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Son's seven. Been asking about gaming; reading my pbp sorta.......
wants to be a "warrior.....half human, half wolf.....with a big sword......THIS BIG!!!"Time for Keep on the Borderlands I reckon.
My son made up his first character last night (conceptually, no pen was put to paper or numbers assigned to stats – he’s not five yet after all).
He wants to play a guy called Zane who uses a sword and a flail. He can make his sword go fiery and cast a spell on his flail so that it can kill demons. He also wants a magic bag so he can fit all his stuff in it.
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~shakes my head and tries to keep from laughing~Is this guy for realz?
Could be a sock puppet. Might not even by a dude. And, at this point, I'm thinking prepubescent?
Oink?
Mmmmm....beer.
Started off with this weird series of books called Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators. My highschool library had the collection, and they caught my attention.
*blimk*
Morning zombie.
My first book series was the Hardy Boys. At one time I had the whole 59 (??) books in the series. Strangely, I don't particularly like mysteries anymore. Of course, my second series I got for my ninth birthday was the LotR. Guess which one I liked better?
And I still consider Salem's Lot to be one of the quintessential vampire stories.
A perfect blending of New England small-town craziness and ancient vampiric horror. A great story
Howdy Monkey Man? How's Ally?
As for LotR - to this day it's one of my favorite things ever written. I can read it over and over.
Ally is about the same, which is better than worsening, so I'll take it. We have been uber busy with commutes to Boston. I have to work late today so I am not sure if I will be going, but I am about to keel over anyway. LotR I have read about 5 times. I had a weird mental block about the Silmarillion, I think my parents bought it for me too early, it was kinda inaccessable and I grew a block about it. Recently Leaf Man suggested I listen to the audiobook, and it worked so well I just finished the second run-through.
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And I still consider Salem's Lot to be one of the quintessential vampire stories.A perfect blending of New England small-town craziness and ancient vampiric horror. A great story
Indeed. And Barlow was really a great villain - powerful, smart, but just old enough that his arrogance was his undoing.
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Ally is about the same, which is better than worsening, so I'll take it. We have been uber busy with commutes to Boston. I have to work late today so I am not sure if I will be going, but I am about to keel over anyway. LotR I have read about 5 times. I had a weird mental block about the Silmarillion, I think my parents bought it for me too early, it was kinda inaccessable and I grew a block about it. Recently Leaf Man suggested I listen to the audiobook, and it worked so well I just finished the second run-through.Howdy Monkey Man? How's Ally?
As for LotR - to this day it's one of my favorite things ever written. I can read it over and over.
Positive waves, man!
Silmarillion was one of those that I read, thought was OK, then revisited years later and liked a lot better.
Indeed. And Barlow was really a great villain - powerful, smart, but just old enough that his arrogance was his undoing.And I still consider Salem's Lot to be one of the quintessential vampire stories.A perfect blending of New England small-town craziness and ancient vampiric horror. A great story
Yeah, I was kinda disappointed with the ugly fangy portrayal in the movie. That wasn't Barlow IMO.
Ally is about the same, which is better than worsening, so I'll take it. We have been uber busy with commutes to Boston. I have to work late today so I am not sure if I will be going, but I am about to keel over anyway. LotR I have read about 5 times. I had a weird mental block about the Silmarillion, I think my parents bought it for me too early, it was kinda inaccessable and I grew a block about it. Recently Leaf Man suggested I listen to the audiobook, and it worked so well I just finished the second run-through.Howdy Monkey Man? How's Ally?
As for LotR - to this day it's one of my favorite things ever written. I can read it over and over.
Positive waves, man!
Silmarillion was one of those that I read, thought was OK, then revisited years later and liked a lot better.
I was a precocious reader, but sometimes the references just didn't click with my elementary-school brain. The copy I had from my parents was the first American printing, so they obviously thought I'd like it since I had read the LotR at nine. I just think the Ainulindalë chapter was a bit over the top for a ten-year-old. Then since I had failed at puzzling it out, I never got a handle on getting though it.
One thing I hope for the future is that my boy Charlie is an avid reader like his old man and his mommy.
Amen. I think it is a monkey-see-monkey-do thing. My parents were readers, and worked with me from an early age. Kids whose parents don't read often find their pleas to 'read more', hypocritical, at least what I have found.
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And, of course, there's my comic book obsession. I've been collecting them since around mid 80s. A long time.
Started with the Marvel G.I.Joe series, then graduated to DC with Flash and Justice League. At one point and time I was collecting numerous titles from both D.C. and Marvel.
These days it's mostly D.C., but every now and then Marvel puts out something that catches my eye.
And, of course, there's my comic book obsession. I've been collecting them since around mid 80s. A long time.
Started with the Marvel G.I.Joe series, then graduated to DC with Flash and Justice League. At one point and time I was collecting numerous titles from both D.C. and Marvel.
These days it's mostly D.C., but every now and then Marvel puts out something that catches my eye.
Interestingly enough, considering my geek pedigree and the fact that all my closest geekly comrades were avid comic collectors, I never got into it. I do read trade compillations now. I love Alan Moore's work, especially Swamp Thing. I recently got into Sandman, Fables and Hellboy. I found Walking Dead about a year or so before the TV series came out, and I was hooked.
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One thing I hope for the future is that my boy Charlie is an avid reader like his old man and his mommy.Amen. I think it is a monkey-see-monkey-do thing. My parents were readers, and worked with me from an early age. Kids whose parents don't read often find their pleas to 'read more', hypocritical, at least what I have found.
My parents weren't big readers, so I'm not sure where I got it from. But I do like to think I had some influence on my younger brother, who also enjoys reading.
