in the X-men comics, was there 2 characters called Bishop and Marrow, if so what role did they play and what were Bishop's powers? And in the Wolverine Movie what was the mutant Bradley's power, i think that's his name(the one that was at the carnival with the light bulbs), and is Agent Zero a mutant, if so what were his powers?
yes bishop and marrow were x-men around the same time (early 90s) bishop can absorb energy and re-direct it ex: (cyclops blasts bishop , bishops absorbs it and fires it back.) marrow had bone spikes on her body and could use them as knives or armor she can also heal quick like wolverine . marrow was a morlock and didnt like humans bc of their hatred of mutants , bishop was from the future and came to warn the x-men about his future in which all mutants are locked away in concentration camps or dead , so he is there to prevent that from happening by taking out the mutant responsible (it was originally stopping a assassin from killing a senator, to onslaught , and now its a kid who supposedly grows up to wipe out 6 million humans in 6 seconds)
bradley manipulated energy , he turned on the lights with his power , i dont think he could do somthing cool like blasts or anythin cuz he would have lasted longer against sabretooth.
agent zero is originally the character maverick. maverick could heal quick , not like wolverine but quicker than humans and energy blasts, but he mostly used guns, he became agent zero i believe weapon x experimented on him and changed his powers to a healing factor and a death factor, his death factor allowed him to poison his victims through touch but worked better on people with healing factors (wolverine/sabretooth) bc the poison ate away just as quickly as the body healed
The former FBI agent author of The Bricklayer presents a follow-up in which rogue ex-agent Steve Vail races against time to track down a Russian intelligence officer who may have been caught trying to identify treasonous Americans. 150,000 first printing.
A rundown of weird crimes and comical crooks from across the globe
For as long as there has been civilisation, there has been crime. Fortunately, as civilisation has evolved through the centuries, the weird and wacky ways in which criminals have tried to get something for nothing has not. From getting caught red-handed to failing in the most slapstick of ways, the world has never been fuller of hapless crooks and comedic capers.
It wasn't just a simple case of mistaken identity that lead to one Baltimore man being locked up, as a student was recently given probation for repeatedly ramming his car into another driver's automobile. His reason? He thought that he was federal agent Jack Bauer from hit US TV show '24', and that his victim was a wanted international terrorist on the run. Though there were no TV cameras rolling at the time, sometimes fantasy and fiction can get mixed up in the heat of the crime, which was bad news for another British burglar. Wearing nothing but a thong, presumably to avoid leaving clues, the man almost made off with his haul undetected, if it wasn't for a video he had made of himself committing the crime that, hilariously, he left behind at the scene.
Sometimes it is the most innocuous of objects that can lead to the most bizarre reasons for arrest though, like a chocolate bar. Out for a jog one morning, a South Shields resident was 'attacked' by a Mars Bar as it was hurled at him from a passing car. Fortunately his assailant was brought to justice, but they were not the only person to be arrested for using food as a weapon. A Florida woman was brought to court accused of beating a man with a large piece of raw meat. Police say the 53-year-old women was trying to teach the man a lesson by repeatedly slapping him over the head with the steak, after he said he wanted a roll instead of a slice of bread.
Despite ingenuity, some criminals just get unlucky, like the Swedish crooks who stole dozens of left-footed shoes from a boutique in Stockholm. Baffled by the seemingly pointless crime, it wasn't until clues lead the police to look as far as Denmark, where shops traditionally display the right-footed shoe, that the master plan was foiled. Speaking of bad luck, when thieves stole a van in Wuppertal, Germany, they probably didn't bargain on it having an unseen passenger in the backseat; Caesar five-year-old circus lion.
Boozy blonde Jennifer Bruce from Aberdeen may regret slipping off the wagon as, after drinking a 'ridiculous amount of alcohol' she succumbed to a dare and went on a naked streak through her local supermarket. From wishing they'd kept their clothes on to wishing they'd simply left them well alone, one man in Kuala Lumpar was chased down the street and attacked by a crowd of shop workers after being caught stealing just one pair of mens jeans.
