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From: mre@kepler.unh.edu (MikE)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc,alt.comics.lnh
Subject: LNH: Just testing
Date: 19 Nov 1992 01:45:52 GMT
Organization: University of New Hampshire  -  Durham, NH
Distribution: world
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Hi, I'm experimenting again with cross-posting to A.C.LNH.  Those of you with 
the LNH in your killfiles (I *won't* give any names.) shouldn't see it.
					--MikE, aka Gestalt Lad

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From: morrow@fnalo.fnal.gov (Gautama Elmo)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Wolverine #65: the best yet!
Followup-To: rec.arts.comics.xbooks
Date: 18 Nov 92 23:45:09 -0600
Organization: The Cut-Rate Buddha
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	Folks, let us recall that the charter of rac.xbooks specifically
states that Wolverine posts go there, and -not- in the .misc group.
	Move this discussion, now.
	Followups to rac.xbooks (I hope)
-- 
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From: cwelsh@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Craig Welsh  )
Subject: Re: Superman Trivia
Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:18:49 GMT

>
>warriors> How many villians (total) did Superman kill.
>
>warriors> You'll be shocked by the answer
>
>Four?
>--
Post-Crisis or pre-crisis? (Now that's opening up a can of worms).
Overall though, i would have to say 4 as well. I suspect  that there is
a catch involved here somewhere.

-Craig
From: ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: How was ROBIN 3000?
Date: 16 Nov 92 07:35:48
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
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In-reply-to: ast2r@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU's message of Mon, 16 Nov 1992 06:47:42 GMT

>>>>> On Mon, 16 Nov 1992 06:47:42 GMT, ast2r@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Andrew Symons Troth) said:

ast2r> In article <BxsH8v.GFq@ecf.toronto.edu> kamg@ecf.toronto.edu (KAM GREGORY K) writes:
>Has anyone out there read ROBIN 3000?
>
>I saw it on the stands, but passed it up because of the high $$$.
>
>On a hunch, it didn't look like anything special, but I'd like to know
>if someone out there liked it.
>
>I'm thinking that if it was anything short of INCREDIBLE, then I made
>a wise decision.
>
>Greg
>
ast2r> The first issue was, unfortunately, short of incredible. Quite
ast2r> short, as a matter of fact.  The art is good, but not quite on
ast2r> the level I expected from P. Craig Russell.  And the story goes
ast2r> in exactly in the wrong direction, becoming a rambling Star
ast2r> Wars rip-off instead of a Robin story. 

Actually it read more like the Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers of old.

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From: sbc@po.CWRU.Edu (Scott B. Casteel)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: DC: Superman's death coverage
Date: 19 Nov 1992 01:17:05 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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Here in Cleveland, there was news coverage on all three main 
channels. I taped all three show's coverage. It was more coverage
of the book's sales than his demise, but showed some fans
opinions. The reason I taped them is because I was interviewed by
channel 5 while at the store getting my copies of #75. 
All the channels agreed on the opinion that Supes will be back
sometime soon.

				 -Scott

If anyone in Cleveland saw the coverage on Channel 5, let me know.
-- 
Scott Casteel <<sbc>>
   "Wanna make somethin' out of it?"
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From: houchin@sunshine.Kodak.COM (Scott Houchin)
Subject: Re: Superman 75 (no spoilers)
Organization: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 20:04:17 GMT


Does the deluxe edition of Superman 75 include the art from the cover
of the Newstand edition --> The picture with Supe's cape hanging on a 
stick. I really want this picture, but I don't want to have to buy
the Newstand edition to get it. 

