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I won an award for my opening statement in an as yet unreleased story for the MASKED MARAUDER MATINEE.
The #JustWrite Fostering Creativity award for last month’s challenge to write an addicting first line goes to Caine Dorr, from Vancouver, WA. His winning entry:
“You know what would help me calm down some? If you go down there and put a bullet between her eyes!”
Caine’s hook starts in the middle of a tense situation. We don’t know what’s going on yet, but the speaker is clearly agitated. “Down there” evokes the image of a heroine trussed up in the cellar, mad scientist’s underground lab, or subterranean cave. And already, the threat of violence!
You can find out more about the contests and join in the fun over at FOSTERING CREATIVITY here.
I get something similar to this in my email ever week....
DC releases their comics, both in print and digital, every Wednesday and on that day all of the comics share the same price. A large majority are all priced at 2.99 an issue. There are 3.99 issue titles though like All Star Western and I've seen issues of the Justice League at 3.99.
30 days later the digital comics are one dollar or more cheaper. The prices very to some small extent. As an example there are back issues of the Flash that are 2.99 and then even later titles that are 1.99. In truth I've not studied this to it's fullest extent. I would presume that they get cheaper over time until a title reaches 1.99 which is where it will stay.
This is actually quite common in the entertainment industry. Think of the "cheap" theater in your town that runs all the movies at a lower price no matter what time of the day you see it. This is not, however, a common occurrence with comic books that are only one or a few months old.
I think that DC could increase sales and sustainability if they ran a large second tier promotion devoted to comics that are between 30 and ninety days old. Sure, they may promote the idea that if people wait they can get it cheaper and that could conceivably have a large impact on the first run release but I bet this would not be the case for digital comics.
Besides who cares if you loose 10% of your "first run" clients who are willing to pay full price on the day of release if you increase digital comics sales by 40% over all?
On a side note I wish DC would publish their digital sales. I know that there is a magic number somewhere that would illustrate that a book shouldn't be canceled because of it's digital sales alone. Also I feel as if a book might be good enough to generate digital only releases if the print sales aren't there. It's too bad they are so motivated by fear.
Over on my MASKED MARAUDER MATINEE page you can:
- Take in a sketch of SKY SENTRY the current hero to star in the TERMINAL TEMPEST SAGA
- Listen to our first, of what we plan to be many, PODCAST Reading episodes of the TERMINAL TEMPEST SAGA (consisting of the entire first chapter).
- Read the first part of the second chapter of the TERMINAL TEMPEST all here.
I've just finished "The Adventures of Fortune McCall" by Derrick Ferguson through Pro Se Press and I have to say it was great! Fortune is a character for the ages. Mr. Ferguson has chiseled a mean and lean character out of pure granite. It's clear he's taken inspiration from such obvious places as the classic pulps and gangster movies but Mr. Ferguson also draws from other places such as literary characters like Batman and cinematic characters like Lando Calrissian.
It's not a stretch by any sense of the word to envision Billy D. Williams as Fortune McCall.The book consists of four large scale "short stories", each about 35 pages or so.THE SCARLET COURTESAN OF SOVEREIGN CITYTHE DAY OF THE SILENT DEATH
THE MAGIC OF MADNESS
THE GOLD OF BOX 850
THE GOOD:
Fortune, along with his command crew of the HEART OF FORTUNE (his custom gambling ship), are very well developed characters with plenty of diversity to them. That diversity lends it self to a wide variety of adventures that take us through the dark shadowy underbelly of Sovereign City, to the pent house of the Palace Hotel and everywhere in between. Were introduced to new but still familiar characters, and situations that hint at future stories yet to come.THE BAD (If you can call it that):
Each of the stories is crafted from a "physical plot". The "rescue plot", for all but one, to be more precise. Now it could easily be argued that having to rescue someone or having to be rescued your self is a long time tradition of the adventure genre. I would tend to agree and loved each of them. I think it might be nice to see Fortune tackle some of the other "physical plots" in the next book like "Pursuit", "Escape", and "Revenge" although to be fair there were small amounts of each of those three elements present in this book.THE UGLY:
The book takes place in a major metropolitan area in or around the year 1935 and Mr. Ferguson doesn't shy away from some of the uglier elements of life back then. While they are subtle Mr. Ferguson includes elements of racism, classicism, and sexism in this book. I think this book and the stories within it would have been just as good if there was never an issue concerning race amongst the characters but the book isn't hampered by those issues either. Fortune and his crew are stronger because of facing them.This is a great book that any lover of pulp can sink their teeth into. In addition I'd say that if you've never read any pulp before this may be a great place to start because it's delivered to you as the reader in small easy to absorb doses story by story. You'll love pulp upon turning the last page and be bugging Mr. Ferguson and Pro Se Press for more.
Purchase it here.
A recent blog post from a writer of comics and long form fiction included the following statement in a blog post about "GOOD STORY":
"A good story doesn't allow them to be the same person at the end they were at the beginning."Writers/Authors/Creators who blog about their craft often site this as a given fact even though there are hundreds of examples that debunk it.
Read any Robert B. Parker (or Crais or MacDonald or Stark or countless others) book and the characters in them are not changed in any way at the end of any one book. They are not changed (with the exception of being updated over time - which is not what the above statement is about) over the course of a series. They are not changed by a television series or movie made about them.
Spenser (as well as Hawk, Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Travis McGee and Parker) is the same man in every Robert B. Parker book. Period. In fact, the books are written from the stand point that Spenser is as good as he is BECAUSE he WON'T change.
Please feel free to weigh in here with comments....
I've not been hitting mine (1k words a day) and so I estimate I've got about 3K words to make up. One thing I've learned this week though: if your stuck, why not try something kind of drastic like changing a characters gender? It may just help you get your creative juices flowing.
A second thing I've learned this week is that some characters and situations simply scream to get out of your brain and down on the page. Take the words "Midnight" and "Talon" for instance. When you write themed genre work you run into some of the same elements in each story. Writing Batman, Nightwing, or Batgirl for DC wouldn't be completely foreign to writing Moon Knight for Marvel. There would be some crossover in themes and such. The same could be said for writing the Punisher and James Bond.
This is something that I need to be careful of because I have fully developed characters and story concepts that I've put aside but they keep creeping up into my current project. I don't want to steal from one character and give those elements to another. I don't want to be accused of going to the same well again and again for water.
I have this character on back burner:
He's my dark avenger type hero for a superhero story and I've spent quite a bit of time developing him so when I looked back at the outline for my current project I realized I'd named one character TALON and a vehicle belonging to another character Midnight.
That's not all. I'd also tried to steal custom "super powers" I've developed for a character and give them to a character of my current project. Now, how original would my next project be when it came out if I did that?
Not very. Midnight Talon clearly wants to come out and play. I'd better move him up on the que of things to do next....
I've posted a few rough draft pieces of fiction from the Terminal Tempest here on my blog and now it's time to kick this thing off officially! The Masked Marauder Matinee presents The Terminal Tempest part 1:
Excerpt.....
The Tier hotel’s tallest towers speared into the gray angry storm clouds like lighting rods, exposing guests to views of the intensified weather no one wanted to see. Particularly when they were seventy-five stories up and surrounded by glass.
The mammoth hotel was called the tiers because each of it’s five towering sections climbed taller into the sky starting at it’s center with the next to towers, on either side, shorter by ten stories. Then the remaining two towers, framing in the other three, shorter still by fifteen stories. All five climbing high from the central lobby and underground parking structure. The three elevators that serviced the central tower alone were banked together directly across the lobby commissary and required a special key granting you VIP access......
Read more here.
If you like it or hate it, please leave a comment. I've also left links to the MMM facebook page and my twitter accounts if you'd like to be social.
Caine
WRITERS:
It seems to me that the big two are willing to let any writer they want to keep around do whatever they want to do with the characters in the their publishing stable. Got a whim? Why not explore it? Hell, why not explore it in our flagship title? Hell, why not let us reboot a title and let you relaunch it from scratch? You won't even need to write about the title character if you don't want too.
"Stronger than GL"
Superman is now so strong that he can break the constructs of the Green Lantern's ring? Those constructs that are strengthened by a will so powerful that the guardians of the galaxy uses it as one of their agents who is responsible for patrolling an entire sector of space on their own? Come on Geoff Johns, really?
"The New Moon Knight"
Moon Knight has always possessed multiple identities that went far beyond that of just a cover. Marc Spector was always a little nuts and really operated like an individual with multiple personality disorder but possessing a version of Wolverine, Spiderman, and Captain America within his mind? That's nothing more than proving that Bendis can't write a story without Spiderman or Wolverine in it. Thanks for ruining a great character Bendis.
NIGHTWING:
How about a little respect for the number two detective in the DCU second only to Batman huh?
"Dick Worried"
Scott Snyder doesn't really know how to use Dick Grayson/Nightwing if he did he wouldn't be writing him as a second string character who's only able to assist Bruce Wayne/Batman out of costume like a lackey.
Dick should be in costume as Nightwing out on the roof tops backing Batman up. Nightwing should be all caught up to Batman by issue 4 and right there to back Batman's play, and (GASP!) maybe even save Batman's life when he's not paying enough attention. I don't want to spoil issue four but Batman falls for a stupid trap that he shouldn't have and any character could have helped him steer clear of it.
Why not have Dick express his worries in costume doing what he does best and keep Bruce from further pain and suffering in mean time? That would be more in character for both Batman and Nightwing.
Dick Grayson isn't window dressing for the Batcave.
BATMAN:
Fewer "talking head" shots and more ass kicking!
"Talking Heads"
I can't remember the last time I've picked up such dialog heavy issues of a Batman comic book. In Batman the character is a man of action. Sure, in Detective comics Batman is more of a detective and you might expect more talking head shots but not in Batman. What is everyone talking about anyway?
If the court of owls is such a big deal then why aren't they heading Batman off at the pass as he gets closer and closer to them before he discovers their secret? Why has he gotten so far with only two random attempts on his life that may or may not be the court of owls doing it? Who cares about the mayor or the man running for mayor anyhow (unless he's on the court of owls or is their assassin: Talon - but we can all see that coming a mile away can't we?)?
Scott Snyder seems to be working off of a 20 year old playbook here. Let's see: exhaust Batman to the point where, after burning the candle at both ends for days or even weeks, he's so tired and off his game that when Talon finally does show up to take on Batman that Batman isn't up to the challenge and really takes a beating....or worse yet: GASP! He's mortally wounded!
Haven't we seen this all ready?
Does anybody remember a little story called KNIGHTFALL in where BANE broke Batman's back after weeks of exhaustion due to hunting down escaped convicts?
In addition The court of owls feels a lot like order of Saint Dumas and Talon seems to be explained in ways that mirror Azrael to a T. Come on Scott Snyder, just bring back Jean Paul Valley and get it over with!
What a strange year for comic books huh?
On a personal note I spent the only period in my life, an entire year in fact, not picking up any DC comics at all. None. Not one since I was old enough to walk to the corner mini-mart and plunk down a buck for a comic book. Why? It was due to DICK GRAYSON'S "graduation" (if that's what you want to call it - I sure wouldn't) to taking charge of the BATMAN persona in his absence. I hated the idea and demonstrated that hatred to the publisher by voting with my wallet.
Some would say I missed out on some amazing comic book stories, I would disagree and I'm glad DICK is back as NIGHTWING. The rumors of him possibly gaining a sidekick however....
On the digital comics front both DC and DARKHORSE have embraced day & date digital release of their titles with MARVEL following suit in the new year. In the past I'd say this was a huge step in "the little guy" being able to publish comics digitally but I no longer talk that way as it doesn't mean that at all.
The big three publishers waited until a clear winner in comic book digital distribution was established and all signed up with them: COMIXOLOGY. Unfortunately when a single creator submits a comic to COMIXOLOGY they are placed at the bottom of the production pile and their comic never makes it out the door because COMIXOLOGY can make 10x more profit from a comic from the big three than a single creator. That's business. So you see digital comics on the "tablets' haven't really changed anything in regards to evening the playing field. Maybe HTML5 will though...
Oh, and R.I.P. LONGBOX DIGITAL, the supposed "iTunes" of digital comic books that never got off the ground. You sounded so cool at fist LONGBOX, to bad you blew up on the launch pad. While researching you I was introduced to a new term: vaporware....
On the life and death front we've seen the death of CAPTAIN AMERICA and the birth of a new person wearing the SPIDERMAN outfit over in MARVEL. With the relaunch of the DC Universe there is an unlimited potential for characters that may as well be dead who we know nothing about post-relaunch such as fan favorites TED KORD, DONNA TROY, and STEPHANIE BROWN who have no official place in the new DCU as of yet while BARBARA GORDON has received a re-birth of sorts as BATGIRL.
On the cinematic front there's been a wide swing in comic book movies released with huge flops such as GREEN HORNET and GREEN LANTERN (both movies failing to capture the true nature of the characters they are based upon), predictable successes in CAPTAIN AMERICA and XMEN FIRST CLASS (both nailing the characters they are based on) , and movies that could have gone either way such as COWBOYS and ALIENS.
Ever heard of J.K. Konrath? He's making a living at selling e-books (along with some traditional print publishing).
Newbie Writer Resolutions:
~I will start/finish the damn book~I will always have at least three stories on submission, while working on a fourth
~I will attend at least one writer's conference, and introduce myself to agents, editors, and other writers
~I will subscribe to the magazines I submit to
~I will join a critique group. If one doesn't exist, I will start one at the local bookstore or library
~I will finish every story I start
~I will listen to criticism
~I will create/update my website
~I will master the query process and search for an agent
~I'll quit procrastinating in the form of research, outlines, synopses, taking classes, reading how-to books, talking about writing, and actually write something
~I will refuse to get discouraged, because I know JA Konrath wrote 9 novels, received almost 500 rejections, and penned over 1 million words before he sold a thing--and I'm a lot more talented than that guy...
My own resolutions will be focused on my fiction project and podcast THE MASKED MARAUDER MATINEE. You can read the fiction, stay up to date, and follow us here on my MMM blog here and don't forget our facebook page here.
You can learn more about J.K. Konrath and see more resolutions here.
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Untitled Part 1
(Copyright 2011 Caine Dorr)
It was called the tiers because each of the four towering sections of the hotel got taller as you moved east around the base of the structure. The five elevators that serviced the massive hotel were banked together in the center of the structure. Only one of the five elevators went all of the way to the top of tower four or “East” tower, the tallest, and it was inside the elevator car of this tower that Wayne “Mac” MacCraig rode down toward the parking level in now.
Assistant to Commander Knight, the benefactor of Knight Inc., Mac went everywhere with the Commander as his personal assistant, chief mechanic and bodyguard although the Commander never really needed a bodyguard Mac thought. In fact, more often than not, it was the Commander who had kept Mac alive while in the thick of it.
Mac, on a search for the worlds greatest meatball sub, would be damned if he was going to let this crazy weather keep him down. He’d heard rumors of a new deli just a few blocks away and he was famished. Seeming as the Commander wanted him to check the Crimson Cruiser anyhow, one of two of the Commander’s custom automobiles, Mac thought he might as well pick up lunch. He knew the Commander’s order by heart: Tuna on whole wheat with sprouts.
Mac hated sprouts. He was trying to rate his hatred of the vial vegetable when he heard a hefty smashing sound coming from just below him - the parking garage. As the elevator touched down in the lobby Mac witnessed a family of four enter from the parking garage stairs shaking their heads in dismay even more than they shuck the rain from their umbrellas and overcoats.
“What happened?” Mac asked absently without waiting for an answer as he caught the closing door and took the stairs down to the parking garage two at a time noticing how much colder it had gotten since last night.
“Mr. MacCraig!” Shouted Conner the valet as he moved quickly back to his post at the door from the garage proper.
“The Commander and I need our car Conner.” Mac stepped off the curb and tried to survey the three car pile up. He couldn’t remember the last time he witnessed a car accident in a parking garage.
“No can do sir. As you can see…” Connor motioned with his thumb at the mess.
“Yes I can. What is being done about it?” Mac stepped back up on to the curb, working the problem in his head. The Commander didn’t ask for things early or late, if he needed the car then that was it.
“Mr. Garrison the maintenance man went to call for a toe truck but it may take some time Mr McCraig.”
“I told you kid, call me…”
“Mac.” Commander Knight called from behind them both. He had slipped in silently and without anyone noticing.
“Our query is on the move, we must pursue them now.” The Commander stepped off the curb, where Mac had just been, and looked over the curious accident.
“Like I was telling Mr. McCraig Mr. Knight, I can’t get your cruiser free.”Conner removed his hat and squeezed it in his hands subconsciously. He hated letting down the Tier’s biggest client.”
“Should I secure new transportation boss?” Mac asked. He could tell there was more than one storm brewing here. The storm outside that pelted the street with freezing hail and the storm of gears turning within the Commander’s brain.
“Any other convenience will be wholly unsatisfactory Mac. Hold.” The Commander stepped out into the parking garage, headed for the pile up.
“What did he say?” Conner looked bewildered.
“It’s pretty odd for a three car pile up to happen so that it completely blocks the V.I.P parking slots isn’t it Conner?” Mac gently pushed Conner back up closer to his station booth where the automobile keys hung in a hook cabinet.
“What?” Was all that Conner could muster now, obviously feeling what Mac had all ready been alerted too.
“Hello there.” Mac heard the Commander say as he neared the first crashed automobile.
Then gunfire, echoing like thunder claps inside the parking garage, erupted from the accident scene.
“Take cover kid!” Mac shoved Conner to the cement floor, just inside his station booth. Pulling down the phone from it’s perch Mac shoved it at Conner without instructions. He trusted the long standing employee to know to call for help after all Commander Knight and Knight Inc. Occupied the top three floors of the east tower here at the Tiers. This was hardly the first time the Commander and Mac had been shot at inside the Hotel.
The three automobiles, two sedans and a pick up truck, had crashed into a triangle completely blocking the V.I.P parking slots which were occupied by the Commander’s Crimson Cruiser alone. As the Commander got close enough to notice what was going on boxes from the back of the truck were opened and fire arms were removed to be used to keep Knight Inc. Away.
The Commander dove under the closest sedan, it’s front axle up on the bumper of the other sedan as both sedan’s surrounded and covered a portion of the truck. Bullets ripped through the car’s top and shredded the interior causing white puffs of stuffing to fly out of the smashed windows and lodge into wet icy half frozen areas of the parking garage floor covered with hail and freezing rain from the storm outside.
Mac pulled the .380 savage from his left ankle holster. Crouching, he moved around the accident to set up a flanking position. Internally he hoped he’d not have to kill anyone today since he was simply carrying a standard pistol, not one of the custom ordinance weapons that Knight Inc. Outfitted it’s agents with.
In one fluid motion the commander picked the sedan he used for cover up off the ground and held it at arms length. The Commander and Mac both witnessed two separate goons - sent to stop or even kill the Commander - flinch and duck for cover simply because the sedan was lifted off the floor.
Mac used the distraction to move in closer at a faster pace. The Commander pulled the spare tire from beneath the sedan with his right hand and flung it at the man firing on his left with a colt .45. As the sedan dropped and bounced on the wet concrete it made an evil crash as the trunk lid was ripped off it’s hinges as the Commander braced it against his left arm and bolted over the sedan like running up over a hill as he charged the other two men who were still firing.
Bullets impacted the trunk lid the Commander used as an iconic shield, for it’s protective properties were nil, as he charged forward toward the man on his left firing with two .38 pistols. Mac heard the first pistol click on empty as the Commander was on top of him, the second pistol didn’t have a chance to spit anymore of it’s led.
Mac spun around a large wagon and drew down on the third member of the shooting party. The man behind the pick up truck slapped another circular magazine into the bottom of his Tommy gun and prepared to spin around and fire on the Commander when Mac took another step out.
“Drop it bud.” Mac waited but was fairly certain what would happen.
The second man the Commander took on, the first now laying on the pavement out could and toothless, fell to the ground after a sharp snap sound followed by a high pitch cry and metallic clatter as his pistols left his hands. The man with the Tommy gun flinched as if he wanted to look but stopped him self. Mac didn’t, he’d seen the Commander break dozens of wrists over the years. The man with the Tommy figured this was his best shot, assuming Mac would be off guard too and spun around on one knee as he drew the big machine gun down on Mac.
Mac fired a single shot from his .380 savage sending the Tommy gun man to the pavement with his brethren. “Damn.” He said out loud and moved toward the body, kicking away the Tommy gun.
“Mac?” The Commander called out.
“I’m good Commander.”
“Climb behind the wheel, we’ve wasted too much time all ready.” The Commander picked up and dragged the sedan without a trunk lid ninety degrees, effectively clearing it from the truck and the other car. With a shove he caused it to roll over on it’s top and slide into the station wagon Mac had used as cover.
Mac hopped over the side of the Crimson Cruiser, which had been backed in as requested, and climbed behind the wheel. With a turn of it’s key the engine roared to life within the parking garage. Checking the instruments Mac witnessed the Commander pick up the rear of the pick up truck and roll it, on it’s front wheels only, safely out of the way of the Crimson Cruiser.
Mac pulled the cruiser out into the isle and felt a pang of remorse for the man he’d had to shoot and kill but it didn’t last long as the Commander opened the door to the passenger side of the cruiser.
“Tell the authorities we’ll be back to make a statement later Conner.” The Commander stated into the parking garage and climbed into the cruiser. Mac shot out of the entrance and skidded around heading west down 108th on the hail slick pavement before the Commander even had the door closed.
“Good. You activated the dash tracker Mac. They won’t get away again.” The Commander stared squarely ahead with a look of steely determination on his square jaw. Mac had seen it before and knew better to ask too many questions.
He focused on maneuvering through the traffic.
I like how much faster we get to the action on this piece so I've decided to break up COMMANDER KNIGHT's total story into two parts and i"ll open the entire project with this piece of fiction instead of SKY SENTRY.
This character is of course inspired in part by DOC SAVAGE and I was adamant about not calling him DOC in any way shape or form. Unfortunately no one told that to Mac, he kept wanting to call the Commander Doc and I had to keep stopping him with the delete key.
Please feel free to leave a comment or drop me a line, I want constructive criticism so that each piece of fiction is as good as it can be and my writing is better and better.
It was just two days ago that I declared a fiction project of 20K words for a new pulp anthology submission. 20K words is what they are looking for and I'm going to deliver the best story I can write but I'm not going to stop at 20K words. With 30K I can safely label it a Novella and hold my head up high doing so.
