got Astonishing #7 and Green Arrow #45. They seem to be leagues apart in quality.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
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Elais - Dec 22, 2004 1:58:57 pm PST #7033 of 10000
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§ 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.
Elais - Dec 22, 2004 5:27:38 pm PST #7039 of 10000
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The penciller in this issue is Phil Hester. This is the first time I've picked up a GA comic, so I have no idea if he is new or not.
Correction: There is a blurb at the back that says Tom Fowler and Rodney Ramos will be starting with the next issue.
Kalshane - Dec 22, 2004 6:00:17 pm PST #7040 of 10000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Enjoyed Astonishing X-Men muchly.
Now that Identity Crisis is over, I'm wondering what the heck was up with the sale-gone-wrong of one of Luthor's exo-suits in issue #1. Did that ever tie into goings-on elsewhere in the DC-verse, as it ended up having nothing to do with the IC storyline at all.
Steph L. - Dec 22, 2004 6:08:30 pm PST #7041 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Now that Identity Crisis is over, I'm wondering what the heck was up with the sale-gone-wrong of one of Luthor's exo-suits in issue #1. Did that ever tie into goings-on elsewhere in the DC-verse, as it ended up having nothing to do with the IC storyline at all.
I can answer that, but it would be spoily.
§ ita § - Dec 22, 2004 6:25:20 pm PST #7042 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Steph can you whitefont? At least which title gets the followup?