Not going to pick up comics today. It's way too cold.
But that's just my point! You she obeys! She obeys you! There's obeying going on right under my nose!
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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.
sumi - Dec 22, 2004 11:00:41 am PST #7029 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
DavidS - Dec 22, 2004 1:08:19 pm PST #7030 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jesus CHRIST. I made the mistake of wandering around the internet looking for a bio on Lady Shiva and found a board arguing about DC's greatest martial artists. Ultimate savage geekfest beyond all redemption.
It made Who's Stronger Hulk vs. Thor? look like Remembrance Of Things Past.
§ ita § - Dec 22, 2004 1:16:54 pm PST #7031 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dear lord. Totally Batgirl. (uh, where was it?)
DavidS - Dec 22, 2004 1:55:22 pm PST #7032 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(uh, where was it?)
You'll be sorry. There's this whole Karate Kid thing.
The Eltingville Club take on DC's Greatest Martial Artists.
Elais - Dec 22, 2004 1:58:57 pm PST #7033 of 10000
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got Astonishing #7 and Green Arrow #45. They seem to be leagues apart in quality.
§ ita § - Dec 22, 2004 2:00:45 pm PST #7034 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, dear, Hec, that's HYSTERICAL. Cassandra has her defenders, but damn, there's not much reading happening there.
How was GA, Elais?
Elais - Dec 22, 2004 2:27:54 pm PST #7035 of 10000
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How was GA, Elais?
I went to the comic shop to get Astonishing and spotted GA with Speedy on the cover. After reading about that character being the one with HIV, I decided to get it too.
GA
It starts out with Speedy (don't know her name) giving a talk about HIV in front of a group of students. GA gets into a fighty fight with Brick, Speedy convinces GA to let her become his side-kick, end of story. I kinda liked Speedy's arguement at the end, but the dialogue and artwork seemed came across as a little too dumbed-down.
Astonished seemed to have said a lot more using less dialogue and the artwork told more of the story as well.
§ ita § - Dec 22, 2004 2:31:21 pm PST #7036 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This did feel like quite a busy Astounishing, for a Joss comic. As for GA, there seems to be some equation between public service announcement and pedantic/didactic. Not that it even has to be a PSA.
§ ita § - Dec 22, 2004 4:26:23 pm PST #7037 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oy. I just realised that the bit that made me laugh so loudly from Astounishing was the same payoff from Earshot. Ah, well. Good comedy endures.
P.M. Marc - Dec 22, 2004 5:09:14 pm PST #7038 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
GA probably needs to be read in context of the actual story arc to be appreciated (it's part 3 of the storyline, IIRC), though the issue is a little too close to Winick's heart, may lead to him getting a touch preachy.
As a comic book writer overall however, especially including his Barry Ween stuff, he's a better writer than Joss. (V4 of Barry Ween is the stuff of sheer perfection.)
Is there a new penciller on GA? I mean, I know one is coming on board, I just don't know with which issue.