bombadil wrote:Hi Al,He used to be a member here, on the evaluation board too, I think. He posted under tfm (which was changed from thefantasymuseum, IIRC, which is also his ebay ID).His name pops up once in a while in the print-run details (and image credits, I think) in the research section here as well.
Xaxaxe wrote:The secondary Civil War/Front Line series had one problem: it was written by Paul Jenkins, who has no ear at all for dialogue; plus, he lost the plot, anyway, about halfway through. Also, he created the Sentry, the most ridiculous comic book character of the modern age.
Kingofpain89 wrote:Blasphemer! Paul Jenkins may not be the greatest writer ever but The Sentry has the potential to be a great character in the hands of a superior writer (J.M.S. maybe?).
killjoy32 wrote: i sometimes dont click between real names/acaeum names/ebay names.
Xaxaxe wrote:Hey, it was that other Texan who blasphemed* first! I was just piling on. +++++* Is that even a word? If not, it should be.+++++The Sentry has two super-powers: he sucks and blows
The main Civil War series had one problem: it was written by Mark Millar, who not only hates the United States in general, but is a self-promoting hack of the worst order.
Xaxaxe wrote:I have the same trouble, Al ... sometimes, it just doesn't track for me. But BC or someone else usually explains it to me. Hell, I'm even guilty of the same offense; I use different IDs all over the web (although Xaxaxe is definitely used frequently).
Kingofpain89 wrote:Hmmm, never knew that about Millar. I wonder why he hates the U.S.? What did it ever do to him? I dont particularly care for him as a writer anyways. As far as Brit comic book writers go I think Grant Morrison, Neil Gaiman, and Warren Ellis are top-notch. Alan Moore...never really liked his stuff. Watchmen was great and The Killing Joke was a great Batman story but V for Vendetta, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Captain Britain, From Hell....ehh they were ok. Never read any of his Swamp Thing run though.
Beyondthebreach wrote:Couldn't leave well enough alone, could you Xaxaxe? Had to keep posting. Well, now I'm the 13th Warrior! Relinquish your Avatar at once!
Xaxaxe wrote:^^^ Damnit! You're right; I totally lost track.Ah, but don't relinquish your Evil Genius avatar too quickly; it's a classic. It makes me want to watch the film whenever I see it.
Plaag wrote:Hum, 12..twelve...12 days of..no thats not right..dozen..hum, what could be representative of 12.
Xaxaxe wrote:The guys over at the Order of the Stick web-comic do a pretty good d12 parody ... something about how the other dice make fun of the d12 because it's only used for Barbarian hit-points. It's pretty good stuff; I'll post an image if I can find one.
Kingofpain89 wrote:Hmmm, never knew that about Millar. I wonder why he hates the U.S.? What did it ever do to him?
Kingofpain89 wrote: Alan Moore...never really liked his stuff. Watchmen was great and The Killing Joke was a great Batman story but V for Vendetta, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Captain Britain, From Hell....ehh they were ok. Never read any of his Swamp Thing run though.
Xaxaxe wrote:He's not a big fan of our policies ... domestic, foreign, interplanetary, or other.
Xaxaxe wrote:Ah, but don't relinquish your Evil Genius avatar too quickly; it's a classic. It makes me want to watch the film whenever I see it.