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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.


DXMachina - May 11, 2006 8:24:00 am PDT #9553 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I've seen hints that Gotham City is located in New Jersey, but has it ever been officially acknowleged?

I always thought Gotham was where NYC is, and it was Metropolis that was down near NJ-Philly.

Of course, in the Batman RPG manual that Mayfair Games published, the map of Gotham and its surrounds is a crude map of Rhode Island with the names changed.


Kalshane - May 15, 2006 6:04:02 am PDT #9554 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.

Anyone else watch the final episode of JLU?

While I think last year's finale was a better coda for the DCAU as a whole, I still enjoyed the episode. It felt a little rushed and I was surprised that there didn't seem to be any of Braniac in Darkseid which was what I thought was going to be the case after "Alive". I got a little chill from Superman's little speech about getting to cut loose and then him whalloping Darkseid but it didn't make any sense considering the number of times he'd faced Darkseid before, particularly in places much less-likely to cause collateral damage than on the frickin' Earth!

I did like the 5-minute head start bit.

It was a little disappointing, but I'm not sure what would have been a completely statisfying send-off for the DCAU. I'm certainly going to miss it. Kevin Conroy will always be the voice of Batman to me.


§ ita § - May 19, 2006 11:35:05 am PDT #9555 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Comic book panel quiz.

There aren't any I can name comic, issue, writer and penciller for. But I do know something about these: 11 is Animal Man in that arc where he takes peyote and can see his artist. Terrifying to read on acid, let me tell you. The writer was Morrison, and the cover artist was Brian Bolland, but I couldn't tell you who did the insides. #13 is the Barry Windsor Smith pencilled X-Men issue where he runs with one of the Power Pack kids (Katie Power, perhaps? Was that the name of the youngest one?). I adore that cover. Just marvellous. I know I've read #25 -- it's Doom Patrol, isn't it? Possibly also written by Grant Morrison, but I can't be sure.


Polter-Cow - May 19, 2006 12:12:22 pm PDT #9556 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Ooh. #11 sounds cool.


Strega - May 19, 2006 12:58:14 pm PDT #9557 of 10000

Wow, I actually know some of those!

2: Goddess. Ennis & Winslade. Probably issue #6. 8: Lazarus Churchyard. Ellis and D'Israli. 15 I assume it's an Ennis issue of Hellblazer, only because the last panel looks dimly familiar. 19: Scars, Ellis and Jacen Burrows. Last issue again.


CaBil - May 23, 2006 6:14:33 am PDT #9558 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.

From online news services...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon is writing a new six-issue Buffy mini-series for Dark Horse Comics. The first volume is due out in October. A Dark Horse spokesperson has confirmed to ICv2 that the new series chronicles events that happened to Buffy and her friends after the conclusion of their televised adventures and will function as a "Season 8" to the highly popular cult hit TV series that ran for seven seasons...


Sean K - May 23, 2006 6:48:08 am PDT #9559 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

A Dark Horse spokesperson has confirmed to ICv2 that the new series chronicles events that happened to Buffy and her friends after the conclusion of their televised adventures and will function as a "Season 8"

I'm VERY much looking forward to this, but six issues won't cover a whole "Season 8".

ETA: Unless he winds up writing a book like Matt Wagner would write, and crams every page full of many panels, and much very small text.


Strega - May 23, 2006 7:04:04 am PDT #9560 of 10000

I'll bet $10 that Spike appears on the cover of at least three of the issues.


§ ita § - May 23, 2006 7:05:58 am PDT #9561 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'll bet $10 that Spike appears on the cover of at least three of the issues.

That would be especially execrable, given he was with Angel for the next year.


CaBil - May 23, 2006 7:16:28 am PDT #9562 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.

One possible way to do it, is that Joss intends for the LS to be the season-opener for the season, setting up the situation and characters, along with the Big Bad.

Other LS written by other handselected writers will continue the season as in the normal manner of a TV season, allowing him to return to write the equivalent of sweeps episode/LS and/or season finale/LS