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Collecting four issues of the fan-favorite Star Trek comic books released by DC Comics in the 1990s, written by Howard Weinstein and Michael Jan Friedman, IDW's Star Trek: Archives, Volume 3: The Gary Seven Collection explores the continued adventures of alien-agent-on-Earth Gary Seven...
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Berlin
Berlin, city in northeastern Germany, capital of a united Germany from 1871 to 1945 and again since 1990. It lies on the flatlands of the North German Plain at the confluence of several rivers and amid many lakes. The city's slight elevation made it a site for human settlement even in prehistoric times. Berlin has a population of about 3,454,200 (1992 estimate) and an area of approximately 889 sq km (343 sq mi).
After World War II (1939-1945) Berlin, badly damaged during the war, was situated within the German Democratic Republic (GDR; also known as East Germany). The city was subsequently partitioned into East Berlin and West Berlin. The divided city not only symbolized the collapse of the German Empire, of which it was the capital, but also became a focus of Cold War tensions between the Communist nations led by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the group of Western nations led by the United States. The Berlin Wall, a barrier separating East and West Berlin built by the East Germans in 1961, blocked free access in both directions until November 1989; during the time it stood, at least 80 people died attempting to cross from East to West Berlin. By the time Germany was unified in October 1990, much of the wall had been torn down. A few small segments remain as memorials.
Economy
Following the division of the city of Berlin in 1949, the economies of the two halves of the city were integrated into the economies of the two newly separated republics of Germany.
The economy of East Berlin was totally integrated with that of East Germany and also benefited from a steady stream of visitors from West Berlin and West Germany. East Berlin was the hub of East Germany's commercial, financial, and transportation systems, and, although it comprised less than one-half of the former unified city, it was also a huge manufacturing center. Among its principal manufactures were steel and rubber goods, electrical and transportation equipment, chemicals, and processed food. The Spree River, which is connected by waterways with the Baltic Sea, widened in East Berlin to form a major inland harbor. An airport at Schönefeld, just south of the city, served both East and West Berlin.
Much of West Berlin's industrial capacity was destroyed in World War II, and its economy suffered again during 1948 and 1949, when the USSR blockaded the area in an attempt to drive out the Western powers. Beginning in the 1950s, however, West Berlin's economy was revitalized with a great deal of assistance from West Germany and from the United States, which provided support under the European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan). The city soon became an important manufacturing center, producing electrical and electronic equipment and substantial quantities of machinery, metal, textiles, clothing, chemicals, printed materials, and processed food. The city also developed as a center for international finance, for research and science, and for the important West German film industry. It was linked to West Germany by highways, canal systems, a railroad, and airplane services, which used Tegel, Tempelhof, and Gatow airports in West Berlin and Schönefeld airport in nearby East Germany.
With the destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 the two halves of the city were once again physically integrated. Their economic integration became official in July 1990. East Berlin underwent a greater economic upheaval, with many formerly state-owned businesses succumbing to privatization.
While reunification (Die Wende, or “the change”) allowed many families and friends long separated by the Berlin Wall to reunite, it also brought with it numerous economic and social problems. Berlin has been forced to deal with housing shortages, strikes and demonstrations, unemployment, and increases in crime and right-wing violence against foreigners. Unification costs in Germany have led to increased taxes, reduced government subsidies, and cuts in social services.
Points of Interest
The imposing Brandenburg Gate (1788-1791), inspired by the Propylaea of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, is located at the western end of Unter den Linden, a famous boulevard in Berlin that extends east to Museum Island, in the Spree River; the Brandenburg Gate was closed to free access until December 1989. On or near the boulevard are the classical-style State Opera House (1743); the State Library (1774-1780); the baroque Arsenal building (1695-1706; designed by Andreas Schlüter), now housing a historical museum; Saint Hedwig's Cathedral (1747-1773); the Gothic Church of Saint Nicholas (late 14th-early 15th century); the French Cathedral of the Platz der Akademie area, the heart of the French quarter in the 17th century; and the University of Berlin (1810), whose faculty has included 27 Nobel Prize winners and philosopher G. W. F. Hegel. Well-known streets crossing Unter den Linden are the Friedrichstrasse and the Wilhelmstrasse, on which once stood the Reichschancery of Adolf Hitler.
