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    Teleporting Dogs And Dying Detectives In This Week's Comics

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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    05/12/09

    In reply to Teleporting Dogs And Dying Detectives In This Week's Comics
    Lockjaw was always one of my favorite characters, so I'd like to thank Marvel for RAPING MY CHILDHOOD WITH PET AVENGERS.


    Also, I didn't realize until WIKI-ing it that Lockjaw wasn't a human in big sloppy dog form, as I remember that reveal, but not the, er, reveal to the reveal?


    Also, holy crap: [enterthestory.com]


    And: [enterthestory.com]


    No, that is not my website.

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    Image of sensenet sensenet
    05/12/09

    @Lassus: And now, my diatribe against the phrase 'raped my childhood' and it's use by fanboys. You do not have personal ownership over any character, story or property. You have your own memories, and your own likes and dislikes. When a creator takes something you cherished in a direction you dislike, the mature response is "I prefer X over Y because..." and then list salient reasons.


    The more common route however, is some variation on the phrase "raped my childhood." This phrase implies that creators have a responsibility to you, because you are (obviously) the definitive authority on the topic. You aren't. Get over yourself.

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    05/12/09

    @sensenet: I've been here long enough to know that Lassus wouldn't type that seriously.
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    Image of ZanipoloLebron ZanipoloLebron
    05/12/09

    In reply to Teleporting Dogs And Dying Detectives In This Week's Comics
    Awww! D'Kitty's playin wit d'bubbles...
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    05/12/09

    @ZanipoloLebron: My kitties like to play with bubbles too.


    But they are not super-heroic in any way. Or even super-villains. Just super-cute.

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    Image of ameliabearhart ameliabearhart
    05/11/09

    In reply to What if Harry Potter Was Real?
    Maybe this is a stupid question, but would you be able to buy this at any bookstore, like at a Barnes & Noble or Borders?
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    05/11/09

    @theitemgirl: Depends on if your B&N is awesome.
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    Image of ricko ricko
    05/11/09

    In reply to What if Harry Potter Was Real?
    For those who enjoyed Harry Potter and would like to graduate to something more adult, I highly recommend Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series. Yes, it had a single season on the SciFi channel, but the books are so much better than the TV show.


    The books are well-written and character driven, most of them in a classic detective style. The magic is almost coincidental to the stories, instead of banging you over the head with it as many fantasy series do. Oh, and made-up names? Almost none.


    Still not convinced? How about this: the audiobook versions of the novels are read by James Marsters, Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @ricko: There was no TV show I deny its existence. My only problem with the Dresden Files is that it's much too fast of a read. I burned through three of them over a weekend.
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    Image of B B
    05/11/09

    In reply to What if Harry Potter Was Real?
    What do you mean, what if Harry Potter were real? Obviously you haven't read the secret 8th book where you learn to use spells and sell your soul to the devil.
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    05/11/09

    @B: Abdul Alhazred would like to speak to you.
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    Image of Pneumatic Man Pneumatic Man
    05/11/09

    In reply to What if Harry Potter Was Real?
    I have to say, I always wondered why Neil Gaiman didn't sue J.K. Rowling for likeness rights when she put out the Philosopher's (Sorceror's) Stone after "The Books of Magic". Tim Hunter was definitely the visual prototype for Harry at least.


    That said, The Books of Magic and its sequels (the regular series of the same name, The Names of Magic, and Hunter) are all very good books also put out by Vertigo.

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    Image of Plague Plague
    05/11/09

    @Pneumatic Man:

    Yep.

    If anyone has a case against Rowling, it's this series.
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    Image of bookling bookling
    05/11/09

    @Pneumatic Man: I believe Neil Gaiman's answered this question on his blog... yup:


    "Back in November I was tracked down by a Scotsman journalist who had noticed the similarities between my Tim Hunter character and Harry Potter, and wanted a story. And I think I rather disappointed him by explaining that, no, I certainly *didn't* believe that Rowling had ripped off Books of Magic, that I doubted she'd read it and that it wouldn't matter if she had: I wasn't the first writer to create a young magician with potential, nor was Rowling the first to send one to school. It's not the ideas, it's what you do with them that matters.


    Genre fiction, as Terry Pratchett has pointed out, is a stew. You take stuff out of the pot, you put stuff back. The stew bubbles on."