Thanks,
..........................................................................
J. Scott Houchin			Internet: houchin@kodak.com
Eastman Kodak Co.			(716) 477-9737
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From: wntrmute@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (August Paul Yang)
Subject: Re: Superman Revival Methods
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:15:47 GMT

In article <1992Nov23.030819.2853@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dave Van Domelen) writes:
>Firstly, only the Tick is "Nigh Invulnerable".
>Secondly, Superman's invulnerability is due to a "funky doubletalk body aura" 
>which would presumably fade as his cells died.  So if he's still invulnerable, 
>he's still alive or at least only mostly dead.  If he's *really* dead his skin 
>should be as easily cut as anyone else's.  Moreso, actually, given the 
>tenderizing DD gave him.
Not nessacerily. In the Man of Steel Limited Series, done by Byrne who
forwarded the psionic base for Superman's power, Batman lays a "trap"
for Superman in order to prevent Supes from interfering in an investigation.
Batman set up an "aura" that could detect "dense cellular structures" i.e.
Superman.  Even without the bodyfield, Supermans hide would probably be hard
to damage by conventional means.

August Paul Yang wants to write the Ressurection of Superman.
wntrmute@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
From: ckc1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (CEDRICK KIT CHAN)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Iron Man Movie?
Date: 23 Nov 92 01:25:23 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <perry.41@bobcat.lmc.edu>, perry@bobcat.lmc.edu (James Braxton Perry,
 II) writes:
>Hello,
>
>I have been reading Iron Man regularly for the past two years. I accept the
>death of Tony Stark (because they will bring him back as something else).
>Since Batman and Robocop did so well at the box office, wouldn't an Iron Man
>movie have a simmilar chance if the story line was done well enough.
>
>Tony Stark is a more human character than Bruce Wayne or Robocop. The movie
>could show him struggling against alchohol.

    Mr. Cameron (Terminator & Aliens) expressed an interest in doing an Iron
Man movie.  In fact, he wanted to do a Marvel movie on either Spider Man or
Iron Man.  He obviously has chosen Spiderman.

    Ever since I saw Terminator, I thought Iron Man would make an enormously
great movie.  I agree completely that Tony Stark would make a great
transistion to the silver screen.  Under Cameraon's direction, I think that
Iron Man would have been a monumental movie in terms of FX and ticket sales.
Now all we need is a decent screenplay.  Being an Iron Man fanatic for over 10
years, I have many great ideas, but I doubt that they'd ever see the light of
day.

-- 

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From: sewon@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (WAYNE WONG)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Superman's death. True cost?
Date: 23 Nov 92 02:21:00 GMT
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
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In article <1992Nov22.220949.11893@netcom.com>, dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig) writes...
> 
>Superman #75 has the potential for spectacular price increases, especially
>if inflation is high enough.  It may be worth hundreds of dollars one day.
>In fact, I am so sure of this that I guarantee to buy any issues of
>Superman #75 you can find me for their *full* resale value (less shipping), 
>up to a maximum of **$1000** each!  So if you see a copy selling for
>a hundred dollars and more, you might still think about buying it.
>(This comic has the potential to be the next Stupendous Man #1! :)

Sadly, some people really will believe it.  Good, they deserve it.

 - Wayne.
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From: jsbr+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Hamilton Slye)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: The Legacy of Superman
Date: 23 Nov 92 20:28:26 GMT
Organization: Sophomore, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


On 21-Nov-92 in Superman Revival Methods     
user William Shakespeare@uxa. writes:
>    6) He's really dead, but someone will monkey with the time stream.
>Waverider can raise the dead this way.  Counter-argument:  Please, no more
>alternate time-line stories.  Please.  Please.  Please

Oh, well...

"THE LEGACY OF SUPERMAN #1
by Various

The Death of Superman continues to affect the citizens of Metropolis -
and the world - in this special one-shot which offers glimpses into the
lives of five Metropolitan heroes left to try to live up to the
responsibility, and the legend, of the Man of Steel. Are Thorn,
Gangbuster, Guardian, or Sinbad up to the challange? Or will Waverider
render the point moot by travelling back through time to prevent
Superman's death? A human look at superhumans, courtesy of an equally
superhuman roster of writers and artists including Roger Stern, William
Massner-Loebs, Jerry Ordway, Karl Kesel, Dan Jurgens, Curt Swan, Walt
Simonson, and Art Adams (who provides the cover for the edition).
FC, 64pg..............................................................$2.50"

                            - PREVIEWS Vol II, No 11 (Nov. 1992)
                              (i.e. scheduled to ship in January)



I hope Waverider doesn't save him....