Berlin's most famous boulevard is the Kurfürstendamm, which is lined with fashionable hotels, restaurants, shops, and movie theaters. At the boulevard's eastern end is a ruined tower, all that remains of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (1891-1895; destroyed during World War II), maintained as a reminder of the destructiveness of war. Adjacent to the ruins are a polygonal church and its separate campanile (1959-1961). Branching from the Kurfürstendamm is the Tauentzienstrasse, a major shopping street and the site of the Europa Center (1963-1965): a 22-story complex of restaurants, shops, offices, cinemas, a planetarium, and an ice-skating rink. To the northeast is the Tiergarten park, largest of Berlin's nearly 50 parks, which extends about 3 km (about 2 mi) to the Brandenburg Gate. In the Tiergarten are the large, modern Congress Hall (1957); the Reichstag building (1884-1894), once the seat of the German parliament, which was gutted by fire in 1933 and again damaged at the end of World War II, but which has since been largely restored; the Berlin Zoological Garden, the largest and one of the oldest in the world; and an aquarium. Near the Tiergarten is the Kulturform complex, including the Museum of Applied Arts; the Bauhaus Archives and Museum, commemorating the Bauhaus school of architecture and design (1919-1933); the Musical Instrument Museum; the National Library; the New National Gallery (1968), designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, housing a collection of 20th-century art; and the striking Philharmonie Concert Hall (1963), an asymmetrical structure that serves as the home of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Southeast of the Tiergarten is Oranienburger Strasse and environs, the heart of prewar Berlin's Jewish district. Revitalization of the area has included restoration of the New Synagogue (1866), which was badly damaged on Kristallnacht (see Holocaust) and by bombing. The synagogue is now a center for the study and preservation of Jewish culture. The area is also known for its art galleries, cafés, bars, and artists' studios. Berlin's oldest Jewish cemetery is nearby.
Museum Island, in eastern Berlin, is the site of the Pergamon Museum (1930), with a fine collection of Greco-Roman and Asian art; the Bode Museum, with displays of ancient Egyptian and Byzantine art; and the National Gallery (1866-1876), with exhibitions of 19th-century painting.
On the eastern bank of the Spree is Alexanderplatz, a large square with restaurants and stores; nearby are the Television Tower (365 m/1197 ft) and Red Town Hall. A statue facing the eastern entrance to the town hall commemorates the Trummerfrauen (Rubble Women), thousands of women of all ages who cleared up vast quantities of rubble left in Berlin after World War II.
Forests and farmland cover nearly one-third of Berlin. In the southwestern part of the city is the vast Grunewald forest, which contains a great deal of woodland and the large Wannsee, formed by the Havel River, as well as a Renaissance-style hunting lodge (principally mid-16th century, with 18th-century additions), the large Olympic Stadium (built for the 1936 Olympic Games), and a broadcasting tower (1924-1926) measuring 138 m (453 ft) high. Other points of interest include Charlottenburg Palace (begun 1695), which houses the Museum of Decorative Arts, and the neoclassical Humboldt.
In the Dahlem district of western Berlin, near the Grunewald, are a group of famous institutions, which include the Painting Gallery, with displays of European painting from the 13th to the 16th century; the Ethnological Museum; the Sculpture Gallery; museums of Indian, Islamic, and East Asian art; and the German Folklore Museum. North of the Dahlem district is the Bridge Museum, displaying 20th-century German Expressionist art by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and others. Other museums in the city include a museum of Greek and Roman antiquities; the Bröhan Museum, with Art Deco and Jugendstil collections displayed in period settings; and the Egyptian Museum, which contains a world-famous bust of Nefertiti, queen of Egypt in the 14th century BC.
Besides the University of Berlin, institutions of higher education include the Bruno Leuschner College of Economics (1950); the Hanns Eisler College of Music (1950); the Free University of Berlin (1948), founded mainly by professors and students dissatisfied with conditions at the University of Berlin in East Berlin; and the Technical University of Berlin (1879). Additional cultural facilities include museums of Berlin and German history, the Comic Opera, and the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, home of the Berliner Ensemble, noted for productions of plays by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, its founder. Also located in Berlin are the German Film and Television Academy (1966) and the College of the Arts (1975). Additional performing-arts facilities include the German Opera and the Hebbel Theater. The city is the site of an annual film festival and numerous other festivals. Berlin hosts the annual Grüne Woche, Germany's largest agricultural fair.
