Never got the Showcase. At the price, it's gotta be worth the money. Order from InStock trades to save 45%.
Shag Sent from my iPhone On May 12, 2013, at 7:13 AM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: > Shag, have you ever read the Showcase presents Adam Strange? If so, is it > worth buying? > > Ed > via Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet > > On May 11, 2013 4:28 PM, "Irredeemable Shag" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Agreed. An Adam Strange film could be really really cool. Lots of fun, lots >> of adventure. >> >> I tend to enjoy the character concept more than his early adventures. >> However there have been some more recent comics featuring him I would >> recommend. >> >> My most recommended is "Adam Strange: Planet Heist". Revamped the character. >> Really like this version of the costume. Amazing artwork!!! >> http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/adam-strange-planet-heist >> >> Then his segments in "52" we're pretty good. Great story, but not just >> specific to Adam Strange. Definitely worth reading! >> >> After "52" he appeared in the very enjoyable mini-series "Countdown to >> Adventure". Picks up after "52", but can read it as a stand-alone. Good >> stuff! >> http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/countdown-to-adventure >> >> I do not recommend the Rann/Thanagar War stories. Some people enjoy them, >> but they didn't really engage me. >> >> Shag >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 10, 2013, at 4:09 PM, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> There is a topic that started in the Comic Book Community over on Google >>> Plus regarding Ms. Marvel possibly getting a movie before Wonder Woman, >>> which got me thinking about possible DC Comics movies I would love to see. >>> And even though I would really love to see a The Flash movie, I keep going >>> back to how easy it would be for an Adam Strange story to be put on the big >>> screen. True, he is an unknown to most general audiences, and possibly even >>> to most comic book fans, but I still think that his story would translate >>> easily to a movie. I keep thinking of The Rocketeer and John Carter in this >>> example. I don't believe either of those movies were box office smash hits >>> but they were still very enjoyable movies. And when I think of Adam Strange >>> I keep thinking of a The Rocketeer and John Carter mash-up. >>> For those familiar with Adam Strange and have read some of his stories, are >>> there any series or one-shots of his that you would recommend? >>> I've read some of his stuff that has crossed over into Green Lantern and >>> Starman and have found that character very fascinating, very sci-fi pulp >>> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_magazine); I've really immersed myself a >>> lot lately with sci-fi pulp and love it. >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- >>> Have a Better One, >>> Edward Crosby >>> http://about.me/edwardcrosby >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "The Unique Geek" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
