I picked up the first Day of Vengeance book and it was... all right, I guess. Nothing besides the bit with the Phantom Stranger really bothered me, but I didn't think it was particularly good either.
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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.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 10, 2005 10:14:33 am PDT #8006 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Frankenbuddha - May 10, 2005 10:15:59 am PDT #8007 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Not exactly comic books, but the new BOONDOCKS anthology is out. May have been for a while, but I just saw it.
Anne W. - May 10, 2005 11:18:56 am PDT #8008 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I haven't had a chance to find a new comic shop since I moved. So, does anyone know if Blue Beetle is really, truly dead? Or if there's been any good Booster angst over the death?
victor infante - May 10, 2005 1:37:46 pm PDT #8009 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Jumping around:
- Quite enjoyed "Day of Vengeance," actually. Good to see something come of Jean Loring, and I have mad love for Detective Chimp. Also liked the "transformed" Phantom Stranger, if only because it's the sort of thing the Spectre used to do all the time. Like the new look for Blue Devil, too.
- And as to Anne's question, it certainly appears Ted Kord is really, really dead, but the Scarab is floating around out there, so either he'll come back as a super-powered Beetle, like the original, or there will be a new one. Also, Booster and Wonder Woman are currently searching for Ted, and Batman's just figured out Ted's dead, so I imagine we'll see some Booster ennui soon enough.
§ ita § - May 11, 2005 12:04:29 pm PDT #8010 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Astounishing question: Whose fist is that by Wolverine's head when he's taken down? A blue, gloved, fist. Apart from a Firefly ref (and okay, even or especially then) it doesn't make sense. I went back and looked at the Danger Rommie's fist, and it's clearly metal and articulated. I think I missed more than that, though, because I don't see how everyone's equally dead. Dude. Wolverine.
Frankenbuddha - May 12, 2005 4:37:04 am PDT #8011 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
ita the danger room seemed to have to ability to morph it's shape. There was another panel where it was doing a Stretch Armstrong reach with one arm. Also I suspect none of them are dead like a dead thing, though Kitty and Peter look pretty thoroughly kebabed.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 12, 2005 6:21:39 am PDT #8012 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
It occurs to me that Xavier is able to make psychic contact with the danger room, and had a hand in designing and programming it. I'm not entirely convinced that anything we saw happening in that fight was going on outside its mind .
§ ita § - May 12, 2005 6:33:03 am PDT #8013 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can see morphing for functionality, but what would the point be of that change?
Frankenbuddha - May 12, 2005 6:35:28 am PDT #8014 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
what would the point be of that change?
Payback in kind?
§ ita § - May 12, 2005 6:38:27 am PDT #8015 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Payback in kind of what? Why would Wolverine get gloved treatment, and there was no non-functional morphing for any of the other kills?