A novella can be an ebook. It's probably the smallest form of ebook around but it can still be called one so why not keep going until I have 30k? That's the new plan and I'm on track with today's number count.
In addition I've since learned of a twitter meme with two supporting websites for "Serialized Fiction" under the #TuesdaySerial. Writers release chapters or 1K word sections of their work on Tuesdays and I'm all set to begin doing that starting with this Tuesday the 20th. I'll be launching it from a new posterous blog I've set up specifically for the project which can be found here.
It's called MASKED MARAUDER MATINEE -link- and I'll be releasing the work both in fiction form (for #TuesdaySerial) and audio form (as a podcast read by my self). I hope that those of you who enjoy such work will join that blog as followers.
I'll see you over there....
Just a quick note to all 46 subscribers here that I've started a new blog for a particular fiction project that is all ready half way written and fully plotted out. I've been working on how I was going to do this for some time, and the time is now.
http://maskedmaraudermatinee.posterous.com/
All new Pulp 2.0 thrills! When COMMANDER KNIGHT and his support organization KNIGHT INC. discover the cause of the biggest storm to ever hit SERPENT "Pacifica" CITY - and possibly the world - they call for additional self styled Mystery Men to aid them in putting a stop to it. The pulp serial will be posted on Tuesdays in text and audio formats. Will SKY SENTRY, STONE CROW, LADY RAVEN, and TALON be enough to assist COMMANDER KNIGHT in saving the world?
The project is one I've mentioned before: It's a large story with many smaller pieces to it. I'm submitting it (the entire larger finished work) for consideration in a pulp anthology novel. I don't expect to get in but you never know.
Either way this is what will happen: Each smaller piece of fiction will be given away free of charge to the public under a creative commons license. Each piece will stand alone but also demonstrate that it is only a small part of a much larger story as events converge.
The finished product will consist of all of the smaller stories plus an additional last act which I'm not going to publish for free. Together they will equal a novella that will be put up for sale as an ebook at the usual places all over the web.
I'm going to release each piece of the story both in text and audio formats so there will be two ways to enjoy it! I'm not going to release the edited and newly cleaned up text versions or audio versions of it here on Digital Ink though - only the rough drafts.
If you want the goods, you'll need to follow me over to my new blog and subscribe there. I hope you will, there are a few goodies up all ready....
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I unlocked the Underworld Awakening Box Office sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/U2tO8hRM
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It's funny how @DA forces you to make some of your art into "prints" the pieces that DC chooses can be silly
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Darth Vader Cheese Burger - hope your insurance is paid up http://t.co/YASOIhI1
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@Beq no problem. I resent it to you with added details = thank you for the help
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@Beq okay, I'll send it now :)
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@Beq I have to divide it into 1K word sections
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@Beq you realize that when I say "next" it's just the second 1K words of the story with the parking garage right?
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@Beq I sent you like three things
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@Beq I did too
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Tomorrow the next chapter of the TERMINAL TEMPEST breaks for #TuesdaySerial you'll want to catch up quick http://t.co/TrcO2T6x
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#amwriting lesson for the day: stuck on a piece of fiction? Change a characters gender to get things moving #workedforme - finally :)
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Thankfully the theme song & sound effects begin with the series proper http://t.co/e01J4Ear @GetGlue #TheSixMillionDollarMan
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These 1st 3 movies are missing all the cool sound effects & have a terrible disco theme song :( http://t.co/sBtnUv9m @GetGlue
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In the 2nd of 3 pilot movies they used a different actor for Rudy & introduced Oscar without a word http://t.co/KFdvHZHd @GetGlue
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Apparently I loved this as a kid - watching it now, it's like the first time again http://t.co/Idi0NeQV @GetGlue #TheSixMillionDollarMan
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@j_macfarlane in my experience and @dannyson1 too it seems - the link rarely gets emailed out
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Buying ebooks from writers own sights with a paypal button never seems to generate a download link :(
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Serpent City's Seedy Underbelly http://t.co/SBKlViQu
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It feels good when the content flows easily from your fingers to the keyboard and into your file :) #Writing
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It feels good when the content flows easily from your fingers to the keyboard and into your file :) #Writing
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@eWriteousChick thank you :)
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A consiment "Pantser" I've decided to plot a story outright and I'm using the SNOWFLAKE method http://t.co/8nyHI5Dx
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its weird to have GOOGLE sticking my old NOTEBOOK files into my GOOGLE DOCS - #Strange
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Shi Wan Khan has hypnotized the whole damn town
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Shi Wan Khan has hypnotized the whole damn town
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@AstralAudio I worked with a guy who married Rosanne Bars daughter and was forced into the film/family business - he left it happily
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@AstralAudio cool! Is she involved in anything similar to her father?
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@AstralAudio 1st SHADOW Mistake: "In an attempt to differentiate the film from other superhero films of the time..." #NotSuperhero
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@AstralAudio your thoughts on the ROCKETEER?
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@AstralAudio agreed - which one is worse? :)
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@AstralAudio also I wonder how difficult it would be to pick and choose WHICH Shadow to use: pulps, radio, they are both different
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@AstralAudio it's thin, that's true but I choose to think that Mulcahy was attempting to pay homage to adventure serials (sadly)
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@AstralAudio I like those too - but the movie has it's charms - in the middle that is
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I always forget about the shitty "opium opening" - where's my remote? http://t.co/029fsj4I @GetGlue #TheShadow
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@PjPerez your right - it worked great for that :)
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@PjPerez several of my friends and I used it to write joint session fiction when we first got access - but not since they said its over
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@sexyarmpit no problem :)
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@sexyarmpit and now you can too : http://t.co/YYJDNx2u
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@sexyarmpit nice - thanks :)
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@MrDystopia with a long neck doosledorf beer :)
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@MrDystopia only after midnight :)
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is it weird that in my play list are instrumental pieces from Magnum P.I.?
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@CBL1978 I'm not a hop head, love the malts and the lagers instead
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@CBL1978 You know what, after a 2nd look, It doesn't mention Ale or Lager so you may be right
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ROLLING ROCK - the only "Pale Ale" that doesn't taste "Hopp Infused" #ThankGod
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Fold Laundry - Write Fiction - Fold Laundry - Write fiction #Writing
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@eWriteousChick Cute site with a nice hook of a name
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@benaroya_comics @eWriteousChick @CinematicMethod @Leshavk92 @lisamlilly @VirginiaHousing @libboo Thanks for the follow
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@richwriter Nice!
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Saw the new MUSKETEERS movie opening made me think it would be super cheesy hokey but it was better than I expected #AirshipsAreFuckingCool
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@AronHead you at mcdonalds? :)
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Okay, I had no idea there was a corny edge to this :( http://t.co/2q2qXtfb @GetGlue #TheThreeMusketeers
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Okay, this just SCREAMS "Superhero" and "Adventure" http://t.co/HsFLuccd
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I've attacked today like a frigg'n Klingon! Arg!
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The Huntsman: The Good Stuff - Pilot Podcast Script http://t.co/aibjRf9p
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@acmacom same here....now :) - Colm is brilliant
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@acmacom thank you for bringing HELL ON WHEELS to my attention :)
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when one follows enough people posts get lost @ghostfinder new book EMPIRE STATE sounds very fun - might be right up my ally
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@libboo if everyone shows up, then even those who DON'T WANT TO TEAM UP are in there too :(
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@libboo thanks for your time and answering my questions btw
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@libboo so your saying there are members of your site NOT on the network page? Or is it everyone by default?
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@libboo got it, maybe you could also make a setting or button: "Im looking for collaborators"
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@libboo thing is, lots-0-users don't even have a bio set up, I don't want to invite total strangers who don't write like me
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@libboo thanks
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@waltkneeland thanks
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More free fiction - this time staring the public domain pulp character: THE CLOCK http://t.co/bs4sE1uU
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How many links should a good twitter feed spit out in any given day? How many before the followers get frustrated?
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@skottieyoung Condolences
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Learn about my fictional universe SERPENT CITY here http://t.co/zDuZwYzP and here http://t.co/vgDhxV7t
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Read the first adventure of the HUNTSMAN before the podcast comes out: http://t.co/zjSYo4Dp
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@RJRHQ I'll check it out
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@RJRHQ @ImJustChuck_82: the one liners are thick on PASSANGER 57: have you ever played roulette? always bet on black!
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I'm working on @libboo - I wish teaming up was easier, without that function it's unfortunately like so many other writing sites
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@lisamlilly the "Editorial Review" of your book on Amazon has a grammar mistake: "Cyril BELONGS to thinks Tara's Child....
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@michaelwroberts you got it
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Shame shame shame adobe http://t.co/w52r8ZqC
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@michaelwroberts they advertise networking with other writers - I hope thats easy
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I'm looking into Libboo - Caine Dorr: http://t.co/KIquZIIo via @AddThis - anybody else using it? #Writing
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@JediJayne nothing to see here woo teee doo
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@JediJayne oh, you only saw the tights #ThankGod
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@erichulen thanks man
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@JediJayne just for the record, I'm rehearsing a play - yeah that's it. I'm not normally doing what you saw :)
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@JediJayne who me?
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@erichulen well, it's been every Wednesday since "day and date" started (I know because I held out for that)
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@erichulen it's almost a week to the day though (the next Wednesday) it seems like a bit much IMO
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Regarding digital comics purchased on the iPad - anybody else notice it takes a week before they take your money?
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great people who mention me nearly very friday, thanks @GoldenAgeofGeek @listerart @dimensionofmind @Mpowelljr @GrowlersWorld #FF
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Charles Bronson & Jill Ireland (Married) did 14+ movies together! Wow http://t.co/EG9tPKEG @GetGlue #Assassination
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You get the ice, I'll get the iceman
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Pre-Sold the movie rights!
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Just the pussy I've been lookin' for!
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@indianajim do you like any Stalone films?
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Why didn't somebody tell me he had one of those.....things?
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@KRADeC I thought that the "journey" took way too long, yeah, we know he's going to win so lets get it over with
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@indianajim what is better?
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Anybody read the new TEEN TITANS yet? Is Bunker the next great thing or a token character?
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This holiday season I am grateful to @acmacom for inadvertently introducing me to #HellOnWheels - my GOD what a great show
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I can see the path you're cutting It cost me a little piece of my heart. I can see the doors your shutting cause they were open at the start
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some television shows repeat forever and then some never do :( anyone remember COUNTERSTRIKE with Christopher Plumber?
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@yingko2 nekkid? :)
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Giving Flash the egg to motivate him grid iron style actually works, then Dale gets to cheering & it's cutesy ugh #FlashGordon @getglue
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This a public announcement: the human #FlashGordon is to be publicly executed 15Aab Ming time @getglue
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@aminamat thank you
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@aminamat can you point me to a tutorial possibly?
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@JD_Wright she's in for a treat :)
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@aminamat I CLEARLY didn't pay enough attention in CSS class :( - thanks for responding though
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@aminamat CSS applied right to the post?
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Is it possible to put the text INSIDE a #wordpress post into two or three columns?
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@LeighBC that's right :)
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@mizzelle GOH?
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@Gorbash Pendleton here :)
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If you buy a new bottle of Whiskey it's your duty to open it up and inspect the quality right away correct?
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@mattdelman Errands and writing
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@onthebird thanks for the encouragement :)
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@jodimeadows way to go! Good job
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did it - 1087 words today #amwriting
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@onthebird Thank you :)
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Ok I'm going to buckle down and do 500 more words damn it #writing
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only 450 words today #amwriting
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Serpent City Transportation http://t.co/SStdPpKj
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@Rugdog But a good movie with Scott Backula :)
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@Rugdog the PDX cops have done well, particularly against idiots with nails in boards and other shit
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@Rugdog aren't you painting all cops everywhere with a pretty wide brush? which cops? Where?
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@idiotandroid thank god - I thought I might be insane :)
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@idiotandroid is this writing style familiar at all?
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@angie_seattle keep 'em on their toes :)
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@superbatgibson that's all Ive got - hopefully there are other tweeps chiming in with better stuff :)
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@superbatgibson has too be one word? how about: the century?
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@KWillustrates I can see that
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@AttractionNews That motorcycle list is predictable and a cop out :(
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@superbatgibson it doesn't quite fit does it? :(
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@superbatgibson Of: NIGHT
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@superbatgibson forever night? eternal night?
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@superbatgibson something to the effect of "The city that never sleeps" but more sinister?
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@angie_seattle gotta make sure the recipe is just right before you serve it
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@tromboneforhire thats right, remember reading that
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@tromboneforhire are the zune marketplace's days numbered? Haven't they stopped making Zunes?
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My writing style is soo backwards: write, write, write - backfill the holes - story development leads to another separate plot alltogether
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Norse - there's a heritage you don't see too often in fiction #Writing
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Coconut Rum = good
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@ComicBookGrrl you have your FB page listed as a way to contact you but the wall is all sealed up :(
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@onthebird 10+ years of experience from the front counter all the way to the managers office isn't helping me now either
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@onthebird Nice :)
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@onthebird damn! I never got around to getting a degree
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@onthebird it's no shame, some people get a degree, others collect superheroes :)
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@onthebird what kind of wish fulfillment can be found in PULP like the Shadow or Doc Savage?
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@onthebird found you from your guest post - nice one
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If #MoonKnight wasn't canceled as of yet it will be the first time that character has survived a shake up - and it sucks #Ironic @Marvel
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Maybe I'm nuts but I think 20K is a little much for a Kickstarter goal
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Its getting more and more difficult to enjoy the CRIME WAV podcast due to Seth Harwood's non stop selling of him self and goods :(
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1400 words today #amwriting
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@Shannanicorn maybe he has an Amazon wishlisht?
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@MangamanX Scifi writers around the world currently working on Time Travel look forward to your patronage :)
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Theres nothing like researching Serpents only to find that other writers (Alan Moore) has used and is devoted to the 1I found :(
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@nemalki Thank You! :)
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Serpent City & The Dominion State http://t.co/R5KfBYed
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@GeekyWhiteGuy probably better than going down there and kicking ass
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Watching Back to the future makes me want to throw in FRIGHTNERS next
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@GeekyWhiteGuy I'm like you, I tend to be SUPER PROTECTIVE over the ladies in my life
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No story writing tonight but I've worked on the concept + art #writing
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Lets see if you bastards can do ninety
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I can't go back in that, that, that Zoot Suit
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@listerart Dina Meyer, who was also Oracle on the BIRDS OF PREY TV Series
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@Mpowelljr @listerart until Starship Troopers
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@Mpowelljr @listerart yeah, I remember the locker room scene too - nothing like that ever before had I seen :)
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@listerart although I probably would have tuned in every week - their THAT pretty :)
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@listerart let me just say that while everyone is pretty, I wouldn't put a lot of effort into tracking a copy down
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@listerart ummm..... at a friends house? yeah, at a friends house
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Watching the Wonder Woman Pilot #Comics
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My favorite sites could get shut down by 1st censorship system for the internet. Must stop it: 11/16 #usacensored http://t.co/JmXNG4cP
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@AndyStraka thanks for the follow! i've always been fascinated by FALCONING and have a scifi concept based on it in fact :)
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@j_macfarlane No one in Gotham City, or related characters, is about magic and gods
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@j_macfarlane oh, and not Marvels - bit by a radioactive spider? your silly
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@j_macfarlane @Mpowelljr not all comics are silly
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@j_macfarlane I didn't like the tone, it was almost like they were too good for comics but HAD to run it so they did
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@j_macfarlane oh come on, you know you and I rarely see eye to eye on things :)
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@idsharman His hair was PERFECT!
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@Mpowelljr I doubt that's what @DCComics had in mind when they offered them the preview (good idea btw)
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@Mpowelljr my thoughts exactly :)
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New Nightwing Tomorrow http://t.co/ZtWIcQmM
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Wow what a terrible terrible article about #Nightwing in something called "TIME OUT CHICAGO" http://t.co/hQUhO0nl @ least theres a preview
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@anniecolbert You came in that thing? Your braver than I thought
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@Kevinpsb00 Thank you :)
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Final tally today: 1127 words #amwriting
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I should put in 200 more words to push me over a thousand, that would be the smart play #amwriting
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@Dean_Stahl it hasn't failed to be great!
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@Decoder_Ring I just want to see the boys rescued is all
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@Decoder_Ring I couldn't blame you (not that it would matter if I did) for taking a season long break to write :)
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@Decoder_Ring you know I'm a subscriber :)
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@Decoder_Ring your real funny Greg ;)
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@Decoder_Ring will Gus return to Canada this season?
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@UltraPunch nice
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Okay I'm going to write fiction for 30 min straight. Who's with me?
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It's nice to have fragments of stories laying around, it makes it easy to pick up and start writing at the drop of a hat
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Look What's new http://t.co/T7EW2QdQ
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Thankfully Liefeld doesn't get to draw him all that often... http://t.co/DcgvAvTZ
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@MeiLinMiranda A regular John McLane :(
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@MeiLinMiranda well good, I was afraid some idiot would charge a cop - get hurt - then call "Police Brutality" later
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@MeiLinMiranda I'm just over the river (WA) but I can turn everything off if I want :)
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@demongirly That's usually where the ground falls out from beneath your feet
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@MeiLinMiranda I haven't been following it since the police were set to storm the park
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@KalonWiggins @AdamsDN @albertocianicri @jonaswrites @rukufeh @Tamkbe @BThrowsnaill Thanks for the follow
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@MeiLinMiranda it's true, it was Sunday
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@ActionChick Same thing happening in Portland
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Met Ali and he told me "I'm the greatest"
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@Paradisacorbasi they called them "Reapers of the Grimm" sort of like WATCHERS but watchers who kill
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@Darthbx yes - better than those that have been bogging me down over the last quarter that's for sure
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@Darthbx I'm doing better these days - feeling a new improved drive to write so I'm on the computer
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@Darthbx if you have a blog you can have a contest :)
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@Darthbx that's right :)
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@yingko2 it was good - and a great example of a "chase" story
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@yingko2 I purchased the audio book: THE SPIDER: Prince of the red menace (with the fly) and it was cool, very cool
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Whatever happened to the ATLAS COMICS relaunch? http://t.co/zujeC1we
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@Darthbx now you can upgrade to the fire :)
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@robertliefeld Hey rob I was wondering if anyone else was going to be given a chance at writing H&D?
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Oh @posterous you need a mass tag editor :(
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thanks to @glassofwin for bringing wisdom, I took your suggestion to heart #deleted
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thanks to @glassofwin for bringing wisdom, I took your suggestion to heart #deleted
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@glassofwin that might not be a bad idea :)
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Photo: silentworldpilot: http://t.co/oooCEsYx
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damn @tumblr is addicting
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Anybody else find that they spend more and more time on @tumblr?
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The 7th Victim Audio Book Podcast part 1: http://t.co/sLpS9Ixn PLEASE RT - you can listen, comment, and give feedback too :)
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starting to record my first public domain audio book with my H2 digital recorder
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@ Barnes & Nobel today, the comic rack with the books has signs RAVING about the comics on the news-stand & it was a complete mess! :(
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How's everyone's Monday (or Tuesday)? I had a job interview today for what's actually not that great of a job but I hope I get it :)
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@Paradisacorbasi is that the damn police captain helping the blonde?
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Nightwing art - Nightwing http://t.co/JmSgfOCQ
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Nightwing art http://t.co/h62qkgxb
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@Paradisacorbasi cool, looking forward to it - thanks
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@Beq I like the current red suit too - I think Kyle Higgins is doing a great job
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@Beq I know, but I thought it was interesting at the time :)
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Photo: comiccool: http://t.co/ySPmNFWH
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Photo: I actually really liked this suit, as well as the long pony tail fyeahnightwing: http://t.co/kf0bXKWr
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Photo: This is an awesome single panel from Captain America 2 http://t.co/Sw992G48
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Photo: Great casting choice for Harvey Bullock - see even more here. http://t.co/dPWBPj4n
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Photoset: The Shadow knows… http://t.co/oByZ5WWs
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Photo: comiccool: http://t.co/7wL9aV57
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What 90s comic book universe do you most miss? - VALIANT ULTRAVERSE MILESTONE IMPACT COMICS GREATEST WORLD... http://t.co/MELdPX96
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Photoset: There should have been more of these… http://t.co/vNA0dWCG
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Photoset: Wrath is an agent of Aladdin. When Thomas Hunter’s father was injured during a battle between two... http://t.co/Tohk3Cqr
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Photoset: Gotham Glyphs http://t.co/aXtMFVKR
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Photoset: H.A.R.D. Corps was a Valiant Comics title which ran from 1992 - 1996. The acronym stands for... http://t.co/NP7l9BFs
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Photoset: No powers. No psionics. No plasma blasts. Just guns and guts against the toughest super-villains... http://t.co/4yFqxNyL
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@Curious_Echo I couldn't donate "We were unable to decrypt the certificate id." was the error code
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@Curious_Echo I love the moon wraith, I'm following, voting, and donating now
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Photo: I own this one. ROBIN 3000 if I’m not mistaken ealperin: http://t.co/vGNnJ63J
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@textinct we'll leave it for her children to pimp out their siblings then :)
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@textinct I can not fault your logic :)
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@glassofwin @textinct JKR could set up a bible with rules, let her publisher manage it from afar, rake in the profit
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Why wouldn't JK Rowling allow others to write in her universe? $$$$$$
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@BThrowsnaill I'll check it out :)
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Photo: miss-mgann: http://t.co/MUDt6oLE
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Photo: richardjohngrayson: http://t.co/mEqrgcYD
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@krveale boobs are fun?
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Best website for all inclusive vacations abroad? Like Greece? Where is a bot when you want one :)
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@mjkrey pop culture expert? Wow
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@K23Detectives there needs to be more CYBERPUNK in the world - thanks 4 the follow
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@BThrowsnaill thanks for the follow, im pretty choosy about fantasy - I need immediate action
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Photo: Big Guns http://t.co/B4Sn5oGt
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ruhigknight: http://t.co/KbgTQGw0
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Photoset: Dancing amid the spires of a city called New Ataraxia, there is a woman who can cloud men’s minds,... http://t.co/YTigQmZp
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Photo: Badest Bitch in comics! http://t.co/l07L7dY1
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@aron_w You got me there :)
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What's with all the Power Girl tonight? - Is it her birthday or something? http://t.co/itBrPAnN
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Photo: thanosthemadtitan: http://t.co/3MF2yY1d
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@Shannanicorn I take it you mean around the waist - I guess your right
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@Shannanicorn you could be gaining muscle?
