HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: lf7z@ellis.uchicago.edu (glenn alan carnagey jr)
Subject: Re: slaine: the horned god = slaine the ________ ?
Reply-To: lf7z@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 07:00:02 GMT

In article <25373@castle.ed.ac.uk> gu@castle.ed.ac.uk (G Ushaw) writes:
>just a question here :
>
>you say Bisley and Fabry do work in the states, I'm well aware of what
>Bisley has done but what about Fabry? All that I know of are the Hellblazer
>covers, which aren`t a sufficient reason for me to buy a book that has
>gone downhill as far as that one has. What else has he done? There were
>stories ages ago of Fabry and Pat Mills collaborating on a continuation
>of Scatha for Epic - called Witch I believe, but I don't think it ever
>came out.
>Any info?

Well, my fave is the Bricktop series in A1, which he also wrote, I
think it was in all 6.  He's just about my favorite artist at the
moment, I think he's great.  Incidentally I handed volumes of A1 to
two friends this summer, one of each gender :^), and they
independently told me that Bricktop was their favorite.  But my hot
brit pick of the moment is Skin, by Milligan, McCarthy and Swain.
Great story and great art.  Probably I'm a little biased because I'm
the same age they are and it's set in about '79 or so, but it's an
interesting tale that pulls no punches, and they had a helluva time
getting it published, so naturally it's from Tundra. Til Shade get's
hir period...

Pax ex machina,
Glenn
......................................................................
"He might have looked like a wanker who couldn't wank, but he was one
of us.  We called him Martin 'Atchet.  He was a skin.  All right?
   --- Skin
g-carnagey@uchicago.edu
......................................................................

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From: spiar@fnali.fnal.gov (Alan R. Spies)
Subject: Re: !mpact postmortem
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-a4  
Reply-To: spiar@fnali.fnal.gov
Organization: Fermilab
Distribution:  usa
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 19:28:59 GMT

In article <1992Aug23.184851.19951@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>, bz978@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Charles E Gibbs) writes...
> 
>Could someone be so kind to tell me exactly what is going to happen to
>the Impact books.  I'm usually the last to here of info anyway.
> 
>As for the line itself, yay, it had potential.  THe Jaguar was becoming
>somewhat monotonous; I'm glad she's getting axed.  The Black Hood and
>The Web were also disappointments, but everything else was fine.
> 
>Charles Gibbs
>gibbsc@ac.grin.edu


My friendly comic book shop owner told me that !MPACT "[would] return in
December with a grittier look."  Oh well . . .

ARS
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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen)
Subject: Re: LNH - Posting of the last chapter (so far...)
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 17:46:11 GMT

Just as the LNH were about to do gratuitous violence to the helpless Table and 
the inexperienced Acton Lord, a wall of words (some of them quite clever) 
sprung up between them and the baddies (BTW, Y-Plex and Time Crapper were still
rolling about kidney punching each other at this point).  Stepping from behind 
a curtain, a shadowy figure addressed them.
     "I am Sig Lad, and have come to warn you that you play directly into the 
hands of Acton Lord if you attack Table."
     "Why should we trust *you*?" asked Cliche Lad (Kid? sorry if I forgot)
     "Because Acton Lord is my evil time-displaced twin, that's why!"

Dave Van Domelen, how will the LNH get out of this one (and how badly have I 
mangled the original storyline)?
From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Conty III)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: X-questions
Date: 28 Aug 92 18:06:56 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories

In article <1992Aug28.100709.371@ab.wvnet.edu>, davisson@ab.wvnet.edu writes:
> I do have some questions about the x-titles.

Good.  Go to rec.arts.comics.xbooks.

Best of luck!

-- 
			    E n r i q u e  C o n t y
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			      jester@ihlpl.att.com
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From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: Re: Marvel Bashing
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 23:43:00 GMT

hunter@cse.uta.edu (David Hunter) writes:
>>And what has that been?  Someone asks about the Infinity War, I forget
>>who, and the next couple posts are "Infinity War I can't believe you
>>read that crap thank god i'm not stupid enough to waste my money on
>>that shit like you by gum what has the world come to?"  And now that's
>>being argued.

>Oh, I see.  You're only interested in "discussions" wherein everyone
>has the same opinion.  Pardon me.  In that case I would have to
>agree that you won't find much of that here.


