Tim, I’ve got a killer cold. I don’t know how long this column is going to be. I’m going to do my best. While I drink plenty of liquids would you care to share your theory about who The Carver is on Nip/Tuck?
I honestly have no idea who he is and his MySpace page is not doing anything to help me clear up that mystery. It is still neat though.
But, for the sake of the viewers, let me take a blind stab at it:
Christian: Nah. He’s been a victim and was in jail when one of the crimes occurred. The show would have to leap some pretty big logical obstacles to explain this one.
Sean: Can you imagine? It would be incredible. Are the people at Nip/Tuck ready to toss the show though? My guess is no. But, if they are, this would be an impressive move. There are still some hoops to jump through though, namely his encounter with the Carver last year and how did he kidnap Kimber and still be at the wedding.
Quentin: Ugh, I hope not. Too hackneyed.
Julia: Hmm…interesting. Motive though? Plus, she has kind of gotten into the plastic surgery business herself.
Gina: Same problem as above.
Matt: Again, I hope not. The kid’s so messed up it would not even be surprising.
Liz: She’s listed as a possibility in the new poll up at FX’s website, but beyond that…I don’t know. She might dislike Christian from time to time, but does she hate him (and the practice) enough to take it out on random victims?
So, you see, I have lots of reasons why it is not some people, but no real good ones why it is. Only 3 hours left in this season though so we will know soon enough.
Links
IP Music is gearing up for a year end bash.
IP Movies also has year end plans.
IP Games is so great that they (could) have peeks at the next next Nintento!
IP Figures is a great place to find stuff for stockings.
IP TV has recaps and celebrities galore!
IP Sports has news on the NFL and its surprises and stinkers.
Moodspins is like you’re local weekly newspaper; different views that are well thought out.
IP Culture isn’t too highbrow, so don’t get intimidated. It’s full of great reads!
Our DC Forums have threads devoted to those who have books, will have books and should have books.
Tim, what are you linking this week?
I took care of all that business above in the N/T discussion. I think that is enough for now.
What I Read Last Week
Adventures of Superman #646 – Hammy revealed! I really do dig Rucka on Mxy. He makes the character really appealing. I also dug the classic art moment.
Hammy?! I don’t know. I never bought Ross as Ruin, but it had a lot more emotional resonance to me. Hamilton is just…underwhelming. I don’t hate the revelation, but I’m not thrilled by it either.
JLA Classified #14 – It was nice to see how the JLAer’s fears were tried to used against them, but to little affect. Except for Kyle the Boy Lantern. It’s really good to see Guice’s art again.
Plastic Man #19 – The most bittersweet read of the week. Well written, hilarious and penultimate issue of the title. Plus I’m a sucker for both Ra’s and shirtless fighting. Great issue.
God, do I love shirtless fighting. Nothing better than Batman sporting his “I just fought or am about to fight the Demon’s Head” look.
Wonder Woman #223 – What a brutal issue. It’s nice to see Diana shrug off her shackles to help her sisters and ever better to see her take a stand. This was a really good issue.
JSA Classified #4 – I finally got a hold of this issue. It was worth the wait. I can’t really see why some people were griping about the issue not having an ending, I thought that it was pretty clear in revealing her origin.
Maybe, but Infinite Crisis did it better, clearer, and quicker.
Batman #647 – Really good issue. I liked the stuff with Deathstroke and Black Mask. I liked the Bruce/Jason reunion. I liked the twist that Jason gave at the end. Judd did a fine job this issue. I heartedly commend him.
I second that commending. Good times this Bat book is, good times.
Legion of Super-Heroes #12 – I loved the emergence of both Atom Girl and Projecta. It’s cool to see the team rallying against the odds and refusing to give up. I really don’t know how many other ways for me to say how much I love this title.
Fell #3 – I enjoyed this issue, even if the conceit was a bit much. The coincidence was just a bit of a stretch. But the interaction and conclusion was acceptable. I did find the letter’s pages to be lacking though, but then again there were actual letter’s pages so I can’t complain too much.
Onto the column, right Tim?
Hmm…well…I did have this awfully sweet game of Parcheesi we could play instead while we sipped hot cocoa, but…your idea is good too. Let’s do it!
