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From: pmm34393@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Dr. Claw )
Subject: Re: G.I.Joe REAL ? american hero
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 01:57:04 GMT

In article <1992Aug17.003609.19786@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> s1082919@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (T Hankinson is YODA) writes:
>
>
>    The G.I.Joe Ninja force is really starting to get to me. The first issue
>    of Joe I ever got was #66, Back then ninja's had little operations, now
>    they're appearing more and growing in number.

I have a complete set of GI Joethnd beginning with about issue
30, Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow started to appear more than I liked. They've
had this Arishikage clan crap going on for a looooooong time, but it
really has gotten much worse lately.  Before issue 30, Snake-eyes was
just this silent masked guy who was also a martial artist. Then they give
him a history, and ninjas start popping up every few issues. THEN, they
turn him and Storm Shadow into these unstoppable juggernauts, and we
have ninjas, ninjas, everywhere! I have a feeling a lot of them will
be killed off in the upcoming attack by Firefly on Cobra Island. :)

>    FIREFLY is not a ninja master!!!   I cannot believe he was the red master
>    leader.  In that issue reality took a back step to *ninja voodoo* as
>    firefly managed to change his face and survive a sword through has chest.
>    HEADMAN (nice name) is OK I  think the Boroka (spelling?) Beach storyline
>    will lead to something more than flashing off the new Drug Elimination
>    Force.  Speaking of which is the Joe creative team under more pressure
>    from Hasbro to create new teams as there are 3 new group the ninja force
>    the eco-warriors and the DEF.

Ditch the eco-warriors and the toxic sludgeIMHO, we don't want 
environmental issues in GI Joe!
I like the Broca Beach storyline--shows Cobra is winning! Although I think
the first issues of GI Joe were the best, Cobra never won (with the exception
of the creation of Cobra Island), they usually were defeated by the end
of the storyline. The reason I like those issues was cuz there was always
some kind of double-dealing going on in the Cobra High Command. Someone
was plotting to kill someone else and everybody hated everyone else! Of
course, this meant nothing ever really got accomplished, but who cares!
With Broca Beach, Cobra is actually making some progress with their arms
sales even though their original purpose was to take over the world (I 
think). Things are looking up for the bad guys! :)


-pmm
-- 
"Is it madness, my dEnchantress, which drives a man of my genius to strive
 for an impossible prize..or is it the striving for that which is ever just
 out of reach which prevents madness from overtaking me?"  
					Dr. Doom, Secret Wars
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From: Steve.Zwanger@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Steve Zwanger)
Subject: Re: Wild C.A.T.S. = X-Men? NOT!<--YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 18:29:26 GMT

In article <1992Aug15.185333.24845@cs.unca.edu> mcmahan@cs.unca.edu (Scott McMahan -- Genesis mailing list owner) writes:
>is wonderful, and the characters have a lot of potential. I can 
>pick out which of them were which X men (The ninja is Storm, the
>dancer Rogue...) :)

Do you mean by their personalities? Obviously their powers are very 
different. What about the rest of the wildcats -- who are their
analogues?

Steve


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From: sl859@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: WildC.A.T.S
Date: 14 Aug 92 09:43:14 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

>>Whoa! I still think it's impossible to get a solid grasp on mutie continuity,
>>and I've been behind since X-Crap #143. We'll see if Image goes down the well
>>travelled path of Mahvel and DC, or blaze its own...
> Unless Image gets act together and soon the only path that it will be
> burning is the one straight to hell. It's not to late....yet.
> As for the X-Men, I understand their contunity perfectly. You mean not
> everybody does? :-)
                    Recipe to Understanding Xmen Continuity

        	Understanding X-men continuity is pretty simple.  
INGREDIENTS:
 		1	Sledgehammer
                1	Shot Gun
		1 	Bazooka (or RPG)
		2 quarts of White Paint
		enough ammunition.
		2 quarts of Lemonade 
		(Optional:  Lots of Drugs)

