This week, Joe Casey seems to have his mug on everything. Interviews, taking over Newsarama, his new title the Intimates was spotlighted on Comic Book Resources”¦the man must not have slept in the past week to clog up the ‘net with so much information.
Then, add to that Wizard World Dallas (or is Texas?). Everything is bigger in Texas”¦except, apparently, the news. It adds a few items, but Casey dominates it overall. His defense is crippling this week.
Even without Mr. Casey and Wizard this week’s column is extra thick. Last week I was supposed to have a sub filling in on my column. Sadly, something happened and that did not work so there is two weeks worth of news and titles here. Many apologies. I did gain one thing from the experience however. Despite my mentioning that I would not be writing my column last week in the column two weeks ago because of my trip to DC, I still got an e-mail from my editor Daron asking where the column was. And what does that mean? That means my own editor does not read my column. Which cuts my readership down from a bake’s dozen to just a regular ol’ dozen, I expect.
So”¦yeah”¦that’s pretty depressing.
Still, I do have that sweet new logo!
UPDATED: It looks like Jamie and Danielle were good enough to finally post the column. Thanks to them. I guess the axiom better late than never applies here?
From a Crisis to an Adventure
Rags Morales, the acclaimed penciller of IDENTITY CRISIS, will follow up his spectacular work on that blockbuster miniseries with a special IDENTITY CRISIS tie-in issue of ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN. Issue #636 (NOV040252) is written by Greg Rucka and inked by John Dell with a cover by J.H. Williams III. It is scheduled to arrive in stores on January 19.
In this issue, Superman, shaken by the shooting of Lois Lane and the events of IDENTITY CRISIS, tries to consult with Batman and Wonder Woman on the future of the DCU now that the stakes have been raised.
See the article that inspired the lamest headline of the year at Newsarama
First, a tried and true mathematical equation: More Rags art=all sorts of goodness.
At first I was little disappointed by this announcement. As stated above, math tells me this is a good thing. And art-wise, it most certainly was.
However, one of the things I really have appreciated about ID Crisis is that it is not overly concerned with DC’s trinity. It makes use of them, but is more focused on the heroes and villains just below Supes, Bats, and umm”¦..Wonders (sorry). The A-list if you will. Don’t get me wrong, I love Batman/Superman team ups and one of my favorite Wonder Woman stories of recent years was a two-parter with the three of them that ran almost 3 or 4 years ago now, I believe. Nonetheless, it was interesting to see Meltzer not go for them exclusively as, I am sure, that is a large temptation. Thus, an ID Crisis story that does focus on the Big 3 seemed to be the wrong choice.
However, Johns’ work on Flash with the ID Crisis and some more time and thought has convinced me otherwise. ID Crisis is a big story with the potential for widespread implications. A Superman/Wonder Woman/Batman story might derail it in the miniseries itself, but a complementary issue in a different book both allows the story to be told (and thus, those implications to be seen) and allows ID Crisis to progress unfettered and on course. It is, in a way, a have your cake and eat it too proposition.
Also, refer to the mathematical theorem listed above.
Three Will Get You Thirty-Eight
This month, all Johnny DC titles are double-sized! Each issue features 18 extra pages of classic stories, making a total of 38 story pages per issue for just $2.95!
Ignore the vaguely creepy crime slang (given the subject matter) and visit Newsarama
It amazes me. DC offers a comic with 18 more pages of material for only 70 more cents. It’s a deal any way you slice it. And still, people are moaning about raising the price in the talkback section below the article. I just don’t get it. What can DC do to make you happy?
Welcome to Amerika, Mr. Garney
Ron Garney is using Earth 2 as his art reference for this work on the JLA eight-part series Crime Syndicate of Amerika which began in issue # 107. It makes sense since the last time most of those characters were seen was in the Earth 2 special. Garney said he has a “good clean visual” on the characters and situations. He’s enjoying the collaboration process with Busiek and is also having a lot of fun shaping the lives of the JLA.
Visit Earth 2 by first stopping by your local travel agency, The Pulse.
Poor Garney seems to have gotten a bad rap as of late. I didn’t follow him over to the X-Men, so I cannot comment on how his work was over there, but his Captain America (the first I really noticed him) remains one of my favorite renditions of the character. I read JLA #107 (go ahead, check at the bottom if you don’t believe me) and I thought his art was fine in it. Not as good as it was on Cap, but not as bad as several reviewers said it was. In fact, I had a lot more problem with the story (it just felt so very fill-in) than I did with the art. Besides, all the sample pieces I have seen from future issues look markedly better, as Garney settled into the characters I expect.
