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John Byrne
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The longer I live, the more dramatic become the "flips" -- when I think of something being X number of years ago, and then think about what was X number of years before that.When I was born, the end of World War II was a mere five years ago. Now it's approaching 68 years ago. 68 years before I was born was 1882 -- which is before any of my grandparents were born. The first Moon Landing will soon be 44 years ago. 44 years before the Landing was 1925. My father was five years old, and monoplanes were still a novelty!
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Steven Myers
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Anything before I started reading comics seems "long ago", such as the Lee/Kirby era of Marvel. Everything since I started reading, such as the Byrne era of the Fantastic Four, seems recent...
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Brian Rhodes
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Same.When I started reading, even books from just a few years before (mid-late 60's, very early 70's) seemed ancient...and still do, in some ways. And yet, stuff by JB (and his contemporaries) seems fresh. Hard to fathom some of it's from 30 years ago...or more.
Edited by Brian Rhodes on 09 February 2013 at 3:16pm
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Robert LaGuardia
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Having a child really puts things in perspective. I was thinking the other
day that when my now nine month old daughter grows up shows like
Seinfeld and Friends will be to her what I Love Lucy and The
Honymooners were to me. Its crazy and a bit humbling.
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Sue Ward
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For me the 1960's seem like yesterday!
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Ted Pugliese
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This is a great thread, and many things in it speak to me. First, I am 20
years younger than you, JB. Since I was born in 1970, I know exactly how
to play your game. Funny though, that I do it sometimes for 10 and 20
years younger myself and think about what I would have missed,
considering I am the "perfect" age for the Star Wars generation (Super
Friends too).
Furthermore, I was 12 when I became a Byrne victim. I used to buy my
comics from a couple news stands too. But when I read Lars' comment
about typing messages to JB, I could not help but think that my younger
self would never had imagined meeting JB one day in his own house.
It was a very big deal to me, especially for my golden age 12 year old self.
It is also just one of the MANY good Byrne stories I share on a regular
basis.
So thanks again, John, for adding to my childhood and for being so
generous to me and my children.
You're the best, Chief!
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Tim O Neill
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This thread led me to re-read Dark Phoenix Saga in the last few days, but this time I was acutely aware of when I bought the final issue as a kid. Rather than reading "The Fate of the Phoenix" in the trade reprint, I pulled out my original copy of #137 for the big finish. It's the same copy I stuffed in my jacket for the long bike-ride home all those years ago.
Very fun to read this story I have implanted in my brain in newsprint form. I forgot how different the art looks in the original printing after seeing it in trades for so many years. I was taken back to when I was blown away by this issue as a kid, and still packs a punch!
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Shawn Kane
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I'll turn 40 this year, the same age as my parents were when they had me. I often think about some of the amazing things that occurred during their first 40 years and compare it to mine. I've seen some significant things happen in my lifetime but nowhere near what they experienced.
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John Byrne
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A year or so back I tried out Ancestry.com, not really expecting it to turn up much on my not-very-outstanding family. I was surprised when, upon my providing the names of my paternal grandfather and great grandfather, it was actually able to take me back two more generations, to my great-great-great-grandfather, James, born in 1817!Seeing his name was James, and knowing my great grandfather was also of that name, and that my grandfather's older brother was Jim, I became suddenly aware of a pattern that I'd not noticed before. In my bloodline, the oldest boys named their sons James, it seems. My father was the second son of a second son, so the tradition did not pass to me. Makes me wonder how far back it goes. How many times does "James Byrne" turn up in my family history?
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Eric Ladd
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All the boys in my family on my mother's side are John something. I've carried the tradition to my son; John Evan. I wonder if this practice is more prevalent than we realize.
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