tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post2636970071051627338..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: I suppose I might as well read Astonishing X-Men Vol. 5: Ghost BoxCalebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-53814046424786842242011-12-01T09:28:16.042-08:002011-12-01T09:28:16.042-08:00there is a Bison paddock in the northwest corner o...there is a Bison paddock in the northwest corner of Golden Gate Park. i don't think there are any pagodas in it, but Bianchi is probably just quoting it as a visual elements from the Japanese gardens in another part of the park.settsimaksiminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878969521035460936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-88200371275796233762011-11-29T08:27:53.061-08:002011-11-29T08:27:53.061-08:00Count me in as one who immediately dropped Astonis...Count me in as one who immediately dropped Astonishing after that 16 page/$3.99 stunt.<br /><br />I went back and read the trade once my library got it -- it was enjoyable enough, but that was the first time I was offended by the price of a Marvel comic (and, sadly, it probably won't be the last...)Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843553710427657926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-55985462515757210472011-11-28T22:00:48.879-08:002011-11-28T22:00:48.879-08:00When they released the Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Bo...When they released the Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Box #1 it was sixteen pages of story and some script/art backmatter for $3.99. I'm sure I'm not the only one who quit the book because of that issue.D. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127703690470020059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-14087468119881471872011-11-28T13:03:50.167-08:002011-11-28T13:03:50.167-08:00I remember when this first started, and trying to ...I remember when this first started, and trying to make sense out of it, and basically giving up in despair.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-29216011469627839062011-11-28T06:56:41.169-08:002011-11-28T06:56:41.169-08:00Oh yeah, and I read the Shining Knight mini too. ...Oh yeah, and I read the Shining Knight mini too. (Now that you mentioned it, I think I vaguely remember him doing something Wolvie related with Loeb too--is that the one where Sabretooth gets killed forever?--but that came out after the point where I realized NOT reading Loeb-written comics is a better idea than reading them.)<br /><br />Thanks; I axed that bit from the post.Calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-22622824619143714532011-11-28T05:46:10.533-08:002011-11-28T05:46:10.533-08:00Bianchi did the Shining Knight miniseries for Morr...Bianchi did the Shining Knight miniseries for Morrison's Seven Soldiers, so I don't know if he was familiar solely for his cover work. I think his Wolverine arc with Loeb came before this, too.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481137891542684401noreply@blogger.com