The question I had about Firestorm remains only partially answered, as of #3. I guess that's how they get me to buy #4.
Any word on what the Perez/Wolfman TT hardcover's supposed to be about?
Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
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Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2004 10:48:35 am PDT #4664 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
victor infante - Jul 08, 2004 11:06:34 am PDT #4665 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Are there any essays out there that look at the arc of Daniel in Sandman as a reflection of the book's role in the DC Universe, and how, by the end, it was separate from it (despite Bats, Supes, and the Green Guy--oh, and Wesley--being in The Wake) in many ways, despite its birth/conception there?
I'm sure there'sstuff out there, but I couldn't point you to it.
On the other hand, I've often speculated that there's really two DC Universes, and the one seen in the superhero books is actually all part of the Dreaming. Which would explain continuity a lot.
P.M. Marc - Jul 08, 2004 11:29:09 am PDT #4666 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
I'm sure there'sstuff out there, but I couldn't point you to it.
Hrmph.
If I can't find it, I'll have to write it, which means I'll need Companion and FEH.
Someone MUST have written it. It MUST exist.
On the other hand, I've often speculated that there's really two DC Universes, and the one seen in the superhero books is actually all part of the Dreaming. Which would explain continuity a lot.
Applying this to the JLA makes my head hurt.
victor infante - Jul 08, 2004 11:57:41 am PDT #4667 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Applying this to the JLA makes my head hurt.
Not at all. How long's Batman been around? 10 years? 20 years? The reason it's inconsistent is that it's all a dream!
The only things set in the "real" world are the Vertigo stories like Books of Magic, Swamp Thing and Hellblazer, which is why sometimes they seem to live in the same world as Superman and the rest, and sometimes they don't!
Certainlymakes Lyta Hall's story more comprehensible.
Hayden - Jul 08, 2004 12:09:08 pm PDT #4668 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
That's a pretty sharp idea, and it might explain why the DC Comics website has Watchmen on their DC Universe Graphic Novels page.
P.M. Marc - Jul 08, 2004 12:12:09 pm PDT #4669 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
Not at all. How long's Batman been around? 10 years? 20 years? The reason it's inconsistent is that it's all a dream!
Hee. I was specifically thinking of the Daniel-Dream guest spot making my head explode.
Miracleman - Jul 08, 2004 12:35:38 pm PDT #4670 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Okay, the new Powers #1...is it just starting over, or are they continuing where they left off?
Glamcookie - Jul 08, 2004 12:45:51 pm PDT #4671 of 10000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I believe they are continuing where they left off. I think they're restarting the numbering because they are moving to Marvel.
Miracleman - Jul 08, 2004 12:47:18 pm PDT #4672 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Good. Just wanted to be sure.
Polter-Cow - Jul 08, 2004 1:27:43 pm PDT #4673 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It continues where it left off. Six months later, actually.
And damn. Holy fuck, he killed Kutter. And I mean, for new readers, he's just a random guy, but for those of us who've been reading from the beginning, he's a pretty prominent minor character! And he just offs him! Like that!
One of the distinct things about Powers is its use of bubble layout (to mirror the flow of actual dialogue) and panel structure. There's also the rampant cursing.
And at the end, dude, is that fucking Retro Girl? If so, it's way cool that the first issue of Volume I ended with her death, and the first issue of Volume II begins with her return. If not, I'm not sure what the hell's going on. Of course, that holds either way.