Given that your standard of a "discussion" is "Geez, you are such a
fuckhead for having dared to ask that question" then yes, there are
wonderful discussions.  Others can comprehend the difference between
having differing opinions on a subject and believing that the subject
shouldn't even be discussed.
-- 
To be, or not to be, those are the parameters.
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From: jcowling@ophelia.UVic.CA (Scowling Jim Cowling)
Subject: Re: BBB (was Re: Liefield Throws Tantrum)
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 92 03:05:19 GMT

In article <6093@npri6.npri.com> murphy@npri6.npri.com (David P. Murphy) writes:
>but when is BloodBloodBlood #2 going to be out???
>will FangClaw be resurrected from the dead, or left a killer zombie?
>and will it be as gory and vicious as #1?  hope so; the first issue
>wasn't violent enough!
>
>p.s.  i've only got 78 of the 80 different covers for #1; does anyone have
>      (and is willing to sell) the cover of Spittoonman being gored or
>      the cover with Barfgirl strangling the unidentified eyeless man?

Ooh, well, you see, according to The Simulacrum Boys:

(Quote begins)

	We apologize for low-printing variation 18 (Spittoonman's GRISLY
	DEMISE) and variation 63 (The DEATH of FACEGUY).  Rest assured that
	we have conceived of a WILD PROMOTION to apologize to all those who
	were caught unaware.  

(Quote ends)

I'm just worried that they're planning one of those Image #0 or Unity things.
Has anyone else heard anything?

-------
Scowling Jim Cowling
Creative Writing Department, University of Victoria (opinions disassociated)
Just got my student loan.  Never been happier, thanks.
-------
From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Conty III)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Turtle Comics??
Date: 1 Sep 92 22:22:16 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories

In article <sZqeqB2w165w@flex.com>, dcha@flex.com (Douglas Cha) writes:
> 
[For sale article deleted]

Goto rec.arts.comics.marketplace.  Good luck!

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Xref: sparky rec.arts.comics:22425 talk.bizarre:27529
From: sasha.bbs@cybernet.cse.fau.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: Death's Gender
Date: 26 Aug 92 17:19:11 GMT
Organization: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton

steppe@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Top Changwatchai) writes:

> In article <rl9m3xc.chaos@netcom.com> chaos@netcom.com (chaos) writes:
> >> Big Al writes:
> >> Who wants to have sex with Death, anyway?
> >
> >i can't think of a soul, actually.
> >perhaps someone with a death wish.
> >
> >but i'm quite sure you'd have to have a date with Death, first.
> >
> >
> >chaos
> >
> >we're just friends you know
> 
> A date with Death?  Actually, it'd be more proper to have a date with Destiny
> Then I suppose you could dance with Delight, then drool with Desire.
> 
> Or maybe not.

But if you're committed to Death yet drool with Desire, does this mean 
you'd be cheating Death?


                                          - Sasha



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From: kogutt@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (SCAVENGER)
Subject: Re: Grendel and Spawn
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 02:35:21 GMT

In article <Z9JeqB9w165w@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca> panda@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Elizabeth Holden) writes:
>Am I the only person who thinks that Spawn looks just like Grendel in a 
>cape?
>
Don't be silly.  We all know that a genius like McFarlane can create original
ideas at the drop of a hat.  He doesn't need to copy from a cheap hack like
Matt Wagner.


-----SCAVENGER


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From: jeremyl@owlnet.rice.edu (Jeremy Lyn Hart)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Batman (AZRAEL)
Keywords: Sword of Azrael
Date: 28 Aug 1992 04:25:37 GMT
Followup-To: rec.arts.comics
Organization: Rice University

In article <1992Aug28.011932.29369@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>, perry@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Perry Staltari) writes:
|> 
|> 	Just got the Batman issue with "the Sword of Azrael". I thought
|> it was quite good and intriguing. I just wanted to know what others
|> thought and how many issues this would go on for....

I thought it was very good, too - I may be biased, though,
being a big fan of Quesada's work.
I *believe* it's a limited series, but I'm not sure how long...

Later.
-- 
Jeremy L. Hart				jeremyl@owlnet.rice.edu
"If I knew where it was
 I would take you there
 There's much more than this..."
	- "Breath," by Pearl Jam
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From: jwtlai@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Jim W "GrimJim" Lai)
Subject: Re: A REAL Sandman question
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 21:55:41 GMT

In article <1992Aug24.002358.20210@colorado.edu> rakowski@hazelrah.cs.colorado.edu (Dave) writes:
>Now HERE is a REAL Sandman question:
>Why do all the Endless have names that start with a 'D'?
>(Destiny, Desire, Death, Dream, Destruction, Despair)

Well, that could mean many things...  You may as well ask why the oldest three
of the Endless share some form of gothic motif, whether it be traditional or
neo-goth.
From: bxp1628@hertz.njit.edu (Brian Perler)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Marvel's untouchable corpses (was re: STARLIN SELLOUT?)
Date: 2 Sep 92 15:38:24 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <Btx664.4uw@news.cso.uiuc.edu> rnmg1200@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (A Lady and her Walrus) writes:
>In article <5034@news.duke.edu> eja@soc14.acpub.duke.edu (Eric Akawie) writes:
>>What other Marvel stiffs are untouchable?  I'd guess Uncle Ben, and um...
>>well, I can't really think of anyone else after the Parker Parents fiasco.  
>
>How about:
>
>Norman Osborne
>Gwen Stacy (pseudo-clones do NOT count)
>Captain Stacy
>the Professor who helped Stark make the Iron Man armor (forget his name)
>Mar-Vell (I hope, I hope)
>The Ancient One

