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That's an interesting exercise! Not bad!

#427

From: Jean-Emmanuel Dubois <d-luxe@...>
Date: Sun Feb 1, 2009 4:50 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Fun art experiment: "Re-inked Ditko"

jeanemmanuel...

I prefer your version !!

I think you added what was missing on that particular Ditko piece-

JED

Le 1 f�vr. 09 � 16:10, jamesrobertsmith a �crit :

That's an interesting exercise! Not bad!

#428

From: "Rob Imes" <robimes@...>
Date: Sun Feb 1, 2009 9:56 pm
Subject: The Swatters - they sound like a Ditko villain

robimes

Just saw this AP article at
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090201/ap_on_hi_te/tec911_swatting

titled "Fraudulent 911 callers create havoc"

The article begins, "Doug Bates and his wife, Stacey, were in bed
around 10 p.m., their 2-year-old daughters asleep in a nearby room.
Suddenly they were shaken awake by the wail of police sirens and the
rumble of a helicopter above their suburban Southern California home.
A criminal must be on the loose, they thought.

"Doug Bates got up to lock the doors and grabbed a knife. A beam from
a flashlight hit him. He peeked into the backyard. A swarm of police,
assault rifles drawn, ordered him out of the house. Bates emerged,
frightened and with the knife in his hand, as his wife frantically
dialed 911. They were handcuffed and ordered to the ground while
officers stormed the house.

"The scene of mayhem and carnage the officers expected was nowhere to
be found. Neither the Bateses nor the officers knew that they were
pawns in a dangerous game being played 1,200 miles away by a teenager
bent on terrifying a random family of strangers."

The tactic is called "swatting" because SWAT teams often show up at
the victims' homes as a result of the prank calls.  Those who engage
in this crime are known as "swatters."  This sounded like something
in a Ditko story to me... A more extreme version of "Answer the
Phone, Dottie!"

The AP article notes, "Investigators say swatters are usually
motivated by a mixture of ego and malice, a desire for revenge and
domination over rivals."

They are envious and hateful of others, finding satisfaction and
pleasure in their efforts to disrupt or destroy the lives of others
(including people that they have never met and who have done them no
harm).  They must see another person's happiness as a threat to their
own happiness.  They seek "domination over rivals" (i.e., over anyone
they perceive as better than themselves), using lies and force to
bring about their destructive goal.

In Ditko, etc., we are shown two brutes, Force and Violence.  Force
is described as "Physical power or strength exerted against a person:
physical coercion."  Violence is described as "Physical force used as
to injure or damage."  The Swatters are a real-life example of those
two characters.

Another character that ought to be named is Fraud, which might be
defined as "a falsehood by which one harms or deprives the
innocent."  As the AP title says, the phone calls were "Fraudulent,"
based on non-existent, fabricated threats.  The unreal was declared
real, and the good was used to do bad -- justice used to create an
injustice.

The AP article concludes, "One of the defendants currently serving a
five-year sentence, told the AP in a series of letters from prison
that the attacks started with the standard fare of prank callers �
sending pizzas and locksmiths to victims' homes � escalated to
shutting the power and water off and eventually led to swatting."

This reminds me of the escalation shown in "My Brother..." (MURDER
#3) where the small "petty crimes" by the bad brother, Ben,
increasingly led to more serious crimes.  They started as "just a
gag" and evolved into cold-blooded murder.  It was the mentality of
wrongdoing which led down that path, a road which began with a single
step in that direction.  In the case of the above Swatter, a road
which finally led to prison because of his crimes.

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#429

From: "mike_delisa" <mdelisa@...>
Date: Sun Feb 1, 2009 10:51 pm
Subject: Re: The Swatters - they sound like a Ditko villain

mike_delisa

Funny, I saw the following article in today's paper. It reminded me
not of a Ditko story per se but of a certain worldview:

Georgia couple to get $20,000 in charity from eBay auction winners
By Tracy Connor, NY DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Saturday, January 31st 2009, 9:36 PM

A Georgia drowning in medical bills for their two disabled kids put
everything they own - except for their house - up for auction on eBay.

Last week, Gregg and Brittiny Peters accepted a bid of $20,000 for all
worldly possessions - but it came with a catch.

The winners, a Texas couple, want the family to keep the money and
their stuff.

"They've worked really hard to get those things and we're in a
position to help them," Donnia Blair told The Associated Press.

In a strange twist, though, the Peters clan isn't happy about the bid.
They said they were looking for a fresh start - not charity.

"They are apparently not willing to take our stuff," Brittiny Peters
said. "They're purchasing them to give them back to us."

The mom of three - who has one child with autism and another with
arthritis - said she may accept the cash but donate the auction items
to others.

--- In ditkomania@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Imes" <robimes@...> wrote:
>
> Just saw this AP article at
> http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090201/ap_on_hi_te/tec911_swatting

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#430

From: "Rodney Schroeter" <rschroet@...>
Date: Mon Feb 2, 2009 1:39 am
Subject: Ditko Items on eBay

silent_reels

Currently on eBay...

Steve Ditko: 160pg Charlton book; + orig Charlton comic
Item Id: 320337327558
Starting price: $13.00
End time: Feb-08-09
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320337327558

4 DC comics with Steve Ditko art, 1970s/80s
Item Id: 320337218818
Starting price: $3.00
End time: Feb-08-09
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320337218818

Strange Suspense Stories 40, 1959, Ditko cover, inside
Item Id: 320337401454
Starting price: $3.00
End time: Feb-11-09
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320337401454




Off-topic to this list, but of possible interest:

Journey into Mystery 99, 100, Kirby Heck Mr. Hyde intro
Item Id: 320336795627
Starting price: $9.00
End time: Feb-09-09
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320336795627


And:  I'm selling sketchbook drawings by William Messner-Loebs, with
the full final bid amount going to the artist.  As I write this, one
of the following has a bid.  (No 10% to the Ayn Rand Institute, but I
would appreciate it if those who have ethical issues with my
contributing to that organization, please do not bid on these, or any
of my auctions.)

