No Comments | Posted: March 31st, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Here’s 12 songs that are on my computer, shuffled nicely for your amusement. Show me yours!
- “The Rhyme Goes On” by Poets of Thought
- “Simple Minds Do Simple Things, Part 2″ by Junior Senior
- “Kingdom Farts” by mc chris
- “Belgium” (Deep Space Filter Mix Edit) by Megatonk
- ‘Kiss Factory” by Miss Kittin
- “Close Your Eyes & You’ll Burst Into Flames” by Kaki King
- “Chance (Atmosphere)” by Joy Division
- “Empire (Radio Edit)” by Bomb the Bass featuring Sinead O’Connor
- “Is It Real?” by Spacer
- “Bite The Pillow” by A Man Called Adam
- “We Rule The School” by Belle and Sebastian
- “If I Could Say I Love You” by Venetian Snares
No Comments | Posted: March 31st, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
No, it’s got nothing to do with the coloring. I think that’s just fine, even if I can appreciate where others are coming from. It’s got to do with the damn exclamation point in the Joker’s word balloon, which originally just featured “Smile” with no punctuation whatsoever. This lack of inflection, to me, is terrifying when you consider what he’s taking a picture of. Adding an exclamation point kind of makes him seem…wacky? And that’s just wrong, especially in the context of this story.
(What? I said it was a nitpick.)
No Comments | Posted: March 31st, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Dark Horse
Fear Agent #22 – Man, I must be the only person on this planet that thinks this series is terribly overrated because Dark Horse is giving them a damn month of love with special discounts, a promotional push on MySpace, and contests. It honestly baffles me, it does, because while I like Tony Moore’s art an awful lot and Rick Remender strikes me as a more-than-decent guy, this is like a photocopy of a photocopy of a description of Flash Gordon and that ilk.
Herbie Archive Volume 1 – A complete list of comics I’ve wanted to see come back in print more than this: Miracleman (or Marvelman, if you prefer) and Sugar and Spike. I’m fiercely happy about this, I really am.
Help Is On The Way: A Collection of Basic Instructions – Another webcomic project from Dark Horse, eh? I’ve not actually heard of this one, so let’s go check…
…OK, so that’s one I won’t be buying, but it certainly should appeal to the sort of people that pin comic strips up in their cubicles, just like the solicitation says!
Lobster Johnson Volume 1: The Iron Prometheus – I’ve sort of fallen behind with Hellboy-related materials of late and I’ve not missed them very much. Hrm. Maybe I like Lobster Johnson enough to bring the beat back? Dare I hope?
Luke Skywalker, Last Hope For The Galaxy – From Tatooine to Dark Empire – This is a $100 slipcased hardcover that collects “the best” stories featuring Anakin’s bastard son, from the first issue of Marvel’s run (that’d be the movie adaptation) to “the final days of the Dark Empire,” which I think refers the second Dark Empire miniseries, a comic so astoundingly retarded that just thinking the name made my IQ drop by three points. To be fair, it’s 800 pages and probably a fine presentation, but still…who’s going to buy this that doesn’t have all the stories already?
Oh, right, grandparents that remember that the kids like that movie with Debbie Reynolds’s daughter in it.
Dilbert PVC Set – So, you’ve got something that to go with all those Basic Instructions strips that you’re going to cut out and put in your cubicle. Aren’t you zany and shit?
The Classic Spirit Statue – Why is it that every 3-D representation of Will Eisner’s work ends up looking like something kitbashed in a Panamanian garage?
DC Comics And Related Imprints
DCUniverse
Trinity – Kurt Busiek will have to work some sort of strange magic to make me want to read a comic featuring a Superman with that haircut.
Seriously, look at that shit. Clark hit up Supercuts instead of going to Floyd’s?
Final Crisis #2 – Sure, I was going to buy it anyway, but lines like “Meet Japan’s number one pop culture heroes, the Super Young Team and their languid leader, Most Excellent Superbat! Join legendary wrestler Sonny Sumo and super escape artist Mister Miracle as they team to face the offspring of the Anti-Life Equation!” make me actually pretty fucking excited about the whole thing.
Batman #678 – The third part of “Batman R.I.P.” and another month of people asking me “Are they really going to kill Batman?” when they see me in the shop. Yes, of course they are, just as they’re hyping The Dark Knight in the theater. It’s like Marvel’s recent treatment of Iron Man, taken to the next level.