In Berlin's northern suburb of Sachsenhausen is the site of one of the first concentration camps in Germany, built in 1936; the site is now a memorial. After the war Soviet secret police used the camp to house war criminals, former Nazis and military officers, and opponents of the occupying regime. The camp was closed in March 1950. In 1992 arsonists set fire to the camp museum during a wave of attacks against foreign asylum-seekers.
Berlin has an efficient integrated system of subways, elevated train lines, buses (including all-night service), and trams.
European Metropolis
In 1871 Berlin became the capital of the unified German Empire. During the following decades the city grew into a major industrial center, specializing in machinery, electrical goods, and textiles. Culturally, Berlin won worldwide fame for its excellent theaters, concerts, and exhibitions; commercially, it benefited from a wide network of railroads converging at the city. Extensive construction of factories and commercial buildings attracted thousands of workers, most of whom were housed in large tracts of shoddy tenements.
After World War I (1914-1918) Berlin's adjacent communities were incorporated into the city, increasing its population to 3,850,000. Berlin suffered economic setbacks during the troubled Weimar Republic (1919-1933), but the wealth of its theatrical, musical, and other cultural offerings remained unrivaled.
During the restrictive Nazi years (see National Socialism), Berlin's cultural life lost much of its prestige. An ambitious building program, by which German dictator Adolf Hitler aimed to make the city the world's foremost capital, was architecturally uninspired and never completed. In 1936 the city was host to the Olympic Games. During World War II large parts of Berlin were destroyed by air raids and, toward the end of the war, by artillery fire and street fighting. By 1945, about 50,000 prewar buildings had been destroyed, many were in ruins, and the city contained some 75 million cu m (101,250,000 cu yd) of rubble. Berlin's population was 2,800,000, down from its prewar 4,400,000.
When Germany reunified in October 1990, a reunited Berlin once again became the national capital. The seat of the federal government was scheduled to shift from Bonn to Berlin by the year 2000, although the Bundesrat (federal council) and eight federal ministries will remain in Bonn. Renovation of the Reichstag building is under way to accommodate the Bundestag (lower house of parliament); the surrounding area will house federal government offices. South of the Reichstag, Potsdamerplatz is scheduled for major development, including a $2-billion office complex to open in 1998. In September 1994 French, British, and U.S. troops formally left Berlin. Following the departure of Russian troops the month before, the event marked the end of an occupation that had lasted for nearly 50 years.
After the unification of Germany in 1990, subsidies once provided by the German government ended, forcing the Berlin government to make extensive cuts in its budget in the mid-1990s. Public service jobs were trimmed, and costs for social services increased. Angry postal and construction workers went on strike, and children and teachers protested the cuts in education and services. In addition, expenditures by the government increased as it helped rebuild East Berlin to bring it up to the standards of West Berlin
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If you could buy the individual comic book issues cheaper than a graphic novel, would you?
It seems like a lot of comics come out in individual issues and then get collected up into a trade paperback/graphic novel at around the same price. Which would you buy if the sum of the individual issues were significantly less than the cost of the collection? Why?
i would go with the indiv. issues
graphic novels are a sham. they're just products at a higher price point. A Lexus with a Toyota Camry engine.
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This special edition with a full 32 pages of story and art offers two titanic TRANSFORMERS MOVIE tales never before offered for sale. In a special lead-in to the movie, BUMBLEBEE finds himself beset on all sides...
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The miniseries presenting a Gotham City bathed in light continues! Batman slips further into self-annihilation, as he tries in vain to deal with a death he could not prevent. Meanwhile, Batgirl is forced to take his place as the dark avenger of Gotham City...