Pulverize all your X-comics with the Sledge, Apply Shotgun Brisquely.
As smoke clears fire two shots of Bazooka and then apply the paint to whatever
is left.  Then invoke the spirits in the smoke and drink lemonade til you
are in a stupor...  Drugs are to be mixed in the Lemonade....
The trick is to read the smoke lines....
							wReam...
P.S.  Enjoy, oh and kids don't try this at home!
From: gt6223b@prism.gatech.EDU (Jerry B. Ray)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Atlanta 1996: Dream Olympics
Date: 15 Aug 92 21:32:51 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <15AUG199215193262@zeus.tamu.edu> a0v6282@zeus.tamu.edu (Art Velasquez) writes:
-
-     On the Hulk in the long jump, phaedrus@milton.u.washington.edu 
-(Phaedrus) writes...
-
->     Now, the long jump would be a bit more difficult.  But I guess they could
->just measure from the crater where he lands. :)
-
-     Of course, the measurement would have to be from the *back* of
-the crater.  That should take a few feet off the measurement (as if they
-mattered).  Fortunately, Atlanta is in a geologically stable zone. :-)

Actually, Atlanta is in a grade 3 (of 4) risk zone for earthquakes, at least
for insurance purposes and stuff, due to our (relative) proximity to
Charleston, SC and New Madrid, MO. 

They taught me that in Geology, believe it if you want to :-)

JRjr
-- 
'Hear the tale of a fallen people, destined to wander their broken land.
Their eyes are vacant, full of empty meaning, and what they're missing they
just don't understand.  Beyond the dark horizon, out where the people are
crying, a Morningstar will be rising, rising to show us the way...' Whiteheart
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From: wall@ra.csc.ti.com (Raj Wall)
Subject: Vootie!
Keywords: Nexus, Mike Baron, Steve Rude
Organization: TI's Risible Technology Branch, Dallas
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 13:46:34 GMT

Finally got my copy of the new incarnation of the Greatest Comic Book
of All Time, Nexus.  The story is familiar but the telling is
different.  And The Dude's artwork is exquisite.  Thanks to DarkHorse,
an old friend has returned from the dead.

Regards,
Raj
wall@csc.ti.com

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not
 be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
					9th Amendment, U.S. Constitution
From: hachiman@milton.u.washington.edu (Matt Downer)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: feminist comics?
Date: 17 Aug 92 22:53:16 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Aug17.225316.27627
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

In article <1992Aug15.160019.67@gems.vcu.edu> jmclaughlin@gems.vcu.edu writes:
>In article <BsJF23.Kst@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, wck48787@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Wika C. Kao) writes:
>>  I was just wondering, I know that most comics readers are
>>  male, but are there any feminist comics out there?  You
>>  know, comics that aren't degrading the way most Marvels and
>>  other mainstream books are?  Can any one tell me titles, etc.
>
>Somewhere at home, I have the issues of Sisterhood of Steel, which was, I 
>believe a miniseries of 12 books and a graphic novel.  The writer was Cristy 
>(sp?) Marx, who also wrote for the cartoon "Jem and the Holograms".  
>Sisterhood was a pretty good series if you like a more fantasy/medieval 
>I can't remember the company that published the series or the novel.

	The series was published by Epic comics, I'm not sure about the graphic
novel.   Eclipse maybe???

 _______________________________
|  Matthew B. Downer       	|
|  hachiman@u.washington.edu	|
|  				|
|  Ore no denwa bango wa 911 da.|
|_______________________________|
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From: jwtlai@jeeves.uwaterloo.ca (Jim W Lai)
Subject: Re: SANDMAN: "recent romantic interest"
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 18:42:21 GMT

In article <1992Aug16.103418.8305@vax.oxford.ac.uk> cen@vax.oxford.ac.uk writes
in reference to Dream's romantic preferences:
>I think his type is fabulous women who enhance his status (not that he'd ever
>condescend to admit it), who then get bored with his being aloof & superior.

Damn it all, but I still have my pride!  Oh, wait, I'm not Dream....

#include <.sig_from_death>
/* No, you really don't want to know. */
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Subject: Image
From: asoto@dacapo.urbana.mcd.mot.com (Anthony Soto)
Date: 14 Aug 92 14:54:44 GMT
Reply-To: asoto@dacapo.urbana.mcd.mot.com (Anthony Soto)
Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Urbana Design Center

You know, I was a bit skeptical about the grand X-odus that occurred when it
first happened, but after getting some of the books that they are producing,
I'm quite impressed. Shadow Hawk and Spawn and even Savage Dragon appear to
have potential. Wild C.A.T.S. might have one of the same problems as
Youngblood,
too many characters; we'll have to see if Jim Lee is a better story teller
than Liefeld (we already know he's at least a better artist). If Dale Keown
can write, P.I.T.T can be a decent book because he can definitely draw. One
thing has been true of all of the Image books (except Youngblood) so far, the
coloring is phenomenal. I've been very impressed with the job that's been done 
on the coloring of all the books. The coloring in Brigade even made Liefeld's
artwork appealing to my eye.

