Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Cinemacabre) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:42:28 PST

Craig, must we be subjected to this? Really? Cuz you know darn well this ain't ever gonna end now. (On a side note, the man who did such a wonderful job on the cover of FM 192 (and 191) turned another year older a few hours ago. Happy Birthday Bill!)Okay ...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Wich2) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:21:12 PST

>(At the same I also picked up an unfortunate addiction to puns.)< And a pundiction to ads!

Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (The Drunken Severed Head) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:54:23 PST

Just discovered all the honeyed comments above, and offer my Gorgo-size thanks. I was taught film appreciation by Forry Ackerman and the FM crew. (At the same I also picked up an unfortunate addiction to puns. ) I'm grateful to...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Wich2) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:54:09 PST

>Max Cheney (who is my good friend, truth be told) is a writer who has had a hand in the writing of all of the retros so far and I happen to think that his writing is a high point< Well, I'll ditto you there, Rich - on both points.

Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (HammerFilmFan) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:14:30 PST

I agree w/ Cinemacabre, Max Cheney's (who I also consider a friend) writing for the retro issues is fantastic. But the photo reproduction has got to get better, or I won't be buying any more retro issues. I'll wait for reports on the next one BEFO...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (mostmonsters) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:46:08 PST

If FM #192 had been published by Warren, you can be sure he would have capitalized on the 25th Anniversary by having at least as large an issue as previous "special" issues...remember the thickness and high page count of FM #13, #100 and #142? It wo...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Cinemacabre) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:54:26 PST

I did want to mention something about the FMoF retros - with which I am not involved at all - that has nothing to do with photos; Max Cheney (who is my good friend, truth be told) is a writer who has had a hand in the writing of all of the retros so far a...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Hausenfan) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:43:12 PST

Must say I was disappointed as well. The articles weren't bad, but the photos and the low page count??? For 9 bucks?? You want to go retro, fine, go retro on the cover price as well!

Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (BijouBob8mm) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:57:19 PST

ARGumshoe wrote: Bill does great work.Now we just need his Metaluna Mutant on #193...Message received loud and clear. Big smiles, and lots of anticipation!

Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Wich2) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:54:16 PST

I have to agree that the interior photo work was really rough. I used to hold SCARY MONSTER's feet to the fire on that, and they've much improved; but this darkly murky stuff looked worse than theirs ever did.

Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (dmarks1000) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:41:59 PST

I was looking forward to the 25th Anniversary Edition of FM #192 quite a bit. It has a beautiful cover; colorful, inspiring and timeless. I purchased this issue from my local comic book store this week. I was immediately struck by two th...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Hausenfan) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:29:46 PST

"I have known that the magazines were postdated but wasn't sure when they were originally released. So it looks like it is a 3 month period? I always thought it was 2 months? (example: I thought the March 1983 issue was released in January 1983)"The usual...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (dynafan) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:13:09 PST

I got the new retro issue and the early reports were right; the photos and images inside the issue are very dark. Some pages look completely blacked out, which is a shame. The Selby cover art looks great and the quality of the paper used as...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (HammerFilmFan) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:32:09 PST

I remember that FM's postdating often changed up and down, possibly just depending on if an issue was running late or not. But I often felt that Warren was postdating copies WAY too far in advance.

Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (pinkfloyd95209) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:17:24 PST

Hausenfan wrote:Most magazines are post dated. The last issue of FM #191 was dated March 1983, but it was available December 1982. Issue 192 was supposed to hit the stands in February 1983, and it probably would have been dated April 1983. I have ...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Hausenfan) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:05:30 PST

Most magazines are post dated. The last issue of FM #191 was dated March 1983, but it was available December 1982. Issue 192 was supposed to hit the stands in February 1983, and it probably would have been dated April 1983.Just got mine today, along...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Hausenfan) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:23:47 PST

My comic book shop didn't get this yet, hopefully tomorrow. They usually have all things FM.

Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (HammerFilmFan) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:53:43 PST

I agree 100% w/ Dynafan. Keep doing the retro issues, but print them on better paper if photo reproduction isn't going to be similar to the old FM anyways. Looking forward to reading it............. So much stuff to read in the pile though.

Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (dynafan) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:35:01 PST

As I mentioned, I haven't seen issue 192 yet but on future retro issues my vote would be to print them on the newer slick stock to avoid the photo reproduction problems. I understand the concept of printing it on the old pulp paper for nostalgic purp...
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Re: Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (The Drunken Severed Head) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:16:20 PST

Some of the photos look very good, others are very dark. The writing, illustrations, etc. make up for the inconsistent photos, in my opinion. This is how I understand it: Part of the problem is that modern printing is no longer set up for printing blac...
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Famous Monsters Of Filmland #192 - Finally!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Cinemacabre) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:05:41 PST

Well, guys, we can finally see my Mondo Cult Forum brother - and one hell of a nice guy, I might add - Bill Selby's cover for Famous Monsters of Filmland #192 right where it belongs... on the cover of Famous Monsters of Filmland #192. I w...
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