I wonder if Joss wanted to check if anyone is actually still reading, and so greenlighted this trainwreck? While Buffy has made me laugh many times, I don't recall being compelled to point first on previous occasions.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 16, 2010 3:06:09 pm PDT #2887 of 5059
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
Frankenbuddha - Apr 16, 2010 4:51:34 pm PDT #2888 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm holding out hope that Twilight isn't really Angel, and something else is going on. But at this point it's a dim hope, which is really too bad.
Polter-Cow - Apr 21, 2010 10:03:00 pm PDT #2889 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just finished Transmetropolitan. I loved it!
Kalshane - Apr 22, 2010 4:43:47 pm PDT #2890 of 5059
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
So the Young Justice cartoon is official: [link]
Greg Weisman being onboard gives me a lot of hope for the series, but I'm mourning the demise of Spectacular Spider-man (I hadn't realized it was cancelled until I saw Weisman was attached to this and went digging.)
Tom Scola - Apr 22, 2010 4:48:57 pm PDT #2891 of 5059
hwæt
Is that Clark or Connor?
Steph L. - Apr 22, 2010 5:00:17 pm PDT #2892 of 5059
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm guessing Kon, based on the clothes, and since it said that the Robin, Superboy, and Kid Flash are the 3 from Peter David's original series.
And now I need to re-read YJ.
P.M. Marc - Apr 22, 2010 8:10:39 pm PDT #2893 of 5059
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I'm guessing Kon, based on the clothes, and since it said that the Robin, Superboy, and Kid Flash are the 3 from Peter David's original series.
And now I need to re-read YJ.
Never a bad thing!
Kalshane - Apr 23, 2010 6:01:06 pm PDT #2894 of 5059
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I've never read YJ, but trying to find the trades on Amazon is a mess. I can't really tell what the order is, and at least some of them appear to be out of print. Is there a better place to look?
ETA: Nevermind. I at least found a way to read them.
Tom Scola - Apr 26, 2010 7:24:42 am PDT #2895 of 5059
hwæt
Warner is working on a Batman Live touring show: [link]
Kalshane - Apr 28, 2010 5:57:16 pm PDT #2896 of 5059
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Reading Young Justice. The only work of Peter David's previous to this was his Star Trek novels, which I'm a fan of.
I'm enjoying YJ, but I think PAD does a better job meshing the humor and the serious in novel form (or maybe the structure of the Star Trek universe keeps from getting a little too carried away. He sure loves his puns, though.)
Impulse is awesome, and I like Robin, but I could take or leave the other characters at the moment. (Also, as unimpressed as I was with Superboy's recent costume "He wear's a black Superman tee and jeans? Seriously?" it's light years better than his YJ getup. Yikes. Also not digging Wonder Girl's costume, but I accept her explanation for not wanting to wear the "real" costume.)
All in all, I'm having a good time with it, though I just finished the "Gun Control" issue and ugh. I mean, I'm a liberal weenie and I was still reading it thinking "Okay, guns are bad. We get it. Shut up already!" It marred what otherwise would have been an excellent story.
ETA: I did really like Kon's baseball speech at the end of the issue. It was a nice little "you're my friend/I trust you to do the right thing" bit without being preachy.