Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 15, 2017, 08:51:06 PM

Quote from: irishmoxie on June 15, 2017, 08:12:52 PM
Looking forward to your starred reviews. How are you going to review the coloring book? Did you buy some colored pencils?

Well, I can't review the interactive experience of coloring the pages, because that would be unique to each person who buys the book.

I can however, review what's IN the book, and the various choices that were made both in the selection of artwork, and what they DID with the artwork selected.

Are you planning on doing any coloring? And posting your artwork?

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 15, 2017, 06:21:10 AM
WEEK OF 06-14-17:
THE COMPLEAT TERMINAL CITY TP
JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS #26 (of 26)*
THANOS #8
X-MEN BLUE #5
DONALD DUCK #388
BETTY & VERONICA #3*
JIMMY'S BASTARDS #1
KILL THE MINOTAUR #1
THE DAMNED #2
FREEWAY FIGHTER #2 (of 4)
SPACE RIDERS: GALAXY OF BRUTALITY #2
DARK DAYS: THE FORGE #1 (of 1)
DETECTIVE COMICS #958
WONDER WOMAN #24
WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #69*
ARCHIE'S COLORING BOOK*
HARVEY HITS #1*
BUG: THE ADVENTURES OF FORAGER #2 (of 6)
MARTIAN MANHUNTER/MARVIN THE MARTIAN SPECIAL #1 (of 1)*
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES/BUGS BUNNY SPECIAL #1 (of 1)*
PLANET OF APES/GREEN LANTERN #5 (of 6)
PREDATOR VS JUDGE DREDD VS ALIENS #4 (of 4)
STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #2 (of 8 )
SPOOKHOUSE #5
THE INFERNALS (1 of 1)
ZOMBIES ASSEMBLE #3 (of 4)
ALL TIME COMICS: ATLAS #1

*Reviews to follow later on my review thread.

Looking forward to your starred reviews. How are you going to review the coloring book? Did you buy some colored pencils?

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 15, 2017, 06:49:27 AMI'd like to see IDW just do a straight adaptation of the original cartoon – not updated (taking place in the '80s), not 'realistic', just a fun adventure with some comedy to it. Nothing to do with the problems of being in a band, just the fantasy of it, the glitz, the glamor, and the adventure, and crazy oddball happenings.

I'd like to see this too. I enjoyed the Jem comic series more for the gorgeous art. They're relaunching the comic series as a mini-series and making it more superhero-y without Gisele of course.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 11, 2017, 04:48:34 AM
WEEK OF 06-07-17:
THE SEARCHERS VOL. 01: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME TP
ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN #3
RICK & MORTY #26
FALL AND RISE OF CAPTAIN ATOM #6 (of 6)
A BULLETPROOF COFFIN ONE-SHOT! THE 1000 YARD STARE
MIGHTY MOUSE #1
KISS/VAMPIRELLA #1 (of 5)
GWAR: ORGASMAGEDDON #1 (of 4)
ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #279
WONDER WOMAN: STEVE TREVOR SPECIAL #1
DARK KNIGHT III: MASTER RACE #9 (of 9)
IRON FIST #4
LOST FLEET: CORSAIR #1
BLOOD BOWL: MORE GUTS, MORE GLORY! #1 (of 4)
PLEASE TELL ME! GALKO-CHAN VOL 03 TP
BATMAN/WILDCAT TP
DC/LOONEY TUNES 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR: SUPERMAN & BUGS BUNNY #1 (Collects Superman & Bugs Bunny #1-4, 2000)
PREDATOR HUNTERS #2 (of 5)
STAR TREK NEW VISIONS #16: "TIME OUT OF JOINT"
ZOMBIES ASSEMBLE #2 (of 4)
ROM #11
THE DIVIDED STATES OF HYSTERIA #1
MISTER X: THE ARCHIVES VOL. 1 TP

How's Mighty Mouse? And Looney Tunes? Would I like them? I want to start reading Looney Tunes and Simpsons comics since I like old fashioned humor but I don't know where to start. I liked the Simpsons and Mighty Mouse comics I got for FCBD but not the Sponge Bob one.


