Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 10, 2016, 04:03:32 PM
ARCHIE BY BOB MONTANA: THE COMPLETE DAILY NEWSPAPER COMICS: THE SWINGIN' SIXTIES (1960-1963) [IDW/Library of American Comics]
Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK "Trail of the Unicorn" by CARL BARKS [Fantagraphics Books]
Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK "Terror of the Beagle Boys" by CARL BARKS [Fantagraphics Books]

Are there any actual unicorns in this story? The Last Unicorn is one of my all time favorite movies.

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Quote from: irishmoxie on May 10, 2016, 09:27:57 AM
I also really like Rachel Rising which I believe is a horror comic. I probably like it because it reminds me of iZombie (tv show).

Have you read the Vertigo Comics (DC) iZombie? I don't know that I'd call that "horror" per se, although it's obviously having fun playing with horror genre tropes. Haven't seen the TV series, but I really like the comic.

Quote from: irishmoxie on May 10, 2016, 09:27:57 AM
Reading Afterlife didn't really stress me out but it did gross me out from time to time. I usually really like apocalypse stories but more in the vein of Alex and Ada.

It's funny to me that you mention Alex + Ada as an "apocalypse story", because that never would occur to me, and I don't see it that way. To me it's a science fiction story about 2 people (one of whom is an artificially-intelligent android) caught up in a political/social upheaval which hinges on changes brought about by advancing technology (most good science fiction is, one way or another, about social change being brought about by advancing technology). It also seems to explore some philosophical questions regarding how we define what it means to be "human". Humans are used to being in control as the sole sentient species that are masters of the earth, and in this story, most people seem to want to cling to that sense of superiority and not share their dominance with a new type of intelligent being. This is actually a pretty common theme of the particular subgenre of SF dealing with robots and artificial intelligences. In the Terminator franchise, the two intelligences are of different types and are in a state of war (John Connor is the leader of the organic intelligences, while Skynet is the leader of the cybernetic intelligences, and in fact those intelligences form a hive-mind). The Terminator future is one I'd consider post-Apocalyptic, because humanity is on the brink of extinction. In Alex + Ada, it's the new robot intelligences who are in danger of being hunted to extinction, but the robots are too few and have too little power to consider it a state of war. The difference between the two is that in the Terminator franchise, Skynet was created by humans for the specific purpose of waging war (and it does such a good job of it, that it simply decided to redefine the definition of "the enemy"), while in Alex + Ada, the robots were created for a different purpose altogether - to serve as companions to humanity (but what humans really want is obedient but intelligent servants, not a new free-thinking species to share the planet with). In Alex + Ada, it's human society that is the ultimate "villain" of the story. For the newly-emerging robot species, it's less of an apocalypse than a crib-death, but surprisingly, by the final issue some sort of state of compromise between humans and robots seems to be slowly emerging.

I have read some of the iZombie comic. I think the TV show is a tad better but so far they are pretty different stories from each other. From what I have seen so far it isn't too gruesome and is probably more of a sanitized or girlie zombie story written by a guy of course.

I think I meant to say dystopian. In my mind I lump all these stories together as futuristic stories. That's a nice summary of Alex and Ada and you bring up some good points. I think I really like it because it reminded me of Japanese manga stories like Chobits and Absolute Boyfriend which I loved. To a lesser extent it reminds me of Kimi wa petto as well.

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Quote from: irishmoxie on May 10, 2016, 09:27:57 AM
It is a horror comic but more of a spooky mystery and has witches which is probably why I like it. I was obsessed with the Salem Witch Trials as a kid too. I didn't like the art at first but it the watercolor looks hazy and goes with the mystery aspect of the story.

Reading Afterlife didn't really stress me out but it did gross me out from time to time. I usually really like apocalypse stories but more in the vein of Alex and Ada. I like Descender well enough but I've only read one issue.

I also really like Rachel Rising which I believe is a horror comic. I probably like it because it reminds me of iZombie (tv show).

Walking Dead versus afterlife w/Archie ... The apocalypse in TWD is never explained although there are indications it's biological (virus?) based, and the zombies are less intelligent than animals (Archie's seem a bit smarter) so they are only dangerous in large numbers or when unexpected ... it's a story of survival in a suddenly hostile, post-apocalyptic world — no one is safe, but they aren't pre-existing characters like with Archie.

Speaking of iZombie (and female protagonists, magic, etc...) you might like "Wynonna Earp" (Fridays on Syfy and maybe on-line — in the States I'm not sure) it's 6 episodes in and ... well, hard to say for sure, but I think you might like it.

Thanks. I'll check it out. Wynonna has a comic too doesn't she?

I still might check out The Walking Dead. I just haven't been in the mood for death and destruction. But it's extremely popular so that makes me curious.

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Quote from: BettyReggie on May 09, 2016, 03:38:01 PM
I bought a stress free coloring book which is called Calming Nature. I also order 7 of those free comics from Midtown Comics.

I just noticed THE WALKING DEAD COLORING BOOK (which is comics you color yourself) at the store last week. So apparently they are covering the people who like to color while simultaneously maintaining higher levels of stress as well.

The Walking Dead is stressful? Hmm. It's on my TBR list...so maybe not now.

