Comics News Thread 4 (RIP ComicsAlliance)

Crimsondude

I can forgive Antimatter. She wasn't born when the movie came out.

But you ... You're just a bad person.

But I can link to this again. http://twitpic.com/532209

Arivia

Oh, okay. I was 2 when it came out. Thomas the Tank Engine > Rocketeer.

Centipede Damascus

damn kids all over my lawn here

Crimsondude

Arivia wrote: »

Oh, okay. I was 2 when it came out. Thomas the Tank Engine > Rocketeer.

Was that the one where George Carlin played Mr. Conductor?

Anyway, all you need to know is that a Midwest farmboy finds a jetpack and fights Nazis.

Blankzilla

and it was directed by the same guy who did Captain America

HadjiQuest

Sometimes it was Ringo.

Sometimes it was ringo....

WiseManTobes

Arivia wrote: »

I think I'd have to know what a Rocketeer is to be excited by that one.

And now, I feel really god damn old, Thanks Ari! rofl

Arivia

HadjiQuest wrote: »

Sometimes it was Ringo.

Sometimes it was ringo....

It was Ringo! But actually my best memories are of George Carlin. No wonder my dad liked watching it with me, he was a big fan.

That and a Canadian Aboriginal actor as the generic Magical Indian. Whee.

Crimsondude

I know about Carlin because on one of his specials he attacks children and says, "And this is Mr. Conductor speaking. I know what I'm talking about."

Arivia

Crimsondude wrote: »

I know about Carlin because on one of his specials he attacks children and says, "And this is Mr. Conductor speaking. I know what I'm talking about."

I remember that!

HadjiQuest

Arivia wrote: »

Crimsondude wrote: »

I know about Carlin because on one of his specials he attacks children and says, "And this is Mr. Conductor speaking. I know what I'm talking about."

I remember that!

Jason Woliner was also apparently on that show with Ringo. And left with Ringo.

Jason Woliner is a pretty funny dude.

Gaslight

Thomas the Tank Engine is the reason Ringo is my favorite Beatle to this day.

But infancy is no excuse for not being familiar with The Rocketeer.

Solar

I am not familiar with the rocketeer

and I dunno why everyone loves him so. He just seems like a dude in period dress with a jetpack.

But hey, Waid and Samnee

Blankzilla

It is a really fun, campy 40s-era superhero movie that had a lot of charm as do the comics it was based on

Gaslight

Solar wrote: »

I am not familiar with the rocketeer

and I dunno why everyone loves him so.

These two things may just possibly be connected.

JyrenB

He has a jetpack. He punches Nazis. Everything about that is great.

RedDelicious

You could always watch The Rocketeer movie.

Solar

Yeah but it seems like it is an old movie from the 40s

and I am not really a fan of movies from back then

it seems like people who love films like stuff from that time and I do not

Antimatter

Solar wrote: »

Yeah but it seems like it is an old movie from the 40s

and I am not really a fan of movies from back then

it seems like people who love films like stuff from that time and I do not

...
the movie is from the 90s and was directed by the captain america director

Blankzilla

Solar wrote: »

Yeah but it seems like it is an old movie from the 40s

and I am not really a fan of movies from back then

it seems like people who love films like stuff from that time and I do not

what

no

I mean 40s as in it is a campy fun WWII era adventure ala Indiana Jones/Captain America

especially the latter since it is the same director

Antimatter

blank

hey blank

type faster

Gaslight

Also it has Jennifer Connelly.

Solar

Ah

I see

well I might watch it

maybe

if I can be bothered

Solar

Gaslight wrote: »

Also it has Jennifer Connelly.

now this

this is an incentive

especially if it's 90's Jennifer Connelly

Blankzilla

It is a vintage 1991 Jennifer Connelly

wirehead26

Marvel June 2012 solicits.

TexiKen

You don't get this from regular comic news sites: Cebulski in a rather frank dinner interview about all things comics. Some really good answers and responses that are better than what Brevoort or Wacker usually provide, and without the snark or unnecessary hostility.

One of the bigger things was about the double shipping:

CEBULSKI
Steve is the editor. So Steve made the choice to go with Khoi Pham. And said he was going to work with Khoi to open up his style, make it a little looser. Tom Palmer’s going to ink it, make it a little more open. So in that regard, the couple pages I’ve seen, Khoi has adapted his style to something more like that.

BUTCHER
To fit this kind of book.

CEBULSKI
But, that said, Koi’s only going to be on for one issue.

BUTCHER
He’s doing 10.1 and 12 and 15.

CEBULSKI
He’s solicited for that. Chris Samnee’s going to be coming on and taking over sooner. Him and Paolo will be the two regular artist’s on the book for the rest of the year.

BUTCHER
So that’s a commercial decision that Marvel’s making, to print Daredevil 20 times a year because Daredevil’s one of their best-selling books.

MINTZ
But another way you do that is you say, why don’t we have five Daredevil books. They can all come out monthly. What’s behind that choice?

CEBULSKI
We found, and part of the reason for this increased shipping, is that, there’s a larger growing disparity between best-sellers and mid-sellers and low-sellers. There’s good sellers and medium sellers but the lower sellers are selling lower, lower and dropping. And those were always miniseries or one-offs or things that don’t count. And what we’re finding now is that fans want things that are part of the continuity. They only want the main titles. They want Amazing Spider-Man, they don’t want Avenging Spider-Man.

AGG
What’s the difference?

CEBULSKI
There’s the core title, the actual title, and then the spin-off. So normally when a title hit big, to make more money off those characters, you publish a second title that’s not the main title but it’s a secondary run.

MINTZ
That seems like a shell game almost.

CEBULSKI
Yes. And in a way it is.

I think Marvel have self-inflicted that on themselves, by making ASM go to three times a month and shrinking the potential readership with Brand New Day's scheduling. When you direct the readers to only care about certain titles, you can't be surprised when they won't try anything that Marvel has shown, directly or indirectly, to not be as integral to the main story. This makes me wonder if there will be any noticeable jump in sales to Thunderbolts when it becomes Dark Avengers.

Arivia

Ugh I don't like Samnee get him out of Daredevil

Blankzilla

whoops

Blankzilla

What

Samnee is an art god

Solar

Yeah Arivia what is your beef with Samnee

he rules

UltimateInferno

Arivia wrote: »

Ugh I don't like Samnee get him out of Daredevil

He's done a good job of adjusting / mimicking Rivera judging from the preview pages http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=11642

durandal4532

Samnee is great

Arivia

fair enough, that stuff looks pretty cool

from what I remembered seeing of him before it was really scratchy and rough and just not fun

Blankzilla

I've never really seen Samnee ever be scratchy

dude has a very strong command of his lines and shadows

maybe you're mixing him up with someone?

Munch

Anyone want to know how much I'd pay for a Samnee/Langridge Elongated Man book?



SO MUCH

Arivia

Blankzilla wrote: »

I've never really seen Samnee ever be scratchy

dude has a very strong command of his lines and shadows

maybe you're mixing him up with someone?

Very possibly!

Solar

You know who is a great artist

Skottie Young

Maximum

Solar wrote: »

You know who is a great artist

Skottie Young

I want him to do something more than Oz comics. Dude is awesome, maybe my favorite guy working today but I wish he'd do some more mainstream work.

Robos A Go Go

Maximum wrote: »

Solar wrote: »

You know who is a great artist

Skottie Young

I want him to do something more than Oz comics. Dude is awesome, maybe my favorite guy working today but I wish he'd do some more mainstream work.

If Runaways ever gets another go, I'd love to see him on it alongside a decent writer.