Morrison & Ellis was a nearly impossible choice for me, but I went with Ellis, because Transmet remains my favorite comic ever.

Johns getting eliminated early by the Gaiman juggernaut is kind of sad, because Johns is the current ruler and protector of mainstream, straight-ahead superhero comics and deserves a good fight, but I had to nod to the master.

I'm not too sorry - when Johns is good he's really good, but he's been one of the driving forces behind a lot of the stuff that I haven't liked at DC lately. I excuse him because the JSA gets more respect than anyone else on his watch, and those are my favorite characters.

By contrast, for me Gaiman runs the gamut from "best work in the history of comics" to "merely better than almost everyone else's work" depending on the project.

The problem being, it's apples and oranges. Gaiman's probably the best, over all -- no argument. But he also largely has complete control over everything he writes. As workaday writers go, Johns is among the best working today, even if he is stretched thin.

Don't think he deserves to win, but man, some of the others should get eliminated before him.

Oh well. Don't hate the playa and all that!

I don't think Gaiman has the depth of Moore or Morrison. When I re-read Sandman (or Mr. Punch or some of the other Gaiman books), the stories just don't resonate as much with me as when I re-read Watchmen or The Filth. I don't know about most of the other guys, though.

Roberts Continues To Stonewall On Logan v. Wayne

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) openly challenged Robert's claim that he "had not made up his mind" on Logan v. Wayne. "With all due respect, I find it frankly unbelievable that, in 30 years of public service, you could not have formed an opinion on this matter," Kennedy said. "So I would again ask that you simply answer the question: who would win in a fight, Wolverine or Batman?"

Okay, that is hilarious!

Questioning continued in this vein for most of the afternoon, with senators on both sides of the aisle pressing Roberts to clarify his stance. "One of the most important responsibilities of a Chief Justice is adherence to existing precedence," Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) reminded the nominee. "I therefore call your attention to The Dark Knight Returns -- a four-part, 1986 mini-series in which Batman defeats Superman in hand-to-hand combat -- and ask you: if Bruce Wayne can beat Superman in a fight, is it not self-evident that he could defeat a mere mutant with ease?"

Brownback remarks were later stricken from the record, however, after ranking Democratic member Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) pointed out that The Dark Knight Returns is now considered to be an non-canonical "Elseworlds" story.

Thanks. Now I need a new pair of pants.

That's pretty great. Thanks for the link.

Hmmm. Joss has made it to round three on "Battle of the Comic Book Writers. "Now he's up against Garth Ennis, which is gonna be some ehavy competition.

For all my devotion to Joss, I think I'd have to vote for Garth Ennis. Fuckin' Preacher rules!