There are many potential problems though: can they keep telling stories that
keep the readers interested? Can they keep their continuity straight since they
don't like editors? What happens when one of the writers gets bored with his
characters?... Will he/she just leave in the middle of a story?... Will they
give permission to let someone continue to keep the characters alive? All these
questions are the same for if they get a better offer to do their work
elsewhere.

One thing for sure though, I'll keep looking at the books as they come out.
					Tony
From: camdna@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Darren Natale)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Marshall Law
Date: 20 Aug 92 19:01:00 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


>...we all know Marvel doesn't have the guts to print anything remotely
> close to Marshall Law. *sigh*
> 

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but wasn't Marshall Law published by Marvel's
Epic line of comics?

DN
From: wchong@wissel.GBA.NYU.EDU (William Chong)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: DC RUMORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 19 Aug 92 21:01:03 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: NYU Stern School of Business


	I just read in Bill Hayes' Comics List that James Hudnall confirmed 
rumors that GL:Mosaic, Justice Society of America and Aquaman has been 
cancelled!!!!!!!!
	And that Michael Eury has left for Dark Horse and J. Peterson has left 
for Image.

	CAN ANYONE ELSE VERIFY THIS?!?!?!?!?!?!?

	Personally I felt that Aquaman was a good book and would have been 
better when PAD took over.  (Can PAD verify this?)  Mosiac and JSA was Ok 
and should have been given a chance.
	Like most netters, I don't really care what happens to Eury or 
Peterson.

	Of course, I'm assuming that these rumors are true.



						Will
					wchong@stern.nyu.edu

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From: tyg@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Tom Galloway)
Subject: Re: Mike Jittlov (was Re: Worst Comic Books of All Time)
Organization: Interleaf
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 01:43:58 GMT

In article <jittlov.713870787@gumby.cs.caltech.edu> jittlov@gumby.cs.caltech.edu (Mike Jittlov) writes:
>Hey...maybe I can make a movie about THIS one.  [And get it right, this time] 
>And tie-in comics, with Coupons!  Yes!  And coupons vastly superior in art
>and quality to the stuff you're supposed to send even _more_ $$$ for!!!

I'd like to state that I have no problem whatsoever with Mike doing the
Suicide Squid movie. Unfortunately, he probably has no idea what Squiddy
is, and when I ran into him at San Diego I wasn't wearing a Squid shirt.
Trust me though, Mike'd be perfect for Suicide Squid: The Motion Picture
once the concept gets explained to him.

"Careful, Mom. The toys are loose." --Wizard of Speed and Time
tyg   tyg@hq.ileaf.com
From: Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: feminist comics?
Date: 23 Aug 1992 02:27:05 GMT
Organization: The Naughty Peahen Party Line
NNTP-Posting-Host: remarque.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu's message of 9 Aug 92 03:41:01 GMT
Originator: jym@remarque.berkeley.edu

> I guess the point I'm trying to make is that Omaha is a good
> feminist comic, but makes no attempt to please the radical
> feminist.

=o= Allow me to correct your nomenclature:  The feminists who
get dissed in _Omaha_ are *cultural* feminists, not *radical*
feminists.  Big, big, big difference.  For details, check the
monthly postings in soc.feminism, especially the one on term-
inologies, especially the paragraphs attributed to me.

=o= Not all feminism is the same thing.  Don't make the same
mistake that Dave "duh" Sim makes when trying to talk about
feminism.
				"Someone's broken every bone in
				her soul,and she was so bright,
				so strong.  I guess it doesn't
				take much to dismantle a human
				being." (54)

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::/  o o  \::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/   |   \::
::\ \___/ /::: Disclaimer:  "I'm sorry . . . that's :::\  /|\  /::
:::`-----'::::::::::::::::  Mr. Caffeine speaking!" ::::`-----':::

Organization: Sophomore, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 20:30:57 -0400 
From: Vernon H Harmon <vh00+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Spawn (Re: Image)
	<1992Aug17.164849.6008@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>

>
 Agreed... Spawn is probably the best title Image has put out so
 far. I have to admit I'm really enjoyng it... and I am older
 than 14 years old.
>

while I like Spawn, I think that WildCATs is much better from a
story-telling side. I haven't had a chance to read #3 yet, so maybe my
opinion will change, but #2 was *really* slow. I also think that so far,
Lee and McFarlane have both turned out some of their best work yet
(especially artistically) for these two series.

