old Usenet postings about COIE CA 1984-1987:

found this over on CBR, and knew you guys would appreciate it.

Quote from: Seven_Ride;9681246

Another thread made me remember there used to be Usenet posting about movies, comics and such. http://groups.google.com/groups/search?as_q=crisis+infinite+earths&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&scoring=&lr=&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1983&as_maxd=1&as_maxm=1&as_maxy=1988&as_ugroup=&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&safe=off"]Google Groups[/URL] has archives of early internet use, and I thought fans would get a kick out of what older fans thought of Crisis during the build-up to it in 1984, and also during the series.

Some great posts, beginning with predictions from late '84 about who would be left standing:

http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/browse_frm/thread/664aa836409ce59c/5196b0e0affd6778

A Supergirl fan's review of Crisis #7:

http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/browse_frm/thread/b457a10a8b98f34d/cd14db9ddbc75a8b

Supposition on DC's motivation for Crisis:

http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/browse_frm/thread/844869a80e57de5d/a2e289586f7f28e3

Comments on USA Today coverage from '85:

http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/browse_frm/thread/4a34f9d7d5d51b07/918fd00e11e32042

A longtime Marvel fan's opinion:

http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/browse_frm/thread/df115ed26da5c476/598241fa99b47626

A review of Crisis # 12:

http://groups.google.com/group/net.comics/browse_frm/thread/1a73160b46713c7/42b6d488adf28f15

A quote from before its time:

Man the more things change...

Interesting. I didn't know the internet existed that far back.

certainly, nobody had mastered calling each other noobs, and lambasting each other for being "Fucking Jews" yet.

but still, the more things change, the more they stay the same.