    [journal.neilgaiman.com]

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    Image of inabook inabook
    05/13/09

    @bookling: Great answer. Also, I don't know how British copyright law works, but if its anything like American... ideas are up for grabs, its the expression that's not.
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    Image of Kevin Jones Kevin Jones
    05/11/09

    In reply to What if Harry Potter Was Real?
    But, since it is a comic book, there is every possibility that Nick Cage may want to play the Tommy Taylor role in a movie adaptation.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Kevin Jones: *sobbing*
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    05/11/09

    In reply to What if Harry Potter Was Real?
    Hmmm. This looks interesting enough for me to go thumb through it at my local comic shop... and then not buy it!


    BWAAAA HAA HAHAAAAA HAAAA HAAAA HHAAAAHH HAAAA!!!

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: You so bad.
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    05/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: Truly, truly, truly outrageous.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: *throws glitter* Smeagol so bad!
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    Image of Kevin Jones Kevin Jones
    05/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division:


    Smeagol called you Jem, are you going to take that?


    Oh, you're throwing glitter, never mind.

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Kevin Jones: This glitter is actually nanobots designed to eat Smeagol alive over a period of 60 days, starting with his manparts.
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    Image of Kevin Jones Kevin Jones
    05/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division:


    Sounds good, but is it really painful and does he really use them?

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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    05/11/09

    @Kevin Jones: WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT NANOBOTS IN THE LAIR
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: No no, the nanobots are in your HAIR, eating you alive. Remember, I'm not really part of ROACH but everyone here assumes I'm an envoy from the Asian division.
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    05/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: Asian division? We have an asian division? Oh, what will we serve for dinner?


    I mean, I don't want to serve oriental, because it might seem as if we're pandering, but on the other hand, what if they want oriental food?


    THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO HELP ME VACUUM THE FLOORS

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: And we wonder why ROACH is in such disarray on the inside. They fall apart at the mere mention of a dinner party.


    Oh btw, some of us are lactose intolerant, and some of us don't eat meat. But some of us need milk, and some of us only eat meat. We'll need to approve the menu prior to our arrival, per Section Guidelines 4a.2.1b.

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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    05/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: GRAAAAAAAAAAA WHY DO YOU GIVE ME SO LITTLE ADVANCE NOTICE


    GARRISON NUKE ASIA WE DON'T NEED THIS SHIT

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: Can't wait for the inevitable coronary.
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    Image of Kevin Jones Kevin Jones
    05/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division:


    This is why evil factions fail. It isn't the infighting or the back-stabbing, it is the menu choices available for dinner parties.


    I mean, heaven forbid someone suggest pork....

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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    05/11/09

    @Kevin Jones: Hey, can we help it that a large number of us are Jewish? We may be evil, but we at least follow the Torah.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: ME WANT PORK CRACKLINS
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    05/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: You whore.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: Love you too. We still on to torch a dockside warehouse tonight?
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    Image of Kevin Jones Kevin Jones
    05/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division:


    Where do the rabbits go?

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Kevin Jones: On the table, right next to the duck.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    05/11/09

    @Kevin Jones: Dammit, there WILL be bacon. I promise to keep it away from the kosher food, but I'm gonna eat it.
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    05/11/09

    @Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H: I wrap kittens in mine.
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    Image of Kevin Jones Kevin Jones
    05/11/09

    @crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division:


    I was trying to make a Batman begins ref about the docks but I failed.

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Kevin Jones: *mouthful of rabbit* Wuh?
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    05/11/09

    In reply to What if Harry Potter Was Real?
    What if Harry Potter WERE real? Long live the subjunctive!
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @OW-Holmes:R.O.A.C.H reject: "If I were a rich man, lalalallaalalalalalalaaaaaaa"
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    Image of Liz Weinbloom Liz Weinbloom
    05/11/09

    @OW-Holmes:R.O.A.C.H reject: I'm friending you for the effort. And then crying into my Strunk & White.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    05/11/09

    @Elizabeth Weinbloom: S&W! S&W! *looks at well-thumbed copy sitting on desk* Green beans! Green beans!
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    Image of thewriteguy thewriteguy
    02/07/09

    In reply to Vertigo Promises New Graphic Novels, New Series
    Sorry to say this, but nothing here interests me. I was a faithful reader of many of Vertigo's titles when the imprint first premiered (hail "Shade the Changing Man"!), but a lot of Vertigo's recent titles start strong and then wear out quickly. And their standalone hardcovers have been junk -- that's a harsh assessment, I know.


    DMZ, their best title in recent years, has been treading downward -- it may become an unfortunate casualty of the fact that Obama won the Presidency. Its scenario has lost its sense of urgency because of this recent real-world event.

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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    02/07/09

    @thewriteguy: Vertigo actually got me with 'American Virgin'. I'm a fan of that (late) series (rest in peace homie???).


    I'm looking forward to what they come up with.

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