Oh, and what is wrong with the Endsong art? It's like misguided photorealism (i.e. NOT Alex Ross). It looks creepily airbrushed and lacking in impact.
No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.
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§ ita § - Feb 03, 2005 12:30:15 pm PST #7408 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kalshane - Feb 03, 2005 3:18:23 pm PST #7409 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.
P-C, insent.
Jeff Mejia - Feb 04, 2005 7:10:08 am PST #7410 of 10000
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
Catching up (my books are finally starting to come in on time)...
Okay, having read Pleides and Teppy's discussion about Lois Lane and the Superman books - I decided to take a look at Adventures. Sadly, the most recently finished arc was missing pieces so I just picked up the most recent one.
Was the most recently finished Supes arc post-IC? When in the time-line did Wonder Woman lose her sight?
Only the last Adventures (#636, I believe) has occurred after IC. Although, to be fair, Superman has been set a year in the future for the Brian Azarello/Jim Lee run. Wonder Woman's blindness occurs shortly after IC (she had a remark about "too many funerals recently" that seemed to indicate this).
Has anyone picked up Warren Ellis's Ocean on Wildstorm? I think it was my favorite of the stuff I've picked up recently. It's interesting right off the bat, had intrigue, space, and sci-fi, and I only have to commit to 6 issues.I think it has been wonderful. Good science fiction that should find a wider audience than it has, and the art (by Chris Sprouse) has been specatcular, with stunning visuals of Jupiter and Europa.
I finally read Nightwing #102, and was thrilled by it. Miles better than 101. This issue seemed to have a real flow to it, and it touched on some classic elements of DC history. When I saw the opening splash page, with the black bats mingling with the white doves over the Daily Planet tower, I was hooked. And even though I like the fact that Superman is married to Lois now, it was fun to go back to the old storyline of Lois trying to figure out what was really going on with Clark. I liked how the story casually showed how hard Supes worked at maintaining his secret identity (with the sudden hockey knowledge). We also go to see Dick acknowledge that he figured he would become Batman someday. Plus, DEADMAN!!! I love that character. I can't answer how he fits into Post-Crisis continuity with respect to the Nightwing identity, so I'm researching it. It's clear to me that Deadman isn't dead yet in this story.
If you all haven't picked up the 3 issues of We3, you are missing out on the best comic story of the last year. I'm sure it will be a trade, but DC"s trades take a lot longer to come out than Marvel's, so it may be a bit of a wait.
P.M. Marc - Feb 04, 2005 7:17:36 am PST #7411 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
Jeff, I'm really amused at how many people I know had the same DEADMAN!!! reaction, complete with asscaps and !!!
Oh, and because I'm lazy, what all happens between Down to Earth and Stoned in Wonder Woman land? (I picked up the Down to Earth trade, because I'd read half of it in individual issues a while back, and picked up the Stoned storyline plus the most recent issues because I'm adding the title, now that I've dropped Robin.)
§ ita § - Feb 04, 2005 7:20:49 am PST #7412 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If I got an answer earlier, I missed it -- how is Wonder Woman getting around blind? Is she still heroing?
Kalshane - Feb 04, 2005 7:22:35 am PST #7413 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.
She borrowed Krypto from Superman.
(Note: Actually have no clue, but it's the first thing that popped into my head after the discussion in Boxed Set.)
P.M. Marc - Feb 04, 2005 7:24:54 am PST #7414 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
ita, she appears to be using her other senses, and yep, she's still heroing.
sumi - Feb 04, 2005 7:39:49 am PST #7415 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
She was heroing in the latest Adventures of Superman - but I wish that she had borrowed Krypto. Particularly since Not!Krypto appears to be a Golden Retriever.
DavidS - Feb 04, 2005 9:57:25 am PST #7416 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My favorite TFC today:
He's a superhumanly strong albino firefighter looking for 'the Big One.' She's a chain-smoking Buddhist Valkyrie on her way to prison for a murder she didn't commit. They fight crime!
Polter-Cow - Feb 04, 2005 10:56:49 am PST #7417 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Jeff, who is DEADMAN and why is he important?