tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post6292408760867677822..comments2024-01-02T07:48:42.623-05:00Comments on Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales: Variant Covers, Mega Cross-Overs and Weekly ComicsJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352163584546054887noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-67416344671371739482006-12-17T13:34:00.000-05:002006-12-17T13:34:00.000-05:00Even sadder, I was looking through my nephew's cop...Even sadder, I was looking through my nephew's copy of Maxim and it had a write-up on Civil War. They said that it will go down in history as Marvel's Dark Knight Returns, standing side by side with that book in terms of quality and effect on the comic book marketplace. I totally disagree and think that Civil War has been a total mess. Not good at all. How can these youngsters be so misguided??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-61781596963764040862006-12-14T21:13:00.000-05:002006-12-14T21:13:00.000-05:00Sad story... I was in the local store today talkin...Sad story... I was in the local store today talking to the local worker bee. He says... and I quote "Civil War is awesome. I can't wait for it to come out. Some of the best stuff I have read"<br /><br />OW OW OW my head hurts. BUT, that would explain why all the x-overs and covers are working again. <br /><br />And, having lived thru Secret Wars II, War of the Gods, and even Atlantis Attacks (x-overs in the annuals! A genius idea), reliving old times sucksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-74266966129161393912006-12-14T08:59:00.000-05:002006-12-14T08:59:00.000-05:00It seems today like Marvel is trying to relive it'...It seems today like Marvel is trying to relive it's glory days of the 90's. Liefeld is at work again. Variant covers are all the rage, at least as far as the publishers go. But the fans tastes have changed. Personally I think DC and Marvel are both lacking direction and looking for gimmicks to boost sales. 52 rambles on, losing focus and feeling like the writers have no real ending in mind. Civil War drones on and on, seemingly neverending. It's been leaked that as soon as Civil War ends, Marvel is gonna hit a reset button of sorts to "fix" some of the glitches of their universe. A multitude of Spider-men are coming. Uncle Ben is being brought back to life in some for or another a la Winter Soldier. Thor is coming back in full force. Their really just doesn't feel like there is a driving vision at either DC or Marvel right now. So it's gimmicks and fancy covers to help dull the pain of ever increasing cover prices and overly long stories that go nowhere. Not the best time to be a comic fan, but there are some bright spots out there. Check out Darwyn Cooke's Spirit and you'll see what I mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-50273271592666740652006-12-14T00:44:00.000-05:002006-12-14T00:44:00.000-05:00I never even notice the variant covers - you save ...I never even notice the variant covers - you save me that headache ;)Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840270045390557504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-76291966594431197882006-12-13T20:44:00.000-05:002006-12-13T20:44:00.000-05:00My store was in Scotch Plains, NJ and was called C...My store was in Scotch Plains, NJ and was called Comics And..., it still exists but has been sold and resold and is now call "The Little Shop of Comics or something like that.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352163584546054887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-52895896700500202892006-12-13T20:38:00.000-05:002006-12-13T20:38:00.000-05:00What stoer did you own? Were you the original Cos...What stoer did you own? Were you the original Cosmic Comix owner???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com