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From: sigel@vsscad.enet.dec.com (Andrew Sigel)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Delirium's eye color (was: Sandman -- Brief Lives 7)
Date: 26 Jan 93 21:03:24 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <cole.727727846@lea>, cole@lea.csc.ncsu.edu (Robert Cole) writes...
>dml@athena.mit.edu (David M LaMacchia) writes:
> 
>>2) Once again we got more references to change, kind of like being hit
>>with a lead brick, unfortunately.  Destruction with his cooking, Delirium
>>having the same color eyes (didn't she do this last issue, and even before
>>Dream notices this issue?), etc.  I don't have the issue in front of me,
>>but I'm sure there were others.
> 
>When Dream made this observation, the previous panel (since eye color
>cannot be seen in the panel in which Dream comments) shows Delirium with
>one green and one blue eye.  I had understood that previous instances of
>the same eye color were coloring mistakes.  Is this instance of
>differing eye color a mistake as well.

Yes, this is yet another coloring mistake.  Apparently, the issue was
rife with them, and not due to the colorist but to the color separators.  
I believe that when Delirium faces Destiny on the page before, the eyes are 
supposed to be the same color as well.  (Blue, if you're interested, 
according to Neil.)
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From: royd@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Roy Daniel)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Sandman Thoughts!!!
Date: 21 Jan 93 16:44:59 GMT
Organization: Universite de Montreal

In article <1993Jan20.234458.1@fnalo.fnal.gov> morrow@fnalo.fnal.gov (Elmo the Stunt Elk) writes:
>that, as living beings began to be able to Dream, Destroy, etc.  (You might
>want to think about why Desire and Delirium are twins, for example.)

Sorry, But the twins are Desire and Despair. Just to make sure.


-- 
Daniel Roy, of the "Voyageurs sans Permis"			CARPE DIEM!!

"A man's science is another man's magic; 
 for all I know, Merlin was a physicist."
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From: cwelsh@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Craig Welsh  )
Subject: Re: Annotated Future Imperfect (Long)
Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 02:18:58 GMT

In article <74260@cup.portal.com> Peter_A_David@cup.portal.com writes:
>B)  Yes, that's WW's tiara.  ALso, I believe a piece of Troia's outfit
>is there.
>
>PAD

Is the costume the new one (yuch) or the old one? And is it on the book
shelf near the tiera (I can't find it) or is it somewhere else?

The Anotations are a pain in the ass. I don't know how the guy doing the
Sandman one can stand the damn things sometimes. Of course, the fact
that I'm sort of enjoying it as well is rather scary. Oh well.

_craig
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>  Stupid Things that you don't want to find on your child's Report  >
>  Card                                                              >
>  #10. Tasty.                                                       >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
From: albert@chain.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Rick Jones)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: artists who draw themselves
Date: 21 Jan 1993 21:19:16 GMT
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx
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In article <1993Jan20.232500.1@fnalo.fnal.gov> morrow@fnalo.fnal.gov (Elmo the Stunt Elk) writes:
>tara@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Lady Johanna Constantine) writes:
>> branwen@cerebus.ccc.amdahl.com (Karen Williams) writes:
>> 
>> Which depresses some of us becasue Dream is fictional and Neil is married
>> and both are therefore unavailable.
>
>	(Hmm...worth a try :-)
>	Say, Lady J, I know a lot about Dream and I'm available....
>	(Nope, it's not a good pickup line.  Oh, well.)

	It's okay, Elmo.  But it's all delivery.  If you walked up 
to her in your trenchcoat (after rumpling it) with a day's growth of
beard, and a Brit accent, well, it might work.

	Or not ;-)
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From: jholstei@scott.skidmore.edu (jeremy holstein)
Subject: Re: Sandman Question ... (Awards)
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:51:47 GMT

jjfink@skcla.monsanto.com writes:
> In article <1993Jan23.165159.6475@cs.odu.edu>, bards_n@azalea.cs.odu.edu (Nathan Bardsley) writes:
> > Yes, it was SANDMAN #17, =A Midsummer Mights Dream= that won the World

No, you mean Sandman #19....
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From: mikecap@wpi.WPI.EDU (Michael Vince Caprio Jr)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: PAD books this week (Hulk, X-Factor)
Date: 23 Jan 1993 18:04:06 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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In article <C1AqM3.4qH@news.cso.uiuc.edu> pmm34393@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Paul M. Minutillo) writes:
>
>I thought this was a pretty good issue, but I have one complaint. Isn't 
>Juggy's armour and especially his helmet supposed to be some kind of
>magic material? I was surprised the Vision was able to penetrate it--it
>would mean the Juggernaut is not truly unstoppable. I always thought
>the ultimate fight in the Marvel Universe would be the Juggernaut against
>the Hulk. You got a guy with infinitely increasing strength fighting against
>a guy who is unstoppable. Kind of like the old irresistible force vs.
>-- 

The thing about the Juggernaut is, he exudes this personal force field around
him at all times - Not only that, but he also has an INCREDIBLE healing factor
AND he's indestructible  (wonder what happened to him in Future Imperfect :) )
The guy is just a cornerstone to the Marvel Universe - "NOTHING can stop the
JUGGERNAUT!"