William Messner-Loebs original sketch, caped superhero
Item Id: 320336803656
Starting price: $9.00
End time: Feb-09-09
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320336803656

William Messner-Loebs original sketch, 2 inked heads
Item Id: 320336804023
Starting price: $9.00
End time: Feb-09-09
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320336804023

William Messner-Loebs original sketch, Red Ferret, more
Item Id: 320336804410
Starting price: $9.00
End time: Feb-09-09
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320336804410


Thanks,
Rodney Schroeter

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#431

From: Phil Latter <chromium_foil@...>
Date: Tue Feb 3, 2009 2:50 am
Subject: Re: Famous Last Words

chromium_foil

You know,

This reminds me of an odd situation that developed on another comics based yahoo group that I was a member of, a few years ago or more.

About three or more years ago, on another comics based yahoo group, someone had posted some pro spam in favour of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, also known as The Mormons.

The owner of the group then posted he was 'pretty sure' who had planted that spam, and there were hints from himself, that it was myself who had sent that spam.

I was flabbergasted. Then I figured it out. He was assuming that because my legal surname is Latter, that, gee, I must be a Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints/-Mormon member, the suspected spammer.

I enlightened him that no, my surname of Latter actually goes back several hundred years at least, and it is in fact Welsh in origin. And if it has any religious connections, I am blissfully unaware of it.

I then explained that, not only am I not a Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints/-Mormon member, if the truth be known, I am a pretty nice guy, but I am also.....an atheist.

Then there was some serious backpedalling on the part of the accusing poster.

It was funny and surreal.

I have nothing against religious people, though.

To each their own.

I'm not fond of being stopped on the street and being lectured by any members of any religious sect, which is something that both The Mormons do. But at least they are always polite.

I just say, "No, thank you", and keep going.

Best Wishes,

Phil Latter

--- On Wed, 1/28/09, Ditkomania@... <Ditkomania@...> wrote:

From: Ditkomania@... <Ditkomania@...>
Subject: [ditkomania] Famous Last Words
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Received: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 5:50 PM

In a message dated 1/28/2009 8:01:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, metron12001@ yahoo.com writes:

I've been a member of the Mormon church for just over two years, and have yet to see any of this hate mongering that you accuse them of.

Thanks to being a Mason I no longer have to wonder what Joe Smith's dying words were.

Better-at-History- than-Philosophy Bill

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#432

From: Thom Young <thomyoung@...>
Date: Tue Feb 3, 2009 3:24 am
Subject: Re: Famous Last Words

thomyoung

Having the last name "Young" and being originally from Idaho (the state with the second highest populations of Mormons after Utah), I was often mistaken for a Mormon. A common question was, "Are you a descendant of Brigham Young?"

No, I'm not. The Young family of which I am a descendant were hillbillies in the Ozark mountains who eventually emigrated to Idaho. It's just a coincidence that I have the same last name as the second prophet of the Mormon Church. In actuality, the Ozark Mountain Youngs are related to Jesse James and the Younger Gang.

However, I never had a Mormon lecture to me. They always asked me if they could give me a free copy of the Book of Mormon.

I would always say, "Sure."

I love to get free books. :)

I always appreciated the fact that devout Mormons don't smoke. I'm allergic to tobacco, and being surrounded by Mormons kept me from having asthma attacks. :)

--- On Mon, 2/2/09, Phil Latter <chromium_foil@...> wrote:

I'm not fond of being stopped on the street and being lectured by any members of any religious sect, which is something that both The Mormons do. But at least they are always polite.

I just say, "No, thank you", and keep going.

#433

From: "Barry Pearl" <Finfangfoom@...>
Date: Tue Feb 3, 2009 3:36 pm
Subject: Re: Famous Last Words

barryprl

Phil, All this time I thought you were the Latter of the New Orleans
Saints!!!

I was an atheist, but I gave it up, no holidays!

#434

From: Phil Latter <chromium_foil@...>
Date: Tue Feb 3, 2009 4:55 pm
Subject: Famous Last Words

chromium_foil

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Barry,

For me, my dad is now, and always has been, such an extreme bible thumper, as they say, while I get along with him, for the first 19 years of my life, before I moved to Toronto from Nova Scotia, he verbally crammed religion down our throats every chance he got.

By the time I was out on my own, this had the opposite effect of what he'd attended.

Meaning, by then, I was totally turned off religion.

Now, when we get together, he knows, finally, not to bring up that topic.

Best Wishes,

Phil

--- On Tue, 2/3/09, Barry Pearl <Finfangfoom@...> wrote:

From: Barry Pearl <Finfangfoom@...>
Subject: [ditkomania] Re: Famous Last Words
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 11:36 AM

Phil, All this time I thought you were the Latter of the New Orleans
Saints!!!

I was an atheist, but I gave it up, no holidays!

#435

From: "Nick Caputo" <caputon66@...>
Date: Tue Feb 3, 2009 7:13 pm
Subject: Return of the Yancy Street Gang

caputon66

Press Release:

This Saturday at the New York ComicCon the legendary "Yancy Street
Gang" makes a special appearance. Comprised of Boisterous Barry Pearl,
Madcap Mike Vassallo, Genial John Caputo, Peerless Peter Sanzone, and
yours truly, Nefarious Nick Caputo (Doc V, will honorary Yancy
Streeter, Jocular Jason Vassallo, be there?). Some of us will be
wearing our YSG Tee shirts, so say hello, and don't be a wiseguy,
understand?