In other words, give him a shot. A real one. I think he is going to surprise some people.
McKone Assemble!
“Sometimes the sheer number of warm bodies running around in the stories can be a little overwhelming, but that’s the nature of team books,” Teen Titans artist Mike McKone told THE PULSE. McKone’s a man of few words, but he gave us a few details about how he keeps track of all the “warm bodies”, what he likes the most about working on this particular series, and what’s coming up in Titans Tomorrow. He also told us which of these heroes is his favorite Titan to draw.
Go Mike McKone, go at The Pulse
Titans Tomorrow had a great first issue. McKone’s art is nearly always excellent. And, Megan, Ben Morse’s talented and gorgeous (not that we should ever judge anyone by physical appearance) girlfriend, endorses him as one of her favorite artists. So what else, exactly, do you need?
Depression: Thy Name is Sales Figures
DC takes the top spot in September with SUPERMAN/ BATMAN #12, beating Marvel’s ASTONISHING X-MEN #5 by about 8,000 copies. IDENTITY CRISIS lands at No. 3, the same as in August, while SUPERMAN continues its downward slide and ends up being September’s fourth-best-selling title with an estimated 117,000 copies sold. A distant fifth place, with about 95,000 estimated copies for ULTIMATE X-MEN, as well as the rest of the top ten and most of the top twenty, belong to Marvel.
Beyond the publisher’s three best-selling titles, the “War Games” crossover goes into its second month, the new Johnny DC imprint is introduced and the limited series CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME, ADAM STRANGE and ELRIC: MAKING OF A SORCERER are launched. Oh, and readers of FALLEN ANGEL, HUMAN TARGET, SLEEPER: SEASON TWO and EX MACHINA are given reason to be optimistic, to varying degrees.
The coverage of other titles includes CONAN, WANTED, ARMY OF DARKNESS, INVINCIBLE, THE WALKING DEAD and a whole bunch of other stuff. If you’d like to find out why Robert Kirkman is a very happy camper but Todd McFarlane isn’t, you might want to take a look.
As always, thanks to Milton Griepp and ICv2 for permission to use their figures for these calculations.
If you like numbers, you’ll love The Pulse
New thing. From now on I’ll link the sales figures. However, unless I am greatly moved, I just don’t think I’ll be responding to them anymore. I can only bemoan the poor sales of some of my favorite titles so many times before it gets old. Besides, sales figures are not why I write about comics.
So, they’ll still be here for those that care, but you won’t need to wade through my 2 cents on them anymore.
Corporations Must Face the Trigger
There are very few genres unexplored by DC Comics/ Vertigo, but come November fans will see yet another subject approached in the pages of “Trigger”: the effect of corporations on society. Writing the book is Vertigo fan favorite writer Jason Hall (“Beware The Creeper,” “Justice League Adventures,” “Batman Adventures” & “Crush”) and looked upon by many as the next big sleeper hit from the popular mature readers imprint. Hall took some time to speak with CBR News and explained the genesis of the series.
Pull it at Comic Book Resources
Ahh”¦witty. Nice “this interview has been interrupted” message here. I am not sure of the “Journalistic Integrity” of it all as it takes an interview and makes it a direct advertisement of the product, but”¦it is not like that wasn’t the purpose of the interview anyway, I guess.
As for the story, sounds good. With Watkiss on art, I will certainly give it a look-see.
What’s “Here Kitty, Kitty in Italian?
Meeeeeeeeeeeow.
Just once glance at the sultry, stunning cover gracing the first issue of “Catwoman: When in Rome” is all you need to see to be sure writer Jeph Loeb’s latest mini-series for DC Comics isn’t your usual Catwoman tale. Already unfolding as a classic Loeb mystery, the six-issue adventure promises to be filled with glamour, style and wit – adjectives that really weren’t among the ones chosen to describe the much-reviled “Catwoman” film earlier this year.
“When in Rome” teams Loeb with frequent artistic collaborator Tim Sale and marks their return to the early days of Catwoman’s career – and therefore the early days of Gotham City’s favorite Dark Knight Detective. This is ground Loeb and Sale first visited in their now-classic “Batman: The Long Halloween” and later revisited in “Batman: Dark Victory.”
