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first? by tonamania	Jul 5th, 2007 09:33:17 AM
hmm...
second!! by RockLobster800	Jul 5th, 2007 09:38:47 AM
perhaps
mmyes... by RockLobster800	Jul 5th, 2007 09:39:34 AM
damn you tonamania-I could have had three firsts in one week!
Check the URL before clicking folks! by GilesT	Jul 5th, 2007 09:42:44 AM
Very nearly went to a site called MarksTeensLand.com at work, cause of zombie film Dead@17. Would've been fun trying to explain that to the boss...
RockLobster800 by tonamania	Jul 5th, 2007 09:45:06 AM
sorry dude, I was desperate. Still, waiting to find out news on the latest World War Hulk and jump on a talkback when AICN "breaks" the news that Zemeckis is going to ruin Christmas with a Jim Carrey, Scrooge remake, a la Polar Express.
...and yes. by GilesT	Jul 5th, 2007 09:45:13 AM
...I know Steensland is the guys surname. Still woulda got flagged though!
there must be one guy in L.A.... by RockLobster800	Jul 5th, 2007 09:50:36 AM
who deals with the Christmas Carol remakes...like every few months someone comes in from tv or hollywood going "hey, heres an idea..." and the executives just go "yeah, you better go to see the Christmas Carol guy-he deals with all that shit...."
Harlan Ellison is a master storyteller... by mbeemer	Jul 5th, 2007 10:04:11 AM
...and a mensch. If you get the chance to see him live, TAKE IT. I'm eager to get the "Dreams with Sharp Teeth" DVD whenever it comes out.
Carla Gugino's Pooper by Meglos	Jul 5th, 2007 10:37:31 AM
Is the most amazing thing ever invented.
That's my cue... by BizarroJerry	Jul 5th, 2007 11:14:38 AM
Hey @$$holes, check out G.I. JOE! Today, G.I. Joe: America's Elite #25 is out in stores. Comics' real World War III begins in this issue. Check it out! You know you wanna.
DEAD@17 Short Film DVD Preview by brassai2003	Jul 5th, 2007 11:33:36 AM
Damn You Ambush Bug! PLANT!!!! This movie sucked!!!! Actually, I haven't seen it, but I thought the @$$holes could use a little taste of what goes on on the rest of this site!
What, you couldn't review World War Hulk? by V'Shael	Jul 5th, 2007 11:45:49 AM
WWH : Frontline and WWH:Xmen both hit the stands, and were at least as comment worthy as some of THAT stuff.
Nice article by Lour Reed luvs Frank Zappa	Jul 5th, 2007 11:57:29 AM
Well done, interesting read
The Brave & The Bold.... by sonnyhooper	Jul 5th, 2007 12:15:15 PM
......is like comic book heaven. best book being written at DC right now, hands down. it's like 7 kinds of awesome and all it gets for love is a "cheap shot"? shame shame. seriously though if every book at DC was this quality "one year later" would have been a much bigger deal to a lot of people. how come mark waid seems to be the only guy over at DC that can bring the "silver age" fun while at the same time making the comic seem "modern" and "cutting edge"? granted waid dosen't bring his A game on every title he writes but when he does, no one can touch him in terms of comic book "scrumtrulestance".
I dunno about "cutting edge"... by Thalya	Jul 5th, 2007 12:54:41 PM
I think Brave & the Bold has a really enjoyable "classic comic" feel to it that Waid executes flawlessly, but in instances like this issue, it felt a touch tired and cliche (that x-ray vs microscopic vision line for example). There were some nice touches of zaniness (Lobo just came up with his bike out of the blue? Wha?!), but for my money (and yes, I'm still buying both) Blue Beetle's got that classic hero-starting-out vibe while still being incredibly fresh (and gah, I can't even believe I'm using this word) zeitgeisty. I always save Beeb for last because I know it'll always be a fun and solid story to end my stack and which always has a few great surprises. Go John Rogers! And Rock-Me, dude, not even the tiniest of hints in your review on Jaime's power fantasy?! Gah! That was the best part! Everyone MUST read that issue for that part alone. You'll bow down and worship me for that, yes you will.
comflix by waggy	Jul 5th, 2007 01:10:28 PM
gave it a look, and thought it was pretty cool. Mark Grimm has a Sin City vibe but sticks closer to classic noir, which isn't a bad thing. i just can't wrap my head around calling things like this the next stage in comics. a comic is one thing and this is something different. i fully get that one day most people will read their comics off a computer (or worse, cell phone) screen, but in my opinion when you start adding animation and audio, it becomes a different medium ("web cartoon" seems most appropriate). just my $.02.
