Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion 'Cinema Purgatorio' and other stories from the Towers of Shame
"Anyway, I couldn't put this one down, and I'll bet you can't, either. - You'd lose that bet, Cap. I made it through 2 of them, and I was bored to tears. It felt like I was doing homework. This something I hoped I would like but obviously didn't. To…"
Thursday
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?
"Zero Point - This is an old familiar story, about an assassin who just wants to do one last job and then retire. When his current last job is killed by another assassin he is wondering what is going on. So our "hero" Bird talks to him mentor Crow…"
Thursday
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 248 Overture
"I too am glad to hear you are enjoying your retirement, Commander. And you've seen improved health, that is always good news. I can't wait to see what you have in store for us!"
Thursday
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Tom King Batman
""I don't think anyone has mentioned his Human Target maxiseries. I enjoyed it, and someone more invested in the DC Universe would probably like it even more."
Another one I intentionally skipped. Tom King writes a lot of stuff, I'd be interested in…"
Apr 12
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Black Panther: "Panther's Prey"
"I paid $25 back then. Last time I looked it was over $500
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Apr 9
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Black Panther: "Panther's Prey"
"I don't know if I've told this before, but I own the first appearance of Black Panther. I bought it from my LCS either very late 90s or early 00s. The owner pretty much regretted it immediately, and he has been trying to buy it back from me ever…"
Apr 8
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Tom King Batman
"My pleasure!
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Mar 22
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Tom King Batman
"Oops, forgot about this, Jeff. Better late than never! And I ain't won't go storyline by storyline.
Now it did start off with a good one, I Am Gotham As I think about it, I realize I enjoyed more than I initially thought. it introduces two new…"
Mar 21
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Alan M.'s discussion So, What Are You Reading These Days? (besides comics)
"I finally finished he New Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction. At over 800 pages and 33 stories it truly took me a while. As much as I like pulp fiction, I was running out of steam and was wanting to move on to something else.
Now I am reading Predictally…"
Mar 21
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Two lists of sci-fi movies: What do YOU think?
"I never had a problem with the style of Frankenstein and its flowery language. I just found the story very boring. I actually picked this to read out of a selection of books."
Mar 16
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for comics shipping week of March 18, 2024
"It's beginning to look like every Star Wars character whose name you've heard is going to get his or her own miniseries. When's Jar Jar Binks going to get a book? Meesa can't wait!- That may be true, but I'd say Jango Fett was pretty significant to…"
Mar 16
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Tom King Batman
"I can add more if you want me to, I just don't want to ruin any specific storypoints in case you do end up reading it."
Mar 15
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Tom King Batman
"I didn't read the entire run, and as you know I'm no Tom King fan. I've liked very little of. Heroes in Crisis being one of the worst series I have read in recent memory, and maybe ever.
As to his Batman run, it was a fairly long run, so like all…"
Mar 13
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Two lists of sci-fi movies: What do YOU think?
"10. A Trip To The Moon (1902): The first sci-fi movie helped construct the language of cinema - I saw this about 5 minutes ago. (Thanks Baron). Interesting from a historical point of view.
9. Metropolis (1927): A German expressionist masterpiece…"
Mar 13
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for comics shipping March 4, 2024
"DC has done the same. How many Batmen have their been? How many Flashes? How many Wonder Girls? Currently, there's an entire parallel set of Justice League characters who all happen to be Black (President Superman, Batman of New York, Nubia, Jackson…"
Mar 6
Travis Herrick (Modular Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Bond #13: 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
" You just named the two worst Bond movies, so I can see why.
To be fair I was 6 when Moonraker came out. I also liked Battle Star Galactica, Buck Rogers, and Flash Gordon back then. I also might be underestimating how many years it has been since I…"
Mar 6
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