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[turtlex]

NJ theme park plans new Green Lantern roller coaster

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in central New Jersey is planning to build a 15-story roller coaster.

The ride will be named after DC Comics superhero Green Lantern.

Officials say the ride will be 154 feet tall and reach speeds of up to 63 mph. The coaster will offer a two-minute ride and will begin with a 45-degree vertical drop before rocketing riders through five loops.

Park spokeswoman Angel Aristone tells the Asbury Park Press the coaster's opening in the spring will coincide with the release of a motion picture based on the Green Lantern comic book character.

Starring Ryan Reynolds in the title role, the 3-D movie opens in June and also features Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard and Mark Strong.

[wizardsrainbow]

Very interesting editorial on Variant Covers here.

YouTube - acomicshop.tv: "NO MORE VARIANTS"

I like this message! I was one of those OCD people with the Dark Tower stuff. Had to have it all. Now, I did enjoy the story and lived for the story, but as a collector, I had to have them all. In the end I did. Now I'm glad it's over.

[jhanic]

I was the same way. I had to have them all! I'm SO glad no more variants are being issued for these!

John

[turtlex]

Very interesting editorial on Variant Covers here.

YouTube - acomicshop.tv: "NO MORE VARIANTS"

I like this message! I was one of those OCD people with the Dark Tower stuff. Had to have it all. Now, I did enjoy the story and lived for the story, but as a collector, I had to have them all. In the end I did. Now I'm glad it's over.

I was the same way. I had to have them all! I'm SO glad no more variants are being issued for these!

John

I agree whole-heartedly. I thought of all of us here, as I was watching it!

[Patrick]

Very interesting editorial on Variant Covers here.

YouTube - acomicshop.tv: "NO MORE VARIANTS"

I like this message! I was one of those OCD people with the Dark Tower stuff. Had to have it all. Now, I did enjoy the story and lived for the story, but as a collector, I had to have them all. In the end I did. Now I'm glad it's over.

I was the same way. I had to have them all! I'm SO glad no more variants are being issued for these!

John

I agree whole-heartedly. I thought of all of us here, as I was watching it!

Man oh man, talk about hitting the nail on the head.

[frik]

I'm not really sure where to post this request, but I'm looking for a hardcover edition of Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, vol.1. Impossible to find - maybe someone here can steer me in the right direction?
Thanks,

Siep

sk

[jhanic]

Try:

http://used.addall.com/SuperRare/sub...oks&store=ZVAB

John

[turtlex]

I'm not really sure where to post this request, but I'm looking for a hardcover edition of Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, vol.1. Impossible to find - maybe someone here can steer me in the right direction?
Thanks,

Siep

sk

www.mycomicshop.com doesn't have any in stock. It lists the following details : 1st printing. You asked for them, and here they are...the pre-chapters and in-between-chapters of Don Rosa's Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck! Along with classic Rosa adventures like "Hearts of the Yukon" and "Vigilante of Pizen Bluff," this volume includes the all-new, long-awaited Klondike epic "Prisoner of White Agony Creek!" Vintage prequel "Of Ducks and Dimes and Destinies" is here, too! Softcover, 208 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

[turtlex]

Oops. Found one. PM sent to you, frik !

[frik]

Oops. Found one. PM sent to you, frik !

sk

[turtlex]

Stan Lee joins with MTV to create new comic series
By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES – MTV is helping to bring Stan Lee's newest superhero to life.

The network is joining forces with Lee's POW Entertainment to create a new digital comic series called "The Seekers."

"It involves superheroes, it involves a very high-concept plot, it's a story such as you never have seen before, and it spans the centuries," Lee said in a telephone interview from New York Comic Con, where he and MTV are set to announce the new series on Saturday.

Lee went on to say that "The Seekers" is "more than just a comic. It's actually the start of a tremendous franchise."

He hopes "The Seekers" will grow into a TV series or film.

First, though, it has to be written and illustrated. MTV will hold a contest to find an undiscovered writer and artist to work on the new comic series. The winners will work with Lee and POW to develop the concept and create multiple issues.

The 87-year-old comics legend says he's excited to work in a digital arena.

"It's thrilling because it's a whole new discipline," he said. "But it's a funny thing: Whether it's electronic, whether it's digital, whether it's on paper, whether it's on a television screen, it's the story that counts. You don't let the fact that there's a different area of exhibition change the fact that you need a great story filled with action and surprises and suspense."

"The Seekers" will be available for free on the new MTV Geek website that launched earlier this week. The site will offer comics, horror, sci-fi and gaming news, as well as coverage of comic-book conventions and previews of new comic books, games and movies.

