tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post1178149102078232614..comments2024-03-17T00:19:31.607-07:00Comments on BLOG FOR ROM FANS WHO AREN'T DICKS: IDW digging in their heels on their version of ROMShlomo Ben Hungstienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-36462014132608788132016-05-26T06:05:35.291-07:002016-05-26T06:05:35.291-07:00San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) happens the same week a...San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) happens the same week as ROM #1, and Diamond Previews just announced there will be 3 more exclusive covers released there. If I understand it correctly, retailers with booths at the Con will be able to order the exclusive ROM covers from Diamond then sell them to attendees, and the 3rd cover is one that the retailers will get 1 for every 10 they buy of the other two:<br /><br />12. ROM v2 #1-L SDCC-A EXCLUSIVE limited to 3000 copies (Nick Pitarra, 1st part of a 2 part connecting picture)<br /><br />13. ROM v2 #1-M SDCC-B EXLUSIVE limited to 3000 copies (Nick Pitarra, 2nd part of the connecting picture)<br /><br />14. ROM v2 #1-N SDCC-C EXLUSIVE limited to 600 copies (Nick Pitarra, wraparound version)<br /><br />http://www.diamondcomics.com/Home/1/1/3/597?articleID=179241<br /><br />I had to do some detective work to find the name of the artist, who seems to have been under the impression that the Analyzer beams tear through a creature's flesh, and ROM has Iron Man-like palm repulsors...<br />Gary Martin, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11385338936431036524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-36480854952299554572016-05-18T14:56:00.921-07:002016-05-18T14:56:00.921-07:00Oh, and thanks for the link, dude! -Some of these...Oh, and thanks for the link, dude! -Some of these chuckleheads came and checked it out. That's cool.The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-39448718460874223882016-05-18T14:54:17.723-07:002016-05-18T14:54:17.723-07:00I was just making a joke. -Because he said you...I was just making a joke. -Because he said you're a dick if you call someone an asshole. And I could not help myself.The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-44710191510793896892016-05-18T10:34:00.681-07:002016-05-18T10:34:00.681-07:00If you read his comments you know as much as I do,...If you read his comments you know as much as I do, I'm just glad he's gone.Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-23125821785080590182016-05-18T10:14:36.218-07:002016-05-18T10:14:36.218-07:00Yay! I get so lonely here in this darkened corner...Yay! I get so lonely here in this darkened corner with my musty comics and old VHS tapes of Captain America, Punisher, Hulk, and Doctor Strange films... Wait, why do I own these movies? They're fucking TERRIBLE! Damn it, I've wasted my life!!!The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-38071995882014036522016-05-18T10:11:42.504-07:002016-05-18T10:11:42.504-07:00Hey, Shlomo- who's this asshole?Hey, Shlomo- who's this asshole? <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-51262092790304270502016-05-17T14:11:42.692-07:002016-05-17T14:11:42.692-07:00Well that's certainly your perception so let&#...Well that's certainly your perception so let's just agree to disagree and I'll leave you to roam where ever you want to on the Internet that makes you happy and I'll keep running my blog as I see fit,Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-65799699596485266222016-05-17T13:53:42.598-07:002016-05-17T13:53:42.598-07:00All I'm saying is that the title of this blog ...All I'm saying is that the title of this blog gives a very false impression when its owner decides to call people assholes for not doing what he wants them to do. That's being a dick. You can be as candid as you want, just don't be a liar, alright?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-90839902682309262992016-05-17T11:41:44.526-07:002016-05-17T11:41:44.526-07:00running a blog doesn't make me a "profess...running a blog doesn't make me a "professional" in any sense of the word i'm just a random dude who has a blog just like someone running a farcebook page. i call IDW assholes because that's how i feel about them right now due to the massive disappointment they've been to me and many other ROM and Micronauts fans who grew up in the 80s. i'm also not a politician, diplomat or very PC so i'm free to be candid with my feelings about things i feel passionate about. but if you find me vulgar or otherwise inappropriate well then it just is what it is my style obviously doesn't suite you. fortunately for me, as you can see by all the traffic i get here i have a lot of alike minded folks who find my point of view and how i express it refreshing. and most importantly we're all having a lot of fun.Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-91057009644004008602016-05-17T11:32:13.201-07:002016-05-17T11:32:13.201-07:00If making remarks like "those assholes from I...If making remarks like "those assholes from IDW" isn't being a dick, then it sure as hell isn't showing the kind of courtesy (or any vestige of professionalism) that you think you received little of, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-61689916451544328152016-05-17T11:17:23.085-07:002016-05-17T11:17:23.085-07:00well my anonymous friend it started many many year...well my anonymous friend it started many many years ago when the Earth was still cooling and the internet was still kind of a new thing i had discovered how much fandom there was still out there for ROM. having been previously unaware of this fandom i was quite excited and eager to connect to other fans out there. that didn't work out so well it seemed like other people who had blogs and what not featuring the big silver guy weren't to inclined to reply to comments or emails i would send. after a while it got rather frustrating so eventually i decided to do my own thing. you may not always like what i have to say or other wise agree with me but . . you will never be ignored here as long as you're being civil and aren't a complete idiot. a difference of opinion doesn't make someone a dick but a complete lack of courtesy which i think it is to ignore someone does make you a dick. Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-75918073251504702172016-05-17T10:23:16.485-07:002016-05-17T10:23:16.485-07:00I found this blog through a link the owner posted ...I found this blog through a link the owner posted on a positive review of the first issue of Micronauts, complaining about how it sucks. That, combined with looking around here... why is this called the "Blog for ROM Fans Who Aren't Dicks"? That's hilariously inaccurate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-11050587120627675992016-05-16T21:34:42.351-07:002016-05-16T21:34:42.351-07:00Hey K.o.t go check up on your own blog looks like ...Hey K.o.t go check up on your own blog looks like you're not alone in the universe anymore when it comes to Civil War nay sayers. Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-25662680303371761942016-05-16T20:30:16.382-07:002016-05-16T20:30:16.382-07:00Thanks . Loved your review and I also wasn't t...Thanks . Loved your review and I also wasn't that thirlled with civil war. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05488218759265566336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-27472665752989514792016-05-15T08:27:24.424-07:002016-05-15T08:27:24.424-07:00HA! I noticed that too... That made me further th...HA! I noticed that too... That made me further think the lines on his head were battle-damage dents- because it looked like he was making an "ouch" face to me.The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-5245918079533476352016-05-15T00:06:17.699-07:002016-05-15T00:06:17.699-07:00Y'know. The fact that they clearly gave him ...Y'know. The fact that they clearly gave him eyelids is now annoying me. This is just whiny at this juncture, but... He's doing the one eye open more than the other when he is yielding his HAL translator analyzer Thymscarian wrist LEDs. What, is Deadpool going to pop out? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17604650086165244159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-71124790430163419012016-05-14T23:31:48.439-07:002016-05-14T23:31:48.439-07:00HA!HA!The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-87404041951906839182016-05-14T23:11:11.342-07:002016-05-14T23:11:11.342-07:00Yeah...I paid $4.23 on FCBD for G.I.Joe #228 becau...Yeah...I paid $4.23 on FCBD for G.I.Joe #228 because I found it has a ROM ad page in the back. I am that guy. My wife was like "it's the same picture as the free comic cover." I'm like "yup, with different text." The only thing I can say in my defense is that ROM is the one thing that I spend money on outside of necessities. *twitch*Gary Martin, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11385338936431036524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-79761183287582373382016-05-14T22:51:36.126-07:002016-05-14T22:51:36.126-07:00ROM blog or not you think i'm gonna spend my m...ROM blog or not you think i'm gonna spend my money on any of this shit from IDW!? i leave that unenviable task to Gary.Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-36818139085478034692016-05-14T22:10:40.756-07:002016-05-14T22:10:40.756-07:00Top of the list! Ohhhhhh-yeahhhhh!Top of the list! Ohhhhhh-yeahhhhh!The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-30619575493543738862016-05-14T22:01:19.123-07:002016-05-14T22:01:19.123-07:00A ROM #0 Review Roundup By A ROM Curator
https://...A ROM #0 Review Roundup By A ROM Curator<br /><br />https://littlethingsincomics.blogspot.com/2016/05/iexpectedasmuch.html<br /><br />http://www.sidekickcast.com/fcbd-rom-0-idw-review/<br /><br />http://www.firebreathingonion.com/home/fcbd-rom-0-review<br /><br />http://dangermart.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/fcbd-rom-0-review.html<br /><br />http://www.weirdsciencedccomics.com/2016/05/rom-0-free-comic-book-day-review.html<br /><br />http://www.floridageekscene.com/review/rom-0-fcbd-edition/<br /><br />http://blog.tfaw.com/2016/05/02/new-comic-book-day-review-of-rom-0/<br /><br />http://www.examiner.com/review/separate-the-wheat-from-the-chaff-for-free-comic-book-day-2016<br /><br />http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2016/05/triple-shot-free-comic-book-day-2016.html<br /><br />https://comicspectrum.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/fcbd-2016-gold-books/<br /><br />http://section244.blogspot.com/2016/05/free-comic-book-day-2016-roundup.html<br /><br />FRENCH - http://www.comicbox.com/index.php/news/avant-premiere-vo-review-rom-0/<br /><br />TRANSLATED (as good as google translate can do anyway) - https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.comicbox.com%2Findex.php%2Fnews%2Favant-premiere-vo-review-rom-0%2F&edit-text=&act=url<br /><br />FRENCH - http://fun-en-bulle-castbd.blogspot.com/2016/05/evenement-free-comic-book-day-2016.html<br /><br />TRANSLATED - https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Ffun-en-bulle-castbd.blogspot.com%2F2016%2F05%2Fevenement-free-comic-book-day-2016.html&edit-text=&act=urlGary Martin, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11385338936431036524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-63141467947664014762016-05-14T21:08:37.216-07:002016-05-14T21:08:37.216-07:00Hey buddy! How ya been!?
You know, I don't...Hey buddy! How ya been!? <br /><br />You know, I don't envy you- because you kind of HAVE to keep reading and reviewing the NuROM, right? It's like your job. <br />You can't NOT do it. <br />This is THE ROM blog!<br />You poor bastard...The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-62958204780492144042016-05-14T20:58:39.923-07:002016-05-14T20:58:39.923-07:00yeah me to K.o.T i read all your comments here now...yeah me to K.o.T i read all your comments here now i'm heading over to your blog as of this moment which is 9 PM West Coast time. . . .Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-7840152720828888492016-05-14T20:49:14.066-07:002016-05-14T20:49:14.066-07:00No worries! Thanks for even checking it out! I am...No worries! Thanks for even checking it out! I am also distracted, except by liquor. <br />You can see I totally agree with you about the weapons being awesome, the Wraiths being... not. And the art being unclear as to what was happening sometimes. So there's that!The King of Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406771819941242204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178894507761299440.post-73799854499985549492016-05-14T20:46:43.229-07:002016-05-14T20:46:43.229-07:00I'm in the middle of writing a reply on your b...I'm in the middle of writing a reply on your blog about this. Distracted by SNL, might take a little while. ;-)Gary Martin, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11385338936431036524noreply@blogger.com