So, you'll notice I've not written about the funnybooks for a few days now. I can't focus on any one thing I'm reading right now - I've been reading an issue's worth of that new Kirby Jimmy Olsen trade each night before popping off to sleep and the things I've read have either been already commented upon by me (Bighead and Hutch Owen) or have set the internet message boards alight (Identity Crisis) so that any commentary by me is just shy of being completely superfluous.
I should note that at this point, I'm not sure if I care who the IC killer is - I'm impressed by Metzler's skill as a writer. Much like Mamet, it's watching the story unfold in a professional manner that's giving me the greatest pleasure. Last issue had two very writerly scenes. The first being the Atom and his ex-wife - that felt organic and showed that Metzler understands character over characterization, which means he's at least passingly familiar with McKee's Story, which Aaron beat me into purchasing and I've not thanked him enough since. Secondly, the tension built in the issue's finale with Jack Drake, Oracle, and Robin is razor-sharp. You can tell Metzler understands what the difference is between involving your reader's emotions and emotionally manipulating them. No wasted space in any of this story so far, either - there's never any padding to make it feel "bigger" and each issue, so far, has been packed with dialogue if not, apparently, clues.
OK, that's enough comic fan pretension for the moment. Now, onto more important things.
Vote. On. November. Second. Do not let the right wing lie to you about your registration. Do not let the president use computers to make a rally look larger than it is while Kerry (admittedly with a little help from The Boss) got somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 people to show up at his rally in Madison without making them sign loyalty oaths. If you know someone who is afraid to vote because of things like this, take them to the poll yourself. Do you want four more years of financial, diplomatic, and social disaster or do you want a return to real compassion and progressive values that mean your life is yours to live?
I should note that at this point, I'm not sure if I care who the IC killer is - I'm impressed by Metzler's skill as a writer. Much like Mamet, it's watching the story unfold in a professional manner that's giving me the greatest pleasure. Last issue had two very writerly scenes. The first being the Atom and his ex-wife - that felt organic and showed that Metzler understands character over characterization, which means he's at least passingly familiar with McKee's Story, which Aaron beat me into purchasing and I've not thanked him enough since. Secondly, the tension built in the issue's finale with Jack Drake, Oracle, and Robin is razor-sharp. You can tell Metzler understands what the difference is between involving your reader's emotions and emotionally manipulating them. No wasted space in any of this story so far, either - there's never any padding to make it feel "bigger" and each issue, so far, has been packed with dialogue if not, apparently, clues.
OK, that's enough comic fan pretension for the moment. Now, onto more important things.
Vote. On. November. Second. Do not let the right wing lie to you about your registration. Do not let the president use computers to make a rally look larger than it is while Kerry (admittedly with a little help from The Boss) got somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 people to show up at his rally in Madison without making them sign loyalty oaths. If you know someone who is afraid to vote because of things like this, take them to the poll yourself. Do you want four more years of financial, diplomatic, and social disaster or do you want a return to real compassion and progressive values that mean your life is yours to live?
