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by mrgrooism
Sun May 29, 2005 7:53 -0700
Forum: 日本の話題 - All Things Japan!
Topic: An open letter to forumites about Maeda-san
Replies: 7
Views: 2381

I worked for a couple of years in a store selling DVDs, and I found many, many people's uninformed opinions about anime were negatively influenced by Maeda's work. Hey, to each their own, I have no opinion either way on Maeda, we all enjoy what we enjoy. Public opinion more and more runs towards def...
by mrgrooism
Wed May 04, 2005 20:07 -0700
Forum: Usagi Yojimbo Main Forum
Topic: Harry Turtledove and Alternate-history
Replies: 18
Views: 3748

Turtledove

I enjoyed the first WWII/Reptile Aliens series, WORLDWAR, immensely. Yes, it WAS silly, very, very silly. I loved the way he played around with historical figures and events and really twisted things around. The follow-up series, set in the 60's, was a whole lotta "so what?" It was interes...
by mrgrooism
Wed May 04, 2005 19:53 -0700
Forum: Usagi Yojimbo Main Forum
Topic: Greatest cartoonist of the 20th century.....
Replies: 29
Views: 5322

Adjectives, adjectives.

Man, that's tough. How is this for a sub-question. How different would your Favorite list be over Greatest ? Same or different? Well, Greatness can be measured in many way. To me Greatest is a word which conjures up visions of Iconic characters. If you factor popularity with longevity and influence,...
by mrgrooism
Wed May 04, 2005 19:38 -0700
Forum: Usagi Yojimbo Main Forum
Topic: Just Joined
Replies: 4
Views: 1113

Dougie

...AND Dougie is also a pretty darned good artist in his own right, as any fool can plainly see by clicking on his web site!

Hope to see you in San Diego, Dougie!