Topic: Funnybooks (Read 170780 times)

Thad · « **Reply #280 on:** October 05, 2008, 08:05:09 PM »

...yes, they DO print a lot of porn.

It is sort of a mixed message!

PS: I Googled "Banana Games" and now I hate you.

Büge · « **Reply #281 on:** October 06, 2008, 06:17:50 AM »

Thad · « **Reply #282 on:** October 09, 2008, 06:40:26 AM »

Action #870: well, either the foreshadowing was all misdirection, or the ending of this issue is, because it sure looks like [spoiler]they just killed off Pa when it looked like it was going to be Ma[/spoiler].

Either way, it's ground that's been tread before, and done better. [spoiler]Morrison's version of Jonathan's death in All-Star was one of the high points of the series.

Of course, speaking of Morrison, Ma COULD still die in Final Crisis. But that would pretty much suck if they BOTH got killed off by supervillains in the span of a few months.[/spoiler]

All in all, not a great Brainiac story. All the buildup, the whole "All the Brainiacs before have been merely shadows of the one, true Brainiac!" retcon, several issues of making him out to be the ultimate badass...and then he turns out to be a gigantic pussy.

But man, I am loving Gary Frank's art.

The New Krypton plot shows some promise. We'll see if it becomes a long-term thing or just another Chris Kent "this will change everything!" followed by an immediate return to status quo.

Zaratustra · « **Reply #283 on:** October 16, 2008, 02:16:54 PM »

Apparently Fables is intended to go on for at least 75 more issues. I don't know if I can take six more years of parenthood and bureaucracy.

On the other hand, hey, Fafhrd and Grey Mouser cameo.

Thad · « **Reply #284 on:** October 17, 2008, 01:28:22 PM »

Another great Timm cover on the latest issue of The Spirit. And that's got me thinking: I would LOVE to see him and Cooke do an animated Spirit. A direct-to-video movie would be keen; a series would be ideal. (They could adapt the Batman/Spirit crossover as an episode.)

I've gotta figure someone's floating the idea somewhere what with the movie coming.

Thad · « **Reply #285 on:** October 17, 2008, 09:09:50 PM »

Also it has a cameo by Paul Dini's wife. Maybe they ARE trying to tell us something.

...also also, my copy has grease stains on the first few pages, boooo. And, flipping through the rest of my stack to make sure it was the only one, I managed to spoil the ending of the latest Madman for myself.

On the plus side, it WAS the only one in my stack that had the damage, and since neither the bag nor anything else in it had any grease on it, it must have been like that when I got it. So I just dropped an E-Mail by my local

; hopefully he'll be able to swap me a fresh one. (Although he never managed to get me a replacement for that Doctor Who #4 or whatever it was with the pages stuck together.)

Büge · « **Reply #286 on:** October 18, 2008, 08:04:40 AM »

Quote from: Thad on October 17, 2008, 09:09:50 PM

Doctor Who

Quote from: Thad on October 17, 2008, 09:09:50 PM

pages stuck together.

Eeeeeew

Cthulhu-chan · « **Reply #287 on:** October 18, 2008, 11:13:12 AM »

oh come on, the Doctor is a sexy, sexy man.

Thad · « **Reply #288 on:** October 20, 2008, 01:42:42 PM »

Rasl #3 is great. We get a little bit of origin story, a couple of new characters, and more hints of what's special about our hero and our villain.

I sure wish this book would come out more often, but on the other hand it's striking how well it works with its glacial release schedule -- Planetary is a great example of a sporadically-released book where I would forget what happened in the previous issue by the time a new one came out, and given its complex story, that made it awfully hard to follow. Rasl, on the other hand, has few enough characters and a straightforward enough plot that it's easy to remember what's happened up to this point. Guess that may change depending on how long it goes on, but so far it's easy to pick up a new issue and remember what's going on.

It's getting to be a pretty compelling story, and man does Smith draw some alluring women.

Kayma · « **Reply #289 on:** October 20, 2008, 03:25:37 PM »

Quote from: Thad on October 20, 2008, 01:42:42 PM

Rasl #3 is great. We get a little bit of origin story, a couple of new characters, and more hints of what's special about our hero and our villain.

Wow, they're only on three? It feels like forever since I picked up the first issue. I guess the trade will be a nice surprise around the time I retire.

Thad · « **Reply #290 on:** October 20, 2008, 08:33:26 PM »

Quote from: Kayma on October 20, 2008, 03:25:37 PM

Wow, they're only on three?

And according to the ad on the last page, #4 will be out in MARCH.

