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Comic Reader and collector since 1977! RU-vidr since 2022. Hobbit for life.


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Graphic Novel Unbox & Haul - 08-24-2024
10:04
14 дней назад
Maestro by Peter David Omnibus - Review
9:03
21 день назад
Top Ten Favorite Comics of 1980
10:49
Месяц назад
My 5 Most Important Comics Ever!
22:39
Месяц назад
Bloopers & Outtakes - v01
5:34
Месяц назад
Hulk Grey Gallery Edition - Review
12:14
Месяц назад
The Sixth Gun - Review
19:37
2 месяца назад
Top Ten Favorite Magical Weapons
16:42
2 месяца назад
Something is Killing the Children TPB v04
6:02
2 месяца назад
Graphic Novel - Unbox & Haul - 06-28-2024
8:02
2 месяца назад
Reading Habits & Goals
12:39
2 месяца назад
Father's Day Haul - 2024
4:04
2 месяца назад
Ghost Rider by Jason Aaron Omnibus Review
12:07
3 месяца назад
Top Ten Reads of 2024 (so far)
6:54
3 месяца назад
Sunday Scan - ElfQuest - #21-24
6:49
3 месяца назад
Shelf Shift - May - 2024
12:21
3 месяца назад
Graphic Novel Unbox & Haul - 05-24-2024
5:38
3 месяца назад
To Be Read Shelf - FIFO Explained
9:00
4 месяца назад
Birthday Haul - 2024
4:26
4 месяца назад
Top Ten Favorite Comic Book Songs
14:09
4 месяца назад
Комментарии
@mattinnj979
@mattinnj979 6 часов назад
Sigh. I had all of those
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 40 минут назад
That's the way I felt about my original comicbook collection...until I rebuilt it! Well mostly. A few items I NEVER managed to find again!
@ellesse3862
@ellesse3862 18 часов назад
As this is an episode about credit where its deserved .. I'd argue number three should be Byrne & Austin together, that art is a collaboration, Terry Austin always made Byrne look great.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 18 часов назад
Absolutely - one of the greatest inkers ever!
@vynilrob9719
@vynilrob9719 День назад
Is there any way I can use CLZ to give me the total amount of my books by their cover prices, not what they're worth?
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary День назад
I just checked both the desktop and mobile app versions and YES it will do this. The default stats page shows you the following: Total Value (based on either the optional CoverPrice module or what you entered by hand), Purchase Price (what you paid) & Cover Price.
@vynilrob9719
@vynilrob9719 День назад
@@LarrysLibrary got it! THANK YOU!!
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary День назад
@@vynilrob9719 No problem
@PatDK
@PatDK День назад
Like the list.... prefer that you would maybe drink something before talking so the saliva crackle isnt as loud as your voice....some people like that shit, I cant stand listening to it at all... so cant subscibe to something that tortures me
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary День назад
That's fair. I been working on the problem. This video is more than a year old
@ADawg478
@ADawg478 2 дня назад
Just found this channel happy to be a sub 💪
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 2 дня назад
Thanks so much!
@Deletirium
@Deletirium 2 дня назад
If you haven't come across it yet, "Nameless," by Grant Morrisson, is one of my alltime favourite horror comics. It's a short miniseries, something like 6 issues, and is very, VERY good at drawing out the cosmic horror tension. These astronauts are sent to interceot a massive asteroid covered in hieroglyphs, and Event Horizon ensues. My other favourite, is "Clean Room," by Gail Simone. It's the most creative take on horror that I've ever seen in a comic. It doesn't really borrow from any other lore- it's a very unique, very well fleshed out story unto itself. Lastly, "Revival" is just plain good. People in a small quarantined town start coming back when they die, but their personalities are changed.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 2 дня назад
Nameless sounds awesome! I do like what I have read from Grant Morrison. I may have to look for that. Thanks!
@craigperrott718
@craigperrott718 3 дня назад
I remember the Power Pack and Spidey PSA
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 2 дня назад
I think that ran for a few years
@risingphoenixrailroad
@risingphoenixrailroad 3 дня назад
I remember the Star Wars fan club - I actually joined and would get the Bantha Tracks news letter - good times, These adds bring back a lot of great memories - thank you for sharing
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 3 дня назад
That's very cool! Thanks for watching!
