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Rrhain
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Message 11 of 43 (59673)
10-06-2003 7:30 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Trump won
10-05-2003 7:39 PM


I never really got deep into comics. Some guys in college had subscriptions and I got a bit hooked into it (this was the late 80s when the DC universe was under destruction...yet again).
But a roommate was very much into the Marvel comic books and he had a good issue from X-Factor when they were all sent to see the psychiatrist. Quicksilver was describing what it was like to be him (and I am paraphrasing like mad here): Do you know that feeling you get when you're standing behind some guy at the ATM who appears to be incapable of remembering his PIN and keeps punching buttons seemingly at random? Or how about when you go to the burger place and the person behind the counter seems unable to understand the simple statement, "Double cheeseburger, no pickles"? That's what it's like for me *all*the*time.* You people are so *slow!* You take *so*long* to do *everything.*
I thought that was a very clever description of what life would be like at an accelerated rate and would handily explain why he's such a prick.
The dreams of Rahne were pretty interesting, too. The Ren & Stimpy takeoff of the "Happy Happy Joy Joy" song: "Mutant mutant angst angst! Mutant mutant angst angst!" Oh my....
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Rrhain
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From: San Diego, CA, USA
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Message 25 of 43 (59831)
10-06-2003 9:55 PM
Reply to: Message 18 by Dan Carroll
10-06-2003 11:38 AM


Well, I think for sheer mastery of the art of presenting intricate detail in the most simplistic style, Al Hirschfeld beats the tar out of everyone. He could do more with a single line than most artists can do with an entire canvas of paint.
And even when he was being more realistic rather than caricature, you could tell he knew how to handle his pen:
[Oh...and the Whiffle Hen....]
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