BUT, I think the point PAD was making was that every time people fight the
Juggernaut, they go toe-to-toe with him instead of being subtle, as the Vizh
suggested.  If the Vision is insubstantial, why shouldn't he be able to pass
through Juggy's armor and force field?  Personnaly, I loved it - and the Hulk's
new "proletariat" look with the overalls  :)


Mike C.   (Zen)

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 is complete."        - from _Tractates: Cryptica Scriptura_
From: twhite@mozart.amd.com (Tom White)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: MISC:  Missed Deadlines
Date: 26 Jan 93 06:46:06 GMT
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin, Texas

In article <lis.727922946@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> lis@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Elisabeth Riba) writes:
>Recently, people have been bitching about how late some titles are;
>the Image books, Miracleman, On a Pale Horse...  
>
>So, in your opinion, which title has the worst record, and why?
>
>My own nomination goes to Colleen Doran's _A_Distant_Soil_ by Aria Press.
>The first issue came out last October, the second in May, the third...
>well, I'm still waiti.

   Camelot 3000 #12.  The pioneer in missing deadlines.

   Ms. Mystic -- um, did it EVER reach #3?

   Anything by Dave Stevens.  Where o where is Rocketeer Adventure
   Magazine #3?  Issue #2 was summer of 1989, if I recall.

   Colleen's saga of faraway dirt is a lightweight.


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From: dml@athena.mit.edu (David M LaMacchia)
Subject: Re: Grimjack
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 20:56:30 GMT

In article <1js41jINNsn@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> fau@po.CWRU.Edu (Francis A. Uy) writes:
>
>ryk0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (RAJAN YASH KHANNA) says:
>
>>    Okay, here's the deal. I am a tremendous fan of Grimjack. Ever since
>
>>        like him ? And does anyone know if anything might reappear ? Recently
>
>For Grimjack to come back, someone would have to buy the
> rights off of Frist's bankruptcy lawyers, who are not
> allowing much negotiation on prices.  

I'm a tremendous fan of GrimJack (a friend of mine made me a Demonstar
for a birthday present).  From what I hear:

Yes, First is closing off their properites.  DC is currently in the bidding
war for GrimJack which they would add as one of their new Vertigo titles.
Tim Truman agreed to do at least the first issue, and, as of a few
months ago, Flint Henry was *not* going to be working on the project.  That
may have changed, as I hear DC actually pays their artists unlike First.

I'd really like to see Martin Thomas do the coloring work.  Has anyone
seen his covers for Hepcats?  I recognized his grimjack-esque colors when
#9 came out...

--dave



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From: panda@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Elizabeth Holden)
Subject: Shadow of the Torturer
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC.
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 07:41:02 EST

Did this series ever go beyond issue #3?  It was supposed to be a 6-part 
adaptation,w asn't it?

Namaste,
Elizabeth

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From: jholstei@scott.skidmore.edu (jeremy holstein)
Subject: Sandman #47 (APA!  SPOILERS!)
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:41:18 GMT

Major spoilers here, so go no further unless you've read the issue.
You've been warned.




The latest issue of Sandman is a wonderful treat for all those wanting
clues to the mysteries Gaiman's been weaving.  After reading it there
was so much that he snuck into this issue that it was amazing.  We get
our first taste of what Dream was doing BEFORE the series that he was
able to be summoned down so easily, we get our first view of
Destruction's departure, and we also get a view of the future (Dream
dressed all in white?  Curiouser and curiouser!).  Also, not to give
it away, but I never would have guessed where Destruction was, and yet
it was so obvious.  It should have occured to me.  
  Other nice touches included the delight statue, the limitations on
Destiny's book, and the promise that we will find out the mystery
woman's identity soon.
  On the negitive side, I didn't expect Dream and Desire to find
Destruction so soon, and it seemed a bit anti-climactic.  I would have
loved to have seen the conversation between Orpheus and Morpheus
(rhyme?), but I guess it made more sense to have it off camera.  The
inking also seemed very muddled this issue.

  Ah, and the idiot of a colorist!   This issue, the text specifically
SAYS that Delerium's eyes are the same color and he can't even get
THAT right!  Can we fire this guy, please?

