tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post2700831600358367149..comments2024-03-10T22:13:11.974-04:00Comments on Marvel Comics of the 1980s: 1983 - Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of TexasJason Shayerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-58850543446734540082016-03-22T00:07:37.535-04:002016-03-22T00:07:37.535-04:00Thanks for stopping by!Thanks for stopping by!Jason Shayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-91858000327647296082016-03-21T20:37:01.672-04:002016-03-21T20:37:01.672-04:00I had this, too! Not only did Big Tex burn, but th...I had this, too! Not only did Big Tex burn, but the Dallas Times Herald was bought by their competitor and shut down in 1991 (I was working there). A piece of strange history relevant to my life...Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949895375862751713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-10841114107695728352015-02-11T21:33:11.256-05:002015-02-11T21:33:11.256-05:00I have this. Haven't read it.I have this. Haven't read it. Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-44765476811775585502012-10-20T00:34:03.769-04:002012-10-20T00:34:03.769-04:00Hey Judah, thanks for the comment. Yikes, didn'...Hey Judah, thanks for the comment. Yikes, didn't know it burned down. Sad.Jason Shayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-56100042749590467502012-10-19T21:05:35.473-04:002012-10-19T21:05:35.473-04:00think it might be more valuable since Big Tex just...think it might be more valuable since Big Tex just burned down?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021889524104134501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-87379508318500630092011-06-17T17:40:46.818-04:002011-06-17T17:40:46.818-04:00Yeah, i always thought this was a rarity, but I fo...Yeah, i always thought this was a rarity, but I found it a couple years ago in a $1 bin. <br /><br />starfoxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-87869812386135463972011-06-13T13:47:43.722-04:002011-06-13T13:47:43.722-04:00Hey PJ, it's Romita Sr. certainly, just isn...Hey PJ, it's Romita Sr. certainly, just isn't put together very well as I'm used to. Eques is actually a great rendering, as is Storm, but Colossus and Wolverine seem awkward to my eye.<br /><br />Hey Cesar, the story was very basic and limited and with such a setting and scope, there's not much that could be done to breathe any life into it! :)Jason Shayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326506125878276176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-15162910581795309302011-06-13T13:43:36.759-04:002011-06-13T13:43:36.759-04:00You don't think the cover looks like Romita...You don't think the cover looks like Romita's work? It's Romita, Sr., remember - there are definitely distinctive curves and lines that could only be his.Pj Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16212543299436821697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-7525379416769552862011-06-13T11:02:16.260-04:002011-06-13T11:02:16.260-04:00I don't know, this is not too much to base my ...I don't know, this is not too much to base my decision on...<br /><br />Was the story bad or simply a very basic one?<br /><br />Eques has a nice design, so, not knowing his full story, I think he could be a nice character if some writer developed him.<br /><br />At first I thought the mutant would be "Big Tex", and that would indeed have made me grateful for no more appearances from him, LOL.Icecypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999359003183615788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-19146982603524557042011-06-13T00:15:31.227-04:002011-06-13T00:15:31.227-04:00"I like the way Storm made Big Tex kick Magne..."I like the way Storm made Big Tex kick Magneto in the pants!"Stephen Gurrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202849355254208824.post-664369566664175112011-06-12T15:41:02.850-04:002011-06-12T15:41:02.850-04:00Should I be embarrassed that I actually own this?
...Should I be embarrassed that I actually own this?<br />lol<br /><br />Oddly enough, it used to be a high-priced, rare issue (not the reason I have it, as I used to be quite the X-collector).~P~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09299078564477985626noreply@blogger.com