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I missed #FridayFollow so let me get those out now
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@Lawrence_n_DC same here
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@BlogsyApp ok, you got it
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Photoset: c0oolestfreak: http://t.co/F5g58dNH
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Photoset: The COOLEST episode of “The Batman” miss-mgann: http://t.co/ZnerIzpE
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Photo: What is it about Red Heads? http://t.co/T1VYqrmL
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“@MattFnWallace: "The slow blade penetrates the shield." #DuneMackingAdvice” nice
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Robin/Batgirl Year One? - See the full gallery on Posterous I’d buy it… http://t.co/uyLUcdG7
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Robin/Batgirl Year One? http://t.co/nf7BzcFx
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@BlogsyApp just installed on my iPad, getting 404 error when posting to @posterous & it's not a listed error code :(
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Not including Batman, who is your favorite and least favorite of the Bat-Family? (Dick, Tim, Jason, Damian,... http://t.co/X7IXpz8p
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Read my response to "Not including Batman, who is your favorite and least favorite of the Bat-Family? (Dick, Tim, Ja…": http://t.co/hcFW5XLH
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What do you do when you're bored? - Audio Books Ask away, I’m game http://t.co/SH7HiBN1
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Read my response to "What do you do when you're bored?": http://t.co/5yEHDAu5
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when you can't sleep what do you do to make yourself tired? - You need to buy me dinner before I answer this... http://t.co/hMTX2lAy
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Read my response to "when you can't sleep what do you do to make yourself tired?": http://t.co/Ijhq4eZ5
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What surprised you lately? - The depths of manipulation from my ex wife Ask away, I’m game http://t.co/0uDpnnXF
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Read my response to "What surprised you lately?": http://t.co/NBPYxtlE
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Photo: “Some mother fuckers are always trying to ice skate up hill”~Blade http://t.co/ElxoldJ7
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Photo: Who remembers the first Captain America movie? I was young enough to actually enjoy it :) http://t.co/pwK4GSua
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Photo: kittybat: http://t.co/hfl2rfU1
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Photo: :( http://t.co/VLJ1iqdj
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Photoset: Prophet Rock’n the 90’s http://t.co/Zr33b7er
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@Beq I will, thanks :)
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Photo: Nightwing and Batman up against the worst of the worst http://t.co/2VeSzwSR
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Fat bottom girls you make the rock'n world go round
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@Beq I love SP pin ups, but a little goes a long way & I often dislike SP dialog :(
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Photo: elliottmarshal: http://t.co/cLJuiPUh
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Photo: Meeee-Owwww (Her purple suit is my favorite) thegoddamnblogman: http://t.co/KigWkCjU
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Photo: Whoa! http://t.co/zZdYQ6ig
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Photo: Same here brutha adamlichi: http://t.co/vd22F2TP
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Photo: thehappysorceress: http://t.co/Il7FLVOC
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Photo: Stelfreeze is the bomb! http://t.co/vrt1qyKr
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Photo: comicbookcovers: http://t.co/18eNDdPL
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Photo: Very Cool http://t.co/nSMfPSgS
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Photo: Boy Wonders http://t.co/RcKl34od
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Photo: Boy Wonders http://t.co/RcKl34od
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Photo: Slade could take ‘em all http://t.co/5aqyqnEb
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Photo: herochan: http://t.co/wfMfPJAf
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Photo: Dear God! assobsession: http://t.co/JHPqTIe7
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Who lives in #Seattle out there? Anyone?
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@Paradisacorbasi I'm driving from Portland to Seatac tomorrow for a pick up, looking for info
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@Paradisacorbasi must be somebody else then :) thanks
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@Paradisacorbasi do you live in seattle?
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@TdotComics @jdblank @DailyCreatures @GeekTyrantActor @SteampunkKindle @GorillaGrodd @Newsarama @ScreamngMantis Thanks 4 the follow
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@fmapulse @Alsdrive @ORPhilanthropy @Kyle_Clarke @lorraine_phill @TheSubJournal @Demonlord992 thanks for the follow
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@fmapulse Yes, I want to see those work that way in the comic book
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Photo: ealperin: Aces http://t.co/LSZ2KysA
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I unlocked the In Time Box Office sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/wEDvKfSE
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I unlocked the Happy Halloween 2011 sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/Jg1tJe4I
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@jason1749 thanks man
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@PeteRogers @jason1749 says blue is free through iMessage app w/ recipient on an ios device :)
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@jason1749 it's funny, I downloaded that and NEVER looked at it :)
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@jason1749 can I get ALL of them inside iMessage?
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Why R some of my contacts (texting) on the iPhone4 blue, and some of them green? Anybody? Bueller?
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Photoset: DC Impact Line: Captain Commando http://t.co/1uFRrODd
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Photoset: DC Impact Line: The Fox http://t.co/xUSz42ch
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Photoset: DC Impact Line: Jaguar http://t.co/99gjVLkB
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Photoset: DC Impact Line: The Sheild http://t.co/0jfv120g
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@Mpowelljr yeah, almost as if they actually wanted it to succeed :)
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@Mpowelljr Me too. I was buying a lot of the Impact stuff
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Photoset: DC Impact Line: The Comet http://t.co/IsetGGKj
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Photoset: DC Impact Line: The Fly http://t.co/AREJ2XfY
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Photoset: darkestelemental616: http://t.co/2hW27QIE
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Photo: It’s true, Damien is all talk and Steph kicks ass! http://t.co/3r1tdCxq
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Photoset: DC Impact Line: The Black Hood http://t.co/iTqNzIsC
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Photoset: This post gives new meaning to “Teen Titans: Games” :) http://t.co/2vyvku1J
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Photo: “who are you calling Chump, chimp?” ~Eddie Valiant http://t.co/0ZZc3Ghh
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Photoset: The new Daredevil written by @MarkWaid. It’s great and I’ve reviewed the first story arch right:... http://t.co/nmqrMwts
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@Kevinpsb00 cool
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@Kevinpsb00 would it be possible for a fan to read the unfinished version as a single file? like a pdf or a word doc?
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@Kevinpsb00 cool! I want to have it as a book
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@Kevinpsb00 Is your ghost story finished?
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@Fearlesskid @DCComics will basically be back to the way it was within about 70% - nearly back to normal :)
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@Fearlesskid Yeah but I don't have the time to track that kind of thing down. :) The way I figure it, in 3 years...
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@Fearlesskid @ronmarz I mean :) Best GL writer around
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@Fearlesskid accept for KYLE I've never really liked the GL book. @ronmarv is the best GL writer around
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@Fearlesskid I haven't given JL much of a chance, GL either
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@Fearlesskid H&D is really bad. all of the male faces look like Rob Liefeld and the story is all over the map
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@Fearlesskid if you like Nightwing you should read Deathstroke too, same guy and they will cross over soon
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@Fearlesskid I'm also reading the @Wildstorm stuff GRIFTER and VOODOO - loving it + DEATHSTROKE
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@Fearlesskid I can't get into Animal Man or Batwing :( and H&D is really bad but I'm reading what you are for the most part
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@Fearlesskid thoughts on Hawk and Dove?
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@Fearlesskid Have you read the new stuff coming out of DC? Dick Grayson is back as Nightwing so all is right in the world :)
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@Fearlesskid many are :)
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You got to know what a CRUMPET is to understand Cricket
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@Fearlesskid I enjoyed YTLM but I don't read a lot of Marvel DD Hawkeye and Iron Fist mostly I read all of the characters who run in Gotham
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@Fearlesskid I'd say yes. A ton when I was younger, a lot now almost exclusively: lone vigilante type heroes
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@Fearlesskid well there you go. I'm glad you're digging it :)
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@Fearlesskid I don't RP on twitter, why would you? You can't sell what you write and make any money off of it
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@Fearlesskid some sort of role play?
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@Kevinpsb00 I've been out of touch, are you done with your pulp story?
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Hey Everybody I reviewed @MarkWaid #Daredevil right here: http://t.co/QHAnDAy3 if you like fun #Superhero stories than you should READ IT
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@Kevinpsb00 I still don't most of the time :)
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@Kevinpsb00 me too, it's funny how you see stuff different when you get older
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@Kevinpsb00 US Commercial radio is all about commercials, the music is secondary :)
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Not this mammal, fly a human? I'd rather suck wax fruit. ~Ferngully
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@angie_seattle sounds great!
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@robertliefeld just discovered the PROPHET reboot - how close will it be to the original (which I really liked)?
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@AComicBlogNet Thank you
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@MisterDubbs no HAWK is the side kick to SPENSER - remember SPENSER: For Hire on TV?
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once you've heard AVERY BROOKS as HAWK no one else will ever do the voice good enough #Spenser #Audiobook #Spensuuu
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@NataniaBarron and your still alive!!!!!!
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I unlocked the Opening Week sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/AkazpsEP
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@ValiantComics ALADIN (those bastards) and the SPIDER WEB - the Valiant orgs were eee-vil
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Photo: Alternate Nightwing http://t.co/V8nzuAVu
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Who is your favorite Turtle? - Raf Ask away, I’m game http://t.co/OQ4pnXZT
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Photoset: TV Detectives http://t.co/pnFlhu5x
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Photo: Batman Desktop http://t.co/REMwqsop
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I'm a Fan of Young Justice on @GetGlue http://t.co/iVce9yYQ
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I am listening to "A Catskil Eagle" audio book (Robert B. Parker) SPENSER novel http://t.co/AsxdqEJd @GetGlue #ACatskillEagle
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Photo: Nightwing Desktop http://t.co/X9QXtM7W
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Photoset: These two pics can not be posted enough as far as I’m concerned. http://t.co/IS5ifTdM
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@comicinks I like Sexy Fett - it rolls off the tongue...so to speak :)
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@comicinks what about just sexy?
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@angie_seattle agreed :)
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Photo: I’m Batman http://t.co/ZTRGB1dL
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Photo: Daredevil Desktop http://t.co/Nvb9unn8
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Photo: Very cool Batman Re-Design http://t.co/jVbsvayw
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@IronMan1176 I should frigg'n write more, that's what I should be doing
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@IronMan1176 I spend way too much time on the web :) - being a professional man of leisure now, it's easy :)
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@IronMan1176 I completely agree :)
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Photo: This should be a comic book RIGHT NOW. All of the Bat’s soldiers would have a place to play month... http://t.co/S9FhJQzP
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Photo: Reoww! geekpick: http://t.co/AwdivVVK
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Photo: The new DD comic is freak’n awesome http://t.co/Gz0AJgRe
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@rivetrivet I could do every other friday (when I don't have my kid - which I will this friday)
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@rivetrivet this friday?
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@rivetrivet COOL!
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WTF is "Modern comics suxors"?????
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What do you know, I'm going to review a marvel book :) #DD
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Photo: Nightwing Colored I don’t remember where I got this from, a tumblr of some kind, but I wanted to... http://t.co/lryInB9e
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do you prefer illustration to be more realistic, or more cartoony? - Leaning toward the realistic side Ask... http://t.co/ADSsvHF1
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do you prefer illustration to be more realistic, or more cartoony? - Leaning toward the realistic side Ask... http://t.co/ADSsvHF1
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Read my response to "do you prefer illustration to be more realistic, or more cartoony?": http://t.co/IqZ297Yr
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Do you like Military or Western Tales? - I’ve never read a military tale but I like a good western Ask... http://t.co/nkg8PqNT
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Read my response to "Do you like Military or Western Tales?": http://t.co/3DubaGEM
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Are you a fan of Sword & Sorcery Tales? Could you name some? - not really, I’m a scifi fan by and large.... http://t.co/vo10Ai5T
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Read my response to "Are you a fan of Sword & Sorcery Tales? Could you name some?": http://t.co/XiYXESul
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Do you prefer Super powered Heroes, or more street level noon-powered ones? Why? - Can’t I prefer super... http://t.co/MHySr9UK
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Read my response to "Do you prefer Super powered Heroes, or more street level noon-powered ones? Why?": http://t.co/CRTUGham
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Favorite Spider-man Character? - Miguel O’Hara Ask away, I’m game http://t.co/OCi6xnWz
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Read my response to "Favorite Spider-man Character?": http://t.co/AT27ZWTA
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Favorite Avenger? - Hawkeye Ask away, I’m game http://t.co/PqgqwmMN
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Read my response to "Favorite Avenger?": http://t.co/UQ5V09d3
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Who's your favorite x-man? - Gambit Ask away, I’m game http://t.co/0mr12ICT
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Read my response to "Who's your favorite x-man?": http://t.co/d8PLURFn
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How do you use iCloud to store your stuff? which app will store docs in the iCloud?
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@Mpowelljr I think they should get more credit. Your right - never actually been into the standard spidey only 2099
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@Mpowelljr same here
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@Mpowelljr but not MOONKNIGHT those bastards
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@Mpowelljr well that's a nice after effect then :) I'm getting DD and Punisher over at the house of ideas
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@DanialCarroll clearly I haven't read tec yet :)
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@DanialCarroll no your right, its batman this week and tec last week :) duh
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@DanialCarroll Batman was last week
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@DanialCarroll I wanted FIRESTORM too but we'll see :)
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@DanialCarroll TITANS DETECTIVE and VOODOO
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How's everyone's night (or day)? I've basically bought 3 comics every wed since the new 52 & today was no different
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Photoset: Your god damn right it is. “Bring it” gotham-knights: http://t.co/8bKJLkI4
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Video: Man look at ol WingNut kick ass with those electrified escrima sticks! http://t.co/3BcP8zd8
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The NIGHTWING Arkham City trailer is awesome. That is all
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Frisbee. Far out!
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Photo: The Nightman Rigging the lens in his mask http://t.co/J70RNrD3
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Photo: This is just bad ass http://t.co/AbbJHpSn
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Photo: moseisleywelcomingcommittee: http://t.co/0IqPYp3N
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Photo: Cool Moment http://t.co/rI83fpgc
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Photo: Nightwing Throwing down (or up) http://t.co/uKImieGk
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Photo: thehappysorceress: http://t.co/Jzj7CS4o
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Photo: misterwalsh: http://t.co/leLGxY0P
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Photo: stueybert: http://t.co/8gCh3YH5
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@OurHeroComic well, I'm pretty likable :)
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@OurHeroComic out of curiosity why am I on a 1 person mailing list?
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Photo: Nightwing and Robin Cosplay http://t.co/cBd14qig
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Photo: Nightwing & Batgirl Cosplay http://t.co/hptNBP3J
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Photo: Nightwing & Raven Cosplay http://t.co/SRLe8Vwn
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Photo: Tiny Titans http://t.co/VvZhXlDw
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Photo: Nightwing in animated action http://t.co/sayQ7qta
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@VacenTaylor Yep! i got it this evening. Will mail it tomorrow ok?
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Photo: “Rick, if you don’t start making sense I’m going to tell everyone on the island your real name.”... http://t.co/UyBxlruB
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Photo: Teen Titans NIGHTS :) http://t.co/hTyyvWC3
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@jason1749 You Klingon :)
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@nemalki close enough I figure
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@Rugdog sounds like me :)
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@RenZelen nice stuff, thanks for sharing
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Anybody start their XMas shopping yet?
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What? OMG A Center Manager job posting! Middle Management? Could the economy actually be on an upswing? #dontgethopesup
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Photo: miss-mgann: http://t.co/7viDF02i
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Photo: Team Batman 2.0 http://t.co/K1duQMUS
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Photo: Team: Batman http://t.co/brZjtOJM
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@jason1749 My iPad did not get put back the way it was :(
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Watching "IT TAKES A THIEF" for the first time, the music is like AUSTIN POWRS :(
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Any old Nightwing fans reading the new title on the wire tonight?
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@Kevinpsb00 good luck
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Photo: Great Shot http://t.co/yp1cvuBh
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Photo: Nightwing (and Wondergirl) Cosplay http://t.co/K72KZizk
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courage-mylove asked: your blog is sooooo freakin amazing thank you for following me! (mostly cause it... http://t.co/pZKqE5b8
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@jason1749 all right cool, thanks man
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@jason1749 my iPad is technically synced with another iTunes account :( says I'll loose everything ????
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so updating my iPad means I have to re-download all my comics? @Dccomics anyone do this yet?
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@GrowlersWorld me too :)
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Photoset: kitty-cat-has-claws: http://t.co/8lMYjjck
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Photo: Oh sure, this is how it starts. Then the running and screaming…. http://t.co/luIHGtEh
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@JordanCJennings technically you COULD do the art ahead of time, as long as you developed the character the day of :)
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@VampWriterGRRL nice
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@JordanCJennings I'm not doing it on a whim this year either
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@JordanCJennings I see both - some will be SO WELL DONE that they aren't doing it on a whim, no way
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@ronmarz I LOVED your 90s RETROACTIVE GL title. Awesome job, felt like you never left (which is a compliment)
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@JordanCJennings its like the fourth year :) It was I who came up with the hash tag the first year :)
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@ShebaJo Nightwing is back!
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@ShebaJo thanks :)
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Who's still up? Who's prepping for #30characters all ready? :)
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Photo: Batman Desktop 2.0 Batman, Robin, Nightwing http://t.co/h7DpLscU
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Photo: Here’s a BATMAN Desktop http://t.co/08a0HPCs
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@christianaellis You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake sweetheart
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@christianaellis then you must not be on the millenium falcon #It'sNotMyFault
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I've got poker tonight, we missed last month
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@christianaellis that old trick? :)
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Photo: Check out what it says on Donna’s bag? Damn right! http://t.co/pSsEMDRF
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@TheKingslayer preference I'm sure
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@Mpowelljr probably :)
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Photoset: Awesome http://t.co/CbkMWxOg
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Photo: GL 3 It was so cool to have Kyle back in ring slinging form during the DC RETROACTIVE books :) http://t.co/qWShnhM5
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Photo: GL 2 http://t.co/byOqy7DB
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Photo: Kyle Rainer - The One True Green Lantern ladies and gentlemen. http://t.co/VLkxglcY
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If you read any of The New 52, how many are you continuing to read now? - I read most of the number 1s and... http://t.co/xE2ynVBg
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Read my response to "If you read any of The New 52, how many are you continuing to read now?": http://t.co/MG947CBD
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@BatmanVillains @SilvanaWyner746 Thanks for the follow
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@SteampunkKindle @thedaddyrobot @AM_Preston @ReinfriedMarass @GorillaGrodd @Newsarama @ScreamngMantis @EggHeadReturns Thanks for the follow
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@Laroquod @KateSherrod thanks :)
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@KateSherrod nice! Is there a manual somewhere I can download? :)
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@ChrisPartin yeah I don't know, I'll pick up anything "Dark Vigilante" regardless of publisher - some not so good too :(
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anybody out there still play pen and ink and dice role playing games?
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@ChrisPartin quite a handicap :(
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@niftymat thanks for the tip :)
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The Arkham City album is very moody
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@RobboMills it's good too :)
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@RobboMills It's good :)
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in the JUSTICE LEAGUE DOOM trailer CYBORG is a member, so maybe we'll see some Nightwing #crossesfingers
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She looks like a flower but stings like a bee.....like every girl in history. :) What poetry
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@nemalki bastards :)
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Photo: “Timber” http://t.co/0r3pJgu1
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@nemalki DAMN I wanted to see ROBIN kick JOKER'S ass! #waytoruinitdc
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@nemalki I saw em - dude I LOVE Milestone
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@VacenTaylor I read it, thank you very much :)
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@nemalki do you mean voice over cameos or character cameos because there are a lot of characters
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@nemalki I'm an episode behind
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Why would JOKER ride second banana in the INJUSTICE LEAGUE? Has he ever?
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@mightymur just don't hit the wrong one :)
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@VacenTaylor I'll look at it, sure ;)
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@Mpowelljr agreed
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I expected to hear more grumbling about JOKER not being voiced by Mark Hamel in YOUNG JUSTICE - It's change people, where the bitching?
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@CASizemore I didn't, I've been unemployed for almost 12 months - those were song lyrics
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FYI: I didn't quit my job or flip off the boss, just tweeting song lyrics
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@Mpowelljr getting a little carried away :)
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@Mpowelljr no, nothing - sorry - those are song lyrics :)
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Quit my job, flipped off my boss, took my name off the payroll....screw you man!
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@Mpowelljr nice :)
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Photo: Batman: Year One adds all OVER the Marvel comics home page :) http://t.co/Sg0Wj0MC
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I unlocked the Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/ypUqV0rU
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@MANN Buzzin is a great song, always thank your local strip club for introducing you to new tunes
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@J9Naimoli true dat - more power than what went to the moon!!!!!!!
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@J9Naimoli and now?
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when I come around round round they go
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Man I feel like money
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@mycomicnews Monsters Vs Kittens? Big seller :)
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Ok, LAST MAN STANDING sucks - that is all
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Photo: Hell no! http://t.co/TTvcaz52
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Photo: Good God I hope this book gets better… RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #5 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL Art and... http://t.co/ANRfkND1
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Photo: Good God I hope this book gets better… RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #5 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL Art and... http://t.co/ANRfkND1
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Photo: Trigon anyone? NIGHTWING #5 Written by KYLE HIGGINS Art by EDDY BARROWS and PAULO SIQUERIA Cover by... http://t.co/XNaX2zbR
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Is the internet broke today? images don't seem to want to load anywhere......
