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    I just watched "a stop in a quiet town." Holy crap. The twilight zone was such a great shoe.
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    Jason Momoa, Kevin Conroy, and a whole host of my favorite comic book creators are coming to KC next month. I'm torn between spending the money to go meet them all, or going to my favorite club!

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    You can go clubbing any time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Titus23 View Post
    Jason Momoa, Kevin Conroy, and a whole host of my favorite comic book creators are coming to KC next month. I'm torn between spending the money to go meet them all, or going to my favorite club!
    Are you kidding me! Go to the comic thing.

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    Momoa is like, 300 by himself! Though, I'm more interested in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. Autographs are looking hard to get without spending a pretty penny though.

    The convention is called Planet Comicon. Looks nuts for where it's at.
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    always go to cons when you can. panels are always worth it...even with the smaller cons. though if you get time and money, NYCC, Emerald city comicon, and SDCC are ones worth putting on a bucketlist to go atleast once...as is star wars celebration. Clubs are always there, but a good panel or signings at local conventions are rare treats that chance yearly and con to con.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Morrigan View Post
    always go to cons when you can. panels are always worth it...even with the smaller cons. though if you get time and money, NYCC, Emerald city comicon, and SDCC are ones worth putting on a bucketlist to go atleast once...as is star wars celebration. Clubs are always there, but a good panel or signings at local conventions are rare treats that chance yearly and con to con.
    I've never been to one before, and if I'm being perfectly honest, the thought of going to a place crammed with people is very daunting for me. Crowds and I don't get along. That said, I really do want to go. It's just a matter of getting the anxiety under control and making the decision to just do it. This one looks really awesome, and it's only 2 hours away from me. That's hard to beat, and I am expecting a sizeable refund soon, so maybe I won't have to choose one or the other!

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    normally the free swag, and early previews and such alone can make it worth it ! pop some antihistamine to help dull the anxiety abit and just enjoy it.. also have a blast watching cosplayers and just how much work and how amazing some of their costumes turn out to be! ( and trust me, look at enough cosplay photos you learn very very quickly that there are so many utterly, mind boggling gorgeous women dressed as everything from ivy, harley, gwen etc all the way to some of the most obscure indi characters and as a woman and comic fan from day one, is lovely to see so many gals, and gys utterly destroy sooooooooo many stereotypes about fandoms
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    Quote Originally Posted by Titus23 View Post
    I've never been to one before, and if I'm being perfectly honest, the thought of going to a place crammed with people is very daunting for me. Crowds and I don't get along. That said, I really do want to go. It's just a matter of getting the anxiety under control and making the decision to just do it. This one looks really awesome, and it's only 2 hours away from me. That's hard to beat, and I am expecting a sizeable refund soon, so maybe I won't have to choose one or the other!
    Morrigan is right - go. You'll be glad you did. Especially as a writer you need to see a con. There are people that really find themselves at cons and it's fun to see. Plus the cosplay is incredible. I used to think it was dumb til I went to one. Nothing like a lot of happy people in a huge place filled with things that make them happy.
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    Saw Blade Runner 2049 and what an awesome movie, the way BR series expresses disposability is the best in my opinion.

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    Conroy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Titus23 View Post
    Momoa is like, 300 by himself! Though, I'm more interested in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. Autographs are looking hard to get without spending a pretty penny though.

    The convention is called Planet Comicon. Looks nuts for where it's at.
    You don't have to spend that much money. Just go look around.

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    You don't have to spend that much money. Just go look around.
    I think I'll do that. It's 65 for a single day. That's not bad at all, just to have the experience and see what it's like

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    its not bad, some cons are cheaper some are way more expensive.... but like Emerald city , the ? second largest? on the west coast next to San Diego - most tickets are already sold out https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/...s/Buy-Tickets/
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    Just filed my taxes. If the refund comes in quick enough, I'll be seeing everything at Planet Comicon! Never gotten this much back before. Just paid for my club visits for the next six months too!

