Slog - Comments on Two Bits of Unrelated Comic-book Business http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business First, The Beat reports that some idiot publisher is reprinting every single Stan's Soapbox column that was published between 1967 and 1980. If you don't know what Stan's Soapbox is, it's a monthly column by Stan Lee extolling the greatness of Marvel Comics. They were written in an exasperatingly breathless and alliterative style, like this sample below, taken from Matt Shepherd's blog: So basically, for $14.95, fanboys will be able to purchase a book of advertisements for books that were published forty years ago. This is kind of genius, even moreso since the cover is so atrocious. Second, the... Copyright 2008 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:00:00 -0800 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:04:26 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by A Weren't all Marvel comics written in that exasperatingly breathless and alliterative style back then? Hell, they probably STILL are.

]]> A http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108139 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108139 Nerd Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:17:33 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways I'm guessing that Warners/Fox will come to an agreement...no one's going to throw away that much money AND risk the ire of the fanboys...they'll burn Burbank and Studio City to the ground.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108307 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108307 Nerd Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:49:27 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave Comic book fanboys would dig their own graves jubilantly if Stan Lee told them there was a cache of comics underground and then he shot them in the head one by one.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108328 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108328 Nerd Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:52:54 -0800 Comment by Paul Constant @3: Oh my God, you just made my day with that image.

]]> Paul Constant http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108521 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108521 Nerd Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:34:49 -0800 Comment by Just Sayin' @2 wins -- the movie will just be a co-production.

I was momentarily intrigued when I thought that Moore was trying to win back rights to his 22 year old miniseries in order to prevent the movie adaptation -- he's no fan of the director's last movie, "300", which Moore said he considered to be racist and homophobic.

]]> Just Sayin' http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108563 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108563 Nerd Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:47:13 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave I'm glad that pleased you Paul.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108617 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/two_bits_of_unrelated_comicbook_business#c1108617 Nerd Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:04:26 -0800