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News, Rules And Introductions => News and Announcements => Topic started by: MarkWarner on April 07, 2012, 09:26:03 PM

Title: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: MarkWarner on April 07, 2012, 09:26:03 PM: (https://comicbookplus.com/images/forumelopers.jpg)

Welcome to a new and very exciting chapter in the life of this site.

If you were a member of GoldenAgeComics.co.uk you maybe wondering what in the blue blazes is going on!

Well, GAC as it is affectionately known was founded in 2006, which in internet terms makes it almost a veteran. This was the site that really trailblazed the scanning and downloading of Golden Age comic books. But the clock ticks on, it was beginning to look tired. Also, as with all of us of advancing years, some bits were not working quite as well as they used to.

So, the time had come for an overhaul, to bring the site back to its former glory. You are now viewing the beginning of this journey. There is still a long way to go, but at least the process has begun.

We thought that with the addition of Silver Age comics, fanzines, pamplets and other ideas in the pipeline, the name GoldenAgeComics.co.uk was not truly representative of the sites new direction. Plus of course it was not a UK site, even its servers are based in the US. So we are now ComicBookPlus.com ... but it is just the natural progression of GAC, whose DNA runs through every page.

So, welcome one and all!! Here's hoping that Comic Book Plus will last for as many years as GAC before it too morphs into a new being.

Regards,

Mark
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: josemas on April 08, 2012, 07:16:27 AM: Thanks so much for getting us started on the revitalizing of GAC-CB+. Should be plenty of fun and interesting days ahead.

Best

Joe
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: paw broon on April 08, 2012, 11:17:58 AM: Thanks for the huge amount of work you've put into getting comicbookplus up and running. It looks exciting and attractive. As Joe said, interesting days ahead.
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Post by: alfje on April 08, 2012, 07:36:53 PM: GoldenAgeComics/ComicBookPlus looks great.
Thanks for all the work you've put into it, Mark.

I really should look for a new avatar, matching the 'new' site, now. :P
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: MarkWarner on April 08, 2012, 08:51:09 PM: alfje

Damn another thing I haven't tested is changing avatars ... so don't hold me responsible for what your new one looks like:)
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: alfje on April 08, 2012, 09:38:29 PM: You don't have to test it anymore: it works. :)

Now I just have to find one I want to keep.......
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: paw broon on April 09, 2012, 08:37:49 AM: Okey, dokey, changing avatar works. Mine is now Atome Kid. Anyone note a similarity to an Adam Strange cover? Looking forward to seeing who changes what.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: bminor on April 12, 2012, 02:01:08 PM: Congrats on the new site!
Looks great!
Thanks for all the hard work in putting this all together!
Here's looking to many years of future enjoyment!

Yours,

B.
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Post by: wildthing423 on April 12, 2012, 02:40:34 PM: what an incredible change. love this new look and thanks for all the work you have put into it.

Mark
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: MarkWarner on April 14, 2012, 07:51:11 PM: Thank you for the kind comments ... it has been a lot of hard work and also many visits to Stressville .... but being an egotistical old programmer I thrive on compliments and they make it all worth while :)
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: prime user on April 15, 2012, 02:36:05 AM: Congratulations on your new site and best wishes for much success.
I hope you get at least as much gratification from your efforts as we do in viewing the excellent results.
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Post by: CharlieRock on April 17, 2012, 04:24:40 PM: I like the new look!
The tan border is softer on the eyes.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: DennyWilson on April 29, 2012, 08:13:45 AM: Wow! I haven't peeked in in a while and find these pleasant changes.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: josemas on April 29, 2012, 01:56:22 PM: Keep checking in. Things are looking better and running smoother every day.

Best

Joe
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: wildthing423 on April 29, 2012, 03:27:08 PM: Quote from: josemas on April 29, 2012, 01:56:22 PM

Keep checking in. Things are looking better and running smoother every day.

Best

Joe

I was already in love with this place, but the new site here and now is really great.

Mark
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: Fortress Keeper on May 02, 2012, 12:28:58 AM: Wow. Haven
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: josemas on May 02, 2012, 02:37:55 PM: And it's just going to keep getting better.

Stay Tuned.