While I doubt that any of these people would come back, it is also 
important to note that, with the exception of Mar-Vell, none of these
people were major characters that couldn't be replaced (i.e., Harry
Osborne is essentially the same as Norman now, and Hobgoblin seemed
to be replacing him before).  Most important people don't stay dead.

>There are probably others.  At one time I would've said the Swordsman and
>Jean Grey, but now...

The Swordsman is a replacement, not the original (I think).

Of course, no one would ever be tacky enough to try to resurrect or
replace the mighty Turner D. Century.  Trying that would be like trying
to replace the Ringer!  (They did?)  Well, how about Firebrand (What?)
Uh-oh, look's like Turner II is on his way....
From: v079m8ta@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Jon J Klaybor)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Infinity Wars & Related Stuff
Date: 27 Aug 92 21:55:00 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <92240.103540U19807@uicvm.uic.edu>, U19807@uicvm.uic.edu writes...
>>
>>        Just thought I'd try and get a sub-conversation started here
>>about the Infinity Wars series....thought it to be _very_
>>interesting, and was wondering if anyone is as hooked on it as I
>>am!!
> 
>Nope. Sorry,but I don't get why I should fork over my hard-earned $ for yet
>_another_ overblown Marvel mini-series which accomplishes absolutely zilch
>except to line that company's collective pocket.

	Nothing??  You imply that controlling the end-all-be-all of the
	universe means nothing?  Doesn't Thanos pique your curiosity one bit?
	Granted, Dr. Doom and Kang are a bit corny...

> *stuff deleted*
>>        I usually read 'down-to-earth' stuff like the X-titles,
> 
>"Down to earth"?	
> 
>?!?
> 
>Full of absurd plot convolutions and contradictions,perhaps,but "down to
>earth"? Nah.
> 
	
	What I meant to say is down to earth in comparison to the Infinity
	series.  But yes, I think Uncanny and X-men have some terran
	qualities... |)
>>but
>>the inter-cosmic scale on which this series is presented in just
>>incredible!!  A great follow-up to the 'Infinity Gauntlet' series,
>>IMO.
> 
>Uh. After reading through (notice that I didn't say "buying"-that's a bit of a
>stretch) virtually all of the issues of INFINITY GAUNTLET [...]
          ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^

	Does skimming thru a few issues of a six-part series qualify you to
	rip it apart??  Forgive me, you said _read through_.  You mean to say
	you stood in the store for 1/2 hour or so reading thru the entire book?
	Hmm. 

>      ** Chris Krolczyk,esq.  * DISCLAIMER: My opinions are in **
>      ** Maniac-at-Large      * no way endorsed by the Univer- **
>      ** U19807@UICVM.BITNET  * sity of Illinois at Chicago.   **
>      ** u19807@uicvm.uic.edu * So there. Nyaah.               **

Buy Buy!

Jonny B.
From: schissel@mace.Princeton.EDU (Eric Schissel)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Insanity In Spectacular Spider-Man (was Re: Current Spidey)
Date: 27 Aug 92 14:49:57 GMT
Organization: Cornell University

In article <1992Aug15.071712.3742@udel.edu> mccarter@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Mickey McCarter) writes:
>try to write the "Rebirth of Harry Osborne" storyline (probably in _Web_!).

I doubt it, really- i'd suggest rather that the present storyline
is leading to Harry's death in the institution.  After all, that cover
did say this was SpiderMan and the Green Goblin's last battle, and
perhaps that bit of hype can be believed this time.  (A little
sarcasm mixed with hope there, although i tend not to wish death on
people, even fictional ones.)

Goodness, if they don't start using these strangenesses (e.g., Mr.
Sinister back so soon?-X-Factor nos. 71-78 or so) to lead up to something
big i may just drop all comics but Cerebus (and perhaps Mosaic) and
go back to literature.  At least when Chekhov has a gun in the first
act it goes off by the third (that is supposed to be his rule, anyhow, no?
But where did he write it, please? I don't know.)

>
>Mick
>-- 
>This exciting commentary has been sponsored by mccarter@pecan.cns.udel.edu 
>For further information, stay tuned to this very newsgroup around this time.
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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen)
Subject: Re: Grendel and Spawn
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 21:21:05 GMT

Nah, Grendel looks *much* cooler than Spawn.
     Dave Van Domelen, thinks the two all-time coolest masks are Grendels='s 
and the original Sensor Girl mask
From: v070km6q@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (John B Schutkeker)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: RE: cable
Date: 26 Aug 92 15:59:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

andrewh@yang.earlham.edu writes...