George M proves that people love a man smartly dressed in a suit of armor
Ok who wins Battlesuit Lex v. Iron Man or War-Machine, and Steel v. either or?
This is a tough one; I hate Battlesuit Lex. But as any longtime reader of this column knows I hate Iron Man more. Y’see it all goes back to when my former partner in crime B (that’s Ben Morse to you) stated that he thought that Iron Man could beat Green Lantern.
Obviously this is an absurd possibility, much like that of Earth C. I don’t even think that bloody drunkard could defeat Ch’p. He’s a man in a freakin’ suit, people!
But aren’t GLs just guys with freakin’ rings? And didn’t Iron Man defeat a guy with like 10 rings a bunch of times (That guy is Mandarin, by the way). Bad Asian stereotype or not, that’s 10 times the ring power.
Anyway, you may continue.
That said, Battlesuit Lex is evil incarnate. He’s got no redeeming qualities (unless of course he kills Supergirl in her next issue). Battlesuit Lex stands for everything I’m against.
Much like our last presidential election this boils down to the lesser of two evils. Given that I’m pick Iron Man to be the victor.
Aside from having fewer continuity repercussions (the whole thing is obviously going to be written off as an Elseworlds) Iron Man clearly has the advantage. Battlesuit Lex was designed to be a defense (and offense) against a singular enemy type; Kryptonians. Iron Man’s armor was designed to be prepared for anything (short of the universes’ most powerful weapon of course). (Love?) Basically Iron Man is going to be more prepared to deal with Lex than Lex is going to be prepared to deal with Iron Man.
As for Steel, I think that it would be a battle with Lex, because Lex is going to have some tricks up his sleeve given that Steel hangs with Superman. In the end I’m saying that Steel pulls it out, because either version is going to have more experience in their suit than Lex does in his.
Steel against Iron Man will be an equally interesting battle, but with Iron Man winning, again due to the experience factor. Unless that Iron Man happens to be the young Tony Starks who came from the past to replace the corrupted current version of Tony from a few years back.
Brr…no one needs to bring up The Crossing, okay? That’s just dirty pool.
Tim, what’s your take on these two battles?
I generally agree with you. Battlesuit Lex=hideous so he should lose to everyone. Will he though? Let’s say yes and buy into the “just world bias” (Yay studying for the GRE Psych Subject Test).
I think you have the rest of the match ups pretty well pegged. Iron Man has an awesome suit that basically trumps anyone else’s suit and War Machine is a flying tank that has all of Iron Man’s abilities plus a payload of exotic expensive weapons sure to cripple a medium sized nation, nevermind one man in a homemade suit of armor.
On the other hand, Steel does a freaking giant hammer. That may or may not enter into the proceedings, but I think you have to at least mention it. That hammer is HUGE.
Wait a minute it’s time for….
R. HARDIN’S QUESTION OF THE WEEK!!!!!!
WHEEEE! (I said in a masculine tone of voice)
R. Hardin repeats himself
My question is: Since the current run of JLA is apparently ending with issue #125, and assuming there will be a re-launch fairly soon, who would you put in the new Justice League? You can incorporate what’s going on vis-a-vis Infinite Crisis and try to project a line-up, or just pick your favorite 7-12 heroes and throw them together.
This is a very interesting question, one that I’m going to have to devote some serious attention to.
I think that I’ll start off with Jade. Every JLA needs a “Green Lantern” type, and Jade used to be a GL, date a GL and her pop’s a GL, so she really fits the bill. Plus she’s been in both the Outsiders and Infinity Inc so she’s clearly a team player.
Power Girl is my next choice, because every version needs a super powered “cape.” Kara is due to have a larger profile in the OYL DCU and you can’t get much more high profile than the JLA. It’ll also be nice to see Kara, a former JSA and JLEer, back with her old Infinity Inc teammate; Jade.
Of course you need a character who sticks to the shadows, which Huntress fits the bill nicely. She’s a former member of the JLA and she’s been better at being a team player over in Birds of Prey. She’ll fill the “reckless character” role nicely.
Every League needs an “A” lister, so it might as well be Wonder Woman. Since she’s got a movie coming out, yet has her own title canceled, she’s got to appear somewhere. JLA is a great place to pass the time while her character rebuilds popularity. Also her presence on the team would certain send the message that this is a team that’s not playing around.
