[ Posted by heroictimes on Feb 27th, 2007 8:09 AM ]...

Man I didn't see you there! But the place was packed. I was in the 2nd or third row, wearing the "f**k u! I wont do what you tell me" baseball cap, loudly applauding, and looking like a young fred sandford, lol!

But no definitely a great panel, and sorry I missed you. PM me I'll hit you with my info, let me know the next con you'll be doing. I'm definitely going to try to make San Diego and SPX, and not sure what else.

And thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. I really, really appreciate that. And anyone reading this, you so-called comicspace friends.... show my blog some love and leave comments! Thnks! :)

[ Posted by heroictimes on Feb 9th, 2007 4:15 PM ]...

Hi Mr. TI,

As I understand it, the 2nd issue is even rarer than the first so I think you're ahead of the curve. But I'll keep an eye out for the first issue for you.

If the concept of Lobo grabs you, try Reno Jones: Gunhawk who I believe was introduced in 1971 in WESTERN GUNFIGHTERS by either Gary or Mike Friedrich (were these two brothers?)then got his own short lived series GUNHAWKS in 1972. I think the only issue I'm missing of that run is # 6.

--HT

[ Posted by heroictimes on Feb 4th, 2007 11:43 PM ]...

Hey Big G,

Really glad I could help, and that you're finding the site useful. Looking forward to new episodes of Red Panda!

--HT

[ Posted by heroictimes on Jan 31st, 2007 12:12 PM ]...

lol! Well Lily, don't know David Mack personally so can't pass on your broke single mom love [though I'm quite appreciative of it :)], but thanks for checking out those prints! :)

I checked out a couple issues of Mr. Mack's current storyline, that's the Alchemy right? Good stuff! I wasn't crazy about his Kabuki work when first introduced to it, but his work continues to grow, and evolve, and experiment with the medium.

I think Steranko in a recent interview alluded to David Mack as one of the artists he was impressed with. That's pretty darn high praise.

---HT

[ Posted by Lily on Feb 1st, 2007 9:51 AM ]...

Dear Heroictimes,
Thanks for understanding - anything I can do to improve your grandkid's chances of health and wealth, let me know.
Oh, regarding David Mack, I should say I am not as objective as possible - I was married to a Yakuza and lived in Japan, so there's that - memories and appreciation of a complex culture well portrayed - but there is also the increasing artistic beauty of his work - by "Skin Deep" & "Metamorphis" he was mixing mediums and styles in a way that made it very confusing to follow, but I didn't care cause when I got it, I was in heaven. Sorta the mental equivalent of reading Grant Morrison. Every time I figure out something he's written I feel like I just got my MIT diploma.
I'm going to request you as a firend, if that's ok.
With Love From Newark, NJ,
Lily

[ Posted by heroictimes on Jan 18th, 2007 3:06 PM ]...

Yeah I absolutely love his work on the Uncanny X-men. I think he was on for just ten issues, from 165 to 175. As much as I'm a fan of Byrne's run, and even Neal Adams run, for me Paul Smith's work, as well as Claremont's writing stands out as that series... at its best.

Infact I sold all of my X-men collection quite a while back, except for those ten books, and issue #182.

--HT

[ Posted by heroictimes on Jan 13th, 2007 11:26 PM ]...

Thanks Tony, anytime.

I checked out early issues of your Travelers. Very funny, big fan. The others are new to me, but sound interesting.

In regards to Travelers, I notice you're on issue #25 of that, do you already have trades out, or any plans for an omnibus you can feed to the bookstores?

I know Diamond is hard on small publishers, so trades may open the bookstore market for you. But I'm sure you're already pursuing this.

Keep up the strong work. And maybe I'll run into you up in New York.

--HT

[ Posted by heroictimes on Jan 7th, 2007 11:42 PM ]...

Lol! Hi Mocha thanks for the reply. Yeah you'll find I'm not a huge Marvel Fan, though when they do good, I do try and sing their praises. In 2005 they had some stuff I liked, just not so much in 2006.

And just for me, everybody's mileage will vary, but I felt they really started treating their readers like crap in 2006. It was like a continuous year of them slapping the readers in the face, and not talking about delays here, but more a very visible corporate mindset of putting advertisers first and readers eighteenth. :)


LOL. Anyhow, thanks for leaving me feedback! Glad you are a fellow FELL, FIRESTORM fan. And please, keep dropping by. :)

--HT