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@ScreamngMantis same over here :(
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@angie_seattle here here
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Photo: chedizz: http://t.co/YyGQCO7B
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Photo: Sister Christian SISTER ZEALOT http://t.co/HkYsh4r4
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Photo: Black Hammers When BLACK RAZERS aren’t enough… http://t.co/NFX2ZrOI
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Photo: Black Razers LOCK & LOAD http://t.co/8aIxMDcS
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Photo: Black Razers ROLE CALL http://t.co/46d2L54C
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Photo: Donna Tracy? Dick’s sister? michaelpowellart: http://t.co/LzpZNHft
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@angie_seattle your only as old as you feel :)
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@The_RaymondPode It didn't happen for me until I STOPPED looking (I don't know if that helps)
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Photo: I’m hoping we’ll meet Marc Slayton (with both arms) in the pages of Grifter http://t.co/BBfW57sB
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Photo: Star-Crossed Lovers? http://t.co/3DaOIrUV
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Photo: Found him http://t.co/lu1WhNRH
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Photo: Starfire with a worry on….where’s Nightwing? http://t.co/Dn4bKbXA
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Photo: Dick & Kory at home…out of uniform. http://t.co/cPfEXBuG
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@DanialCarroll Nice! Thank you :)
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Photo: nightwingfan: http://t.co/Uvi5JCw4
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Photo: Nightwing Arkham City Action Figure http://t.co/Y9mO3dxm
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Photo: Nice Piece http://t.co/83FXzdrA
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Photo: In the bath.. powergirl: http://t.co/PXB7JgyB
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Photo: thegoddamnblogman: http://t.co/HGMA1qpf
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Photo: › By [Atomic-Clover] http://t.co/YH47qGKb
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Photo: northstarfan: http://t.co/BGOXFACv
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Photo: Batman: Year One Best scene in the movie…. http://t.co/6h9mMOZv
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@BatmanYearOne next I want to see ROBIN: THE GAUNTLET :)
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@ReadHeavily @shopbroopete @Crumbmyham @BatmanYearOne @DexterBeat @FullMetalOrgasm @mafiaboxtw Thanks for the follow
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@SilvanaWyner746 @The_RaymondPode @ErikLynd @kristopshanksb @IanSowers @OccupyOregon @imagepush Thanks for the follow
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I unlocked the Ghostbusters: Peter Venkman sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/8Thkga1E
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I'm going to miss him. I'm going to buy you a fruit basket! http://t.co/xxKfLIOS @GetGlue #ghostbusters
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@weeklyRobin @Isoban better yet, let's have damien and steph battle it out, winner wears the cape and cowl :)
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@Isoban @weeklyRobin agreed
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@weeklyRobin @Isoban maybe it's the METHOD on how he's killed, i mean if he's cut into pieces, then he'll stay dead :)
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@weeklyRobin @Isoban well that's true
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@Isoban where's the 900 number call in line when you need it
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@Isoban at least she'd be around
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@Isoban I think a LOT of fans, and I mean a LOT would have been happy to see Steph as Robin again
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@Isoban Me too Brutha :)
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@Isoban is it not DAMIEN? I've not read B&R
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@Isoban not yet, i just got it
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Photo: Ok, this is just bad ass! Nightwing is right out front too :) fumettidccomics: http://t.co/EwrTp38S
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Green Arrow gets a new writer all ready? #new52
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Is anyone else using the "ALERT" function in the @DCComics iPad app? is it supposed to do something? :)
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@Gorbash the THING won't really be the same without Kurt
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@Gorbash oh sweet - I didn't see that one
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@shatteredmyth :) bust'n makes me feel good
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Going to go see GHOSTBUSTERS in the theater tonight - anybody else?
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Photo: › By [none-of-the-sort] http://t.co/PKZfTJDv
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Photo: jedijayne: http://t.co/1y5QeAgq
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Photo: Starfire…in love? http://t.co/mLcJ6Xaj
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@MangamanX No, I meant if I HAD to play Batman it would be BATMAN RETURNS - I'm of course playing Nightiwng :)
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Photo: fumettidccomics: http://t.co/fWvXih19
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@VacenTaylor why don't you email me blaquesaber at gmail dot com
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@VacenTaylor Okay, I bought the comics. Do you have FedEx close to you?
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@VacenTaylor I agree, it looks good
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@batmanboy11 have I offended you in some way? ;-)
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Is it me or do the literary versions of JESSE STONE and SPENSER seem pretty much identical? #RobertBParker #Mystery #Writer
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@Mpowelljr but I bet there are dead comic companies that you've never read an issue of even though I have :)
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@Mpowelljr I've been thinking hard and I don' t think there's beenone
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@Mpowelljr @roshow neither have I :)
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Photoset: it’s play time… http://t.co/4TkLcoIr
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I've got another tumblr...if your interested: http://t.co/GYBLhD62
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@Beq thank you :)
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@Beq I haven't drawn in months so I feel good about it
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@Beq creative license and all :)
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Photo: gothamspoilers: http://t.co/YFLFBkgY
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Photo: sexncomics: http://t.co/gWDLhUnP
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@Beq I tried to do "super powers" generated from within her hands
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Photo: fuckyeahnightfire: http://t.co/EYhCoUUl
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Photo: Starfire Pinup http://t.co/oIi2MW3h
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@RalphContreras nice post
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Photo: Released in the heart of the IRON AGE http://t.co/UKbVTqJo
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@JordanCJennings @DanialCarroll here here
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@JordanCJennings @DanialCarroll not if they are on CONTRACT - they get a salary
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@DanialCarroll I'd just like them to TRULY embrace digital
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@DanialCarroll right and they could put out like 10 page .99 additions too
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@DanialCarroll probably depends on how much work they do - if the files are ready and all that - I bet the big two get a deal
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@DanialCarroll Nice huh? I'd love to make a living doing that
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@DanialCarroll Exactly - lots of the creators are on contract anyhow
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ealperin: http://t.co/dNs9MIbd
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@DanialCarroll ok, I don't disagree but why not utilize the digital marketplace for all it's worth?
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@geekwholanded @DanialCarroll @ComiconDark Its true, Warner could just "Well, we tried" - movies only
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@geekwholanded @ComiconDark @DanialCarroll A presents book where every title inside is 10 pages and it's only .99 cents or whatever
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@geekwholanded @DanialCarroll I would love it if @DCComics would ad an alternative to being canceled - say a "Presents" book
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@geekwholanded @DanialCarroll I mean lets face it, relaunch/ no relaunch AUQUAMAN, HAWKMAN, and FIRESTORM don't have a great track record
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@geekwholanded @DanialCarroll well 40 is basically 20% so it's a nice round number :)
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Of the 52 new DC titles, how many do you think will be cancelled before next September? - If there’s 40 left... http://t.co/1iDKj5hh
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Read my response to "Of the 52 new DC titles, how many do you think will be cancelled before next September?": http://t.co/2N7LDoFI
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@jerhaun oh yeah, until we get a news report of an iPhone crashing a car and killing it's owner because it picked up a droid :)
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@jerhaun wait, did I say it was cool? fuck this thing is scary :(
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@jerhaun ok, Siri looks damn cool
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@jerhaun I don't want t anew iPhone but I do want BATMAN: Year One DVD - same day
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@angie_seattle I'm betting four years in prison will change one's life
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I'm so sick of COMIC BOOK ACCESABILITY is MADDEN 8 just as accessible as MADDEN 1 was? Isn't it everywhere?
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@MattFnWallace so you say it in jest now right? :)
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@JAINITZ1 two of the busiest guys in the industry
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@angie_seattle I'm glad it's over - I never thought she did anything
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@ohmygil people using it in their landscaping?
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@Bluraven not bad. It's starting to get chilly I guess Summer really is over
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@JamesCShooter do you do your own tweeting and blogging? I enjoyed your Red Hood review
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Photo: Robin and Starfire http://t.co/GMNJlsoy
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Photo: Aces, a new dynamic duo http://t.co/cfBkkW9Y
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Photo: fuckyeahnightfire: http://t.co/iI9MPoa0
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Photo: fuckyeahnightfire: http://t.co/oGOn1L9b
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Photo: What’s that expression Dick taught me? http://t.co/O1h63E7D
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Photo: Girls, play nice now… http://t.co/UCw0cJ8v
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@geekwholanded hope so :)
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@highfivecomics But I'm a TITANS fan and I own it and it's now on my shelf :)
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@highfivecomics Jericho and Nightwing were on the page were Awesome but I didn't really enjoy it :(
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@highfivecomics I agree with the time frame - I enjoyed seeing JERICHO a protagonist again & thought Perez's page designs while.....
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@highfivecomics have you got it yet? read it?
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@geekwholanded There was an initial gust - then nada as if this wasn't the most popular OGN's ever
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Is it me, or has @DCComics not really advertised products that began development BEFORE the relaunch? #BatmYearOneMovie
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@agnesnutter brings back some memories don't it :)
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@cherylcorbin nice attitude :)
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@cherylcorbin good luck :)
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@RikkiReynvaan64 Thanks for the follow
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@FilmFundsSchool @DexterBeat @WalterWhite8 @FullMetalOrgasm @TullymoreFarm @BoxOfficeBooze @mafiaboxtw @dannyfsantos thanks for the follow
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Photoset: dulokbrains: http://t.co/q1tXjoSW
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@posterous your new site design is much slower
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Photo: Nightwing | Arkham City Style 3 of 3 http://t.co/GnUyLD8Q
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Photo: Nightwing | Arkham City Style 2 http://t.co/gxl7220A
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Photo: Nightwing | Arkham City Style 1 http://t.co/TtlmubNP
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Photo: mombcast: http://t.co/3NH2gyTb
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Photo: That’s no way to talk to an almost step mother :) http://t.co/gonfNIt7
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another tumblr from me for all of yo to enjoy http://t.co/GYBLhD62
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Photo: Look and Dick and Kory kicking ass and taking names! http://t.co/MEiHkpGT
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Photo: Starfire redesign - I wonder what the matching Nightwing design would be? http://t.co/IzhgiZzv
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Photo: Terra Joins the Titans http://t.co/HV4DSV37
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@DCComics Loving the redesigned iPad app! Doing it right
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Anybody else feel like Terra Nova is starting off on the wrong foot possibly?
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Ok, the "Dating" is getting old all ready #TerraNova
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Photo: Fuck that! dccomicconfessions: http://t.co/55H8fRMD
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Dinosaur cries - the ultimate mood killer #TerraNova
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I unlocked the Terra Nova: Instinct sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/XlvncQ3Y
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Aces I get some clues
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Crumpet? You've got to know what Cricket is to enjoy a Crumpet!
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Photo: Jericho falls Follow my Nightwing tumblr HERE http://t.co/9HmmExnr
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Photo: Raven Follow my Nightwing tumblr HERE http://t.co/a2Qvk7aW
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Photo: Nightwing’s had it Follow my Nightwing tumblr HERE http://t.co/IvdPOZqV
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Photo: Starfire Blazes Follow my Nightwing tumblr HERE http://t.co/xeoRUU8C
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Photo: Contact! Follow my Nightwing tumblr HERE http://t.co/A2qigHRf
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Photo: Will the real Wondergirl please stand up Follow my Nightwing tumblr HERE http://t.co/36b9xNPY
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Photo: Starfire hurt Follow my Nightwing tumblr HERE http://t.co/8bKtvil4
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Photo: Nightwing finally in love Follow my Nightwing tumblr HERE http://t.co/dFuUJYB4
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Photo: I started another tumblr where all of my Nightwing postings will go... http://t.co/iO6QKXrc
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Teen Titans: Games http://t.co/L6YHtWt7
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Teen Titans: Games - I own four long boxes filled with Teen Titans, Tales of the Teen Titans, and The New... http://t.co/UTwmeplY
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Photo: Took you long enough short pants http://t.co/9H79H2LW
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Photo: Kory Trailblazing http://t.co/S0OPkRuF
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Photo: Old School Nightwing and Starfire http://t.co/g45Y8UR9
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@J9Naimoli those are mean giraffes
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@fancyfembot here and there - just grab 'em in the biscuit
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You look like MC Hammer on Crack Humpty
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I'll drink up all the Henessey you've got on your shelf
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@jpalmiotti More red heads please :) I love your sexy blog posts
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@DanialCarroll There you go! :)
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This is my boss, Johnathan Heart http://t.co/J0EbYsb9
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@DanialCarroll Have you read the new moonknight book? That's not saying much :(
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It aint over until the fat man sings http://t.co/xcaGBXWS
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You've got to keep your wheels on the straight and narrow if you want to survive http://t.co/lk8EGUmx
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@DanialCarroll Really? Batwing?
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@Mpowelljr @DanialCarroll I think Jerry Seinfeld said it best in his routine :) Like a car wreck where a man is thrown clear :)
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@DanialCarroll @Mpowelljr it's not like it'd be the first time :) we are very gullible :)
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@Mpowelljr @DanialCarroll I'm not gonna brag, I'm just saying: It's FUCKING there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@DanialCarroll @Mpowelljr Exactly!
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@DanialCarroll @Mpowelljr I know, this news report freaked me out, I know there is
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Who would debate something like that? Jesus, Just dig in and stimulate it
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The existence of the G-Spot on a woman is debated? Jesus
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Damn Twitter
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@DanialCarroll I'll burn this place down
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@KoniWaves Good for you
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@DanialCarroll I said no salt, no salt on my margarita :)
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OKAY Who's got a GOOD image of the playable Nightwing in Arkham City? Hmmmmm? @DCComics
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@DanialCarroll but don't say you've got a "case of the monday's" you may get your ass kicked :)
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@DanialCarroll I hear you brutha
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Or Monday as the case may be
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How's everyone's Sunday?
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Photo: The force is strong with this one. http://t.co/uzCUDZXx
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Nightwing gets a car... -... http://t.co/Tk2kS56J
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Nightwing gets a car... http://t.co/BM9kE5jm
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Photo: Is there a crisis afoot? http://t.co/2YIyvOc4
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this would be that song http://t.co/wjrY3aT8
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Nothing like ruining an awesome pop song :(
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Wow! Someone commented on a comic space post....wait, it's a European lady wanting me to marry her :(
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Photo: heckyeahjimlee: http://t.co/S2C7CXOl
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Ok I read CATWOMAN, don't see the big deal is 1) every guy should be so lucky 2) kids see network tv commercials more confusing
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@yingko2 I'm looking forward to VOODOO and TEEN TITANS
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I'm trying to get into RINGER
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@graphiczxdesign @kristierreanes @DinoRoboCast @comicsapp @davedunlapjr @Igorotdo @sovereigntyGod @Gatherfield Thanks for the follow
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@DanialCarroll you make good points
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@j_macfarlane ha ha
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@GeekintheCity The thing is, accept for Batman & Nightwing I was collecting Ultraverse and Valiant then
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@GeekintheCity Were about the same age, a lot of people "our age" agree with you, more than agree with me :)
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@DanialCarroll I like FLASH as a character but have never desired collecting his book
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@j_macfarlane I hope it rocks
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@GeekintheCity oh, thats when I boarded the plane :)
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@Mpowelljr I think I'd agree :)
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@GeekintheCity I need something to crush the pain that comes with StormWatch, what a piece of garbage
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@Mpowelljr I've never been a huge Superman fan, I hope its good
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@GeekintheCity I'm going to love it!
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@GeekintheCity Oh COME ON! Brett Booth and Scott Lobdell? That's going to be a nineties comic fan boy's dream!
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@GeekintheCity on Catwoman as well as Hawk and Dove hopefully Pee Yew
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@GeekintheCity nice answers! I'm looking forward to FIRESTORM
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@MrDystopia @The_Mangaman I do have a thing for red heads :)
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@The_Mangaman I thought it opened strong
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@MissDaniDaniels where will you be when your here in Portland? Are you coming for the competition?
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Would you, as a comic book fan, agree with the statement that CATWOMAN and BATMAN are reviewed out?
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Which comic book are you anxiously awaiting for tomorrow?
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@VacenTaylor Ive not, but I have a strange schedule so I see movies :)
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Amanda FUCKING Waller & Hugo FUCKING Strange nice #YoungJustice
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I saw ABDUCTED tonight - Taylor was good, great action flick - I didn't think of Vampires or Warewolves once
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Photo: Curare (Batman Begins) Cosplay…or porn? You decide http://t.co/xPkQldpa
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@scottsigler only headless chocolate bunnies that make chicken noises :)
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Photoset: Dear Lord :) paradiscacorbasi: http://t.co/PM6yRChJ
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@ActionChick Batgirl was GOOD I thought, well executed
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@ActionChick Oh come on, are you saying STARFIRE isn't a good role model? But she's so tall :)
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@DanialCarroll I thought it was put together well - but I know what you mean - I HATE "Heavy" reads
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Happy Birthday to the gorgeous @MissDaniDaniels
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They call us problem child - we spend our lives on trial - we walk an endless mile - we stand and we wont fall - were wanted one for all
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I'm going to read Catwoman next
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I read RED HOOD and the OUTLAWS it's not the KORI I remember but if it was a completely new character I don't think it'd be a big deal
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@DanialCarroll What else have you read? Nightwing was kick ass
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@DanialCarroll You may have a point, DC doesn't seem to care if they leave the existing readers in the dust as they blaze forward :)
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@DanialCarroll You didn't think there was a "Sexual double standard"? :)
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@dcwomenkicknass what a hard ass!
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@Myuuchan yeah and sex sells
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@Myuuchan yeah I'd say yes - writing it any other way sends a bad message
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@Myuuchan wow, her too huh? Starfire and Catwoman should take that on the road
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I unlocked the Opening Week sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/AkazpsEP
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Photo: Bats & Birds Wow, this is amazing http://t.co/YZnFV63w
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@Mpowelljr I'm half way through RED HOOD and it's funny
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@Mpowelljr Dude I LOVED Batman (accept for the last page - I think Drake would have been better)
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@TonyMast That's right :)
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There's something you all should know....Park Avenue leads to Skid Row
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@greywulf It's not? Well i never!
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@Mpowelljr Yeah - the blog's being read and the comics are being purchased - or at least downloaded :)
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@hotblur but, will she be in FAST6 ? :)
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3 comments on my review and all of them bad. Not about my review, but about the DCnU in of it self :(
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@TeeVeeGal your thoughts?
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@TeeVeeGal Aparently CBS is the 1 station my digital tuner won't pick up here ;( I need to seek out a friend who dvr'd it
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@TeeVeeGal @personinterest me too, I hope it's good
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I unlocked the Ready for Fall TV! sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/ZChZzzzb
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is the merc with the mouth an "action comedy"?
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Photo: My room mates growing up :) http://t.co/UifmW60z
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@ghostfinder I'll look at Presents next :)
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@ghostfinder there was no BATMAN typo, it was ipad glare - yeah glare from my iPad thats it :)
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Nightwing #1 - After 31 months the original short pants is back on his own! Nightwing is back in action and... http://t.co/2WFwbivR
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Photo: Read my review of the new Nightwing #1 here http://t.co/IfoRSiQf
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@Mpowelljr ok - Batman was awesome
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Photo: Home sweet home. There are days I feel like I grew up here… http://t.co/uVl2NYVK
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@ahamednizar let me retract that - it was a glare on my iPad - yeah a glare :)
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@ahamednizar hint: Jim Gordon
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I've got the moves like Jaggar
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Photo: Dynamo’s suit looks like it would fit into the new DCU as is :) http://t.co/pq1SZ0Ph
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Photo: Ray Stanz….the heart of the Ghostbusters. :) http://t.co/JbMffUTi
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@Mpowelljr exactly - although that scene actually worked well - but it can't work every issue for years :(
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@Mpowelljr it would at that I'm afraid - worse yet is that it's secretly an AUTHORITY book with the STORMWATCH name on it :(
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@MissDaniDaniels God damn! that is all
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@Mpowelljr I've been....waiting - fearing immanent suckage - I haven't picked up a bat book since DIck wore the cowl
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@Mpowelljr I need to read BATMAN and DETECTIVE still
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@Mpowelljr BATWOMAN was great, if you liked @Ruckawriter run on it then I'd pick it up
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@Mpowelljr I'm cherry picking too - although a little larger cherries by the looks of it ;)
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@Mpowelljr Did you read BATGIRL? GRIFTER? STORMWATCH? (you can skip that one & Hawk and Dove) :(
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Photo: Being a clown in Gotham City isn’t all it’s cracked up to be I’m afraid. http://t.co/zNHJ9JlS
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@Mpowelljr I'm going to quote you in my review :)
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@DoctorFluxx Find it Find it Find it Find it Find it Find it Find it
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@Mpowelljr I like how the old and new are blended together - Kyle seems to know his Dick Grayson
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@Mpowelljr It was a fantastic read - pick it up
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@Mpowelljr #Nightwing is Awesome! that's not just a life long fan who refuses to call it anything but calling it that either
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Photo: fumettidccomics: http://t.co/EHIaRsxI
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Photo: You little minx! You give off all the signals….I ought to have you spayed! http://t.co/98Fvndo2
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Photo: This was a very fun and cool movie. If you get the chance, go and see it http://t.co/S3sqwVJN
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@spiritualtramp exactly
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Photoset: When Lorne left the show it got worse :( http://t.co/6Wpk2XFm
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@spiritualtramp the book(s) that I've tried to read take FOREVER to get going - I can't stay with it
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@spiritualtramp tempting fate today I see :)
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if KYLE RAINER is going to be in the lead for GL:Guardians then I'm going to buy it! @DCComics
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@KurtBusiek it's those turn of the century comics that really stick in the fan boys craws :)
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@Mpowelljr definitely :)
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I can't wait to get home & read Nightwing
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@AP_Fuchs I will, thank you!
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@AP_Fuchs just the first one so far
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@fillercomic @CroquisMagenta @Josh_Finney @xtremegamerdude @normprint @ChungKuoFans Thanks for the follow
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@desireejodee @AP_Fuchs @PakneArup @KarenDocter @fingers_murphy @Georg_Grey @mepatterson @ralphsnart Thanks for the follow
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@AP_Fuchs thank you so much for following me. I really dug AXIOM MAN and am taking a look at your new works :)
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Photoset: Not me…the car, the car! http://t.co/uw9QmP3T
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@ghostfinder Rrrrrr4 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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I think I was fearing reading BATWOMAN - that it wouldn't be as good (or worse). I'm happy to report I was wrong. Its good4 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Photo: comicbookcosplay: http://t.co/dBo7BvBL
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Photo: fumettidccomics: http://t.co/wMAtJgt0
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Photo: One hell of a night! Throw in the SHADOW and you’ve got a party. http://t.co/1YoT40JF
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Photoset: If you started reading comics at just the right age, you might actually see your self up there... http://t.co/eWajn8so
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@Josh_Finney nice. true dat
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@lantern4life love your icon
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@RedditComicBook Captain Marvel bitches - you've got some of the captain in ya!