How's Kiss Vampirella? I liked the Kiss dystopian series that came out recently.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 04, 2017, 12:13:55 AM

Quote from: BettyReggie on May 29, 2017, 09:30:34 PM
Tomorrow, I plan to organize my comics. I bought these dividers where I can write The Archie section, B&V Section, Reggie & Me Section etc. It's going take a long time.

1. Did you get the white cardboard ones or the plastic ones? If you got the cardboard ones you can just print the names of the comic titles neatly, but if you got the plastic ones it's better to use one of those label-making machines to make them look really professional (just like in a comic shop with back-issue bins). The label-making machines are not that expensive, so it's not a bad idea if you plan to use divider cards to organize your whole collection.

2. Do you have a lot of issues of Reggie & Me (or are you just talking about the New Riverdale 5-issue miniseries)?

3. Have you ever noticed a regular artist, or one particular artist who appears on Reggie & Me stories more often than others? I've always wondered about that. Assuming, that is, that you're familiar enough with the different artists' styles to be able to identify them by sight, because I know back in the 60s/70s/80s when Reggie & Me was being published they didn't have credits on the stories. I don't have a lot of those issues myself.

I often see label makers at thrift stores though I think it'd be more fun to design your own dividers with a picture of the character on there.


I used to have more Reggie and Me but I'm pretty sure I donated them to my local Half Price Books.


Anyone have any better ideas than long boxes to organize comics? I'm in the process of moving (again...ugh) and some of the plastic tubs I was storing my comics in got crushed in the last move. Thankfully the comics survived unharmed. I have them in those thick cardboard book boxes from U-Haul right now. I find those long/short boxes from comic book shops unwieldy. It's very difficult to flip through comics easily to find what you want if the box is overstuffed. And if it's not overstuffed the comics fall over. I'm asking more for my new place...how to display and easily find comics in a large collection.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 28, 2017, 06:28:20 AM
Almost forgot!

DIE KITTY DIE: HOLLYWOOD OR BUST #3 (of 4) [digital] - I'll review the whole miniseries after issue #4 is out.

Loved the TV show parodies in this.

Quote from: BettyReggie on May 21, 2017, 10:46:58 PM
On YouTube I was watching the HBO Documentary with the mother who put her daughter in wheelchair & her mother scammed the town saying her daughter was disabled & she was disabled at all.

I watched that on YouTube this weekend as well! Very sad story.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 20, 2017, 06:51:22 AM

