Steph- No shit.
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
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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.
Torque - May 28, 2008 12:09:24 pm PDT #1562 of 5059
Bad Wolf
Steph L. - May 30, 2008 9:55:18 am PDT #1563 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The first issue of DC's Final Crisis was out yesterday, and WTF? man -- they killed Martian Manhunter! Well, you know, for whatever definition of "killed" DC uses these days. But still!
Also, the whole "Batman, R.I.P" storyline is (1) excessively contrived, even for DC, and (2) inevitably going to end up being lame as hell; I read somewhere that the "R.I.P." doesn't even stand for Rest In Peace, which is exactly the lame sort of literalistic bait-and-switch DC has been pulling lately.
Blue Beetle still rocks my socks.
Tom Scola - May 30, 2008 10:33:05 am PDT #1564 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
- Final Crisis #1: kills Martian Manhunter
- Final Crisis #2: kills Jimmy Olsen
- Final Crisis #3: Revivifies Martian Manhunter, and then kills him off again.
- Final Crisis #4: kills Santa Claus
- Final Crisis #5: kills Deadman (now even more deader!)
sumi - May 30, 2008 11:03:09 am PDT #1565 of 5059
Art Crawl!!!
Hee.
victor infante - Jun 02, 2008 8:55:30 am PDT #1566 of 5059
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I think the giant-size Astounishing that comes out on Thursday is Joss' last issue before Warren Ellis takes over.
Indeed it is. And I'm shocked to see no chatter about the final fate of Kitty Pryde. Because really? What was the point of bringing her back if you're just going to launch her into space inside a giant pallic symbol and walk away?
Steph L. - Jun 02, 2008 8:58:08 am PDT #1567 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Victor, I was just saying that to my co-worker earlier. (Well, mostly what I said was, "Of *course* that's what happened; it's goddamned Joss Whedon.")
Frankenbuddha - Jun 02, 2008 9:06:43 am PDT #1568 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Haven't managed to get to it yet. Unfortunately, I just read the white font. Um...
victor infante - Jun 02, 2008 9:17:08 am PDT #1569 of 5059
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Victor, I was just saying that to my co-worker earlier. (Well, mostly what I said was, "Of *course* that's what happened; it's goddamned Joss Whedon.")
Joss's caprice's usually make at least a LITTLE sense to me. This one didn't. At all. Not that I minded Kitty's save of the planet, but it seems such an ignoble end for a character he obviously so delighted in. Not that the door's not open for her to come back if some other writer was so inclined -- I mean, she's been deader before -- but still. I finsihed that and went, "Huh?"
Steph L. - Jun 02, 2008 9:24:12 am PDT #1570 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Victor, I finished it and was taken aback because of the gazillion pages at the end with the covers; when I got to the end, it looked like there were more pages of story, and SURELY that couldn't be the end!
Frankenbuddha - Jun 02, 2008 9:27:00 am PDT #1571 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Maybe he's leaving Ellis something to work on? Lord knows they have the mutual fanboy thing going.