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.
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.
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.
That's a pretty sharp idea, and it might explain why the DC Comics website has Watchmen on their DC Universe Graphic Novels page.
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.
Okay, the new Powers #1...is it just starting over, or are they continuing where they left off?
I believe they are continuing where they left off. I think they're restarting the numbering because they are moving to Marvel.
Good. Just wanted to be sure.
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.
Hee. I was specifically thinking of the Daniel-Dream guest spot making my head explode.
You never had a dream within a dream?
