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CaBil - Mar 13, 2003 3:22:29 pm PST #341 of 10000

Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.

Closest thing we have to a comic thread...

Reality TV veteran Bruce Nash ("Meet My Folks") has teamed with comic book king Stan Lee to search for the next big superhero.

The mild-mannered duo will swing through town next week, pitching a fantasy-meets-reality show to the networks.

The project will begin with an open call, a la "American Idol," for contestants who have created their own idea for a superhero. Dressed as their creation, participants will be judged by a panel of celebrities who have played heroes in the past (think Lynda Carter ).

Full article here

DavidS - Mar 13, 2003 5:48:52 pm PST #342 of 10000

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Closest thing we have to a comic thread...

On that note, who reads Lucifer? I glanced through the first TPB and it looked well-written.

CaBil - Mar 13, 2003 7:22:19 pm PST #343 of 10000

Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.

Ms Havisham reads it, I'll see if I can lure her here.

victor infante - Mar 13, 2003 7:23:21 pm PST #344 of 10000

To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

On that note, who reads Lucifer? I glanced through the first TPB and it looked well-written.

It was, once, but it's gotten dull. I don't know why I cling to it.

Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 13, 2003 8:59:21 pm PST #345 of 10000

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I'm wondering if the writing is intentionally mirroring the motif of the Fall, going from glorious brilliance (the miniseries that preceded the regular book) to pointless misery (the current storyline).

Jon, sorry it took me so long to get back to you about the Spike action figure. None were available from my source, though if you're in the market for Little Nicky figurines I can set you up.

Jeff Mejia - Mar 13, 2003 9:17:07 pm PST #346 of 10000

"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert

On that note, who reads Lucifer? I glanced through the first TPB and it looked well-written.

I don't know, I just picked up on the thing and am going back through the back issues. There seems to be a lot being set up for the coming storylines. But maybe that's just because I'm catching on. I was happy to fill in a missing spot in the run by picking up #24 at MegaCon for a buck.

In fact, I just read an enthusiastic review over at Sequential Tart in their review of Vertigo's 10th anniversary, Read This or Die. The reviewer said that this was the first time she was reading the new issues while she was catching up with the trades, before she even caught up.

Jon B. - Mar 13, 2003 9:22:07 pm PST #347 of 10000

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Jon, sorry it took me so long to get back to you about the Spike action figure.

Thanks for looking! Much appreciated.

Michele T. - Mar 13, 2003 10:33:04 pm PST #348 of 10000

with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi

Oh, no! I really liked the first few Lucifer TPBs...

Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 13, 2003 11:29:27 pm PST #349 of 10000

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Like its protagonist, the series just keeps getting worse and worse as time goes on.

Ms. Havisham - Mar 14, 2003 12:01:05 am PST #350 of 10000

And we will call it... "This Land."

On that note, who reads Lucifer? I glanced through the first TPB and it looked well-written.

I've been reading it since the begining. It manages, IMO, to balance abstractness and philosophy with actual storytelling so that it doesn't go off the incoherent end like other Sandman spinoffs have.

There's a decent stable of supporting characters, who often carry a good part of the story themselves since Lucifer can be a little short on the sympathetic/fallible side.

A graphic novel called "Nirvana" came out not too long ago - it's a standalone storyline and it'll give you a taste of the style.

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