[Brainslinger]

Looks interesting. And I knew Stan Lee was getting on but 87? He's doing well, isn't he?

[OchrisO]

This thread may or may not be bait for a particular forum user.

I'll start us off.

Hostess used to be all up in some Batman:





There were also in a lot of other comics: http://www.seanbaby.com/hostess.htm

The chicken in Goats is pretty fond of cupcakes: http://www.goats.com/archive/060222.html





One can always count on The Simpsons for some Donut love(Donut Love is a name I used to dance under).


*sigh* It is a shame when donut kingdoms can't get along:


I suppose one could also talk about comic related confection?



Feel free to post your instances of donuts or cupcakes in comic books or web comics. Also feel free to post any comic related versions of the two.
If you happen to be reading a comic and see a cupcake or donut in the pages, remember this thread and come here and post about it.
<3

[Emily]

I am speechless.

[OchrisO]

Top Shelf Productions seems o be making a comic called Okie Dokie Donuts:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog...uts-book-1/724


Donuts are not always fun and games, though.



Ziggy and Marmaduke both look like they may have eaten a donut or thirty in their day.


Oh, if only Garfield really worked this way:

[John Blaze]

this thread is great, can't wait until Ricky finds it, see what he'll post.


BTW, does a comic based movie count?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9eGMKegBs4"]YouTube - strolling down the park[/ame]

[OchrisO]

It does if it is Tony Stark:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/t...yan-jones.html

[CyberGhostface]

Updated with September's issue, which sold an estimated 21,323 copies, which is not that much lower than last month's total of 21,820.

[John Blaze]

i like that. Too expensive for me though. I'm saving up for an original Emily Bohan print.

[OchrisO]

Oh yeah, I'd never buy it. I was just using it to illustrate the dangers of cupcake addiction.

[Emily]

i like that. Too expensive for me though. I'm saving up for an original Emily Bohan print.

And I don't have an addiction!

[OchrisO]

i like that. Too expensive for me though. I'm saving up for an original Emily Bohan print.

And I don't have an addiction!

Tony Stark clearly does, though.

It must be horrible to have to take all that armor back off to knock off all the cupcake crumbs.

[John Blaze]

Yes, that's funny.

[turtlex]

Updated with September's issue, which sold an estimated 21,323 copies, which is not that much lower than last month's total of 21,820.

Thanks, CG. Much appreciated.

I am interested in how well the Sheemie one-shot sells. That should be interesting. I know a lot of DT fans really like Sheemie.

[turtlex]

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Sale Estimates

Title | Rank (out of the top 300) | Est. Sales

The Gunslinger Born #1 | 2 | 172,147
The Gunslinger Born #2 | 5 | 136,338
The Gunslinger Born #3 | 4 | 132,481
The Gunslinger Born #4 | 2 | 131,753
The Gunslinger Born #5 | 5 | 132,090
The Gunslinger Born #6 | 5 | 128,336
The Gunslinger Born #7 | 3 | 124,609

Gunslinger's Guidebook | 54 | 48,806

The Long Road Home #1 | 1 | 123,839
The Long Road Home #2 | 3 | 103,008
The Long Road Home #3 | 12 | 87,605
The Long Road Home #4 | 14 | 79,240
The Long Road Home #5 | 15 | 74,965

End-World Almanac | 87 | 29,257

Treachery #1 | 9 | 82,517
Treachery #2 | 21 | 65,724
Treachery #3 | 18 | 58,268
Treachery #4 | 36 | 53,728
Treachery #5 | 22 | 50,668
Treachery #6 | 27 | 48,119

Guide to Gilead | 114 | 21,171

Sorcerer #1 | 50 | 39,207

The Fall of Gilead #1 | 31 | 43,580
The Fall of Gilead #2 | 50 | 39,978
The Fall of Gilead #3 | 57 | 36,982
The Fall of Gilead #4 | 63 | 35,607
The Fall of Gilead #5 | 64 | 34,522
The Fall of Gilead #6 | 57 | 32,531

The Battle of Jericho Hill #1 | 67 | 30,756
The Battle of Jericho Hill #2 | 77 | 28,350
The Battle of Jericho Hill #3 | 65 | 27,215
The Battle of Jericho Hill #4 | 69 | 26,336
The Battle of Jericho Hill #5 | 77 | 25,896

The Gunslinger #1 | 79 | 26,275
The Gunslinger #2 | 82 | 24,024
The Gunslinger #3 | 90 | 22,744
The Gunslinger #4 | 91 | 21,820
The Gunslinger #5 | 93 | 21,323

Bringing this over for easy reference. Thanks again, CyberGhostface!