--Vernon.
From: tlynch@cco.caltech.edu (Timothy W. Lynch)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Worst (Spider-Man) Comics of Recent Time
Date: 13 Aug 92 20:12:15 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

maguire@copland.jpl.nasa.gov (Kevin Maguire) writes:

>A previous poster complains about NONE of the Spider-Man titles being any 
>good any more, including a comment that "DeMatteis's work is solid scripting, 
>but has (IMHO) such mediocre artwork, it makes it difficult to care."

>Well, this type of attitude on the part of (most) Marvel fandom is what has
>brought the Spider titles, and X-titles, and the rest of Marvel, to its 
>present sorry state.  DeMatteis' work on SSM is better than solid - it's
>great.  

Amen to THAT.  I'm not entirely sure I'm happy with the Black Crow triad
he's doing right now, but the work he's done with Peter and Vermin, and 
*especially* Harry, has been nothing short of magnificent.  (In particular,
it was seeing DeMatteis make Peter deal with his parents' deaths that made
me realize just *how* rotten a job Michelinie's been doing.  I dropped Amazing
Spider-Man after the anniversary issue and don't plan to return.)

And DeMatteis has done something with Harry that I don't recall having been
done before:  he's made Harry's Goblin *scary*.  Harry, in his current 
condition, unnerves me; and that's a feeling I rarely get from a Marvel
villain.  (It's rare in any super-villain, for that matter.)

>Yes, the art on SSM is weak - so what.  It gets the job done.  

That's my feeling.  I've never been a big fan of Sal Buscema's work, but this
is competent enough to get across DeMatteis's ideas; and as far as I'm 
concerned, that's the bottom line.  (Of course, I also buy comics by the 
writers rather than the artists.)  

>How to fix this?  Show Marvel if the choice is to be tight scripting/bad art
>or flashy art/no scripting, you'd rather they moved the good artists in with 
>the tight scripters and kept the scripters in charge.  Write letters.  Drop
>all the Spidey books except Spectacular, and tell your friends to buy that.
>Once sales pick up, Marvel will move a "hot" artist in, and just hope they
>keep the writer.

Wise ideas.  Very wise.  I've already written a letter to ASM telling them I'm
departing, but it makes sense to also send one to SSM telling them why they're
guaranteed to stay in my "must-read" pile for a while.

>Besides, there's no one who draws that Osborne hair like the current SSM
>crew.

:-) :-)

Tim Lynch 
BITNET:  tlynch@citjuliet
INTERNET:  tlynch@juliet.caltech.edu
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"Hey, shouldn't we be putting these comics carefully into plastic bags?"
"No.  We have lives."
		--Crow and Tom, "Mystery Science Theater 3000"
From: hs0sagg@gdt.bath.ac.uk (Simon Granville)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: New/Teen Titans info required
Date: 19 Aug 92 14:22:06 GMT
Organization: School of Social Sciences, University of Bath, UK

I am new to the mainstream DC universe (normally reading only Shade,
Sandman, Hellblazer + Animal Man) so have little/no understanding of the
'plot' behind the present Deathstroke/Titans stroylines.  I do have the
Titans Annual #7 but apart from that have nothing else (execept Deathstroke
2 - present).

if anyone could send me background (why hasn't NW gone back in time,
who/how are these people that are dead/missing that NW is looking for etc).
Any help is gratefully accepted.

However I will not be at my terminal very often over the next few weeks so
E-Mail replies would be appreciated.

thanks in advance.

Simon.

-- 
Toodle pip,          

Simon   	
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From: dv52151@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Axly)
Subject: Re: Punisher 2099
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 15:52:03 GMT

richgu@microsoft.com (Richard Guion) writes:

>The rumor that I had heard about this book was that the creative team would
>be Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neil, the same team that created Marshaw Law.  As
>I am a big Marshall Law fan, I'm really excited about this if it is true.
>These guys will deliver a book with an edge that most of the Marvel books
>lack.

Well, I'd say it's wishful thinking, 'cause we all know Marvel doesn't
have the guts to print anything remotely close to Marshall Law. *sigh*

Axly
From: jed@matilda.vut.edu.au (Jed Bowtell)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Guardians (was Re: Marvel 2099)
Date: 21 Aug 92 09:53:41 GMT
Organization: Victoria University of Technology

dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen) writes:

>The artist who took over for two issues was Herb Trimpe, of 1960s and 1970s 
>fame.  To see an example of his real style, look at Hulk #393 or any really old
>issue of Hulk from his run.  In Guardians he was doing an admirable Liefled 
>(spelling intentional) parody.  The guy for this issue, however, bites.  I 
>bought the recent issue to see another example of the Trimpe-Liefled fusion, 
>and was very disappointed.

