Final Crisis #5 –“Into Oblivion”
I think this is was my favorite issue of the series yet, although I can’t imagine the girl-wonder crowd is going to react very favorably to… certain developments with Mary Marvel. Despite the fact that...
View ArticleLasting Legacies
If you think you can leave any sort of lasting legacy, you’re deluded. And I was deluded for a long time. But we live and we learn. – Mark Waid I really, really love Superman: Birthright. More than...
View ArticleMap Appreciation Day
I’d just like to take a moment for us all to recognize the best thing ever. Earth A.D.: A Map of the World of Kamandi! Man, why don’t they ever do it like this anymore? Millar’s doing his best with the...
View ArticleRemember That Secret Invasion Comic?
I know I’ve been hip deep in the Distinguished Competition’s “summer” event for a while, and I apologize to the House of Ideas. (I won’t even bring up everybody else; I’m still a goddamn troglodyte...
View ArticleBatman #683 –“What the Butler Saw”
And thus, we end Grant Morrison’s first run on Batman. You’ll be missed. Lots to annotate this time around; lots of stuff referenced that’s more within our lifetimes. Let’s get to it. Page 1: Not a...
View Article“Get your politics out of my superheroes!”“Get your SUPERHEROES out of my...
Politics! Superhero comics! THE TOPIC OF TODAY! Superman #24 Anyone reading comics news sites has surely seen the 175-car pile-up that is the Robot 6 comment thread to Bill Willingham’s article on...
View ArticleFinal Crisis #6 –“How to Murder the Earth”
They used the title! Yay! Final Crisis #6 Reaction to this issue: Page 1: I guess Brainy’s dialog indicates that Legion of Three Worlds takes place after Superman Beyond, and that Superman goes home...
View ArticleDC Doesn’t Care About People Who Care About Creative Teams
Justice League of America #29 Why? Because they don’t! A couple of weeks ago or so, I read an interview with Len Wein that involved his upcoming work – the Final Crisis: Secret Files, which I knew...
View ArticleFinal Crisis: Superman Beyond #2
Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #2 When last we left our intrepid heroes back at the end of August(!), Superman and Captain Allen Adam were facing down Ultraman in Limbo as Ultraman hoisted the Infinite...
View ArticleFinal Crisis: Superman Beyond – Annotations Epilogue: Mandrakk: A Brief History
For me Final Crisis, is about the type of guilt-ridden, self-loathing stories we insist on telling ourselves and, especially, our children—about the damage those stories do and about the good they...
View ArticleFinal Crisis #7 –“New Heaven, New Earth”
Final Crisis #7 Not much preamble to make here – it’s the last issue, I enjoyed it a lot, a lot of people probably think it’s confusing drivel. Maybe I can help you out. Page 1: This Earth is never...
View ArticleUPDATED WITH SCORECARD: No Really, DC Still Doesn’t Think You Care About...
I’ve said it before! Are they trying to make each book seem soulless and artistically uninspired at this point? This weekend DC announced ten new titles, exactly one of which (Keith Giffen’s new Doom...
View ArticlePage Appreciation: David Aja and a Damn Amazing Piece of Storytelling from...
Gonna go ahead and say it: David Aja is the best thing to happen to comic book art since J.H. Williams III. His technical and formal inventiveness is off the goddamn charts, and recently my...
View ArticleBuilding versus Writing: Geoff Johns, Hal Jordan, Barry Allen and the Rebirth
Flash: Rebirth #1 I was pretty optimistic when I picked up Flash: Rebirth #1 out of the stack. It’s a hefty volume, and I’ve enjoyed almost everything Johns has done since the epic career misstep that...
View ArticleBatman and Robin #1 –“Batman Reborn Part 1: Domino Effect”
Batman and Robin #1 And we’re back after those messages! Finally, the main narrative line of the Batman books returns with Grant Morrison at the wheel aided by the ever-incredible Frank Quitely. And,...
View ArticleFanboy, Twihard, Otaku: Obsession is Never Good
Camp Twilight (from movieset.com) I just read an editorial by Sarah Jaffe of Blog@Newsarama that largely centered around the negative reaction we’re seeing to the Twilight fans practically storming...
View ArticleLiveblogging Toronto Fan Expo 2009!
The title speaks for itself. I’m here, and I’m going to be trying my hand at Newsrama/CBR-style liveblogging of all of the Big Two’s panels I can make it to. Wish me luck! DC Editorial Presentation...
View ArticleBatmannotation Catch-Up: Batman and Robin #2-3
First off, a link to what’s come before. With #4 hitting this Wednesday, I figured it was high time to get back into the game and take a look at the latest two issues of Grant Morrison and Frank...
View ArticleBatman and Robin #4 –“Revenge of the Red Hood Part One: Red Right Hand”
Batman and Robin #4 Again, a link to what’s come before. The immediate interpretation of the issue title is the Nick Cave song of the same name, but its use within the issue makes it pretty clear that...
View ArticleDavid Reviews The Shield #1
The Shield #1 “Kicking Down the Door pt. 1” by Eric Trautmann & Marco Rudy “Burning Inside pt. 1” by Brandon Jerwa & Greg Scott The first thing that struck me about this was how much it...
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