tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.comments2022-12-02T00:30:37.929-08:00Donist WorldDon McMillanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-31883658908220713342017-01-06T07:38:16.517-08:002017-01-06T07:38:16.517-08:00Good list, but you missed one of the great movies ...Good list, but you missed one of the great movies of the year: "Everybody Wants Some". Richard Linklater movies are always worthwhile<br />Jeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-10234040007136389792016-10-21T07:41:45.593-07:002016-10-21T07:41:45.593-07:00Besides the Wolverine series, I don't think th...Besides the Wolverine series, I don't think that I could have remembered most of these off the top of my head, but reading about them and seeing those covers brought them back. I loved Vision and the Scarlet Witch! I remember feeling disappointed with X-Men/Micronauts, but don't know why - only read it once. I have been trying to think of some other series to add, but our tastes were pretty well aligned and you covered most of the really good ones. The main divergence in our tastes came with Miami Mice, Fish Police, and Adolescent Radioactive Black-Belt Hamsters, which I liked more than you did (which is not necessarily a credit to me). I would add Lords of the Ultra Realm - don't know if it would hold up after all these years, but I liked it when it came out. Jeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-15954070892185679322016-10-21T07:31:24.656-07:002016-10-21T07:31:24.656-07:00Great post. Couldn't agree more about the Grea...Great post. Couldn't agree more about the Great Darkness Saga. I get back to it every now and then and am always amazed. It's great storytelling, love the artwork, and it takes me back. I read it so many times, I could probably draw a few of those panels from memoryJeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-76280648655679439752016-10-14T18:47:17.132-07:002016-10-14T18:47:17.132-07:00Hey! So good to hear from you! Yeah, man, after I ...Hey! So good to hear from you! Yeah, man, after I had hit "Publish" and went to bed a bunch more came to mind, but you reminded me of even more, including a couple I have not read and now have to find.<br /><br />From Marvel: <br />Ice Man (don't remember this one at all, but I know I owned it.)<br />West Coast Avengers (I need to get this one again)<br />Kitty Pryde and Wolverine (Yes! Loved it and need to reread!)<br />Nightcrawler (a bit goofy, but fun)<br />Magic (I love the Uncanny X-Men issue and Annual with Belasco, and this is great, too)<br />Beauty and the Beast (Never read this…need to now.)<br />The Punisher (Oh, dude, this rocked my world…all 5 out of 4 issues.)<br />Punisher: POV (Never heard of this! Starlin and Wrightson?! On it.)<br /><br />From DC:<br />Super Powers (Have not read them. Need to)<br />Phantom Stranger (How the HELL did I miss this?!)<br />Sword of the Atom (read the first mini, need the second. Great.)<br />Legends (Love this. Reread it last year.)<br />Jemm Son of Saturn (I NEED to get ahold of this again. It vanished a decade or two ago and that makes me sad. :( )<br />Black Orchid (Great one!)<br />Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters (Awaiting a much needed read…just need to free it from the Closet of Doom!)<br />Batman: The Cult (just reread this earlier this year. LOVE this one.)<br />Cosmic Odyssey (Yeah, this is a blast. Good crazy fun).<br />Gilgamesh II (Starlin is my master! I have not read this. I have failed. Will correct this.)<br />Dark Knight (Of course. Of course. Yay!)<br />Hawkworld (Okay, I've been hearing about this one forever. Time to finally check it out.)<br /><br />Glad you liked the post, Chris. Yeah, the ’80s were a ridiculously great time for comics. There was honestly too much going on to be able to keep up with it all…that or I needed a massive boost in my allowance.<br /><br />All the best,<br />Don<br /><br />Don McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-32461731234783855402016-10-14T12:38:54.580-07:002016-10-14T12:38:54.580-07:00Don! Great topic! As you might guess, it hits me...Don! Great topic! As you might guess, it hits me right where my inner child lives. You've got some great choices here, though there are a number of ones I never read, of which, I plan on remedying that some day. Others that I remember with great fondness: <br /><br />- Super Powers -- all 3 series, crazy fun stuff!