I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.

Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'


Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!

Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!

Please use spoiler font for new releases until after the weekend following release.


DavidS - Jan 27, 2007 1:28:50 pm PST #105 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I had those World's Finest super sons issues. Man, they had groovy sideburns.


Frankenbuddha - Jan 27, 2007 1:41:13 pm PST #106 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

So - does anyone remember when Robin (Dick Grayson edition) and Batgirl fought the ghost of Benedict Arnold (who was under the command of THE DEVIL)?

Can you guess what year that one came out? Oh, and Dick was in college in DC (or visiting DC) and Babs was either working for someone in Congress or WAS in Congress.


Jon B. - Jan 27, 2007 7:36:15 pm PST #107 of 5059
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Can you guess what year that one came out?

Was Prez the president?


Am-Chau Yarkona - Jan 27, 2007 10:44:48 pm PST #108 of 5059
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty

I had those World's Finest super sons issues.

In this context, I'm suddenly unsure if you intend 'had x issues' to mean that you owned those comics, or that they scarred you for life. Or both, which having looked at those links seems highly likely.


Frankenbuddha - Jan 28, 2007 4:05:51 am PST #109 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Was Prez the president?

Heh, no (or at least they didn't mention who was).

I've got an issue of that somewhere too (or did). It was a riff on the Fischer/Spasky tournament (although decidedly more colorful).


DavidS - Jan 28, 2007 7:07:29 am PST #110 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm suddenly unsure if you intend 'had x issues' to mean that you owned those comics

Owned them. I loved them at the time. They were "relevant" and I was 12. It was a whole big 70s relevant thing. (cf., Green Lantern and Green Arrow)


DavidS - Jan 30, 2007 3:46:43 pm PST #111 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Chynna Clugston (nee, Clugston-Major), she of the very mod/anime styled comic Blue Monday is going to be doing a Legion of Superheroes comic.

She's already done an issue of Teen Titans Go!

I love her stuff.


§ ita § - Jan 30, 2007 6:54:20 pm PST #112 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hey! J Torres! He used to be Colin's roommate. World==small.


DavidS - Jan 30, 2007 7:18:49 pm PST #113 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

He used to be Colin's roommate. World==small.

There's a surprising amount of comics/TV crossover in LA.


§ ita § - Jan 30, 2007 7:23:40 pm PST #114 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

They were roommates back in Montréal, though.

John Rogers is the textbook comics/TV/Montréal guy. J and Colin are both one short.

I wonder if J and John know each other...I doubt they did back at school, although John and Colin did.