Shrike02

The Cartoonist Kayfabe material is vast. Have really enjoyed the commentaries about Akira and its predecessors; Dumo and Fireball I clearly need to track down. The Lone Wolf and Cub artist edition is amazing. Jim and Ed go to bat for the artwork and get into some great analysis of manga production.

That Cartoonist Kayfabe recommendation was gold. Thanks. I'm just a bit sad there's not a lot of Steve Ditko or Kurt Busiek content that I've seen so far.

If we're discussing 80s WWF it's impossible to ignore Patterson vs. Slaughter. The Alley fight and the whole feud leading up to it - the Cobra Clutch challenge - is really great.

Yes, I'd say Marvels was clearly the top comic published by the company for the decade, and no, the premise of the story it told did not bother me in the slightest.

I had nearly as much fun watching Kal in front of the camera as he seemed to be having doing the shows. He certainly seems to have led a remarkable life well lived.

I checked out a couple of reviews, and yes, I will likely pick it up too.

In that recent batch of MLG footage that surfaced, you see a young Bruno manage a perfectly competent dropkick ... I think it's highly unfair to characterize Bruno as some kind of lumbering strongman. By modern standards did he have a large variety of moves? No, of course not. But those he did do are deceptively smooth. He moved surprisingly well in the ring and was great at fundamentals like an armdrag, for example, in the great feud vs. Larry.

Yes, you've hit the nail on the head. My last word on this topic.

I'm glad you admit to making a joke but speaking as someone who has practiced criminal law on the defense side, I hate seeing this sort of rationale even as a joke. The justice system, and any other institution, only functions if ethical people do the right thing. Take the burgeoning scandal that's enveloped the Chicago Blackhawks and the NHL, for example. At one point there were 7-8 hockey executives and a head coach in a room who had been informed that one of their players had reported a sexual assault by the video coach. Ultimately no-one had the courage to do the right thing and suspend the coach and report the allegations to the police; they only referred the matter to their HR department three weeks later and the organization gave him the option to resign or be the subject of an internal investigation. Guess what happened? He resigned and was convicted some years later of criminal charges of assaulting a minor. The twisted logic that carried the day was their organization was close to reaching a Stanley Cup final and the team needed no distractions in pursuit of a championship. They put that objective over the safety of a player. And that's why eleven years later everyone in that room (except for one) has had to resign and been effectively expelled from the league. But I suppose your joke comes from the premise is "I'm a selfish criminal who doesn't want to go to jail so I'll hope an unethical lawyer gives me a better chance to escape jail time". But I assure you, that's equally wrong. In my experience the most skilled lawyers are those with the most integrity. Rant over. I guess I should watch this episode.

Speaking as a lawyer, this is literally the worst and most wrong-headed conclusion you could draw from your assessment of McDevitt. Or maybe you're just making a joke, I can't quite tell.

I do mean to read Berserk but have been a bit hesitant because it's going to take effort to acquire the whole run. I think Lone Wolf and Cub has a fine art style which suits its story, which I adore.

I should add, it's been years since I've read it but I have yet to read a manga to match Lone Wolf and Cub. Am curious if others here disagree.

I have read all of the published Conan material by Howard and his literary successors; I plan to read the comic adaptations more thoroughly as I've only dabbled with them over the years. Am interested to see if I have a positive view of the initial run of Marvel by Thomas et al. which I have never read in full.

Clearly I need to start drinking there, but I only go to bearable coffee shops.

I was aware. Insta-buy, obviously.

Dodgers vs. Giants in the playoffs will be insane. It's never happened and it's the most heated rivalry in baseball going back 70 years.

I would argue the Bruno vs. Larry feud features some of the hottest crowds you'll ever find on tape (NY, Philly). At MSG Vince ends up shouting despite having a microphone ...

It's really short but really fun.

Piper had plenty of ability in the ring and I'd put him up as a great, great brawler.

This is textbook selection bias and a sample size issue. I'd wager when you contextualize the whole career from 75-92 the 80-84 period will remain the least exciting but there are still some excellent matches to be found.

The 1962 footage from the same channel is now up.

I don't think I've posted much about manga in this thread but I am a big fan of horror and so I should recommend the work of Junji Ito. Uzumaki is I think a masterpiece and I'm about to read his latest collection, Sensor.

This does look like a pretty interesting find, it would be nice to see if we can help get this into circulation and available within the community.

I agree. Punk was nearly a broomstick in that match. Darby did all the work.

I agree with this. If you made me submit a GWE ballot now for the 2026 poll I may well be the high voter for Christian.