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Happy Noodle Boy posted:I too look for privacy by using custom plates and putting a giant label of my name on the building I'm relaxing. Hank Pym is the worst kind of attention whore, we've known this for years.
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Aug 23, 2016 06:41
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Who the gently caress is the writer for Living Ghost? That's close to some Fletcher Hanks poo poo there.
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Aug 23, 2016 08:08
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Evil Mastermind posted:Maybe it's a long term "oh, you want power, Living Ghost? Here's ALL OF IT!" strategy, making the LG stronger and stronger until he finally explodes or something. Like pumping too much air into a balloon!
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Aug 23, 2016 08:23
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Ensign_Ricky posted:Who the gently caress is the writer for Living Ghost? That's close to some Fletcher Hanks poo poo there. Acclaimed genre writer Frank Belknap Long who also wrote a lot of fiction under pseudonyms and as uncredited work. He was one of the old pulp masters and apparently hung out with Lovecraft. Not that you'd know that from the comics, like many comic books of the time, both writer and artist do not receive bylines or other credits in the book itself.
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Aug 23, 2016 08:30
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Kwyndig posted:Acclaimed genre writer Frank Belknap Long who also wrote a lot of fiction under pseudonyms and as uncredited work. He was one of the old pulp masters and apparently hung out with Lovecraft. Not that you'd know that from the comics, like many comic books of the time, both writer and artist do not receive bylines or other credits in the book itself. Holy poo poo that's awesome. Long is an amazing author, to find out he wrote something this awesomely batshit is just...wow.
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Aug 23, 2016 08:37
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Can we just rename this the Living Ghost Owns thread? I want more Living Ghost.
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Aug 23, 2016 10:40
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We need to find out who holds the rights so we can organise the crossover event of the millennium: Living Ghost vs Stardust.
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Aug 23, 2016 12:44
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If Pym were so smart, he'd: A.) Live a little more incognito B.) Be able to explain how Hank is a nickname for Henry
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Aug 23, 2016 12:56
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Red posted:If Pym were so smart, he'd: Could Green Lantern also explain how Harold turns into Hal?
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Aug 23, 2016 13:19
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prefect posted:Could Green Lantern also explain how Harold turns into Hal? That's actually fairly common. The less common bit is where Henry becomes Hal for some reason.
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Aug 23, 2016 13:26
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Red posted:If Pym were so smart, he'd: Everyone in the Newspaper-Spideyverse is incredibly stupid anyway so it all pretty much balances out.
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Aug 23, 2016 13:45
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prefect posted:Could Green Lantern also explain how Harold turns into Hal? What? I thought Hal was short for... Hallington or something.
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Aug 23, 2016 14:02
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Gnome de plume posted:Everyone in the Newspaper-Spideyverse is incredibly stupid anyway so it all pretty much balances out. Iron Jonah was a great arc with believable character motivations, shame on you.
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Aug 23, 2016 14:06
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Red posted:What? Apparently it's a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal#People
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Aug 23, 2016 14:09
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Margaret becoming Peggy still makes no sense to me. Or John becoming Jack. But here's some explanations!
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Aug 23, 2016 14:25
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Wheat Loaf posted:We need to find out who holds the rights so we can organise the crossover event of the millennium: Living Ghost vs Stardust. The comic it was in was published in 48 and the collection was printed by Dark Horse. Whether or not this means they have the rights to the comic or just the specific printing of it, I have no idea. Anyway, there should be two more Living Ghost stories in the collection. I'll have a look at it later and see if they are any good.
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Aug 23, 2016 14:31
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Wade Wilson posted:That's actually fairly common. The less common bit is where Henry becomes Hal for some reason. Good enough for Shakespeare, good enough for spacey punch-man stories.
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Aug 23, 2016 14:50
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On the subject of Ant-man comic antics, just saw this in Astonishing Antman #8.
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Wade Wilson posted:On the subject of Ant-man comic antics, just saw this in Astonishing Antman #8. Whirlwind is a goon? Also, Luke Cage really likes the name Power Man, even though he never uses it: 
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Evil Mastermind posted:Maybe it's a long term "oh, you want power, Living Ghost? Here's ALL OF IT!" strategy, making the LG stronger and stronger until he finally explodes or something. Or he's trying to make Living Ghost so big and powerful that the likes of Tony and his girlfriend are beneath him. Screw humanity, save the girl. mind the walrus posted:No matter how batshit insane you think comics are you can count on the Golden Age to beat it. There should definitely be a Golden Age Challenge Month or something at Marvel or DC where writers are given some ridiculously small amount of time to think of a plot and script for an issue. Bonus if it's not for a character they're currently assigned to.
