Comments for Very Fine / Near Mint http://veryfinenearmint.com Collecting during the Copper Age of Comics! Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:44:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on New Universe “Heroes” House Ad, 1986 by Tony W. http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2651&cpage=1#comment-168 Tony W. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:44:38 +0000 http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2651#comment-168 Is this is a 'jam' piece, with each artist drawing their respective characters? 'Cause Star Brand is definitely JR.Jr., but the others look more like John Romita Sr. or the other title-specific artists drew 'em (esp. Paul Ryan on the far right). Is this is a ‘jam’ piece, with each artist drawing their respective characters? ‘Cause Star Brand is definitely JR.Jr., but the others look more like John Romita Sr. or the other title-specific artists drew ‘em (esp. Paul Ryan on the far right).

]]> Comment on Ultimate Warrior Promo Montage by Takis Koutoufaris http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2571&cpage=1#comment-167 Takis Koutoufaris Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:36:39 +0000 http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2571#comment-167 Classic. You can feel the rebirth of the warrior within. Classic. You can feel the rebirth of the warrior within.

]]> Comment on “Superman Test Logo” Variants, 1987 by The Irredeemable Shag http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2583&cpage=1#comment-166 The Irredeemable Shag Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:38:29 +0000 http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2583#comment-166 Great coverage! I did a post about the Firestorm cover myself about a week ago! http://firestormfan.com/2010/08/10/fury-of-firestorm-61-variant-cover/ The Irredeemable Shag Great coverage! I did a post about the Firestorm cover myself about a week ago!

http://firestormfan.com/2010/08/10/fury-of-firestorm-61-variant-cover/

The Irredeemable Shag

]]> Comment on Dr. Fate House Ad, 1988 by duck king http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2308&cpage=1#comment-165 duck king Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:27:59 +0000 http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2308#comment-165 WOW, you mean I'm not the only one that loved this ad. I remember seeing this in one of my cousins old Firestorm comics, and just loving it. That next Wednesday, I bought a stack of Who's Who back issues from the LCS, and started collecting DC books. Man, I wish I could get a good sized poster print of this. WOW, you mean I’m not the only one that loved this ad. I remember seeing this in one of my cousins old Firestorm comics, and just loving it. That next Wednesday, I bought a stack of Who’s Who back issues from the LCS, and started collecting DC books. Man, I wish I could get a good sized poster print of this.

]]> Comment on Headline News piece on Man of Steel, 1986 by Tony http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2365&cpage=1#comment-162 Tony Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:34:18 +0000 http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2365#comment-162 Thanks for this! This brings back memories - I bought MAN OF STEEL #1 the week it came out, of course, and remember my 7th grade art teacher asking me about it. The reporter is pretty hilarious in this. Such a terrific book and miniseries; this was Byrne when he was still firing on all cylinders. Thanks for this! This brings back memories – I bought MAN OF STEEL #1 the week it came out, of course, and remember my 7th grade art teacher asking me about it. The reporter is pretty hilarious in this. Such a terrific book and miniseries; this was Byrne when he was still firing on all cylinders.

]]> Comment on Fantasy Film Report, October 1989 by Tony W. http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2367&cpage=1#comment-161 Tony W. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:56:07 +0000 http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2367#comment-161 Niiiice - I also remember having a subscription to the Comics Buyers Guide (weekly newsprint newspaper with exclusive news in the comics/geek world). Also Amazing Heroes and The Comics Journal for news. The Amazing Heroes annual Preview issue would tease storylines for the coming year and always blew my mind! It was a VERY different world pre-internet, in terms of how to get your comics/geek/pop culture news... scattered news stories, as you rightly point out, and such. Also, I remember being at an office job around 1997 and being on the then-primitive internet and seeing - for the first time - Aint It Cool News. I liked it - but the design/layout was awful. Back then it was very blocky and had a backdrop black & white still of a shot from King Kong (Kong vs. the dinosaur) as the background. Niiiice – I also remember having a subscription to the Comics Buyers Guide (weekly newsprint newspaper with exclusive news in the comics/geek world). Also Amazing Heroes and The Comics Journal for news. The Amazing Heroes annual Preview issue would tease storylines for the coming year and always blew my mind! It was a VERY different world pre-internet, in terms of how to get your comics/geek/pop culture news… scattered news stories, as you rightly point out, and such.

Also, I remember being at an office job around 1997 and being on the then-primitive internet and seeing – for the first time – Aint It Cool News. I liked it – but the design/layout was awful. Back then it was very blocky and had a backdrop black & white still of a shot from King Kong (Kong vs. the dinosaur) as the background.

]]> Comment on The Wrestlers – “Land of a Thousand Dances” by BostonGardenBalcony http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=1823&cpage=1#comment-159 BostonGardenBalcony Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:37:55 +0000 http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=1823#comment-159 I just wrote a blog entry about this video and turned up your piece while researching some info. Truly a video I wish I could forget about, and I can't believe in hindsight that MTV even aired it. I talk about the Iron Sheik's great line in my post at http://bostongardenbalcony.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/next-time-you-think-the-wwe-tv-product-is-bad-watch-%e2%80%9cland-of-a-thousand-dances%e2%80%9d/ . I just wrote a blog entry about this video and turned up your piece while researching some info. Truly a video I wish I could forget about, and I can’t believe in hindsight that MTV even aired it. I talk about the Iron Sheik’s great line in my post at http://bostongardenbalcony.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/next-time-you-think-the-wwe-tv-product-is-bad-watch-%e2%80%9cland-of-a-thousand-dances%e2%80%9d/ .

]]> Comment on The Bird House Ad, 1987 by Patrick Donley http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2293&cpage=1#comment-158 Patrick Donley Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:22:21 +0000 http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2293#comment-158 Love it! I worked with David at That's Entertainment in Worcester, MA, during the TE Publishing years. A great guy, a great store, and a great time! Love it! I worked with David at That’s Entertainment in Worcester, MA, during the TE Publishing years. A great guy, a great store, and a great time!

]]> Comment on Stars Wars 3-D House Ad, 1987 by David Robertson http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2007&cpage=1#comment-157 David Robertson Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:56:08 +0000 http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2007#comment-157 Interesting. I bought that series, but I've never seen this ad before. "8 issue mini-series" it says. I only ever saw 3 issues published, although some sources said there were 4 for a while. Interesting. I bought that series, but I’ve never seen this ad before. “8 issue mini-series” it says. I only ever saw 3 issues published, although some sources said there were 4 for a while.

]]> Comment on Daredevil / Typhoid Mary House Ad, 1988 by ComicShopRant http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2201&cpage=1#comment-156 ComicShopRant Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:14:48 +0000 http://veryfinenearmint.com/?p=2201#comment-156 That was one of my most well remembered storylines of 80's Daredevil. When people talk of Daredevil in the 80's you typically only hear mention of Frank Miller. That is a serious injustice, because Ann Nocenti's run was just as good, in my opinion. Remember, the Rot Gut story in Daredevil? That is another one that has always stuck in my mind. That was one of my most well remembered storylines of 80′s Daredevil. When people talk of Daredevil in the 80′s you typically only hear mention of Frank Miller. That is a serious injustice, because Ann Nocenti’s run was just as good, in my opinion. Remember, the Rot Gut story in Daredevil? That is another one that has always stuck in my mind.

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