But isn't the darkroom action PART of the photograph process? (er, at least it was back in the pre-digi-day)

Holy shit that Nascar painting is (of course) atrocious!

If that's Danny Boy from House Of Pain, I can't help but be interested…

At least Ansel Adams is good.

I hate the Hatecast
And by hate, I mean love.

I like James Marsden enough to see it. And heck, it's the day before Halloween. I'm there, leaving expectations at home, of course.

Match Point was awesome though. This…. I dunno. Larry David's presence alone also commands me to see it. But I probably won't.

Cast my vote for "Misery" - I read it last year and was totally impressed. My favorite King thus far and I've read a buuuuunch of his stuff.

Was going to mention this book, and I agree it is a fantastic read chock full of valuable info and just all around neat-o-ness.

JVS - awesome post.

Thanks man, I'll check that out!

A further example: Secret Wars came out when I was a kid and it was just too daunting a task to jump into that or find all the issues or really even understand it. I've read it since, of course, and enjoy it - but that overwhelming feeling is, what I believe, every potential new reader faces today.

Honestly, I havn't read it yet. It's in my stack at the comics shop that I rarely go to. So I shouldn't comment too much, though the creative team is certainly talented and able.

Fair enough… but you gotta admit, trying to revise history over bitchy-ass bullshit is pretty weak.

I've yet to be impressed by the format of web comics… I'm a pretty die-hard fan of the physical product because I think that's what makes it enjoyable, the 'feel' enhances the experience. But it's certainly worth exploring as a component to the main product, I think. The problem is - and I hear insider types all the…

"FIND"

Evan, agreed… I like to equate it to if you wanted a Pepsi you had to fine a Pepsi store.

And no, I don't know the solution. If I did I'd be rich. It starts somewhere in the creative and ends (more like crashes and burns) in distribution. Ironic that the direct market - which saved the industry's ass years ago - is now the thing that's destroying it.

I've mentioned before that I'm a former DC staffer and sometimes comic artist - I was just talking to a buddy of mine who still works at DC last night, and believe me, the same issues I had 10 years ago are still there today… editorial is essentially clueless and defeated and following a poor lead, happy with whoever…

Diggin' this thread… I'm sort of with Terry1 and Raindog.