Taking the evolution of the comic book as its subject, this History Channel documentary stands out by merit of its comprehensive scope and insight. Beginning with the early days of 1930s vigilantes and the patriotic characters of the 1940s, the program reveals the current complexity and range found in the pages of contemporary graphic novels, and explores the ways that cultural climates and popular attitudes are reflected in comic books. All the heavyweights weigh in, including Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN), Frank Miller (THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS), Stan Lee (SPIDER-MAN, THE SILVER SURFER), Kevin Smith (CHASING AMY), Will Eisner (THE SPIRIT), and others. Keith David, who voiced Spawn from the TV show, narrates the program, which is presented by Peta Wilson (LA FEMME NIKITA). In addition to the star-studded cast, however, the documentary has a lot to offer fans and neophytes alike, with analyses of the role of collecting in the comic book world, and the creation of such seminal entities as DC Comics and Marvel as well as characters like Dark Horse, the Incredible Hulk, and Wonder Women. Contextualizing the innovations and progress of the art form, this documentary is not just an important exploration of the graphic arts, but a fascinating look back at the shifting cultural concerns of a nation.
COMIC PARTY hilariously parodies classic anime/manga, and those who make and consume it. Taishi, a die-hard anime fan, coaxes his unwilling friend Kazuki to a fan comics convention. Little does he know that Kazuki's true purpose in life is to take over the world using the comics! The comic spoofs never stop, and classics such as GUNDAM and EVANGELION are fair game! In these episodes, the festival arrives, and Taishi is running the show (while Kazuki does all the hard work!). Even though he has a lot to do, Kazuki is still fixated on COMIC PARTY. He's not sure which path to choose, but he'll have to decide quickly, with only one week left until the big convention.
Taking the evolution of the comic book as its subject, this History Channel documentary stands out by merit of its comprehensive scope and insight. Beginning with the early days of 1930s vigilantes and the patriotic characters of the 1940s, the program reveals the current complexity and range found in the pages of contemporary graphic novels, and explores the ways that cultural climates and popular attitudes are reflected in comic books. All the heavyweights weigh in, including Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN), Frank Miller (THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS), Stan Lee (SPIDER-MAN, THE SILVER SURFER), Kevin Smith (CHASING AMY), Will Eisner (THE SPIRIT), and others. Keith David, who voiced Spawn from the TV show, narrates the program, which is presented by Peta Wilson (LA FEMME NIKITA). In addition to the star-studded cast, however, the documentary has a lot to offer fans and neophytes alike, with analyses of the role of collecting in the comic book world, and the creation of such seminal entities as DC Comics and Marvel as well as characters like Dark Horse, the Incredible Hulk, and Wonder Women. Contextualizing the innovations and progress of the art form, this documentary is not just an important exploration of the graphic arts, but a fascinating look back at the shifting cultural concerns of a nation.
Nicholas Tse stars in this genre bending comedy about two comic book writers who fall for the same woman. Both artists have yet to master their social skills, and so resort to creating comic book heroes to both fight out their friendly rivalry and provide advice for getting the girl. However, their lives take a turn for the weird when their creations come to life and begin advising them for real.
When the murder of a popular comic book artist bears eerie resemblance to an illustrated death he had recently inked, life begins to imitate art as his son transforms into his father's superhero protagonist and takes to the street seeking vengeance in a martial arts extravaganza starring kung-fu prodigy Sik Siu Loong. Ying was on top of the world when his tragic death suddenly cut short his prolific career. Now his son Tian-xing has vowed to finish his father's masterwork and deliver justice to the elusive killer. As Tian-xing's transformation into the protagonist of his father's comic book brings out a newfound sense of bravery in the determined avenger, the enraged son takes to the street to do battle with both the notorious Scorpion gang and their nefarious leader Black Devil. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
We are like salmon, swimming back upstream;
Leaping against waterfalls that thwart,
Cut and bruised; but strong; our only dream
Return to source; no thought save source of thought;
And in that fight, our iron age turns to bronze,
And we to heroes, in a war of soul,
As nature seeks the nature it had once;
Though wholly lost, remembering the whole.
We silver salmon, sparkling as the sun
Shines on our fierce and loving enterprise:
To rear our children where the world is one;
The source remembered, nature's greatest prize.
The golden age is ageless in its gleam
And we, like salmon, swimming back upstream.
The stream is a metaphor for life, and the progression of ages a sort of literary vehicle, if not metaphor, then allegory, for our "progress" toward our goal, which is to return to our origin.