Some of us worship you already..... by Psynapse	Jul 5th, 2007 01:14:35 PM
Can I suck up or what?
Can anyone recommend any good indie comics? by Jakes Nel	Jul 5th, 2007 01:27:01 PM
I like Optic Nerve and Stray Bullets, but I don't have much to compare it to...
er....What? by Thalya	Jul 5th, 2007 01:27:20 PM
Real sucking up would involve reading my two fanfic issues (located here: http://tinyurl.com/3x83p3) before I release the one-page illustrated teaser/preview for Issue 3 tomorrow. How 'bout 'dem apples? -_
ack, darn carrots! by Thalya	Jul 5th, 2007 01:28:11 PM
I meant: -_^
Cooky..... by Psynapse	Jul 5th, 2007 01:45:07 PM
Because the EIC's ego is so overblown it sucks the 'cool' from almost everything he touches.
you are right, Thayla, but... by rock-me Amodeo	Jul 5th, 2007 02:15:59 PM
...I didn't want to spoil it. There is that fine line between reviewer and spoiler. If something is a horrible surprise, I don't mind revealing it. But if it is a nice surprise, I try to remember to be oblique. And yeah, it was the funniest turn on a classic device that i can remember!
well by "cutting edge", i meant.. by sonnyhooper	Jul 5th, 2007 02:18:55 PM
...the book has a little bit of angst and/or "dick jokes". because everyone knows that modern comics MUST have angst and/or "dick jokes" to be considered "modern" at all. B&B had the "dick joke" down pat. sure it was a lame "dick joke", but still my point is that mark waid is at least TRYING! lol.
Good point rock-me.. by Thalya	Jul 5th, 2007 02:32:59 PM
It's definitely not something I'd want to spoil either, but maybe just the tiniest mention of "there's something here in this very issue you all have really gotta see!" and leave it at that? Not that it necessarily matters at this point because I know I'm sure as hell going to make it my pet book to promote each month, but..
Yeah 'cuz that worked SO well for Manhunter... by Psynapse	Jul 5th, 2007 02:39:37 PM
OW! didja HAVE to slap my teeth out!?!
BACK. FROM. THE. DEAD. TWICE. by Thalya	Jul 5th, 2007 02:46:43 PM
Superman can't say that. Buffy can. Therefore Manhunter wins. Now read, bloody, read, dammit! Before I start up my drill so I can do some _real_ dentistry.
wtf Bug by Shigeru	Jul 5th, 2007 02:54:44 PM
You complain and complain that Walking Dead has devolved into pap soapoera-ness, with entire issues devoted to "talky-talk", and not enough zombie ackshun (sometimes rightfully so)... yet you wish Kirkman had spent more time on the dumb, soap-opera-y Lori/Shane/Rick thing? I don't get it.
That's messed up by Psynapse	Jul 5th, 2007 03:05:34 PM
'Cuz it made TOTAL sense (okay so maybe I'm totally messed up). I can't access your fanfic from work (websense that IT has set up tags it as 'dating/social') and I'm smack dab in the middle of cleaning & painting my (NEW!!) apartment to move in babe. But soon, I swear.....
Walking Dead is BOOOOO-RING by Psynapse	Jul 5th, 2007 03:11:45 PM
Well it is......
Was not impressed at all with that Comflix site. by raw_bean	Jul 5th, 2007 03:27:33 PM
The comic properties were all fairly derivative ideas, terribly written and only marginally less terribly acted. They looked pretty cool initially (reminded me of the Sin City DVD menu), but I actually found the style of them grated on me very quickly. All in all, I'd much rather either watch a proper flick or read a proper comic. Maybe if they up their game in the writing stakes, they might be worth it.
Shigeru/Walking Dead by Ambush Bug	Jul 5th, 2007 03:30:35 PM
What was was saying that IF Kirkman chooses to focus on some big plot point which has been dangling for over a year (maybe two)and even hang a cliffhanger onto it in the previous issue, THEN the resolution of that plot point should be given a bit more than a shrug and a few panels. I didn't say that I liked it, but at least Kirkman could follow through with all of the suspense he built up to the big reveal. I don't want this book to be a zombie attack in every panel, but I surely don't want the zombies to be as "in the background" as they are now. They are killed and taken care of almost as an afterthought in this book. I'm asking for a happy medium, not the definite either/or black/white attitude that this comic needs more zombie action therefore that HAS to mean that the talkity-talk has to disappear. That type of argument is reserved for most people who are just trying to win an argument (i.e. a good portion of the online fanboy circuit). A happy medium where I get enough to care about the characters and still whet my gorehound appetite would be nice. If Kirkman didn't have it in him, then I wouldn't be so hard on the book, but the book had that balance up until they got to the prison. Since then, the drama has been upped while the zombie stuff has taken a back seat or been kicked off the bus all together. I know Kirkman's point (he drove it home with no subtlety at all about ten issues ago when Rick repeated over and over for numerous splash pages that "We are the Walking Dead.") but still if you've got something as cool as zombies to play with, use them every now and then and remind the reader why the characters are so fucked up in the first place.