@BraveNewWeird
@BraveNewWeird 3 дня назад
I need to track down one of those Star Trek poster books! Good stuff!
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 3 дня назад
Thanks for watching!
@Gravydog316
@Gravydog316 3 дня назад
hey @@LarrysLibrary i saw an ad from a comic book for people to buy live monkeys?? my neighbor said he remembered seeing them in Spiderman comics when he was a kid do you know anything about these ads? i am just wondering what comics they were in that is crazy haha
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 3 дня назад
@@Gravydog316 I've only seen the ones for SEA Monkeys not regular monkeys
@ryanwilliams7639
@ryanwilliams7639 3 дня назад
I always thought most of the toys in comic ads were scams.😂
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 3 дня назад
I guess it's the lack of photos in most of them?
@ryanwilliams7639
@ryanwilliams7639 3 дня назад
@@LarrysLibrary well it’s promising all these toys that end up being real small. Things like the sea monkeys and x-ray glasses, books promising things that they can’t do and trying to get you to sell crappy products for a little bit of money.
@ryanwilliams7639
@ryanwilliams7639 3 дня назад
@@LarrysLibrary oh and don’t get me started on those products where they try to get you to sell something but you have to buy the products for and they are things people won’t really buy.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 3 дня назад
@@ryanwilliams7639 Oh yeah...X-Ray Specs!
@ryanwilliams7639
@ryanwilliams7639 3 дня назад
@@LarrysLibrary I just feel like a lot of those ads were trying to exploit kids. In the 90s you had the “get your kids through college with comics” ads. Which in my opinion was also exploiting kids and also adults because they knew all those comics they were putting out in the 90s weren’t going to be worth what the comics in the 70s and before.
@typewritermark
@typewritermark 4 дня назад
Definitely think that's Michael Golden!
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 4 дня назад
has to be
@deathtone1614
@deathtone1614 4 дня назад
Great video, Larry.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 4 дня назад
Thanks Deathtone!
@cosmiccomiccorner
@cosmiccomiccorner 5 дней назад
Man, I love this channel! Black Science has been on my list for awhile now and after watching this video I might end up just buying them! The image books are great.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 5 дней назад
Thanks so much! Glad you like my videos. And yes Remender is pretty great!
@cosmiccomiccorner
@cosmiccomiccorner 6 дней назад
I swear, I'm thinking about getting these for weeks now. Weeks!!! Can't choose between them and Remender's Black Science. Great video by the way, makes me want to choose Fear Agent. 😅
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 6 дней назад
Thanks ! I think I liked Fear Agent a little more than Black Science....but both are excellent. I reviewed that one too
@cosmiccomiccorner
@cosmiccomiccorner 6 дней назад
Just ordered this book as it was on sale! Can't wait to dive into this world.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 6 дней назад
This was consistently fun all the way through!
@cosmiccomiccorner
@cosmiccomiccorner 6 дней назад
@@LarrysLibrary Glad to read! Really looking forward to it.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 6 дней назад
@@cosmiccomiccorner Nice....I bet you will love it
@xavierhollander6521
@xavierhollander6521 7 дней назад
i have fond memories of marada she-wolf i return to it every so often claremont's best writing except i think it started brilliantly but couldn't maintain that brilliance just an opinion bolton's art makes it exquisite
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 7 дней назад
And I agree the ending could have been a little better
@brucegrossman3531
@brucegrossman3531 7 дней назад
I had various paperbacks from my teen years. All used most extremely used. When they did those awesome reissues of all the Howard output. The paperbacks were then donated to a veterans hospital. And yes the spine numbers drove me nuts too.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 7 дней назад
Awesome! Still love that paperback smell!
@ericvanderheijden7278
@ericvanderheijden7278 8 дней назад
No mention of Berni Wrightsons Frankenstein?