Grab your English to Italian dictionary and hop on a plane to Comic Book Resources
As little as Superman/Batman works for me (see my review further down the page), it is nice to have a Loeb title featuring members of the Bat universe that I can still read. Sure, Bats himself does not really show up (beyond flashbacks) but with Sale on art, it has the look and feel of the works that first made me a Loeb fan. As I say below, I guess S/B just isn’t for fans like me. This book, however, certainly is.
YOU LIKE-A THE WIZARD WORLD?
It is Like You Were There”¦Without the Annoyance of Actually Having to Go to Texas
Get an eye-full of the mind-blowing DCU, VERTIGO, and WILDSTORM projects that were announced at Wizard World Texas!
Check out the slideshows for Wildstorm/Vertigo and the DCU Proper
Sadly there is very little by way of art that has not already made its way online. In fact, DC seems to be playing it very close to the vest at this con. Something to do with the oft-mentioned, still unconfirmed “big plan” for 2005?
DC News from Texas, Ya Hear?
ARLINGTON, Texas — Grant Morrison embarks on a mega DCU adventure that begins in February¹s SEVEN SOLDIERS 0, with art by J.H. Williams III! This Special leads into seven 4-part miniseries and a second stand-alone special totalling 30 comics! Featuring Zatanna, Mr. Miracle, the Guardian and others, this amazing project focuses on seven people with unusual talents and powers who hold the keys to the world¹s survival!
Two step to Comics Continuum to get a generous helping of the news
Eh”¦
Getting Dizzy and Stormy Down in the Lonestar State
With the bulk of publishe’s major announcements made during the summer comic book convention season, pickings from WizardWorld Dallas may be few and far between. That said, here’s the rundown and a handful of images from DC’s Vertigo/Wildstorm panel held today in Dallas.
Take your Dramamine at Newsarama
The Wizard World Texas, Beyond the DCU panel let out a little while ago. Several new projects for both the Vertigo and WildStorm Universe were discussed as moderator Patty Jeres tried to keep Jim Lee, Andrew Sumner, and Alex Sinclair on track.
Place your head between your knees and breathe into a paperbag at The Pulse
Again, not much here. The biggest thing comes from the Q & A when Lee outright stated that there was no “Ultimate DC” plans involving him and Grant Morrison on the horizon. I guess that means there might still be plans for an Ultimate DCU (a UDCU?) and that it could involve Grant or Jim, but not both at the same time. Or there are no plans at all. Or there are plans but neither Jim nor Grant is involved. Or”¦other possibilities.
THE JOE CASEY EXPERIENCE
Lee is Subjected to”¦THE CASEY TEST!
These days, it just doesn’t much bigger than Jim Lee. A pure comicbook artist, Jim is probably THE superhero penciller of the past (almost) two decades. And he doesn’t even look that old, either! For reasons still unknown to me, he and I (along with Italian artist extraordinaire, Giuseppe “Cammo” Camuncoli) recently teamed up to create the new Wildstorm monthly series, The Intimates.
Issue #1 hits this week, and to celebrate and commemorate the occasion, Jim and I (as well as Cammo, logo designer Rian Hughes, and editor Alex Sinclair) will be trekking to Dallas, Texas for the second annual Wizard World Texas convention. Jim is truly a class act, so I figured, to kick off my week of guest editorial debauchery here at Newsarama, I’d blow my wad on my most famous of friends and get his take on this weekend’s con”¦
See Lee gently remind Casey that he could crush the writer at any time at Newsarama
Jim Lee is a delightfully nice guy. He once gave me a cookie, true story. Granted, he gave the rest of the room cookies to, but when he gave me mine, he gave me a real meaningful look about it, like, “Mr. Stevens, there were many cookies in the bag. But this”¦this cookie was meant to be yours. Oh, and how would you like to write a series for me to pencil?”
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the right way to earn restraining orders.
Anyway, this interview is further evidence of him being a decent guy.