Joe
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: macsnafu on May 03, 2012, 04:54:42 PM: Nice look. But most importantly, thanks for this wonderful source of reference and entertainment!
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Post by: paw broon on May 03, 2012, 05:02:03 PM: Hi, macsanfu, enjoy the comics and references and get stuck in on the forum.
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Post by: macsnafu on May 03, 2012, 09:33:10 PM: And hey! Viewing the comics online actually works now! It never did before.
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Post by: narfstar on May 03, 2012, 09:44:33 PM: I have noticed online views going up. They do look good and don't fill your hard drive
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Post by: chinaski on May 21, 2012, 08:02:47 PM: What comic is that panel from? I really would like to check it out.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: paw broon on May 21, 2012, 08:16:39 PM: I suppose you mean narfstar's avatar, well, I'll leave it to him to explain.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: narfstar on May 22, 2012, 02:06:34 AM: That is Crash Kid from Cannonball 1 that I was able to buy and scan thanks to contributions from Talia and Nobby
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: chinaski on May 23, 2012, 06:31:53 PM: oh. lol. I didn't notice narfstar's avatar, but I think I'll try to read that one too now that you've pointed it out. I meant this picture: (https://comicbookplus.com/images/forumelopers.jpg)

from the moderator's initial post.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: gls84 on May 24, 2012, 02:03:11 AM: Nice work everyone! I love the new format.

gary
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: narfstar on May 24, 2012, 03:32:24 AM: glad you like it Gary we are very proud of Mark's work
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: MarkWarner on May 24, 2012, 07:29:42 AM: chinaski what you are looking for is https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=21131 (https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=21131)

If you compare the image to the cover you'll see there are bits that I have redone

Also thank you, as I put up a resized version in a hurry and kept meaning to dig out a better version which I have now done :)
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: neil meikle on June 15, 2012, 09:34:50 AM: Could you tell me what comics the panels on the home page are from please
neilm
neil meikle
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: capnted on September 29, 2012, 03:46:22 AM: Belated welcome back. I was wondering awhile back what was going on. Of course i'm totally late to the homecoming party by months, but wanted to say that the site looks great and i'm glad yer back. I should now be too!
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: paw broon on September 29, 2012, 12:53:14 PM: Hello capnted. It does look rather good, doesn't it? So get stuck in and join in the conversations.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: bluskies on September 29, 2012, 07:13:38 PM: Mark,

As mentioned previously, I am really glad we get to do a comic each second minute...but in the last few days I have noticed that many downloads cut off before they are finished. I have to redo the download three or four times before it is correct. I haven't had this problem before, and wonder if I am doing something wrong?

Thanks for provinding such a great resource!

Bluskies
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: capnted on September 29, 2012, 10:47:04 PM: FYI:
I to have attempted to download maybe like 5-6 books and have had broken archives in the result (not all and I have yet to check them---be back later! I suspect some will be fine, some will be broken).

In particular I have tried 2x: Big_Shot_Comics_012__Inc.cbr - both broken at some point in the archive.

This might be a good file to test to see if truly corrupt or if it is a server/coding condition. I suspect is it server.

As a side note or experiment, I sometimes append the uploader in the file name pre-download, renaming the file, for ex. I tried the aforementioned archive w/ "Big_Shot_Comics_012__Inc_dsdaboss.cbr" as well as downloading with the given base filename and both were broken after download.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: MarkWarner on September 30, 2012, 01:01:01 PM: I tried here and it came down fine. There was a server change made that COULD have caused this. I doubt it though. I have backed this out now anyway. I tested before and after the changes and both times got a good archive.

Hopefully, you just encountered a blip that has disappeared into the ether.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: bluskies on September 30, 2012, 04:01:22 PM: Hi, Mark,

Last night, I tested the Big Shot issue mentioned and I didn't have a problem with it, and I also tried some of the issues I did have problems with earlier and they downloaded okay. One or two things last night didn't complete correctly, but for the rest were good. This was about midnight here in Los Angeles, so maybe it is a case of the server being free then when no one else is using it, as opposed to daytime where a lot of people may be using it at the same time, thus overworking it.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: MarkWarner on September 30, 2012, 06:46:56 PM: Well as I said maybe a change that was put in a couple of days ago could have created a download problem.

The site was certainly running slower and suffered from more than the average number of blips. But that has been backed out, so we shouldn't be having any problems. That is day or night. The servers are not blowing out steam during busy periods so there should be no bad files due to that.
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: capnted on October 04, 2012, 05:47:49 AM: Quote
Hopefully, you just encountered a blip that has disappeared into the ether.

For the heck of it I downloaded that Big Shot issue. No problemo. Referring to my statement above the server, I mean to imply that it must of been some Strange temporary bad connection or something where my downloading ran amok. So speaking of 'moving on' if one encounters any issues they are not Strange Stories From Another World or a Strange Mystery from a Strange Planet or from the Strange World of Your Dreams.

Just wait it out and try again later - to avoid any Strange Terrors. Sorry if I incurred any alarm with my Strange Suspense Stories and Strange Fantasy by taking you on my Strange Journey. All is well.........
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: MarkWarner on October 04, 2012, 07:22:06 AM: Yes, telling those Terrifying Tales might make people Beware of reading our Terrific Comics
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Post by: bhattsp on December 08, 2012, 06:13:49 AM: Hi Mark,

The New Look is Great and Comics are well tabled and organised

Rgrds
Title: Re: We Have Grown Up And Are Moving On
Post by: astroboy700 on September 30, 2023, 04:52:53 AM: Thank you so much for his amazing site!!