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 8 дней назад
I don't own it and haven't read it. It looks FANTASTIC though! I need it
@ericvanderheijden7278
@ericvanderheijden7278 7 дней назад
@@LarrysLibrary , Frankenstein Alive Alive with Steve Niles is also a fantastic book, but the novel with Berni's art is not of this world....
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 7 дней назад
@@ericvanderheijden7278 Berni was the best!
@ryanwilliams7639
@ryanwilliams7639 9 дней назад
I thought this interview might have taken Roy out of context. I think he was saying he should have came first because he first came up with the idea which is true and even Len Wien has said as much. I don’t have a problem with him getting co-credits because he actually did help create Wolverine, he’s been saying it for years and other people have supported his claim. So let him get the credit. He’s not going to be making any money off royalties from this at all, it’s simply just giving his credit. I don’t care about how things used to be, there was a lot of backwards practices that changed over time. When someone looks at who did what they will see Len Wien was the writer and Herb was the artist. They will see Roy was the editor and if they look further they will see all the ideas he added in the creation of Wolverine. I see nothing wrong with letting everyone know the truth. People should know if someone helped with the creation of a character. Also of note, in a recent interview with dollar bin bandits, Roy was saying that Chris Claremont should probably get the most credit for Wolverine because of how he turned the character into we know today. So even Roy agrees with you about #1. I figured you would put Byrne at #2 and Hama #3.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 9 дней назад
Interesting. I guess I am trying to look at the big picture and who actually made Wolverine into what we recognize as the character overall. I think he deserves to be on the list...just not the first. But I can understand the argument.
@williamlee2182
@williamlee2182 9 дней назад
Interesting top ten. Glad you included Jim Lee because it is true. To me his X-Men is how they should all look.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 9 дней назад
I get it! very iconic
@williamjackson6705
@williamjackson6705 9 дней назад
Larry, Forbes magazine ran an article on this situation a few months ago. In it they excerpted an interview a with Herb Trimpe from 2012. When asked about the creation of Wolverine he stated that the idea pretty much came from Roy. He said that Roy came up with the idea that The Hulk would be fighting a short, ill-tempered Canadian character with metal claws that came out of his fists & his name would be Wolverine. He had John Romita design it & Len Wein write the script. Herb drew that issue. If Roy had not created the concepts for the character, then Len would not have had anything to write about & Romita would have nothing to design. Roy in the article says he's not getting any money for the character he just wants his contributions acknowledged. Herb in that interview said that Len did breathe life into the character but for me personally it was all four who created the character. Other creators like Chris Claremont refined the character but for me Roy's reputation remains untarnished. He's not taking away anything from the others.
@marcelo-ramos
@marcelo-ramos 9 дней назад
I agree with everything you are saying, but what people complain about is that his contributions are pretty much part of what any editor does, but being part of their job, they never get any credit unless they explicitly write or draw (they do get the blame when things turn out not to work.) I do think a case could be made, if only the people involved were alive, which is another thing Mr. Thomas is being criticized about, why didn't he looked for credit when he could have the endorsement of the other creators? They were not like, e.g. Liefeld (who wants sole credit for Deadpool,) so they might have given it to him if his claims were real. As I said, that's something people like Mark Waid have said. I personally tend to give Mr. Thomas the benefit of the doubt since, as far as I know, he's a stand up guy. On top of that, I honestly don't care who created it, because I give 95% of the credit to Chris Claremont anyway.
@williamjackson6705
@williamjackson6705 9 дней назад
@@marcelo-ramos So you're saying Stan Lee gets no credit even though both Ditko and Kirby say his contributions were minimal at best? Roy came up with most of the defining elements of the character. There would be no character called Wolverine if not for him. Nobody else thought of it.
@marcelo-ramos
@marcelo-ramos 9 дней назад
@@williamjackson6705 Stan Lee was the writer and wrote the words. His credit is not under question here (although it often is for other reasons). I have no horse in the race. I would be on Mr. Thomas side if I had to choose. I just pointed out what people are upset about.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 9 дней назад
@@marcelo-ramos I see both sides I think
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 9 дней назад
@williamjackson6705 - That is a most interesting bit of info on the Trimpe interview! Thanks for posting this. I would LOVE to be proven wrong about the situation as I do love Roy's work a great deal. I will have to look for that article.
