For someone that has frequently declared how much he hates superheroes, Garth Ennis writes Superman in a way I find very, very appealing in the last few pages of JLA/Hitman. There's a scene where Superman is hovering over the Earth, looking down on all of us and... Oh yeah. That's the stuff right there, the post-Golden Age version of the character boiled down to his essence. Superman does what he does out of his love for and belief in us. That's a marked contrast from Batman, who doles out beatings in the name of justice, or Wonder Woman, who fights because...uh...bitch crazy?
You did buy Atomic Robo #1 right? If not, tell your shopkeep you desire such a comic and then look at the preview to heighten your anticipation. This comic is so good, I bought a page of original art before reading the damned thing. (Also, it was a very good page.)
I never thought I'd say this about a comic called Super-Villain Team Up: MODOK's 11, but the latest issue needed more MODOK.
The second volume of Empowered is, so far, just as good as the first. Sweet, funny, sexy, violent...it's everything I want in an Adam Warren vehicle.
My pal Young Aaron finally got me a copy of the last X-Statix trade, which means I can stop kicking myself for not picking it up when I still had the issues. Marvel's policy of yanking things out of print so quickly baffles me. Creator-driven superhero material like X-Statix and the Morrison X-Men run should be marketed as perennials instead of shuffled aside because editorial winds have changed.
To the twenty or so people who have made the comment on message boards and other blogs (but not to me, of course): No, this wouldn't be as funny with quotes from All-Star Batman And Robin The Boy Wonder, and I'll tell you why. All-Star Batman works because Miller's lurid, over-the-top narration is placed on top of Jim Lee's very serious, hyperdetailed superhero comics art. That juxtaposition is inherent to the title's success and using one without the other would be lessen the impact.
In addition to those, you can be my fake internet friend on MySpace and follow me on Twitter and look at my photographs on Flickr before buying me a present from my Amazon wishlist. Heck, you can even shop at my Amazon shop if you want to help make sure I have booze money.
