Comments on: 365 Reasons to Love Comics #291

By: David B

David B — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:31:08 +0000

I had recently coined the term "suckstalgia" to describe nostalgia for old things which suck. Here's my timestamp on the phrase, no royalties required. But all that said, Galactus most emphatically does NOT suck: if anything, he consumes. Aside: Most of the Galactus stories I've read involve him getting beaten... Is Galactus the cosmic jabroni?

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:37:42 +0000

Of course, sorry to have misunderstood your position. Itâ€™s not â€œold things suckâ€, itâ€™s â€œold things suck if they are also popular with the massesâ€.

Don’t be so pissy, John. First of all, are you Avengers63? Second of all, if you are, then you misunderstand both my AND Funky’s positions.

That’s not what I said, and you know it. You just can’t argue with what I said, so you’re changing the sentiment to match what you want to argue against.

My position is “things aren’t good, just because they’re established”.

The important difference being that I’m refusing the supposed inherent quality of old things, not denying quality BECAUSE of age.

By: Comics Should Be Good! » 365 Reasons to Love Comics Archive

Comics Should Be Good! » 365 Reasons to Love Comics Archive — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:50:39 +0000

[...] 291. Galactus [...]

By: Levantine

Levantine — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:41:57 +0000

I’ve gotta ask, what’s up with the summer outfit on the Thor cover?

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:38:23 +0000

Of course, sorry to have misunderstood your position. It’s not “old things suck”, it’s “old things suck if they are also popular with the masses”.

Thanks for clarifying.

By: abconnect » Blog Archive » 365 Reasons to Love Comics #291

abconnect » Blog Archive » 365 Reasons to Love Comics #291 — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:45:06 +0000

[...] from Sean Kleefeld [...]

By: peter

peter — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:51:45 +0000

Hilarious Jack Chick parody! Have you seen the short films based on actual Chick Tracts? There are a few on youtube and like 9 over at http://www.316now.com. “Titanic” and “Bewitched” and “Angels” (my favorite – about Satan’s influence on rock music) and a bunch more. I think you will get a kick out of it.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:33:40 +0000

Iâ€™ve noticed that you have a clear distain for anything old. Whassupwitdat? The classics endure for a reason.

No, you haven’t. Mainly because he hasn’t indicated as much.

I think he has a clear disdain for repetitiveness and laziness, though. I’m sure he’ll come and clear up his own position soon enough, though.

Also, the classics endure for a few reasons. Sometimes, it’s due to familiarity and a refusal of progression. Take the fact that the Eagles still play sold out shows. Here’s a band that has always sucked, and yet was embraced by a certain group of people, and now they’re middle-aged, but still hold on to that awful music of yesteryear.

Or Aerosmith. The epitomy of “old people think this is rock music”. They suck, and yet they’re still playing shows and will probably have a new record out in the next five years.

Nostalgia’s a powerful force, and not always for good.

By: Kris

Kris — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:29:59 +0000

I was thinking the same thing as John Trumbill.

By: John Trumbull

John Trumbull — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:39:23 +0000

They should have another Marvel-DC crossover just so that Galactus can try & eat Mogo.

By: Gil

Gil — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:46:42 +0000

I’d still put the Galactus story pictured above as my favorite of all time. Byrne’s classic Galactus beatdown. The guy’s basically dying and it still takes every major hero in the MU to take him down. Loved that.

By: Matthew E

Matthew E — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:27:01 +0000

Favourite Galactus story: the ‘Alone Together’ episode of The Tick animated series.

By: Discogod

Discogod — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:16:21 +0000

The only 2 Galactus stories worth bothering with? Lee & Kirby’s original, and Waid & ‘Ringo’s arc where Johnny Storm becomes his new herald.

Although that episode of the old FF ‘toon where Ghost Rider shows up and forces him to confront all the souls he’s eaten was pretty good, in a goofy way.

By: avengers63

avengers63 — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:40:13 +0000

Funky,

I’ve noticed that you have a clear distain for anything old. Whassupwitdat? The classics endure for a reason.

On a different note, G-dawg gets overused. He’s a planetary threat and a galactic power, not a throw away villian for Dazzler. While he HAS been written badly, he’s a great character, and a great reason to love comics.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:08:56 +0000

That’s not Galactus’ fault. A man’s gotta eat, you know?

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:03:24 +0000

I see Galactus as a reason not to love comics – an idea that was great forty years ago, that has now been done to death by hacks with no ideas of their own.

By: stephen cade

stephen cade — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:26:33 +0000

Favourite Galactus story: The Assistant editor’s month issue Marvel Team Up where Aunt May becomes his herald.

Second favourite Galactus story: Galactypus in the Fantastic Fur backup story from “Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham #12″

Seriously.

By: Tom Russell

Tom Russell — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:00:39 +0000

Favourite Galactus story: Galactus vs. the homeworld of the Dire Wraiths, returning to his ship afterwards in tatters, his pointy hat broken.