The way JLA's been written lately, it's the surest, best way to hate character you used to like with a fiery, consuming passion.
I should clarify -- he told me to read the first couple of TPBs of JLA.
You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest.
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
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Steph L. - Jun 16, 2004 11:45:52 am PDT #3885 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
victor infante - Jun 16, 2004 11:50:52 am PDT #3886 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I should clarify -- he told me to read the first couple of TPBs of JLA.
Oh, that's different. All of the Grant Morrisson stuff is excellent. Same with the Mark Waid stuff that followed. The Joe Kelley stuff after that had some rough patches, along with a few brilliant moments. After that, we were subjected to drek. Pure, unadulterated rek.
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2004 11:52:22 am PDT #3887 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
You should read Outsiders. It's smart and snarky and fun.
I saw the first trade and read the introduction, and it definitely piqued my interest. Plus, there was some killer gorilla or something.
sumi - Jun 16, 2004 11:53:02 am PDT #3888 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
There was a killer gorilla ARMY.
It's lots of fun.
Steph L. - Jun 16, 2004 11:53:24 am PDT #3889 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Get thee behind me, pimps!!!
MechaKrelboyne - Jun 16, 2004 12:25:48 pm PDT #3890 of 10000
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Oh, that's different. All of the Grant Morrisson stuff is excellent. Same with the Mark Waid stuff that followed. The Joe Kelley stuff after that had some rough patches, along with a few brilliant moments. After that, we were subjected to drek. Pure, unadulterated rek.
After the last go 'round through JLA talk that mentioned Kelly, I dug out some of my issues from that run. While there are indeed rough patches (I'm never going to call plot the guy's strong suit) there were some interesting ideas and good takes on the characters and the relationships between them (I particularly dig how they all rib on Batman's OOOH Scary! image while being just a little scared of him). Plus when Manitou Raven grows to enormous size to battle the evil Atlantean queen he yells 'INUKCHUK' !
All that and Major friggin' Disaster too. I thought he did pretty well, all things considered, though I prefer his smaller scale stuff, like Deadpool. That was a sweet sweet run.
victor infante - Jun 16, 2004 12:47:25 pm PDT #3891 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
All that and Major friggin' Disaster too.
Major Disaster: "I'm a f$*#!ing super hero!"
Best. Line. Ever.
Also, the Platic Man/Batman story was excellent. A lot of good work there, which was completely undercut by what followed: a shape changing alien ape named Pepe, boring vampires and a reboot of the Doom Patrol that effectively erased any of their back story and took all the cool out of them. Blech.
P.M. Marc - Jun 16, 2004 12:54:00 pm PDT #3892 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Get thee behind me, pimps!!!
Dude, they have a chapter called LAWYERS, GUNS, AND MONKEYS! You MUST read it.
And Grace has HUGE hands.
amych - Jun 16, 2004 12:55:33 pm PDT #3893 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Mmm. Grace.
Sadly, I got caught in a massive rainstorm while walking home from the comics shop. And what got the most soaked? Outsiders.
(see? I sequit!)
§ ita § - Jun 16, 2004 12:57:05 pm PDT #3894 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I went into the store mid-shelving. Because I picked up Outsiders #12 instead of 13. I just grabbed what was behind the "new" sign. At least Secret War has memorable covers, because they had "new" in front of that too, and I got her to correct it.