Sweetness on the new digs, Psy-fi! by Thalya	Jul 5th, 2007 04:20:09 PM
I'll only kick you once every Wednesday then! *_-
have to agree with raw bean by tonyd1411	Jul 5th, 2007 06:24:01 PM
Comflix is pretty boring, watching the comics made me dizzy and gave me a headache. I would rather read a comic myself instead of listen to that narrator.
Seriously, how is it not a movie series yet? by Drath	Jul 5th, 2007 06:37:07 PM
Green Lantern actually has the chance to be bigger than a single guy-in-suit concept. You've got characters as memorable and lovable as the Star Wars cast (classic). I'm really amazed that WB is so slow to do anything with this.
In my defense, Challenger... by rock-me Amodeo	Jul 5th, 2007 06:58:19 PM
...pepper-spraying me in the hallway as I was trying to make it to the meeting was hardly sporting. Just wait until you need advice on RAM or motherboard on the central computer, and then you'll pay. Oh yes. You'll ALL pay...
3 comments by Homer Sexual	Jul 5th, 2007 07:38:17 PM
1. "how come mark waid seems to be the only guy over at DC that can bring the "silver age" fun while at the same time making the comic seem "modern" and "cutting edge"? "...wow...just wow!..different strokes for different folks, I guess. Sleazy isn't the only one who hates Hal Jordan. He's deathly dull. No Sinestro Corps for me. She-Hulk good? I flipped through it but it didn't look good. The review sounds good, though. So,maybe...I want to buy Shulkie again,but I had to quit after so many months of lameness.
Thunderbolts = Freedom Force = non-working concept by Johnny Ahab	Jul 5th, 2007 07:48:47 PM
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who felt icky about the latest 'bolts issue. Bullseye & Venom are way too over the top evil - I mean, Christ, Bullseye paralyzes a non-registered hero last issue and Venom rips another one's arm off -- and this is okay in the twisted, contrived "doesn't work" Civil War logic (which I'm frankly sick of). I like the 3 newish heroes in Phoenix, especially the woman - but don't like the Thunderbolts themselves. I was at first thrilled to see Moonstone back - she was my favorite character from the original Busiek/Bagley run, and constantly surprised me - but she's gotta be given more room. DUMP Norman Osborn. He seems so out of place here. Please get back to the concept of villians trying to go straight - not what basically feels like Freedom Force: bad guys who get to wail on good guys like they're still bad guys.
i so wanted to see... by blackthought	Jul 5th, 2007 08:48:21 PM
what a sinestro corps batman would of been like.
so homer... by sonnyhooper	Jul 5th, 2007 10:20:36 PM
...i take it you aren't enjoying BRAVE AND THE BOLD as much as i am? i dunno man, between waids B&B and grant morrisons runs on BATMAN and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN i think DC should RUN, not walk towards a more "silver age" approach to it's comics. especially when you compair and contrast it with the dark and depressing direction marvel is going with all of it's "civil war" nonsense. i say embrace the fun. "grim and gritty" is SO last century.
Sonny, Morrison's Batman is "Silver Age" fun? by jocutus	Jul 5th, 2007 11:06:40 PM
The cover to Issue 664 had Batman beating an unconscious police officer into a bloody pulp while three other officer are aiming their weapons on him. Does it get more "grim 'n gritty" than that? Maybe a dead Boy Wonder would top it off? Dini's 'TEC is the fun Bat Book right now. But I'm enjoying both recently so . . . why am I arguing again?
Batman: don't you mean Magpie? by Thalya	Jul 5th, 2007 11:51:40 PM

Homer, I'd pick up SHE-HULK if I were you. by vroom socko	Jul 6th, 2007 04:33:46 AM
I swear to you, the last page will have you laughing your ass off. It's the most brilliant idea Slott's come up with for a single gag. Just brilliant.