@LeonardPace
@LeonardPace 9 дней назад
I agree with you about Roy Thomas, EICs shouldn't get credit. Following Roy's argument, they should consider giving all EICs the creator credit. For example, give Stan Lee credit for Punisher because he suggested a name change from Assassin to Punisher while being EIC. Fantastic Top Ten!
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 9 дней назад
Thanks so much!
@deathtone1614
@deathtone1614 10 дней назад
Great list, Larry!
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 9 дней назад
Thanks Deathtone!
@davidgalvez5341
@davidgalvez5341 10 дней назад
Roy is taking a page from his mentor Stan Lee's playbook. No disrespect intended, we humans all have flaws, and this doesn't subtract from Stan's actual colossal contributions to Comics (I think if there's a Mount Rushmore of Comics, Stan unarguably belongs there), but Stan also in many instances loved exaggerating his contributions to several characters.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 10 дней назад
I can see that! Just seems like a strange thing to do right towards the end of your days!
@marcelo-ramos
@marcelo-ramos 10 дней назад
Hey, nice idea for a video. Well, I don't really care about the creator credit, tbh (as long as money isn't involved.) Focusing on who created a character is missing much of what the character turns out to be. Let's face it, Rob Liefeld created a pretty mediocre character, but Joe Kelly and others turned him into a beloved character deserving of his franchise. Regarding your choices, I agree with most of them, and I did guess the top 5 😬. Claremont not only deserves to be added to the list, but to replace it altogether.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 10 дней назад
Hah! Great points Marcelo!
@jewishdragons
@jewishdragons 10 дней назад
Nice list! Totally agree with you. I might also add John Buscema and Mark Millar/Steve McNiven (for Old Man Logan) to the list
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 10 дней назад
Yes it could go on and on!
@jheppers
@jheppers 10 дней назад
As a fan of big fun goofy comics I may have to pick this up despite the fact I really don't read any DC
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 10 дней назад
Yes I'm not a big DC guy either!
@garagegeek4863
@garagegeek4863 10 дней назад
I like how you say “baked on” - it’s an interesting descriptor. “Big, fun, goofy mess!” Awesome.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 10 дней назад
Thanks David!
@marcelo-ramos
@marcelo-ramos 10 дней назад
Great video, Larry. Regarding the format, it's typical for DC not to do Deluxe Editions until the book has proven to be a best seller, so we need to wait a couple of years to get it. It's a good book. I had a good time with it. It's as you said, stupid fun. I do have some complaints about the story though, the main one being that it falls into the typical trope of getting rid of Superman in the beginning and bringing it back in the end to quickly and easily resolve everything.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 10 дней назад
I will have to take your word for the Superman trope since I haven't read a ton of Superman! Hah
@marcelo-ramos
@marcelo-ramos 10 дней назад
@@LarrysLibrary well, it's mostly a Justice League trope. One of the most common criticisms of Superman is that he's too overpowered, and the world doesn't need a JL when they have someone that can do pretty much everything by himself. So it's very typical to get him out of the picture somehow, he's typically poisoned, taken off world, depowered or taken off the board in any other way so they don't solve the problem in 2 seconds. It's a challenge to write good JL stories.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 10 дней назад
@@marcelo-ramos That makes sense
@williamjackson6705
@williamjackson6705 10 дней назад
Normally I wouldn't give this a second look but the artwork seems good enough that I would love it just for that. The story seems intriguing as well so I'll give this a shot.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 10 дней назад
I thought it was really fun
@deathtone1614
@deathtone1614 10 дней назад
Great review, Larry.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 10 дней назад
Thanks Deathtone!
@jamesdunn9457
@jamesdunn9457 10 дней назад
Kaiju edition is how it should have been released. Roars and all. You are normally very positive so it stands out when something like this formatting really bothers you. =)
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 10 дней назад
Yes indeed! Should have been MONSTER BIG!