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Aug 23, 2016 16:07
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Lobok posted:There should definitely be a Golden Age Challenge Month or something at Marvel or DC where writers are given some ridiculously small amount of time to think of a plot and script for an issue. Bonus if it's not for a character they're currently assigned to. They also have to work from a finished cover they had no input on.
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Aug 23, 2016 16:40
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Wheat Loaf posted:They also have to work from a finished cover they had no input on. Yes! Having to fill in the gaps or explain someone else's zany premise would definitely lead to better results.
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Aug 23, 2016 16:51
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Lobok posted:Yes! Having to fill in the gaps or explain someone else's zany premise would definitely lead to better results. It still cracks me up that the entire DC multiverse basically exists because Infantino thought that explaining how there could be two Flashes at once would be an interesting challenge for the writer (can't remember if it was Fox, Kanigher or Broome, but I'm pretty sure it was one of the three).
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Aug 23, 2016 17:25
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Wade Wilson posted:On the subject of Ant-man comic antics, just saw this in Astonishing Antman #8. I love how he swipes right so fast he makes a tiny little tornado.
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Aug 23, 2016 17:34
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Avulsion posted:I'd post Astro City #1/2 "The Nearness of You" but I'd have to post the entire issue and everyone's probably already seen it and it really belongs in the Touching and Inspiring thread and it's free on comixology so go read it there. It's not, though. Unless I'm missing something.
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Aug 23, 2016 17:50
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Plastik posted:It's not, though. Unless I'm missing something. https://www.comixology.com/Astro-City-1996-2000/digital-comic/46309?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9Jc3N1ZXM
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Wheat Loaf posted:It still cracks me up that the entire DC multiverse basically exists because Infantino thought that explaining how there could be two Flashes at once would be an interesting challenge for the writer (can't remember if it was Fox, Kanigher or Broome, but I'm pretty sure it was one of the three).
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Aug 23, 2016 18:10
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muscles like this? posted:
I love that so much of the action in the Living Ghost comes down to "okay they're really big and beat the poo poo out of each other". Like later on magic stuff comes into play but the climactic showdown starts off like it could be two really strong guys in Scooby-Doo monster costumes.
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Aug 23, 2016 18:37
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Wade Wilson posted:On the subject of Ant-man comic antics, just saw this in Astonishing Antman #8. I, too, can spin at subsonic speeds.
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Aug 23, 2016 19:58
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Unfortunate news, turns out that the next two issues do not have any more Living Ghost stories. Edit: Goodbye  Final image, Tony's dumb plan from the first issue. 
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Aug 23, 2016 20:29
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muscles like this? posted:Unfortunate news, turns out that the next two issues do not have any more Living Ghost stories. I was really hoping there'd be some twist ending where it turned out the living ghost was just Superman trying to teach Louis not to practice necromancy or something similarly stupid.
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Aug 23, 2016 20:41
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Oh yeah, that first panel? The Living Ghost just straight up wrote that on a goddamn wall for absolutely no reason.
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Aug 23, 2016 20:46
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muscles like this? posted:Oh yeah, that first panel? The Living Ghost just straight up wrote that on a goddamn wall for absolutely no reason. I bet the graffiti and vandalism is what drove the jury to give him the chair.
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Aug 23, 2016 20:49
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Living Ghost reminds me of a murderous Muscle Man.
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Aug 23, 2016 20:49
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muscles like this? posted:Oh yeah, that first panel? The Living Ghost just straight up wrote that on a goddamn wall for absolutely no reason. The Living Ghost is loving awesome, that's why.
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Aug 23, 2016 20:50
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If my name was The Living Ghost I'd make drat sure as many people knew about it as possible, too.
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Aug 23, 2016 21:08
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The Living Ghost should have been behind the latest DC reboot.
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Aug 23, 2016 21:17
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Discendo Vox posted:The Living Ghost should have been behind the latest DC reboot. He would have been far more fun than Doomsday in BvS
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muscles like this? posted:Unfortunate news, turns out that the next two issues do not have any more Living Ghost stories. I'm choosing to believe he's shrieking because the mud is colder than he thought
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