My best book of last week… by stones_throw	Jul 6th, 2007 06:53:21 AM
My LCS was sold out of Sinestro Corps but they don’t get much better than SPIDER-MAN AND THE FANTASTIC FOUR! It’s rare among today’s Marvel comics in that it is completely gimmick-free – it’s nothing more than one hell of a cool superhero team up. It reminds me a lot of Bronze Age Marvel Team-Up or Two-In-One issues – a cool threat is posed and the heroes work professionally to stop it. No time is wasted with Spidey or the FF not being heroes because it just isn’t necessary to the story. Jeff Parker isn’t afraid of showing readers the whole beautiful scope of the Marvel Universe, including potentially ridiculous concepts like the High Evolutionary or the Impossible Man. He gets any unfamiliar readers up to speed with just one or two lines and the story is all the better for it. Even better, each issue so far has been crammed with more action and one-liners than you could, er, shoot webbing at! Jeff Parker really is one of the best there is for back-to-basics, unpretentious superhero excitement. In fact, I’d call him a more action-oriented, in-joke free Slott. If I couldn’t call him Jeff Parker that is.
Also, I think Brubaker's used up the good grace... by stones_throw	Jul 6th, 2007 07:03:01 AM
...from the excellence of Cap #25. It may be too early to judge, but the book's feeling rudderless without Steve Rogers. The only thing I'm interested in is the Red Skull's plot, as otherwise it's just cutting between Bucky moping and Sharon moping. I really could care less about whether Bucky's going to kill Tony Stark. And Brubaker intends to stretch this arc out for 9 issues? He better have some good stuff planned, because I'm used to huge action in my Captain America, not a whole issue of Bucky stealing Cap's shield.
a song for you... by longevitymonk	Jul 6th, 2007 08:36:48 AM
(sings to the tune of the Transformers theme...) "Mi-chael Bay! Jacks off in your eyes!"
jocutus, about morrisons batman run.. by sonnyhooper	Jul 6th, 2007 08:48:50 AM
....while i agree that it's not as full on silver age fun as grants "all star superman", it does have some "silver age" elements thrown in for good measure. for example, take the issue where batman is fighting ninja man-bats in a pop art gallery or the very recent re-introduction of the "black casebook". if "ninja man-bats" aren't enough to make you smile than consider the fact future solicits of morrisons batman seem to suggest that he is going to revive the "batmen of the world" concept which very much has it's roots in the silver age. morrison is definatly doing some throwback type stuff with that book, but he obviously has to do it within the confines of who and what the batman has become in modern continuity. sure the shadow of millers DKR still looms large, and will probally NEVER be fully lifted from the character, but at least morrison is making a effort to bring SOME fun back to the character imo.
and i also agree about dini's 'tec run... by sonnyhooper	Jul 6th, 2007 08:52:30 AM
....it's more fun than a barrel full of ninja man-bats. so i guess i'm not arguing either. just saying is all....
Speaking of Batman,I wonder when Marvel will realize... by rock-me Amodeo	Jul 6th, 2007 09:32:09 AM
that the Black Panther is not Batman. Does anyone get that feeling? I mean, he always has a contingency plan, never gets flustered, and put the Silver Surfer in a head lock. What gives? It's really annoying. Prediction: they will end World War Hulk by having Black Panther solve it somehow. He'll talk the Hulk down, or negotiate a treaty, or pull something out of his utility belt (or whatever.) Deus Ex Panther.
well, to be fair... by sonnyhooper	Jul 6th, 2007 10:49:40 AM
....i don't think that we have seen the last of damien. so morrison still has a chance of writting himself out of that corner. and besides if i have to choose between damien and jason "i'm bad and madder/badder than before" todd, i'll take damien every day of the week and twice on sundays. i also don't think that a more "silver-agey" batman has to be about the one (three?) things you suggest. i think it really just has to be about making batman less of a dick than he has been. besides anyone who claims he wants to make batman more like the (to quote morrison): "neal adams hairy-chested-love-god" is all right in my book.
I didn't read Sinestro Cops. by rev_skarekroe	Jul 6th, 2007 11:31:08 AM
I was waiting to check out some reviews. So Sinestro tried to recruit Batman, huh? Well, tell me this - did he hire Scarecrow instead? If not, why?
Why I loved the latest THUNDERBOLTS: by SleazyG.	Jul 6th, 2007 11:45:41 AM
Bullseye finally gets his. Even his own teammates screw him over cuz he's such a bastard, and then a forgotten third-stringer goes to town and devastates him, and it's about damned time. I'm glad it wasn't one of Marvel's heavy hitters, too--it was nice to have one of the "little guys" brutally humiliate Bullseye. This issue was the best I've felt about a full-on beatdown of a villain in a really, really, really long time. I just kept going "man, it's about time...I hope he doesn't get out of it like he always does, cuz it always pisses me off." And then he didn't. I honestly can't remember the last time my heart was so warmed by such brutality. It made me truly happy.