(No, they are not really going to kill Batman. Shut the hell up and go to the clue shop to see if they’re having a sale so you can buy a couple.)
All-Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder #11 – I love how generic these solicitations are, as if they’re saying “No, we really have no fucking clue what he’s going to do next, either. Miller’s crazy. He’s got knives, man! Knives!“
Robin/Spoiler Special #1 – OH THANK GOD SPOILER IS BACK THIS MEANS MY MONTHS-LONG EMBARGO AGAINST DC CAN END
Batman Confidential #19 – How to get me to buy an issue of this utterly unremarkable series: get Kevin Maguire to draw it.
Action Comics #866 – Well, shit. That looks interesting, doesn’t it? Maybe it’s just the very nice Gary Frank art distracting me from my usual suspicions. I’m fretting here, because I…I might actually start buying Geoff Johns superhero comics.
Manhunter #31 – OK, usually, I’m not one to buy a series in singles to “show my support” when I’ve been buying it in trade paperback, but the return Manhunter makes me want to do just that, especially with Michael Gaydos providing the art.
Batman: Going Sane Trade Paperback – My first thought: “What an odd trade paperback to put out,” which came just before my second one: “Oh, right, Batman movie. Duh. You idiot.”
The Brave And The Bold Volume 2: The Book of Destiny Hardcover – I…uh. My name is Kevin Church and I really, really enjoyed the first volume of this. More than I should have. Enough to buy the second hardcover with no reservations. And…uh. I’m not a big Mark Waid fan, nor do I really care for George Perez.
God, this feels dirty. Stop staring at me. Please. Please.
JLA Volume 1 Deluxe Edition Hardcover – The Pro: Morrison writing the JLA, which was a very good thing, indeed, given the treatment it deserves. The Con: Howard Porter’s art made bigger. I have no idea if I’m ordering this or not.
Showcase Presents Hawkman Volume 2 and Showcase Presents The House Of Secrets Volume 1 – More black and white volumes for the bathroom.
Oh, like you don’t keep yours there.
Wildstorm
Chuck #1 – Oh, this is what you get Jeremy Haun and Phil Noto to work on? Man. Look, I’ll write a damn comic for them in which sexy sirens have to fight sexier she-spies in a world where clothing doesn’t exist, people. For cheap!
The Authority: Prime Trade Paperback – My fondness for Ellis’s Stormwatch material meant I liked the first few issues of this, but I completely forgot to keep reading it, which isn’t what I’d call a ringing endorsement. I dunno if it’s worth buying in paperback, but reading some other sucker’s copy would be OK, I bet.
Midnighter #20 – This is the final issue, making it the Wildstorm title with the longest continuous run in…forever.
Minx
New York Four – I’m a sucker for Wood and Kelly’s work together, and the fact this takes place in my favorite city doesn’t hurt one bit. (Now, about that last issue of Local…)
Vertigo
Army@Love Volume 2: Generation Pwned Trade Paperback – While I normally wince at attempts to be relevant, the use of video game lingo in conjunction with this broad, broad satire on the current unpleasantness is dead-on.
DMZ Volume 5: The Hidden War Trade Paperback – This is collection of done-in-one stories by Wood and associates is not the strongest sequence in the series, but they’re still a cut above most of Vertigo’s output.
The Young Liars #4 – I was talking to McKelvie about this series the other day and I managed to codify why I liked the first issue very much: it’s a very 70s piece of work. In fact, it would have likely benefitted very much by actually being set in that decade as it’s a bit staled for modern youth culture, but I’m willing to give David Lapham a lot of rope.
CMX
Does anyone read this stuff?
DC Direct
Wow, there’s a lot of Batman stuff, huh?
Superman/Batman Series 6 Action FIgures – That Despero figure? Yeah, I might have to break my Kirby-figures-only rules for that. That’s freakin’ awesome.
OK, that’s enough for now. Tomorrow, we’ll do Image and Marvel and then devote Wednesday to the indies. Good? Good.
No Comments | Posted: March 31st, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
So, yeah, this strip
may be based on empirical observation and backed by evidence from a leading university’s research team.
No Comments | Posted: March 28th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Here’s mine. Show me yours in comments.
- “Wheelin’ (Take 1)” by John Coltrane
- “Code 3″ by 9 Lazy 9
- “Feel Good Hit Of The Fall” by !!!
