I appreciate that, Van. I really do. That is high praise, especially coming from you.
You are the first person to ever describe me as mellow though. That threw me a bit. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Van <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have very little interest in Superman, aside from enjoying the "New > Krypton"-related story enough to buy the collected volumes (and then > sell them). > > I say that to say this: I've been really enjoying Michael's recent > Superman-related podcasts. > > He's such a mellow and engaging host, I think he could discuss > motorcycle repair or carpentry and I'd tune in. > > --Van > > > > On Apr 18, 8:59 am, Michael Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't usually pimp my stuff here, but after you read those trades and > > watch the film check out episodes 122 and 123 of Views From The Longbox ( > www.viewsfromthelongbox.com). I discuss both the comics and the movie > with > > a guy named Chris Johnson and even my wife chimes in. If you want to > that's > > cool and if you don't that's cool too. > > > > I think you will like them. They are not my cup of tea when it comes to > a > > Superman story but they are very well done and imaginative. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 5:44 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Thanks guys. > > > I decided to hold off on Superman/Batman trades...for now. Instead, > > > Mike-the-Superman-Apologist may be happy to hear, I picked up the two > > > volumes of All-Star Superman by Morrison. I've heard more positives > about > > > this book and, believe it or not, when it first came out I was actually > > > intrigued by. Also, I kind of wanted to read it before I saw the > animated > > > movie. > > > > > -- > > > Have a Better One, > > > Edward Crosby > > >http://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > ----- > > > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > > > Merlin Mann > > > > > > A lot. Believe me. > > > > > > The Irredeemable Shag > > > >http://firestormfan.com > > > >http://onceuponageek.com > > > >http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: The Ten Craziest Superman/Batman > > > > Stories - io9 > > > > From: Michael Bailey > > > > Date: Mon, April 18, 2011 12:31 am > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > I totally agree with Mike. > > > > Wow, how much did that hurt, Shag? > > > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 12:29 AM, wrote: > > > > I totally agree with Mike. Superman/Batman has been completely > > > > unpredictable. It started off good (first couple trades), then very > > > > quickly turned awful. Reading it on a monthly basis is a waste. > Just > > > > pick up trades. > > > > > > The Irredeemable Shag > > > >http://firestormfan.com > > > >http://onceuponageek.com > > > >http://twitter.com/onceuponageek > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: The Ten Craziest Superman/Batman > > > > Stories - io9 > > > > From: Michael Bailey > > > > Date: Fri, April 15, 2011 4:29 pm > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > SUPERMAN/BATMAN is uneven at best. The first batch of stories by > Jeph > > > > Loeb are quite good and I enjoyed them. After that it has been a > roller > > > > coaster of a series with some stories quite good and some flat out > awful. > > > > I actually write the reviews for that title over at the SUPERMAN > > > > HOMEPAGE and find it to be a frustrating series. I'll check out this > > > > list when I get home. BTW- Luke, what do you think of REIGN OF > > > > DOOMSDAY? I've been happy with it so far. > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Luke wrote: > > > > I just bought my first issue of Superman/Batman -- the latest Annual > > > > because it continues the Reign of Doomsday story. > > > > > > On Apr 15, 1:32 pm, "Edward Crosby" wrote: > > > >>http://on.io9.com/ep5EAx > > > > > >> Anyone reading this? Is it worth buying the trades, if there is a > trade? > > > > > >> -- > > > >> Have a Better One, > > > >> Edward Crosbyhttp://about.me/edwardcrosby > > > > > ----- > > > >> "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > > > >> Merlin Mann > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups > > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups > > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups > > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups > > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > -- > > This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist- Hide > quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- This post/e-mail was written by Michael Bailey, Superman Apologist -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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