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@DanLTaylor that description should bring em in :)
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@jerwa nice! ;)
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@Josh_Finney did you get kids tapping their iPads & throwing balled spiral sheets of paper?;)
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@thecreativepenn @chuckwendig nice article
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@wildstormaddict @dccomics anybody else get an old school 80s HOT WHEELS ad pic in their #GRIFTER download? http://t.co/ftrhrybf
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Ok #GRIFTER is good, probably the most true of the relaunches toward the pre-continuity source material @dccomics #comics #wildstorm
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Photo: New Young Justice Tonight: Don’t miss tonight’s new episodes of BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD and... http://t.co/H4xXEehT
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If you have ANY doubt in your mind that @DCComics STORMWATCH is actually AUTHORITY check this out: http://t.co/lMRsT8DM
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@GailSimone Loving Batgirl. You sold me on Babs return!
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@batmanboy11 I'm reading the comics as they come out, but behind blogging about them for two
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New Icon4 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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Photo: Nightwing #1 Preview 3 http://t.co/dkwwilpy
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Photo: Nightwing #1 Preview 2 http://t.co/pHYh4Bnf
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Photo: Nightwing #1 Preview 1 http://t.co/5ENLgyWT
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#Nightwing preview in the L.A. Times http://t.co/eAQfMMvL
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@normprint @ChungKuoFans @FreeComicsApp @MarcTMorrell @DeloraClemmo729 @watchcausality @Jason_Brubaker @Jason_Brubaker Thanks for the follow
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@normprint @ChungKuoFans @FreeComicsApp @MarcTMorrell @DeloraClemmo729 @watchcausality @Jason_Brubaker @Jason_Brubaker Thanks for the follow
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@KurtBusiek I ALWAYS loved Banks on Green Lantern. Go Kyle!
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Comics Reviewed: Batgirl, Hawk & Dove, and StormWatch http://t.co/hCjMJvSV
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Comics Reviewed: Batgirl, Hawk & Dove, and StormWatch - THE GOOD: Batgirl Unless you’ve been living under a... http://t.co/EdITWQ1o
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3 comics reviewed in one post! Batgirl. StormWatch. Hawk & Dove. Read em? What did you think? http://t.co/JSqDtB4u
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Photo: If only this were true. I always liked Azrael… http://t.co/lWALPbUL
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My thoughts on #Batgirl #Stormwatch #HawkandDove right here:http://t.co/6lYx6sro #Comics #Review #Post @DCComics #New52
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@ghostfinder Thank you
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@amanashraff RE: Ted Kord - they want fresh, shiny and new. That all equals Jaimee
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@acmacom Oh yeah! I need to read that as well
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POST: Reviewing comics from the 7th http://t.co/6lYx6sro
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@GrowlersWorld thank you so much for the endorsement
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@acmacom Oh and Deathstroke
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@acmacom looking forward to Grifter
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@acmacom I couldn't get into Batwing. I've read lots but really have only enjoyed JLA and Batgirl so far
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@C_Striker I didn't enjoy it, but I'm not ready to throw the towel in quite yet
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@AComicBlogNet it could be good.
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@ronmarz " Execution is different on different books." Exactly! I'm seeing that now :)
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@amanashraff yeah but they want to pretend it's there - what's with Washington DC too? "My city"? since when?
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@C_Striker read it? Like it?
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No wildstorm fans out tonight. What about old school TITANS fans? Hawk and Dove anyone? #Comics
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@AComicBlogNet it doesn't say whether the characters will be dead or not? I liked the movie, but largely because of the "special" ending
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Any old school #Wildstorm fans out there tonight? Have you read #StormWatch or #Grifter? Thoughts? #Comics @DCComics
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@CalvnGovernment Grifter = Good?
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@Paul_Cornell WTF man? Why oh why is STORMWATCH called STORMWATCH? The book is half AUTHORITY! Is there an interview about this?
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@GrowlersWorld its on my iPad, I need to read it
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@GrowlersWorld I like MIKE LAND a little better :)
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@GrowlersWorld superhero storytelling engine? cool
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@j_macfarlane thank you, that's kind of what I was thinking :)
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@ryanoneil @GT_NoTR got it, thanks guys - so ACTION and JUSTICE LEAGUE are in the past is that indicated in the book? A logo would be good
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I don't get JUSTICE LEAGUE INT - they all seem to know each other and yet they don't know each other in the pages of JUSTICE LEAGUE
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@jason1749 thanks
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@ChrisPartin @madmarvelgirl I'm buying them all digital
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@JediJayne well good luck
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@themercurymen Yes, yes it does
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@JediJayne and you don't have an iPad? :)
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@ghostfinder since Denny created him to be the anit-batman he has kind of a large fan following, me included :)
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@ghostfinder Jean Paul Valley the original AZRAEL who became AZBATS
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@EccentricFella @ghostfinder can't see it now, but who knows how the next year or two will unfold :)
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@ghostfinder @EccentricFella Yeah, all "plans" may still be mailable :)
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@EccentricFella @ghostfinder maybe not Ted Kord :( but I think characters like MANHUNTER and maybe AZRAEL may eventually show up
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@EccentricFella @ghostfinder it doesn't mean that these missing characters won't show up in year three or so, in some capacity
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@ghostfinder @EccentricFella I think every piece of data about who/what isn't in the reboot only applies to the 1st or 2nd year.
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@EccentricFella I actually like MM in there, kind of spices it up :)
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@EccentricFella making it FEEL like Authority is a choice, so why not just call the damn book Authority and get it over with :(
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@EccentricFella I get all that, but the book FEELS like Authority, it doesn't FEEL like StormWatch, it could have if they wanted it too
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@VacenTaylor on the iPad?
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@EccentricFella @ghostfinder @VacenTaylor I don't like that the AUTHORITY and STORMWATCH r now combined - they were opposites of each other!
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@Beq yeah, to see if it's just a bumpy beginning :)
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@Beq I'll keep buying for now
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@demianfarnworth I'll keep buying, for now :)
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@Beq it's the story, it's AUTHORITY and STORMWATCH rolled into one - they were designed to be opposites of each other so DUH
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@dfazman well that was two hours ago... :)
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New DCnU logo's anyone? I don't like #Nightwing logo but I never really have so... http://t.co/9X5dNk0 @DCComics #Comics #DCnU
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Photo: Brand New Nighwing Splash Page hot of the presses! http://t.co/vYva2qk
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Photo: Wow! Go Batgirl Go http://t.co/nJRsGB9
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@ComiconDark thanks man :)
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Photo: Nightwing doing his best Spiderman impression http://t.co/LrXJ8QQ
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@archie_comics @deandreshaw @naomi_neil @Swearingenyrp @leemakesmoney @ScriptPhD @The_ARF Thanks for the follow
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@thefabler @KculShare @WinnipgManitoba @dmelnick @GoodOlJohnnyBoy @Dr_CloooLesss @buyenergypix @Babel_Travel @BundlePost Thanks 4 the follow
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Photo: Long Live the Iron Age of comics! Iron Age Reborn! http://tumblr.com/xva418bdyb
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another day, another set of blog posts in my rss reader of people trying to make sense of the #DCnU logic @dc_nation
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@VacenTaylor it's been my experience that those who feel the need to call them selves good drivers, are in fact not ;) :p
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@ToddNauck Nice. I'm jealous, that's the one act I've never been able to see and always wanted to
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Photo: Nightwing is back! http://tumblr.com/xva3ynkt9y
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Photo: All right, this is just full of badassery http://tumblr.com/xva3ym8hc7
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What about BOURBON is it too early for Bourbon? :)
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Photo: There’s an award or badge on Tumblr for this right? :) http://tumblr.com/xva3ym5wdc
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@erichulen nice!
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Is it too early for flapjacks?
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@hubcomics and I haven't had any coffee yet! Look out world! :)
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If a person could see the future, could they ever be killed? - sure, “seeing” the future isn’t the same as... http://tumblr.com/xva3y85wb4
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Read my response to "If a person could see the future, could they ever be killed?": http://4ms.me/qsnE1R
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I'm liking the @DC_NATION #Retroactive comics. All Hail the Iron Age!
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Audio: “Are we gonna blast to the past?” ~Timecop http://tumblr.com/xva3xzbttp
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Photo: http://tumblr.com/xva3xzaoce
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Photo: Daredevil by Frank http://tumblr.com/xva3xytpq9
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@Mpowelljr ah, looking again
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@Mpowelljr is that a male or female in the BATMAN underoos?
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@faustfatale at least then your not changing the sexual orientation of characters to suit your needs - I dislike that
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@DanialCarroll I can see that, I did have to take a second glance at several panels to ensure accuracy
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@DanialCarroll oh yeah? Was it the disjointed way the story was told?
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Just read #PUNISHER #1 @Marvel was smart to put @ruckawriter on it, he's done it again! A double tap head shot of fun, if you get my drift
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@manwithoutfear should be cool, filled with nice clean lines
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I was interviewed, with some of the most Uniates questions, as a writer/creator: http://t.co/Hn9lZPz @writefast
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@ComiconDark I've never been a fan, just not for me
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@ComiconDark not that, anything but that :)
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@ComiconDark he was good in PRIEST
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@ComiconDark I've heard a lot about him - like the WB is working on a live action BATMAN show staring him too
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Which of Marvel's recent relaunches do you consider to be the best and the worst? (FYI, they were Cap, Thor,... http://tumblr.com/xva3xcd26f
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Read my response to "Which of Marvel's recent relaunches do you consider to be the best and the worst? (FYI, they …": http://4ms.me/oVoRro
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If you could, would you travel to space? - Yes! By shuttle, by elevator, by space jump Ask away, I’m game http://tumblr.com/xva3xccpuz
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Read my response to "If you could, would you travel to space?": http://4ms.me/pu6lki
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Gee, FIREFOX seems to load slower and slower with each update :(
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hey @aron_w a tweet from @nelson_caetano calls the images fake, which I'm kind of glad for really
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@nelson_caetano is that what they are? fake?
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@aron_w me too
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@aron_w escapism? Not me, I get it from movies, but still
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@OurHeroComic I like it, congrats
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Came home with BODYGUARD & HIGHLANDER (both directors cut DVDs), 2 more VHS tapes in the trash!
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Cant get to the comic shop any time soon? Why not buy comics digitally? Here is a review to get you started: http://tumblr.com/xva3vebjad
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@ComiconDark I liked it :)
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Dear baristas of the world, don't place ITALIAN SODA on your menu if you can't make them, thank you
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@Iamcomicaddict I think your probably right :)
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@jeffisageek using the word "Taco" with the True Blood program may be confusing, what with progressive definitions floating around :)
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I skipped CAPTAIN AMERICA today and now my friend's, who asked me to wait for him, schedule doesn't work with mine
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Today I saw a trailer for ABDUCTION staring TAYLOR LAUTON (sp) it looks good - I'm thinking guys will stay away because of TWIGHLIGHT
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I unlocked the Opening Week sticker on @GetGlue! http://bit.ly/guErZJ
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@PoisonLolita Once I showed up to help a coworker I didn't really know - NOTHING was packed :(
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@ANerdyBatgirl I like that Dick is back to Nightwing and StormWatch is back (in September)
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@JillNordon5824 no I didn't
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@PoisonLolita will you just be moving, or will you need to assist in packing too? I always feel uncomfortable when they ask me to pack
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@ANerdyBatgirl Probably be cheaper anyway :)
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@ANerdyBatgirl at least for me, CGI is so darn life like I'd go for a great one with cgi versions of great actors :)
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@j_macfarlane the iPhone has an update too :)
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@ANerdyBatgirl I have been - and that seems less likely doesn't it? Or am I crazy?
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I said it for years, "They'll never get an AVENGERS movie off the ground w/ named actors, I guess I was wrong
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How often will iTunes update for christ's sake
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I'm not sure if it's actually funny but I HAVE to share this autocorrect pic http://twitpic.com/5v6c89 slight adult language
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@Classicbookmags ....though I never bought a book, now I wish I could :( #kindasad
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@Classicbookmags In the article tweeted people were quoted as saying things like: I love the wifi, I got a lot done.....
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@Classicbookmags I don't understand why so many people are rallying around BORDERS closing - this doesn't happen with banks
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@Classicbookmags interesting article
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@jpalmiotti so.....no then :)
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@jpalmiotti wow - and can someone with a major booth with all the trimmings make that back?
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@jpalmiotti without prying for exact numbers I wonder what a good time at SDCC costs in a round about way?
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@aron_w I think I recognize that voice too
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@aron_w The Penguin looks scary as hell :)
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Will CAPTAIN AMERICA do well this weekend? Check out a Superhero Movie Box Office Comparison http://is.gd/Z3Gb3b
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@aron_w It looks good
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@dcwomenkicknass thanks for sharing and the debate regardless ;)
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@lilmikeegee and for Paramount to trust that the concept had staying power so the producers could actually flex a muscle or two :)
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@lilmikeegee I didn't feel that way, then again I'd say it takes the first season to find their voice
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@AComicBlogNet as much as I don't want to like it, it looks good damn it ;)
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@dcwomenkicknass I'm kind of in the same boat accept I'm getting the change I wanted Dick - Nightwing
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@dcwomenkicknass all these changes are for "someone else" who's not yet buying or stopped
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@dcwomenkicknass the thing is, they KNOW for sure they've got YOUR dollar. You're buying, blogging, a die hard fan
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@briantruitt 2nd that
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@dcwomenkicknass There fictional characters in a fantastical world - I'm betting she'll still be differentiated
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@dcwomenkicknass I think that the way comics are, 10 years more or less mature is not going to make a BIG dramatic difference
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@dcwomenkicknass thats not what I said
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@e_momster yeah, and screw the dads - let em rot
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@dcwomenkicknass ok but I just don't see what difference 10 years makes. The same story elements can be used to differentiate Babs
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I knew this would happen: http://is.gd/BEcerd read down about #Starfire #Dick #Jason nothing like low hanging fruit
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@dcwomenkicknass did the fact that "they" where more mature than most characters show up all that often in the stories?
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@dcwomenkicknass Got ya. Now I get it
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@dcwomenkicknass I guess I don't get the whole age thing? Her being younger than before is bad because....
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@tromboneforhire with an airbrush? :)
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@lilmikeegee Love it
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@dcwomenkicknass either way, sorry to hear about your disgust :)
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@dcwomenkicknass but that doesn't mean she couldn't be - advanced kid and all of that
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@dcwomenkicknass you think he won't be now?
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@yingko2 similar experiences lie in my own past (the bullied, not the other way around)
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@dcwomenkicknass She can still be oracle though - at least that's the word
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@dcwomenkicknass I'm betting Dick will be aged right along with Barbara (maybe not quite as much)
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@Dorriswclut Loving that one tweet :)
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@dcwomenkicknass what has disgusted you?
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@dcwomenkicknass me neither
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@VacenTaylor I kind of like Felicia a little better actually :)
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@dcwomenkicknass are you at SDCC?
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@CBL1978 that's better than a bad burger
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@PoisonLolita good night
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@VacenTaylor I must of confused Black Cat with Catwoman, she's got the swagger
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@VacenTaylor I don't know, I'll try & find it
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@VacenTaylor exactly! In the trailer, they don't shy away from her sexuality
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@yaboiksar I use it, I've never seen one
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Ok, I can't hear even a little bit of this song http://youtu.be/NxwbcZGh6Q8 and not think of JAIMEE LEE CURTIS :)
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@dcwomenkicknass I saw that at Harry Potter, not much there
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@WilliamStefanov @BookLaunch123 @SimonHayHealer @DarkUgh @AggressiveComix @WangBaker @CristinLampiasi Thanks for the follow
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@MisterDubbs with anchovies
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Come out to the coast, have a few laughs
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No fucking shit lady, you think I'm trying to order a pizza?
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@jeremymcnabb you twit
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@RobboMills never seen that one
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@rchaas that seems to be the general consensus - I need to buy Galaxy Quest
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@angie_seattle @aron_w nice :)
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@VampWriterGRRL you, my quarters - 930, you - 945 :)
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@Gorbash I like it. & I like yellow die number 5 too :)
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@VampWriterGRRL cancel Christmas
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@DanialCarroll good call :)
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@MrDystopia Never heard of it
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@akumaknight Yippy Kai Yeah
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If your in the mood for Allan Rickman and you don't want to watch Harry Potter do you watch DIE HARD, QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER, or ROBIN HOOD?
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@shellnestro well cool :)
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I unlocked the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: Opening Weekend sticker on @GetGlue! http://bit.ly/oXdz4S
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@yingko2 well that's going to draw, what? 25% more viewers alone? Next will be one who's Bootylicious
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@shellnestro Lady Skills? please elaborate ;)
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@RobboMills Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later get squish just like grape. Here, karate, same thing.
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@RobboMills Why? Fighting fighting. Same same.
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@Iamcomicaddict Here's looking at you kid: http://youtu.be/wYsmKoPEqGM
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@Mpowelljr I'm definately drawing NIGHTWING (and maybe catching up on Batgirl in the process)
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@INKWEST Where does he get those Wonderful toys
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@RobboMills You all wet Danielson
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@Iamcomicaddict The first season was better :)
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How's everyone tonight?
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I'm coding Mpg's into mp4's when I should be writing #badme
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@Iamcomicaddict Thanks a lot! I HAD gone my entire life without seeing that. Next you'll be posting Baywatch Nights
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Beginner's Ruck
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Look Eye, Always look eye!
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@INKWEST Never rub another man's Rhubarb
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@Iamcomicaddict I have HIGH HOPES for Jim Caziezels (?) tv show
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Photo: http://tumblr.com/xva3g4e0fk
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White Wheat Sour Dough Bagle
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@Iamcomicaddict yeah it's been 4 or 5 seasons right? That's when shows crumble :)
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I've lost interest in BURN NOTICE now that Michael is back in the CIA :(
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Man that was an exhaustingly tough weekend - glad it's over
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Last night I won advanced screening tickets to JOHN CARTER OF MARS - be jealous, it's ok :)
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Photo: Spenser With an “S” like the poet http://tumblr.com/xva3fncs10
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who's your favorite Muppet? - Animal Ask away, I’m game http://tumblr.com/xva3fjs8iv
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Read my response to "who's your favorite Muppet?": http://4ms.me/rfQopz
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Favourite Spider-Man villain? - Kraven Ask away, I’m game http://tumblr.com/xva3fjs4x5
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Read my response to "Favourite Spider-Man villain?": http://4ms.me/oFHBwk
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Photo: Hawk http://tumblr.com/xva3fatmu8
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Thoughts on Google+ so far, if you have it? - I just got it. It seems like another thing to update so far... http://tumblr.com/xva3f4fcoa
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Read my response to "Thoughts on Google+ so far, if you have it?": http://4ms.me/rseXF5
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When you go to the movies, what's your favorite snack? - M&m Ask away, I’m game http://tumblr.com/xva3eybye1
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Read my response to "When you go to the movies, what's your favorite snack?": http://4ms.me/nIK5FD
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What are your thought on Judd Winick? - He really knows and cares for the red hood. For me his books are hit... http://tumblr.com/xva3eybxib
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Read my response to "What are your thought on Judd Winick?": http://4ms.me/rjsDM5
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@AronHead my secret identity :) Caine Dorr
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Robert Urich possessed a cool like few actors, maybe Steve McQueen
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@sinspired thanks :)
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@Isoban especially the ending
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@acmacom ditto
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@sinspired if they aren't on google+ will they get an invite?
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ok, I'm on Google+.....now what? do I have invites?
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@madpulpbastard Don't forget Night Viel
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@madpulpbastard I'm fascinated by characters like SCARLET SCORPION who are basically stand ins :) He's got a cool design
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Photo: Americomics 5 http://tumblr.com/xva39kt0vf
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Photo: Americomics 4 http://tumblr.com/xva39kssoq
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Photo: Americomics 3 http://tumblr.com/xva39ksho1
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Photo: Americomics 2 http://tumblr.com/xva39ks5tp
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Photo: Americomics The Blue Beetle http://tumblr.com/xva39krwws
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Photo: Americomics http://tumblr.com/xva39krjg4
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Photo: fumettidccomics: http://tumblr.com/xva39kmdys
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@hulu_support although I'd argue that the ROKU is sort of the web
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@hulu_support hiding behind your contract huh? :) #justkidding thanks for answering
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What was the scariest moment of your life? - When the pediatrician told me my wife would be transferring to... http://tumblr.com/xva39kgx6a
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Read my response to "What was the scariest moment of your life?": http://4ms.me/ms2njG
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Dear @hulu why, when I'm paying for the "+" are there shows that are "web only"? Why can't I watch them how I want when I'm paying?
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@Mpowelljr not bad, thinking about beautiful women so that post was fitting
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I'm still getting used to Windows 7 and this new keyboard, and mouse
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@Mpowelljr I mean sexy
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@Mpowelljr Sexu
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@GeekintheCity Wellsfargo is the same way...um can I get my money now? I don't need X service, no I don't. Seriously
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@TylerJamesComic I've used the iPhone's QR reader at the movies
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@j_macfarlane thats true
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is there a way to get txt messages off of my iPhone? #textmessage #iPhone
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@bobbynash Thanks man, I got an email :)
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@bobbynash ok thanks
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@4Villains nice choice
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@bobbynash will I get the pdf's emailed to me? it's only been 1 day but I was wondering....
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Is there any long running series (comic/toon/videogame) that you've been a fan of for most of your life? -... http://tumblr.com/xva3952r2n
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Read my response to "Is there any long running series (comic/toon/videogame) that you've been a fan of for most of…": http://4ms.me/jomhrk
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Do you think there will be any surprise cameos in the Captain America film? If so, who? Also, who would you... http://tumblr.com/xva394fmp0
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Read my response to "Do you think there will be any surprise cameos in the Captain America film? If so, who? Also,…": http://4ms.me/ikLKC2
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@LPcomics I'll look it over, thanks :)
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@bobbynash I bought 2 pdfs, one being Lance Star 1
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Ok MISSION IMPOSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL looks cool #Thatisall
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@simonsaybrams but it's hump day? :) - Sorry to hear about it man
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@j_macfarlane Nice
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How's everyone's wednessday?
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@salonmaire__8 @Mike_Mullin @TheDamnSun @iamawildparty @MMA_BATTLE @HumerusOnline @powergirlfan @AComicBlogNet Thanks for the follow
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@DeneviDigital @Iwritecomics @OurHeroComic @comicbookmanfan @the_aerodragon @blogyourworld @ScarecrowSTEIN Thanks for the follow
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@10kdaystv @HostMonkDotCom @Greenyatra @csscottie @grosocial @4Villains @Ecofeeds @brandknewknew @marcogiunta thanks for the follow
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@bobbynash well good :)
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I don't generally like teen-character comics, but started reading Children's Crusade based on some good... http://tumblr.com/xva38u06ta
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Read my response to "I don't generally like teen-character comics, but started reading Children's Crusade based on…": http://4ms.me/kKQUhv
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@bobbynash Do you actually make money off of the .pdf sales on the airship site?
