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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--particularlynymphgalatea, 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 ofdoop 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?
disc_sophistITEM: 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?
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Date: 2009-07-01 08:33 pm (UTC)Perhaps the comic itself will expand upon his attitude problem & explain it a little more. I have some faith this will be the case, as Robinson is a solid writer; his current run on Superman is an absolute joy to read (it's 22 pages a month of "Watch Mon-El Be Adorable & Doomed" and there are few things I enjoy more than that)
But even if it's rubbish, we have Johns & Busiek writing him in other comics. And oh! How cute is the Wednesday Comics art? Hals' smug grin in that 4th panel is just so perfectly...Hal.
I'm really looking forward to Wednesday Comics. Everything about it seems tailored specifically to lure me in. Hell, I'll even tolerate Didio on Metal Men 'cause it's got Lopez on art duties.
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Date: 2009-07-01 09:34 pm (UTC)Unless he's learned to be more tactful and careful in light of Hal's whole "going crazy and killing the universe" thing?
I know! I love smug grinning Hal Jordan so much more that rod-up-his-butt serious humorless Hal!
By the way, against my better wishes, I found myself really enjoying BATMAN AND ROBIN # 2. Quitely is exactly what Morrison has needed all along. I actually might have enjoyed the previous run had Quitely or Williams been on art chores. I'm even finding myself enjoying Damien, and I DON'T WANT TO. GAH.
Yes, support WEDNESDAY COMICS! I fear it'll bomb because of idiot customers who are scared off or don't know what they're seeing, idiot retailers who don't know what do to or are afraid of their idiot customers, and idiot DC for not pushing this sort of thing outside of the direct market!!!
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Date: 2009-07-02 08:09 pm (UTC)And I've said it a dozen times: JH Williams III should have pencilled Batman: RIP. There was no way in hell Tony Daniel could ever keep up with the madness of Morrison, and DC Editorial should have known it. They should have poached Simone Bianchi back from Marvel and alternated him with Williams so it came out monthly & the art style was fairly consistent. And then I could have enjoyed it.
Quitely & Morrison are perfect together. it's one of those teamups where art & story mesh together so well that you could almost believe it was one person doing it all.
And you love Damian. You *know* you love Damian. Everyone who says they hate him is in denial. I re-read Batman & Son, and Batman 666 at the weekend and fell in love with him all over again. Bless his psychotic little heart and his stompy little boots.
(Did you read GL Corps this week? Kyle has had his card marked by that scarred Guardian, oh yes. Between that and sleeping with Sinestros' daughter he is *so* doomed)
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Date: 2009-07-02 09:09 pm (UTC)vengeancejustice over. I was expecting glorious wank. Ah well.Man, had that run been alternating between Simone and J.H., even I might have liked it. As it was, there's not enough "ugh" in the world.
NO I DO NOT LOVE DAMIAN NO NO NOt yet we'll see where he's going with him. I might love him more once he seriously got "broken in" a bit by the Joker. Or Harvey! It should be Harvey. He's the trial by fire for ALL Robins. You just know Damian will be all like, "Psh, he's just another loser!" and Dick will remember what he thought about Harvey once long ago. And then Dick will grin and say, "Go get 'im, kid," because no matter which way it goes, Dick will be happy.
I had to skim the issue, so I didn't catch where Kyle had his card marked by Scar, as you put it. I'm almost sad that Nero was wasted like that, but then I remember that I don't care about Nero and that he'll be a Black Lantern as well, so there's that. And dear lord, Natu gets hotter and hotter, I swear.
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Date: 2009-07-03 06:22 pm (UTC)I'm fully expecting a Two-Face themed smackdown. Funny that, all day I've had the Ramones stuck in my head, and their lyrics seem very appropriate "Beat on the brat with a baseball bat, Oh yeah, oh yeah, uh-oh"
Damn, now I want to see Harvey humming that as he takes a swing for the moppet.
Natu is hotter than fire. I'm a straight female & even I can see that. Plus, I really love the character. When she & Kyle interact I basically turn into a big squishy pile of glee.
And Kyle is totally doomed. He spoke out against the Guardians, he went all wide-eyed and idealistic at Scar, and he's dating Soranik. If the Black Lanterns don't eat him, I'm pretty sure ol' Daddy-Sinestro will want to squish him.