....and to keep this on topic. If you see me you'll discover that I
have "Ditko Hands".

Nick C.

#436

From: Ditkomania@...
Date: Tue Feb 3, 2009 2:16 pm
Subject: Re: Return of the Yancy Street Gang

comicbookheaven

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Wow - are you a band like that thing with Stephen King and the writers? Who plays what instrument?

Bill

#437

From: "Nick Caputo" <caputon66@...>
Date: Tue Feb 3, 2009 8:21 pm
Subject: Re: Return of the Yancy Street Gang

caputon66

Some might claim we're a gang of unruly punks, but we're actually
erudite and charming (well, SOME of us! :)

A band? Well, Doc plays a mean piano, my brother and Doc's son play
the guitar a little...now if only Barry, Peter and I could learn to
play an instrument...We could change our name to the Sinister Six!

Nick C.

--- In ditkomania@yahoogroups.com, Ditkomania@... wrote:
>
> Wow - are you a band like that thing with Stephen King and the
writers? Who
> plays what instrument?
>      Bill
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>

#438

From: "Barry Pearl" <Finfangfoom@...>
Date: Tue Feb 3, 2009 9:56 pm
Subject: Re: Return of the Yancy Street Gang

barryprl

I am definitely wearing the sweatshirt!

Nick wrote: "If you see me you'll discover that I
have "Ditko Hands". " Isn't it time you gave them back?

#439

From: Ditkomania@...
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 7:54 am
Subject: Walk don't run - O.T.

comicbookheaven

Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499.

to your nearest comic shop and get the free handout that shipped yesterday. The YOUNG GUNS SHETCHBOOK has 5 pages a piece of art by Daniel Acuna, Stefano Caselli, Mike Choi, Khoi Pham, Rafel Sandoval and my personal choice for best comic Artist (with a capitol A) of the 21st century, Marko Djurdjevic.

There are finished pieces and character design sketches from each and a short, informative biography.

You just might discover your new favorite artist .

Wild Bill www.JustMarvel.com

#440

From: "mike_delisa" <mdelisa@...>
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 4:45 pm
Subject: Re: Walk don't run - O.T.

mike_delisa

If this is such exciting news, shouldn't I run, not walk?

--- In ditkomania@yahoogroups.com, Ditkomania@... wrote:
>
> to your nearest comic shop and get the free handout that shipped
yesterday.
> The YOUNG GUNS SHETCHBOOK has 5 pages a piece of art by Daniel
Acuna, Stefano
> Caselli, Mike Choi, Khoi Pham, Rafel Sandoval and my personal choice
for best
> comic Artist (with a capitol A) of the 21st century, Marko Djurdjevic.
>    There are finished pieces and character design sketches from each
and a
> short, informative biography.
>    You just might discover your new favorite artist .
>         Wild Bill _www.JustMarvel.com_ (http://www.JustMarvel.com)
> **************Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499.
>
(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://\
ad.doubleclick.
> net/clk;211531132;33070124;e)
>

#441

From: Ditkomania@...
Date: Thu Feb 5, 2009 11:50 am
Subject: Re: Re: Walk don't run - O.T.

comicbookheaven

Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499.

In a message dated 2/5/2009 11:46:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, mdelisa@... writes:

If this is such exciting news, shouldn't I run, not walk?

--- In ditkomania@yahoogroups.com, Ditkomania@... wrote:
>
> to your nearest comic shop and get the free handout that shipped
yesterday.
> The YOUNG GUNS SHETCHBOOK has 5 pages a piece of art by Daniel
Acuna, Stefano
> Caselli, Mike Choi, Khoi Pham, Rafel Sandoval and my personal choice
for best
> comic Artist (with a capitol A) of the 21st century, Marko Djurdjevic.
> There are finished pieces and character design sketches from each
and a
> short, informative biography.
> You just might discover your new favorite artist .
> Wild Bill _www.JustMarvel.com_ (http://www.JustMarvel.com)

I hear from the Yahoo-List pundits that we are the last generation of comic fans and after we are gone comics will be extinct so I want everyone to be careful...

Bill

#443

From: "Nick Caputo" <caputon66@...>
Date: Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:31 pm
Subject: Craig Yoe on Ditko

caputon66

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers.com/Blog/?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

#444

From: "Jim Salicrup" <salicrup@...>
Date: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:30 pm
Subject: Re: Craig Yoe on Ditko

jimsalicrup

Hey, I should've posted something before the NYCC to say that I would be at the Papercutz/NBM booth throughout the convention, and it would've been great to meet fellow listers! Maybe next time...?

Jim Salicrup

----- Original Message -----

From: Nick Caputo

To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:31 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers.com/Blog/?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

#445

From: "jamesrobertsmith" <jamesrobertsmith@...>
Date: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:03 pm
Subject: Re: Craig Yoe on Ditko

jamesroberts...

What a neat story! Ditko is one of the creators I'd love to meet. I'm
glad that he and Henson got to meet up. That's a nice image.

#446

From: Phil Latter <chromium_foil@...>
Date: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:16 pm
Subject: Re: Craig Yoe on Ditko

chromium_foil

Hi Jim,

I am curious....is Papercutz still going strong? I stopped paying attention when they ceased putting out new Zorro comic books.

What are they publishing these days?

Best,

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@...> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@...>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:30 PM

Hey, I should've posted something before the NYCC to say that I would be at the Papercutz/NBM booth throughout the convention, and it would've been great to meet fellow listers! Maybe next time...?