>>I have a few questions about cable?
>>1.what is his orgin?
>
>	Far in the future, in an alternate dimension, a man was beaten near to 
>death by a pack of bloodthirsty thugs. Fortunately, a wise, old, bearded man
>took him in, rebuilt his body with spare cybernetic parts, and taught him the 
>Arts of War, and trained him in karate, ninjitsu, computer hacking, 
>demolitions, small arms fire, laser guns, rocket launchers, helicopter flying, 
>UFO flying, assorted Houdini tricks, electronics repair, propulsionary drive 
>repair, and, most importantly, the manly trait of Leadership.  For this, the 
>man known as Nathan Winters was grateful (but by then his hair was gray and 
>balding). Throughout his education Cable, as his mentor affectionately
>christened him, was taught to stand up for himself and for the Good of 
>the Universe. Just before the Good mentor was killed by the Nazis of the
>future, he gave Cable the mission of protecting the universe from those who
>wanted to destroy it so that they could rule Time itself. "What arrogance!"
>Cable thought to himself as he pictured the evil-doers plotting to conquer
>Time, "I must stop them before someone gets killed."
>	So Cable inherited his mentor's time-traveling devices, met Domino, the
>pale half-naked babe, who was as tough as he was, and there he was, fighting a 
>war across time zones in order to protect the Status Quo.

Where was this info originally presented?

						-- John Sch...
From: jordan@castor.cs.uga.edu (Chuck Jordan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Sam and Max: Freelance Police
Keywords: you crack me up, Max
Date: 28 Aug 92 03:47:03 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

I just picked up the "Color Collection" of Sam and Max today and really
loved it -- story and art.  It was even worth five bucks, believe it or
not.  I read that this was a reprint collection, and my question is:

Reprints of what?  Was this a regular series at one time?  Was Sam and
Max ever a regular comic book?  I'd like to find back issues -- where
would I start looking?

Thanks for any help...
Chuck

-- 
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From: morrow@fnalo.fnal.gov (Dan Elmoe)
Subject: Re: Sandamn: I need a reminder
Organization: The Democrats' Best Hope in '96
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 23:47:08 GMT
X-Posted-From: fnalo.fnal.gov
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In article <1992Aug26.003308.8848@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>, billian@exchanger.ecn.purdue.edu (Mark W. Billian) writes:
> Could someone remind me who Alinora(sp?) is?  I remember Morpheus' love affairs
> with Calliope and Nada, but the references I've been seeing to Alinora allude
> me.  Could someone help me out?

	Yeah.  I can help you out.  I can help the guys who think Loki was
reincarnated as an oriental child, too.
	REREAD THE FREAKING BOOK!
	Geez, I stop posting the Annotated Sandman for a couple of months and
everyone goes Alzheimers on me...
	:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

	Seriously, Alianora was created by James Branch Cabell; one of the
princesses of one of his fairy worlds, I believe.  Gaiman adopted her wholesale
into his continuity; she was one of Dream's former loves, and he created the
Land which Barbara later found for her.  Her only appearance so far was in 
#37.
-- 
"After him!  After him!"                                                       
Ralph was going crazy.  "After who?" he cried, heedless of grammar.            
--Donald E. Westlake                                                           
  
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From: ibanez@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: STARLIN SELLOUT? (was Marvel Writers slyly.........)
Date: 31 Aug 92 22:52:51 -0300
Distribution: na
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In article <visser.715286964@convex.convex.com>, visser@convex.com (Lance Visser) writes:
> In <1992Aug30.004057.4931@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen) writes:
> 	Strange Tales #181 is a 70's warlock story in which Starlin devoted
> an entire issue to subtly slamming the company.
> 
> 	I find it difficult to take Starlin slamming anything very seriously
> any more since he has pretty well sold out whatever credibility he had by
> bringing Thanos and Warlock back from the dead (which as I remember he said
> at one point he would never do).  I understand that hes in it for the money
> now, but when your a leading producer of stuff like the Infinity wars, it 
> removes any credibity in attacking the Company Line.
> 

  I'm not certain, but I beleive that Starlin found out that marvel was going 
to bring back Thanos and/or Warlock anyway, so he basically wanted to make
sure that it was done as well as possible. Whether or not he achieved this
is anyone's opinion. This doesn't sound hard to accept, since he doesn't own
these characters and Marvel does have a habit of bringing back characters
who were once dead. ONLY BUCKY IS SAFE!

> 
> 
> 
-- 
                             Jamie Lauchlan 
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