Yes, after Greg retired he sold the business to a guy named Frank who was a real jerk and a terrible business man. He lasted a couple of years and then he sold the store to a kid named Bobby who was nice but also a terrible business man. Like he would shut down the store for days and weeks at a time while he took off to go visit an Auntie or something. With no notice. Customers, especially customers who want their new comics, do not appreciate those kind oof shenanigans. He can say it closed due to Covid, but it closed because he didn't know how to run a store. He was a nice kid, like I said, but way too flighty.
Well I'm glad I missed all that. Greg was still running it when I left, and that effectively ended my steady collecting. Ah well. Great memories though.
I believe that was Paul. Great guy. He really helped out Greg a lot.
I loved that store when Greg and Paul ran it. And now you know where I got my screen name. SDcomics. In homage to a great little comic shop.
Nice! And yeah, Paul. They were always a delight.
By any chance was your friend's name Julie?
No, Sarah. I guess Paul was that guy in the shop, huh? heh heh.
Rahn Summers. Great guy, always helpful and accommodating. I know he tried to get Travis Charest to do a signing there too because Rahn really loved his art. I don't think he was ever able to pull it off, though.
Rahn was seriously great. I was 14 when I picked up comics one week and asked if I could get a job, and he responded, "You're hired." Really giving me unrealistic expectations for future job interviews. He was one of the best bosses I ever had though. I've been lucky to have several I really liked, but his attitude made it fun and inspired a lot of diligence.
My dude, you have GOT to come out here for comic con next year, even if it's just for a day. We'll go see Fantastic Four with the tribe. We'll eat all the cake and ice cream we want. We'll dance the night away with cute babes wearing home stitched barely there Vampirella costumes. We'll talk Jim Lee into drawing X-Men again. And we'll win all the prizes at the Marvel trivia contest. It'll be bloody epic.
Heh, I know. And I promise I'm gonna try next year. The only conflict I know right now is we're going to Ireland, I think for three weeks, next summer. So we'll see!
1991 wasn’t 25 years ago.
Ow. My soul. 🙁
It was 15 right?
Heck, this conversation is reminding me that not only was the 90’s 30+ years ago, but that this month is my 20 year Fwoosh anniversary. I was truly a Boy Wonder when I joined. Now I have grays in my chest hair and my back hurts for no reason.
Heh, I know. And I promise I'm gonna try next year. The only conflict I know right now is we're going to Ireland, I think for three weeks, next summer. So we'll see!
If you get a chance to go to Ireland you definitely should. That's a beautiful country. Comic Con can always wait. But if by chance you do happen to be free that weekend and you'd like to see the old homestead again, message me and we'll roll out the red carpet. [email protected].
If you get a chance to go to Ireland you definitely should. That's a beautiful country.
It really is. My wife and I went there on our honeymoon. Absolutely loved visiting the land of my ancestors.
I haven't been back in years, not since I proposed to my wife in Dublin.... 18 years ago, yeesh. But this time we're taking the kids and staying longer and going up Northern Ireland as well.
wow yeah I think my 20 yrs here is in December, can’t remember exactly when
The dupe that was created inside of, and blew apart Mellsncamp’s head was just fine, apart from being covered in bits of Mellancsmp’s brain matter, and having to cope with the trauma of it all. Jamie later laments over it saying: “We killed Mellancamp”, meaning the collective Jamies as, being perfect dupes, they all felt the guilt of it. How Mellancamp returned to the land of the living was never satisfactorily explained.
Jamie’s dupes are perfect copies of him right down to the mutant power, from the time they are created. Once the dupes exist, their own experiences can impact how their personalities and memories might evolve differently, the longer they exist on their own. Should the dupes learn new things, or experience something Jamie himself does not, Jamie will not know it until he reabsorbs the dupe. His dupes grow more and more independent the longer they’re separated from Jamie, sometimes to the point where it’s hard to reabsorb them, or in a few cases, the dupes didn’t want to be reabsorbed, relishing their independence. Such as the dupe that fell in with Mr Sinister and the Nasty Boys.
Thanks for the clarification. Exemplifies the phrase "to check oneself before you wreck oneself."
What's the most dupes he can create? I know I read something about him dissociating or something if he makes too many etc.
My dude, you have GOT to come out here for comic con next year, even if it's just for a day. We'll go see Fantastic Four with the tribe. We'll eat all the cake and ice cream we want. We'll dance the night away with cute babes wearing home stitched barely there Vampirella costumes. We'll talk Jim Lee into drawing X-Men again. And we'll win all the prizes at the Marvel trivia contest. It'll be bloody epic.
For whatever reason this reminded me of the end of Ernest Scared Stupid where he gets his dog back:
"We're gonna take a ride in the truck. And have fun. And we'll eat nothing but the best of peanut butter and jelly..."
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"I can't wait to get a Fabian Cortez Marvel Legend figure!" - said no one, ever!
Seriously, I swear to Zeus, if they make Cortez before Exodus or Frenzy I'm gonna, I'm gonna...well I aint gonna do nothing but I sure won't be happy lol. C'mon man
Cortez is in my top ten 😛
fully appreciate he probably has a more narrow time/media span appeal than a lot of characters tho (I’m sure there’s MLs out there that have smaller too, mind!). And I’d 100% take an exodus and frenzy as well!
I think having minor/obscure personal favs is one of the joys of these kind of franchises. (C’mon hasbro, where’s my Hazard?! 😀 )
That’s a bit trickier question. I’ve not found any limit on the amount of dupes he can produce, particularly since his dupes can also produce more dupes, and so on. It can be easy to see how Jamie could lose track of his dupes if he and his dupes make several of them each. You could see how you could have stray Jamies wandering around.
There have been instances when it’s been implied that Jamie has overextended his power by making too many dupes, but a specific amount has never been printed anywhere that I’ve found. In those instances, Jamie needs to rest, and/or reabsorb some dupes.
The new Marvel vs. Capcom collection drops on digital next week and physical in November. Marvel is also doing variant covers to promote the release in December.
https://twitter.com/TOKUNATSU03/status/1831505686477586927
I am guessing if these figures are legit, we're gonna have them revealed pretty soon then.
If Hasbro is coming out with Marvel Legends figures of the Marvel vs Capcom video game, what other video games of yesteryear do you want as Marvel Legends figures? For me, I want the following:
Hulk (2003)
Madman
Flux
Ravage
Half-life
Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction
Mercy
Incredible Hulk (2008)
Bi-Beast
U-Foes (box set)
X-Men Legends 1
Magma
Ghost Rider (2007)
Blackout
Scarecrow
If Hasbro is coming out with Marvel Legends figures of the Marvel vs Capcom video game, what other video games of yesteryear do you want as Marvel Legends figures?
Ultraverse: Prime !
Prime
Kevin Greene
Prototype
Wrath
Doc Gross
Duey
Kelly Cantrell
Hideous
Organism 8
Anything that’ll get me Ultraverse Legends figures.
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