Jim Salicrup

----- Original Message -----

From: Nick Caputo

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:31 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers. com/Blog/ ?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

Now with a new friend-happy design! Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger

#447

From: "Jim Salicrup" <salicrup@...>
Date: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:51 pm
Subject: Re: Craig Yoe on Ditko

jimsalicrup

Phil,

Yep, we're doing better than ever! Even at NYCC we did better than we did last year. We're publishing BIONICLE (a series based on a line of toys for boys produced by LEGO), The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Classics Illustrated (we're republishing as hardcovers the First Comics Classics, and publishing all-new, much longer adaptations in Classics Illustrated Deluxe), and Tales from the Crypt (all-new). We've got a few new titles in the works as well. Basically, we're producing material for all-ages and the reception we've gotten has been very positive.

Again, it would've been great to meet some of you guys in person! maybe at a MoCCA event?

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:16 PM

Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

Hi Jim,

I am curious....is Papercutz still going strong? I stopped paying attention when they ceased putting out new Zorro comic books.

What are they publishing these days?

Best,

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz.com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz.com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:30 PM

Hey, I should've posted something before the NYCC to say that I would be at the Papercutz/NBM booth throughout the convention, and it would've been great to meet fellow listers! Maybe next time...?

Jim Salicrup

----- Original Message -----

From: Nick Caputo

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:31 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers. com/Blog/ ?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

Now with a new friend-happy design! Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger

#448

From: Phil Latter <chromium_foil@...>
Date: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:06 pm
Subject: Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

chromium_foil

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Jim,

I'd love to see one of the comics groups get a license to put out Green Horent Comics! Now there is a character that has been out of the public eye for a long, long time, and with a ton of fans!

Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Avenger (all Pulp magazine characters) would be great, too!

Continued best wishes for Papercutz!

By the way, what is Don McGregor doing these days?

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@...> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@...>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 6:51 PM

Phil,

Yep, we're doing better than ever! Even at NYCC we did better than we did last year. We're publishing BIONICLE (a series based on a line of toys for boys produced by LEGO), The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Classics Illustrated (we're republishing as hardcovers the First Comics Classics, and publishing all-new, much longer adaptations in Classics Illustrated Deluxe), and Tales from the Crypt (all-new). We've got a few new titles in the works as well. Basically, we're producing material for all-ages and the reception we've gotten has been very positive.

Again, it would've been great to meet some of you guys in person! maybe at a MoCCA event?

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:16 PM

Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

Hi Jim,

I am curious....is Papercutz still going strong? I stopped paying attention when they ceased putting out new Zorro comic books.

What are they publishing these days?

Best,

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:30 PM

Hey, I should've posted something before the NYCC to say that I would be at the Papercutz/NBM booth throughout the convention, and it would've been great to meet fellow listers! Maybe next time...?

Jim Salicrup

----- Original Message -----

From: Nick Caputo

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:31 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers. com/Blog/ ?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

Now with a new friend-happy design! Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger

#449

From: "Barry Pearl" <Finfangfoom@...>
Date: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:08 pm
Subject: Re: Craig Yoe on Ditko

barryprl

A MoCCA moment seems fine. Nick and Mike are big coffee drinkers, but
I prefer hot chocolate!


Barry Pearl, FFF.

(Now I know what MOCCA is, I was there with Nick when Blake Bell's
book came out last year)

#450

From: "Jim Salicrup" <salicrup@...>
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:02 am
Subject: Re: Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

jimsalicrup

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Phil,

Dark Horse has been connected to the Green Hornet for some time, and I was watching what was happening on the proposed to Green Hornet film with great interest, until the casting fell apart again. This is important to me because Papercutz books are mainly targeted at kids, and if the characters aren't on TV or in movies, or somewhere that kids are paying attention, then bookstores won't carry our graphic novels. I love all those Pulp characters, but if kids don't know who they are, they won't buy 'em. Or so I'm told.

Isn't Sam Rami involved in a Shadow movie (and just to cheat to get back on topic, I believe Sam's already done three successful films based on one of Mr. Ditko's characters)? That would be great -- but again, does dark horse still have the comicbook/graphic novel rights? Who knows...?

We are trying to bring back a character similar to one of the Pulp characters you mentioned -- the character was even published by DC Comics -- in an upcoming Hardy Boys graphic novel. In its own weird way it'll be kinda like when the Avengers originally brought back Captain America. But I can say no more about it now.

As for Don McGregor, a 30th anniversary hardcover edition of the original Sabre graphic novel, illustrated by Paul Gulacy, should be out soon with a new introduction by Don -- it's black and white, 48 pages for $14.99 from Desperado Publishing. An all-new script for another Sabre graphic novel has been completed by Don and may be forthcoming from Desperado as well.

Thanks for the best wishes for Papercutz. It's greatly appreciated.

Also, thanks to Rob Imes for Ditkomania #70! It's got me wanting to track down all those Ditko Blue Beetles! (And just to make up for being so off-topic today -- Ditko, Ditko, Ditko!)

Thanks,

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:06 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

Jim,

I'd love to see one of the comics groups get a license to put out Green Horent Comics! Now there is a character that has been out of the public eye for a long, long time, and with a ton of fans!

Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Avenger (all Pulp magazine characters) would be great, too!

Continued best wishes for Papercutz!

By the way, what is Don McGregor doing these days?

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz.com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz.com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 6:51 PM

Phil,

Yep, we're doing better than ever! Even at NYCC we did better than we did last year. We're publishing BIONICLE (a series based on a line of toys for boys produced by LEGO), The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Classics Illustrated (we're republishing as hardcovers the First Comics Classics, and publishing all-new, much longer adaptations in Classics Illustrated Deluxe), and Tales from the Crypt (all-new). We've got a few new titles in the works as well. Basically, we're producing material for all-ages and the reception we've gotten has been very positive.