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Captain America is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941), from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
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Introducing the ultimate role-playing game system for the superhero genre! Silver Age Sentinels invokes the themes and ideals of the Silver Age of comics placed in a modern context -- using the D20 system that everyone knows! This hardcover rulebook contains everything you need to play the entire range of superhuman power levels in your adventures -- from street vigilantes to spandex-clad heroes to galactic entities! Silver Age Sentinels also includes: the complete world setting of Empire City, new character classes and background, new skills, and exhaustive add-on mechanic for superpowers, dozens of sample character, and a template-driven vehicle and weapon creation system...
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The new Silver Society has had enough interference from the F.F. and Spider-Man, and The Imperator unleashes some strong deterrents in response. While Reed Richards searches the galaxy for answers, our heroes find the situation so dire they have to make a deal with the devil or worse, Doctor Doom!
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The Golden Age Of The Vintage Jukebox
In today's world dominated by MP3 players and other digital media, it is highly unlikely that the vintage jukebox can survive. Yet against all odds, this traditional music machine is still here. If you look around you can find them in bars and cafes, even in peoples homes.
Jukeboxes are semi automated coin-operated music playing devices. The songs played by them are usually self- contained. Traditionally they are designed with rounded tops and the front and sides decked with colored flashing lighting. Their buttons are lettered and numbered such that different combinations stand for a particular song from a particular record. The designs progressed from the1930s austere wood boxes to the 1940s models which had brightly lit color animation and plastic displays like the Rudolf Wurlitzer 850 Peacock jukebox. However the United States government banned the manufacture of metal and plastic jukeboxes once it entered the Second World War in order to increase the amount of metal ad plastic that went into the war effort. This had an important effect on their design. An example is the 1943 Wurlitzer 950 which used wooden coin slides to reduce metal consumption. Instead of plastic, it also had glass lit panels.
After the Second World War however, metal and plastic for their construction was once again back in abundance which prompted a lot of growth in their making. The Bubber jukebox was made during this era and presents perhaps the best design of all time. Since most of them lived on into the 1950s, they have always been synonymous with the fifties pop culture despite the fact that they originated in the 1940s. The jukebox designs after the 40s increasingly became three-dimensional and more hi-tech in appearance. This was a complete shift from the "standard" box fashions like the renaissance, ancient Grecian and gothic architecture themes that had dominated the 40s jukeboxes.
The 1940s jukeboxes are referred to as Golden Age jukeboxes due to the yellow colored Catlin plastic that was used while the 1950s models are the Silver Age due to their chromium-plate material used in design. The explosion of the popularity of drive in restaurants caused a major increase in the use of them as restaurant owners tried to attract as many customers as possible using the jukeboxes.
Although other kinds of music entertainment media have replaced diner jukeboxes today, both old and young people still enjoy and are attracted to their garish styling wherever there is one to be found. The nostalgia for the jukebox music machine may never end even though this mass media device may be slowly disappearing.
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It's a limited edition Shepard Fairey "Yes, We Did It - Victory" Obama print, edition xxxx/5000. I want to keep it for 30+ years until i'm married and have kids. Anyway, would you recommend professional framing, or should I frame it myself? How much do you think professional would cost? The dimensions are 24" x36" or so and it's printed on thick French paper.
Thanks for looking!
definitely frame it if you plan on keeping it around for awhile. i'm looking into getting a print framed as a birthday present for a friend and i'm finding that often the frame is much more costly than the print. call around to some framing shops, they should be able to give you a rough estimate as to the cost. glass isn't cheap and consider if you want matting or not. good luck
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Want to give a splendid effect to your photos in prints? Then giclee canvas print is the best option. These canvas prints are effective marketing tools for advertising the products or services of a company to a wider audience. Giclee (pronounced Gee’clay) is the most popular inkjet printing method used by various digital printing companies in the United Kingdom to print fine art reproductions on canvas. The name giclee has been derived from the French word ‘gicler,’ meaning ‘spray’ or ‘squirt.’ This term was originally coined in 1900 by the famous printmaker, James Duganne. Giclee printing process involves the spraying of more than four million droplets of ink per second.