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Feels good to be back on line for good - with a new computer even - this thing has a half terrabyte for a hard drive
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If Family guy was to do a Star Trek The Next Generation episode, which characters will play the members of... http://tumblr.com/xva38rdod0
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Read my response to "If Family guy was to do a Star Trek The Next Generation episode, which characters will play t…": http://4ms.me/mQLJfu
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@scottsigler what about witnessing a man hanging on the skiff of a helicopter mid flight? #hopeful
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@j_macfarlane @geekywhiteguy one day ear buds will be embedded at birth, then they'll be safe :)
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@GeekyWhiteGuy the same thing happens if they get caught on a piece of the lawn mower as you empty the bag :(
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@weeklyRobin your right, with StormWatch & Nightwing coming back, I'm living for the next big thing (right now at least)
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@RenZelen lol nice! I'd have to say I preferred the purple suit Ballant drew
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@RenZelen you have a different female character in mind? :)
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Taking my new @roku out for a spin
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@JD_Wright dude! Your new FB page pic looks great, way to go
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@DavidRozansky hello :)
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@aron_w there were 5 before us, he did the same to all of them - thanks man ;)
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@SizzlerKistler the Shadow
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@michaeljnimmo I have thoughts on Double Feature, and "layered pricing" for digital+print comics
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@michaeljnimmo all right, your blog is cool! Have you did a post about http://doublefeaturecomics.com/ and their app?
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@Mpowelljr thanks man, stage 1 will be over in about 3 hours
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@Brandon_Whaley Thank you
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@Darthbx @j_macfarlane thank you
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@j_macfarlane is all I deserve and all my 6 year old needs of her dad - so I got a lawyer
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@j_macfarlane I try to keep from airing my laundry in public - my soon to be ex has crazy ideas about visitation like twice a month
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@salonmaire__8 @Mike_Mullin @TheDamnSun @iamawildparty @lgp88 @MMA_BATTLE @HumerusOnline @MainStrDesign Thanks for the follow
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@bobbynash If I were to take advantage of your sale, which LANCE STAR book do you recommend I start with?
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Today I go to court to defend my parenting rights as a father and a blue collar worker. I can't believe I was ever backed into this corner
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@michaeljnimmo a link to your blog?
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Read my response to "Which roster do you you prefer: Avengers (Cap, Thor, Iron Man etc) or New Avengers (Cage, Ms.…": http://4ms.me/kN7N7s
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Which roster do you you prefer: Avengers (Cap, Thor, Iron Man etc) or New Avengers (Cage, Ms. Marvel, Thing... http://tumblr.com/xva354mn32
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@michaeljnimmo sure, what are looking for? specific app? title? line? open canvas?
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@UltraPunch nighty night
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A comment like "Shoot somebody in the mouth month" means 1 thing on LIFETIME'S the "Protector" and another on LAW & ORDER: SVU
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@fishballsoup exactly - not about the wet dream part :)
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The killer sneaks up on you in your robe AFTER the shower #tameHorrorFilms
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Photo: Nice scene that could easily be from the “Iron Age” 90s :) speakerwiggin: http://tumblr.com/xva34c9oyb
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Photo: The world of Dick Grayson | Nightwing http://tumblr.com/xva34c98ht
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Photo: Badassery Nightwing http://tumblr.com/xva34c8m4h
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Photo: Nightwing Arkham Island Style http://tumblr.com/xva34c85vv
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Photo: New Nightwing http://tumblr.com/xva34c7npx
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@GeekyWhiteGuy cool, thanks man
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@roshow @comicsyndicate you two feel much stronger about this then I :)
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@roshow @comicsyndicate and fans can still collect them cause there IS a # on the inside where it won't scare the noobs
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@roshow @comicsyndicate # on the inside: new fans aren't scared away by BIG numbers cause there not on the cover
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@roshow @comicsyndicate I'm not pissed - I just think the numbers on the inside cover is the best of both worlds
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@roshow @comicsyndicate put the numbers INSIDE & they don't HAVE to be buried
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@roshow @comicsyndicate agreed - move the numbers off the cover & bury them in mice type
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@jimlee00 @GeoffJohns0 just kidding :)
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@jimlee00 your including @Wildstorm in the re-launch! You can do know wrong in my book. It's that @GeoffJohns0 guy who's trouble :)
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@DanialCarroll I almost stuck this in my fucking heart!
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@DanialCarroll the movie is filled with em :)
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@GeekyWhiteGuy I was trained to use clashing colors when flatting, is that really a good idea?
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@GeekyWhiteGuy thank you
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@GeekyWhiteGuy @shatteredmyth I have PS and I've done it with a mouse & layers twice but where/who do I go/talk to to get the gigs? :)
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[2/2] I would go straight 100% digital for @DC_NATION relaunch if thed release them & 1.49 or so right out of the gate
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@GeekyWhiteGuy @shatteredmyth how does one become a flatter?
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Today I set up a box @ @ILikeComicsWA (my LCS) - subscribed: #nightwing #Titans #batwoman #stormwatch #hawkdove & more [ 1/2 ]
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@theDivaLea I know you meant thong
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@gabrielhardman nice!
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@theDivaLea could it be that she's mid flight and the skirt of average length is billowing? The " thing" is a bit much #agreed
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@theDivaLea besides kryptomian gals mature faster :)
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@theDivaLea she's not nude
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Today I called my former employer today, my exact replacement answered the phone, she said that a BUNCH of customers are mad I'm not there
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@cosmicbooknews done correctly I enjoy 6 to 8 action oriented "done in one" type issues in a row
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@cracksh0t like Moon Knight :)
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My new LCS isn't buying comics for the wall, I understand inventory control but I mis perusing :(
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random Thought: women should be allowed to swim naked on survivor - I mean fair is fair
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Ohh HENRY WEINHARDS what has miller brewing co done to you :(
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@idsharman writer Wednesday :)
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Good Night Dwayne McDuffie http://post.ly/1f0Ne
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@Kevinpsb00 nice post
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I earned the Thor Coming Soon sticker on @GetGlue! http://bit.ly/i9hmji
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For various reasons, some professional and some personal, I will have to extend my Thanksgiving Break for an indefinite amount of time.
Thank you,
- Jim
Sometimes Pierre is hard at work on an animation project for a Canadian studio. Sometimes he is working on artwork for people like the recent horror story he worked on. Then sometimes, he is just playing games to relax. Today, Pierre tells us what he thinks about the DC Universe Online which he recently just started playing.
When DC Universe Online was first released, all the signs were pointing towards that it would be free to play before long. Heck even BEFORE it was released. For a MMORPG, there is no way that it had enough content for people to pay $15 a month. Also, the options to customize your character was limited at best. As more details about the game leaked out, it soon became obvious that only extreme DC fans would pay $15 a month to play this game.
I know a few full time gamers (I used to say professional gamers, but their lack of skill made me realise that although they were playing 80 hours a week, most of them weren’t very good), and for full time gamers, they would go through DCUO’s content with multiple characters in 2 weeks, maybe 3 weeks at most. Even casual gamers would take about one month to go through DCUO’s content. So how could Sony/DC expect people to pay $15 a month for DCUO??
If they had released new content on a regular basis, maybe people would have stuck around, but their first new content (War of the Light) was just released not that long ago. There is no way that people would pay if there was just that little content added.
So since November 1st, DCUO has been free to play. And like many, I was curious about it. So I did download it to try it out. I downloaded both the PS3 and the PC version of the game. But I mostly played the PS3 version so far. Why both?? I prefer to play on PS3 nowadays, but none of my PS3 friends are playing DCUO, and I have a few friends who play or will play on the PC.
No, I did not download it November 1st, I waited 2 weeks. I did not really have the time to try it out. And I expected that a LOT of people would try it out that first week, and I was pretty sure that Sony would never be prepared for the rise in traffic that DCUO would get. And even more when two weeks later, they still have a tough time adjusting themselves to all the new players that they have now. From what I read, it seems that they had 1 000 000 new players the first week they went free to play alone. I wonder how many more they got since then? And now, I am one of them new players. I don’t have much time to play, so I only played a few hours to get a feel of how the game works.
What I mostly did so far was play around with the character creator. In my book, the more options you have to customize your character, the better. DCUO is lacking a little in that department. It is somewhat limited and is missing some key elements.
I wanted to play as Batman, or Batman from Earth 53 or something, but that was not really an option. It seems that they went out of their way to try and prevent people to make their own Batman or Superman characters. But I will get back to that.
So I created the next best thing, Le Fantome (The Phantom in French).
And I made something that looks pretty close to the character.
Then I played around with the character creator and created Spider-man (either the 616 or the Ultimate version), Cyclops (his original costume and his “all new all different” one), Angel (at least 3 versions of his early costumes), the Punisher, Moon Knight, Colossus, Hawkeye, Storm Shadow, the Spectre, Invincible, and I have seen many Deadpool, Hulk, Iron-Man in the game, and despite DC’s best efforts I have seen many Nightwing, Robin, Green Arrow, and Superman, and others that I fail to mention. Somehow, it seems easier to make Marvel or other non-DC characters.
So after playing with the character creator, I tried the game itself, and it was fun. It is a game of button smashing, so if you guys expect a game with lots of strategy or with a deep story, you will be disappointed. But so far, it is a fun action game. But I only played a few hours, so maybe later in the game things are different. We will see.
The GOOD
It is fun to visit Gotham or Metropolis and see Superman, or to get a call from Oracle. If you are like me and miss the DCU already, you will get a kick of seeing them characters once more. And it is fun to fight the DCU villains like Brainiac, although early on what you see are actually his drones, but still you know that Brainiac is in there somewhere. ;)
The environments look nice, and it is fun to climb building or to jump from building to building. If you make yourself a Spider-man character, you will have lots of fun.
Lots of action! Sometimes, it is overwhelming when you get caught into a crowd of henchmen. But you will not run out of bad guys to fight.
The BAD
Not being able to play as Batman or Superman or any other DCU characters (unless you manage to create yourself a Nightwing645 with the character creator).
When I first heard about DCUO, not being able to play as a DCU character made NO SENSE. Why play DCUO then??? If you are going to play a generic character, why not play Champions or City of Heroes instead?? Why bother with DCUO then??
The argument is that it would be silly to have a 1000 Batman running around.
Really?? As opposed to Batman Inc?? Heck early on they go out of their way to introduce players to the multiverse and that there are infinite Earths. Why not allow players to play Batman from Earth 666 or something?? And if DC were worried that there would be too little diversity, you already see a LOT of the same characters over and over. So you might as well see a lot of Batmen.
Although now they have added the Green Lantern, Red Lantern, and the Sinestro Corps that you can be a member of as far as I understand. So that is a step in the right direction.
- How about adding other DCU factions that you could be a member of??
- How about being able to play as a member of Checkmate?? Or the Darkstars??
- Heck you could have a thousand of those and it would not matter.
- Also, there are only 2 cities, Gotham and Metropolis.
Did they really expect hardcore players to have enough of them 2 cities?? Even for a casual gamer that is not that much. You have to wonder what they were thinking. If they were adding one new city every month, Maybe that would make sense, but it took what, 6 months?? More??? For them to release their Green Lantern add-on. Ouch! (And I don’t even think that it adds a new city. Or does it add Coast City?? I could not find any info about this.)
The UGLY
Sometimes you have to wait 10 minutes, 20 minutes, as much as 45 minutes to play. It is not a problem at 3 AM, But between 5 PM to 10 PM, the waiting time can be long.
On the PS3 there are sound glitches - A lot. Too often, I lose the sound completely, or sometimes only a few sounds remain. It is not game breaker, but it can get annoying. Especially if Oracle gives you a call to explain to you your next mission and you can’t hear her. I hope they fix that soon.
Getting stuck in doorways - Sometimes, characters remain standing still right in the middle of a doorway blocking the way for everyone else. That can be annoying. There even was a time when one character was blocking one doorway, and two others blocked the other doorway trapping tree of us. Not fun when that happens. I hope they manage to find a way to fix that soon too. And as far as I can tell, there is NO Daily Planet in Metropolis. I have no idea why this was omitted, but that seems, odd to me. Although maybe it is there and I just did not see it yet??
So overall, it is a fun action game that will allow you to do a lot of button smashing on the PS3 or a lot of mouse clicking on PC. I might pay $10 for the Green Lantern add0on at some point. I would love to play a member of the Sinestro Corp.
So if you pass by Gotham and see Le Fantome prowling on a rooftop, come by and say “Hi”. ;)
Until next time.
- Pierre
So, last week it was announced that Marvel were planning to finish The Twelve the J. Michael Straczynski grim and gritty Golden Age revival book which he abandoned in mid story so that he could go to DC and revitalize Superman and Wonder Woman (which he also abandoned.)
For those of you new to this blog, I have a love/hate relationship with Straczynski's writing. He seems determined to match every good idea he has with a worn out *shocking* idea from the 80's. If you have ever seen the final episode of M.A.S.H., that's pretty much how every JMS comic runs - hoary TV tropes served up with a dash of 60's pop psychology, but without the charm or humor of M.A.S.H.
A friend gave me the first Twelve graphic novel, which again, had some good ideas about it, but the scene with Rockman was one of those camel/straw moments, so I won't be picking up the new issues.
And thinking about it, I wonder about the wisdom of continuing this series anyway. Check out these numbers on from when the series was coming out regularly and JMS still had the glow of Spider-man and Thor about him...
92. TWELVE
12/07 Twelve #0 of 12 - 20,218
01/08 Twelve #1 of 12 - 40,199 (+98.8%)
02/08 Twelve #2 of 12 - 32,403 (-19.4%)
03/08 Twelve #3 of 12 - 32,729 ( +1.0%)
04/08 Twelve #4 of 12 - 29,729 ( -9.2%)
05/08 Twelve #5 of 12 - 29,876 ( +0.5%)
06/08 Twelve #6 of 12 - 29,303 ( -1.9%)
07/08 ---
08/08 Twelve #7 of 12 - 27,585 ( -5.9%)
Here is the sales numbers on The Twelve Spearhead
12 Spearhead 13540
Spearhead was a single issue spin off that came out May 2010. It was written by Twelve artist Chris Weston, whose artwork on the series has been great the entire time and proved to be an excellent writer on this one shot.
If you average out the last issue of The Twelve and Spearhead, you get 20K - which some people are calling Marvel's new cancellation point. Are retailers going to do that math? Or will they go check back on their old orders of the series to see how many they sold 4 years ago? Probably not. It's just a very different marketplace now. Today, The Twelve has to deal with readers that are a little bit disenchanted with JMS and a lotta bit more interested in the DC 52. Still, for some reason, Marvel felt like revisiting the Twelve was a better bet than continuing Alpha Flight. Go figure.
Anway, with all that said, today I'm revisiting another team up tale from the Golden Age: Prize Comics 24 which features the Prize heroes (Yank and Doodle, Green Lama, Doctor Frost and the Black Owl) vs Frankenstein.
[ Prize Comics 24 ]
- Enjoy!
You gotta love those Giant-Size Marvel comics! Check out the first time Spider-man teamed up with Shang - Chi, Master of Kung Fu!
1. Hello Karate Kraze! Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting back in the 70’s weren’t they? That was a special time when martial arts still had this cool factor about them. During the 80’s and 90’s, with the overuse of Ninjas in every comic, martial arts became less of a neat character attribute and more of clichéd afterthought.
2. Ross Andru – we miss you! One of Marvel’s workhorses, I don’t think Ross Andru has really gotten the recognition for his work on Spider-man in the 70’s. Check out how well the action and storytelling unfolds on this page.
3. Bronze Age Fu Manchu While I’ve always liked the idea of Fu Manchu in the Marvel universe, he never seemed to be as much of a mover and shaker as Dr. Doom or The Mandarin. He was more on the level of Kingpin in that his appearances were usually confined to the pages of Master of Kung Fu. Still, it's cool to see him here.
4. Shang – Chi’s costume When using characters with martial arts skills, artists have the challenge of having to find a way to make the classic Gi interesting on a comic book page. Sometimes, you end up with less than interesting costumes (like Karate Kid’s first uniform.) Not so with Shang-Chi’s costume. The use of red and yellow make it stand out while still keeping it from looking too much like a superhero costume.
5. Chapter Two – Cross and Double Cross Remember when comics used to have chapters in them? That was great because dividing a story into chapters forces the writer to have something happen in each chapter. You can bet a comics not going to be a slow decompressed multi-issue snoozer when it’s divided into 3 chapters in one issue.
6. Shang Chi vs Spider-Man Starting on page 15 till page 20 we get 5 pages of awesomely choreographed superhero fight scenes as only the bronze age could do it! Both Len Wein and Ross Andru outdid themselves here with this fight scene. And for those of you keeping track, this is the THIRD fight scene we’ve had in this comic so far! Imagine THAT in today’s slow moving, talking head comics. Even when modern comics do have a lot of fight scenes they have devolved to using generic ninjas and robots most of the time.
7. Chapter 3 – The Deadly FEET of Kung Fu Observe out the fancy footwork on this page. Of course our heroes realize they need to team up to defeat Fu Manchu. Together they storm his inner sanctum which leads us to our 4th fight scene in the comic.
8. The Imposing Figure of Black Jack Tarr! This is a guy who is really needs his own mini-series!
Wikipedia has a full rundown on him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_Tarr but he’s essentially a sort of Dum Dum Dugan for Denis Nayland Smith’s Nick Fury. Smith is straight from the Fu Manchu series but Tarr was created for the Marvel series to provide a colorful supporting character. He apparently appeared recently in something called Ultimate Human by Warren Ellis, but since my eyes bleed dark ooze anytime I read anything written by Warren Ellis of late, I avoided it.
9. Falling Down! More evidence that Ross Andru was the man. Notice the interesting use of perspective in the side panel.
10. Fu Man Who? Something intrinsic to the Bronze Age is that moment when characters sort of get shook up by some revelation that what they thought was a fictional world or character is indeed a real one (Dracula, The Frankenstein Monster, Captain Marvel) Here Spider-Man deals with is post-modern existential dilemma when he discovers he shares the same universe (for now at least) as Fu Manchu.
And so ends another great Bronze Age classic!
Have a great weekend!
- Jim
I asked Pierre what he's been up to while I've been busy on other projects and this is what he said:
A couple of weeks ago, we had a screening where we saw on the big screen a few scenes of an animated 3D movie with them 3D glasses that I worked on last spring. Although I fail to see the appeal of seeing movies in 3D, the movie should look nice visually, and I really liked the music. But there is still a lot of animation and post production work to do. So we will have to wait and see for the final look of the film.
This will be my second feature film. Hopefully, it will have more success than the first film I worked on (Heavy Metal 2000). ;)
Sadly, I can’t really talk about it yet. I don’t know when the film will be in theatres yet. It will be in theatres very late 2012 at the earliest, but odds are that it will be released in 2013.
But one project that I can talk about, is some comic book work that I did recently. It’s a short story for some horror anthology that was released around the time of the All Hallow’s Eve. ;)
But it is in an arcane language, so sadly for most of our Flashback Universe readers, you guys may have a tough time reading it. ;)
You can see the cover here;
http://lafabriquedeshorreurs.com/
And if you click on the cover, you will see 3 pages from the story that I drew. It is a nice short story that has some fun moments.
I always find it strange, because when I think of my style, the last thing I think of is “horror”. But this is the second time I get asked to work on some horror comic, so maybe there is something that I don’t see??? ;)
There should be a second issue in December. I will give you guys more info when I can. I also did a Commander X pin-up that you should be able to see also in December.
Commander X is the type of project fans of the Flashback Universe will enjoy! You can get more info here:
http://jaypiscopo.blogspot.com/2010/12/commander-x-mas-is-on-way.html
Being asked to make the Commander X pin-up made more sense to me since it had a very retro feel/flavour to it. Although Jay Piscopo does some nice work on his own, . So I fail to see why he needed me.
But what can I say, I never say no when people offer me money. ;)
But seriously, it was a fun pin-up to make. Can’t wait for you guys to get the chance to see it.
And to end this blog on a Halloween related note, for Halloween this year, I decided to try out the movie Twilight, to see what all that “Twilight” phenomenon/craze is all about.
And that picture that I saw on Facebook pretty much sums up my thoughts on the film;
Hope you guys had a fun Halloween. ;)
Until next time. ;)
-Pierre
What a difference a few days makes. Last Monday, I was talking about Marvel's Day and Date Digital announcement. I thought that news would keep Marvel in the spotlight of the comics blogoverse for a while, but Friday DC stole Marvel's thunder when Bleeding Cool revealed DC outsold Marvel for October.
And for the most part, the comments (over a hundred so far) are very positive and congratulatory to DC. It seems that most readers are glad to see DC succeeding with the relaunch.
Some naysayers are talking about how things will return to normal (ie: Marvel going back to the top sales spot) in a few months, but I wouldn't count on that.
For one thing there are quite a number of new DC projects coming up in the 2nd wave of the relaunch including these titles:
- A new JSA book
- A new Captain Marvel book (spinning out of the Justice League back up series)
- Watchmen 2
- Grant Morrison's Multiversity
- Batman Inc. (Which I was really enjoying until the hiatus)
- World's Finest (or some Batman/Superman team up book)
Here is a chart of the top ten for October. Looking at it, the number of $3.99 comics is a little dismaying. Also, if you know someone who paid $4.99 for Fear Itself 7, please give them my sympathy. :D I've heard nothing but disappointment about that series. It appears to have been a Toy Pitch gone bad.
| 1 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #2 | $3.99 | DC |
| 2 | BATMAN #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 3 | ACTION COMICS #2 | $3.99 | DC |
| 4 | GREEN LANTERN #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 5 | FLASH #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 6 | DETECTIVE COMICS #2 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 7 | INCREDIBLE HULK #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 8 | WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 9 | FEAR ITSELF #7 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 10 | SUPERMAN #2 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
With that, I present today's Free Comic, featuring another sort of King. The Boy King! from Clue Comics 5
- Enjoy!
Yesterday, Gizmodo (a tech blog I follow in my google feeds) had an exclusive article that broke the news that by April, Marvel will make all of their published superhero titles available digitally on the same day as they hit the retail shops.
