tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421840902573827780.post6189439367747858090..comments2023-09-13T08:35:19.088-05:00Comments on Tom Floyd's Captain Spectre and the Lightning Legion: This is Entertainment?????....or I am officially out of the demographic!Tom Floydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578247271864660405noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421840902573827780.post-42597592001790963122009-08-17T15:56:08.190-05:002009-08-17T15:56:08.190-05:00Wow. I havent been into the mainstream companies f...Wow. I havent been into the mainstream companies for a long time and its exactly for reasons like this. I think it was Superman dies. Yeah, uh, sure, whatever. just bad writing. When did this turn into Dawson's Creek on Acid? Why can't they just write real stories, that are compelling because they are WELL WRITTEN? sadness.Clay Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134248735710181329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421840902573827780.post-29394801686262065052009-08-10T23:30:08.171-05:002009-08-10T23:30:08.171-05:00I'm with Mousie.
Somehow I even feel oddly co...I'm with Mousie.<br /><br />Somehow I even feel oddly comforted being so obviously outside of the target demographic.<br /><br />It's a nice place to be these days.Martin Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178236776724050838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421840902573827780.post-59161329047422635772009-08-10T20:42:06.588-05:002009-08-10T20:42:06.588-05:00Well, at least we have Captain Spectre, an old fas...Well, at least we have Captain Spectre, an old fashioned hero.<br />It's good to finally meet the Gunhawk and Midnight.<br /><br />And yes, I believe we are officially outside of the target demographic. Waaaaaay outside. which is just fine with me.Irene Beyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807449261887258013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421840902573827780.post-18480843530388030892009-08-09T21:33:20.811-05:002009-08-09T21:33:20.811-05:00Thanks to all for backing me up on this idea....I ...Thanks to all for backing me up on this idea....I was beginning to feel all alone. <br />Thank goodness for all those fine reprint projects of good old entertainment comics. Archives, Essentials, Showcases, and collections keep me going.Tom Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578247271864660405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421840902573827780.post-60949087519161172842009-08-09T11:45:10.440-05:002009-08-09T11:45:10.440-05:00I agree on the point of I can't afford comics....I agree on the point of I can't afford comics. That pretty much put the nail in the coffin for me. I wish some company would start up comics on cheap newsprint again, and drop the price, where it would be reasonable again (plus still write good stories). So mostly I buy something used off Ebay or try to finds stuff cheaply some way. But over the years too I've gotten a backlog of things to ready, and I'm glad I did now due to the price hikes.<br /><br />Re: Peeves--aside from the price, is the plots of killing off characters, then bring them back. If they are going to do that, which we all know they are not going to kill off such a hot, main character: Superman, Phoenix, Batman, Cap America, or who ever they should leave them dead. I know there's somewhat an interest perhaps in reading a story with that plot, but it seems it has become a fad to sell titles. <br /><br />Plus I think there used to be totally good heroes and bad guys. They branched out and made the anti hero, which I thought made for an interesting read as well: Punisher, Vigilante, Wolverine etc. But it does seem that now a lot of the characters are a mixture of hero/anti hero, so the true hero has become muddled these days.<br /><br />But as others have stated, there's still something out there that's cool to buy, it just might take a bit of tracking down. Recently I've picked up some of those Marvel Essentials Conans and Savage Swords.El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421840902573827780.post-89401957265272415212009-08-08T22:33:42.596-05:002009-08-08T22:33:42.596-05:00It is sad indeed. It used to be like the Charlie R...It is sad indeed. It used to be like the Charlie Rich song said,"No one knows what goes on behind closed doors." Now the door stays open for all to see. <br /><br />Marvel pissed me off may years ago, and I don't care about them anymore.<br />I used to be an X-Men and Wolverine fan, but they had a way of messing with the fans, so I left. <br /><br />My favorite comic book hero is still, Batman. But I can't afford to buy comics, so it is now only reading my back issues.Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847555211690165472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421840902573827780.post-59213607589100785242009-08-08T22:27:25.237-05:002009-08-08T22:27:25.237-05:00Amen to that brother!Amen to that brother!Tom Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578247271864660405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421840902573827780.post-34060408960259561002009-08-08T22:04:16.661-05:002009-08-08T22:04:16.661-05:00I stopped buying/reading new Marvel comics years a...I stopped buying/reading new Marvel comics years ago.<br /><br />I'm glad I got out before this happened. What utter uncreative crap.<br /><br />That's okay though, because all these classic heroes still live and are doing very well in the Archives and Showcase books.<br /><br />That's where my comics money goes, and they don't even seem so expensive anymore with regular comics being four and five bucks an issue.<br /><br />'Nuff said.Martin Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178236776724050838noreply@blogger.com