Also, I hate character sheets not done in pencil. Any character builder is a no-win for me.You're starting to sound like FreeholdDM, love. ;)
*blushing* I am flattered and surprised, Treppa, honestly. But your beau Studpuffin posts right here on these boards! Our love simply cannot be!
Sadly, I'm coming to the belief that comics just ain't what they once were. It seems todays crop of writers have difficulty telling story in a single issue. Hell, some of them have problems telling a story period. But some of the old warhorses are still around, and still writing good stuff.
I think mainstream comics are suffering the same malaise mainstream publishing and mainstream news media are. The Internet has opened the gates, and made participation in these communication forms a lot easier. I read a lot of webcomics now, some are as good or better than many dead-tree versions, like The Zombie Hunters. Which I love, or Order of the Stick, etc. etc.
Hero Lab hate FTMFTotP!So Freehold DM has been selling you his Hateraide?
Of course not! I have been selling him my HATERADE{TM}. I have no idea who sells Hateraide, but they are not associated with me in any way, shape or form. I don't plan on suing them or anything, however- I do believe that competition is important for business.
McDonald's has an apple pie special this week. Apple or cherry .50 cents a pie. Time to stock up.
They have cherry? I know where I'm going for lunch.
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Interestingly enough, considering my geek pedegree and the fact that all my clossest geekly comrades were avid comic collectors, I never got into it. I do read trade compillations now. I love Alan Moore's work, especially Swamp Thing. I recently got into Sandman, Fables and Hellboy. I found Walking Dead about a year or so before the TV series came out, and I was hooked.
I've collected some Swamp Thing over the years, but never got into Hellboy or Walking Dead.
Sandman and Fables though? Two of the best written comic series ever! I collected Sandman from issue #1, and one of my biggest regrets is not finishing the series. If you can find it in compilation, there was a Lucifer series that spun off of Sandman that was also really good.
I also started with Fables from #1, and that series has been nothing short of awesome! The way they weave the various and disparate myths and folklore into a vast, interactive framework is really cool. My favorite character is Bigby Wolf, followed closely by Bufkin the Flying Monkey. There was a rumor for awhile that either NBS or ABC was going to try and bring the series to TV, but thankfully that died!
Sadly, I'm coming to the belief that comics just ain't what they once were. It seems todays crop of writers have difficulty telling story in a single issue. Hell, some of them have problems telling a story period. But some of the old warhorses are still around, and still writing good stuff.
It's become a business, and the writing reflects that quite readily, moreso than the art. I would strongly suggest you check out Star Wars: Legacy and Star Wars: Legacy War, Avengers Academy(good stuff from Marvel? Whodathunkit?), and the Dungeons and Dragons comics(It's 4th ed, I know..but I've waited too long to get the series back in comic book form, I'll hold my nose and read it- and the storyline isn't so bad either!).
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Sadly, I'm coming to the belief that comics just ain't what they once were. It seems todays crop of writers have difficulty telling story in a single issue. Hell, some of them have problems telling a story period. But some of the old warhorses are still around, and still writing good stuff.I think mainstream comics are suffering the same malaise mainstream publishing and mainstream news media are. The Internet has opened the gates, and made participation in these communication forms a lot easier. I read a lot of webcomics now, some are as good or better than many dead-tree versions, like The Zombie Hunters. Which I love, or Order of the Stick, etc. etc.
Very true. I think the industry has been dying a very slow death for some time now.
Very true. I think the industry has been dying a very slow death for some time now.
True, but the artform thrives in a new form, so it is all good. Sometime you gotta shutter the buggy whip plant and go buy a Model T ;)
If you can find it in compilation, there was a Lucifer series that spun off of Sandman that was also really good.
Yeah I saw that, with Lucifer quitting Hell and all. It's on my list of things to buy/read
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crack that whip
give the past the slip
step on a crack
break your momma's back
when a problem comes along
you must whip it
before the cream sits out too long
you must whip it
when something's going wrong
you must whip it
now whip it
into shape
shape it up
get straight
go forward
move ahead
try to detect it
it's not too late
to whip it
whip it good
when a good time turns around
you must whip it
you will never live it down
unless you whip it
no one gets away
until they whip it
i say whip it
whip it good
i say whip it
whip it good
crack that whip
give the past the slip
step on a crack
break your momma's back
when a problem comes along
you must whip it
before the cream sits out too long
you must whip it
when something's going wrong
you must whip it
now whip it
into shape
shape it up
get straight
go forward
move ahead
try to detect it
it's not too late
to whip it
into shape
shape it up
get straight
go forward
move ahead
try to detect it
it's not too late
to whip it
whip it good
Sadly, I'm coming to the belief that comics just ain't what they once were. It seems todays crop of writers have difficulty telling story in a single issue. Hell, some of them have problems telling a story period. But some of the old warhorses are still around, and still writing good stuff.I think mainstream comics are suffering the same malaise mainstream publishing and mainstream news media are. The Internet has opened the gates, and made participation in these communication forms a lot easier. I read a lot of webcomics now, some are as good or better than many dead-tree versions, like The Zombie Hunters. Which I love, or Order of the Stick, etc. etc.
Essentially, +1. My undying hatred for the man aside, I knew there was a problem when Joss Whedon started writing for X-Men, and a few known soap opera writers started working for Marvel- comics are something that should guide you on your path to writing for other mediums, and while the occasional guest shot is a good thing(not at all saying that Joss Whedon shouldn't have ever written for X-Men or Marvel at all), when you get someone who is eventually going to be bogged down with other projects and will certainly leave the book before long, there's a problem. But that's just me.
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If you can find it in compilation, there was a Lucifer series that spun off of Sandman that was also really good.Yeah I saw that, with Lucifer quitting Hell and all. It's on my list of things to buy/read
It was good. There was a 3 issue miniseries, a 75 issue regular series, and a one shot. All very well written.