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by ****** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:35 pm

BlueStreak wrote:On an unrelated note, I'm now accepting applications for temporary tyrant for the week of August 15th with an option for a longer tenure.

Dibs. 8/15 should be my pick, I would have coup'd you that week anyway.

by **BlueStreak** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:41 pm

John Snow wrote:
Dibs. 8/15 should be my pick, I would have coup'd you that week
anyway.

Excellent.

I may or may not return the following week.

by **guitarsmashley** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:02 am

I'll read and review later, this artist is an incredibly poor mans frank quietly.

by **Rockman** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:42 am

guitarsmashley wrote:I'll read and review later, this artist is an incredibly poor mans frank quietly.

Well a rich man's Frank Quietly is poop so I can't imagine what a poor man's is like.

by **guitarsmashley** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:51 am

Rockman wrote:
Well a rich man's Frank Quietly is poop so I can't imagine what a poor man's is like.

a 45 year old man after a night of whiskey drinking and all you can eat brat night squatting over a litter box.

Also I like Quietly.

by **BlueStreak** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:49 am

John Snow wrote:
That's the most wrong statement I've seen posted on the internet this month.

Maybe I'll give it a reread. It was four years ago and I was in a totally different mindset about a lot of things. The book was recommended to me by a friend in the history department of my college and I remember thinking it was pretty lame from the premise to the art to the layout. I figured that Hickman would never make it big. Obviously, that was wrong so maybe my thinking of the book was too.

by **Starlord** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:55 am

Why why why!?!?!?!

Reading Hickman is like reading a poor man's Grant Morrison. :roll:

by **Rockman** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:31 am

Starlord wrote:Why why why!?!?!?!

Reading Hickman is like reading a poor man's Grant Morrison.

I disagree.

by **Starlord** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:45 am

Rockman wrote:
I disagree.

You can't disagree with me... I'm right. :smt017

by **Eli Katz** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:42 pm

Starlord wrote:Why why why!?!?!?!

Reading Hickman is like reading a poor man's Grant Morrison.

My problem with both guys is that they seem to be more interested in experimenting with storytelling techniques than actually telling compelling stories.

by **guitarsmashley** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:46 pm

Eli Katz wrote:My problem with both guys is that they seem to be more interested in experimenting with storytelling techniques than actually telling compelling stories.

SO MUCH THIS!!!! When both are on they are good, the only Hickman example I can think of is his FF run being good till he got all fancy with the spices.

by **Royal Nonesuch** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:48 pm

Eli Katz wrote:My problem with both guys is that they seem to be more interested in experimenting with storytelling techniques than actually telling compelling stories.

That's actually why I'm such a fan of both guys.

by **False Prophet** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:49 pm

I love them both. Plus I'm never bored with the actual stories.

by **Starlord** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:48 pm

False Prophet wrote:I love them both. Plus I'm never bored with the actual stories.

And I rarely enjoy either of them. That being said I do like their non "big 2" stuff more. If they just want to play around with technique, that's fine with me. Create a book and do it. Just wish they wouldn't use the iconic books to pleasure themselves because all it really does is leave the pages sticky and undesirable to many purchasers.

by **False Prophet** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:57 pm

Starlord wrote:

And I rarely enjoy either of them. That being said I do like their non "big 2" stuff more. If they just want to play around with technique, that's fine with me. Create a book and do it. Just wish they wouldn't use the iconic books to pleasure themselves because all it really does is leave the pages sticky and undesirable to many purchasers.

Fair enough. I know Morrison isn't everyone's cup of tea and Hickman's style is somewhat similar. I think he can ultimately develop into someone that's not as polarizing..