Today, giclee canvas printing companies make use of the hottest technology to print high resolution images featuring everything from renaissance to modern art prints. For giclee printing, high quality, light resistant inks are utilized. Photographic images, two-dimensional artwork or computer generated artwork can be made into giclee canvas art prints.
Using software techniques, printmakers improve the color, tone, size and resolution of the image to make the prints more visible, retaining the look of the original masterpiece. To prevent scratching of the print surface and to protect it from sunlight, printing companies make use of UV varnish. A framed giclee print retains the details of the original image for years. Ready to hang prints in limited edition are also available in the market.
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Giclee canvas prints in various dimensions, styles and shapes are used to elegantly decorate your contemporary home and office. These are also some of the best gift options for all occasions.
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will you? I just drew a comic of allah sitting on top of a bucket and it's mad sweetage if you want to see it, it's likesoooooooooooo sweet i made it i looked down on the floor and i was like LOLORLY? but not to get sidetracked, jesus, will you show me your grill? please. does anyone know how i can get jesus to show me his grill?
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Metal toys decorated with comic characters like Betty Boop, Felix the Cat, Popeye, and Disney characters have been produced for over 70 years and continue to be collected and manufactured today. Among the most popular are those for the beach and sand box, including pails, watering cans, sieves, shovels, and rakes...
Bubba’s back…or at least he’s still here. In Mater’s new solo series watch as he squares off against his long-time nemesis Bubba the tow truck in the Rust Bucket Derby. Mater and Bubba are determined to answer… who is the toughest tow truck around?
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How to Make Environmentally Friendly Newborn, New Baby or Baby Gift Baskets
Giving an eco-friendly or environmentally friendly newborn baby, new baby or baby gift basket is a great way to help the environment. Whether you buy an eco-friendly gift basket from a gift basket business, make it cheaply yourself at home or add it to an existing line for your gift basket business, the environment will be better off for it. Think recycled paper (100% post-consumer, waste/process, chlorine-free), organic products, vegan products, non-toxic and non-plastic items, natural fibers, reusing and recycling. Just use these simple tips and follow these easy instructions and you'll learn how to make a great, unique, custom, personalized baby gift basket.
First of all you'll need to decide whether you'll be using organic or vegan items or products, fair-trade products like soaps, items of clothing like new socks made from recycled cotton, or pre-packaged, homemade or recyclable used items. You probably won't want to use any fragrant food items if you're using any scented products. The fragrances of food and perfume don't combine well in a gift basket. But use your best judgment. Also you may have some other ideas for making your basket more of a personal memory gift.
Next decide on what products or items will go into the environmentally friendly newborn baby, new baby or baby gift basket.
For an organic, vegan or all natural baby gift basket - some products and ideas are: organic baby foods, organic teething chews, all natural or organic baby lotions, organic shampoos, organic baby powders, other organic bath products, organic, vegan and fair-trade soaps, natural fiber sponges, organic cotton towels, terry cloth bath pillows, natural spa pillows, natural hair brushes, socks and other clothing made of organic cotton, CDs of nature sounds or other soothing music, baby toys made with natural fiber and/or safe recycled material, wooden blocks, safe, non-toxic baby games, personal memory gift items, or a no-expiration gift certificate to a store that specializes in environmentally friendly items.
Now that you've decided on what products or items to use it's time to put your personalized environmentally friendly gift basket together.
For gift container ideas: fair-trade baskets, wooden baskets, wooden bowls, fiber baskets, straw baskets, locally made pottery, buckets, potted plant holders, wire baskets, fabric gift bags, homemade gift bags, used baskets and containers from Goodwill Industries and Salvation Army stores or anything recyclable.
For gift basket liner ideas: shredded newspaper, shredded comics, organic cotton tea towels, organic cotton dish towels, organic cotton wash cloths, hand towels, or bath towels, colored recyclable napkins, organic cotton cloth napkins, fabric pieces, or an organic cotton receiving blanket.
For gift basket filler, if needed, you can use: crumpled or shredded newspaper comics, or use your imagination to come up with a better idea.
