Good clarification on the Guardians of the Galaxy comic fanbase, Luke. Thanks.
I demand a Micronauts and Atari Force crossover! I've been buying up old Micronauts back issues over the past few years. Those are some glorious Bronze Age space opera adventures! I plan to dive into Atari Force within the next year or so. Shag On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 5:24 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > That might actually have more of a shot. In fact... I'll be surprised if > there ISN'T a Micronauts movie announced in the next five years. > > I think you're on to something. > > Caw! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cary Preston <[email protected]> > To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Jul 16, 2012 2:13 pm > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Guardians of the Galaxy will feature > Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Gamora and Drax > > I'm holding out for the Micronauts movie! > > On Jul 16, 2012, at 5:05 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Will DC counter with Omega Men or Atari Force, do you think? > > Caw! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> > To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> > Cc: Ronald Methvin <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Jul 16, 2012 12:03 pm > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Guardians of the Galaxy will feature > Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Gamora and Drax > > GotG was the kind of book which would be described as having a "rabid > fanbase" moreso than being a big seller for Marvel. That book, along with > Nova and the Annihilation story threads, garnered huge response from a > relatively small segment of the fandom. > > Personally I think that GotG could be a really fun, high energy space > opera type of movie. I am thinking something old school like the OT of > Star Wars, not weighed down by lots of drama and such. > > Just a thought. > > On Monday, July 16, 2012 2:26:30 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: > >> How popular is it, really? I don't even think it is an active book, at >> least I couldn't find sales numbers for it. >> >> Wikipedia says its first printing in 2008 did sellout, but its run was >> less than 40K. It was the 61st highest selling title that month. Not sure >> what its peak number were. >> >> Ron >> >> >> >> *From:* Shag <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Monday, July 16, 2012 11:45 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Guardians of the Galaxy will >> feature Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Gamora and Drax >> >> Here is my take on this... Marvel/Disney is looking for the next big film >> franchise. They want to stay close to the superhero genre, but don't want >> to overdue Avengers too soon. So the very popular Guardians of the Galaxy >> seems logical. For those of you who haven't followed Marvel Comics in a >> while, Guardians of the Galaxy exploded in popularity a few years ago >> thanks to a big event called "Annihilation". Also, I'm sure Marvel/Disney >> executives are already having daydreams of Rocket Raccoon being the most >> merchandised CGI character in history. Move over Shrek and Garfield, here >> comes the world's funniest and cutest Raccoon! >> >> My opinion is that Guardians of the Galaxy is a comic that worked in that >> situation. Meaning it was the right time, the right writers, the right >> artists, etc. It worked at that moment, but probably wouldn't have if any >> of those element were different. I think the same of James Robinson's >> Starman, and Neil Gaiman's Sandman. It struck at the perfect time, was >> wildly successful, but trying to recapture that magic probably isn't >> feasible. (And yes, I'm aware DC just announced a Neil Gaiman Sandman >> prequel. It'll sell well, but when it's over will it really be remembered >> often and fondly?) >> >> Now Marvel Studios hasn't produced a dud yet, and they are smart guys. >> So I'm sure they'll make the Guardians of the Galaxy a fun and exciting >> movie. They'll probably even tie it loosely into their other superhero >> movies to generate some buzz. Using a Disney analogy... when it's all >> over, I think Guardians of the Galaxy will be like Disney's Pocahontas. >> Lots of people saw it, everyone seemed to think it was fine, but a few >> years later and no one talks about it anymore. And hey, Pocahontas had a >> raccoon too. >> >> Just my two cents. >> >> The Irredeemable Shag >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Ronald Methvin <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> I would have preferrf the original Guardians of the Galaxy. With it >> being set in the future, it easily ties into the Avergers, such as the >> search for Cap's sheild, the alien race, The Stark, Asgardians are >> immortal, and they could introduce Vance Astro in another movie before he >> gets stuck in hypersleep (which I only now realized the >> man-out-of-time simularities **to Cap). >> >> They had the new GotG in a recent episode of the Avengers animated series >> a few weeks ago, and I couldn't tell you who/what half those >> characters are. I don't mean just that I didn't recognize them then, but >> I don't remember them now. Not very memerable. Let's see, there was >> Rocket Racoon and Drax, some Quasar-like lady,an Ent-like guy, and a human >> in a space suit. >> >> I don't see this a great idea. >> >> ~Ron >> >> *From:* Jason Service <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Monday, July 16, 2012 9:04 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [The Unique Geek] Re: Guardians of the Galaxy will >> feature Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Gamora and Drax >> >> I used to be a reader of Marvel. I quit in the 90's. Most of these >> names mean NOTHING to me. Drax the Destroyer and Rocket Racoon are names i >> have heard of. Never read a single comic they were even in as a cameo that >> i can recall. >> >> This makes me really have serious concerns about this one...I read Marvel >> for more than a decade and don't know who these characters are. I hope that >> Marvel makes this work, but i am not in any way excited about this group. I >> am sure with proper marketing and trailers, they could get my interest, but >> this may be a HUGE test for Marvel...getting fans of their more traditional >> properties interested in this group, but a more difficult proposition, >> getting folks with no comic history/interest to come see this. It'll be >> interesting. >> >> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:21 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> The worst kept secret in Hollywood is now official. >> >> Should be a lot of fun seeing how the hype for this is handled. I forsee >> a lot of "Is Marvel crazy?" and "Green Lantern PROVED cosmic heroes DON'T >> WORK!!!!!" type of chatter balanced against the True Believers who will be >> shouting "I AM GROOT!" and "Rocket Racoon for the win!!" >> >> On Sunday, July 15, 2012 10:23:29 AM UTC-4, cwpreston wrote: >> >> http://www.hitfix.com/news/**guardians-of-the-galaxy-will-** >> feature-star-lord-rocket-**raccoon-groot-gamora-and-drax<http://www.hitfix.com/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-will-feature-star-lord-rocket-raccoon-groot-gamora-and-drax> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/** >> msg/theuniquegeek/-/**cC25IGuRT54J<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/cC25IGuRT54J>. >> >> >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]**. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mailto:theuniquegeek%** >> [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >> **. >> >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/theuniquegeek?hl=en<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 mailto:theuniquegeek%** >> [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >> **. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/theuniquegeek?hl=en<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 mailto:theuniquegeek%** >> [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> >> **. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/theuniquegeek?hl=en<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 theuniquegeek+unsubscribe@* >> *googlegroups.com <theuniquegeek%[email protected]>. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/theuniquegeek?hl=en<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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/GzJCFmztunkJ. > 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. > > -- > 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. 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