  All in all, I'm wondering how Gaiman will approach the coming issue.
He seems to have a thing for ending issues with promises of long
conversation in the next.  How many times has an issue ended "We'll
talk", or "We have much to discuss", or "Tommorow we'll speak."  Just
an observation.....




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From: mcollins@nyx.cs.du.edu (Killans - First And Last And Always)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Getting non-comic readers started
Date: 27 Jan 93 00:32:07 GMT
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
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.

In article <C1F4sG.L7z@fc.hp.com> daq@fc.hp.com (Doug Quarnstrom) writes:
>
>Why do you feel the urge to proselytize?
>
I don't 'feel an urge to proselytise', although I'm not ashamed of reading
comics, and I do think that if a wider audience were introduced to the more
quality stuff, then maybe publishers would be more keen to push quality 
stuff except for the juvenile stuff that only fanboys like me appreciate.
Usually, if the topic comes up, it just naturally comes up in conversation,
often because there are usually comics and GNs/TPBs strewn about my 
less-than-tidy flat as well as a couple of shelves devoted to GNs and TPBs,
and people pick one up or ask about them. I don't push them, and if I am not
pretty sure that I have something which will appeal to that person, I just
let it drop.

And I do also recommend (rather than 'push' 
books I've enjoyed, too, as well as films, TV programmes and anything else
I've enjoyed. Doesn't everyone?

Mike
From: bosman@vtx.ma.man.ac.uk (Steve Bosman)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: TOMORROW PEOPLE?! (was Re: The end of Earth...)
Date: 22 Jan 93 12:19:25 GMT
Organization: The Outlaws

the tomorrow people was a 1970's children's sf programme about a group of people
who were collectively 'homo superior' since they had various abilities like jaunting
etc.

the series has recently been remade, only difference really being that jaunting
is now called teleporting

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From: cwelsh@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Craig Welsh  )
Subject: Re: Rec.arts.sandman
Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 04:52:57 GMT

>>...this newsgroup is "cluttered" with Sandman postings.  I'm finding it harder
>>and harder to select post that interest me.  Would it be possible to get a
>>rec.arts.sandman post?  
>
>Something like this ought to be a Frequently Asked Question.
>The answer is 'no'.
>
>Briefly, there is a reluctance to create a newsgroup with a short life
>expectancy.  (The Sandman run is expected to end in a year or two, though
>there may be followups.)  Too, while it is realized that some readers
>do not have access to 'kill' files, most do, and can screen out 98% of
>the Sandman traffic simply by killing any message with that word in
>the subject line.  In other words, such a group would benefit relatively
>few people, for a relatively short time.
>
>Sandman isn't the first title that has dominated this newsgroup for
>a while.  When earlier titles had their day in the sun there were the
>same suggestions to split them off into their own newsgroups.

A thought may be to do what has been done with the Legion of Net Heroes
postings. All of those have the header LNH: and then the topic. Perhaps
more people should try and do that for Sandman. As a matter of fact, it
appears that some people are already doing it. This wasy, if you don't
want to read about Sandman, just add it to your kill file.  

Food for thought, at any rate.

_craig
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From: lewandow@floss.cs.wisc.edu (Gary Lewandowski [TSoD])
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: SANDMAN:Re: Death #1 comments
Date: 26 Jan 93 21:10:07 GMT
Organization: GaTEA, Slug Division

In <1993Jan22.202952.6874@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> c60c-1jt@e260-4e.berkeley.edu (Mikel b.) writes:

>In article <1993Jan19.153018.28112@cc.umontreal.ca> royd@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Roy Daniel) writes:
>>How so? Was there ever any mention that Death could be in two places at the 
>>same time? I guess she would have to do it, since so many people die at the
>>same time, but we were never told so. 

>  In the Element Girl story, didn't Death say this?  She says that while she
>is standing there talking to Element Girl, she is also meeting recently dead
>people in other parts of the world, AND other planets, I think.

In the Sandman special, Destruction mentions that Death is everywhere.
(This is when Orpheus is trying to get help to bring back Eurydice.)

-- 
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From: djyoung@carina.unm.edu (Danny Young)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Some Image Reviews
Date: 26 Jan 1993 03:46:30 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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Pitt #1:  This comic was fast, confusing, but i thought it was a bit 
	intriguing.  I was not exposed to Dale Keown's art during his 
	stint on the Hulk, so I can't compare to anything.  I do like 
	the main character.  The Pitt is a well-drawn character, the draw
	dack is like somebody mentioned, that the layouts are hard to follow.
	The writing was confusing, but I like to give books time to sort 
	their characters and give the backgrounds.  I do think the art was
	great, I mean I enjoy looking at this book.  It is not as good as
	Spawn, Cyberforce or Wildcats, but I could be easily.  I will definitely	by the next issue and hope the plot becomes a little less confusing.

