tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post7236871212282093678..comments2023-10-15T08:32:37.279-06:00Comments on A Nod to Nothing: Welcome to TranquilityScooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07264667176243327560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post-15995048157360375132008-02-05T13:26:00.000-06:002008-02-05T13:26:00.000-06:00I know a John Mayer. Used to bump into him at con...I know a John Mayer. Used to bump into him at conferences when I worked for law school projects. You're not John from CALI, are you?Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07264667176243327560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post-11786674119290176432008-02-05T12:55:00.000-06:002008-02-05T12:55:00.000-06:00You found a copy of Little Lulu in the middle of y...You found a copy of Little Lulu in the middle of your three-pack? I was never that lucky. Little Lulu was one of the true masterpieces of comicdom, as the Dark Horse reprints demonstrate. Actually, there was far more variety and creativity in the older comics; nowadays it’s nothing but a plague of superheroes, the ruination of what might have been a truly worthy art form (as it is in some other countries). By and large, superhero comics are far more silly and juvenile than Little Lulu or Uncle Scrooge.John Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983143666564306999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582669.post-21975212793309823842008-02-03T23:00:00.000-06:002008-02-03T23:00:00.000-06:00I did not have a childhood of comics and I think m...I did not have a childhood of comics and I think my mistake when starting in on them in adulthood was beginning with The Watchmen. I have yet to be satisfied as much by anything else. However, I added Maxwell Strangewell and Welcome to Tranquility to my Amazon cart for the next time I need to pad my order to get free shipping. I shared your disappointment in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I never came to really like any of the characters. It was like he tried to portray them as human and flawed but never in a good way. They were two-dimensional anti-heroes, which kind of negates the usual nuance that comes along with an anti-hero in general. Also, I didn't want to see Quatermain's ass.PrincessMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197008991622181061noreply@blogger.com