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Did anyone else grab Popeye from IDW? Hands down the best comic I got from DCBS last week. The cartooning is simple and funny. The coloring is bright and retro. Langridge's writing is laugh out loud funny as always. Even the printing quality is a step above the rest. The paper stock is thick and rougher than the other comics this week.
It's a really impressive book. Makes me question why I've been reading so many super heroes.
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If I was a butterfly I would fly you to the moons. Thank you Grant Morrison. The boycott is lifted.
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Lucien21
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« Reply #1 on: 08:05 AM | Tuesday, May 01, 2012 » |
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I liked the Action comics cover.
Havn't read the comic though.
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« Reply #2 on: 08:05 AM | Tuesday, May 01, 2012 » |
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Coming in my DCBS box. Very excited.
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« Reply #3 on: 11:05 AM | Tuesday, May 01, 2012 » |
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It's a really impressive book. Makes me question why I've been reading so many super heroes.
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« Reply #4 on: 11:05 AM | Tuesday, May 01, 2012 » |
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Coming in my DCBS box. Very excited.
Same here, I should get it tomorrow. I'll be talking about it on next Monday's CBP podcast. |
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Robert
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« Reply #5 on: 11:05 AM | Tuesday, May 01, 2012 » |
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This is the type of book that makes a very strong argument for the printed format.
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« Reply #6 on: 11:05 AM | Tuesday, May 01, 2012 » |
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I liked it so much that it convinced me to reserve some of the original Popeye out of the library. I first came across it when they had that museum tour of great American cartoonists back a few years ago. Segar was one of them. Liking that IDW.  Speaking of rebirths, anyone read the Airboy book as well? It is like nostalgia week. |
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« Reply #7 on: 11:05 AM | Tuesday, May 01, 2012 » |
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This is the type of book that makes a very strong argument for the printed format.
I haven't read it yet, so I'm not arguing, but How So? P.S. I'll read anything written by Roger Langridge. |
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« Reply #8 on: 01:05 PM | Tuesday, May 01, 2012 » |
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It's a really impressive book. Makes me question why I've been reading so many super heroes.
But Popeye is a superhero! Kinda. I missed out on ordering this, but I'm a big Langridge fan, so I'm mos def picking it up. |
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« Reply #9 on: 01:05 PM | Tuesday, May 01, 2012 » |
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It's gonna be another week and a half before I get my copy, but I can't wait to see it...
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« Reply #10 on: 09:05 AM | Friday, May 04, 2012 » |
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Yep, loved it! I have been slowly working my way through the Fantagraphics collections. Segar was amazing! This comic is right in that spirit. It follows from the the Thimble Theater vibe, with the whole cast of characters, even giving Popeye's first line "Did ya think I was a cowboy?" a fresh reboot. I generally don't read single issues but this one might have me popping into the lcs every month. One and done and great adventure story telling in the style of Segar and Carl Barks. Langridge is the man! Art is fantastic too!
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« Reply #11 on: 04:05 PM | Friday, May 04, 2012 » |
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Loved it... It was funny and looked great even the paper stock was a winer.
I'm not a big original art guy but I would love to own a page from this.
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« Reply #12 on: 05:05 PM | Friday, May 04, 2012 » |
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I'll have to pick up the new book -- it sounds like everyone agrees it's great.
As for the Segar stuff, I'm thinking of starting a grass roots campaign to get Fantagraphics to reprint the pre-Popeye Thimble Theater. Who's with me?
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« Reply #13 on: 06:05 PM | Friday, May 04, 2012 » |
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Out of the library, I am reading the Hyperion library collection from the 70's. Nice collection with good history of the strip in the introduction.
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« Reply #14 on: 07:05 PM | Friday, May 04, 2012 » |
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Can't wait to check it out and to prep, I've been watching the cartoons from the 30's a bit every night. Box set, yo...  |
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« Reply #15 on: 10:05 PM | Friday, May 04, 2012 » |
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Wow, I want to watch those cartoons.
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If I was a butterfly I would fly you to the moons.Thank you Grant Morrison. The boycott is lifted.
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Robert
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« Reply #16 on: 10:05 PM | Friday, May 04, 2012 » |
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I haven't read it yet, so I'm not arguing, but How So?
P.S. I'll read anything written by Roger Langridge.
Sure, no hostility sensed, amigo. It's simple, really. The paper stock. I really loved the paper stock that Popeye was printed on. It's a gem amongst comics, books in general, in my opinion. I could almost smell the nostalgia from the pages. But, clearly, that is a very subjective opinion. This sort of tactile experience cannot be replicated for me in a digital format and, again, purely subjective, makes a huge difference in my reading experience. |
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Robert
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« Reply #17 on: 10:05 PM | Friday, May 04, 2012 » |
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Can't wait to check it out and to prep, I've been watching the cartoons from the 30's a bit every night. Box set, yo... Impressive, sir! I've been catching these on Netflix streaming. LOVE! THEM! |
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« Reply #18 on: 10:05 PM | Friday, May 04, 2012 » |
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Impressive, sir!
I've been catching these on Netflix streaming.
LOVE! THEM!
Those are on streaming? I checked a while back, they weren't there. Have they recently been added? |
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« Reply #19 on: 11:05 PM | Friday, May 04, 2012 » |
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Those are on streaming? I checked a while back, they weren't there. Have they recently been added?
Just watched some yesterday. I viewed Sinbad, Ali Baba, Alladin, etc. I hope you can watch them. |
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