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So, I picked up Powers: Supergroup yesterday. Holy fucking shit, did that go from "very good" to "absolutely essential" fast. I especially like that this one assumes you're reading it closely enough not to need every little plot point spelled out for you. Also, the pacing was just superb; I spent most of the climactic fight scene as keyed up as I would with a particularly engrossing movie, and then found the rug pulled out from under me again with the follow-up. Wow.

So, I picked up Powers: Supergroup yesterday. Holy fucking shit, did that go from "very good" to "absolutely essential" fast.

Yeah, it's an amazing book. I've been working my way through the back issues, AIFG.

Also, the pacing was just superb; I spent most of the climactic fight scene as keyed up as I would with a particularly engrossing movie, and then found the rug pulled out from under me again with the follow-up.

Just wait till you get to "Anarchy" and "The Sellouts," dude. Bendis and Oeming deliver some chilling images.

LotDK? His book, and often the weakest of the titles in my view, because it seems to be the title where they shove all the ideas they can't really work into the other storylines. Sometimes good, often not so good.

Originally, this title was composed of stories outside of current Bat-continuity (there seemed to be a lot of "Year One" stories), so that creators could come aboard and write "the one Bat-story they wanted to do" without messing up the regular titles. It also served as a proving ground for new writers/artists, to see how well they fit the Bat-verse (with the thought that they may take over a main title down the road).

It is only recently that LOTDK has reflected on current continuity, now to the point where it is a direct participant in "War Games".

How big is Superman's title world?

As far as regular titles, not all that many. Actions Comics, Adventures of Superman, and Superman are the only monthly titles going. There was a fourh title, Superman, the Man of Steel that ran until last year (there will be a title called Lex Luthor, Man of Steel sometime in the near future, probably a mini-series). There is also Superman/Batman, and a large number of mini-series centered around Superman. Superman: Birthright, Superman: Metropolis, and Superman: Secret Identity are 3 recent ones.

Originally, this title was composed of stories outside of current Bat-continuity (there seemed to be a lot of "Year One" stories), so that creators could come aboard and write "the one Bat-story they wanted to do" without messing up the regular titles.

(The scary thing is, I kinda knew that already. Which may have been obvious.)

Oddly, I miss Chronicles. I'm not sure why I miss Chronicles, except that it had a couple of really good stories in its run.

Jeff, which Batbook do you like best? (Of the main Battitles, that is.)

Jeff, which Batbook do you like best? (Of the main Battitles, that is.)

At the moment, this is a hard call. Detective seems to get more into the world of Gotham City, while Batman has been much more event-oriented. Azarello's "Broken City" run on Batman was a wee bit confusing. Winnick's run had some really good moments (last stand in the Batcave is a good idea), but the Penguin and the Scarecrow aren't the best villains to work with (the ending seemed rushed, too). Gabrych is a newcomer to comics, so his Detective run started out rehashing old territory, but I think it's starting to come around.

Gotham Kniights seems to me to be a title the re-works ideas from the main titles or other significant Bat-stories in the past. For example, the last arc had the villain "Hush" (from the blockbuster Loeb/Lee Batman run) and had Jokes backstory (stolen from Joker's Last Laugh). I did like the Huntress arc that Scott Beatty wrote a while back, but I still consider this a second-tier Bat-title.

I guess that means that Detective is my current favorite, but if you asked me this question last year, I would have said Batman.

I think I'm in the 'Tec corner at the moment, too. Was a little hrrm about Gabrych's first storyline, but he's young and improving with each out.

GK has had some good storylines--Transference and Knights Passed, for example--but has been increasingly o.O for me. (See: Veritas Liberat)

Who wrote Pushback?

Next week a tpb that collects recent Robins -- stories leading up to the change to Steph comes out. (Robin Unmasked)

And next month there tpb that covers events leading up to War Games - including -- I think -- the Onyx stuff -- is coming out. (War Drums)

Thanks for catching my formatting error, Dx.

Who wrote Pushback?

I'll have to go dig out my books, I don't have the subtitles at the tip of my brain.

Who wrote Pushback?

A. J. Lieberman