tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post5126083414929829538..comments2023-10-31T05:55:49.429-04:00Comments on OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS: Before buying THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO...MRTIMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04716101491557959174noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-83419168675219428282013-02-08T04:11:59.293-05:002013-02-08T04:11:59.293-05:00Tommy Wiseau should be the creep.Tommy Wiseau should be the creep.dloburnshttp://daruiburns.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-27243905186651882762013-01-29T16:21:33.158-05:002013-01-29T16:21:33.158-05:00Yeah! That would be as stupid as Green Lantern com...Yeah! That would be as stupid as Green Lantern comics slapping Ryan Reyolds face and a promo on the cover of every Green Lantern book out that month! DC would neeeeever be that stupid! Right? Um.. right?Xenosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-14079666973162739702013-01-29T16:18:47.761-05:002013-01-29T16:18:47.761-05:00HA! I am glad I'm not the only one to hate th...HA! I am glad I'm not the only one to hate that movie. Though to be fair a friend of mine who loved the book told me all about it and spoiled the ending before the movie ever came out, so I was pissed when I saw the damned thing when a roommate rented it.Xenosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-77047855563821807922013-01-29T16:16:30.227-05:002013-01-29T16:16:30.227-05:00I usually do this. Mainly because I like having t...I usually do this. Mainly because I like having the original book jacket design. if I liked the movie and the poster, I'll buy the DVD and poster. I don't want it on the damned original book. I even hate when they have "Now A Major Motion Picture" printed on the cover. At least stickers you can take them off. It's almost as bad as those damn Green Lantern movie promos they put on DC and Vertigo books that month or two.<br /><br />It is especially annoying when they shred the book in their shitty film. I Am Legend is maybe the worst offender I can think of. They completely decimated the book in the last half of the film and utterly change the entire meaning of the title. Spoiler. Will Smith isn't supposed to be Jesus and savior of humanity. He's supposed to be the devil of the new human race!Xenosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-85486911873473400092013-01-25T17:06:43.809-05:002013-01-25T17:06:43.809-05:00You read it before the 1964 "The Last Man On ...You read it before the 1964 "The Last Man On Earth"? Wow.Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-72176198798935430072013-01-25T11:17:33.444-05:002013-01-25T11:17:33.444-05:00Thumbs up for this one. Thumbs up for this one. gsilverfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679481241225222043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-49062722423658167422013-01-25T01:57:43.452-05:002013-01-25T01:57:43.452-05:00That was the joke.That was the joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-40450164525612673342013-01-24T21:03:52.141-05:002013-01-24T21:03:52.141-05:00Surely judging a cover by the art on it does not i...Surely judging a cover by the art on it does not imply judging the book by its cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-78045546301895049172013-01-24T20:14:21.822-05:002013-01-24T20:14:21.822-05:00^
Doesn't work because that's not the book...^<br />Doesn't work because that's not the book's title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-74078005594662619582013-01-24T14:45:16.547-05:002013-01-24T14:45:16.547-05:00I have to agree with you there. I'm actually g...I have to agree with you there. I'm actually glad I read "I Am Legend" before they started making a movie based on it. Now I don't have to think of that horrible movie every time I see the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-58617505379180317172013-01-24T11:21:12.416-05:002013-01-24T11:21:12.416-05:00Holy crap, the autism is thick in here today. I g...Holy crap, the autism is thick in here today. I guess 'you can't judge a book by it's cover' isn't relevant anymore.<br /><br />Anybody here ever read 'Blade Runner' by Philip K Dick? Harrison Fnord was great in that book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-32804363159551465002013-01-24T10:55:51.985-05:002013-01-24T10:55:51.985-05:00SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE...