When they bring him back, what do you think the chances of him being:
"Superman, the Dark Knight" are? He was getting pretty violent near then
end...any chance of that nature staying? It would be neat to see
Superman in a black costume as a vigilante, instead of the "goody-goody".



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"I know there are people in the world who do not love their fellow human
beings...and I HATE people like that!"     -  Tom Lehrer
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:08:39 -0500 
From: Eric Thomas Pronko <punisher+@CMU.EDU>
Subject: Re: DC: Superman's death coverage
	<Ef2uk8G00WDKE7uXhB@andrew.cmu.edu>
Distribution: usa

my favorite was

BSD: People said: "it's a bird!  it's a plane!  it's superman!"
NTHD:  Choice narrowed down to bird or plane.

haha.

eric
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From: mcollins@nyx.cs.du.edu (Killans - First And Last And Always)
Subject: Re: Alan Davis & X-Men Casting
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 21:50:38 GMT

In article <1992Nov18.060154.2567@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au> mdewis@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au ( Mark Richard Dewis) writes:
>In article <1992Nov11.110454.8010@ohm.york.ac.uk>, dc@ohm.york.ac.uk (Dave Cullen) writes:
>>
>>
>> I think I'm right in saying that Alan Davis drew an old 2000AD strip called
>>"Harry 20 on the High Rock", back in the early 80's. About an orbiting prison
>>complex, on which "undesirables" where interred. I remember being blown away
>>by the artwork at the time, which in retrospect reminds me a lot of Davis'
>>stuff. Confirmation? It was certainly pre "DR & Quinch"...
>
>Yup. Ran between Prog 287 (23 Oct 82) and Prog 307 (12 Mar 83). Writer
>was Gerry Finley-Day, artist Alan Davis. Reviewing it after ten years,
>the story hasn't dated much, though the idea of replacing a prisoner's
>surname with his sentence in years always seemed a bit strange. (Now,
>let's see ... Bruce 15, Bruce 15, Bruce 15 and Bruce 25. Better call
>you Bruce 15 just to keep things straight ... :)

I think the idea was to have lots of terrible puns like 'Swede 16', '21 Toady'
(who sucked up to the prison guards) and 'Big Red 1' (in for a hundred years
for murder I seem to remember). I'm sure there were more but it was a looong
time ago and my memory's not *that* good!

Mike
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From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)
Subject: Hulk #401 (some spoilers)
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:22:00 GMT

Good writing.  The ending of this issue, however, is unpromising:
We *know* that the Hulk won't lead the Pantheon for long; either
he'll quit or it'll be destroyed.

The problem is intrinsic to the character concept.  Yes, Hulk 
has good writing and an interesting supporting cast.  But the
hook upon which this comic depends, the thing that makes the
Hulk different from any other character with high intelligence
and a way with words -- Mr. Peabody, for example -- is his
ability to dish out and absorb a tremendous amount of damage.
Sad but true.  The title can only absorb so many issues of

	The Hulk is the leader of "a secret organization with
	vast technological resources [that it uses to] affect 
	world politics..."  In this issue he gets into a 
	tremendous fist-fight."

Speaking of the directions this title may take, I have a prediction:

spoilerSpoilerSPOILER
last chance not to peak don't say I didn't warn you
too late...

I predict that it will turn out that Omnibus is not as benign
a Leader as he pretends to be.  (You'll see that I'm right.
You'll look back and marvel at my insight!)

