ita, wasn't Volume 2 of NML the one where you were complaining about the art? Cause I can see why. The art in the first storyline is just awful, way too cartoony and retro for the tone (plus the writer had sucky cliffhangers), and the next storyline's art is messy and dark, with the wide shots never as distinct as the close-ups. Maleev's art in "No Law and a New Order" worked rather well, and seeing Teran's style made me appreciate it much more. The last half has better art, I think; it's interesting to see all these varying styles.

I'm interested in seeing what the overarching storyline ends up being. This looks different from War Games, which has one storyline being handled by multiple writers. Here, multiple writers get their own little arcs. It kind of distills the sense of urgency when things keep coming to a close. But it's still a fascinating look at Gotham in a dire situation, and it's more compelling intellectually than War Games.

Yes. that was the one, P-C. Just nasty, and jerks me right out of the text.

I really liked NML -- I'm not used to the DCverse doing things that drastic to folk that aren't superheroes. Gotham is real in some part of my head. Immersive and horrible.

Dude, I *love* NML.

Once I got over the "who is this BATGIRL???" issue, yeah, it was all love. Well, and the book 2 art.

"who is this BATGIRL???"

That was kind of part of my enjoyment of NML, actually.

That was kind of part of my enjoyment of NML, actually.

I'd just binged on 40-odd issues of Cassandra Cain, and had fallen desperately in love. My time sense was completely off, and I was worried that the stuff I'd loved about her was being undone.

That fear was completely assuaged, and I really liked what I got when I stopped being so anxious. It was a stressful couple books, though.

Damn, Teppy -- how did I miss that? And is Red X something that happened in the comics?

Also -- JLU - who is the guy without a face? And Supergirl lives with the Kents?

Sumi, I've not seen JLU, but from what I've seen, the guy without a face is the Question, a sort of Vigilante type with a very Randian world view. And while I'm not sure which version of Supergirl they're using, most versions have indeed spent time living with the Kents (as Superboy does now.) It's sort of "Super" initiation thing. "You can join the society of superpeople, but first you must prove you vcan survive ... the very nice old people!

Sumi, the Jason Todd reference was on the blackboard that BB whipped out when he was spouting off his theories.

And I haven't read much of the previous runs of Teen Titans, so I don't know if Red X was in them. But I know the current comics haven't gone that way.

And in JLU, I have no idea who faceless dude is. And I don't know if Supergirl lives with the Kents.

The clone looks a hell a lot like Powergirl