Spawn #7:  After I little bit of a let down with #6, McFarlane came back and 
	produced a great book.  There was the trademark cover with the somber
	pose and dark colors.  I really dog the covers McFarlane presents, I
	mean they jump out at you.  They story was good and we learned a 
	bit more about Spawn's character.  He sure can be blood-thirsty when
	push comes to shove.  I think McFarlane is really really presenting
	a good base for his character.  I mean we have a good group of 
	supporting cast--the Bums, the Family, the Police, the Maffia-- and
	Spawn has a distinct personality.  I am looking forward to the next
	four issues.

Note:  I think the problem with the writing of the Image titles, with exception
	of Savage Dragon and Spawn, is that the writers are trying to present
	the story two quickly.  The plots do tend to be confused, but I like 
	to let the books have a chance and try to read the whole series when 
	it becomes available.  This means the whole series at once. 

	The main reason for the hurried plots are due to the fact that 
	these books are limited series and that these writers are forced
	to cram an origin, story, and ending in three or four issues.

	Notice that Marvel or DC usually have Limited Series with spin 
	offs of well developed characters.

	Another reason is of course that Image editing is weak.
	I think the writers of Image are basically biting off more than 
	they can chew.

Note #2:  I have heard a lot of Jim McFarlane bashing based on his arrogance
	and such.  Just for the record I would like to say that I solicited
	questionairres about the comic book business to Image and Marvel 
	writers/artists (no PAD wasnn't one) and he was the only one to answer 
	the questionniare, In fact he personally answered most of the questions
	with comments.  I thought this was a fairly nice thing that an arrogant
	person did.
 
-- 
the Mighty Joe Young

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From: mikecap@wpi.WPI.EDU (Michael Vince Caprio Jr)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Jack Of Hearts
Date: 23 Jan 1993 18:18:05 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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In article <1993Jan22.221740.15087@ultb.isc.rit.edu> ter5424@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:

[question about where Jack of hearts has been deleted]

Jack made a couple of appearances in Quasar before he came over to Surfer,
but that's about it.

Mike C.  (Zen)


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From: pechever@phakt.usc.edu (The Heckler)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Is IMAGE worth reading?
Date: 20 Jan 1993 22:11:17 -0800
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In article <1993Jan11.143847.18711@cc.umontreal.ca> royd@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Roy Daniel) writes:
>Well, IMHO, if you don't read Spawn, you'll be missing the best art and story
>printed by Image. The other stories are so-so, and Youngblood sucks.

I'll second that.  Quite simply, Spawn is the only Image title worth reading
at all, simply because it's the only one that even pretends to have a plot.

			the heckler, groaning over Shadowhawk #3
			hey, i preordered it in November, before I realized
			it was crude and mindless pap.
			at least I can probably turn a profit on it.
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From: dhenry@plains.NoDak.edu (David R. Henry)
Subject: Re: Sandman -- Brief Lives 7
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:37:24 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

>- Is Destruction's statue facing the opposite way from the rest?

Yup. I also noticed that Destiny did not walk the paths of his Garden, Dream
did, while Del sort of just ignored them :-).

>- Chang Tso-Lin would have been about 19 in 1893. Probably someone else.

Hmm. Fu-Manchu would be about the right age...

"What about the C Chord?" --Richard Darwin

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From: silbrmnd@acf3.nyu.edu (Darkmage)
Subject: Phantom Stranger (was Re: Sandman Thoughts!!!)
Organization: New York University
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:27:17 GMT

Does any1 have a list of all the Phantom's appearances?  

		-Darkmage

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From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)
Subject: Re: This Week's Trivia and Gossip Column
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 05:42:18 GMT

rkelly@carina.unm.edu (Robert Kelly):
>Did you know...
>
>        A certain DC comics moralistic female spell-slinger, former
>                member of the JLA, smokes the Ganja?

I attribute this to the presence of a demon at the party.

>        A dark and foreboding moralistic male spell-slinger, former
>                member of the JLA, gets his shoes pissed on?

Was PS really a member of the Justice League?  (What was his power?)

>        A certain dark and foreboding vegetable-thing--in no way
>                related to the JLA--supports drug abuse?

Grows his own, too.

>	Artist of the month does not go to Destruction.  Makes one wonder
>		what his food will taste like.

I'm actually anticipating the scene in Sandman #48 when Dream *tastes*
the food, and pointedly advises Destruction to fire his chef.

>	Finally...there's a brain sucker lose in my comic book.

Drawing the brain out through the nose has a very long tradition.  The
Egyptians used to do it as part of their embalming process.  The effect was
to send you into the next life well preserved, but short on good conversation.

-----
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