- “Like You (SuperMayer Remix)” by Gui Boratto
- “Brake’s Sake” by Thelonious Monk
- “Smoke Bubbles” by Basement Jaxx
- “Get Me To The Church On Time” by Frank Sinatra
- “Fetes” from Debussy’s Nocturnes, conducted by Jan Van Reeth
- “Certain People I Know” by Morrissey
- “Suburbia” (Live in Rio) by Pet Shop Boys
- “Gotta New Life” by Nuyorican Soul
- “The Flowered Room” by Harold Budd
No Comments | Posted: March 28th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Usually when you see “Ripped From The Headlines” or “Inspired By A True Story” on a media product, it means that you’ve accidentally found yourself watching Law and Order. Well, the latest strip is better than that show, even if that’s not saying too much at this point.
No Comments | Posted: March 27th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Honestly, I have no idea how that Sarah McLachlan song slipped in there. That’s what I get for buying compilations at the Goodwill and not noticing everyone that’s on them, just a couple of names that looked interesting. The comments are where your dozens go!
- “World on Fire (Marius De Vries Mix)” by Sarah McLachlan
- “d – moll. (session 1)” by Tosca
- “Building Steam With A Grain of Salt” by DJ Shadow
- “Doot Doot” by Freur
- “Expo 2000″ by Kraftwerk
- “Single” (Photek Remix) by Everything But The Girl
- “Hour of Need” by Faithless
- “Blue Train” (Alternate Take) by John Coltrane
- “We’re All Stress-A-Delik” (USB Booji Star Boy Dick Mix) by The Illuminoids
- “Killing Spree” (Suite 304 Demo) by The Chromatics
- “Not Nice” by 9 Lazy 9
- “Augusta Rode” by Biosphereand Higher Intelligence Agency
No Comments | Posted: March 27th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
(I guess we’ll count last week as #01 as it used this same, highly-imaginative format, OK?)
All-Star Superman #10
Page 8: Grant Morrison sums up the entire Lois Lane/Superman relationship in a single page:
Then, on page 12, Grant Morrison shows what Superman means to the people he protects in a single page.
Then, on page 15? Grant Morrison sums up the Superman/Luthor relationship in a single page.
These occur during an issue where the story is told out of sequence in which the dying Superman begins to tackle his final five challenges, write his final will and testament, and basically become a god for the infant universe of Qwewq, among other things. Sometimes, I positively hate Morrison for being so relentlessly brave when it comes to putting his ideas on the page.
Blue Beetle #25
The best DCU comic that I’ve read in the last couple of years that wasn’t Morrison’s “League of Batmen” arc. Rogers manages to pack in the entire supporting cast of the title while hitting every emotional beat. I’m a bit jaded when it comes to these things, but the fact is, I had a big ol’ lump in my throat while reading the last half-dozen pages even as I knew I was being manipulated. While I understand that his obligations force him to leave the title for a while, it’s hard to imagine anyone else making Jaime and his family tick quite as well.
Daredevil #106
Paul Azaceta’s fill-in art, while not a huge tonal shift from the work being performed by Lark and crew on this title, allows this issue to feel like a bit of a breather between storylines, despite the heavy subject matter covered. Much like Brubaker’s Captain America run, this title rewards the reader who’s willing to wait for revelations and events, but manages to pack enough story into each issue to make it worth picking up in the single format. This time around, we get to catch up a bit with Ben Urich, who’s always been a favorite of mine, and see how his new job is making his relationship with Matt Murdock even more difficult.
Speak of the Devil #5
Gilbert Hernandez, man. When this collection hits, this is going to raise a few eyebrows from the people who purchased the Love and Rockets comics and were expecting something that wasn’t a Cronenberg-style trip into depraved sexuality and hyperviolence.
The Spirit #15
I can’t be bothered to figure out if Paul Smith is a permanent replacement for Mike Ploog or not, as this is the last issue of my subscription at my local shop. Aragonés and Evanier’s cliché-heavy script feels like a third-rate caper comic from three decades ago while Smith, generally a fine artist, hews too closely to the original Eisner mode to make much of an impression on me despite engaging in the occasional bit of outlandish cartooning.
I wonder if this title wouldn’t have been better served with another creator with as strong a style as Cooke taking the reins instead of going back to something that’s more comfortable. I know I’d love to see a Paul Pope take on the character, or Bruce Timm (who did this issue’s cover) handling the inside.
