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RickSp

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  1. RickSp
    The sheer power of MCU casting news is incredible. Almost instantly the change is seen in the ebay prices, now just wait until he's glimpsed in a teaser trailer!
  2. RickSp
    DeMatteis is the only reason I'll give this one a chance. I admit I enjoyed the original clone saga storyline for the most part, it has more than enough flaws but his issues were always the strongest.
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    Always good to see when those involved don't take things too seriously. As bad as that film may have been received it still ends up having a place within the franchise for what it was at the time, I'm sure a lot of kids thought it was great! (As a big Arnie fan I still find it a guilty pleasure for a laugh) Seems to be a lot of positives coming from the Flash camp with these little snippets. Fingers crossed for a cool spot at DC Fandom this month.
  4. RickSp
    I'm not necessarily blown away by the covers I've seen so far for Hulk and Venom's new series. I'm interested in reading them though so will grab one regardless. If they are anything like the previous runs then the price jump will occur on issues other than #1. At some point in the first 10 there's usually a reveal of a new character or villain that might command a premium in another year or so.
  5. RickSp
    For those receiving their slabs back in recent months, is it pretty common for the inner well to be loose? Most slab purchases I have made recently have got it but I'm not sure if that's down to bad shipping/handling that is causing it to dislodge.
  6. RickSp
    Yep that's the one, it's a long read and goes into detail on the storyline but the tidbits along the way from the guys involved are great if you're a fan of that era of Spidey. Particularly when it gets further in and they openly admit that no one could see a way out of the storyline!
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    There's a brilliant article online called 'The Life of Reilly,' a full history of how the story to came to be and what happened along the way between all the creators involved. Must of been a fun/crazy time to work in the spider office department back then.
  8. RickSp
    Seeing as he tends to have the most comics books going on at one time he may as well have the most movie appearances!
  9. RickSp
    The clone sage omnibus's are great, that story was my first entry into Spidey back in the 90's. I dropped off ASM a while back and only hear bad things about the current run, however will give it another go with the new Beyond storyline coming with Ben back in the role. I tend to keep my reading pile under control as I drop in and out of titles these days so only pick up a few here and there. I don't feel the need to collect modern runs in the same way I'll focus on an early ASM run for example.
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    I remember reading about that old -script idea for a Gladiator sequel, it was insane and yet sounded so crazy it would of been amazing to see what could of been.... Maximus time travelling through major historical battles haha.
  11. RickSp
    Any UK members got any recommendations for silver age dealers based in the UK? ComicanaDirect has always been a good one that I use, I'm wondering if there are any other reputable dealers based here that people use?
  12. RickSp
    Nice, not seen one of them before. Definitely gives off a heavy duty vibe!
  13. RickSp
    With the FF coming to the MCU I think it keeps FF48 and 49 in the speculation frenzy mix for a while yet. It makes more sense to me that all the price drops are going to come from those books with a random villain appearance or small character that turned up for an MCU show and then it passes. I love the fact we have all these films to enjoy but it does panic me when I hear of a new trailer or announcement such as '6 more films slated to come out in 2023' or whatever. The collector in me realises that my want list is going to very quickly fall into the spec pile and disappear out of reach...
  14. RickSp
    The christmas setting alone will make sure it gets a view in this household. Personally I wasn't overly fussed for a Hawkeye show but I have been looking forward to a story on a smaller scale than the other MCU stuff so will give it a watch.
  15. RickSp
    Considering we know practically nothing about this iteration of the Penguin it's hard to tell if this is a good idea or not! I'm pretty sure The Batman is going to be really good and Farrell might come out with something special here, depends how big a part he gets. HBO Max might be on a path for numerous 'spin offs' that could be their equivalent of the Disney + marvel shows.
  16. RickSp
    Lovely to see in such high grade. Always had a soft spot for all things clone related, this one is a must!
  17. RickSp
    My subscription to NOW TV (the service here in the UK that currently streams ZSJL) is due to end and as I'm not renewing then it's time to go out and get me one of these sets. I'd love it if someday the film got an IMAX release here, there are so many scenes I'd love to see in all of it's huge glory at maximum sound. JL theatrical cut was on TV recently and I watched a few bits of it whilst flicking channels. The differences are so glaringly bad I still shake my head in disbelief that it became the version they released. Even thinking about the fact that the re-shoots went to all that effort of re-creating the sets/costumes etc from almost every scene just to add in a terrible one liner or pointless moment.
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    I actually really don't like dust jackets, I get the reasons for them but I've found pretty much every hardcover/Omni that I own look much better without them. I just can't bring myself to keep them that way just in case it ruins them! Couple of good DC's coming soon that I'm looking forward to picking up. The Fourth World Absolute Vol 2 has a great design to compliment Vol 1 and I was glad to read there is another edition of the Death and Return of Superman Omni on the way next year, I missed the 3rd print release and didn't want to pay the crazy secondary market price.
  19. RickSp
    Funny how it was always the case of 1st appearance or nothing when it came to characters and their keys. Wish I’d picked up an ASM 11 earlier as I’ve always loved that cover, never really considered that it was a second appearance issue.
  20. RickSp
    Brilliant copy, and what a great display to place it with. Those Mcfarlane pictures look so cool.
  21. RickSp
    Having watched this again recently you can tell how much effort he put into this when he came back to complete it in full. And sales in the UK seem to have been good so hopefully it does well over in the US too. It's such a double edged sword when as a fan you want to see it do well but then you think about all the underserving profit that WB execs make from something they didn't even want!
  22. RickSp
    Not as exciting a line up as the first one last year. I'll tune in to it as there are some projects there I'm interested in, however it breaks my heart a little without any of the DCEU JL trinity present. I know they want to move away from that but what a shame there isn't the flagship team up there. I suppose you could argue it sort of is with the variations they have present instead. It just doesn't come across as grand as it should.
  23. RickSp
    Unfortunately I have to agree with some of the opinions that the show is not that great and it feels like they've wasted the 'What If' potential by sticking to the same film narratives we've seen.
  24. RickSp
    Story-wise I'm hoping this turns out to be good, I'm going to pick up the first few issues of this and Gunslinger Spawn when it comes through. I find McFarlane cover art is still so nice to look at so the B covers will be the one's I go for.
  25. RickSp
    Yeah agree this is looking great. As much as we've all heard the rumours of other surprises that are yet to show up I hope they can keep them hidden from the remaining trailers...