tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post7167422037041319010..comments2023-10-31T08:31:28.146-07:00Comments on perhapablog... and other ramblings: connor dowling ripped me off!toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08790040260895274851noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-3746271405514578452007-12-06T09:39:00.000-08:002007-12-06T09:39:00.000-08:00Ahh, the comic book trade! The pharmacy hunt! This...Ahh, the comic book trade! The pharmacy hunt! This sparks some ideas for my own blog ... worse than comic extortion: comics lost to bets with pals. The shame!!! Great blog, Todd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-66256856761956018682007-11-08T08:08:00.000-08:002007-11-08T08:08:00.000-08:00I just like the idea that Mr. Starlin knowing that...I just like the idea that Mr. Starlin knowing that those annuals mean so much to Todd it would powerboost his volleyball skills to Spider-Man levels. Are they betting on this type of thing in Vegas? If not, we need to get in on it on the groundfloor.Christian D. Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082682393737211504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-14968591412349279462007-11-07T18:46:00.000-08:002007-11-07T18:46:00.000-08:00Matt, absolutely! There's hardly a great artist o...Matt, absolutely! There's hardly a great artist of that generation (Jurgens/Buscema/Romita/Byrne/Ordway-era) who hadn't worked at one time or another with Rubinstein.Russ Burlingamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627976533666977653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-12458685033703606662007-11-07T18:33:00.000-08:002007-11-07T18:33:00.000-08:00Oh, man. I'm a huge Rubenstein fan. He inked an is...Oh, man. I'm a huge Rubenstein fan. He inked an issue or two of THE INCREDIBLE HULK over Sal Buscema and I was in heaven. He taught a one-day inking class at the Heroes Con one year and I was shocked to see how young he is. Turns out he started in the biz in his mid-teens, I believe, and is still very young. Teaches a helluva class. I actually have a panel or two of my pencil samples inked by JoeMatt Wieringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302122744904811081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-63887526326658962012007-11-07T16:07:00.000-08:002007-11-07T16:07:00.000-08:00Good stuff. I, too, miss the days of annuals that...Good stuff. I, too, miss the days of annuals that MATTERED. It went on as long as "The Evolutionary War," I think, so the idea that they're expendable is a pretty new one.<BR/><BR/>Just a heads-up: I created an entry for The Perhapanauts on Wikipedia. I didn't put a lot there, as I'm a lazy bastard, but it's here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perhapanauts<BR/><BR/>Probably some diligent readerRuss Burlingamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627976533666977653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-65691027281209743232007-11-07T13:43:00.000-08:002007-11-07T13:43:00.000-08:00Matt-Yeah i was going to say the same thing too ab...Matt-<BR/><BR/>Yeah i was going to say the same thing too about that P71 guy, but by the time I finished scrolling down I saw your response! Good one!! And why do they have to span one issue stories between like 6 issues anyways? I miss the old days of getting the most bang for your buck with comics. Nowadays in some instances I feel ripped off because I can finish one issue in like 5-10 minutes Heywood Jablomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559128208530940675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-12292011695222496872007-11-07T13:40:00.000-08:002007-11-07T13:40:00.000-08:00Mmmmm....I love me some Starlin and Rubinstein. I ...Mmmmm....I love me some Starlin and Rubinstein. I don't have those annuals, but I've been looking to get to try and read them as I've heard great things about them. My days of comic collecting didn't start until I was like 13, and then it was only when I could find those jumbo variety packs at Toys R Us and this was like the late 80's. I didn't get into going to comic shops until they opened one Heywood Jablomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559128208530940675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-71759049291615615752007-11-07T13:01:00.000-08:002007-11-07T13:01:00.000-08:00I have not held on to a lot of my old comics. I s...I have not held on to a lot of my old comics. <BR/><BR/>I still have some Byrne X-Men, Sterenko's three Captain America issues, Neal Adams's run on the Avengers as well as some of his Batman work, Chaykin's Dominic Fortune books from Atlas and those two Annuals by Starlin that I consider one of the best comic stories ever. I knew there was a reason I liked you Mr. Dezago.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15896853636391031482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-87060753650590160582007-11-07T12:03:00.000-08:002007-11-07T12:03:00.000-08:00great story Todd! totally brings me back to the da...great story Todd! totally brings me back to the days when I was growing up of going up to the 7-11 in our town to get my books!! counting the change I found on the street so I could get my books!! LOL!!portalcomicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992898398178351567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-34026294838856825052007-11-07T11:54:00.000-08:002007-11-07T11:54:00.000-08:00Or, more often, $16.99 for a collection of six com...Or, more often, $16.99 for a collection of six comics containing a story that could have been told in one.Matt Wieringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302122744904811081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-35226650266678136602007-11-07T11:24:00.000-08:002007-11-07T11:24:00.000-08:00Great story, Todd. I hope you learned your lesson...Great story, Todd. I hope you learned your lesson from then. Don't let them know how much you want it. You played right into his hand.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure also at some point, someone said, "3 dollars. Who would pay 3 dollars for ONE comic." And yet, here we are paying 3 dollars a comic all the time. Ironic.Scott Weinsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358635751902092335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-51259426814536166902007-11-07T11:15:00.000-08:002007-11-07T11:15:00.000-08:00Hey, P71! Welcome to Todd's board! I think I speak...Hey, P71! Welcome to Todd's board! I think I speak for the rest of us when I say, "Shove it up your @$$." And how'd you get that picture of my Halloween date!!?Matt Wieringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302122744904811081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-46806287627837459652007-11-07T08:20:00.000-08:002007-11-07T08:20:00.000-08:00Man, those WERE great comics. They were in Mike's ...Man, those WERE great comics. They were in Mike's collection so, if I wanted to read them, I had sneak into his room when he wasn't around. (Kind of like when I wanted to, um, read Dad's PLAYBOYs.) Mike always took better care of his books than I did. I'd sleep with them under my pillow, for instance. <BR/><BR/>I think a lot of modern readers are missing out on that thrill of the hunt the rest ofMatt Wieringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302122744904811081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-44957530716613325482007-11-07T08:06:00.000-08:002007-11-07T08:06:00.000-08:00Awesome story...For some reason I imagined it went...Awesome story...<BR/>For some reason I imagined it went down in a smoke-filled, dimly-lit room. All the cronies around sweating...kinda like deer hunter...yeah, I'm a bit off today. Working days is not my bag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18494089.post-39046685849097602752007-11-07T06:46:00.000-08:002007-11-07T06:46:00.000-08:00Great story, Todd. Reminds me of all the trading ...Great story, Todd. Reminds me of all the trading and deals my friends and I did back in the day with our collections. I'll still look through my collection and see a random Silver Age Batman issue seemingly pop out of nowhere. Then I remembered I obtained it as part of some long-forgotten trade.Bill Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933729451233100419noreply@blogger.com