Or for that matter check out the reprint of Wolverines first 
appearance (VS the Hulk). Trimpe's art to me looks so dated.
Other artists from the 60s dont look that dated. I didn't 
see his issues on Guardians but I might have a look. Does
anyone want to buy the first 7 issues of GOG? DIdnt think so!

Jed
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From: witta@fraser.sfu.ca (Darren Witt)
Subject: feminist comics
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 20:19:51 GMT

while i don't approve of the classification, it is easily understood.
the book that jumps to mind immediately is 'Real Girl' from Fantagraphics i believe.

stories about life, relationships, and sex from something other than the stereotypical male point of view.

check it out (if its still being published).

ciaou.

dw
witta@sfu.ca
From: intruder@cats.ucsc.edu (Isaac Truder)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: Marshall Law
Date: 21 Aug 92 00:36:41 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu


> BTW, ML is now being picked up by Dark Horse comics, but they have
> yet to reprint the "Private Eye" story (Batman Parody) which is only
> available collected from Apocalypse Press (and kind of hard to find).

Well, the Dark Horse issue that has come out was part two of the "Hateful
Dead" storyline, the first part of which was also printed exclusively by
Apocalypse.  I don't think Mills and O'Neill WANT Dark Horse reprinting
the material in the two Apocalypse books.  

It makes sense-- I'm not certain, but it appears to me that Apocalypse is
RUN by Mills & O'Neill.  Seems like they want to make as much money off
their own printings of that material as possible.

Kind of hard to find? Heck, you should get on the BALL quicker, son!  I
got mine!  Haw haw..  (?)
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From: mac7@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael A. Chary)
Subject: Re: For Sale!
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 03:14:13 GMT


Flame Away for all I care.  Dave should know better!!!!!!!
-- 
"Ipsa scientia potestas est."  
               -Roger Bacon

"The best argument against democracy is a five minute talk with
Xref: sparky rec.arts.comics:22118 alt.sex:26757 talk.bizarre:26170 alt.tv.prisoner:1187
From: gazit@duke.cs.duke.edu (Hillel Gazit)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics,alt.sex,talk.bizarre,alt.tv.prisoner
Subject: Re: Death's Gender
Date: 16 Aug 92 04:56:26 GMT
Followup-To: alt.sex,alt.tv.prisoner
Organization: Duke University Computer Science Dept.; Durham, N.C.

In article <1992Aug15.042542.29812@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> 
arsmith@nyx.cs.du.edu (Alan Smith) writes:

>Who wants to have sex with Death, anyway?

I can think about at least two women who were called
death and their characters turns me on:

1) "The Prisoner" chapter 15 ("The Girl Who Was Death").

2) "Come Lady Death" by Peter S. Beagle
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From: jimh@pacdata.uucp (Jim Harkins)
Subject: Re: Worse Comics of all Time
Organization: Pacific Data Products
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 18:27:34 GMT

In article <1992Aug11.192852.26710@newshost.unh.edu> amc@kepler.unh.edu (Andrew M Champagne) writes:
> Hi Gang,
>
> Has anyone but me noticed that NONE of the Spiderman titles are any good?

Has anyone but me noticed that NONE of the Marvel titles are any good?

>I know this is a bold statement.

Tell me about it :-)

jim

-- 
Lawyers Creed:  What's mine is mine, what's yours is negotiable.
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From: 860099w@dragon.acadiau.ca (Marty Ward)
Subject: Re: Cherry Poptart
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 21:30:53 GMT

bzandrew@bbs1984.chi.il.us (Bill Zandrew) writes:

>I have 5 of the first 7 comics.  Do these have any value or should I can them?

Probably not, since you can order all the Cherry comics from Kitchen Sink's
retail catalog.  I just put in an order for some Xenozoic Tales and the
Cherry #1.  Why do you say "can"?  Are the comics really bad?

Marty Ward
-- 
 marty.ward@acadiau.ca :
!comix snob + Apple IIe owner ! ...becuase after reading CEREBUS, 
!Duelmasters player + vi user ! everything else is just comics.
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