The Casey Test Comes a-Calling for Brubaker, Ed
Yes, it’s true, folks. There are times when those of us in the comicbook biz — especially on the heels of a major release — check the Net to gauge reaction to our work. We’re looking for opinions, for validation, for random drive-by haters”¦ all of it. We have to know. So, I figured we’d give it a twist. I’d do the ego surf on behalf of my friend, writer Ed Brubaker, and pull some random reactions to the first issue of his rockin’ Authority run (actually titled Authority: Revolution). From online reviewers to message board posters, it’s time to give Ed a chance to a little “postmodern post mortem” on the scuttlebutt from the past week or so since the book hit the stands. Trust me, this is the kind of shit creators do on the phone with each other all the time. Big thanks to Ed for agreeing to subject himself to this unique social experiment”¦
Do they fight in a steal cage match? You’ll never know unless you check out Newsarama
I really liked the idea of this column: two creators sitting down and discussing the reviews of one of their books. It could have gone disastrously (if say Brubaker said, “F— the readers! Who needs ‘em?” [Hey”¦am I allowed to swear in this column?] or just began to weep uncontrollably while whispering, “I just try so hard”¦so DAMN hard.”) but thankfully Brubaker was fair about the reviews while still pointing out that he was proud of the book and why the reviews were right or wrong about what was written. I wouldn’t mind seeing a few other creators do this sort of thing.
A Full Week of Work is Apparently Too Much
Joe takes a short break from the interviewing this time out, but still offers up several thousand words – that is, if pictures are still worth a thousand words – in this, a sketchbook of his Intimates collaborator, Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Watch Casey slum it as his poor penciller has to save the week from disaster at Newsarama
I know it was not the point of this gallery at all, but I really liked his Black Panther.
More Jim Lee
If there’s anyone in the comic book industry considered to be a “sure thing,” then it’s artist Jim Lee. From his record setting work on “X-Men #1” in 1991 (still the highest selling comic of all time, with 8.1 million copies) and the continued success of his Wildstorm company through a historic partnership with DC Comics, Lee has established himself as the go-to-guy for comic book success (as evidenced by his top selling work on “Superman” and “Batman”). He’s hoping this success carries over to his new series, “The Intimates,” co-created with writer Joe Casey (who spoke with CBR News earlier) and debuting in November. As part of CBR’s spotlight on the series, Lee spoke with CBR News about the series
Because comic fans dig psychology majors, sit back on the couch, tell me about your mother and visit Comic Book Resources
Enough with This Charade!
There’s no easy way to define the DC Comics/Wildstorm output- it goes from quirky to mature to downright bizarre, but it always garners acclaim. Much of the same can be said about writer Joe Casey, who’s work on some of the biggest icons in comics (“Adventures of Superman” to “Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes”) has generally been well-received and has found great cult success with his offbeat mature work on “Wildcats Version 3.0” and “Automatic Kafka.” It only seems natural to bring Casey and Wildstorm back together and this time the project is “The Intimates.” As part of a multi-part spotlight on this new series, CBR News spoke with Casey and learned more about the series that was co-created with superstar artist Jim Lee.
Do you believe a website can stand up, be counted, and force Joe Casey to face the music. You will, this column in Comic Book Resources playing at a website near you.
When is an Inker Not Just an Inker?
CBR’s spotlight on DC Comics/Wildstorm’s “The Intimates” continues today with editor Alex Sinclair. Though many know him from his award winning colorist work on DC Comics’ “Batman” and lush coloring on “Superman,” he’s been making a name for himself as an editor over the past few years. Sinclair took some time to speak with CBR News about “The Intimates” and explained why Ben Abernathy isn’t onboard the project anymore.
When he’s Alex Sinclair! Hahaha. Okay, the joke’ll be much funnier when you go over to Comic Book Resources. But remember, much is a relative term.
CAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Some say that his name is as unique as his art.
In the final part of CBR’s focus on the new DC Comics/Wildstorm series “The Intimates,” CBR News caught up with artist Giuseppe Camuncoli, better known as “Cammo,” and while the artist is no stranger to American comic book work, this is his first big project in the American market. Hailed by some as the next big thing from Wildstorm, CBR News spoke with the artist about his style and about his new project, “The Intimates.”
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *gasp* *huff* *puff* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! at Comic Book Resources
I’ve got to apologize here. It is getting close to deadline, my brain is fried and this is a whole lot of The Intimates information here. So, rapid fire, here are my thoughts.
1.) Jim Lee played football?
2.) Jim Lee- Joe Casey lovin’ action? Now there’s a comic.
3.) I wish I had one of those punchy dolls. I’d break stuff like every day.
4.) The info scroll thing is very cool now. Will it be overdone after a few months?
5.) Without reading the book, Sykes is my pick for coolest character. Let’s see if that pans out.
