Just to clarify, that particular storyline was conceived by Rick Veitch, who was Moore's successor on Swamp Thing. Veitch resigned when DC management decided not to run the story. This was around the time of The Last Temptation of Christ, and DC didn't want to attract the ire of fundamentalists.


For deity-invoking cosmological madness from Moore, himself, give Promethea a whirl. Anyone with any interest in occult philosophy (Kabbalah, Hermeticism, Zen, etc.) should love it. For anyone else, the art (by J.H. Williams III & Mick Gray) may be the primary draw, the 32 issues together comprising a visual tour de force. Highly recommended.

Hello, brief introduction here:
 
I’m a veteran player, had all the good stuff (except Lotus) but got out a few years back. Now I am taking baby steps toward returning to the game in general, and Vintage in particular. So I am following this discussion with interest.

There seems to be an idea that new players should have to make an “investment� in the format. In some ways I agree, though I don‘t believe acquiring cards should be the primary concern of Vintage players.

I see these as more important pursuits:

- Supporting the local scene; if possible, helping organize or promote local events.

- Attending as many regional or national tournaments as possible.

- Improving skills by becoming proficient with the established deck archetypes.

- Stimulating the format by exploring new synergies and deck concepts.

- Contributing to the online community via articles, essays and tourney reports.



This is the kind of investment people need to make in the format.

Getting the cards is secondary, and can happen over time.


So, having thought this all over a great deal, I find myself in full agreement with Steven Menendian‘s guidelines: unlimited proxies for local events and a limit of 15 for larger tournaments. Of course, sanctioned events would not allow proxies, and T.O.s could always run proxy-free tourneys from time to time if they wished.