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Inspired by this WTF-tastic article. (Thanks, Fanboy Rampage!)

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

COULD MANGA BE NEXT!!!

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:02 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I think I'll just repost the questions in that article in boldface instead of reaching for the funny.

Why would a creator name a comic book character Umbra? Or Element Lad? Holly Go-Nightly? Abomination? Kang? Soldier X? Thunderbolt Ross? How do they come up with these, ummm, unusual names?

AND IS MANGA NEXT?!?!?!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

OMG

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:05 (twenty years ago)

i suck.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:05 (twenty years ago)

You don't now!

But, yeah - the only thing worse than asking these questions is someone taking the time to answer them. (Being a condescending know-it-all is fun!)

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

Nice investigative reporting, BTW.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:10 (twenty years ago)

I was actually looking at the site hoping to find
Ten Questions I Have About...

Cocker Spaniels
Riboflavin
Moisture Farms
Silver Dollars
etc.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

This is my new top news source.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

arg.

http://www.amnews.com/public_html/?module=displaystory&story_id=14278&edition_id=584&format=html

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

BEST NEWSPAPER EVER
http://www.amnews.com/public_html/?module=displaystory&story_id=14220&edition_id=581&format=html

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:25 (twenty years ago)

Why does Kentucky hate comics fans? Why does Jennifer Brummett make me want to apologize for my gender? Why do I want to lock Charlie Cox in a sci-fi closet?

― Madolan, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

WHO ATE ALL THE PIES???

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

And why does Huk hate people that bake?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

COULD MANGA BE NEXT?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

Wait a minute, i'm confused.
Was there only one entry in the pie contest, or was the winning pie that person's only entry?

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

Also note, she used a ready-made crust.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

You ever make a crust? Shit's hard to do!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

It's like winning a karate tournament using a gun.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:37 (twenty years ago)

If it works for Indiana Jones...

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

I wonder if the Blue Ribbon Quilter won by melting all the Nazis faces.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

Call me crazy, but I kinda liked that article.

― The Yellow Kid, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

The one about the pie?

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 17:55 (twenty years ago)

7. Comic Book Legal Defense Fund? Huh?
Google is your new friend, Jennifer.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:16 (twenty years ago)

Come on, Jocelyn - what self-respecting journalist has time for research?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Come on, Jocelyn - what self-respecting journalist has room for pie?

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:20 (twenty years ago)

Guys, um, their photo news story of the week seems to consist of the giant boot installed at Red Wing Shoes. Not to point any fingers and laugh, but...

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:20 (twenty years ago)

HAHA KENTUCKY HAHA

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:22 (twenty years ago)

This one kills me.
http://www.amnews.com/public_html/?module=displaystory&story_id=14306&format=html

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:27 (twenty years ago)

I'd love to know a situation where Hannah ISN'T a girl among boys when she's among boys. Unless there's some Ramna 1/2 stuff going on.

OMG MANGA IS NEXT!!!!!1!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

The original column is a million times better if you imaging Norm Macdonald as Larry King reading it.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 19:45 (twenty years ago)

MY QUESTION ABOUT COMICSSS:

WHAT SHOULD I BUY TODAY? IS KLARION GONNA BE CRAP TOO? GIMME THE DEAL SONS.

ONE LOVE,
IJ

― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:04 (twenty years ago)

IJ, buy this:

APR053254E SEXY VOICE AND ROBO VOL 1 GN $19.99

and tell us about it.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:07 (twenty years ago)

MY QUESTION TO IAN JOHANSEN:

WHY ARE YOU NOT LIKING THE SEVEN SOLDIERS? WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING? AND WHAT ARE YOU ENJOYING IN YOUR READING ADVENTURES?

GET FAMILIAR,
DR

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

I'm not liking seven soldiers because there's nothing compelling about any of the characters except Klarion. Zatanna is boring, Manhattan Guardian is a decent action comic but doesn't make me care about the characters, and Shining Knight is unbearably cheesy at points.

Currently I am reading & liking:
Batman Jekyll & Hyde (very excellent art)
Captain America
New Avengers
Batman
Action Comics

I also liked We3. And I read Daredevil in trades. I used to read Ultimate Spiderman but haven't kept up. I used to read and enjoy Caper, but that was a limited thing. I also used to read Detective Comics, but haven't started up again because I don't feel like catching up on the current plotline.

One love,
Ian Johnson

― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 15 June 2005 23:10 (twenty years ago)

Oh my god, the website the writer links is uncanny!

http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 16 June 2005 04:56 (twenty years ago)

Batman drives like THIS.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 16 June 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

The current storyline in Detective is really, really good, Ian.
It's a big fat 12-issue story, but it's a big story, not merely a big event, like Hush. David Lapham (Stray Bullets & the upcoming Daredevil/Punisher miniseries) is writing a really sweet crime story with lots of misdirection, grieving mothers, and an army of clay ninjas.

If you like goofy at all, I highly HIGHLY recommend the Spider-Man/Human Torch miniseries, which was supposed to be collected this month as I'm With Stupid, but seeing as the last issue hasn't come out yet, I don't know what the deal is.
Basically, each issue is a snapshot of a moment in Spidey/Torchy history. Dan Slott brings the yuks galore with Ty Templeton gorgeously recreating the best of various eras' styles. I did have an issue with the colouring or inking or possibly the paper stock (not sure which was irking me) at first, but it seems to have worked itself out (or I just gave up giving a shit).

― Huk-L, Thursday, 16 June 2005 14:15 (twenty years ago)

Jean Teasdale EXISTS

― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Thursday, 16 June 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

http://www.supportourribbons.com/maker_show.php?id=10593

― Sparkle Motion's Rising Force, Thursday, 16 June 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

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