Green Arrow Connor

Ooh. This has potential.

Really, my only criteria for Dawn-boyfriends is that they fight crime. I just think it'd be *fun*.

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Also, I'd be remiss if I didn't recommend the early Marv Wolman/George Perez stuff in Titans, which went a long way toward defining him as Kid Flash (Plus, the wicked weird Kid Flash/Raven romance.)

Wolfman/Perez are also responsible for establishing the Nightwing identity as we know it today. Plus the Judas Contract kicked ass and is in TPB.

I think there's limited superhero comic analysis for a variety of reasons. Comics Journal is actively anti-superhero, and until recently the larger story arcs didn't sustain the kind of mythos which breeds fic.

The exception would be X-Men stuff, which was (in its time) the nearest equivalent to what Batman Family is doing now. (That is - completely redefining an entire comic company in its image and spinning off a berjillion titles and mini series.)

Also, I bought No Man's Land and add my Damn You All to the pile.

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Dude, David, did you get 1-5?

You needs you some Cataclysm. Yes you do.

Err. Pimp hat does not come off.

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I bought No Man's Land and add my Damn You All to the pile.

Muahahahahaha!

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Dude, David, did you get 1-5?

You needs you some Cataclysm. Yes you do.

Yeah, I probably do. Btw, Virgin Megastore in NOLA had Robin Year One on sale for 75% off. If you're near a Megastore you might want to swoop through their graphic novels section and see if you can find some bargains. I probably should've picked it up for the Buffista Comics Library.

I've only got No Man's Land 1 so far, though the rest is inevitable I expect.

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I just had a boatload of comics stuff come in at my library. Which I can't pick up for two weeks. Curse you, wee Plei. I will need to console myself with manga and anime.

Is this the place to inflict with manga and anime ravings? Are we giving in and declaring this Comicsverse, or should I shut up and/or take it to natter

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Micole, I think we bullshit consensed that this is Comicsverse, inclusive of all media -- print, TeeVee, movies, etc.

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Yeah, I probably do. Btw, Virgin Megastore in NOLA had Robin Year One on sale for 75% off. If you're near a Megastore you might want to swoop through their graphic novels section and see if you can find some bargains. I probably should've picked it up for the Buffista Comics Library.

Heh. Closest one is in Canada.

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Not sure where to put this, but here is a letter I received. My appolgies if this has already been said. --------------- Hi again,

TV Guide has as its cover story this week "The 25 Top Cult TV Shows". _Buffy_ weighs in at #4.

Some interesting news about the next TV season from Ain't It Cool News:

To (mostly) recap, here's where the former Buffyverse writers have landed

so far:

Jeff Bell (Joss Whedon's co-writer on the spectacular just-aired "Angel"

series finale) is headed to "Alias."

Liz Craft & Sarah Fain (they scripted Hamilton's introduction in the

five-star "Underneath") have been asked to join "The Shield."

Steve DeKnight (he co-scripted the hilarious Italy-set "Angel" that aired

two weeks ago) is headed to "Smallville."

Jane Espenson ("Earshot," "The Replacement," "I Was Made To Love You"),

who worked on both "The O.C." and "Gilmore Girls" last year, is joining

"Tru Calling."

Drew Goddard (DeKnight's co-writer on "The Girl in Question") is headed to

"Alias."

Drew Z. Greenberg ("Him," "The Killer in Me," "Empty Places"), who was

scripting "Smallville" last season, is joining "The O.C."

Rebecca Rand Kirshner ("Help," "Touched"), a "Freaks & Geeks" vet who was

on "Las Vegas" this season, is joining "Gilmore Girls."

Doug Petrie ("As You Were," "End of Days"), who worked on both "Tru

Calling" and an aborted "Lost in Space" series for the WB this season, is

said to be taking the year off from TV next season to work on movie

projects (Petrie, some will recall, wrote "Harriet the Spy" and drafted an

early screenplay for "The Fantastic Four").

Buffyverse mastermind Joss Whedon, who wrote more "Angel" teleplays this

season than ever before, is directing the big-screen "Firefly" movie,

"Serenity."

Jane Espenson's joining "Tru Calling" is a good sign, methinks...

And finally, a tidbit which might indicate that the Buffy animated series may indeed live after all:

In the Thurs. May 20th edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, in the

"Peach Buzz" section where they talk about local celebrities, they

interviewed Alyson Hannigan's (she's originally from Atlanta) mother Emile

Posner, about an accident that happened in the audience during her

performance of "When Harry Met Sally"

As a side note at the end it reads:

'Hannigan's many "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fans, take note: According to

Posner, who recently visited her daughterin London, the actress is

reprising her role of Willow. While Posner was in town, Hannigan was

recording some voice work for an upcoming "Buffy" animated series.'

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Jane Espenson's joining "Tru Calling" is a good sign, methinks...

Possibly. Doug Petrie's episodes weren't any better than usual.

Rebecca Rand Kirshner ("Help," "Touched"), a "Freaks & Geeks" vet who was on "Las Vegas" this season, is joining "Gilmore Girls."

That's pretty cool. As I was going through my DVDs, I remembered liking most of her episodes and wondering why she wasn't as popular as some of the other writers.

I checked IMDb to see which episodes she wrote, and oh. Not a bunch of great ones, but she did do "Tabula Rasa."

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