	BETTY & VERONICA SUMMER ANNUAL #253
Featured character(s)	title	# pages	Script:	Pencils:	Inks: (notes)
Betty & Veronica	COVER	1   cover		Dan Parent	Dan Parent
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Brigette's Jingle Jangle!" (NEW)	5   pages	Dan Parent	Dan Parent	Bob Smith
BETTY & VERONICA in	"The Prints of Wails"	6   pages	Frank Doyle	Dan DeCarlo	Jim DeCarlo
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Party Planners"	5   pages	Kathleen Webb	Jeff Schultz	Henry Scarpelli
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Troop Money Bags"	6   pages	Mike Pellowski	Dan DeCarlo	Allison Flood
BETTY in	"Summertime and the Livin' Ain't Easy"	5   pages	Kathleen Webb	Stan Goldberg	John Lowe
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Green Dumb!"	5   pages	Fernando Ruiz	Fernando Ruiz	Rudy Lapick
SABRINA in	"Pussycats Plus One"	21   pages	Bill Golliher	Dan DeCarlo	Jon D'Agostino
SABRINA in	"Treat-To-Do!"	1   page	uncredited	uncredited	(1-page gag)
BETTY & VERONICA in	"The Big Attraction"	1   page	uncredited	uncredited	(1-page gag)
VERONICA	"Veronica's Fashions by the Sea"	1   page	uncredited	(probably DeCarlo)	(pin-up/fashion page)
BETTY in	"Surf Turf"	1   page	George Gladir	Stan Goldberg	Bob Smith
BETTY'S FASHIONS	"The Hot Days of Summer"	1   page	uncredited	(probably DeCarlo)	(pin-up/fashion page)
BETTY & VERONICA	"Betty & Veronica's Hawaiian Vacation"	1   page	uncredited	Dan DeCarlo	(pin-up/fashion page)
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Summer Simmer"	6   pages	George Gladir	DeCarlo	Rudy Lapick
VERONICA in	"Clothes-Minded"	6   pages	Dan Parent	Dan Parent	Dan Parent
BETTY & VERONICA in	"The Baby-Sitter"	6   pages	Dick Malmgren	Dan DeCarlo	Rudy Lapick
BETTY & VERONICA in	"The Way the Ball Bounces..."	6   pages	Frank Doyle	Dan DeCarlo	Rudy Lapick
BETTY & VERONICA in	"The Guinea Pig"	6   pages	Fernando Ruiz	Dan DeCarlo	Henry Scarpelli
BETTY	"Beachy Keen!"	1   page	uncredited	(probably Parent)	(pin-up/puzzle page)
VERONICA	"Veronica's Hot Looks in the Bahamas"	1   page	uncredited	(probably DeCarlo)	(pin-up/fashion page)
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Clean-Up Hitter"	21   pages	Frank Doyle	DeCarlo & Parent	Allison Flood
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Archie-Free Day"	6   pages	Barbara Slate	Dan DeCarlo	Dan DeCarlo
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Paid in Fool"	5   pages	Frank Doyle	Dan DeCarlo	Allison Flood
VERONICA in	"Cabin Fever"	6   pages	Frank Doyle	Stan Goldberg	Rudy Lapick
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Jog Jag"	5   pages	Frank Doyle	Dan DeCarlo	Rudy Lapick
MR. LODGE in	"Castle Hassle"	5   pages	George Gladir	Stan Goldberg	Rudy Lapick
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Chef's Surprise"	5   pages	Kathleen Webb	Fernando Ruiz	Jim Amash
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Swimsuit Issue"	5   pages	Mike Pellowski	Dan DeCarlo	Jim DeCarlo
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Mow Money"	6   pages	Mike Pellowski	Dan DeCarlo	Henry Scarpelli
CHERYL BLOSSOM in	"Night School"	5   pages	Holly Golightly	Holly Golightly	Holly Golightly
CHERYL BLOSSOM	"Suits Me Fine!"	1   page	uncredited	(probably Parent)	(pin-up/puzzle page)
JASON BLOSSOM in	"Drive Out!"	5   pages	Dan Parent	Dan Parent	Jon D'Agostino
VERONICA	"Veronica's Beachwear Collection!!"	1   page	uncredited	(probably DeCarlo)	(pin-up/fashion page)
BETTY & VERONICA in	"Some Things Never Change"	6   pages	Barbara Slate	Jeff Schultz	Al Milgrom
BETTY	"Betty's FUN Fashions"	1   page	uncredited	(probably DeCarlo)	(pin-up/fashion page)
BETTY & VERONICA in	"T.G.I.F."	5   pages	Frank Doyle	Dan DeCarlo	Jim DeCarlo

I would give good karma if we could still do that!

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 18, 2017, 07:24:09 AM
WEEK OF 05-17-17:
BETTY & VERONICA SUMMER ANNUAL DIGEST #253 - Hope to find time to review this later.
NEMESIS THE WARLOCK: DEVIANT EDITION HC
ARCHIE'S PALS 'N' GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #36 (Mar. 2002)
FLASH #22 (The Button, Pt. 4 of 4)
STAR TREK TNG: THE MIRROR BROKEN #1 (of 6)
ROM #10
JUGHEAD #15 - The first Mark Waid/Ian Flynn-written issue, guest-starring Sabrina & Josie and the Pussycats. Hope to find time to review this later.
ASTRO CITY #44
THE WILD STORM #4 (of 24)
INVINCIBLE #136 (of 144)
POWERS #8
FREEWAY FIGHTER #1 (of 4)
THE FOREVER WAR #4 (of 6)
WONDER WOMAN 77 MEETS THE BIONIC WOMAN #4 (of 6)
WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT: THE CORPSE MAKERS #3 (of 5)
ALIENS: DEAD ORBIT #1 (of 4)
BATWOMAN #3
ARCHIE'S PALS 'N' GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #77 (Sept. 2003)

