, I'll pick it up and send it on.Would be most appreciative of any contributions or assistance to the cause, as long as shipping doesn't break the bank. I almost had a heart attack when I saw how expensive shipping that batch to you and Mark was, although perhaps the reverse trip would be cheaper.
Could you give the comics to his auntie and let him read them at her house, or does he not have the opportunity to visit her often enough to make that worthwhile?Aunt lives a couple of states away, and visits him maybe twice a year. She's been concerned about him for a while but apparently the situation has worsened drastically since last fall and now she's really worried. The dad was, um, maladjusted before, but is apparently downright delusional now. The spousal abuse, in front of the kid no less, is also new, or at least newly discussed. The grandparents are doing what they can, but their health and other issues preclude them from taking over raising him. They already have stepped in and are doing the homeschooling that the father tells the state he's doing, but isn't.
Thanks, too, for the info about the Johnny DC imprint. I knew about some of those titles, but not the imprint as a whole. Perhaps I can scoop up some in a back issue bin or something.
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As before, thanks to everyone for their contributions. There are some very good ideas in there. Boy, am I ready to smack myself for not thinking of Soulwind, which I like a lot and never think of as being for children. (For that matter, ditto Courtney Crumrin.) I've got to dig up the random issues I have of Leave It to Chance now that I have all the HCs.
The problem is going to be that so many of these are only readily available as TPBs, which is going to up the costs more than a bit. I'll take a list of books recommended here to Novi, and perhaps I can even get the kid's aunt - who brought his situation to my attention - to contribute. I just ordered a bunch of Batman Adventures, JLI, Mister Miracle, a (hopefully) standalone issue of Bone, and some other stuff from Fifty Cent Comics that I'll include in the first care package. If this goes well, there will be more.
Oh, and apparently the little one must have gotten his hands on those Essential X-mens I sent at some point - he named his new little female puppy "Rogue." 8-)
How's Tellos for little ones? I know there's a heavily discounted TPB at my old shop, and the art looks bright and cartoony, at least.
In the future, U.S. folks, if you shop at a store that has quarter bins or something similar that contain books you believe might be suitable, and you'd be willing to pick them up (I'll reimburse costs) drop me a note. I'm hoping to stop by Vault of Midnight on my way to Novi, and I seem to recall they had a quarter or 50 cent bin.
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I doubt he'd distinguish between "manga" and "comics", so if you think of something, feel free to recommend it.
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Thanks for the recommendations everyone; please, keep them coming. Sounds like my deep and abiding hatred of Bone may have blinded me to its virtues for this situation.
Shawn, do you happen to recall the name of the TPB or issue numbers for the Usagi Yojumbo you mentioned?
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The little boy is 10, smart as a whip, being homeschooled, being raised by a father who has psychological problems and a submissive mother who won't stand up for herself or the kid. The boy is starting to develop worrisome anger and discipline issues. He's in a situation where he should be given a better environment, but it's not so overtly abusive that the state would intervene even if they were notified. There's almost nothing I can do, but I am able to send him comics to feed his starving mind and hope for the best.
So, with that information at hand, what do you recommend? Can be past or present, but I'd prefer something I can pick up inexpensively and in bulk from a place like 50 Cent Comics. Apparently he was really interested in the Essential X-men volumes I sent, but his dad - having been an X-geek in his youth - swiped them so the kid hasn't had much time with them. I'm hoping that if I send lots of singles, it'll be harder for his dad to do that.
Given that this is a kid with problems, moral content's going to be something of an issue. This is not the time to recommend, say, the average Mark Millar teen-oriented comic (Although I'm told his Superman Adventures books are good for kids - are they?). Og knows that heavy-handed preachy books aren't going to accomplish a thing, but morally ambiguous and grim 'n' gritty are not the way to go either.
Any thoughts?
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I quite enjoyed the movie. They may have changed a lot, but they got the spirit right, and that's the important part to me. The filmmakers emphasized visual humor over verbal humor, which I think was a mistake, but not as fatal a mistake as I would have expected. (Boy, they butchered the "Beware of the leopard" line though... and no "Mostly Harmless"?) I don't understand why they didn't explain the significance of the towel, though. The person I accompanied to the theater had never read the books, loved the movie, and was baffled by the importance of the towel.
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Sometimes, just sometimes, news is good:
"Extinct" Ivory-billed woodpecker rediscovered after 60 years
Some pictures of the "Lord God Bird" courtesy of Google
I didn't even know they were missing, but the world seems a richer and more exciting place for having them in it.
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Whats this from ?
Road to Perdition. In context, that exchange is a truly powerful movie moment. Here's a fuller version of it.
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Tekno, was a line of comics from the late 80's/early 90's that died on it's arse.
Gaiman came up with 2 character concepts for them; "Technophage" was one and the other was about a steam powered robot. I forget what it was called.
Mr. Hero.
Motor City Comic Con Spring 2005 Novi MI
in Comics
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I used to ... but that was long ago.
Frog-goroth.
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