OUR VALUED C...SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE...<br /><br />OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS: CONVERSATIONS FROM THE COMIC BOOK STORE: The Movie!<br /><br />Starring: Johnny Knoxville as The Dope, Dane Cook as The Jerk, Kevin Smith as The Creep and Olivia Munn as The Crazy Chick.<br /><br />Written by McG<br /><br />Directed By Uwe BollJason Quinoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324204128133025864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-16918816933296829352013-01-24T09:40:59.803-05:002013-01-24T09:40:59.803-05:00The expression "Don't judge a book by its...The expression "Don't judge a book by its cover" has gained new depths of shallowness this day.All mankindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12039889504593776629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-1230069024470525112013-01-24T08:43:34.183-05:002013-01-24T08:43:34.183-05:00Vintage books that tie into feature films are awes...Vintage books that tie into feature films are awesome, though. I have one for The Boogens and The Abominable Dr. Phibes, as well as a copy of I Am Legend that mentions The Omega Man on the cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-63340296099098770932013-01-23T20:07:43.633-05:002013-01-23T20:07:43.633-05:00Yeah, you buy comics for the art, but sometimes th...Yeah, you buy comics for the art, but sometimes the art drawn on the cover isn't even a correct representation of the issue inside!<br /><br />Anyway, comics very rarely have live action movie characters on them. You're more likely to see them on licensed products that started as films. VichusSmithhttp://esh.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-88573525607723095652013-01-23T20:05:29.818-05:002013-01-23T20:05:29.818-05:00What ever my local library has on the shelf is wha...What ever my local library has on the shelf is what I read. I just check out the book with the cover art I like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-47207881919917933542013-01-23T20:04:26.826-05:002013-01-23T20:04:26.826-05:00Whatever they can do to sell more books. They'...Whatever they can do to sell more books. They're not so concerned about what the cover looks like, because they're not selling you a different book on the inside. VichusSmithhttp://electricsistahood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-12624387075235621802013-01-23T19:53:11.517-05:002013-01-23T19:53:11.517-05:00To me, the difference between regular books and co...To me, the difference between regular books and comics/graphic novels is the art. I buy the comics for the art. Ergo, why would I want an actor's face on the cover? I would rather my money go to an artist who actually created something for the cover, not something a movie conglomerate chose to represent that character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-9220510979772093232013-01-23T18:40:15.460-05:002013-01-23T18:40:15.460-05:00Can't blame them in the least. It's the on...Can't blame them in the least. It's the only sensible decision. I just get frustrated when I walk into a bookstore and every single copy is the new cover. Even that though I don't know if it's because the publisher stopped putting out the old cover or if it's because the bookstores know which cover's gonna sell and that's all they order, though by trade if that's all anybody's ordering then I can hardly fault the publisher for ceasing the production of any covers but the new one.<br /><br />It is just frustrating though. Actors aren't characters. Actors portray characters the same way an illustration or text portrays characters. Feels like we're invalidating any portrayals of the character who are not this flesh and blood person when we just start plastering the actor all over every pre-existing rendition. Thesandwichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671920326771088162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-6407176133824058222013-01-23T17:55:03.259-05:002013-01-23T17:55:03.259-05:00I haven't bought a copy of Isaac Asimov's ...I haven't bought a copy of Isaac Asimov's I Robot because I can't find one without Will Smith on the cover. The original hardcover version has an awesome dust cover, I never seem to see it when I have the money to pick it up.Nate Fordhamhttp://whatthekarp.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-56091697352289892052013-01-23T17:28:38.162-05:002013-01-23T17:28:38.162-05:00Dude, don't buy The Girl With The Dragon Tatto...Dude, don't buy The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-83496772830355294112013-01-23T17:07:19.112-05:002013-01-23T17:07:19.112-05:00I don't like it, but can you blame a publisher...I don't like it, but can you blame a publisher from taking advantage of the heat they get off of a popular movie? More people watch a film than read the book that it was adapted from.<br /><br />The only thing that would be a problem to me is if the original book isn't available. VichusSmithhttp://esh.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-47887035163917598452013-01-23T16:34:44.382-05:002013-01-23T16:34:44.382-05:00I don't see why it's horrible. What's ...I don't see why it's horrible. What's horrible is that the book's not allowed to just be a book. Somebody plays the role on TV and suddenly we need them on the book cover like the actor just owns that character now. Now every time you pick up the book you've gotta stare at this actor.<br /><br />How would we like it if they did that with other things? Well we've had this new Batman movie, so let's from now on sell all our Batman comics with a live-action photo of Christian Bale's face on the cover, even the back issues and trade paperbacks which were initially published before the release of the movie. While we're at it, let's put Christian Bale on the cover of the previous Batmovies and on our DVD boxed set of the 1960's live action series and on the cover of every cartoon that's ever been released because Christian Bale is Batman now. Batman's not a character, he's a real person and that person is Christian Bale.<br /><br />I mean I get if maybe they want to throw out an alternate cover, but it shouldn't just be the new cover. It should be some novelty thing.Thesandwichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671920326771088162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-58364145240256899072013-01-23T15:03:09.029-05:002013-01-23T15:03:09.029-05:00*cough* *starship troopers* *cough**cough* *starship troopers* *cough*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799511146497548002.post-1367007237449255982013-01-23T15:01:55.993-05:002013-01-23T15:01:55.993-05:00If it's worth buying the book, it's worth ...If it's worth buying the book, it's worth paying for the hardcover, and hardcover editions never have the movie poster for cover art.<br /><br />Other than that I read whatever edition the library has and no fucks are given.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com