Avatars and Happiness

Pariah · April 9th, 2007, 02:17 PM

Since I've had a couple people ask me why I'm not happy (as it states in my title), I thought I'd share with everyone: I'm not unhappy. It's from the cover of Marvel Comics' Secret Wars #4 (one of the best covers, EVAH!):

abomb · April 9th, 2007, 02:18 PM

Ha. That's awesome.

AzCards21 · April 9th, 2007, 02:20 PM

I usually just ignore the new guys but haven't seen Jason around for a while so I'll reply to this one post.

Actually I have nothing to say so forget it.

Pariah · April 9th, 2007, 02:22 PM

What's that, AZ21? Did you order a plate of tripe and a mat shot? Coming right up!

AzCards21 · April 9th, 2007, 02:23 PM

Awesome! Tripe!

This new guy may be alright after all.

abomb · April 9th, 2007, 02:23 PM

What year is that comic from?

Pariah · April 9th, 2007, 02:27 PM

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What year is that comic from?

Off the top of my head I would guess 1983. Maybe 84?

Googling now...

Pariah · April 9th, 2007, 02:29 PM

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What year is that comic from?

May of 84 to April of 85. Wow. I'm an old nerd.

I remember riding my bike to 7-11 with my buddy and buying these comics. It was hit and miss buying comics that way because you never knew what was going to be left on the rack. At the time, this was a mind blowing series and format.

Gee! · April 9th, 2007, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pariah

May of 84 to April of 85. Wow. I'm an old nerd.

What level dungeon master are you?

Pariah · April 9th, 2007, 02:32 PM

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What level dungeon master are you?

I'm not THAT nerdy.

Gee! · April 9th, 2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pariah

I'm not THAT nerdy.

Hey Linder.. This right here is SJK!

abomb · April 9th, 2007, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Pariah

I remember riding my bike to 7-11 with my buddy and buying these comics. It was hit and miss buying comics that way because you never knew what was going to be left on the rack. At the time, this was a mind blowing series and format.

Do tell.

Hollywood · April 9th, 2007, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Pariah

Since I've had a couple people ask me why I'm not happy (as it states in my title), I thought I'd share with everyone: I'm not unhappy. It's from the cover of Marvel Comics' Secret Wars #4 (one of the best covers, EVAH!):

I am not a comic book guy but that IS cool.

Pariah · April 9th, 2007, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by abomb

Do tell.

This was before huge crossovers and comic book "events" were common place. So, to have all of these characters in the same story was a big deal.

The premise was sort of silly (an all-powerful being took the earth's heroes and villains and placed them on another world and said "have at it."), but it was interesting the implications: Among other things, you got Spidey's black costume from this series and from that, the villain Venom--both to be featured in the new movie.

But the real implication was that now you have at least one big crossover a year...largely due in part to the success of things like Secret Wars and DC's "Crisis on Infinite Earths."

I hope this clears up any remaining doubts about the depths of my dorkiness.

Pariah · April 9th, 2007, 03:44 PM

The cover of the issue with Spider-Man's new costume...