Again, it would've been great to meet some of you guys in person! maybe at a MoCCA event?

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:16 PM

Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

Hi Jim,

I am curious....is Papercutz still going strong? I stopped paying attention when they ceased putting out new Zorro comic books.

What are they publishing these days?

Best,

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:30 PM

Hey, I should've posted something before the NYCC to say that I would be at the Papercutz/NBM booth throughout the convention, and it would've been great to meet fellow listers! Maybe next time...?

Jim Salicrup

----- Original Message -----

From: Nick Caputo

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:31 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers. com/Blog/ ?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

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#451

From: "Jim Salicrup" <salicrup@...>
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:04 am
Subject: Re: Re: Craig Yoe on Ditko

jimsalicrup

Barry,

Or as was really the case at that MoCCA event, it was when Blake Bell's book didn't come out! (Missed it by that much!) Blake was great anyway, and I'm sure we all have copies of his book now.

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Barry Pearl

To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:08 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Re: Craig Yoe on Ditko

A MoCCA moment seems fine. Nick and Mike are big coffee drinkers, but
I prefer hot chocolate!

Barry Pearl, FFF.

(Now I know what MOCCA is, I was there with Nick when Blake Bell's
book came out last year)

#452

From: Phil Latter <chromium_foil@...>
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:00 am
Subject: a note to Jim Salicrup! And a thanks to Rob Imes!

chromium_foil

Jim,

I had heard nothing to do with Dark Horse having any Green Hornet rights. Can you tell me more about that, and will anything come of it? Does anyone other than Jim know anything about this?

You sure have me curious as to what character will be in Hardy Boys by Papercutz!

Will the character literally be a character that was in DC Comics (or) will it be a similar character made up by Papercutz?
I really you can't tell me at this time which character it will be, but, can you answer the above question?

To Rob Imes,

I, too, received, gratis, Ditkomania # 70, the first issue that I have ever seen, and it is great!

I will be looking (and paying) with interest, future issues!

Thank you very much for your great kindness! I really appreciate it! Wonderful publication!

Jim, yes, by all means, look for and find the Steve Ditko silver age Charlton Blue Beetle comics, they are great! Previous to that, the Ditko Blue Beetle also appeared in Charlton's Captain Atom title for several issues, and of course, those Charlton Captain Atom issues are also by Ditko! I completed my sets of all of that stuff several years ago, and, more recently, all of the Ditko much rarer Space Adventures # 33 and up Captain Atom appearances, from Doug Sulipa's Comics World, who has a website on the net. I've been dealing with him for buying scarce and rare vintage comics for decades! He's great!

A lot of folks are unaware that, in Captain Atom's first appearance in Space Adventures # 33 (VERY early 1960's), inside that comic book, unlike its' cover, Captain Atom's outfit was actually powder blue and black, and NOT yellow and orange/-red-! It's an interesting look, I tell you!

When later, the issue was reprinted (more than once), the same story was recoloured, and in those reprints, the costume was yellow and orange/-red, as you would suspect!

Back on the Green Hornet topic for a bit: it is indeed a shame that The Green Hornet movie went kaput once director Kevin Smith walked away from it! I guess now that that movie will never get made! What a shame. Sigh.

Best Wishes to you and the very kind Rob Imes-!

I hadn't heard about a new upcoming Shadow movie! Who can tell me about that? And also, I heard there will be a new Lee Falk's The Phantom movie, to be filmed in Australia! Is there any more recent news on that?

Best to all,

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@...> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@...>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 9:02 PM

Phil,

Dark Horse has been connected to the Green Hornet for some time, and I was watching what was happening on the proposed to Green Hornet film with great interest, until the casting fell apart again. This is important to me because Papercutz books are mainly targeted at kids, and if the characters aren't on TV or in movies, or somewhere that kids are paying attention, then bookstores won't carry our graphic novels. I love all those Pulp characters, but if kids don't know who they are, they won't buy 'em. Or so I'm told.

Isn't Sam Rami involved in a Shadow movie (and just to cheat to get back on topic, I believe Sam's already done three successful films based on one of Mr. Ditko's characters)? That would be great -- but again, does dark horse still have the comicbook/graphic novel rights? Who knows...?

We are trying to bring back a character similar to one of the Pulp characters you mentioned -- the character was even published by DC Comics -- in an upcoming Hardy Boys graphic novel. In its own weird way it'll be kinda like when the Avengers originally brought back Captain America. But I can say no more about it now.

As for Don McGregor, a 30th anniversary hardcover edition of the original Sabre graphic novel, illustrated by Paul Gulacy, should be out soon with a new introduction by Don -- it's black and white, 48 pages for $14.99 from Desperado Publishing. An all-new script for another Sabre graphic novel has been completed by Don and may be forthcoming from Desperado as well.

Thanks for the best wishes for Papercutz. It's greatly appreciated.

Also, thanks to Rob Imes for Ditkomania #70! It's got me wanting to track down all those Ditko Blue Beetles! (And just to make up for being so off-topic today -- Ditko, Ditko, Ditko!)

Thanks,

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:06 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

Jim,

I'd love to see one of the comics groups get a license to put out Green Horent Comics! Now there is a character that has been out of the public eye for a long, long time, and with a ton of fans!

Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Avenger (all Pulp magazine characters) would be great, too!

Continued best wishes for Papercutz!

By the way, what is Don McGregor doing these days?