(What I’m avoiding discussing: why did they revive the character and title anyway? In many ways, a title like this is akin to remaking a Kubrick or Kurosawa film, where the auteur’s style and storytelling are thoroughly embedded in the final product, someting that runs distinctly against most serialized fiction’s needs.)
No Comments | Posted: March 26th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
I’m cheating a bit, as I’m writing this in the morning before I even head off to work. I’m sorry. You can chastise me in comments after leaving your own list.
- “Born On A Sunday” (Live) by Art of Noise
- “We Can Work It Out” by The Beatles
- “Up. Down. Float.” by Jondi & Spesh
- “Mutual Slump” (Live) by DJ Shadow
- “Finley’s Rainbow” by A Guy Called Gerald
- “Run From Love” by Jimmy Somerville
- “Summerisle” by Saint Etienne
- “Late Morning” by Breakbeat Era
- “Floor-Essence” by Man With No Name
- “Toy Box” by Portishead
- “Secret Parking Space” by Karacter
- “More” (Austin’s Unreleased Mix) by Van M and Leeds
No Comments | Posted: March 26th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
J. Jonah Jameson provides “The NBA Closer” for DeadSpin.com:
New Orleans 114, Indiana 106. Many people ask me, “Mr. Jameson, if Spider-man is as dangerous as you say, why is he always saving people from criminals and super-villains?” The answer is simple: Because he’s really an egomaniac, a neurotic trouble-maker flaunting his power before the ordinary citizens whom he despises! For all we know, he himself provokes the criminals whom he later seems to defeat! And that makes my blood boil. You know what else makes my blood boil? Hoosiers! What the hell is a “Hoosier” anyway? So yeah, I was glad Chris Paul and the Hornets stung the Pacers. Get it? “Stung the Pacers.” That’s some clever journalism is what that is. Write that down. Anyway, Paul had 31 points and 14 assists, and David West added 35 points and 15 rebounds. I don’t know a lot about basketball, but I’ve been told those numbers are pretty good. The Pacers got 26 points out of Danny Granger and another 17 out of Shawne Williams. Hey, didn’t Williams harbor a suspected murderer earlier this season? Hey, maybe he’s harboring that web-headed miscreant, Spider-man! Where’s Peter Parker? I’d better send him to get some pictures…
No Comments | Posted: March 26th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
No Comments | Posted: March 26th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
After
Pat Lewis made mention of Ed Piskor’s biography of a fictional hacker, I hopped over to his site and after reading the
very extended preview of
Wizzywig Volume 1: Phreak, I kinda fell for it hard. Piskor’s taken all the juicy bits from a couple of different hackers’ stories and blended them into a lively and dare I say
informative frisson. His composite character of Kevin Phenicle displays many of the alternately charming and annoying aspects these young men had in the golden age of hacking, from the willingness to dive into a telephone company’s dumpster illegally just to grab some “interesting” information to screwing up their personal relationships because of their unwillingness to step out of their comfort zone.
Making a character like Phenicle work on the page is something it takes a fairly subtle touch and Piskor’s writing and art both ensure this happens. There are long-ish interludes that show Kevin’s various hackerly obsessions and the reader gets a sense of the real joy behind them instead of feeling like they’re stuck in a lecture. There’s a bit of Clifford Stoll or Neal Stephenson in the narration, and there’s not a damned thing wrong with that.
This is a damned fine graphic novel, and with three more volumes promised, I’m eager to watch Phenicle grow and make the mistakes that will make him a hero to a few, and a pariah to the rest.
No Comments | Posted: March 26th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
When I was a 13-year-old nerd, this was the best thing ever. Despite several bits in it being completely blown away by “official” continuity (
Enterprise-A had no transwarp drives, for instance,) it still held a fond place in my heart just for the obsessiveness on display by having signage and typefaces in use by the set designers integrated into new user’s manual for the ship. My copy, sadly, shuffled off this mortal coil some time ago but a casual conversation with Bully (in which he kept insisting that I buy him some of that
pancake-in-a-can stuff and not understanding why I kept guffawing over the product name) ended up with me getting a copy from his archives so I could relive the glory days, when there were only a few hints of
Star Trek: The Next Generation dropped in
Starlog and
Strangers from the Sky was the most completely awesome novel ever. (And yes I had read
To Kill A Mockingbird.)