"millions of retards" by rock-me Amodeo	Jul 6th, 2007 01:41:15 PM
How fortunate that we have someone who represents them so well and so frequently.
So I got the 'Trials of Shazam' 1st trade... by Psynapse	Jul 6th, 2007 02:07:37 PM
And within the first few pages I see yet another MASSIVE continuity fuck-up. There is a panel showing Dr. Fate fighting some random demon right? Too bad the events that PRECEDE the mini include Dr. Fate being VERY VERY dead. Which made me realize the question I have for Dan Didio and DC comics as a company: Why should I invest ANY of my money in your story when you can't even keep the story straight?
somehow I knew... by rock-me Amodeo	Jul 6th, 2007 02:20:30 PM
...that you would assume I was talking about Sleazy. I wasn't. Gotcha. Wow, THAT was incredibly easy...
I should have knpwn... by rock-me Amodeo	Jul 6th, 2007 02:44:31 PM
...it ypu wpuld have a snappy cpmeback. I can see I'm putmatched. I'll give up npw.
What, doubled up laughing at your sad ass Batir? by Psynapse	Jul 6th, 2007 03:01:54 PM
'Cuz he sure ain't the only one...
Psy-fi! Use your magic bone on 'im!!! by Thalya	Jul 6th, 2007 05:47:05 PM

Bug, re: WD by Shigeru	Jul 6th, 2007 05:55:34 PM
Okay. shrug I still think it was a bit weird, but whatev. I also would argue that maybe the way Rick reacted to it was totally in character. The dude has been through complete hell in the past however many months... and if you already knew your wife cheated on you... and you had to kill ZOMBIES every day... and had your hand chopped off... ect ect, I imagine it would be a lot easier to bury your head in the sand and bottle it all up nice and neat. I liked the issue primarily because it got characters moving around again (the people in the RV on the scouting mission--you just knew something bad was/is gonna happen). That and I get a bad feeling about Lori's birth. Shit's gonna come out all zombie-fied and chewing on her tang. Okay, that was gross.
No, I mean completely and utterly disinterested. by SleazyG.	Jul 6th, 2007 05:56:31 PM
Oh Batir, we hardly cared to know ye. Adios, jackass.
So... by rev_skarekroe	Jul 6th, 2007 05:57:41 PM
Who wants to cyber?
Fun is good. Gritty is neutral. Throwback is bad. by Homer Sexual	Jul 6th, 2007 06:26:52 PM
I am not trying to bash or bait. I honestly would like to ask why someone enjoys the character of Hal Jordan. I find him very dull, very 1950's era. I don't enjoy watching Leave it to Beaver nor do I like reading about Hal Jordan. I hate the idea of bringing back outdated characters who have/had very viable modern replacements. I prefer both Wally West and Bart Allen to Barry Allen. Same with Jordan. Big-shot flyboy, square-jawed alpha stud. yada yada yada. Not my thing at all. Now, All Star Superman, OTOH, is the bomb. I would say it's a perfect example of a light, yet entertaining, respecting the past but not trying to BE the past, really super book, entertaining to all. I haven't read Brave and Bold because the Legion was so throwback, so 1960s-era, so old-school-square-DC, that I just don't want to read other stuff by Waid, because it seems to me that's where his heart is. I don't see anything modern about him. Grim and gritty is a neutral quality. I certainly don't like the current Marvel goings on, but that's because it's depressing and out of character. I have enjoyed many gritty books, such as Daredevil as written by Miller and Nocenti in the past, or JMS' work on Squadron Supreme currently.
I like "Leave It To Beaver"... by SleazyG.	Jul 6th, 2007 07:04:15 PM
...but I still don't like Hal Jordan anywhere near as much as Kyle. Hal may not be as dull as John Stewart, but he's more aggressively obnoxious (as are the fans who forced his comeback).
re: why hal jordan and barry allen... by sonnyhooper	Jul 6th, 2007 09:31:25 PM
....well, to be honest, i think part of the reason people still like these characters is BECAUSE they are so "leave it to beaver"; BECAUSE they are square-jawed, alpha male, old school type heros. it's a kind of backlash from years of having "flawed" hero that were either more whiney than peter parker or more pissed off than frank castle. wouldn't it stand to reason that after years of having heros that were neurotic or psychotic, the demand for a "diffrent" type of hero would swing back the other way? and don't get me wrong, i don't say any of this to bait or bash either. i'm just trying to anwser your question as best i can. personally i like kyle, wally and bart just fine. i think there is a place under the sun for ALL of them along with guys like hal and barry. it's just a question of personal taste with some people wanting there heros to be "old school", alpha males and some wanting them to be "modern", "relatable" and/or "flawed". i just happen to think there is room enough for BOTH types of characters and everything in between. it dosen't have to be a question of one over another imo.