-----
Dani Zweig
dani@netcom.com

  The surface of the strange, forbidden planet was roughly textured and green,
  much like cottage cheese gets way after the date on the lid says it is all 
  right to buy it.--Scott Jones
From: kens@css.itd.umich.edu (Ken Small)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: DC: where Metropolis is
Date: 16 Nov 1992 15:26:55 GMT
Organization: Univ. of Michigan
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In article <BxsH20.G43@ecf.toronto.edu> kamg@ecf.toronto.edu (KAM GREGORY K) writes:
>Metropolis was originally supposed to be Toronto, Canada.

Only visually-- it was supposedto be an city in the States.  Probably
Cleavland.
-- 
Ken Small
kens@umich.edu
Consulting and Support Services, University of Michigan
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From: mahesh@numenor.next.nd.edu (Mahesh "BigMan" Subramanya)
Subject: Re: Guy Gardner #3
Organization: University of Notre Dame
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:19:44 GMT

Dopey! Dopey! Dopey! Dopey!.........

It's amazing to see that people actually purchase this junk.  On the other
hand, I've got to hand it to DC.  They're gettign *real* good at 
convincing people to buy trash (no, really!  it'll be worth a *LOT*  
someday 8-) 8-) )

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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen)
Subject: Lavender and a nifty .sig
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 03:32:22 GMT

Sorry about posting this, but it kinda follows a thread, and I lost the address
of the person who asked me for the titles on Marillion's _Six of One_ album.  I
have a new sig.file thingy to make it worth your while. }->

Cover My Eyes - Hogarth 1991
Kayleigh - Fish 1985
Easter - Hogarth 1989
Warm Wet Circles - Derek Dick 1987
Uninvited Guest - Hogarth 1989
Assassing - Derek Dick 1992 remake
Hooks In You - Hogarth 1989
Garden Party - Dick 1992
No One Can - Hogarth 1991
Incommunicado - Dick 1987 (remake? have to check my other copy of the song)
Dry Land - Hogarth 1991
Lavender - Dick 1985 (credits must be screwed...Fish did this one as far as my
                         ears could tell.  BTW, this is the song that makes
                         this post almost topical...remember the Sandman posts)
I Will Walk On Water - Hogarth 1992
Sympathy - Mark Ashton 1992 remake (original by Rare Bird...this is a GOOD 
                         song, folks)
I'm not sure if the listed credits are writers or performers...it don't say.

     Dave Van Domelen, and now the promised sig.file....

          Ask Alex (to the tune of White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane)

          (Program notes:  my Mathematical Physics teacher was named Alex,
            and Barnett Hall was the physics bldg at NMSU.  
             Arfken is a typical Math Physics text.  I won't
               explain the invisible rabbits)

                    Tensors make you stumble
                    And tensors make you fall
                    And the help that Arfken gives you
                    Isn't any help at all
                         So ask Alex...in Barnett Hall

                    And if invisible rabbits
                    Notice just how pale you are
                    Tell'em that doing physics problems
                    Has given you this pall
                         Just like Alex...by early Fall

                    One-forms shaped like chessboards
                    Come in and screw up what you know
                    And you just wrote some kind of vector
                    But you can't find ouy its flow
                         Go ask Alex...I think he'll know
                    When logic and proportion
                    Have gone and stayed in bed
                    And the handouts are talking nonsense
                    And your synapses are dead
                         Just post to Another thread!
                              Rot your head!
                              Rot your head!
                              <repeat to fade>
words (c) 1990 Dave Van Domelen
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From: firestar@leland.Stanford.EDU (Lipton Ann Meredith)
Subject: Re: Superman funeral on SNL 11/21/92
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 17:32:48 GMT

