Barry Ween is well done. The reality that slip through the funny (and it's hilarious, in the best of all potty-mouthed possible ways) is handled with a deft touch, and without being a superhero book, it still manages to hit a lot of the core dilemmas that superheros face.
The blog entry does make me curious how much of Winick's superhero stuff the blogger has read, because his Green Lantern is not really much like his work on Outsiders (I'd say the same about his Arrow work, but there's less of it to go by than there is Green Lantern). It's far less quippy, and spends a lot more time on the why behind the reactions.
He's the only writer who's managed a Kyle with actual serious emotional heft.
Oh, and he writes a good Roy.
Re: Powers. Oh my God, they
killed Kutter! You bastards! No more "Nice chin pubes, Kutter" from Deena. That line always cracked my shit up.
Also, I think that is a new
Retro Girl
at the end there. My GF thinks it's going to be
that little girl, Calista, from waaaaaay back. Possibly from the real #1.
I think that'd be cool.
Gloom, my pusher has that same theory, and having seen the next cover, he does believe he's right.
Hrm, I always thought was the implication from that story arc...
Has anyone got the Batman: TAS DVDs yet?
Has anyone got the Batman: TAS DVDs yet?
I got home tonight to find 'em waiting for me. (WHEE!!!!) Haven't played with them yet.
I have them, and have watched a couple of eps. Not overloaded with special features, but the ones they have are good. S1 was not the best work they ever did, but it's nice to have.
amych!!!!
What up with Nationals, woman?!? I need to know!
Neil Gaiman said in his blog that he and Dave McKean will be on a panel at ComicCon. FYI.
As Misha notes, Batman animated didn't hit its stride until it got going a bit. I just watched the late episode which was done partly in the style of Frank Miller's Dark Knight - whoa that was weird to see. But very cool. And it had a Carrie-like character too.
Ple got me interested so I perused the Outsiders at the comic store after we saw Spidey. Read issues 8-13 - really good stuff. Winick does such a good job on the relationship between Roy and Dick. Great dialogue and dynamic. Enjoyed all the new characters, particularly the gal who got her face burned off. That was freaky and disturbing. Then I came home and read Preacher - more freaky and disturbing.
Anyway, I was getting hooked on Outsiders.