Mongrel · « **Reply #291 on:** October 21, 2008, 04:16:42 AM »

Wow... THAT I didn't notice. ://///////

Thad · « **Reply #292 on:** October 21, 2008, 09:12:42 PM »

Newsarama's putting up a frickin' TEN-PART interview with Morrison on All-Star Superman.

Part 1 is up, and a very good read.

Quote

I read various accounts of Superman’s creation and development as a brand. I read every Superman story and watched every Superman movie I could lay my hands on, from the Golden Age to the present day. From the Socialist scrapper Superman of the Depression years, through the Super–Cop of the 40s, the mythic Hyper–Dad of the 50s and 60s, the questioning, liberal Superman of the early 70s, the bland “superhero” of the late 70s, the confident yuppie of the 80s, the over–compensating Chippendale Superman of the 90s etc.

I also love the bit about Batman being an adolescent fantasy and Superman being an adult one -- going to remember that for the next time my friends start talking about how lame Superman is compared to Batman.

EDIT: Part 2 is up, and is one of those analyses of Superman as a mythological figure that I love so much.

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #293 on:** October 25, 2008, 04:41:15 AM »

Once I found out about Herbie, I had no choice but to pirate it. There's one torrent of it on the entire Internet (look it up on Demonoid) and the one seed is very slow, so I still can't tell you much about it. BUT.

Thad · « **Reply #294 on:** October 31, 2008, 01:47:07 AM »

Rage of the Red Lanterns is worth the cover price solely on the fact that one of the Red Lanterns is [spoiler]a very angry housecat[/spoiler].

Also: is there a name for the trope where the council of the wisest beings in the galaxy is always unbelievably, indescribably fucking stupid and is consistently wrong in every single decision it ever makes? Can we just call that Jedi Council Syndrome?

Thad · « **Reply #295 on:** November 12, 2008, 10:29:59 PM »

The entire Thy Kingdom Come arc in JSA has been pretty much defined by big ideas and mediocre execution, and the Kingdom Come Superman Special is true to form.

The actual Kingdom Come stuff is good -- it's nice seeing McCay again -- and the examination of KC Superman as paranoid and twitchy is fun to see too.

Fleshing out Lois's death from the KC series is a good goal, but just a nightmare from the perspective of a self-contained single issue. This scene could go anywhere before the climax in the original Kingdom Come (it would have worked fine as added material in a trade, like the scene with Orion on Apokolips), but putting it at the end of a self-contained story -- well, it's a pretty serious fucking downer.

Also, I think Lois's last words [spoiler]telling Superman not to give up his principles[/spoiler] are a little too hamhanded; KC worked fine without that bit and, for my money, worked BETTER without it. The fact that [spoiler]Superman doesn't kill[/spoiler] is pretty much the crux of the entire story, the contrast between the Golden and Silver Ages and the Dark Age the book was written in.

This makes for an interesting interlude in the middle of the Kingdom Come story, and gives some insight into Superman's evolution over that story, but in the end it's unnecessary.

I think I enjoyed the "making of" backmatter more than the comic itself. It's always fascinating to see how Ross does what he does.

Cannon · « **Reply #296 on:** November 14, 2008, 01:12:06 PM »

Quote from: Thad on October 31, 2008, 01:47:07 AM

Also: is there a name for the trope where the council of the wisest beings in the galaxy is always unbelievably, indescribably fucking stupid and is consistently wrong in every single decision it ever makes? Can we just call that Jedi Council Syndrome?

I mentioned this to Zara over PM, and I don't know if you've read the issue in question, Thad, but the latest issue of Corps has the Zamaron Queen calling the Guardians "incompetent" (among other things when the diplomatic mission breaks down). So someone somewhere at DC is taking note of this stuff. Maybe.

Rage of the Red Lanterns was difficult for me to read due to personal reasons. I love it when that happens, but... It was kind of harder than usual this time. Boy, I love the first Blue Lantern, though. "Saint Walker~~, Space Texas Ranger~~?" Was Goodie McRighteous already too common a name on his planet?

Thad · « **Reply #297 on:** November 14, 2008, 01:25:26 PM »

Quote from: Cannon on November 14, 2008, 01:12:06 PM

Rage of the Red Lanterns was difficult for me to read due to personal reasons.

Do you own a very angry housecat?

Cannon · « **Reply #298 on:** November 14, 2008, 03:03:20 PM »

One reason among several, so yes. She's rather more gray and less blue, mind.

I'll be mindful of any molten blood she spews, in any case.

Arc · « **Reply #299 on:** November 14, 2008, 04:37:54 PM »

First Images from the Set of the Big Screen 'Kick Ass'

No wetsuit? No mouth covering? Hum hum.

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