In article <abick.722537824@cunews> abick@sebastian.carleton.ca (Alan Bick) writes:
>In <1992Nov23.151107.26842@ils.nwu.edu> pautler@ils.nwu.edu (David Pautler) writes:
>
>>I didn't recognize all the costumes used in the Superman funeral
>>segment.  Here are those I did recognize:
>
>>Jimmy Olsen   (Rob Schneider (sp?))
>>Lois Lane     (Julia Sweeney)
>>Perry White   (Phil Hartman)
>>Batman
>>Robin         (Chris Rock)
>>Aquaman       (Dana Carvey)
>>John Stewart  (Tim Meadows (?))
>>Flash         (Adam Sandler)
>>Spiderman
>>Hulk          (Chris Farley)
>>Reed Richards (? Davis (I can't believe I can't remember his name))
>>Black Lightning (Sinbad)
>
>>Who else was there?
>
>>	-dp-
>
>Wasn't Kevin Neland(sp?) Hawkman?
>
>Alan Bick
>

And Catwoman, Pengin, and Lex Luthor.  

Firestar

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From: lsmith@pico.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith)
Subject: Re: Neil Gaiman news
Organization: The Little Squids of the Elmoes
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 22:42:43 GMT

In <1992Nov17.223152.1@fnalo.fnal.gov> morrow@fnalo.fnal.gov (Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Elmo) writes:

>rooney@cheshire.oxy.edu (Michael Sean Rooney) writes:
>> morrow@fnalo.fnal.gov (Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Elmo) writes:
>>>
>>>	Also, the next short story tpb will probably be called "Accounts
>>>and Reflections" (although Neil said almost all the feedback he's gotten so
>>>far on the name has been "it's boring".)

>> 	I'm not sure I understand this.  The next short stories trade
>> paperback will be "Accounts and Reflections"?

>	Sorry if I wasn't clear.  A&R wil reportedly contain both Distant
>Mirrors and Convergences.  (Dunno about the Special, but it would be a
>reasonable inclusion as well.)

Just to make things difficult, will it include #50, the lost Mirror? 

If I remember correctly the order is Books of Magic, Game, shorts, and 
Brief Lives way down the road. So there probably is enough time to work 
Ramadan into the shorts collection. (Sounds like laundry, when I call it 
that.)

>	As for the name?  Well, I'd guess that it's a compilation, and Neil
>thinks it deserves a new name.

And Elmo was already taken. B{)

You know, I actually like _Accounts and Reflections_ as a title? (Though 
_Reflections and Accounts_ might be more accurate.) But then I'm fairly
boring, so my opinion might not be worth much. 
--
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    (lsmith@cs.umn.edu)    |  little peanut like you could do to so upset
     Absinthe makes the    |  him, but it looks like Doomsday really wants 
      time grow softer     |  to kill you"    _Mr Peanut meets Superman_
From: ckc1@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (CEDRICK KIT CHAN)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: RE:  The not-so-Fantastic-Four
Date: 23 Nov 92 01:41:51 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University


    I only have this to say:

        DeFalco's gone from Thor, now I implore him to leave the Fantastic
    Four.  GO to the X-books or something, but leave some of my favorite
    characters alone Mr. DeFalco.


    
-- 

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From: sewon@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (WAYNE WONG)
Subject: Re: Spidey Movie????????
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 18 Nov 1992 13:18 EST  

In article <1992Nov17.134029.2126@ucbeh.san.uc.edu>, novotndj@ucbeh.san.uc.edu writes...
>I see a lot of people making up casts for a X-men movie.
>Does this mean there will not be a Spiderman movie.
>If I understood correctly Marvel was going to choose
> between the two .

Well, from a money-grubbing point of view, if I was deciding, I'd choose 
Spiderman.  Spidey is much more recognizable than the X-Men to the general, 
non-comics reading public (yep, Wolverine included).  From a comics-fan 
point of view I'd pick Spidey also because he's easier to do realistically. 
I'd love an X-Men movie but I'd hate to see yet another comics-based movie 
turn out to be a stinker.

Of course I think the Punisher would be relatively easy to translate into 
movies, but from what I hear, it was pretty bad.

 - Wayne.
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