re: "whats a Neal Adams, hairy chested love god?" by sonnyhooper	Jul 6th, 2007 10:13:04 PM
to be honest, i feel kinda silly explaning this to a guy who calls himself "i am batman" but neal adams is a artist who, along with denny o'neil, helped bring the batman titles away from the "campy" feel that the books had in the late 1960's. by refrencing adams, morrison was basically just trying to envoke, what many consider, the "best" era of batman storys ever told. i would think "hairy-chested-love-god" kind of speaks for itself. anyway, the whole "batman WAS/is a dick" theroy came about because he became SUCH a dark, obsessed, loner, that he basically let his paranoia get the better of him and stopped trusting EVERYONE. from superman to robin to nightwing to alfred and on down, and for a guy thats supposed to be as smart as bruce, thats a pretty fucking stupid thing to do. sure, it was retro-actively explained that batman only started acting like a dick after the mind-wipe that happend in "identity crisis", but that was basically just DC having to go back and "fix" the fact that batman really was acting like a dick since....well 1986 or so. don't get me wrong, i've been reading batman and detective comics for over 30 years now. needless to say i'm a HUGE batman fan. but that dosen't mean i can't or won't admit that the character has been acting like a dick for far too long now. sure it was fun for a while to see batman beat his chest and scream "gotham is my city. everyone stay out" like a child everytime some other hero showed up in town. but now that shits kinda old and it's WAY past time bats started acting like an adult again imo.
Hmm... by loodabagel	Jul 7th, 2007 01:59:06 AM
Well, I'm just gonna come out and say that I think All-Star Superman is the best Superman comic ever. Also, the issue of Batman where Bane showed up? Bane may be a shitty character, but I think that was Morrison's best so far. Also, thought you should know, next issue (666) will be a stand alone issue about the Batman of the future, Damien Wayne. Cool enough, but it has art by J. H. F'ing Williams. That shit's dope, y'all.
After all this Sinestro and Blue Beetle love... by loodabagel	Jul 7th, 2007 02:01:18 AM
I really think I might pick them up. Congratualtions Thayla.
Ellison by Jinxo	Jul 7th, 2007 02:14:15 AM
I loved listening to his commentary tracks on the 80s Twilight Zone. As I'm listening I'm loving the guy and at the same time understanding why he rubbed some folks on the show the wrong way. The love was because it's so clear he was working hard to make the show the best it could be. And people were annoyed because he was working hard to make it the best show it could be. And he was just so bluntly honest. The man bad mouths Danny Kaye. Sweet, beloved Danny Kaye! But he spells out some jerky behavior on Danny Kaye's part that I utterly believe and that makes you go, yeah, that aint cool.
I am Batman... by stones_throw	Jul 7th, 2007 09:56:16 AM
...you're calling ALL-STAR SUPERMAN "dumb superhero fun"? I would actually say it's closer to, uh, pure genius. And I'm digging Morrison's Batman too. A refreshing and original take on the character that shows him for once as a more rounded person not afraid to have some fun. This interview makes me want to hug Mr Morrison: http://tinyurl.com /z9m6s
Black Panther IS "Mr. Contingency" by nigel Cox-Hagan	Jul 7th, 2007 11:46:38 AM
I'm lukewarm on the current Black Panther storyline(s), but the characterisation is totally consistent with T'Challa's original Lee/Kirby incarnation. In his first appearance, The Black Panther lures the FF to Wakanda and attacks them, just to make sure he could defeat IF they became a threat. He even beats the Thing in hand to hand combat. Not exactly like taking on the Silver Surfer, but it established that the Panther could beat a much more powerful foe, and was willing to resort to ruthless tactics to do so. T'Challa also assumed the identity of a school teacher when he came to America and teamed up Daredevil, so that he could operate in secret. Strategy and subterfuge are established hallmarks of his character. BP is actually more consistent with how he was originally conceived than any other Silver Age Marvel hero. Its all there in his original appearance: the guile,the trappings and protocols of royalty, the advanced technology, the confidence and irresitstable attractiveness (at least Sue Storm thinks so, somewhat daring for the '60s). While Batman is the world's greatest detective and always had a bat-trick up his sleeve to escape traps, he wasn't the master manipulator and plotter that BP was for most of his history. Those qualities emerged in the '70s with Denny O'Neil (who introduced Batman's undercover identity Matches Malone), evolved with Batman and The Outsiders (his own covert operatives) and were permanently ingrained by The Dark Knight (where we meet a thoroughly ruthless Batman who has a contingency plan to take out Superman). Granted, those traits have evolved steadily for the Batman, while BP's characterization was inconsistent until Christopher Priest re-ignited the secretive, tactical elements of the Panther's personality. Still this is T'Challa as he was originally intended to be, years before Batman shifted gears.