Nostalgia is occasionally an OK thing, you know? Thanks, Bully, for enabling!
No Comments | Posted: March 26th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
In addition to the latest edition of
Previews, there’s about two hojillion comic books coming out this week.
Let the staff of Yavin IV Comics help you make an informed decision.
No Comments | Posted: March 25th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
No Comments | Posted: March 25th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
You know, I could probably sequence this one into a weird-but-decent mix. Yours below, please. Thank you!
- “The Herb Is Good” by Ganja Beats
- “I Feel For You” by Chaka Khan
- “Panacea” by Fragile State
- “Majestic (Millwall Mix) by The Orb
- “How Can I Say” by Erasure
- “Mer du Japon” by Air
- “Cartoon Capers” by Dan The Automator featuring Kool Keith
- “Read My Mind” (Gabriel and Dresden Radio Edit) by The Killers
- “Looking for Gold” by The Tough Alliance
- “Untitled (Track 5)” from Instrumentals Volume 1 by Arthur Russell
- “Hooked On Radiation” by The Atomizer
- “5-Piece Chicken Dinner” by Beastie Boys
1 Comment | Posted: March 25th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
I don’t recall having seen this Hostess ad featuring Thor, despite having some familiarity with
Seanbaby’s archive. While others frequently scoff at these commercial ventures on the part of the major comics publishers’ staff in the 70s and 80s, I find that they frequently open themselves up to greater analysis, providing a great deal of insight into the nature of the medium.
Despite the sheer number of words in this piece, there’s an economy of storytelling that’s admirable right off the bat: the threat is established, the Asgardian response from Thor and Volstagg is definitive, and the surreal nature of the world on display is almost casually introduced. In panel 01, the unknown writer lays a tableau out that not only establishes setting and swifly but also introduces a new, very unique threat in the form of a clan of space hillbillies: the Ding-A-Ling Family.
This (presumably) inbred brood is, perhaps by necessity, a jumble of stereotypes and clichés. Led by Grandma Ding-A-Ling, they speak in a dialect that serves as a testament to the author’s familiarity with the vernacular as placed in display in countless numbers of films and television scenarios and very little imagination is required on the part of the audience to establish the nature of the menace. However, it is interesting to note the steps the writer has taken to ensure that they are a greater menace than it would appear: the atomic shotgun featured in Panel 02, along with the greater-than-usual strength on display in Panel 031, are certainly indicative of humans that have been empowered by unknown forces in some way. Idle speculation has me believing that extraterrestrial intervention of some kind may have been involved, or perhaps the Ding-A-Lings serve as a previously-unknown tie-in to the Kirby Eternals mythos2.
While the artist also remains unidentified, there’s a very Buscema feel to the layouts and facial expressions. The smiles on the Ding-A-Ling brood in Panels 01, 04, and 06 as well as the pose Thor assumes in Panels 02 and 03 show this influence most clearly. I particularly like the expression on Cousin Bee’s face in panel 04 – his childish nature is brought to the fore with a simple facial expression. Storytelling remains at the core of the art in this effort: each panel is an example of a character performing an action that is vital to the strip in question. Perhaps with a two-page version of this piece, some nuance could be brought into play, but necessity forces the direct approach, and “The Ding-A-Ling Family” shows how well the single-page format can be used.
Some may complain that Panel 04 offers a (quite literal, in this case) deus ex machina resolution to the conflict with Sif’s appearance, but she’s clearly seen in Panel 01. This could, arguably, be an example of Chekhov’s gun in play, but the presence of Volstagg and the other Asgardians in the first panel show that unnecessary elements are included in the story. I’d prefer to think of it as traditional foreshadowing that ties into the nature of the goddess as proposed by H.R. Ellis Davidson, who stated that perhaps she was a fertility goddess with her golden locks being linked to field of golden wheat. In addition to this, “the hair of Sif” was frequently used as a linguistic metaphor (or kenning) for “gold,” implying that she possess a treasure of sorts to those who are worthy. While Twinkies are the product traditionally associated with gold3, one could easily point out that the flaky crust on Hostess Fruit Pies is a golden color and thus easily connected to Sif’s flaxen locks and how they fit in thematically with the character. This is, of course, setting aside the fact Jack Kirby’s (and thus, Marvel Comics’) interpretation of the character is a brunette.