It’s important to have a magic user on the squad, so I’m selecting Empress. Sure, she’s made nary an appearance since Young Justice got the axe, but she’s a great character. She’s a brawler and she’s got a mystical side. Plus her raising her own parents could probably be played for some laughs.
Speed is an essential part of the JLA, so I’m going to pretend that Jesse Quick is going to get her speed back in the OYL DCU. Not only is she quick, but she’s another “flier.” She’s also got access to via her secret ID, so she can provide some of the financial backing for the team.
Yeah, awesome choice. Except she has no powers anymore. But I am sure the JSA’s accountant (or whatever she is now) will have the villains a-quaking in their boots.
I’m also going to pick Vera Black to be part of the squad. I think that she’d be enticed to join because of Wondy’s recent actions. She’ll appreciate the no nonsense approach that Diana has taken. She’ll also be the tech savvy member of the team.
Oh and I’ll include Supergirl but she’ll die in the opening pages of first issue, which is really what makes the new JLA form.
Tim, any thoughts on this week’s batch of JLA hopefuls, and do you have a squad for this week?
Boy, this question sure is familiar.
So, apparently, this is like the JLA specials from a few years back (Justice League Arkham, Justice League Amazon, etc) or JLA: Created Equal and we are choosing all female teams? Okay, I’m equal to the challenge.
The difficulty here, of course, is how do I build a team that has different members from yours?
Well, first, I don’t. Not entirely anyway. I chose three women last week: Wondy, Zatanna, and Power Girl, so I’m keeping them. In my team though, Zatanna’s in charge. Why? Drama, of course, and I also think she’d be the one most motivated to rebuild the JLA. It would be an act of contrition for her and a sign that she is ready to face up to the potential of her powers and still do the right thing.
Now, who else?
Batwoman– If the rumors are to be believed, we’ll have a new one of her OYL. Batman might not be a part of this ladies’ club, but that won’t stop him from keeping an eye on what they are up to (no, not pillow fights…come on man, don’t objectify them) by making sure “one of his” is on the squad.
The Black Orchid– We still this master of disguise back from Vertigo and drop her right into this team. A perfect choice for reckon, plus, if she’s ever in trouble, she has the power of flight and is nearly invulnerable so she should have no problem removing herself from the situation.
Fire– After the events of OMAC, she is aching to get back into the game to prevent the senselessness she has witnessed time and again. She may not be major league but her drive is this time and the team can ill afford to say no to her.
Aztek– What’s that you say? He’s a guy? Well, he was. Until he died. And his replacement? A lady. This is her coming out party. BOOYA!
I feel like I am missing one player to bring the whole ensemble together, but I am just not sure who that would be. So, as it stands, this would be my team.
Daredevi1 wonders about Lois’s womb
It´s rumoured that in the superman movie, supes will be back from a kind of 6 years exile from earth, in the meanwhile , lois have move on and even had a BABY!!!! well my question is … has this been done before in comics? i know that clark went to exile after killing zod and the other kriptonians, and there met mongul and warworld…but…….. lois having a BABY?????
Sadly no it hasn’t. At least not “for real.” There was a character a few years back called Cir El, who was purported to be Kal’s offspring, but it was really just a ploy by the Futuresmiths.
In Alan Moore’s classic Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow it shows that in the future Lois does have a child with her husband who’s really Superman in disguise.
Lois would never cheat on Superman. That’s who holds the key to her heart and she’s going to wait for him. Except of course in the current continuity where they’re actually married.
But I suppose that if Lois were to think that Superman was gone forever there’s a chance that she’d move on with her life.
Tim, do you think that Lois would move on or hold a flame?
I think, action-wise, she would move on. She’d date other people, perhaps marry, and settle down. However, she’d never really have moved on. She’d always been unconsciously comparing her current man to Superman. She’d be happy, but always feel a little incomplete. She’d be haunted by the loss of him, but never truly acknowledge it.
In a lot of ways, it would be like my passion for Blossom. Oh, Blossom…why did you leave me?! Why wouldn’t you let me love you?
Starman Matt is worse than a superhero gossip rag
We all know that Green Arrow and Black Canary broke up in the City Walls arc of Green Arrow and recently discussed the break-up in Birds of Prey #88, right?