OPINIONS ON THE WORK OF PEOPLE FAR MORE TALENTED THAN I
AUTHORITY REVOLUTION 1
The Authority is back (with Brubaker at the helm) but the thrill seems a bit gone. Not without hope of return, mind you, but the team just does not hold my interest as it once did. Part of it, I expect, is that the old gang just does not feel like the old gang anymore. Sure, they were always bastards, but much like Frank Mille’s Batman in the Dark Knight Returns (a terrorist against crime, in Mille’s words, approximately) they were always good bastards, if ever there were such a thing. With them in power, however, the Authority loses that special something.
Sure, other stories have tackled similar topics, but the difference was that those were genuinely likeable characters (like the Squadron Supreme) giving into their “let’s fix it quick” instincts. The Authority is a team made up exclusively of people whose outlook is “let’s fix it quick.” Therefore they are far more interesting on the outside fighting the establishment. When they are the establishment, they lose a lot of what makes us cheer for them.
Add in the fact that the new team opposing them is even more awful and you have a bumpy road to travel to achieve success. The dialogue is sharp, the art is great looking, but without characters who I can care about, it feels a bit hollow.
BATMAN 633
It’s done. War Games is all over. And all of it was to”¦kill Spoiler and install Black Mask as Gangster #1? Wow, thanks for that, DC. Much appreciated.
Seriously, the results of War Games could have been achieved in a single arc in one title or a four-issue mini-crossover of some sort. Instead, we got a brutal bloated mess. When Spoiler finally expired, I was a.) wholly unsurprised and b.) relieved. It was not that I was glad to be rid of Stephie. I actually like her quite a lot. I own her first appearance, (I don’t believe she said a word in it, actually, just crouched on a rooftop with listening equipment), I liked her characterization under Chuck Dixon’s pen, and I was even supportive of her run as Robin (it should have lasted longer, by the way). No, the reason I was relieved is because she had been tortured for, oh, I don’t know, like 12 FRIGGIN’ issues! I was just glad the poor girl finally got to experience something besides pain and Black Mask’s sadistic sense of humor. So while I am sad to see her dead, I kinda felt that that might have been the best thing for her at that juncture.
Bad ass looking cover though.
BIRDS OF PREY 75
Okay”¦so some good did come of War Games. Oddly enough it comes in a title that never crossed into War Games. Proof positive that Simone can do damn near anything? Yup, I think so.
FLASH 215
The Top? Seriously?! Cool.
Not the revelation I expected. In fact, I don’t think it would have made my top 20 guesses. Since I like surprises, that does not bother me at all. Plus, I really dig Johns’ interpretation of the Top, so any chance to see more of him sits just fine with me.
For those who feel let down that this was not such a major revelation as you might have expected, bear in mind there is one more issue in this arc. My guess is that there is still at least one twist to come.
Then again, I never would have guessed the Top, so”¦
GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH 1
Forgive me for this, I am going to go a bit long on this write up.
I was nervous when I first picked up and read this book. I really, really enjoyed it. The art was gorgeous, the writing top notch.
However, it reminded me of the “everything at once” plot technique that recently showed up in Bendis’s Avengers. I don’t think it came out the same mind you. Bendis’s first issue was intriguing but left me a bit flat, Johns’ first issue here had a lot more resonance to me. Now, Bendis was widely beaten about for the approach by internet comic pundits and I feared that this title would share the same fate.
But it didn’t. Why?
I think it comes down to a few things. The first, and most obvious, is that many fans have been begging for Hal’s return to glory for years. If I had drawn it with a crayon on a napkin, they might just hail me as their new king, provided, of course, that it was considered in continuity. With the Avengers, on the other hand, I don’t believe anyone was beating down Marvel’s door saying, “Kill Hawkeye and make Scarlet Witch evil! Please?” (ooh, hope I didn’t spoil that for anyone). Thus, fan response was already primed.
Another big reason, I believe, is that we already know the deus ex machina of this story. It is Spectre. (At least, for the most part, still not sure about how Kyle’s smackdown fits in). There remains a mystery of the hows and whys of it all, but we have a vague idea or, at the least, a believable red herring in Hal’s alter ego. The Spectre is magic and, seemingly, a bit off his rocker as of late. By highlighting that and the mysterious occurrences connection to Hal, Johns provides context to the mystery. If Ms. Ferris just happened to go back to her old airfield and see Hal’s plane, Guy just happened to explode, and Alan just happened to seem like he was becoming very ill without any plausible explanation on the table, I do believe that readers may not have been as drawn into the story. In Bendis’s event, the story unspooled with much mystery but little by way of suspects (beyond constant internet guessing) and people felt that everything was happening without reason and thus made no sense and for a bad story. By saving the full reveal of Scarlet Witch to the last issue, Bendis told much of his story without that guiding context and fans had difficulty with it.
