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    Image of Starwatcher Starwatcher
    11/11/09

    In reply to American Vampire's Snyder Introduces Our Secret Toothy Cousins
    In Kid Rock voice: "I . . . am . . . an . . . American vampire!!"
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    Image of Starwatcher Starwatcher
    11/11/09

    In reply to American Vampire's Snyder Introduces Our Secret Toothy Cousins
    Gawd, if that dude didn't look so much like Kid Rock, whom I despise, I might be tempted. I won't be able to read this without thinking "Kid Rock wants to suck my blood." #americanvampire
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    Image of Post-Nuked Post-Nuked
    11/11/09

    In reply to American Vampire's Snyder Introduces Our Secret Toothy Cousins
    I think that stuff like this is an excellent counterpoint to all of the indescribably lame, foppish vampire drivel going on right now. Less brooding and more killing. #americanvampire
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    Image of blackoak blackoak
    11/10/09

    In reply to American Vampire's Snyder Introduces Our Secret Toothy Cousins
    While I never played it (although I enjoyed several of the sourcebooks), this sounds similar to the background/set-up of the "Vampire: the Masquerade" rpg (possibly I'm just making that connection because Mr. Snyder said the basic idea came to him while in a gaming shop, though his description of the various types of vampires reminds me of the rpg's clans). That being said, I will be picking up the first couple of issues (at least). #americanvampire
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    jbq promoted this comment blackoak was starred blackoak was unstarred
    Image of jbq jbq
    11/11/09

    @blackoak: I definitely got that vibe too. Very Masquerade. Countdown to White Wolf lawsuit: 3... 2... #americanvampire
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    Image of MondoVampire MondoVampire
    11/10/09

    In reply to American Vampire's Snyder Introduces Our Secret Toothy Cousins
    This looks like a great series, and as a longtime vampire fan I can't wait to read it, but...

    I was like, how come we never see vampires in these kind of places? <<

    Blending vampires with American iconography has been around for decades. The imagery is not as prominent in the mainstream as the Grade Z "old world Count," but it's definitely there. "Near Dark" comes to mind as one of the more prominent examples. #americanvampire
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    Image of Troylis Troylis
    11/10/09

    @MondoVampire: Glad to see I wasn't alone with the "Near Dark" flashback. Guess we can't expect Snyder to know everything vampire-related, but I always considered it a landmark bloodsucker movie. #americanvampire
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Troylis was starred Troylis was unstarred
    Image of MondoVampire MondoVampire
    11/12/09

    @Troylis: Ditto. It's funny, a lot of writers promise a "new angle" on vampires - all I look for these days is a good story with vampires. Hopefully "American Vampire" will be one of those. I've always been surprised that Vertigo hasn't had an ongoing vampire series. #americanvampire
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/10/09

    In reply to American Vampire's Snyder Introduces Our Secret Toothy Cousins
    For a second I read the headline as "Our American Vampire Cousin" and thought it was about a secret vampire plot to kill Lincoln. #americanvampire
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    Image of AshThePirate AshThePirate
    10/26/09

    In reply to The Future Of Vampires Is Amercian
    Sounds fun, I'm in. #americanvampire
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    Image of wanion wanion
    10/26/09

    In reply to The Future Of Vampires Is Amercian
    "Never mind your emo Twilight vampires...Scott Snyder and Stephen King create a whole new "muscular and vicious" breed of toothy undead next year." Great, so our vampires are going from twinks to bears? #americanvampire
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    Image of Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L. Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.
    10/26/09

    In reply to The Future Of Vampires Is Amercian
    Looking at the article, it struck me - isn't that Skinner guy Kid Rock?

    Only, as he's a vampire, he looks less pale and unhealthy. #americanvampire
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    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    10/26/09

    In reply to The Future Of Vampires Is Amercian
    Anyone else just plain tired of Vampires? Be they emo teeny boppers or ageless immortals divided from humanity?

    I'm saving just a tiny core of Vampire enthusiasm for Daybreakers, but beyond that lockbox I'm spent, all tapped out.

    It's time for something else. #americanvampire
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    Image of darthmiho darthmiho
    10/26/09

    @RoboBagins: Anyone mind going back to pirates? I'm up for pirates. #americanvampire
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment darthmiho was starred darthmiho was unstarred
    Image of wanion wanion
    10/26/09

    @RoboBagins: How about zombies again? #americanvampire
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    Image of Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake. Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake.
    10/26/09

    @wanion: I was gonna suggest Pogs. #americanvampire
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    Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake. was starred Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake. was unstarred
    Image of wanion wanion
    10/26/09

    @Dr.Quatermass: I think it's still too early to assess the full cultural impact of One-Eyed Monster and Teeth, but maybe something along those lines? #americanvampire
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    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    09/08/09

    In reply to Marvel Wants To Show You Spidey's Calling
    Id rather they got around to expanded support for devices for their digital comic book archive.
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    Image of Mighty Bomb Jack Mighty Bomb Jack
    09/08/09

    In reply to Marvel Wants To Show You Spidey's Calling
    X-Men (90s)! I'd set that ringtone to my boss, so the bad of him calling would be offset by the good of that theme song.
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    OW-Holmes--Upset with Polling promoted this comment Mighty Bomb Jack was starred Mighty Bomb Jack was unstarred
    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    09/08/09

    @Mighty Bomb Jack: When I am old and Alzheimers ridden--barely able to remember my own name--my children will wonder come to visit me in a nursing home.

    "Hows he doing" they'll ask the nurses. "Hes fine." they'll respond. "But he keeps on humming this strange tune no one can identify."

    "We've asked him about it, but he never gives a clear answer. All he ever says is..."

    "...this ones for you Morph!"
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    Image of Mighty Bomb Jack Mighty Bomb Jack
    09/08/09

    @OW-Holmes--Upset with Polling: The difference between us, my good man, is that I will make sure that this tune is unmistakable to my children's children's children.

    But,

    "...this one's for you, Morph!" indeed.
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    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    05/09/09

    In reply to Robots To Hop Into US Military In 2010
    [www.gamersyde.com]


    Skip to six minutes in. Yeah. We're gonna have that by 2014. Hideo Kojima never lies.

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    Image of corpore-metal corpore-metal
    05/09/09

    @meirelle wants an F-15:


    They'd probably start with human sized ones first.

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    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    05/10/09

    @corpore-metal, has sympathy for Skynet: what if they already have human-sized ones?
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    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    05/09/09

    In reply to Robots To Hop Into US Military In 2010
    METAL GEAR!?
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    05/09/09

    In reply to Robots To Hop Into US Military In 2010
    Boston Dynamics... hmm... sounds like Massive Dynamic, and it's in Boston. I smell Fringe.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    05/09/09

    @Roklimber: My thought exactly. We know they do amazing artificial hands already.
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