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§ ita § - Sep 24, 2005 7:34:54 am PDT #8799 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The gulf between it in the first person and it being observed in the third is huge. Still cheesy, but not quite so "Aren't I the baddest assed?"


§ ita § - Sep 24, 2005 4:24:52 pm PDT #8800 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm catching up on three weeks of comics, and I'm wholly confused. What is up with Nightwing/Outsiders/BOP? I can't make the timelines work precisely, although I do think I have Batgirl properly aligned with BOP, so that's something.

I'm pretty confused by Nightwing in both his comic and the Outsiders -- and I notice Nightwing doesn't have a little batman logo on the cover, yet the entire issue seems to be about him and his effects.

And then in Marvel land, I'm pretty confused about how House of M isn't affecting all the titles. Isn't it supposed to repercuss through them all once it's done? Also, what in god's name have they done with Storm? She's freakish and strange in the Wild Kingdom.


Steph L. - Sep 24, 2005 7:35:18 pm PDT #8801 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

ita, I have given up on the Where Is Nightwing timeline.

In the most recent Outsiders, he got nekkid with Starfire, but then in BoP, he seemed pretty friendly with Babs, and all I kept thinking was "Is this pre- or post-nailing Starfire, you ho?"

Not to mention in BoP, Huntress was there at the same party as Dick, and -- hadn't they just recently met up in their sketchy undercover-with-the-mob plan? I would have expected some sort of acknowledgement of that at the party.

And then in Return of Donna Troy, there's some OTHER whole timeline where the Outsiders (including Nightwing) and the Titans are on some other planet somewhere, fetching Donna. I have NO idea when that was supposed to have happened/will happen.

But I feel the same way about the Batman titles and OMAC, also. Batman is everywhere, man. Though his ubiquity isn't as mind-bending as Nightwing's is, because he really IS everywhere, and seemingly at the same time.

If the upcoming Crisis can just establish a reasonably coherent timeline, then I don't care WHAT it entails.


Polter-Cow - Sep 25, 2005 4:41:36 am PDT #8802 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I just barely re-read the Dark Phoenix saga, and it was painful. What HAPPENED was awesome, but the talking was horrible.

I finally read it a few months ago, and while I don't remember what I thought of the dialogue, I was really impressed with the action scenes.


§ ita § - Sep 25, 2005 6:02:38 am PDT #8803 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hmm. Watching JLU:Elegy. Is JLU still using the satellite? I thought that was trashed and deemed a bad idea? But the through-the-window shots made it look like they were.


Gandalfe - Sep 25, 2005 12:31:12 pm PDT #8804 of 10000
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

OK, time for the next round.

Bendis v. Millar - Shit. Not a huge fan of either. I'm gonna give it to Bendis because I know more of his stuff, and his "true story" stuff is hilarious.
Miller v. Vaughn - Miller's best stuff seems to be behind him. BKV is currently writing 3 innovative series and one really good one. BKV.
Morrison v. Gaiman - While Gaiman seems to have mostly left the comics field, he DID write one of the best ongoing series EVER. Plus, Morrison actually believes Invisible beings from another being are fucking with him.
Moore v. Whedon - How did Joss beat Garth Ennis? Can I in good conscience vote AGAINST the man who gave us Watchmen and V for Vendetta?


Sean K - Sep 25, 2005 1:11:19 pm PDT #8805 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Moore v. Whedon - How did Joss beat Garth Ennis?

No seriously.... How did he do it?

If he beats Moore, this stupid deathmatch is rigged.


Strega - Sep 25, 2005 1:47:57 pm PDT #8806 of 10000

How did he do it?
It was linked at Whedonesque.


Gandalfe - Sep 25, 2005 1:49:12 pm PDT #8807 of 10000
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

No seriously.... How did he do it?

I was serious. Like I said before, Joss is very, very good, but still needs a bit more practice at comics before he gets them down.


Sean K - Sep 25, 2005 2:05:28 pm PDT #8808 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

It was linked at Whedonesque.

Seriously? Because that's just lame. I'm a complete Joss fanboy, but I still thought Ennis was better.

What a bunch of BS.