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 6:51 PM

Phil,

Yep, we're doing better than ever! Even at NYCC we did better than we did last year. We're publishing BIONICLE (a series based on a line of toys for boys produced by LEGO), The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Classics Illustrated (we're republishing as hardcovers the First Comics Classics, and publishing all-new, much longer adaptations in Classics Illustrated Deluxe), and Tales from the Crypt (all-new). We've got a few new titles in the works as well. Basically, we're producing material for all-ages and the reception we've gotten has been very positive.

Again, it would've been great to meet some of you guys in person! maybe at a MoCCA event?

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:16 PM

Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

Hi Jim,

I am curious....is Papercutz still going strong? I stopped paying attention when they ceased putting out new Zorro comic books.

What are they publishing these days?

Best,

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:30 PM

Hey, I should've posted something before the NYCC to say that I would be at the Papercutz/NBM booth throughout the convention, and it would've been great to meet fellow listers! Maybe next time...?

Jim Salicrup

----- Original Message -----

From: Nick Caputo

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:31 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers. com/Blog/ ?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

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#453

From: Thom Young <thomyoung@...>
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:00 am
Subject: Re: Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

thomyoung

So Papercutz has the rights to Richard Benson and will be bringing him back in a Hardy Boys graphic novel. I'll have to remember to have someone review that for Comics Bulletin. I'm a big fan of that character.

And my the first mystery novel that I ever read was The House on the Cliff--a Hardy Boys novel that I was given to read when I was in second grade. It scarred the crap out of me--in a good way.

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@...> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@...>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 8:02 PM

Phil,

Dark Horse has been connected to the Green Hornet for some time, and I was watching what was happening on the proposed to Green Hornet film with great interest, until the casting fell apart again. This is important to me because Papercutz books are mainly targeted at kids, and if the characters aren't on TV or in movies, or somewhere that kids are paying attention, then bookstores won't carry our graphic novels. I love all those Pulp characters, but if kids don't know who they are, they won't buy 'em. Or so I'm told.

Isn't Sam Rami involved in a Shadow movie (and just to cheat to get back on topic, I believe Sam's already done three successful films based on one of Mr. Ditko's characters)? That would be great -- but again, does dark horse still have the comicbook/graphic novel rights? Who knows...?

We are trying to bring back a character similar to one of the Pulp characters you mentioned -- the character was even published by DC Comics -- in an upcoming Hardy Boys graphic novel. In its own weird way it'll be kinda like when the Avengers originally brought back Captain America. But I can say no more about it now.

As for Don McGregor, a 30th anniversary hardcover edition of the original Sabre graphic novel, illustrated by Paul Gulacy, should be out soon with a new introduction by Don -- it's black and white, 48 pages for $14.99 from Desperado Publishing. An all-new script for another Sabre graphic novel has been completed by Don and may be forthcoming from Desperado as well.

Thanks for the best wishes for Papercutz. It's greatly appreciated.

Also, thanks to Rob Imes for Ditkomania #70! It's got me wanting to track down all those Ditko Blue Beetles! (And just to make up for being so off-topic today -- Ditko, Ditko, Ditko!)

Thanks,

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:06 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

Jim,

I'd love to see one of the comics groups get a license to put out Green Horent Comics! Now there is a character that has been out of the public eye for a long, long time, and with a ton of fans!

Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Avenger (all Pulp magazine characters) would be great, too!

Continued best wishes for Papercutz!

By the way, what is Don McGregor doing these days?

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 6:51 PM

Phil,

Yep, we're doing better than ever! Even at NYCC we did better than we did last year. We're publishing BIONICLE (a series based on a line of toys for boys produced by LEGO), The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Classics Illustrated (we're republishing as hardcovers the First Comics Classics, and publishing all-new, much longer adaptations in Classics Illustrated Deluxe), and Tales from the Crypt (all-new). We've got a few new titles in the works as well. Basically, we're producing material for all-ages and the reception we've gotten has been very positive.

Again, it would've been great to meet some of you guys in person! maybe at a MoCCA event?

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:16 PM

Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

Hi Jim,

I am curious....is Papercutz still going strong? I stopped paying attention when they ceased putting out new Zorro comic books.

What are they publishing these days?

Best,

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:30 PM

Hey, I should've posted something before the NYCC to say that I would be at the Papercutz/NBM booth throughout the convention, and it would've been great to meet fellow listers! Maybe next time...?

Jim Salicrup

----- Original Message -----

From: Nick Caputo

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:31 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers. com/Blog/ ?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

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#454

From: Phil Latter <chromium_foil@...>
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:03 am
Subject: Re: Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

chromium_foil

Who is Richard Benson? The name rings a bell.....is that The Avenger?

To Jim,

I also read the Hardy Boys novels as a kid, when they were hardcovered! I liked them!

Tom Swift novels were fun, too!

Phil

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Thom Young <thomyoung@...> wrote:

From: Thom Young <thomyoung@...>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 11:00 PM

So Papercutz has the rights to Richard Benson and will be bringing him back in a Hardy Boys graphic novel. I'll have to remember to have someone review that for Comics Bulletin. I'm a big fan of that character.

And my the first mystery novel that I ever read was The House on the Cliff--a Hardy Boys novel that I was given to read when I was in second grade. It scarred the crap out of me--in a good way.

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 8:02 PM

Phil,

Dark Horse has been connected to the Green Hornet for some time, and I was watching what was happening on the proposed to Green Hornet film with great interest, until the casting fell apart again. This is important to me because Papercutz books are mainly targeted at kids, and if the characters aren't on TV or in movies, or somewhere that kids are paying attention, then bookstores won't carry our graphic novels. I love all those Pulp characters, but if kids don't know who they are, they won't buy 'em. Or so I'm told.

