That could be it, I may have to dig out that last issue and take another look. Good reason to reread the whole arc, too.
You can't open the book of my life and jump in the middle. Like woman, I'm a mystery.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
SailAweigh - Jul 11, 2007 9:06:13 am PDT #746 of 5059
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Jon B. - Jul 11, 2007 9:09:38 am PDT #747 of 5059
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
No need to use whitefont. We're well past the weekend following release.
DXMachina - Jul 12, 2007 2:50:31 am PDT #748 of 5059
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Hey, did we know about this?
Superman is dead—or is he? All will be revealed at Comic-Con’s world premiere of DC Comics, Warner Bros. Home Video, and Warner Bros. Animation’s Superman Doomsday. It’s the highly anticipated first DC Universe made-for-DVD release presented by Warner Premiere and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Inspired by the best-selling graphic novel of all time, Superman Doomsday is an epic tale of heroism and tragedy, sacrifice and redemption. The film is rated PG-13 for action violence. The voice cast is led by Adam Baldwin (Serenity, Chuck) as Superman, Anne Heche (Men in Trees) as Lois Lane, and James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as Lex Luthor.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 12, 2007 2:53:05 am PDT #749 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The voice cast is led by Adam Baldwin (Serenity, Chuck) as Superman, Anne Heche (Men in Trees) as Lois Lane, and James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as Lex Luthor.
Huh.
Theodosia - Jul 12, 2007 3:42:20 am PDT #750 of 5059
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Sounds like an Andrea Romano cast -- she's damn good as a voice director.
Steph L. - Jul 12, 2007 5:01:09 am PDT #751 of 5059
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Adam Baldwin (Serenity, Chuck) as Superman
Yum.
James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as Lex Luthor.
"Superrrrrrman, yourrrrrr days arrrrrre numberrrrrred!"
I mean, seriously -- James Marsters? Come on -- the One True Lex will always be Clancy Brown.
Tom Scola - Jul 12, 2007 5:06:47 am PDT #752 of 5059
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
the One True Lex will always be Clancy Brown.
Seriously. The best characterization of Luthor ever. And the last episode of JLU? He takes a break to change into a clean suit, and then takes down Darkseid. Fucking badass.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jul 12, 2007 10:58:50 am PDT #753 of 5059
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Much to my surprise, 'Martha Washington Dies' came out yesterday. That seems incredibly fast since I first spotted it in Previews.
Anyway, my quick review in white font:
Unsatisfactory. Even knowing it was a meager 24 pages didn't prepare me for just how short the strip was. It feels like it should have appeared in one of the Dark Horse Presents issues. Dave Gibbons art: Good in places, a little more stiff than usual in others. Maybe he didn't like the script. Which brings us to... Frank Miller. Hey, Frank, thanks for totally NOT trying. Really, I get the impression that Dark Horse asked you to wrap up the saga and you weren't really interested so you did it as quickly as you could. The phrase 'unseemly haste' comes to mind.
Miracleman - Jul 12, 2007 1:03:47 pm PDT #754 of 5059
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Pete:
(not really spoilery, but references Pete's whitefonted review,so...)
Are you really all that surprised? Did you read DK2? I have never seen a crappier, dashed off, piece-of-shit ripoff than that! Pages of super-sluts? Gateway pages for no reason, except possibly as filler? An ending that feels like "...and then, uh, it stopped. And Batman said something kinda grim. Hey, pie!"
Social satire? Not so much, Frank. Political commentary? Yeah, uh...not so much, Frank.
And fucking Captain Marvel is 1) old and b) DIES?! Because he and Billy are different people? And Billy died of unspecified unhealthiness some time ago? Whuh? What the--WHAT?!
Fuck Frank Miller. He's the Eddie Money of comics; used to be hot shit, but burnt out fast and limps along on his laurels.
Fuck Frank Miller.
Thus endeth the rant.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jul 12, 2007 1:09:29 pm PDT #755 of 5059
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
MM: I succeeded in wiping the memory of DK2 from my mind some time ago so I guess I left my fresh, pink, expectations open to be fucked by Miller ALL. OVER. AGAIN.
I'm not even an optimist but I really wanted this to be a valuable addition to the series.