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ok i lent a buddy at work who's 21 the first 2 volums of the New Teen titans Archives..... and he didn't like them, too wordy, too much art..
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Looking for Infinite Heroes Robin and Catwoman
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A guy at my work asked me what a good Batman book to get was. I told him either Killing Joke or Dark Knight Returns. He bought the later. Then proceeded to only read about 10 pages. As it turns out he's "not a big reader" lol
He's also about 21 years old.
I was 15 when I got DKR and I couldn't put it down. This guy can't read 10 pages.Comment
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Maybe they're all better off reading Tiny Titans?Comment
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What I find odd is that I'm not sure Hal Foster or Alex Raymond could get work in comics today. I hate to name names and diss current guys, because who knows why people like what they like? Still, it's boggles my mind the guys that regularly make Wizard Magazine's Top Ten list. Every now and then you'll get a guy like Jay Anacleto that comes along, but he's usually overshadowed by someone like Tim Sale. There's an immense gap in both vision and technique there. It's a lot like comparing King Crimson to Warrant (or some things equally dissimilar I'm too uncreative to suggest [crème brûlée vs a Poptart?]). I don't think I'm a snob about it, but I don't understand current tastes.Comment
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If they think that's wordy, hand them Roy Thomas' All-Star Squadron. I mean, I love it, but man, even for the times it was wordy.
ChrisComment
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I'll bet he enjoys video games though...
I heard recently that the average high-school graduate of 1948 had a working vocabulary of about 65,000 words.
Now, it's down to about 20,000.
What a decline in just two generations! Frightening.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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His brain would explode if he had to read the Batman Odyssey by Neal Adams. What's wrong with the younger generation??!!??"When not too many people can see we're all the same
And because of all their tears,
Their eyes can't hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Isn't it a pity".
- "Isn't It A Pity"
By George Harrison
My Good Buyers/Sellers/Traders list:
Good Traders List - Page 80 - Mego TalkComment
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I think about that a lot. Sometimes when I look at Raymond art it almost makes me want to cry, and then I think, if there are people out there who can draw like this, would they even want to work in comics nowadays?
4 shur LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Last edited by Sandman9580; Oct 1, '10, 5:13 AM.Comment
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I weep for the future...
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Peace.. Through Superior Firepower. 
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i did not know that the newer generations vocabulary has been so drastically reduced, now, I know why when I hear them talking like the mumbles guy on fat albert, to me a lot of the newer gererations sound like that when talking. by the way i am not that old I am in my 40's. On a side note I loved All star squadron it had great stories as well as art.Comment
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^Just to clarify, I love All-Star Squardron too, heck, just look at my screen name.
But I do think Roy Thomas tends to be overly verbose.
Now most kids nowadays would have no clue what verbose meant.
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Dagnabit back in my day we read Bazooka Joe and it was good! We played Pong and it was good! we read comics when it was colored newsprint and it was good! we had three networks and it was good!......nothing like sounding like a bunch of old Farts.....
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