Finally, Johns and Bendis are regarded very differently by the bulk of vocal online fans. Johns has a huge respect for the industry and its history. He has built a lot of his reputation on his ability to “fix” and tell excellent stories within the context of the DCU’s continuity. Thusly fans feel more “safe” with him taking over a title and affecting bug changes in that title. With Bendis, however, having built his reputation on Ultimate Spider-Man and Daredevil’s nightmare ID reveal odyssey is often viewed as a “shocking” writer who tramples all over continuity without rhyme or reason and would ignore it all given the chance. See any of Jesse Bake’s tirades against the man for a pretty clear portrait of this. So, when Bendis took on Avengers, those criticisms were already being flung before the issue even came out. In order to overcome that, #500 would have had to be a modern miracle. It wasn’t and the criticism marched on. It goes without saying that, being a fan of both, I feel that the Johns reputation is well earned while Bendis’ is an unfortunate and unfair review of his body of work.
Now don’t get me wrong here, I do think that Reborn has a better first issue that I truly enjoyed. I do think it deserves all the praise it has gotten. I do believe that Avengers Disassembled was overall fair to middling, not the amazing, redefining arc that it set out to be. I was just struck by the similarities between the two in terms of approach, recalled the Avengers 500 backlash and got nervous. Thankfully, it was unnecessarily so.
End mini-essay.
JLA 107
Not what I was hoping for from the opening of Busiek’s run, sadly. I was hoping for it to open with a bang, but this is more of a drop in before things really get rolling.
As such I don’t feel comfortable saying much more about it. My faith of how good the meat of Busiek’s run will be remains unshaken, but I don’t think that this is the issue to showcase that goodness.
PLANETARY 21
See my forthcoming review. Or not. Whatever. Not like I need you to read my stuff to validate my existence.
WE3 #2
This book is everything about Morrison’s writing that I love. It’s smart, twisted, well characterized, filled with big ideas, and does it all without pretension or talking down to the reader. This is the antidote to bad taste left in my mouth by Seaguy.
Quitely’s art is stunning, miles better than anything I have seen from him to date, and I really enjoyed his work on Earth 2 and The Authority. Brutal and beautiful all at the same time, this is one of the best looking books on the shelves.
DETECTIVE COMICS 800
Remember what I said above about Planetary? About not caring or really wanting your attention. Okay, I do. I lied. Please take a look. Thanks.
JLA CLASSIFIED 1
See above. Multiple by 7. Yeah, I am really anxious for attention.
SUPERMAN/BATMAN 13
So”¦I guess this book just isn’t for me. I have waited out two storylines and that’s pretty much the only conclusion I can come to. In its technical aspects, this is a very good issue. The art is clean and clear. I know all of comicdom hates Turner (and yet he still sells crazy amounts”¦odd, no?), but whatever. Anatomically incorrect or not, I really enjoy his work. Loeb’s writing is typically strong. He clearly has the voices of Clark and Bruce down nicely.
I just don’t “get” why we took this 6-issue journey in the first place. The DCU does not feel enriched to me by the presence of a new Supergirl. I am not a reader from prior to Crisis really so maybe that’s why I just don’t understand. Whatever the explanation is, it is true”¦I just don’t understand. I didn’t get Krypto either though, and people seem to like him. Now, the Super Horse”¦bring him (her?) back and we just might have a deal.
Anyway, there are a couple of questions the issue did raise for me. For example, can Superman officially breathe in space again? Is he back to pre-Crisis/Man of Steel levels of power? Things like Clark’s soliloquy while kicking the stuffing out of Darkseid or the explanation for Supergirl’s disappearing act (teleportation via satellite?) worm their way under my skin. But the fact is, if I were really into the story, I would not pay these questions a second worth of contemplation. Instead, my mind is restless so it starts to pick the issue apart. I do not care about Supergirl; I like the idea of Superman being Krypton’s lone survivor. Therefore, a story that brings her back and changes that status quo fails in intrigue or draw me in.
Like I said, I just don’t think this book is for me.
To all of those still here, thanks for sticking around so long. It was a ton of news to be inundated with and even more mindless chatter to deal with. I am very proud of all of you.
Un Gajje loves all of God’s creatures. Except the three toed sloth. I mean, all that laziness”¦come on now.
