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[thehefner]

First off, GIP, courtesy of the amaaazing disc_sophist




ITEM: WEDNESDAY COMICS STILL LOOKS FUCKING AMAZING






I, for one, am hugely looking forward to the adventures of HAWKMAN, BAKER and STRANGE ADVENTURES POPE. Joke shamelessly stolen from Rich Johnston.

Seriously, though, look at that line-up of creators. LOOK at it, comic fans, and tell me at least one of them doesn't get you tingly in places. Because if that doesn't do it, surely one of these must, or else you need to check your fun-o-meter:











I'm so nervous that this is going to flop, though. Response from fans has been a lot of concern about the oversized format and the price, capped off with this report from a recent convention:

At Saturday’s DC Nation panel, editors Ian Sattler and Brian Cunningham provided fans with a first-ever look at a printed copy of “Wednesday Comics.” The weekly, star-studded, 16-page comic produced on massive newsprint pages, was described as one of the most unusual, impressive, projects in DC’s recent history, a “Kramer’s Ergot” #7 with superheroes.

But DC Nation, or at least the cross section attending the panel, showed more interest in the tedium of DC continuity. Not a single question was asked about “Wednesday Comics.”

DAMN IT, FANDOM. DON'T RUIN THIS FOR US.





ITEM: I DON'T WANT THE HAL JORDAN HATERS TO BE RIGHT, BUT, UH, IS HE ACTUALLY BEING A DICK HERE OR WHAT?


Holla at my GL flist buddies--particularly nymphgalatea, kali921, and kagome654--What think you of James Robinson's depiction of Hal in these preview pages of JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE # 1?

I mean, I've been a bit unimpressed by Geoff Johns' take on Hal, so this suddenly proactive take on Hal is rather cool. But is it in character? It definitely seems to be more in keeping with the Hal that Parallax exploited, but that Hal wasn't really in character in the first place.

I guess what I'm trying to ask is, when you look at this page, do you think, "BADASS" or do you think, "Wow, what a dickhole"?







On one hand, hey, awesome, he's actually showing off leadership capabilities, and it's keeping with someone who has crazy huge amounts of willpower! On the other hand, even Scott Summers might think Hal should cool it down a little.

I look forward to seeing how this storyline pans out. Either way, I want smart-ass fun-loving wise-cracking Hal Jordan back. My ideal Hal is like the bastard child of John Crichton and James T. Kirk with liberal dashes of Bruce Campbell thrown in for good measure.




ITEM: ONE OF THE MOST INTRIGUING PAGES FROM A GOLDEN AGE COMIC EVER





Scan courtesy of doop over at nu-scans_daily.



... huh.

I can't even call crack on it, like Golden Age Wonder Woman, because damn, it actually seems damn well straightforward! So to speak.

And damn, Zatara is a sharp motherfucker. But then, he's the father of Zatanna, so he'd have to be. We need more dash and top hats in comics, says I.




FINAL ITEM: COMICS THAT MADE US CRY

The Robot 6 blog did a piece on "The 6 Comics That Made Us Cry," and folks have been responding with their favorites. For me, there have been several, but only one gets me choked up just thinking out it: the one-two punch of that issue of I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE, when they find Ice in Hell.

First, when Guy Gardner, of all people, just keeps whispering, “Please come back, Tora. Please come back. Please come back.”

And second, at the end, when Bea and Guy hold each other, sobbing.

There was more genuine, heart-wrenching emotion in this silly comedic B-list superhero spin-off than in all of the INFINITE CRISIS titles going on at the same time. I’m getting misty just *thinking* about that issue.

What about you, folks? What comics have made you mist up or sob?

Comments

[harper-knight.livejournal.com]

even Scott Summers might think Hal should cool it down a little

Hah! yeah.. Perhaps just a little. However, I mean, Hal is a bit like that. I think it's a bit exaggerated, but not too badly.

Also, the Scott Summerism that you refer to is why no matter how much I love Scott (he's done some pretty amazing things in holding the X-Men together in the boss' frequent disappearances, and he's altogether pretty good at what he does) I can't seem to convince my friends of it.

Comics that make me cry.. I couldn't tell you right now, it's been too long since I've read many comicses. There've been a few tho.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I think folks below nailed it by saying it's more of a Hawkman characterization, and that pretty much everybody in that preview feels "off." There's some of the real Hal there, but I dunno, the only time he's ever really acted like that was when he was possessed by a giant space fear bug.

But yay for other people liking Scott! I'm not a huge X-Men myself, but I've always had a soft spot for him, if only because I feel he's been unjustly hated for the simple crime of being Wolverine's straight man. I've had a hard time of trying to find a good number of examples (aside from two or three Joss-penned issues) that can really convince people of Scott's worth and excellence as a character and a leader.

[harper-knight.livejournal.com]

As to decent Scott-ization, The latest example I recall was the arc *directly* after House of M. I haven't read much of since then, although I hear it's been weird. And of course there's the Warren Ellis run on.. I can't remember which X-men title, but y'know, RAGING fanboy here. Warren Ellis is my internet jesus. He gets almost everything right.

I do agree about Joss' run as well though, I liked that.

Back to Hal, you're right. Altough I haven't read much Hawkman, I've preferred modern Adam Strange. The Rann-Thanagar war stuff is excellent.