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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 9, 2020 19:55:34 GMT -5
Lockjaw is always great when paired up with Ben Grimm, as Dan Slott understood, in his Thing mini-series. Thanks to Karnak's carelessness, Lockjaw gets a sliver in his hide. No one pays attention to him, when he looks for help. Finally, Ben Grimm does the deed and Lockjaw shows his appreciation... They hang out and Lockjaw helps Ben out... He ends up staying with Ben and the gang, playing frisbee in the park....
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Post by tarkintino on Jul 9, 2020 20:37:00 GMT -5
^ Very nice Thing/Lockjaw moments.
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Post by beccabear67 on Jul 9, 2020 20:54:46 GMT -5
I can imagine playing with him now... "Drop the stick Lockjaw. Drop it! Drooopppp!!!"
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2020 20:57:41 GMT -5
That Thing series was all kinds of awesome.
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Post by impulse on Jul 9, 2020 21:07:14 GMT -5
So, I've had a nice hardback copy of Frank Miller's widely-renown 300 for years and finally got around to reading spending so much time at home during the quaratine. I have seen and quite enjoyed the movie, and enjoyed what else of Miller's I've read. I am glad that it was made into a movie and has become as well-known as it has.
I cannot understand why it is so well-regarded and considered such a classic based on the comic. The story came off much better in the movie IMO, not least of all because I can hardly tell what is supposed even be happening looking at the art. Heavily-stylized and immediately recognizable, Frank Miller may be, but a clear storyteller boy is he not.
There, I said it.
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Post by berkley on Jul 9, 2020 21:50:13 GMT -5
So, I've had a nice hardback copy of Frank Miller's widely-renown 300 for years and finally got around to reading spending so much time at home during the quaratine. I have seen and quite enjoyed the movie, and enjoyed what else of Miller's I've read. I am glad that it was made into a movie and has become as well-known as it has. I cannot understand why it is so well-regarded and considered such a classic based on the comic. The story came off much better in the movie IMO, not least of all because I can hardly tell what is supposed even be happening looking at the art. Heavily-stylized and immediately recognizable, Frank Miller may be, but a clear storyteller boy is he not. There, I said it. I've only flipped through Miller's 300, after seeing the movie, and wasn't tempted to read it through. I think Miller is a great artist and as a writer is very good at hard-boiled American crime stories: he was able to use that approach successfully when writing "street-level" superhero series like Batman and Daredevil but it didn't translate well to the ancient Greek setting of 300, IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2020 2:32:17 GMT -5
The thought of taking high-grade comics and trimming them for binding purposes crawls my blood....and yet these are original comics all the same....would be hard-pressed to leave the finished product behind....
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 10, 2020 6:11:02 GMT -5
I've seen books that were trimmed online, but what actual part of the book is trimmed? Is it the spine, because the picture looks like it fits perfectly.
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Post by badwolf on Jul 10, 2020 9:24:59 GMT -5
I'll be naming my new pup Lockjaw....
There, I got a name for him.
AKA Tetanus? Teddy for short.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 10, 2020 10:02:25 GMT -5
AKA Tetanus? Teddy for short. Much nicer than the alternative.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2020 10:05:41 GMT -5
Oh my lord, Hal.
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Post by Confessor on Jul 10, 2020 10:28:10 GMT -5
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man is a much better title for the comic that plain ol' The Spectacular Spider-Man.
There! I said it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2020 10:51:01 GMT -5
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man is a much better title for the comic that plain ol' The Spectacular Spider-Man. There! I said it. I agree. I’m as interested in the man behind the mask as the mask itself. Having Parker’s name included in the title of the comic makes sense on so many levels.
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Post by tarkintino on Jul 10, 2020 11:45:45 GMT -5
The thought of taking high-grade comics and trimming them for binding purposes crawls my blood....and yet these are original comics all the same....would be hard-pressed to leave the finished product behind....
I agree with you about binding, as we are all more or less trained to value the book as published, but as you say, the original is there. In storage, I have some bound Gold Key and TIME magazines, and although I would have preferred the loose issues, they are still the original pages from those long-gone eras.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2020 14:11:40 GMT -5
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man is a much better title for the comic that plain ol' The Spectacular Spider-Man. There! I said it. But how are you going to keep the secret identity secret if it's right there in the title? Sheesh, make things harder for the guy, you know. -M
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