By the yardstick of you not liking The Married Life or Afterlife With Archie as being too stressful, yes, absolutely. It's pretty much like AWA if it didn't have the Archie characters in it and was better written. (And came out on time every month and sold 100 times better...) Which was why I was surprised to see you were a fan of Harrow County (which I still haven't read... I flipped through it, but the art didn't attract me), as I pretty much thought that was a horror comic (but maybe I was mistaken, since I didn't actually read it).

It is a horror comic but more of a spooky mystery and has witches which is probably why I like it. I was obsessed with the Salem Witch Trials as a kid too. I didn't like the art at first but it the watercolor looks hazy and goes with the mystery aspect of the story.

Reading Afterlife didn't really stress me out but it did gross me out from time to time. I usually really like apocalypse stories but more in the vein of Alex and Ada. I like Descender well enough but I've only read one issue.

I also really like Rachel Rising which I believe is a horror comic. I probably like it because it reminds me of iZombie (tv show).

Sounds like your library didn't purchase the Archie titles or maybe they're coming soon. I closed my library account because I'm moving to a new state. Anyone else try? @60BettyandReggie @BettyReggie. I know you guys like libraries.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 09, 2016, 06:30:35 PM

Quote from: BettyReggie on May 09, 2016, 03:38:01 PM
I bought a stress free coloring book which is called Calming Nature. I also order 7 of those free comics from Midtown Comics.

I just noticed THE WALKING DEAD COLORING BOOK (which is comics you color yourself) at the store last week. So apparently they are covering the people who like to color while simultaneously maintaining higher levels of stress as well.

The Walking Dead is stressful? Hmm. It's on my TBR list...so maybe not now.

Last Week Tonight

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 09, 2016, 05:18:33 PM

Quote from: irishmoxie on May 09, 2016, 04:27:52 PM
The first one is probably that one from Reggie though I suppose they could've put one in TV Laugh Out or somewhere else that would've been earlier. I haven't been through all of TV Laugh Out. The Cleopatra one is from a Laugh issue vol 2.

Could it have been in LAUGH earlier than 1974? I mean the first volume, not the one from 1987. Come to think of it, some of those MAAP stories are retreads, like "Marcia the Mermaid" that was in the FCBD 2009 comic. The original "Marcia the Mermaid" story was in MADHOUSE, and they just retold it to make it fit the MAAP series. I'm pretty sure there was an earlier version of Cleopatra (it might even have been the one from the early 1960s, when the Elizabeth Taylor movie came out), but I don't have both stories to compare them.

I don't have the original Laugh series. It's on my to be bought list after I move. Mainly I'm just interested in potential Josie or Sabrina. FYI I'm moving 32 boxes of comics.

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Quote from: irishmoxie on May 09, 2016, 10:40:11 AM
Lots of parodies in The Mighty Archie Art Players stories from Laugh and of course TV Laugh Out.

Here's GCD's listing. You may have some of the others. That would make a great digital exclusive collection.

The Mighty Archie Art Players look like it's something that was started in the Laugh series. I haven't been through them all but it looks like it's in every issue. I'll continue to add them. I'm missing issue #17 though.

Cool. Have you identified the FIRST Mighty Archie Art Players story?  I think the LAST one may have been the FCBD issue from 2009.
The earliest one I could find is in REGGIE AND ME #68, Jan. 1974, "Gone With the Breeze" (a 14 page parody of Gone With the Wind).

The first one is probably that one from Reggie though I suppose they could've put one in TV Laugh Out or somewhere else that would've been earlier. I haven't been through all of TV Laugh Out. The Cleopatra one is from a Laugh issue vol 2.

Quote from: BettyReggie on May 09, 2016, 03:38:01 PM
I bought a stress free coloring book which is called Calming Nature. I also order 7 of those free comics from Midtown Comics.

Which ones did you get?

Looks like they're all sold out now. Boo. Well there's always eBay.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 09, 2016, 10:47:49 AM

Quote from: irishmoxie on May 09, 2016, 10:40:11 AM
Lots of parodies in The Mighty Archie Art Players stories from Laugh and of course TV Laugh Out.

Here's GCD's listing. You may have some of the others. That would make a great digital exclusive collection.

The Mighty Archie Art Players look like it's something that was started in the Laugh series. I haven't been through them all but it looks like it's in every issue. I'll continue to add them. I'm missing issue #17 though.

Some of these threads are probably still on the wayback machine. You could recopy them.

Lots of parodies in The Mighty Archie Art Players stories from Laugh and of course TV Laugh Out. The Archie series in the 2010s did a lot of parodies too i.e. the Jersey Shore.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 09, 2016, 01:18:04 AM
Technically, what that drawing shows is an illusion caused by a lack of depth perception, as it's clear if you look closely at the positioning of Josie's fingers that her hand isn't supposed to be touching Melody, only positioned in front of her from the camera's POV. I know, it's not as fun that way though. Or maybe you can use your imagination and suppose that Josie is reaching for a little pinch. (It doesn't actually look to me like Stan G was trying to slip one by, here.)

There's a well-done fan-made Melody/Alexandra shipping comic story out there on the interwebs, "Of Dumb Dumbs and Pussycats" (mature content). I can say no more.

Yeah the one with thigh is definitely due to depth perception. I just kept staring at the one above thinking what was her hand supposed to be doing?

Thanks for telling me about that story. It was hysterical. It definitely captured Melody's spirit. I'm surprised Gisele didn't draw it. It looked like her style.

There's actually another image in the same story where it looks like Josie's putting her hand on Melody's thigh. Didn't know Stan G. was such a shipper.