Just giving us reason to believe that most of them are.

Again, we need a chart.

Re: BoP #68 - that issue was dynamite. I like how it opened up quickly with the lacerating quips. Too bad it spoils part of what's going to happen in Green Arrow #40 (like you couldn't see it coming). Plei, I love your analysis of how the BoP unites the two major "super families" of the DC universe (although a case could be made that the Flash family has some standing). I think this issue should be used as an object lesson on how character should be driving a comic book story.

BTW, I pointed out a while back that the last Flash issue had Nightwing in a significant role, and that is carrying over to next week's issue - plus we get Gorilla Grodd!

With the Outsiders, it's kind of hard to fit these issues in with Nightwing continuity. I don't go nuts in trying to make things fit, but the emotional devastation that Dick is experiencing isn't translating at all in the team book. It could be that he really has learned from the master and is able to compartmentalize the emotions so that he can fulfill his duties as team leader.

I've still got many new comics to read, so I can talk about DD sometime soon. I did want to add that in my trip to the comic store, I really scored on a big run of Green Arrow (first series) issues, all in probably Very Fine condition, at the rate of 5 for $1. Since I'm collect GA, this was a major score, and filled up almost all of Connor's run as GA after Ollie died. (I still can't get my hands on GA #101, Ollie's funeral.) But I finally scored Birds of Prey #8!

You know, this can get expensive, if you stop to think about it. Good thing I don't.

[Edit - MY FIRST MAJOR NUMBERSLUT in all the time I've been on the boards! Another score!]

Excellent number Jeff.

I think this issue should be used as an object lesson on how character should be driving a comic book story.

Most certainly. Also in how to do a between-arcs issue well. (There's a GA that's pretty much the reverse case, in between Straight Shooter and City Walls that's how *not* to do one, IMO, though I think it suffered from having a guest writer.)

I love this issue so much. I've been randomly thinking of it and grinning today.

I really scored on a big run of Green Arrow (first series) issues, all in probably Very Fine condition, at the rate of 5 for $1. Since I'm collect GA, this was a major score, and filled up almost all of Connor's run as GA after Ollie died.

Sweet! That would be mostly Dixon's run that you got?

Sweet! That would be mostly Dixon's run that you got?

Yes. I don't know if he directly took over from Grell after #80, but I'm looking at #83 right not (with the Huntress on the cover, no less), and Dixon was writing it by then. Oops, reading the letter column, it's apparent that #83 was his first GA issue.

(There's a GA that's pretty much the reverse case, in between Straight Shooter and City Walls that's how *not* to do one, IMO, though I think it suffered from having a guest writer.)

Yes, the dreaded "fill-in issue". You're talking about the one with the Arrowcar, right? Written by Scott Beatty? One of the drawbacks of the consistent monthly schedule is that these fill-ins become necessary to give the artist(s) time to breathe. It's better when the fill-in is still written by the main writer, but I know that many editors keep a "slush pile" for fill-in purposes on each title, just in case.

There have been at least 3 long-time relationships in the DC-verse that have broken up recently? I started wondering if this might be something that the IC might affect somehow.

Yes, the dreaded "fill-in issue". You're talking about the one with the Arrowcar, right? Written by Scott Beatty?

Yerp. That one. Which, of course, just *had* to be the first GA I picked up months ago when I was deciding if I wanted to read it or not. Man, the Arrowcar issue was lame.

I keep thinking Beatty's written something I liked, too. But that wasn't it.

There have been at least 3 long-time relationships in the DC-verse that have broken up recently? I started wondering if this might be something that the IC might affect somehow.

Babs dumped Dick, Linda left Wally, and Jade dumped Kyle.

The only relationship I really see IC potentially affecting is Linda and Wally's marriage.

So, that's 4? (Because BoP mentions another -- unless that is off in the waaay past?)

Sumi, technically, that hasn't actually happened yet, but BoP is ahead of the book where it does in terms of chronology.

Ah. Never mind then.