Isn't Sam Rami involved in a Shadow movie (and just to cheat to get back on topic, I believe Sam's already done three successful films based on one of Mr. Ditko's characters)? That would be great -- but again, does dark horse still have the comicbook/graphic novel rights? Who knows...?

We are trying to bring back a character similar to one of the Pulp characters you mentioned -- the character was even published by DC Comics -- in an upcoming Hardy Boys graphic novel. In its own weird way it'll be kinda like when the Avengers originally brought back Captain America. But I can say no more about it now.

As for Don McGregor, a 30th anniversary hardcover edition of the original Sabre graphic novel, illustrated by Paul Gulacy, should be out soon with a new introduction by Don -- it's black and white, 48 pages for $14.99 from Desperado Publishing. An all-new script for another Sabre graphic novel has been completed by Don and may be forthcoming from Desperado as well.

Thanks for the best wishes for Papercutz. It's greatly appreciated.

Also, thanks to Rob Imes for Ditkomania #70! It's got me wanting to track down all those Ditko Blue Beetles! (And just to make up for being so off-topic today -- Ditko, Ditko, Ditko!)

Thanks,

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:06 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

Jim,

I'd love to see one of the comics groups get a license to put out Green Horent Comics! Now there is a character that has been out of the public eye for a long, long time, and with a ton of fans!

Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Avenger (all Pulp magazine characters) would be great, too!

Continued best wishes for Papercutz!

By the way, what is Don McGregor doing these days?

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 6:51 PM

Phil,

Yep, we're doing better than ever! Even at NYCC we did better than we did last year. We're publishing BIONICLE (a series based on a line of toys for boys produced by LEGO), The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Classics Illustrated (we're republishing as hardcovers the First Comics Classics, and publishing all-new, much longer adaptations in Classics Illustrated Deluxe), and Tales from the Crypt (all-new). We've got a few new titles in the works as well. Basically, we're producing material for all-ages and the reception we've gotten has been very positive.

Again, it would've been great to meet some of you guys in person! maybe at a MoCCA event?

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:16 PM

Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

Hi Jim,

I am curious....is Papercutz still going strong? I stopped paying attention when they ceased putting out new Zorro comic books.

What are they publishing these days?

Best,

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:30 PM

Hey, I should've posted something before the NYCC to say that I would be at the Papercutz/NBM booth throughout the convention, and it would've been great to meet fellow listers! Maybe next time...?

Jim Salicrup

----- Original Message -----

From: Nick Caputo

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:31 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers. com/Blog/ ?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

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#455

From: Thom Young <thomyoung@...>
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:09 am
Subject: Re: Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

thomyoung

Yes, that's him. :)

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Phil Latter <chromium_foil@...> wrote:

From: Phil Latter <chromium_foil@...>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 10:03 PM

Who is Richard Benson? The name rings a bell.....is that The Avenger?

To Jim,

I also read the Hardy Boys novels as a kid, when they were hardcovered! I liked them!

Tom Swift novels were fun, too!

Phil

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Thom Young <thomyoung@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Thom Young <thomyoung@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 11:00 PM

So Papercutz has the rights to Richard Benson and will be bringing him back in a Hardy Boys graphic novel. I'll have to remember to have someone review that for Comics Bulletin. I'm a big fan of that character.

And my the first mystery novel that I ever read was The House on the Cliff--a Hardy Boys novel that I was given to read when I was in second grade. It scarred the crap out of me--in a good way.

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 8:02 PM

Phil,

Dark Horse has been connected to the Green Hornet for some time, and I was watching what was happening on the proposed to Green Hornet film with great interest, until the casting fell apart again. This is important to me because Papercutz books are mainly targeted at kids, and if the characters aren't on TV or in movies, or somewhere that kids are paying attention, then bookstores won't carry our graphic novels. I love all those Pulp characters, but if kids don't know who they are, they won't buy 'em. Or so I'm told.

Isn't Sam Rami involved in a Shadow movie (and just to cheat to get back on topic, I believe Sam's already done three successful films based on one of Mr. Ditko's characters)? That would be great -- but again, does dark horse still have the comicbook/graphic novel rights? Who knows...?

We are trying to bring back a character similar to one of the Pulp characters you mentioned -- the character was even published by DC Comics -- in an upcoming Hardy Boys graphic novel. In its own weird way it'll be kinda like when the Avengers originally brought back Captain America. But I can say no more about it now.

As for Don McGregor, a 30th anniversary hardcover edition of the original Sabre graphic novel, illustrated by Paul Gulacy, should be out soon with a new introduction by Don -- it's black and white, 48 pages for $14.99 from Desperado Publishing. An all-new script for another Sabre graphic novel has been completed by Don and may be forthcoming from Desperado as well.

Thanks for the best wishes for Papercutz. It's greatly appreciated.

Also, thanks to Rob Imes for Ditkomania #70! It's got me wanting to track down all those Ditko Blue Beetles! (And just to make up for being so off-topic today -- Ditko, Ditko, Ditko!)

Thanks,

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:06 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

Jim,

I'd love to see one of the comics groups get a license to put out Green Horent Comics! Now there is a character that has been out of the public eye for a long, long time, and with a ton of fans!

Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Avenger (all Pulp magazine characters) would be great, too!

Continued best wishes for Papercutz!

By the way, what is Don McGregor doing these days?

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 6:51 PM

Phil,

Yep, we're doing better than ever! Even at NYCC we did better than we did last year. We're publishing BIONICLE (a series based on a line of toys for boys produced by LEGO), The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Classics Illustrated (we're republishing as hardcovers the First Comics Classics, and publishing all-new, much longer adaptations in Classics Illustrated Deluxe), and Tales from the Crypt (all-new). We've got a few new titles in the works as well. Basically, we're producing material for all-ages and the reception we've gotten has been very positive.