And for gift basket wrap and tie you can use: recyclable paper, butcher paper, newspaper, newspaper comics, or reusable brown paper bags. Also check with the Salvation Army or Goodwill Industries stores for inexpensive recyclable wrapping paper. Tie with jute or raffia twine for a simple rustic look or leave the gift basket unwrapped.
Now the easy instructions for putting your custom, personalized environmentally friendly gift basket together - first start with your custom container. Place the liner inside and add the gift basket filler. Arrange the gift basket products and gift items with the tallest in back. If needed, fill any holes with small baby items or crumpled or shredded recycled paper. Cover with wrap and tie with jute or raffia twine. Don't forget the personalized, recycled or homemade card. If you're using a homemade card include a happy, personal, positive, uplifting, spine-tingling favorite quote or saying. Mom can read it to baby. That's it! You should have a fine-looking eco-friendly, environmentally friendly newborn baby, new baby or baby gift basket!
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Full-color comic book published by Dell Comics in 1960. Features a beautiful painted cover and details the solo adventures of Silver, the Lone Ranger's Horse.
Full-color comic book published by Dell Comics in 1953. Features a beautiful painted cover and details the solo adventures of Silver, the Lone Ranger's Horse.
Full-color comic book published by Dell Comics in 1952. Features a beautiful painted cover and details the solo adventures of Silver, the Lone Ranger's Horse.
Lone Ranger Comic Baby Tee This is an officially licensed Lone Ranger baby tee in which these Lone Ranger shirts have been screen printed with a Lone Ranger image on the front of this cotton junior fitted babydoll tee shirt. These Lone Ranger baby tee shirts are usually made from softer stretchy cotton. These Lone Ranger baby tees are designed to be fitted babydoll style shirts for someone who likes to wear a form fitted style shirt. Check back often for some of our new Lone Ranger clothing and other Lone Ranger merchandise at great prices only at - www.StylinOnline.com .
This Definitive Edition features the first 11 issues (as well as the 2007 Free Comic Book Day story) of Dynamite''''s critically acclaimed Lone Ranger series by Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello, and ...
Though aimed at those fastidious comic book collectors who spend exorbitant sums for old DC first editions (only to leave them unread and wrapped in plastic), Comic Book Confidential manages to convey the fanaticism and fun of this hobby to non-aficionados. Canadian director Ron Mann traces the history of the comic book industry, the idiotic purging of so-called violent comics in the 1950s, and the growth of the collectibles industry. Throughout the film, any comic book which does not meet Mann's exacting standards is trashed (Dell and Harvey, beware!) Among those interviewed are Marvel Comics mavens Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and EC mentors William M. Gaines and Will Elder. The underground comix movement is represented by Robert Crumb. Though he clearly loves comics, Ron Mann might have more successfully conveyed this with fewer clever camera angles. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Felix the Cat, the wonderful wonderful cat! Felix''''''''s original artist, Otto Messmer, penned brilliant stories for Dell and Harvey during comic books'''''''' Golden Age...
I'm not really sure if this is the right category, but I'm asking anyway. I've been playing x-men legends 1 and 2 and i thought that I knew a lot about the x-men universe, but when I tried the little mini trivia games, I was really at a loss. Is there a site where i can buy the comics from start to most recent, or have they been reprinted in larger volumes? Also, which ones came first (extreme, ultimate . . .)?
you av no idea how big xmen is, they been around for 50 yrs. go to http://marvel.com/ or just chat me. im not a geek by the way, just like x men p.s. ultimate was first
Lot of 7 Comics. Each comic is sealed, unopened, and comes with a trading card.
Issues are as follows: Uncanny X-Men 294, X-Factor 84, X-Men 14, Uncanny X-Men 295, X-Factor 85, X-Men 15, X-Force 17
Issues Included in this LOT: 85,88-91,93-96,98,99,101-109,111
Beginning its life as Hero for Hire, this series introduced Luke Cage, the bulletproof, freelance super-hero. When Cage adopted the name Power Man, the series changed to follow suit, switching with issue #17 to Power Man...
Combining the spirit of Kingsley Amis''s Lucky Jim with a bawdy evisceration of hypocrisy in old-school Catholic education, The Brothers'' Lot is a comic satire that tells the story of the ...
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