tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post6264889298676153117..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Spaceknight Saturdays: Man, the Torpedo!Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-72007252229910645052008-09-20T11:07:00.000-03:002008-09-20T11:07:00.000-03:00Conan is one thing. He exists in his own universe....Conan is one thing. He exists in his own universe.<BR/><BR/>Rom interacts with the Marvel Universe directly, so I don't think another publisher could reprint the series. It's not that the rights are expensive, it's that they're in an international legal tangle. I don't think anyone properly knows HOW to get them and from WHOM.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-55395815160031684092008-09-20T11:01:00.000-03:002008-09-20T11:01:00.000-03:00Sadly we may never see the books reprinted. Unless...Sadly we may never see the books reprinted. Unless of course a publisher who loved them decides to buy the rights.<BR/><BR/>I've noticied that the Star Wars and Conan books published by Marvel are being reprinted by Dark Horse, I think it has something to do with the rights, however I'm curious as to how much Dark Horse has to pay Marvel to use their material.Baublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624802078417185012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-12533975657448517782008-09-15T09:19:00.000-03:002008-09-15T09:19:00.000-03:00Sure, it's a grand old tradition in the geek commu...Sure, it's a grand old tradition in the geek community called Nitpicking.<BR/><BR/>One can only surmise that the Torpedo suit protects the wearer from the force of the blows.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-40545420065451117312008-09-15T08:12:00.000-03:002008-09-15T08:12:00.000-03:00saturdays always take so long to come around.readi...saturdays always take so long to come around.<BR/><BR/>reading comics always brings out the worst in me. It's like, well, if this jet-punch is so powerful, wouldn't the torpedo's hand be crushed every time he used it?<BR/><BR/>I'm sure there is a name for this phenomenon: it's a bit like those people who roll their eyes at independence day--how on earth you could upload a virus to an alien computer? It's an unwillingness to suspend belief?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-50642257407082639742008-09-13T18:09:00.000-03:002008-09-13T18:09:00.000-03:00Well, if Newfoundland falls, not sure many would n...Well, if Newfoundland falls, not sure many would notice. INSIDIOUS!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-15152748962068454302008-09-13T17:56:00.000-03:002008-09-13T17:56:00.000-03:00"Is that a Wraith enclave in Newfoundland? I knew ..."Is that a Wraith enclave in Newfoundland? I knew it."<BR/><BR/>If Canada falls, so falls the world!<BR/><BR/>I think that there really needs to be a Rom essentials bookmwbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812827223923093037noreply@blogger.com