Looking forward to those reviews.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 13, 2017, 03:25:02 AM
WEEK OF 05-09-17:

THE DAMNED #1
TANK GIRL WORLD WAR TANK GIRL #2 (of 4)
STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN VOL 2 #6 (of 6)
SILVER SURFER #11
ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN #2
WONDER WOMAN #22
DETECTIVE COMICS #956
BATMAN TMNT ADVENTURES #6 (of 6)
PLANET OF APES GREEN LANTERN #4 (of 6)
X-MEN BLUE #3
ZOMBIES ASSEMBLE #1 (of 4)
FUTURE QUEST #12 (of 12)
FCBD DC SUPER HERO GIRLS SUMMER OLYMPUS
BUG: THE ADVENTURES OF FORAGER #1 (of 6)
THE CABINET OF DOCTOR CALIGARI #1 & 2 (of 2)
LOVE & ROCKETS MAGAZINE #2
THE COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS #1-6 (of 6)
FCBD 2017 FANTAGRAPHICS WORLD'S GREATEST CARTOONISTS

JUGHEAD'S DOUBLE DIGEST #140 (July 2008) - This had Part 2 of "The Matchmakers", my most-disliked of the generally unliked New Look stories. Other than that, a nice mix of reprints - the usual quota of Schwartz and Ruiz, with a few more Boldman/Lindsey stories than average, including stories where Juggie contends with Googie Gilmore ("Good Neighbor") and Trula Twyst ("Notes to You").

How was the history of comics? Worth reading?

I watched the first 2 Fast and Furious movies and promptly fell asleep

Quote from: BettyReggie on May 06, 2017, 06:02:44 AM
From Tfaw I bought the Archie Coloring Book #1.

Yeah I noticed that had been re-solicited. Tell me if it's any good.

March of the Penguins


Has anyone seen the Handmaiden's Tale on Hulu? I want to watch it but I heard it's uber depressing.

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Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 22, 2017, 12:05:08 AM
Then I guess the other question would be: If print comics should cease to exist, what causes someone to initially seek out a digital comic, and what makes that seem worth 3 or 4 dollars to them?

I've noticed, while adding comics to my digital wish list on Amazon recently, a lot of the back issues from other publishers have gone down drastically in price (some to as little as 99 cents). The one publisher still at full price for back issues of current series? Archie.

Well, I guess that presumes that the price is the only barrier to new readers, but I was thinking about an even more basic question - how are new readers attracted to browsing the available digital comics on Amazon or elsewhere?

As applied to Archie digital comics specifically, if there were no longer any print versions, what would cause someone to seek out the digital versions if they had no prior familiarity with ACP's comics or characters, and no way of casually sampling them for free? In a store you can pick up a print comic and flip through it. Digital previews only show you 3 to 5 pages. Print comics get handed down to younger siblings or other relatives, loaned or given to friends, etc.

They're banking on Riverdale attracting new readers. I know when j see a movie I really like I seek out the source material. It's pretty easy with the overlap between anime and manga .

Quote from: SAGG on April 20, 2017, 09:43:07 AM

My all-time favorite Ruiz cover:


http://www.archiefans.com/index.php?media/item/b-vdd213.1409/


I love the little nuances like the girls simply taking in the sun at the beach, with the subtle light and shadows on them. The two beauties radiate sexuality, in fact, it could easily rival a DeCarlo cover in this regard (no offense DR). Ronica differentiates from Betty as she listens to her music while Betty simply lies there, possibly listening to the sea and feeling the breeze. Both girls are content. Nothing needs to be said. Excellent work...

I don't know if DeCarlo ever drew the boobs that big. This cover was pushing the boundaries for ACP and a preview for what was to come with Die Kitty Die.