tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post7047203227778023927..comments2023-11-05T07:44:07.654-05:00Comments on GeniusboyFiremelon: Splash Page Podcast 15.2: Esteem, Hellboy, Wizard!Timothy Callahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-28714416335046457852010-05-11T22:46:55.448-04:002010-05-11T22:46:55.448-04:00Tim, what was the name of that Budd Boetticher fil...Tim, what was the name of that Budd Boetticher film you were talking about ? it sounded intresting.malpracticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951567969857627623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-91174038278174937972010-05-10T22:07:07.755-04:002010-05-10T22:07:07.755-04:00Ah, early-nineties Wizard. It was the only place ...Ah, early-nineties Wizard. It was the only place for a naive (gullible) 13 year old like myself for news about what was the most popular, and therefore obviously best, comics. Of course by 1994 I realized that just because a comic had a hologram cover it wasn't inherently good, and I didn't read comics again until 2008. Fortunately, now there's the internet with quality information like the Splashpage where I learn about comics like Spider-Man: Fever that I probably wouldn't have picked up otherwise. I am glad that I never bought into Wizard's after-market recommendations, such as dropping $50 on Stephen Platt Moon Knight. And Tim, I would loan you all those Wizards, but they're buried somewhere in my parents' attic.<br /><br />As for podcast topics, I do hope you guys talk about Ennis soon. I was hoping we'd get more debate over your comment that "Kick-Ass is what The Boys wants to be." When you do talk about Ennis, could you throw in some Preacher discussion as well? I've read the first 2 hardcovers and had the same reaction that Chad did to Kick-Ass #4. I may have enjoyed the jokes if I had read it when I was 17 when it came out, but I didn't find them funny now. I did enjoy Kick-Ass for its ridiculous spectacle; it definitely had a lot more energy than Preacher.<br /><br />One other topic--could you talk about some lesser-known works from creators like Morrison or Ellis that are a lot of fun but don't get talked about as much? JLA: Earth 2 comes to mind. I haven't found many comments on it, but I really enjoyed it, even more than say, We3.Justin Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344303800293506376noreply@blogger.com