Black panther and hulkie by theonecalledshoe	Jul 7th, 2007 07:07:24 PM
BP will probably have some potion made and turn the hulk back to banner and then knock him out.
... by blackthought	Jul 7th, 2007 08:22:08 PM
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Satana-Thanks Bug by princess Zombielicious	Jul 12th, 2007 01:04:09 PM
I was looking to spend some extra comic book money on something new. Satana seems appealing. I want to check it out sometime. Goth chicks with booties are hot.
Good. A Chance To Chime In On Hal Jordan. by Buzz Maverik	Jul 12th, 2007 04:07:07 PM
Going back to Hal Jordan, Barry Allen and even Oliver Queen is a cop out. It's the easy shake up. It's lazy. All it says is that modern writers aren't up to the task of making us care about Kyle Raynor, Wally West and Connor Hawke. Get the built in care and easy attention, y' know? That said, at this time in our history, a retro-conned Hal Jordan would be extremely interesting. There's a war going on, folks, whether anybody except Bush & Cheney and male country singers want it or not. Hal Jordan could be a stealth pilot, bomber or fighter, although I prefer bomber. He's flown one mission too many, all that jazz. Weird stuff in the sky during a war. A dying alien with a power ring would be a great way out...
Jeez, Buzz... by stones_throw	Jul 12th, 2007 05:56:00 PM
...and I was just about to ask how to pronounce "Sinestro". Way to make me feel silly!
You know what would be cool? by rev_skarekroe	Jul 13th, 2007 01:59:52 PM
A new comics talkback for the week, seeing as how it's almost over. Yeah, that'd be great.
Also... by rev_skarekroe	Jul 13th, 2007 02:01:07 PM
Buzz Maverick is now hired to write Ultimate Green Lantern. Go.
Buzz's idea could make me like Hal Jordan by Homer Sexual	Jul 13th, 2007 03:20:59 PM
If he were an Ultimate, or All-Star, I could like him. Or, I could find him interesting. A gung-ho, pro-war Bushie Hal Jordan would represent a viewpoint that is not really seen in many mainstream comics. Even Tony Stark, while a total jackboot fascist, doesn't have a clear political view. But I think DC would be scared to make him that divisive. Is Green Arrow still all lefty? I don't know because I'm totally bored of him as well and haven't read that book in years.
Say what you like... by stones_throw	Jul 13th, 2007 03:55:41 PM
...but a square-jawed, cocky, old-fashioned hero does have some appeal today, if only because it's so different than what most writers are doing with the icons. I agree that Kyle Rayner definitely has more story potential but I reckon that's the reason for Hal's popularity. Well, that and a really cool costume. ...So is it "SinESTro" or "Si-KNEEstro"?
Actually, If I WERE To Write Hal Jordan... by Buzz Maverik	Jul 13th, 2007 11:26:55 PM
...he would reflect my view that the American military should be an apolitical enity, which is how it was established. Simply, our military has traditionally known and accepted that it does not make policy. You can be sent in one day, get chewed up and ordered to abandon what you've taken by the next day. And you do it. Now, our propaganda machine says, "They're buddies have died for this so let 'em finish the job" which is sort of the first step to a military dictatorship. The will of the American people should make the policy. Actually, I believe that our professional warriors know and understand their duty, but it's our leaders that are fogging the issue. I'd make Hal a great pilot, of course. But he's had to fly too much. He needs to go home. He needs to get perspective. He's on the verge of burnt out. He thinks he can become someone else, but if he thought the pressure was on as a pilot, he hasn't seen anything yet.
Stupid Lack Of Edit Feature by Buzz Maverik	Jul 13th, 2007 11:43:13 PM
Too tired to have proper grammar or spelling.