<br />- Sword of the Atom -- Gil Kane!!!!<br />- Jemm, Son of Saturn -- Gene Colan!!!<br />- Legends -- love, love, love this series (Ostrander, Byrne, Kesel, the introduction of the new JLA and the Suicide Squad, along with the new Flash, Captain Marvel, and Wonder Woman, with Guy Gardner Guy Gardnering it up all over the place...and my introduction to Darkseid! So good)<br />- Phantom Stranger -- Mignola & P.Craig Russell on art, nuff said<br />- Millennium -- it has a poor reputation, but I remember it fondly, and it messed with the status quo of so many series with all the Manhunter reveals, plus a checklist of issues! <br />- Beauty & the Beast -- the Beast and Dazzler, written by Ann Nocenti, come on, ANN NOCENTI! (best DD writer, ever--there, I said it)<br />- Kitty Pryde & Wolverine -- yeah, yeah, I said I wasn't an X-Fan, but I remember this book fondly, it was that point of getting EVERYTHING...almost.<br />- Martian Manhunter -- that Mark Badger art was amazing, and so weird, loved it. <br />- Hawk & Dove -- I still love this series, and Karl Kesel inking Rob Liefeld is really appealing. <br />- Deadshot -- from the pages of Suicide Squad! Bam! Ostrander, Yale, and McDonnell. Great creatives with a great character (who wasn't so great before they got hold of him). <br />- The Punisher -- by Grant & Zeck. Mind-blowing, for the art alone. <br /><br />These were all fantastic, but the BIG DEAL STUFF were all those Prestige Format series. I was all in on that, got every single one I could find: <br /><br />- Black Orchid -- Gaiman & McKean, come on...<br />- Cosmic Odyssey -- Mignola art, so quirky and great<br />- The Prisoner -- I didn't know what it was, but I loved it.<br />- Gilgamesh II -- Jim Starlin unleashed. Fun, sci-fi tale.<br />- Batman: The Cult AND Punisher: POV - Starlin & Wrightson<br />- Green Arrow: the Longbow Hunters -- I don't know that much more need be said, Grell was on fire with this one<br />- Hawkworld -- this might be my favorite "Prestige" series. Truman's story and art felt so revolutionary, at the time, gritty and serious. I re-read this every few years. <br />- Dark Knight -- does this even need to be stated? I think not.<br /><br />This was my Golden Age of Comics. I've been dabbling in my longboxes, reading some JLI and Suicide Squad, G.I. Joe and Incredible Hulk, and it's been a blast. Thanks for sparking more memories. <br /><br />take care,<br />chris<br />Chris Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109439098536082894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-82399378992004570672016-04-08T10:01:48.719-07:002016-04-08T10:01:48.719-07:00I need to catch up on Rachel Rising. Sorry to hear...I need to catch up on Rachel Rising. Sorry to hear it is endingJeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-16108973557983940522014-11-01T11:23:54.705-07:002014-11-01T11:23:54.705-07:00No problem. I debated about posting this, but I...No problem. I debated about posting this, but I'm glad I did. One thing I omitted is that things do get better. I'm married to a wonderful woman, have an amazing dog (Tulip), have a system of support through family and friends, I'm a writer, traveled to a couple other countries, met amazing people, ate great meals, read tons of comics, ran a half marathon, and the list goes on and on. As bad as things got in junior high, I knew that time was limited and that a day would come where I took control of my life. Going through that kind of abuse should NOT have happened, but getting through it, surpassing it made me a stronger person. Don McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-68937400083706883042014-11-01T08:38:25.024-07:002014-11-01T08:38:25.024-07:00Thank you for sharing this very personal story. I ...Thank you for sharing this very personal story. I have to say that I was wishing some hateful fates upon Bob and Piz while reading, but at the end I felt mostly sorry for them. I hope others who experience bullying read this and know that they are not alone.Jeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-79421418254038876622014-11-01T08:33:26.389-07:002014-11-01T08:33:26.389-07:00Congrats on "Kibbles and Bots" - looking...Congrats on "Kibbles and Bots" - looking forward to ordering my copyJeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-25625258166366660542014-11-01T08:32:44.504-07:002014-11-01T08:32:44.504-07:00Congrats