George Perez did a pretty good job of presenting the Lasso of Truth in non-silly fashion.
As for the invisible plane? yeah, I got nothin'.
River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see the sky and they remember what they are. Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
'Safe'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 03, 2007 6:38:29 am PST #131 of 5059
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
§ ita § - Feb 03, 2007 3:19:24 pm PST #132 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was telling a friend that Joss was no longer on the WW project because of a difference of takes on the character. I told him I had no idea what Joss's unwanted take was, and he suggested "Lesbian?" so guilelessly I spat laughter.
Polter-Cow - Feb 03, 2007 4:03:28 pm PST #133 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
MTV.com has some more info on the story, including some bits on, yes, the invisible plane and magic lasso and such. Nothing revealing, but Joss wasn't going to toss 'em.
§ ita § - Feb 03, 2007 4:19:08 pm PST #134 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I gave up on waiting for that page to load, bit by bit. Rich media my ass.
Laga - Feb 03, 2007 8:11:17 pm PST #135 of 5059
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Season 8 Spoilers at AICN.
Atropa - Feb 04, 2007 2:50:18 pm PST #136 of 5059
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
After much searching through all the bookshelves, it became obvious that my TPB of The Books of Magic has vanished. So I just went and rummaged through my box of "good" comics until I found the 4 original issues. I feel kinda odd about taking them out of the bags to read them, as if I'm committing a minor crime. But rummaging through that box prompted me to send mail to a friend of mine who is an online comics dealer; apparently having all the original issues of The Crow from Caliber Comics is a rarity.
("It is? Huh. Some of them are signed."
" ... ... you don't happen to have Caliber Presents #1, do you?"
"Yeah. And the Caliber Christmas special."
"Oh. My. God.")
Which brings me to an oddball question: what do people think about selling off one's comics. I mean, I've got the collections of The Sandman, do I really need or want to hang on to the separate issues? I'm not sure.
Laga - Feb 04, 2007 2:52:53 pm PST #137 of 5059
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Go for the cash! The bound editions are easier to read.
Polter-Cow - Feb 04, 2007 8:35:06 pm PST #138 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
If you do sell them, use the money to buy more comics.
I think that's about the only way I would be able to part with them, if I had collected them in the first place.
Sean K - Feb 04, 2007 8:39:51 pm PST #139 of 5059
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm going to hop on the "sell them" bandwagon, Jilli. You might keep them, but you'll either rarely (if ever) get the joy of reading them again, or you'll destroy any resale/investment value they might have. Their value might go up over time (actually, they almost certainly will), but unless you want to wait several decades to sell them, they probably won't be rising dramatically in value suddenly or soon.
There's certainly a case to be made for keeping them, but money is better than comics.
Most of the time.
§ ita § - Feb 04, 2007 9:07:06 pm PST #140 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If money is better than comics, why do I keep giving it away to get more of the damned things?
Right now, having lapsed in purchasing, I'm looking irritatedly at much of my current collection. I know a fair bit of it (X titles, I'm looking at you) will never be read again. But here it is, taking up space. I did quite want to read it the once--but that's all. It's no more a waste of money to buy and toss a comic than it is to buy and never touch it again, but there's no way I could countenance the former.
Do I not resume buying all those titles? But I want to digest the narratives!
It's annoying me. Thankfully I have nowhere to put long boxes. I think.