The Big Barnes Sale- Board/Video Games, some books

Damn, this blows down my little lemonade stand.

Down to one shelf, huh? About how many games is that? What makes the cut?

I'm very interested in Hold the Line, but my gaming dollars are spoken for for the next few months. How about a trade for an unplayed Hunting Party and Isle of Doctor Necreaux? hahahahaha

Michael Barnes wrote:

Wrong, Space Ghost, you ignored me. I responded up there. $40 to paypal, WoFTM sent thursday.

I'm a moron sometimes, i completely missed that response. Paypal sent.

Michael Barnes wrote:

Almalik was asking if I still had FUCKING REEF ENCOUNTER available.

Hehe. I currently have a trade going on at TOS. Trading away Reef Encounter for Chaos in the Old World Of course I haven't actually received anything yet but it's worth the risk.

Ooo..I missed Claustrophoia? I kinda want that one. Ahh well. I'll have to steal Frank's copy when he's not looking.

Steve"Always plays a Rogue"Avery

metalface13 wrote:

dragonstout wrote:

Michael Barnes wrote:

Y: The Last Man trade graphic novel set (books 1-4)- $12

I'd think that if you hate Joss Whedon, you'd haaaaaaaaaate Brian K. Vaughan. I like Whedon, but I understand the complaints, because ye gods do I have the same complaints about Y the Last Man. Some cool ideas though.

I don't see the connection. Because they both make pop culture references?

Because Vaughan is a huge admirer of Whedon and vice versa, Runaways was practically his Buffy imitation, and because Vaughan yes, makes tons of smarmy, intrusive, and annoying pop-culture references.

Just because they admire each other and have written for each others' comics I wouldn't necessarily lump them in the same boat.

I think Vaughan is more adept at writing a variety of tones. Pride of Baghdad, Runaways, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina and Lost all have different tones and themes. If you gave me a copy of Ex Machina and Runaways and told me they were by different authors I'd believe it.

And while I like Whedon, I'd be hard to say otherwise. His giveaway is how he handles dialogue.

metalface13 wrote:

Just because they admire each other and have written for each others' comics I wouldn't necessarily lump them in the same boat.

I think Vaughan is more adept at writing a variety of tones. Pride of Baghdad, Runaways, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina and Lost all have different tones and themes. If you gave me a copy of Ex Machina and Runaways and told me they were by different authors I'd believe it.

And while I like Whedon, I'd be hard to say otherwise. His giveaway is how he handles dialogue.

I feel like Vaughan has similar giveaways *shrug* To each his own. Just about all the hot current mainstream comics writers drive me insane: Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Mark Millar, Vaughan, Warren Ellis...

I agree about Millar and Ellis. I really like Bendis when he's writing noirish stuff like Criminal and Sleeper and Ultimate Spider-Man has it's highs and lows, but I think the rest of his super hero stuff is just OK.

Who are your preferred comic writers then?

I also render my apologies for hijacking this thread. I think I'll start a "What COMICS are you reading?" thread.

Yo Barnes. PM sent.