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BABYLON 5 mastermind J. Michael Straczynski interviewed about his screenplay for the SILVER SURFER movie. God, I hope this happens. If anyone could do justice to Norrin Radd (and pull off a badass Kirby-esque Galactus), it'd be Joe.
By the way, if you're not reading THE TWELVE from Marvel, you are missing out. It's already getting likened to WATCHMEN, which is bullcrap for a number of reasons... but it's not unreasonable bullcrap, if you know what I mean. I'd personally liken it to THE GOLDEN AGE and NEW FRONTIER, it definitely belongs to their ranks (so far, I think it's even surpassed the former). If this story keeps the momentum going and packs a powerful ending, we just might have one of the best superhero stories of the decade on our hands.
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disc_sophist, the Blue Blade is indeed magnificent. Not to mention hilariously out of touch.
A major reason why I posted that Harvey Dent comic yesterday was because I was and still am deeply disappointed and frustrated that it was being excluded from the BATMAN VS. TWO-FACE trade paperback, a collection of classic Two-Face stories released to coincide with THE DARK KNIGHT. It's the definitive Harvey Dent comic, and it was snubbed in favor of what-- that horrible Doug Moench/Kelley Jones two-part story from the 90's and (even more insultingly) "that" scene from FACE THE FACE? Ugh.
My anger mellowed some when I posted the scans, finding some measure of contentment in knowing I gave that little-read comic a touch more exposure than it had before. We take our victories where we can, right? But then I went into the comic store and actually read BATMAN VS. TWO-FACE, and it started all over again. I decided it wasn't enough to just go on a message board and bitch. I needed to write to DC, specifically to the editor in charge of the collection.
Problem was, I couldn't find his e-mail address, and DC (wisely) only lists business contact info on their website. I thought all was lost, I'd just need to swallow it and try not to be bitter. But then I remembered, no, wait, what did I use to do in these situations? How did I write to someone before I learned to do e-mail?
My god. It... could it be done? Could I actually write them... a letter? My Jove, it's so crazy it just might work!
I'm rather proud of the letter I wrote to the editor. Mom insisted on reading it, perhaps fearing I'd write something too fan-bitchy and ranting, and she agreed it's an excellent letter. Of course, chances are good that the editor will just shrug it off, especially nothing can be done*, but we'll see.
Hopefully at least my voice will be heard, which is about as much as anybody can hope for when standing up to The Man.
*Unless, as I suggested in the letter, they were to do a Volume Two, which could additionally include Matt Wagner's "Faces." I wonder what else would go well in there?
By the way, if you're not reading THE TWELVE from Marvel, you are missing out. It's already getting likened to WATCHMEN, which is bullcrap for a number of reasons... but it's not unreasonable bullcrap, if you know what I mean. I'd personally liken it to THE GOLDEN AGE and NEW FRONTIER, it definitely belongs to their ranks (so far, I think it's even surpassed the former). If this story keeps the momentum going and packs a powerful ending, we just might have one of the best superhero stories of the decade on our hands.
And yes,
disc_sophist, the Blue Blade is indeed magnificent. Not to mention hilariously out of touch. A major reason why I posted that Harvey Dent comic yesterday was because I was and still am deeply disappointed and frustrated that it was being excluded from the BATMAN VS. TWO-FACE trade paperback, a collection of classic Two-Face stories released to coincide with THE DARK KNIGHT. It's the definitive Harvey Dent comic, and it was snubbed in favor of what-- that horrible Doug Moench/Kelley Jones two-part story from the 90's and (even more insultingly) "that" scene from FACE THE FACE? Ugh.
My anger mellowed some when I posted the scans, finding some measure of contentment in knowing I gave that little-read comic a touch more exposure than it had before. We take our victories where we can, right? But then I went into the comic store and actually read BATMAN VS. TWO-FACE, and it started all over again. I decided it wasn't enough to just go on a message board and bitch. I needed to write to DC, specifically to the editor in charge of the collection.
Problem was, I couldn't find his e-mail address, and DC (wisely) only lists business contact info on their website. I thought all was lost, I'd just need to swallow it and try not to be bitter. But then I remembered, no, wait, what did I use to do in these situations? How did I write to someone before I learned to do e-mail?
My god. It... could it be done? Could I actually write them... a letter? My Jove, it's so crazy it just might work!
I'm rather proud of the letter I wrote to the editor. Mom insisted on reading it, perhaps fearing I'd write something too fan-bitchy and ranting, and she agreed it's an excellent letter. Of course, chances are good that the editor will just shrug it off, especially nothing can be done*, but we'll see.
Hopefully at least my voice will be heard, which is about as much as anybody can hope for when standing up to The Man.
*Unless, as I suggested in the letter, they were to do a Volume Two, which could additionally include Matt Wagner's "Faces." I wonder what else would go well in there?