Again, it would've been great to meet some of you guys in person! maybe at a MoCCA event?

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:16 PM

Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

Hi Jim,

I am curious....is Papercutz still going strong? I stopped paying attention when they ceased putting out new Zorro comic books.

What are they publishing these days?

Best,

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:30 PM

Hey, I should've posted something before the NYCC to say that I would be at the Papercutz/NBM booth throughout the convention, and it would've been great to meet fellow listers! Maybe next time...?

Jim Salicrup

----- Original Message -----

From: Nick Caputo

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:31 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers. com/Blog/ ?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

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#456

From: Phil Latter <chromium_foil@...>
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:24 am
Subject: Re: Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

chromium_foil

Cool!

Phil

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Thom Young <thomyoung@...> wrote:

From: Thom Young <thomyoung@...>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 11:09 PM

Yes, that's him. :)

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Phil Latter <chromium_foil@ yahoo.ca> wrote:

From: Phil Latter <chromium_foil@ yahoo.ca>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 10:03 PM

Who is Richard Benson? The name rings a bell.....is that The Avenger?

To Jim,

I also read the Hardy Boys novels as a kid, when they were hardcovered! I liked them!

Tom Swift novels were fun, too!

Phil

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Thom Young <thomyoung@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Thom Young <thomyoung@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 11:00 PM

So Papercutz has the rights to Richard Benson and will be bringing him back in a Hardy Boys graphic novel. I'll have to remember to have someone review that for Comics Bulletin. I'm a big fan of that character.

And my the first mystery novel that I ever read was The House on the Cliff--a Hardy Boys novel that I was given to read when I was in second grade. It scarred the crap out of me--in a good way.

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 8:02 PM

Phil,

Dark Horse has been connected to the Green Hornet for some time, and I was watching what was happening on the proposed to Green Hornet film with great interest, until the casting fell apart again. This is important to me because Papercutz books are mainly targeted at kids, and if the characters aren't on TV or in movies, or somewhere that kids are paying attention, then bookstores won't carry our graphic novels. I love all those Pulp characters, but if kids don't know who they are, they won't buy 'em. Or so I'm told.

Isn't Sam Rami involved in a Shadow movie (and just to cheat to get back on topic, I believe Sam's already done three successful films based on one of Mr. Ditko's characters)? That would be great -- but again, does dark horse still have the comicbook/graphic novel rights? Who knows...?

We are trying to bring back a character similar to one of the Pulp characters you mentioned -- the character was even published by DC Comics -- in an upcoming Hardy Boys graphic novel. In its own weird way it'll be kinda like when the Avengers originally brought back Captain America. But I can say no more about it now.

As for Don McGregor, a 30th anniversary hardcover edition of the original Sabre graphic novel, illustrated by Paul Gulacy, should be out soon with a new introduction by Don -- it's black and white, 48 pages for $14.99 from Desperado Publishing. An all-new script for another Sabre graphic novel has been completed by Don and may be forthcoming from Desperado as well.

Thanks for the best wishes for Papercutz. It's greatly appreciated.

Also, thanks to Rob Imes for Ditkomania #70! It's got me wanting to track down all those Ditko Blue Beetles! (And just to make up for being so off-topic today -- Ditko, Ditko, Ditko!)

Thanks,

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 6:06 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Pulp character, a note to Jim Salicrup!

Jim,

I'd love to see one of the comics groups get a license to put out Green Horent Comics! Now there is a character that has been out of the public eye for a long, long time, and with a ton of fans!

Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Avenger (all Pulp magazine characters) would be great, too!

Continued best wishes for Papercutz!

By the way, what is Don McGregor doing these days?

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 6:51 PM

Phil,

Yep, we're doing better than ever! Even at NYCC we did better than we did last year. We're publishing BIONICLE (a series based on a line of toys for boys produced by LEGO), The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Classics Illustrated (we're republishing as hardcovers the First Comics Classics, and publishing all-new, much longer adaptations in Classics Illustrated Deluxe), and Tales from the Crypt (all-new). We've got a few new titles in the works as well. Basically, we're producing material for all-ages and the reception we've gotten has been very positive.

Again, it would've been great to meet some of you guys in person! maybe at a MoCCA event?

Jim

----- Original Message -----

From: Phil Latter

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:16 PM

Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

Hi Jim,

I am curious....is Papercutz still going strong? I stopped paying attention when they ceased putting out new Zorro comic books.

What are they publishing these days?

Best,

Phil Latter

--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com> wrote:

From: Jim Salicrup <salicrup@papercutz. com>
Subject: Re: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko
To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com
Received: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:30 PM

Hey, I should've posted something before the NYCC to say that I would be at the Papercutz/NBM booth throughout the convention, and it would've been great to meet fellow listers! Maybe next time...?

Jim Salicrup

----- Original Message -----

From: Nick Caputo

To: ditkomania@yahoogro ups.com

Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:31 PM

Subject: [ditkomania] Craig Yoe on Ditko

I met Craig Yoe at the Comiccon this weekend and I asked him about
getting Ditko to work on an issue of Big Boy comics. It was an
interesting story, some of which he wrote about in detail on his site:

http://arflovers. com/Blog/ ?p=701

Barry, Doc V, my brother and I had a great time at the con, chatting
with Dick Ayers and Gene Colan, meeting Joe Kubert, having dinner with
Joe Sinnott and family and speaking with Syd Shores daughter, as well
as meeting a number of listers.

Nick C.

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