The final panel, with Thor hoisting Cousins Bee and Bye aloft as Grandma Ding-A-Ling rages in the background, is near-perfect. I say “near-perfect” because Volstagg, surely a character who would enjoy the flavor of a Hostess Fruit Pie himself, feels a bit shoehorned into the frame and the lack of a pastry in his hand calls no small amount of attention to itself. That said, however, this panel does its job very well: it provides an emotional and plot-oriented beat that shows the final resolution to the conflict at hand, and allows readers to savor the core message of the piece: a big delight awaits in every bite of a Hostess Fruit Pie. What more need to be said on the page? The audience can imagine how loudly the Asgardians will celebrate their victory, as their wont for libation and boasting has been expressed innumerable times, and it’s assumed that the Ding-A-Ling clan will be jailed in Asgard or, perhaps, turned over to the appropriate cosmic authorities. The reader need not see these events to know they will transpire, much like they needn’t see the bodies of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid collapse to the ground, riddled with the bullets at the end of that film. Leaving the occasional knot untied allows greater audience participation in the finished work, even if the end result is obvious.
In conclusion, it’s obvious that a lot of the basics of superhero cartooning can be learned and passed on through these simple commerce-driven parables. Are they trite and craven in their message? Yes, but the nature of the genre they explore explicitly demands it, much like the archetypical superhero works with their blunt-force, cause-and-effect plots and rigid adherence to strict rules set forth by continuity and editorial direction, often without any quarter given for creativity. This paradigm and how readers relate to it is key to the success of the dual genre pieces that Hostess commissioned. If only today’s generation of trademark continuance artists and writers would look towards these “simple” works and understand the message they impart.
1Apropos of nothing, I particularly like the fact that being distracted weakens the two cousins. It’s an interesting weakness that readers can relate to much more easily than, say, rocks from your destroyed homeworld, or the color yellow.
2I’m quite sure that Roy Thomas would be able to inform interested parties exactly how the Ding-A-Ling clan connects to the Marvel universe circa 1977.
3The most memorable example being, of course “A Passion For Gold,” featuring Mister Fantastic and Goldigger, a character with a golden hue to skin that is described as “A nefarious villain with a taste for gold and power to make himself intangible.”
No Comments | Posted: March 24th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
12 Songs, One Arena. Whose cuisine will reign supreme? You’ll find out in…the Daily Dozen! Yours in comments, natch.
- “Get Dis Money” by Slum Village
- “West End girls,” (Live at the Mermaid Theater) by Pet Shop Boys
- “The Land of Green Ginger” by The Orb
- “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Prince
- “Juffree View” by Rupununi Safari (Douggie Digital, Mad Professor, and Juggler)
- “The Bitter Pill” by Thinktank
- “Mercury and Solace” by BT
- “Free Will” (Extended Mix) by Electronic
- “Flight Tonight” by The Avalanches
- “Planet of the Shapes” by Orbital
- “Pump Up The Doorbell” by Party Ben
- “Emergency” by Faithless
No Comments | Posted: March 24th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized
Spurgeon reported today that Camelot 3000 is to be reprinted in a deluxe hardcover (and made the quip about lateness that I would have offered up if he’d not been there first.)
Funnily enough, I was just talking about this comic the other day with a friend and we both remembered not a darn thing about the story past the first issue, nor could we recall anyone else mentioning it in a positive light outside of the art. I can certainly see the appeal of foisting this off on unsuspecting readers who love Bolland’s artwork, but certainly there are other books that could see reprint earlier? Here’s a list of a half-dozen things that I’d like to see hit the batting order first:
- A budget-oriented hardcover reprint of JLA/Avengers (if they could convince Marvel that a $30 edition would sell more copies than the $75 monster.)
- Sugar And Spike. Seriously. Do a cheap paperback printed on cheap paper. Please. That Christmas Card featuring them was just cruel.
- ‘Mazing Man. It’d probably sell more than Time Masters, anyway.
- Invasion!. I’ve talked about this before and Caleb feels the same.
- Angel Love. I’m just really curious, that’s all.
- A legitimate, for-real Cancelled Comic Cavalcade.
Interestingly enough, this sentence at the end of the article took care of one pick:
In 2009, DC plans to reprint the classic Golden Age storyline “The Monster Society of Evil,” starring Captain Marvel, by C.C. Beck and others.
Hoorah!
