Shag's retirement plan: Old issues of Micronauts On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Shag <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. > 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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