@BROWNMIST44
@BROWNMIST44 11 дней назад
I picked it up in singles and it was definitely a fun read with better art than most current DC books haha. Did you catch the Jaws homage in that one panel with Flash in issue 5? Loved that 👌🏻
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 11 дней назад
YES....very cool.
@Scanda_Randa
@Scanda_Randa 11 дней назад
Nice vid
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 11 дней назад
Thanks for watching!
@the_triskele_sisters
@the_triskele_sisters 13 дней назад
Hope mines on there once day :D
@satyarthsingh2276
@satyarthsingh2276 13 дней назад
I’d love you to do an episode with Uncle Elmo on Brubaker’s latest ‘Houses of the Unholy’, it’s a great read too, I guess that’s normal for any new Brubaker/Phillips, they don’t miss.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 13 дней назад
I have that one and will be reading soon! If me and Elmo can get together in time this could be possible!
@HarveyPekarsGhost
@HarveyPekarsGhost 14 дней назад
Eagerly anticipating your Houses of the Unholy review!
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 14 дней назад
It's coming. Probably the first week of October or the last of September
@ShaneMatlock
@ShaneMatlock 14 дней назад
Can't wait to read my copy of Houses of the Unholy when it arrives. My order got delayed because another book was out of stock but finally shipped. That Dracula by Tynion and Simmons is great! I read it online first and then got the oversized hardcover. I'm glad they are back on the Department of Truth, but that Dracula story was damn good too. I still need to pick up Once snd Future. Have not read any of it yet but I'm a fan of both Gillen and Dan Mora.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 14 дней назад
Nice....and yes Once and Future is really fun!
@typewritermark
@typewritermark 16 дней назад
Great! More for me to read!
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 16 дней назад
Always more to read!
@garagegeek4863
@garagegeek4863 17 дней назад
Wonderful. I’m so tempted to buy this.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 17 дней назад
you should
@garagegeek4863
@garagegeek4863 17 дней назад
@@LarrysLibraryno budget….but that’s another argument…
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 17 дней назад
@@garagegeek4863 I know...I have the same issue
@Chasefolsom99
@Chasefolsom99 17 дней назад
Hey Larry how you doing? I was wondering how long it usually takes for an omnibus to come in from them? I paid extra for the shipping
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 17 дней назад
I'm pretty good. I think on average I get my stuff from them in like 5-7 days from placing the order. Occasionally there is some delay where it can take longer. It helps that I'm in the same state as them.
@deathtone1614
@deathtone1614 18 дней назад
Great review, Larry.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 18 дней назад
Thanks Deathtone!
@ellesse3862
@ellesse3862 18 дней назад
Unboxing and surprise book mutilation .. this episode should have been a halloween unboxing, and the sequel episode "Omnibus Autopsy, My Oversized Wallart".
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 18 дней назад
Hah-hah-ha! Indeed
@TheWisestWizards
@TheWisestWizards 18 дней назад
I must be the only one who loves that Dracula cover art!
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 18 дней назад
YES! So far :)
@williamlee2182
@williamlee2182 18 дней назад
Keep it up with all the cute hauls!
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 18 дней назад
Thanks William I will try!
@santiagomyth6385
@santiagomyth6385 18 дней назад
Don’t destroy the Omni!! Sell it or do it as a giveaway on your channel. People would be interested either way.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 18 дней назад
I have decided not to cut it up!
@bryceabraham2903
@bryceabraham2903 18 дней назад
That second deluxe, collecting issues 19-30, does indeed conclude Once and Future. Nice pick ups, Larry!
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 18 дней назад
Thanks for that info!
@jonny9884
@jonny9884 19 дней назад
Well, my fave is the Charlie Brown one. And maybe you could pass your damaged X-Men Omni looks to be a good Reade cookie to me. Or a loaner if someone you know might be interested in reading it.
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 19 дней назад
yes maybe I should keep it intact. I will think about this
@elanrhys3178
@elanrhys3178 19 дней назад
Great choice for Quinn, I also picked up Dracula for the discord’s Book Club. Give away the X-men Omni Larry
@LarrysLibrary
@LarrysLibrary 19 дней назад
I might do that. Going to think about it