tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post3177710197731566028..comments2024-03-28T03:13:15.831-04:00Comments on Remarkable: Comics Out May 23, 2007Geoff Klockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-85592684601857094252007-05-25T16:11:00.000-04:002007-05-25T16:11:00.000-04:00Neil: glad to hear you are on the Casanova train.Neil: glad to hear you are on the Casanova train.Geoff Klockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-64681158695684356862007-05-24T21:20:00.000-04:002007-05-24T21:20:00.000-04:00Thanks, Geoff. It's now posted - most of my though...Thanks, Geoff. It's now posted - most of my thoughts are with regard to Lost's ability to (mis)play to audience expectations, how they work with/against the genre, and what the structure of the finale implies about the next 3 years. And, because I couldn't totally resist, I also speculate very briefly about who was in the casket - but I didn't get into all the detective work that helped me arrive at my guess.<BR/><BR/>Also? I picked up the Casanova hardcover today, largely on your recommendation and on the online issue that you linked to some time ago. I'm traveling for a few hours by bus tomorrow, so I should find plenty of time to dive in.neilshyminskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745442660488961314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-14879538662279477182007-05-24T19:50:00.000-04:002007-05-24T19:50:00.000-04:00Neil: thanks, I look forward to reading what you h...Neil: thanks, I look forward to reading what you have to say. <BR/><BR/>Stephen: "But soft or hard, I'll be getting it." Look at how mature I am not making a joke with that sentence. <BR/><BR/>If you did not like the preview the book may not be for you, and you should think about waiting for the trade. The first issue does the series justice.Geoff Klockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-29079596561604537302007-05-24T16:32:00.000-04:002007-05-24T16:32:00.000-04:00Don't let that stop you from getting this book. Yo...<I>Don't let that stop you from getting this book. You can wait for the softcover, which will be out soon, but I say jump in and get this thing if you can afford it. Here I go again: after years and years of reading comic books this is MY FAVORITE COMIC BOOK OF ALL TIME.</I><BR/><BR/>Okay! I'm convinced! I'm getting it!<BR/><BR/>...of course there's always the softcover temptation. For me the issue is not quite as black & white as afford/not afford: if I buy hardcovers, then I can ultimately buy fewer other comics. But of course I can make that trade-off. It's all a question of budgeting and priorities.<BR/><BR/>Ah, choices.<BR/><BR/>But soft or hard, I'll be getting it.<BR/><BR/>(I admit I couldn't get into the preview issue that was posted... but then again, I !@#$% <I>hate</I> reading comics onscreen, so I think that might be it. If a tree didn't die, I simply can't enjoy the experience.)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524368948187746248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-10700702496120200332007-05-24T11:28:00.000-04:002007-05-24T11:28:00.000-04:00Geoff: On the matter of LOST - like the big geek I...Geoff: On the matter of LOST - like the big geek I am, I have spent nearly every waking moment since it finished working through what's happening and what it indicates for the next season. (Going over the episode myself and also in conversation with others.) I'll probably post some thoughts to my blog later tonight - the timing of this episode was bad, because I have a lot to prepare for class - but I thought I'd share my agreement that this is, astoundingly, the high-water mark for the series.neilshyminskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745442660488961314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-84577764279674196142007-05-24T11:16:00.000-04:002007-05-24T11:16:00.000-04:00UM: hey, I was like 13. :)UM: hey, I was like 13. :)Geoff Klockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-55591077301251596732007-05-24T11:11:00.000-04:002007-05-24T11:11:00.000-04:00Hard to imagine you as a big Gambit fan...Hard to imagine you as a big Gambit fan...Matt Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780688232878059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-17252259654793861762007-05-24T10:48:00.000-04:002007-05-24T10:48:00.000-04:00Mitch: oh, no I made sure the interview was set up...Mitch: oh, no I made sure the interview was set up so I could get off the phone in time for LOST. Turned out the thing wrapped up 20 minutes before LOST started. <BR/><BR/>UM: I have not read Fell. I am going to need to get it. I had enough Ellis for a while, but now I need to come back.<BR/><BR/>Brad: thanks man. <BR/><BR/>Marc: Uncanny X-Men 301. I was sick and my mom bought it at the drug store when she was getting my meds -- she recognized the title from a video game I had been playing on Sega, which I got into because of the Cartoon (which I liked because of some guy in a trenchcoat throwing exploding playing cards).<BR/><BR/>Lost season 3 was my favorite season, and the finale was my favorite finale. There are no signs anywhere that this is getting stale.Geoff Klockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-19229650083625865862007-05-24T07:29:00.000-04:002007-05-24T07:29:00.000-04:00What was the first comic you had?Hope the taping w...What was the first comic you had?<BR/>Hope the taping went well - looking forward to listening.<BR/>And Lost was truly amazing - a perfect ending to a great season (maybe the best of the three) - at this point, it is the greatest show I have ever watched.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-91076710376858104262007-05-24T05:26:00.000-04:002007-05-24T05:26:00.000-04:00I'm more excited for this then I am for the eason ...I'm more excited for this then I am for the eason finally of Lost.bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406049984140153266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-11775325508979731182007-05-23T20:03:00.000-04:002007-05-23T20:03:00.000-04:00Somewhat related to Casanova - have you read any o...Somewhat related to Casanova - have you read any of Warren Ellis' Fell? If so, what are your thoughts? I picked up a couple of issues when my comic store was having a sale and thought it was one of the better things I've read from Ellis in quite some time.Matt Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780688232878059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-82248183087985686842007-05-23T17:40:00.000-04:002007-05-23T17:40:00.000-04:00So, I guess you'll be taping the Lost season ende...So, I guess you'll be taping the Lost season ender, then? Break a leg tonight, man.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17731508853722652610noreply@blogger.com