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'


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.


Polter-Cow - Sep 21, 2011 11:29:53 am PDT #3800 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Steph, I just want you to know that for a moment I considered buying the issue from my comic book store tonight and overnighting it to you tomorrow, but I wouldn't be able to get to a post office in time.


Steph L. - Sep 21, 2011 11:36:04 am PDT #3801 of 5059
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

P-C, you are awesome, my friend. I think I will live until Friday (at which point Tim will have to get off work in time to drive me to the store before it closes).

Very possible I can find it on the interwebs tonight through alternative means. And if I weren't planning to buy it for reals, I wouldn't do that. Although I'm not sure I remember my demonoid password. Hmmm.


§ ita § - Sep 21, 2011 11:56:36 am PDT #3802 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Apparently Catwoman #1 ends with Bruce inside Selena. Tastefully. IO9 says to skip that and Red Hood unless you need softcore porn.

I've been buying the #1s electronically, since I don't want to take up space with something I won't continue on with.

I went in to a doctor today with my Batgear and called my apartment the Batcave. I'm sure she thinks that's why I don't sleep nights--delusions of Batdeur.


Steph L. - Sep 21, 2011 11:57:52 am PDT #3803 of 5059
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Apparently Catwoman #1 ends with

Right on! (What? I can cheer that. They both deserve it. I think. Maybe not in the rebooted continuity.)


Atropa - Sep 21, 2011 12:02:17 pm PDT #3804 of 5059
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Apparently Catwoman #1 ends with

Huh. Considering Bruce & Selina are one of my long-standing DCU OTPs, I'm good with that.

(Them, Babs & Dick, and Harley & The Joker.)


§ ita § - Sep 21, 2011 12:03:06 pm PDT #3805 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Apparently they're strangers, though. I really need to look at those final few pages. The "unboxing" I saw on Youtube ( [link] was a bit fuzzy.


Atropa - Sep 21, 2011 12:05:48 pm PDT #3806 of 5059
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Apparently they're strangers, though.

What? No, that I am not okay with. Of course, there seems to be very little of the DCU reboot I'm okay with, which is why I'm not bothering to read any of them.


§ ita § - Sep 21, 2011 12:18:38 pm PDT #3807 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I liked Batman, probably the most art and script combined. There's one scene of Bruce and the "good" Robins (Steph never was Robin in this universe, I think, but she will appear as Spoiler) and it made my heart go ping.

Wonder Woman was enh, whatever. I also have Nightwing and Bird of Prey to read today.


Steph L. - Sep 21, 2011 12:38:58 pm PDT #3808 of 5059
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Steph never was Robin in this universe, I think

Of course. Jesus.


§ ita § - Sep 21, 2011 12:57:35 pm PDT #3809 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

No official word on Cass, though. That really bothers me.

I miss DIck's finger stripes. Call me shallow, but it's true.