I was in Half-Price Books, and they have a 2005 Batman wall calendar of art from Hush. I may need to own it.
I'm so evil and... skanky. And I think I'm kinda gay.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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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.
Steph L. - Dec 15, 2004 11:05:20 am PST #7008 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
§ ita § - Dec 15, 2004 11:06:51 am PST #7009 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, so now that I've read IC#7, everyone was right. Or at least the people I remember. What I did like most about the issue is that the reveal was almost throwaway, and they spent more time on emotional fallout, though not near enough.
Still a women in refrigerators story?
victor infante - Dec 15, 2004 11:26:20 am PST #7010 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Still a women in refrigerators story?
Well, perhaps not your usual variety of one, but I think it's hard to argue that it was on a few levels. Jean Loring turning out to be the killer, for instance, made pretty much the only female character in the book with a voice a psychopath. (Although she's had a long history of mental illness, very little of which was actually addressed in the book.) Still, I liked the resolution quite a bit, and that the events drove different characters in different directions--some closer, like the JLAers, some shattered, like poor Timmy. I like that the stage seems set for a new Atom story, and even new Elongated Man stories. I like the sense from the end that Ralph, ultimately, will survive. Still, the story's treatment of women is its most serious flaw.
Polter-Cow - Dec 15, 2004 1:22:26 pm PST #7011 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
IC #7:
Well.
Daredevil: Ooh! This might prove interesting. Good stuff.
Ex Machina: Dude. Awesome. I am so totally a Vaughan fanboy.
Spider-Man: India: Eh. I don't think it's going to do much for me beyond novelty value. It's not different enough. Nor is it Indian enough. It annoys me that all the characters still look pretty fucking white.
CaBil - Dec 15, 2004 5:08:26 pm PST #7012 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Victor, about Elongated Man, I am pretty sure he is the featured in the new 'I can't believe its not the JLA' storyline with Booster, Blue, Max and the rest of the gang in a upcoming arc in JLA classified
victor infante - Dec 15, 2004 5:25:38 pm PST #7013 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Yeah, but that's set before "Identity Crisis." It;s basically an attempt to salvage the miniseries that was destroyed by Sue Dibny's death, although as I understand it, it will explain why Capt. Atom's alive again.
victor infante - Dec 15, 2004 8:09:25 pm PST #7014 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
For anyone interested, I ramble incessantly about "Identity Crisis" #7 here, with many, many spoilers.
Polter-Cow - Dec 15, 2004 8:15:03 pm PST #7015 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
victor, that's a really nice post. Do you mind if I link to it for a disgruntled TWoPer?
victor infante - Dec 15, 2004 8:18:07 pm PST #7016 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
P-C, go for it.
esse - Dec 16, 2004 1:37:17 am PST #7017 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Wow, it is so incredibly difficult not to read the WF. And yet, I will wait.