tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22884663.post122381370528383330..comments2023-08-16T10:50:11.795-05:00Comments on Bitter Old Punk: Brief Thoughts On Marvel Comics From An Ancient Fan Returning To The FoldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22884663.post-24158898606773497032008-11-22T22:00:00.000-06:002008-11-22T22:00:00.000-06:00Hiya, Astrobrain! He's too modest, so I'll pimp hi...Hiya, Astrobrain! He's too modest, so I'll pimp his store for him: Astrobrain Comics is a new comics store in Hoover, just down the way from the Publix on Highway 31 across from the Hoover New Giant Municipal Building Thing. It's a nice little shop filled with cool stuff, and you should go spend your money there instead of wasting it on hookers and crack.Bitter Old Punkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822642541489971655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22884663.post-59923131329690705922008-11-21T16:15:00.000-06:002008-11-21T16:15:00.000-06:00Heya. Your friendly neighborhood comic book store ...Heya. Your friendly neighborhood comic book store guy here. I recalled you told me the name of your blog, and decided to look it up. I'll be checking in.<BR/><BR/>First, glad I can help reintroduce you to a bad habit. Like there aren't enough of them, right? <BR/><BR/>Second, your friend Tom hit the nail on the head. If you don't want to drop your cash with me there's always bittorrent. I won't blame you for it. How do you think I stayed in the comic book loop for the year it took me to open the store? I sure as hell didn't give money to my competition.<BR/><BR/>In any case, Mr. Ellis is a madman. I was lucky enough to meet him in San Diego a few years ago. He had a hangover, clearly didn't want to be at the place, and was exactly as you might expect him to be -- so pissed that you might expect him to kill you as soon as look at you. I took the chance of being gutted, though, and shook his hand, got some comics signed, and walked gently away. <BR/><BR/>He apparently has calmed down a bit. And his tolerance for fat Americans has grown a bit, too, so I hear.Astrobrain Comicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584662170085206101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22884663.post-74072400989531576632008-11-20T16:17:00.000-06:002008-11-20T16:17:00.000-06:00Funny, I went through a similar loop: big Marvel f...Funny, I went through a similar loop: big Marvel fan as a kid, nothing for years and then back into the fold. Warren Ellis was one of the things that got me back into comics.<BR/><BR/>That said, I read almost no straightforward hero comics anymore. They have to be characters I really loved as a kid or just something really cool. But I've found a ton of good stuff outside the tights & fights genre. I'd really recommend Ellis' <I>Planetary</I>, <I>Global Frequency</I> and (a more trad superhero take) the whole <I>Stormwatch</I>/ <I>Authority</I> stuff.<BR/><BR/>Two more things: <BR/><BR/>1. You can now waste hours of your life on Wikipedia reading character histories.<BR/>2. Not that I'd endorse it or anything, but whole series of comics back issues are available via bittorrent. One could, if they wished, justify that sort of thing by looking at the outlay for comics on a monthly basis and the fact the creators aren't seeing much, if anything, from the sale of back issues/ trades.Tom Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687197035697070309noreply@blogger.com