This TB is dead, y'all... by loodabagel	Jul 15th, 2007 11:18:29 PM
I was hoping for a reiview of Thor or Detective Comics or Madman or something. Sites with no reviews are boring. Anyway, I got issue 3 of this new Madman comic and it got me thinking. I wondered what Mike Allred looks like. Because Paul Pope looks like a Paul Pope drawing, Frank Quitely looks like a Frank Quitely drawing and Marc Silvestri even looks like a Mark Sivestri drawing, albiet a lot less scratchy. I wondered if Allred looked like a Mike Allred drawing too. You know, perfect skin, full lips, sexy mod wardrobe. I hope so. The world could use more mods and people who look like the characters they draw. Also, the art in that issue was dope. I got lost on the last two pages of other styles. He name drops more artists than pictures in the book. Maybe I can find a helpful guide on the interent. Later, y'all.
Also worth noting... by loodabagel	Jul 16th, 2007 02:07:15 AM
Picked up my first manga this week. MPD Phsycho Vol. 1. It was alright. I just didn't go crazy for it like I hoped I would.
Homer's mini-review of Thor by Homer Sexual	Jul 16th, 2007 03:19:03 PM
I have read Thor off and on for 30 years. When I was a kid, I loved the color and huge, exotic Asgardian cast and setting. But the never-ending stories and overuse of Donald Blake/Jane Foster led to me quitting the book. Then Simonson came on in the 80s and rejuvenated Thor. Simonson had no interest in Thor's alter-ego, he loved Asgard and huge casts, and made Thor great for some time. The Surtur Saga still stands as one of Marvel's all-time great stories. Still, Simonson eventually seemed to run out of ideas and Sal Buscema's pedestrian art didn't help. Dropped Thor again. Jurgens' take on Thor made me pick the book up again a few years back. He took on the concept of Thor as a God, and a religion. His Thor was really perfect. I thought it was accessible, enjoyable to various audiences, thought-provoking while being extremely entertaining. But I guess it wasn't very popular because Michael Avon Oeming killed off everyone in Asgard and ended the book in a train-wreck-interesting storyline. Now Thor is back, and his latest creative team is pretty A-List: JMS and Coipel. JMS is one of my favorite writers, he has big ideas and can write large casts well. Coipel gave Legion a fresh look. So why was I underwhelmed by the first issue of Thor? I think Coipel's art is a little too "modern" for Thor. His characters lack the sense of awe/majesty a book like this needs. JMS books are pretty decompressed, and that certainly holds true in this issue. Thor is looking to be a paced-for-trades book, and I think that I will probably not pick up more individual issues. My recommendation: wait for the trade.
Thanks Homer! by loodabagel	Jul 16th, 2007 11:37:47 PM
I saw the issue, flipped through it, and it seemed to be an origin-retelling type story. I was hoping it would hit with a bang, but I think I'll try, if not to read it, than to keep up to date on events. I might pick up some issues later on, but for now, I'll remain an observer. I've got high hopes for Thor.
Where the fuck are the @$$holes? by BangoSkank	Jul 17th, 2007 07:17:34 AM
Goddamn Skrulls got to 'em, I fucking knew it.
Need my wednesday morning tip-offs guys! by CarmillaVonDoom	Jul 17th, 2007 10:48:04 AM
Where ya'll at? ;^)
America! by loodabagel	Jul 17th, 2007 10:55:00 PM
Fuck Yeah! Well, shit. Guess I'll have to do last week's column all by myself, except of course, for Homer Sexual's quality Thor review. First off-Madman Atomic COmics #3. Awsome art. Decent story. Worth checking out for those interested in spotting their favorite artists. Mine is Frank Quitely and he didn't show up until almost the last panel. Next is The Exterminators #21. I haven't read any of the Exterminators in the past, and this wasn't much of a starting point. So sorry guys, but I won't be sticking around. What else did I get? Runaways #27, I guess. Whedon's story continues to intrigue, but nothing really makes sense. All-Star Superman #8: Still the best Superman comic ever made, even if this issue wasn't as good as the last one. Every other comic sucks, I guess, or I'd remember reading it.
BangoSkank!!! by DuncanHines	Jul 20th, 2007 03:27:23 AM
In that newest Ultimate Power, Ultimate Dr Doom is back. In the Supreme Universe. (remember at the end of Millar's run, when he voluntarily went to the Marvel Zombie-verse...?) I guess he' dimension hopping... I hope this is the beginning of the establishment of Dr Doom as THE fucking villain in the Ultimate Universe. (Also, remember when it was stated in Millar's UFF run that Doom is the most powerful being in the Ultimate World. It was awesome. Give it another shot... What's funny is that that most recent issue of Ultimate Power was the litmus issuee. I told myself that if that issue didn't impress me, I was going to drop that book. Then it surprised and impressed me. God damn it.

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