on "Kibbles and Bots" - looking...Congrats on "Kibbles and Bots" - looking forward to ordering my copyJeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-73978584851847211382014-05-20T06:46:52.463-07:002014-05-20T06:46:52.463-07:00I just did a brief search and didn't find anyt...I just did a brief search and didn't find anything. Maybe some sort of explanation will pop up in The X-Men and the Micronauts series, or I will go back and check the last couple letters columns. I do know that Mantlo eventually quit Marvel to attend law school, so maybe the timing of that synced up with the too-quick-to-end ending. .Don McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-8909107508807936802014-05-18T14:53:47.348-07:002014-05-18T14:53:47.348-07:00It's funny, but I couldn't even remember h...It's funny, but I couldn't even remember how the series ended. Clearly it fell flat. Did Mantlo walk? Must dig deeper. Please report when you find out what the hey happened.Jeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-62553279372452223052014-05-02T09:41:49.742-07:002014-05-02T09:41:49.742-07:00Thanks for the comment and for reading, Chris! Yes...Thanks for the comment and for reading, Chris! Yes, I’ve read the first couple of issues of THE BUNKER back before Oni scooped it up, and it is a gnarly series; love it. I forgot to mention that by the time I got to the Oni booth, Fialkov was leaving, but he saw that I was about ready to cry, and stuck around to sign my books anyways. He’s a great guy.<br /><br />I remember LEGENDS from way back in the day. I think the COSMIC BOY mini was somehow linked to this series, but I did not find those issues on the showroom floor.<br /><br />Oh man, STRAY BULLETS...I picked up the first four issues when Comixology gave them away for free a while back and they blew me away. I also heard the awesome guys at 11 O’Clock Comics talk about their love of the series, so there was no way I was going to not pick up the UBER ALES edition. I cannot BELIEVE I completely missed out on this one back in the day. I’m glad to be fixing my mistake now. Given the size of this beast, I might need someone to spot me as I attempt to lift the dang thing.<br /><br />Thank you so much for reading!<br /><br />DonDon McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-16240904543601168492014-04-30T07:56:30.472-07:002014-04-30T07:56:30.472-07:00Nice write-up, Don. Bullet points:
- THE BUNKER ...Nice write-up, Don. Bullet points:<br /><br />- THE BUNKER is the best new comics I've read in a looooong time. Fialkov & Infurnari kick all kinds of @$$ in that first issue (haven't read #2 yet) <br /><br />- Attending as a pro next time - good for you. Assuming that will be your first con behind the table? Tug my ear if you want to know how to be ignored properly. I have some experience there.<br /><br />- LEGENDS. Love it, love it, love it! Ostrander! Byrne (good Byrne)! Kesel! Wein! Even though it suffers from having a number of plot points executed outside the main 6 issues, I still love this book. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on it.<br />- STRAY BULLETS. You, my friend, have some good reading ahead of you. Lapham's book should be a blueprint for how to write comics, in my opinion. Each issue is pretty much self-contained, but it all feeds into the overarcing narrative, and if you read them in a big chunk, like you'll be able to do, the connections will be more obvious and just make it all the more satisfying. I recently finished a big re-read of my issues in anticipation of the new series. It still holds up, brilliantly. I envy you.<br /><br />-chrisChris Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109439098536082894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-36224751345647778342014-04-27T15:39:46.707-07:002014-04-27T15:39:46.707-07:00Thank you. As for "contact," Obie doesn&...Thank you. As for "contact," Obie doesn't let me contact anyone; it's simply not allowed. That said, I need to check and see what Golden, Broderick, Guice, and Kelly have been most recently up to. <br /><br />Thanks for the vote of confidence for moderating a panel, but I am a heck of a kick-ace panel attendee. I even have a +4 Notepad-Of-Taking-Names-and-Numbers, so there is that. I will say that I am glad that Marvel is financially taking care of Mantlo, and I hope that his life is a bit easier and that he is getting the care he deserves. Much of his work touched my life, and I treasure his creations.