Now, to be honest, I suspect this move doesn't surprise anyone who is a regular reader of this blog. Once DC did it, we all sort of knew it would only be a matter of time (months) before Marvel followed step.
What I've found the most interesting are some of the comments from comic fans on the news. For the most part readers seem to be very happy with this news (as expected) and the usual Greek chorus of people screaming they will never read digital comics seems no where in sight. There are a few people who have posted some interesting thoughts:
From the iFanboy comments:
WeaklyRoll says:
gobo says:
Jdudley says:
I have to imagine it’s a man-hour issue. Going full-line day and date requires quite a few new employees and/or shifting job descriptions. I’d wager that the recent staff layoffs at marvel have something to do with this momentum shift. Still, this is a good milestone for digital. I think that the digital marketplace will HAVE to ultimately force marvel to smaller price points, but that won’t necessarily happen immediately. Once the company is settled into digital releases and slightly less reliance on the sales of increasingly expensive printing… the prices really SHOULD come down.
Nerd_Raaage says:
It’s not Marvels responsibility to protect the direct market. Nor do I believe that it was ever their intent. Their responsibility is to maintain their existence and profitability. The best way for them to do that is to maintain their customer base by providing a quality product, at a reasonable price, in the manor that best meets the needs of the customer.
I fully support small businesses…when the relationship is mutually beneficial. The closest ‘local’ comic shop is a two hour drive for me. There is no benefit for me in making that drive to purchase comics or to pay extra and wait a few days on a delivery service.
My thoughts are, yeah, the next step will be a Digital Only comic much like how Marvel had three Direct Sales titles back in the 80's (Micronauts, Moon-Knight and Ka-Zar.)
I also think that we will some eventual price competition between both companies in the digital realm. Eventually, someone is going to figure out how to keep track of the stats of how things are selling on Comixology - or Comixology will offer up the stats themselves.
Finally, I keep seeing people saying it's silly that digital versions are the same price as the paper versions, and while I too doubt the economics involved in production in both areas could result in similar pricing, I don't think $2.99 is too much to pay for a digital version. For one thing, you don't spend any gas getting it. Also, I'm paying a little bit to avoid the disappointment of going to my comic shop and discovering they didn't order enough copies so I wasted a trip.
Have a great weekend!
- Jim
Today, Pierre gives us his thoughts on two recent collections of Thor comics
I had fun watching the Thor film when it first came out in theatre. The film was far from perfect, but it had some fun moments. Whenever I watch it again, I still get Goosebumps when Odin whispers to the hammer “Whoever holds this hammer, . If he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor”. That or Loki calling Thor “The Mighty Thor” with all the disdain and venom in his tone that only Loki could manage. Those have to be my favourite moments in the Thor film.
So while I had a good time watching that film, I can’t say that I am a big Thor fan. I enjoyed his appearances in the Avengers comics, I liked the character well enough, but I rarely bought the Thor comic itself. So I pretty much ignored the Ultimate Thor comic when it first was released.
Not being one to usually buy a Thor comic, and not much of an Ultimate fan, I saw little reason to even check this comic out when it was first released. But then some time ago, I saw the Ultimate Thor HC for $12.99 CAN. So I figured, “What the heck, at worse I will have some Pacheco artwork to look at”.
I usually am a fan of Pacheco’s artwork, but was not too thrilled since he has been back at Marvel on the Ultimates. But I kind of like some of Hickman’s work as well, so I was curious to check out how well they worked together.
And I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised.
Despite knowing where the story leads to, there were a few nice twists and turns that I did not expect. There were a few nice surprises in this tale that I enjoyed. And I liked Pacheco’s artwork despite his attempt to be Bryan Hitch sometimes. I prefer by far the approach he had when he was drawing Avengers Forever.
But overall, it was worth it. I would never have paid its original cover price of $19.99 US/$22.50 CAN. But at $12.99 CAN?? It was worth it. To me, the Ultimate Thor HAS to be the one we find in The Mighty Thor Omnibus by Walter Simonson and Sal Buscema.
Yes there were some great Thor comics by Kirby, by John Buscema/Tom Palmer, or by DeFalco and Frenz/Breeding, but the Omnibus by Simonson and Sal Buscema HAS to be the ultimate tale with the character.
No, not the ultimate tale, that is wrong somehow, the Ultimate SAGA with the character. Heck they even did a pretty kick-ass job recoloring the comics for the Omnibus itself.
I wonder why that omnibus was recolored and not the Wolverine Omnibus or the Secret Wars Omnibus or the upcoming John Byrne FF Omnibus?? Although they have recolored the upcoming X-Men Omnibus by Claremont and Jim Lee.
So will Marvel start to recolor all of their Omnibuses?? Or will it be a once in a while occasion??
When Simonson started his Thor run many winters ago, I was not too crazy about it. I thought his work looked weird, especially compared to some John Buscema/Tom Palmer Thor comics that came before that. It took me some years to get used to Simonson’s work. Heck it’s only when I first saw some black and white artwork by him in various publications that I started to appreciate the graphic approach that he had in his work.
The same thing happened with Mignola. I had to see some black and white artwork by him before I was charmed by his work and could start to appreciate it.
So I pretty much missed Simonson’s Thor run initially and would only later start to get some TPBs of his work. And only once I got the Balder the Brave Marvel Premiere HC would I realise that Sal Buscema had worked with Walt on this run.
So once the Thor Omnibus by Simonson was announced, you can be sure that no force on Earth would keep me from getting my hands on it. ;) As you guys probably know by now, I am a HUGE Sal Buscema fan. So it is a special treat whenever I find some tales by him that I never saw/read before.
But this Omnibus is a wonderful book not only because I was able to read more stories drawn by Sal, but for many other reasons as well. The new more modern coloring fits well with the artwork from past decades. So each page is beautifully drawn and recolored to have the best of both eras. It includes the first appearance of Beta Ray Thor and the Balder the Brave mini-series.
And there are some nice extras at the end. Some nice character sketches, some promotional artwork, and some pin-ups. It is truly a great book. And it is HUGE!! It is like 100 000 pages thick, okay, okay, it is more like almost 1200 pages, but that still is a lot of Thor pages. I can tell you, you will give yourself a tendonitis lifting the darn thing.
So the ONE drawback is that you will need to read this at home on some sort of table. There is no way you can carry this around and read it on the bus, or read it in the bathroom while doing your business. You will need some proper support to comfortably read it. But each pages, each panel will be 100% worth it.
It is a Mighty book that any Thor fan, any Marvel fan or, heck, any comic fan should own. So if you want to be pleasantly surprised by a recent comic, give a try to the Ultimate Thor. You probably can get the TPB for fairly cheap by now.
But if you want to read a Mighty SAGA of EPIC proportions, then you MUST read what is truly the Ultimate Thor SAGA in The Mighty Thor Omnibus by Simonson and Sal Buscema. You will not regret it. I guarantee it.
Have a good day.
This weekend I was shocked as my Sister-in-law, who has not set foot in a comics shop in over 25 years, explained to me how the Comixology website works! Here's what the deal was:
She's been watching Walking Dead on TV
Gina (my wife) loaned her the first Walking Dead Graphic novel.
A friend on facebook (someone from her high school days who still reads comics) told her how to get more issues on Comixology
Since then she's bought over 80 issues of the series from the website and is currently caught up on the entire run.
AND because she was buying her comics from the site, she found out about the DC Relaunch and is now buying Aquaman, Justice League, Animal Man, Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps.
She asked me to recommend some other titles, so I suggested Y, The Last Man and the new Wonder Woman.
I mention all this because whenever I post one of my sidewalk rants about how paper comics are going to practically disappear soon, my critics always like to counter by suggesting that the process will be a slow, steady decline which might take decades. What those naysayers always forget is that sometimes things happen, like a Walking Dead television show, that causes a huge tidal wave of interest in digital comics. These unexpected (by my critics at least) paradigm shifts in turn cause other jumps in the process (like DC making a Y, the Last Man movie) which perpetuates the accelerated decline.
That may seem like an awful lot to extrapolate from the random buying habits of my Sister-in-law, but as card games go, Marvel/Disney have yet to make a grand play, so let's keep watching.
With that, I present today's Halloween themed Free Comic:
Weird Terror!
- Enjoy!
Today, Caine brings us another Hi Rez Review. This time of the first story arc of the newly relaunched Daredevil.
Let me just get this out there: I wasn't a fan of the Bendis/Maleev 4 year run on Daredevil and I'm happy to say that Mark Waid and Paolo Rivera's run hits the ground running 180 degrees in the opposite direction story wise.
Mark Waid has done an excellent job of taking everything that's happened to Matt over the last six or eight years: quantified it; keeps what he likes; and respectfully leaves everything else alone like a sleeping junk yard dog. Those story elements haven't been thrown away or removed from cannon they are just no longer the focus of the book and are clearly in Matt's (and the supporting characters) history.
The first issue opens up MacGyver style where Daredevil ends one mission and starts another as Matt Murdock in Matt's own corner of hell's kitchen: the court room. He takes on the legal defense of an innocent man that only Matt believes to be innocent but he'll need more than Foggy Nelson and a good honest judge to prove it. Don't forget the world still feels as if there may be some truth to the rumors that Matt Murdoc is Daredevil - who recently went insane and might be responsible for several deaths in the Shadowland incident.
Matt's powers and abilities as well as Matt's personality under the Daredevil mask, are put to good use in the story. Mark Waid has re-established Matt as as solid individual dedicated to a mission. Mark has captured a Matt Murdock that's not been seen for a decade or more, he's shed a lot of Matt's darker pshycological aspects (I don't want to label them as I've not read DD in a few years because of them). There's a lot more dare than devil in DD these days.
While Mark has shed plenty of what's been done to Matt as of late, it's not been forgotten or dissapeared completely. That would be cheating (like a reboot or relaunch of sorts huh DC?) so Mark embraces it and those elements serves to enhance the story.
The second issue (as well as the third) is structured very similarly to the first with Daredevil having to answer for his crimes of the past via a unique pop quiz delivered to him by another superhero and only once he's passed it (sort of) can he be allowed to move forward and continue with the legal case that consumes his mission for justice. Let me just say that Mark Waid is the master of the one page character introduction and he uses the technique in all three issues.
While Daredevil is slightly put off guard at the start of the test he's not helpless and it doesn't take him long to figure out who's testing him. It's a man in the Marvel Universe "with a heart beat like none other in the world". ~Mark Waid
Mark is able to use the test to share new aspects of both the characters and instantly remind us the reader that Daredevil has a large history of doing good in the Marvel Universe and is interconnected to several of the heroes of the even though he's never been a mainstay of any particular team book.
As the issue rounds out to the end Mark again finds a way to keep Daredevil of guard in a very unique fashion, if this keeps up I imagine it to being similar to Ron Marz's promise to never have Green Lantern craft the same thing twice while ring slinging.
| This is an awesome scene, easily one of my favorites. |
The true villain is finally revealed, and we the readers see how this villain's actions effect both the street crime Daredevil is dealing with as well as the court battle tangling up Matt and DD's lifes on all sides.
This issue has a lot more action in it. The court room/ street battle ratio is flipped with issue three in that the street battle is favored and it's moved to the front of the book so that the court room can be in the back. Like an ending of sorts. A happy ending? We'll you'll have to read it to find out.
I can't recommend this book enough. It's a light read, but one not done in five minutes (I always hate that). It's a fun read that will leave yo laughing. It's an action packed adventure captured very effectively in 2d and not surprising it's just damn good.
~Caine
I am continually intrigued with Kickstarter, that site where people post details about an upcoming project (comic, movie, book, etc...) and implore strangers to contribute to the costs of the project in return for some a perk (your name in the credits, original artwork, ect...)
It sounds almost too good to be true. If you make your goal, you get your money. So, after months of begging your facebook friends to contribute, if you asked for $5000, and you end up with $8000, you're golden. Like the project by Travis Hanson who is working on a graphic novel called Travis the Bean which looks like the sort of thing I would really enjoy:
The flipside is if you don't meet your goal, the people who pledge don't get billed and you end up getting nothing. For contributors, it's sort of a no lose situation and I've contributed to quite a few projects myself. Still, there are plenty of projects that don't meet their goal. Like this one Pierre sent me via email. This guy was was trying to get a set of Bronze Age homage called Magnet Comics funded.
He was asking for about $20K and only got $637 (which because it was short, means he didn't get anything.)
I think the key is to set a low goal, but then if your goal is too low, how do you publish the project?
Anyone out there have any personal experience with Kickstarter? Either as a creator or a contributor?
Also, I'm not really interested in making paper comics or graphic novels, so I wonder if people contribute to digital comic projects? I'll have to search the site some more and see if I can't get some meaningful statistics.
- Jim
So...in case you haven't been following the comics news-a-net lately, Marvel seems to be showing signs of what I like to call, Ef Upedness lately. It's that point in a company's lifespan when you start to see the writing on the wall that indicates you need to get the hell out of there because it might not be around for long.
First, they have been laying off an alarming amount of staffers even after reporting a profit for this quarter.
Second, among the layoffs were employees in the Digital division? (Yeah, that's a smart place to trim, cuz that whole digital comic thing is just a fad.)
Third, and less harrowing, but still telling, they cancelled the All-Winners Band of Brothers mini-series in mid run
Over at Blog@Newsarama.com, this commenter summed up my feelings pretty well:
Hawk_Fan Says:
October 22nd, 2011 at 10:03 am
I am annoyed by any of these titles being cancelled, but it doesn’t surprise me. The one that REALLY gets my goat though is ALL-WINNERS SQUAD: BAND OF HEROES There are 7000+ people that are reading that mini And enjoying it) with more waiting for the trade.
If Marvel cannot complete a commitment to the fans (they comitted to a mini-series, its not like anyone expected an on-going!) by producing just 8 issues then they should not be in business. I understand low sales causing an on-going (or what was thought to be up-graded to an on-going) to be cancelled but to canceo a mini-series is both lazy and un-professional.
As noted, there are 7000+ fans who want to see the story completed asnd, for a mini-series the sales figures have not been bad!
Now, I'll be honest, I wasn't buying All-Winners Squad because, well, y'know (Modern Comics Suxors) but I have to agree with Hawk_Fan. There is something particularly suspcious about Marvel pulling the rug out from under a mini-series that only had 3 more issues to go.
I've gone on record on the net several times about having my doubts with this whole Disney/Marvel thing. Disney just doesn't strike me as a company that see the value in owning a comic book company. Disney comics sell very well all across the world but even then, Disney just liscenses out the characters to other publishers. When I was a kid, I read Disney stories published in Gold Key Digests
More recently, Disney comics have been published by Gemstone and Boom! My daughter read the Fairies of Pixie Hollow published by PaperCutz
I know a creator who works on Disney comics who has told me face to face that Disney has no interest in the comic book business. And why should they? Disney makes more money off of Movies, Toys and Theme Parks than Marvel could ever imagine. A comic that sells 100K is a big deal to the comic world, but to Disney, that's not worth getting out of bed for.
So, at the end of the day, when Ike Perlmutter has to explain to his new bosses how Marvel missed their quarterly expectations, I can see how he might end the explanation with..."But we are looking for ways to trim costs..."
Perhaps I should start a Marvel Comics Deathwatch?
Anway, as far as All Winners Squad goes, none of the old Golden Age comics are in Public Domain, so for today's Free Comic, I present All Good Comics 04.
- Jim
Because the internet issues, I have to post with my phone today, so this ain't gonna be pretty.
Last week Pierre sent me this email:
Hi Jim,
I just saw the sales on the Retroactive comics from DC at the Beat.
Guess DC won't publish any more of those. :(
DC RETROACTIVE: THE 70S 07/2011: Batman -- 14,340 07/2011:
The Flash -- 12,098 07/2011:
Wonder Woman -- 11,462 07/2011: Green Lantern -- 13,587 07/2011:
JLA -- 12,582 07/2011:
Superman -- 12,264
171/180/185/193/198/202 - DC RETROACTIVE: THE 80S 08/2011: Batman -- 12,534 08/2011:
The Flash -- 10,446 08/2011:
Wonder Woman -- 10,079 08/2011: Green Lantern -- 11,398 08/2011:
JLA -- 10,583 08/2011:
Superman -- 11,072
179/183/195/208/210/214 - DC RETROACTIVE: THE 90S 08/2011: Batman -- 11,609 08/2011:
The Flash -- 9,512 08/2011:
Wonder Woman -- 9,290 08/2011: Green Lantern -- 10,527 08/2011:
JLA -- 11,205 08/2011:
Superman -- 9,443
My Thoughts: This makes me a little sad, because I really enjoyed the Retroactive books, but looking at the sales, I don't think DC is gonna try something like this in a while.
Which begs the question why didn't you do well? Was it retailers? Lack of marketing? Apathy from comic buyers? An unfortunate combination of all three?
I am going to place the bulk of the blame on retailers, because in my local comic shop most of these comics sold out. Marketing seems less guilty as generally the comics got a good bit written about them on the internet before they came out and then more buzz about them as they were reviewed by bloggers and podcasters. To me, this feels really feels like a case of retailers not gauging the audience very well.
As further proof, I would present the amount of reorders on the DC 52 which were all returnable. The fact that so many of those sold out multiple times shows retailers are just not paying attention.
Have a great weekend!
- Jim
Today Pierre gives his review of the New Teen Titans Graphic Novel: Games
As the NEW DCnU started, I came to realise that we had not seen the LAST of the DCU yet. That there was still ONE DCU comic left. The NEW Teen Titans: Games Original Graphic Novel.
It was one of those happy accidents that are not really planned as such, but somehow that is how it happened. Games ended up being the very LAST comic set in the DCU (before Flashpoint).
I first became a fan of the New Teen Titans in 1984 when I bought the first issue of the series. It seems that the series in French was about 4 years behind the American version of the series. And I LOVED every seconds spent reading that first issue. Actually it was the first 2 issues since in French, the series was bi-monthly and we had 2 stories per issue.
Damn how that was good.
I loved all of the Titans characters. Other than Robin and Kid Flash, all the characters were new to me, but all of them were strong characters. There was no weak character in the bunch. So no wonder it was such a hit. Everything about that book was very strong. Although later I was not crazy about Wonder Girl becoming Troia, or the addition of Jericho or Danny Chase, it did not change the fact that the first 50 issues of the New Teen titans were one of the strongest run in DC history.
So like many others, I was thrilled to learn that there was still one hidden gem by Wolfman and Perez that we had not seen before. And although it got a few false starts, The NEW Teen Titans; Games OGN is finally here. And it is all kinds of AWESOME!!!
Heck even seeing Troia, Jericho and Danny Chase once more was fun, despite the fact that I never really cared for them. So can you imagine how FUN!!! It was to see the characters that I loved like Nightwing, Starfire, Cyborg, Changeling, Raven and Donna Troy (yes I count her separately then Troia)??
It is difficult to describe the joy I felt to see those characters once more. It was not unlike when I read Formerly Known as Justice League, or more recently the Retroactive Justice League of America. It was like seeing old, dear friends that I had not seen for years.
It was so good, so sweet that words fail me (what can I say, I am not a word guy, that’s Jim’s job. ;) ).
“Sweet” might be the wrong word, “Bittersweet” is actually more like it since as you read the tale in Games, you cannot help but think that this is IT! This is the last time that you not only read about those characters, but this is the very LAST time that you read a tale set in the DCU. This IS the end of the DCU. So even small moments like seeing Roy Harper as Speedy or Wally West as the Flash were charged with emotions that was not originally intended when this tale was first conceived.
Was this book perfect?? No. Not even close.
The story was a bit of a mess. Heck I thought I had a copy where the pages were out of order since the story is all over the place. And once you read the behind the scene stuff, you quickly realise why. Wolfman and Perez did not have a clear idea themselves where they were going when they first started that tale. Perez started drawing the book when they did not even have finalised every point of their tale
And they later tried to fix the story multiple times, while trying to use as much of the artwork that George had already done. So it did create some confusion that is obvious while reading the story.
And the villains are pretty forgettable. And again, once you read the tale, you realise why. They needed villains that would appear in that story only. What you could call “one shot” villains, or disposable villains if you wish. So they created a bunch of villains that they needed to tell their story that we never saw before, and that would be dead by the end of the story. So they did not waste too much time creating the most awesome villains of the universe. They just created villains that would serve the story they wanted to tell.
And I am sure that many will poke fun at Nightwing with his “disco” collar (although I like that design myself).
And despite all those flaws, that comic stand above pretty much any comic on the stand right now. The artwork by Perez alone is worth the price of admission, but even with its flaws, the story is a fun and intriguing story.
And somehow, There seems to be little buzz online for that comic. I barely saw a few reviews, and did not see any reviews from some of the comic sites like ComicsBulletin or Newsarama. Heck even the DC message boards barely has a few comments for this comic.
Did it get lost/ignored amidst all that 52 craziness?? It breaks my little heart. If you are a Titan fan, or if you are a fan of good comics with strong storytelling, you must get yourself a copy of this comic. So unless DC decided to publish any more of their Retroactive comics, this is IT. This is the last DCU comics EVER.
Farewell DCU, We will miss you. :(
- Pierre
It was announced this weekend at New York Comic Con that Geoff Johns will be writing a backup in the new Justice League omniously called The Curse of Shazam. which promises to reluanch the Golden Age Captain Marvel into the newly revamped DC Universe.
My initial reaction was a bit like this:
..but the more I thought about it, the more I'm convincing myself it might work.
Johns did a great job with the Billy Batson character in JSA. The scenes with Billy and Stargirl was some of the nicest teenage romance writing I've seen in DC comics in the last decade.
And while it is typical of fans of the Golden Age Captain Marvel Character to decry any take on the hero that doesn't smack of the lighthearted whimy from the bygone days (myself included) but in Alter Ego 75, noted Fawcett Historian PC Hamerlinck makes an impressive case for updating the character.
One of the accursed judgment calls from the early planning stages of the revival was that, instead of going with their initial gut instinct to develop an updated Captain Marvel for the modern 1970s audience— one that would fit snugly next to a Curt Swan Superman (“Make Way For Captain Thunder!” in Superman #276, June ’74, reveals that such an approach would have stood a good chance of succeeding)—DC chose instead to travel down memory lane. The nostalgia crowd was going to pull this book … so they thought … and hopefully grab new readers along the way with a funny, light derivative of the Captain. (The majority of readers at that time—small children to college students—had no idea what Shazam! meant or stood for.) The decision not to mature Cap after all those lost years, but rather to keep him as a throwback from another era, waiting to be plucked out of “suspended animation,” ultimately became the foundation that cemented a curse for
future generations.