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    Sorry but the Fantastic Four are awful comic characters. However, Doctor Doom is pretty badass!
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    Sorry but the Fantastic Four are awful comic characters. However, Doctor Doom is pretty badass!
    Have you read Hickman's Fantastic Four or FF? That's a commonly mentioned "best of" for them. Really great stuff that builds into my favorite event, Secret Wars. Brings in the truly multiversal aspect of Marvel. Otherwise, 4 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (or something like that) is phenomenal and focuses on the family aspect of the team. Otherwise though, if you base them off the movies, yah they suck. I remember I used to think they were a joke before I really got into reading them.

    Agree Doom is best though. Books of Doom remains one of the best comics I've read, and I've read A LOT

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    Yes, I just don't understand FF's characteristics at all. Even in the silver age, they're so self righteous and dry. Mister Fantastic is often boring and Invisible Woman is quite nagging. Meanwhile,human torch and the thing are secondary characters at best. I know that Mister Fantastic was created by Lee and Kirby to be dull but he has not changed in 50 years. However, when Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman had Franklin Richards than they were interesting. This is only because Franklin is an omega class mutant like Legion or Iceman Victor von Doom is quite interesting because he is a more fleshy comic character.

    Quote Originally Posted by Titus23 View Post
    Have you read Hickman's Fantastic Four or FF? That's a commonly mentioned "best of" for them. Really great stuff that builds into my favorite event, Secret Wars. Brings in the truly multiversal aspect of Marvel. Otherwise, 4 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (or something like that) is phenomenal and focuses on the family aspect of the team. Otherwise though, if you base them off the movies, yah they suck. I remember I used to think they were a joke before I really got into reading them.

    Agree Doom is best though. Books of Doom remains one of the best comics I've read, and I've read A LOT
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    Yes, I just don't understand FF's characteristics at all. Even in the silver age, they're so self righteous and dry. Mister Fantastic is often boring and Invisible Woman is quite nagging. Meanwhile,human torch and the thing are secondary characters at best. I know that Mister Fantastic was created by Lee and Kirby to be dull but he has not changed in 50 years. However, when Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman had Franklin Richards than they were interesting. This is only because Franklin is an omega class mutant like Legion or Iceman Victor von Doom is quite interesting because he is a more fleshy comic character.
    I definitely agree about the silver age FF. They were very one-dimensional. I think modern FF stories have changed that though, particularly for Sue and Reed. Sue has really come into her own as one of the most powerful characters in Marvel, especially when her kids are threatened. Her ability to manipulate micro forcefields in someone's arteries to cause a stroke.. terrifying!

    For Reed, his genius is what fascinates me. He often neglects his family accidentally when lost on a project. He's a troubled genius trying to do right by the world.

    I like the Ultimate Reed the most though, especially after his fall from grace and transition to The Maker. Perhaps the only villain on Doom's level.

    That said, I get the dislike of the first family of Marvel. They're definitely not for everyone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DonaDiabla View Post
    Victor von Doom is quite interesting because he is a more fleshy comic character.
    He was defeated by Squirrel Girl, though.

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    hey SG gets credits though for being that " annoying and overly thoughtful" friend to wolverine ( laura, not logan/james ) and even gave her a pet wolverine ( Jonathan ) thinking laura could talk to wolverines like she can squirrels id say doing anything like that and NOT pissing off that quick to temper Howlette blood is a pretty good skill

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    Can't believe I just found this thread now!! I'm a HUGE nerd - video games, anime, TV shows, Disney movies, movies in general, books, some comics... you name it! I LOVE cosplaying and attending cons, such a fun (altho expensive) hobby

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    Quote Originally Posted by DonaDiabla View Post
    Sorry but the Fantastic Four are awful comic characters. However, Doctor Doom is pretty badass!
    In the movies, they are. They've never managed to really grab all four of them.





    Check out Altered Carbon on Netflix. I've seen the first half, and it's fantastic!
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    ^^Thanks for posting! I'm going to watch that.
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    Second half of Altered Carbon down. It's even better than the first. It features Dichen Lachman pretty heavily in the second half (she's only in a few flashed in the first five episodes). Folks may remember Dichen Lachman from Dollhouse (Sierra), Agents of Shield's second season (Jiaying, the season's big villain), The Last Ship (Jesse) and a few guest appearances on Supergirl (Roulette).
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