<br /><br />One thing for certain is that there are plenty of "The Micronauts" fans out there, so hopefully a panel does come together. Oh...one thing...there are three issues worth of comic scripts, as well as some preliminary artwork for what would have been a relaunch of the series, but unfortunately Takara killed it before an issue saw release. Hopefully someday a relaunch will happen. I still need to read the scripts.<br /><br />Thanks for reading. <br /><br />DonistDon McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-39254485250563667592014-04-25T07:41:33.239-07:002014-04-25T07:41:33.239-07:00Great summary, Donist. These issues are memorable ...Great summary, Donist. These issues are memorable for me, too, especially #50. Do you have contact with the creators of Micronauts? The crew should be brought together for a roundtable panel at the next Comic-Con to revisit the series and you should be the moderator. There HAS to be more Micronaut fans out there - the room would be packed, I'm sure! Jeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-48920784416504559052014-01-24T11:46:26.006-08:002014-01-24T11:46:26.006-08:00He is, and he brings a lot to the Donist World tea...He is, and he brings a lot to the Donist World team, but I already pay him his weight in kibble on a semi-monthly basis, and taking into account the 50% matching on his 401K... He should really stop raiding the petty cash drawer, and stop trying to bring in shady outside investors all the time. Don McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-17763551654972707652014-01-24T11:43:01.969-08:002014-01-24T11:43:01.969-08:00True dat. I liked the unit and it was there...cons...True dat. I liked the unit and it was there...constantly guilting me to get up off my butt and move. Move, Donist, move dang you! Oh Well, Amazon.com had the FitBit One for $75 and I had $72 in credit, so...no brainer. It should be here next week.Don McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-92150490940145206922014-01-24T07:20:21.600-08:002014-01-24T07:20:21.600-08:00Obie sounds like a cool dog.Obie sounds like a cool dog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-20485156022186851342014-01-24T07:19:49.266-08:002014-01-24T07:19:49.266-08:00The Jawbone is working pretty well. Too bad they w...The Jawbone is working pretty well. Too bad they wouldn't let you have that one.Amy Jessica McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127581010742293424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-60432739956972598972012-11-06T10:47:22.130-08:002012-11-06T10:47:22.130-08:00Tell me about it. I don't think Mom has any pi...Tell me about it. I don't think Mom has any pictures of the joint, but it would be nice to see some. "Can I please see the X-Men comic with Wendigo on it...again?"Don McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-34512432554792744922012-11-05T07:06:31.042-08:002012-11-05T07:06:31.042-08:00I miss Andromeda, too. Wish some readers with phot...I miss Andromeda, too. Wish some readers with photos of the place would share themJeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-52053036767767469292011-11-16T07:44:11.709-08:002011-11-16T07:44:11.709-08:00You have to pick this up! Definitely not one to t...You have to pick this up! Definitely not one to trade-wait as I love the painful cliffhangers between issues. Hopefully you won't have trouble finding a copy, but I suspect most shops under ordered this title for "Big Two" books, which is sad. Good luck.Don McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-25305502673209844482011-11-16T07:03:33.808-08:002011-11-16T07:03:33.808-08:00Rachel Rising is already on #3? I must get this - ...Rachel Rising is already on #3? I must get this - thanks for the capsule synopsis!Jeff McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419424752142865136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558000761377199900.post-30357980579659213322011-08-02T07:42:31.129-07:002011-08-02T07:42:31.129-07:00Oh man, I totally forgot about Loo-Kee. Why did y...Oh man, I totally forgot about Loo-Kee. Why did you have to bring that guy up? Now it will take another 20+ years to forget about him. Loo-Kee...jeez louise, what were the creators thinking?Don McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871624966586083665noreply@blogger.com