The entire article is fantastic, so feel free to wander over to the Twomorrows website to pick up a copy (either in paper or in pdf format)
So, even if the mention of Geoff Johns' name does make me think of comics with people exsploding everywhere, I'm willing to give his new take a try. Even it if can't match the magic of the original Golden Age versions, it may be enjoyable.
With that, I present today's Free Comic - Marvel Family 45!
Enjoy!
- Jim
Some of you who started following this blog in the last year may not be aware of a series of articles had called Paper Comic Deathwatch. The idea was that on a semi weekly basis, Caine and I would examine trends in comics and computers/phones that we felt were leading to paper comics practically disappearing. At its peak, the series was one of our most popular, never failing to get links from other places. We even got a bitching logo for the series from Friend of Flashback Sean Kleefeld!
But we stopped using the Paper Comic Deathwatch moniker around January of 2010. Partly because I saw a lot of people not only jumping on the band wagon with similar themed articles, but because as the digital doomsday of comics began to creep closer and closer, what had started out as a fun, tongue in cheek series meant to goad companies into embracing digital distribution was becoming more and more like slowing down to view a car accident on the highway.
It's one thing to suggest that all books and comics will one day go digital without worrying about the implications of that reality. It's another to see struggling retailers and book dealers in a life or death struggle against juggernauts like Apple and Amazon.
Case in point: Borders has now joined Barnes and Nobles in pulling 100 of DC's Most popular graphic novels from its shelves.
This is all due to Amazon cutting an exclusive content deal to distribute with DC for the exclusive rights to certain graphic novels in digital format.
Let's evaluate that - the two largest book chains are concerned not because DC is exclusively selling all paper books through Amazon, but digital books. And to protest the point, both companies (who aren't doing great sales wise or in the stock market) are going to stop selling said books in a medium that is completely different!
That strikes me as very foolish. My heart goes out to people working for both booksellers. I don't think your proprietors are using best judgement in a time when they should be stepping carefully.
Have a great weekend.
- Jim
Welcome back to FB5! Last time Matt broke away from the usual "flashback" part of FB5 to bring you a review of The Flash no. 1 from the nu 52 line-up. Now we're going to dive right in to part 2 with a look at Aquaman no. 1!
You know, while I never considered Aquaman to be the coolest of superheroes, I never thought he was this ultimate example lame that everybody seems to really get off on making him out to be. Nor did he really need a lot things to compensate for that in order to make him more "bad ass". Honestly, I prefer him to a jerk like Namor and when Aquaman dropped a whale on the head of "Imprerius Rex", I laughed out loud. If Aquaman had been in his classic costume when it happened, it would have been a perfect moment. Anyway, let's dive into 5 things I liked about Aquaman no.1!
1. The opening sequence.
Aquaman flipping a truck with crooks making a get-away over his head using his trident is an idea for an action moment so simple yet so cool I really have to wonder why nobody else on an Aquaman book ever attempted it.
2. Ivan Reis. You know, I think Reis might be a better fit for Aquaman than Green Lantern. Something about Reis's style just really brings out the character and his costume. Speaking of his costume out all the pop-collar brigade I think Aquaman is the only hero it really even works for.
Perhaps because aside from the pop-collar no other elements of his look have been screwed with. Just continuing the gold scales up to his neck actually kind of works.
3. The restaurant scene.
I usually do not enjoy a lot of aggressive "meta" going on in comics. One of the many reasons that doesn't appeal to me at all is because it leads to characters in the story world reacting to the fantastic things they encounter like fans sitting around talking on a message board about comics instead of people who are living these events. However, in the instance of this issue I can forgive it because I actually found myself enjoying how it directly tackles all the various pre-conceived notions about Aquaman and lets the character himself answer them. I even liked the biology babble explanation of how the whole "talking to fish" thing actually works. (Hint: Fish can't talk.)
4. The good Geoff Johns is in attendance. The bad Geoff Johns isn't...yet. I'm not a fan of Johns and the reason why is that I've often felt there are two Geoff Johns. One who is a sincere DC superhero fan that has a lot of genuine love for those characters. Then there's this other Geoff Johns who seems like a 14 year-old hyperactive horror movie fan that has decided he wants everything to be blood and gore like a Hellraiser movie regardless of genre or context. Sometimes you get one or the other, or you get both even within the span of a single issue. This time out though, it seems like the good Geoff sent bad Geoff to go get coffee while he wrote the script for the issue. My only quibble is Aquaman having angst about being king and not wanting to go back to Atlantis but I have to wonder if that has something to do with events that will be revealed later on that would have it make a bit more sense.
The issue ends with a shot of an evil humanoid shark creature emerging out of the water and the more skeptical part of me has the sneaking feel that issue 2 is where bad Geoff will show up and the opening page will be an on-camera spread of the creature gnawing on entrails or something.
5. Cover logo.
Okay, it's just a logo. But We were talking in the comments to another article about how bland a lot of the new 52 logos looked, but I thought this was one of the better ones. Not as good as Aquaman's classic title logo I like that this still has his A symbol and it's not just letters floating sideways looking like they are being sucked up by the top right hand corner of the book.
I think the thing that really strikes me about both of this and The Flash no.1 is that neither of them are making apologies for the character and I can't help but feel so many other books in the 52 line-up basically are on one level or another. Both of these books without gratuity or gimmicks are doing their best to showcase why these characters are cool, making them look good in process with some really appealing superhero artwork. I really wish more of this relaunch was akin to these two issues.
- Matt
Sunday at The New York Times broke the news that Archie Comics is going to return to publishing their own Superhero.
From the NY Times:
In spring, the company will bring back its line of superhero characters in a subscription model that will offer an original six-page story and access to an archive of past adventures....
...Besides the possibility of reaching an audience beyond the comic book stores, there was a second advantage to this digital model. “Financially, it makes sense,” Mr. Goldwater [the co-chief executive of Archie Comics Publications] said. “We are not going to have any print costs. To be a slave to printing prices when you’re starting a new venture is a tremendous concern.”
For those of you new to old comics, this would be the a lot of the old MLJ heroes (Black Hood, The Shield, The Hangman) as well as some of the characters introduced by MLJ in the Silver Age (The Fly, Jaguar, etc..)
While I have some fond memories of reading Jack Kirby's Fly in the old Archie Digests I used to pick up as a kid, I don't have high hopes for this forthcoming incarnation. Mostly because this group of characters has been relaunched several times recently - most notably with the !mpact line at DC in the 90's
and just a year ago at DC
I have to think the dismal sales on this last relaunch is part of the reason that Archie is going with a Digital Subscription sales strategy with this new effort. Not sure how that subscription thing will work out for them, but it does sound like it might be a cheaper way to get access to a huge library of old comics. The only caveat is comic fans tend to like to own what they read.
Archie’s latest digital initiative will be similar to Netflix, Mr. Goldwater said. “It will be a nominal monthly charge with access to new comics and thousands and thousands of pages from the archive.”
What I think is interesting is that more and more, we are reading about small publishers who are going ONLY with digital sales. (Slave Labor Graphics just made the same switch.)
Which begs the question - which of the Front of Previews crowd (Boom, Dark Horse, Dynamite, DC, IDW or Marvel) would you pick as the first to also quit with the Paper Comics?)
Anyway, since this news is a bit of a repeat, I'm going to repeat today's Free Comic with this reposting of Pep Comics 1
Enjoy!
- Jim
There comes that time when you realize you ain't gonna make your post deadline.
For me, that time is today.
I'll have a full post up tomorrow.
- Jim
Today, Caine brings us another Hi Rez Review. This time of the newly relaunched Teen Titans.
Written by: Scott Lobdell
Pencils/Cover by: Brett Booth
Inks by: Norm Rapmund
Colors by: Andrew Dalhouse
TEEN TITANS
Tim Drake, Batman's former sidekick, is back in action when an international organization seeks to capture, kill or co-opt super-powered teenagers.
As Red Robin, he's going to have to team up with the mysterious and belligerent powerhouse thief known as Wonder Girl and the hyperactive speedster calling himself Kid Flash to stand any chance at all against a living, breathing weapon with roots in another world! They – along with a few other tortured teen heroes – will be the Teen Titans
With Lobdell, Booth, and Rapmund on this book together you might think you'd been transported back to the nineties and were reading a WildStorm book (scary for some, as that decade represents a period of time where many stopped reading comics all together - that is also the last decade that the "definitive" Titans book/run was published) and I loved every single panel of it! This book is definitely going on my "alert list" (what people used to call "pull lists" before iPads) so I'm sure not to miss an issue!
IT SUFFERS
I'm saddened to report that the book does suffer from the obvious editorial mandate to use the first issue to introduce the most prominent characters via narrative text boxes. It gives the book a very generic feel as if we really haven't delved into the story much at all.
Also, this means that we have yet to be introduced to any of the new and unique characters that will be on the team yet which is a shame. Finally it suffers from how they introduce the boy of steel. I don't want to give anything away but let's just say they aren't doing the character justice with his cloned introduction.
IT SHINES
I'm happy to report that this book does shine. This is clearly Tim Drakes book. DC had stated that all of the "Robins" (though they clearly didn't include Stephanie) will have a prominent role in a comic book series and TEEN TITANS was really late on their press release style list of books announced (they were announcing a couple books a week in the beginning) in the DCnU. Current Tim Drake fans were up in arms for weeks but they should all be fine now.
The artwork is very well situated to the storytelling and the colors chosen for the characters really do well to keep them separate and easily identified. Each character's look has been updated, and not just for style purposes either but utilitarian purposes have been taken into account with the designs.
Tim is the strong leader (or will be). Bart is the impulsive one (or at least I assume it's Bart). Cassie is strong yet unsure and Conner is very young, the member with the most power and the least experience. All of the pieces are there for great stories for titans fans of (hopefully every era).
APP THAT
DC recently redesigned it's iPad app from the ground up. The different sections have been broadened and restructured to be much more user friendly. If you've been debating going digital there's never been a better time.
Have a great weekend!
~Caine
Today Matt gives his thoughts on why he likes the relaunched Flash!
Anyone who knows my writing on the blog has a pretty good idea that I do not have a lot of love left for what currently passes for DC Comics, which I usually refer to as Didio Comics. For all the hype and praises of the relaunch I have remained unimpressed. However, now I'm actually glad to say that I have found at least two notable exceptions to what has so far seemed to be for the most part little more than yet another round of eye-rolling attempts at being "edgy". These comics have stood out to me because these first issues did NOT do that. What I feel they did instead was to present a cool superhero character doing awesome things with some good looking art held together with a solid story to make you curious what happens next issue. Unlike so many others in the line they feel more like superhero comics. Not horror movies. Not thinly veiled porn. Not "reality" TV. Not a storyboard pitch for the movie.
So I'm breaking the actual "flashback" part of FB5 just this once to give you five things I liked about The Flash no.1!
I have to admit that when it comes to the Flash I'm more of a Wally West guy. But that is not at the expense of Barry Allen or any kind of real disdain for him. But I did enjoy that he got to die a hero in an ultimate heroic act and that we were following a character who was inheriting that mantle from him, both living the promise and shouldering the burden of what it meant to bear the name. But I think I can say that with the new Flash no.1 even if you don't consider yourself a Barry Allen fan this is just might be a good time to give the guy another chance even if you miss Wally.
1. Francis Manapul. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Manapul might be one of the best artists to fit the character since the late Mike Weringo.
That might seem like an odd choice given the watercolor look to his art but there's an energy to his pages that I feel captures the feel of speed and draws you into the Flash's world. I think he even manages to make the Jim Lee redesign of the costume work. Granted the bulk of the changes are basically the requisite gratuitous seams, raised emblem, and chinder-wear (you MST3K fans know what I mean by that). Kind of makes me wonder how the rest of the heroes would have looked if the changes had been reeled in to just touch ups and tweaks. I do like that Manapul makes the seams glow and become one with the speed effects coming off his lighting bolt and trim.
2. The title page. There's a cool retro vibe to this that I really love.
The Flash's running pose is awesome and I love how the text and images are bursting out around him. A really nice piece of graphic design that kicks the issue off well. I think it would make a great poster!
3. The suiting-up page. You know, I've never actually enjoyed the whole thing of the Flash costume coming out of a ring.
Having it be a ring just played a little too close to Green Lantern for me plus I just kind of thought the wrinkly suit wobbling out of it looked a bit too silly. However, one of the things that I love in superheroes is the idea of transformation. Whether it's something as simple as Clark Kent's shirt-rip or the awesome henshin effects of Japanese superheroes like Kamen Rider, I love those moments where the seemingly ordinary person summons, puts-on, or reveals their extraordinary form. Their hero form. The series of panels where Barry suits-up is that kind of moment and it rocks!
4. The story. While the story is not the Earth-shattering event of the century I thought it was a solid start that does a great job of establishing who Barry Allen is without even losing the pace of the book. You're brought into Barry's everyday life and then he's thrown in into his latest case all the while the issue showcases The Flash in action and ending on a cliffhanger that makes you want to find out what happens next but at the same time the issue is a solid unit unto itself. It doesn't feel like the first ten minutes of a movie that you're being told you have to come back next month to see the next 10 minutes of.
5. The colors. One of the many things that puts me off a lot of current books is the constant use of muted color schemes. Whether it's toning the costume colors way down or having the story exist in this endless sea of greys and browns, or every daytime scene feeling like it's happening at sunset. In other words, I like seeing superhero comic books that aren't ashamed of vibrant colors. I feel the coloring for this issue conveyed the intent of the story being told while still having enough pop to them to fit a superhero comic.
Next Time: Grab your scuba gear because we're diving into the second part of this 52 review: Aquaman no.1!
- Matt
From Bleeding Cool comes the news that Marvel is going to introduce a new Scarlet Spider character in a story that dares readers to guess his true identity!
Y'know, as much as I love me some mystery stories, sometime Flashback contributor Trey Causey and I were wondering why is it that comics seem to only tell the same type of mystery?
Who is this mystery character?
I can understand wrestling using that worn out plot device because there ain't a lot of time to spend on narrative in wrestling, but comics should be different, right?
Still, more and more, we are treated to a new spin of the Who is Ronin!? type of storyline. Say what you will about Identity Crisis, but at least Brad Metzer took a different tack with his mystery. (Albeit, his resolution was utterly ridiculous.)
What's sad is that the original Scarlet Spider/Ben Reily storyline had a lot of real mystery to it back in the nineties other than who the character was. (At the time, we all knew it was the clone from Spider-man 149)
The reasons the original return to the Clone Saga storyline overstayed its welcome have been WELL documented at http://lifeofreillyarchives.blogspot.com/. Still, that saga still has its fans and this return to the well may draw some of them in to see if Ben Reilly is returning to Marvel continuity. I just have to wonder if in a comic universe where there are now multiple Spider-girls, Ultimate Spider-men and Spider-women, will a Scarlet Spider story be just more noise on the wire?
I think the real mystery here is going to be what is Marvel going to do next to try and pull readers in when a mystery character in a hoodie doesn't work?
With that, enjoy today's appropriate Free Comic: Sherlock Holmes from Charlton Comics.
[ Sherlock Holmes 1 ]
Enjoy!
- Jim
Today Pierre gives us a review of the Batman Under the Red Hood animated movie.
I can’t say that I am a fan of Judd Winick. I don’t hate him either; I just did not read much of what he wrote. I read part of his Green Arrow run, an issue or two of his Outsiders, and probably a couple of other comics that I can’t recall right now. And I did NOT read his Batman comics where he brought back Jason Todd. But as I mentioned in a previous Blog, I am a sucker for them direct to DVD movies that DC has been producing.
So when I saw the Batman: Under the Red Hood Blu-Ray, I figured that I would give it a chance. And it was not bad, but it was not very memorable either. Heck I had to watch it 3 times before writing this review because each time I could barely remember what was happening in this film.
Nothing really stands out; nothing is really memorable about this. The most memorable scenes have to be the scenes with young Robin/Jason Todd. The scenes themselves were fun. It was fun to see the light-hearted version of the character.And the battle vs Amazo was a fun scene as well.
It was a fun action sequence that also gave Nightwing/Dick Grayson some screen time. On a side note… as for the return of Jason Todd, I can’t help but feel that DC dropped the ball big time on that one. Once they gave us the “fake” return of Jason Todd in Hush, It pretty much took away any impact that this “real” return could ever possibly have. If it had been done in Hush as planned, It would have been a cool return. But this time it felt like, “We chickened out the first time, let’s try again.” And it was not cool.
But back to the film - The design work usually was okay… although whatever bad design I thought there was… it was more a matter of personal preference then actually bad design. I was not too crazy for the Joker design, but it has more to do with the fact that the definitive Joker to me is the Jim Aparo version of the character.
And the Joker in this film is too far from that to really work for me. It felt to me like they had cast Arnold Schwarzenegger in the role of the Joker as opposed to Heath Ledger. It felt like the wrong casting in my book.
The animation was competent. Nothing bad really stood out, but nothing to marvel at either. The worst part probably was the integration of 3D/CGI elements in the 2D film. It did not clash as badly as the 3D in the Batman: Sub-Zero film, But it was not integrated as well as it should have been. So whenever there are some 3D elements like cars in a scene… I could not help but find it distracting, because it did not really match with the rest of the film. That is probably just me being picky. I would not be surprised if most people did not even notice this.
In the extra section… you get a few documentaries about Robin/the Death of Jason Todd that I always find fun to watch. I always get a kick of seeing the likes of Denny O’Neil, Len Wein, Dan Didio, etc, even if I don’t always agree with what they are saying.
The Jonah Hex short was fun to watch. I did not find it as strong as the Spectre one, but to be honest… none of the shorts made by DC so far come even close to matching with what they did in the Spectre short. Although if all you want is to watch the Jonah Hex short, Get the Superman/Shazam DVD instead.
So is this worth buying?? If you are a fan of Jason Todd, I would say, Yes. But if you are NOT a fan of Jason Todd, especially if you are one of the thousands who called and paid 50 cents to get him killed in the first place, I doubt you will find much that will please you in this movie.
Until next time.
-Pierre
Matt brings us a new Flashback Five to show us five cool things about Brave and the Bold 158
Today's FB5 is itself is not a particularly Earth-shattering chapter for either the characters or for the Brave and The Bold series but it is an old favorite from my childhood. Much to my surprise looking back Wonder Woman was a rather frequent guest-star in the original Brave and The Bold. This particular issue would mark her last appearance in the series before it was eventually canceled in 1983. This issue stood out to me when going through the Brave and the Bold series for two reasons. One it was actually one of the earliest appearances of Wonder Woman I ever saw with the other one being an earlier issue of her own series where she fought Angle Man and the tabloid sized Superman vs. Wonder Woman special. Up to that point I mostly knew her from the Lynda Carter TV series. This issue was also the first time I ever saw artwork by the legendary Jim Aparo. So here we go with 5 things I liked about The Brave and The Bold #158 starring Batman and Wonder Woman!
1 - The cover. This cover really struck me as a kid. The expressions are great, and the overall effect leaves you wondering what could so inspire fear in our heroes.
Now in comics it is so common to have the cover simply be a somber pose or a painted pin-up but I think the strength of this cover is a case-in-point about why your cover should be reflective of the story inside. What are they afraid of? The cover makes you want to pick it up to find out. That's a covers job! Ideally and with few exceptions, every cover should be telling the reader why they should give enough of a damn to spend their money on it!
2 - Hero interaction. Bruce and Diana really feel like old friends with a genuine affection for each other.
It's subtle enough your mind could take it the romantic route or you can just take as two veteran heroes who have been through a lot of battles together who are friends and respect each other greatly. Going back to it now, it is such a nice change of pace from the constant stream of clashing egos and pre-teen level snark between heroes in modern comics. Batman is as much of a creature of the night as he needs to be without being required to be a miserable grimdark jerk.
3 - Jim Aparo artwork If Neal Adams defined (or perhaps refined) the most iconic look for Batman, Jim Aparo set it in stone.
Aparo's art is easily the strongest thing about the issue. Batman and Wonder Woman look excellent as does his take on them as Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince. His panel composition moves the story along well and his action scenes are packed with dynamic energy. Plus I just like the look of his figures in this. Aparo's Bruce Wayne is handsome but he has a certain angular quality to his features that makes him look readily distinct from Clark Kent despite being a square-jawed fellow with black hair.
4 - Flashback or Deja-Vu (oddly he seems to be referred to by both names in the comic) is a lame villain BUT at least he had an interesting weapon.
I don't mind having one shot or d-list villains around because they help contrast your Lex Luthors and Jokers to show why they are the heroes greatest adversaries. Plus think about a police officer. Not every criminal they encounter is a master criminal, gun wielding psycho, or even a capable thief. If every super villain that shows up is an all powerful bruiser or shadowy master manipulator it has less impact. However, given his basic gimmick I really have to wonder why they didn't just have Scarecrow be the villain of the issue or perhaps even having Johnathan Crane being Deja-Vu's supplier.
5 - James Bond vibe. I enjoy it when there are adventures for Batman that takes him out of his usual Gotham City environment so long as it's not happening all the time.
A vehicle like the Brave the Bold series is actually quite perfect that as is Batman being in the Justice League or having to battle Ras Al Ghul. Also given the level of wealth and influence Bruce Wayne has it makes sense that he would be involved in the kind of scenario depicted in the comics involving a co-operation between U.S. and French business interests.
The issue has some other problems. For example Deja Vu being able to sneak up on Batman and Wonder Woman *in a helicopter*.
Also as much as I enjoy Aparo's art on the book there doesn't seem to be a lot of thought actually put in to the design of Deja Vu. I think at the very least they could have gotten a decent low tier villain out of him was just a touch more work. As is though I still the think it was a fun read with some outstanding artwork and proof that you really don't need a big bloated multi-part crossover event or an excuse to get two heroes to be at each other's throats in order to make it feel to the reader like these characters exist together in the same world.
Have a great day!
- Matt
Known as BlaqueSaber all over the internet Caine blogs about digital comics for Flashback Universe, Tweets about pop culture when ever he's not working or spending time with his beautiful wife & daughter, and writes action adventure stories with a superheroic slant to them with any spare time he might accumulate along the way.