Can you find out what issue they actually started dating exclusively again? Because as near as I can figure it, they never did.
I had to dig into my Green Arrow collection to find issues where Dinah appeared. Of course this meant that I had flip through that dreaded crossover with (shudder) Green Lantern. (Ahh, The Black Circle…it was a dark, dark day for us all. Or two month crossover. A dark, dark two month crossover for us all. Somehow that lacks the same poetry.) The things I do for you readers.
So Dinah and Ollie go out on a date in Green Arrow #12 after which they end up shagging (Shagging? SHAGGING?! Let’s not demoralize what they did. It was beautiful and special. It was making love. Or, barring that, bumping uglies. God, Mathan, you can be so coarse.) and everything appears kosher. However in the very next issue Dinah tells him that it’s going to be awhile before they shag (Now you are just trying to provoke me. Readers, substitute the phrase “make the beast with two backs” in place of shag in this sentence. Protect the beauty of GA and BC’s love) again.
Now I don’t take this to mean that the relationship is over, just that they had a tiff. Every guy has had a time when his girl was less than happy with them. Sadly it’s a common occurrence.
So when Dinah said that he wasn’t going to get lucky anytime soon, to me at least, it was like when a wife tells her husband that he’s sleeping on the couch; the relationship isn’t over, it’s just in a rocky period.
Now in Green Arrow #21 Ollie tells Dinah that he misses her, to which she responds “Ollie, I’m at your place all the t–.” Again to me this sort of implies a degree of regularity. Furthermore, on that same page (#7) Ollie refers to Dinah as “his girl.” This is the same issue in which Ollie planned on proposing to Dinah.
Looking at Green Arrow #21 using my deductive glasses, I’m guessing that A) given the history that Dinah and Ollie have, if she’s “at his place all the time” there is some degree of exclusivity and B) given that Ollie was about to propose he thought things were pretty exclusive.
I don’t know about you, but I’m not going to propose to a woman who’s still “playing the field.”
I think with the idea being that Dinah and Ollie “belong” together, after getting reacquainted with each other in Green Arrow #12 the implication was that they were “together” again. This thread was picked up in Green Arrow #21 and concluded in Green Arrow #40 (the break up issue.)
Was it ever explicitly stated that they were an item and “off the market?” Nope, but I think that the implication is that Superboy and Wonder Girl are a couple, and I can’t recall which issue they became exclusive either.
And before anyone accuses me of being a chauvinist for focusing on the Ollie half and completely ignoring an entire 50% relationship by not mentioning Birds of Prey, it’s only because it’s been scientifically proven that girlie comics are the leading cause of cooties.
Tim, what’s your two cents about this raging debate?
There you go again, Mathan, fearing what you don’t understand. BoP is one of the best action books on the stands and it has great characterization to boot. Even if it is about ladies. And written by a lady. I know, I know, first a woman writes a comic and next thing you know she’ll want to vote. I’ll grant you, it is a slippery slope. But with books as good as Birds, I’m willing to ski it. (Was that an overstretched metaphor? Yes, probably.)
As far as this “raging” debate, here’s my opinion. Ollie and Dinah are adults with a previous history. They began to spend time together again and fell back into old habits. Those old habits included being in love with one another and rutting each other sweetly every night. Because they are adults they never felt the need to sit down and ask one another “Are you my steady?” and GA did not make her wear his varsity jacket. Sometimes, people just know they are exclusive with one another, no conversation needed.
And if you question whether or not they were indeed exclusive, peek Ollie’s cheating episode with Black Lightning’s niece. If Dinah was not his lady, he could have just said, “Baby, we were still seeing other people and you know your man has got to get his swerve,” or something similarly classy. However, they were exclusive and thus he knew he was a bad, bad man. End of story.
So, to reiterate, just because they never said it or sat down and signed contracts stating it, Ollie and Dinah were quite clearly one-on-one in this crazy game called love.
Folks, I’m really sorry, but I’m dying. I can’t tough it out anymore. I promise that I’ll do a better job next week.
Bah, you need promise nothing. They will get what you give them and be glad for it. For you are Mathan and you, simply put, rock!
But before I pass out:which of the rumored post Infinite Crisis books or lineups have you the most intrigued?
“But hey who’s on trial”
