Tim, are you ever jealous of lawyers and cops, because apart from The Bob Newhart Show, psychologists don’t get shows made about them?
I try not to let it get me down. Sure, it would be nice if my profession had a few more shows about it, but it does actually pop up a decent amount. There is Huff on Showtime which is all about a therapist. You have shows like the Law and Order: SVU that have a psychologist as one of the cops or Law and Order: Criminal Intent which writes Vincent D’Onforio as if he has several higher degrees in psychology, the Sopranos, obviously, has used a psychologist character to huge effect, and so on.
So, yeah, it could be out there more, but it is not so bad.
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Tim, whatever will you link?
That is a good question…a very good question. And the answer is…umm…nothing?
No?
Okay, okay. How about Mile High Comics, who currently has a rather large Big Two sale going on.
What I Read Last Week
Desolation Jones #6 – Creepy cover. Great art. Heavy story. Solid ending.
Loveless #6 – I really wanted to like Atticus, but that whole rape thing understandably turned me off of him as a character. But this issue does a lot to return him to “compelling” status. Plus I love Zezelj’s art.
Green Arrow #61 – I’m still enjoying this book. It’s got quite the cliffhanger. I don’t really miss Mia or Connor. I really don’t think this book is as bad as some folks do.
Nightwing #119 – I think this is going to read better as a full arc than single issues. I’m enjoying the relationship between Dick and Jason. And Jock’s covers rock!
Albion #4 – Four month between issues, but it’s still an enjoyable one. I think I’m really attracted to the idea of a universe that has a history that I’m catching up on. It works as a self contained story, yet has history. I’m digging it.
I always forget this is style being published. I think they announced this in San Diego two years ago. Crazy.
DMZ #6 – I love everything about this book, except that it’s so NYC-centric. I’ve not been to the City enough to fully appreciate the references in the book, and I feel that disconnect is going to hurt this title in the long run. Though, this book could really use a Vertigo “Secret Files and Origins” like they did for Swamp Thing and Hellblazer a few years back.
100 Bullets #71 – I love the deliberate pacing of this book. I love the lush art and characters. This is my favorite book.
Firestorm #24 – The cover to this issue makes me wish The Matador wasn’t so dark. The issue does well to expand on the “Odd Couple” aspect of the pairing. I also like how Jason has a brand new life, yet it’s still not got all of the kinks worked out. Very realistic.
Stelfreeze’s cover work is beautiful and wholly different for him. He’s what we call very talented.
American Virgin #2 – I didn’t think it was a good as the first issue, but it’s not a bad issue. I didn’t expect to be in Africa this soon though. But that might be because I’m used to reading Y.
Son of M #5 – Talk about your build up to the climax. I’m sorry that Quicksilver’s plans aren’t working out that well. I’m even more sorry that the Inhumans are on his trail and that his pop is holding a grudge. And Black Bolt seemed kind of harsh on Videmus.
Battle of Bludhaven – Too much. But I’ve got to give props to Gray and Palmiotti for inserting our Monolith faves into the book. But apart from that, it was way too much going on with too many people.
Perfectly put…I totally agree.
Superman’s OYL Books – I’m not feeling them.
Really? Huh. What a great lead-in to our first query of the column in which I, Tim Stevens, ponder aloud,
Sorry to hear the Supes OYL stuff is not working for you. I’d be curious to hear why.
And then Kyle L jumps on the curiosity bandwagon to ask
I’m really liking Superman OYL, I’d be curious to here why as well.
There’s a distinct possibility that I’m not a fan of Superman. There’s also the chance that I don’t really care for Clark Kent who’s the current star of the Super books.
I can pretty much accept that Clark’s accepted that he’s human now. I dig his relationship with Lois. I can almost accept that Clark doesn’t feel completely impotent asking is former colleagues to watch his city for him. But I guess I just don’t like the tone or direction of the book.
I can completely respect that Busiek and Johns are writing the Superman that they love and it may sound hypocritical that I’m loving what Robinson is doing with Batman, but don’t care for Busiek and Johns’ work with Superman. But let me rundown a list of what I don’t like about the book.
It’s Not Selling Me On 52 – I’m assuming that Infinite Crisis ends with a powerless Clark Kent, yet he’s still powerless One Year Later. So what exactly changes in Superman’s status quo from the end of Infinite Crisis until Superman #650? What important Superman moment have I missed that I need to read 52 to find out?
I Don’t Like the Letter Man Jacket – I just don’t dig it. And it gets more annoying with each passing issue.
If you aren’t 16, this probably is not a good look for you.
I Don’t Like Purple Vest Lex – Sure he’s not as bad as Battlesuit Lex, but he’s not Business Suit Lex either.
I Don’t Like That A Year Has Passed and Clark Complains About Pain – In Action 837 Clark complains about getting jumped by Lex. This is the first time he’s felt pain all year? Apparently Clark spends 52 as a couch potato.
Clark’s Nobility – On the same page Clark explains why he didn’t fight back, because the pen is mightier than the sword. Hello! Clark, you’ve had to pull your punches when dealing with Lex for over a decade. Now you’re on a level playing field, where you don’t have to pull your punches, and you do nothing? Boooooooo!
The Idea that Clark is the “Real One” – I get it, Clark Kent becomes Superman and not vice versa. I’m sure that fanboys will be pointing out that panel for years to come in the “DC’s Heroes with Secret Identies vs Marvel’s Real People Who Happen to Have Powers” debate.
Copious Amounts of Kryptonite – Unless Lex is destroying it, I don’t want to know what he’s doing with it all.
And that’s pretty much why I’m not digging Superman OYL.
Tim, feel free to try to resell me on the idea.
Nah. I respect your choices and (unlike say, you trying to convince me about the Legion) am willing to let you make your own decisions.
Besides, I don’t think your points are without validity.
As you and the fans are interested in exactly what I think of them (and of this there can be no doubt), I’ll dive right in. However, this is only for the purpose of discussion, not to convince you to stick on the book.
1.) Re: 52. Don’t forget that the main objective of 52 is to tell the story of the DCU without Supes, Wondy, and Bats (somewhere, John Byrne is screaming in anguished rage at my use of nicknames). So, using Superman to sell us on 52 is perhaps not the most sound or fair strategy.
I am viewing Superman’s time spent in the past 52 weeks the same way I am viewing Batman’s. It is not about events, but rather an overarching theme. For Batman (and Tim and Dick), that theme is re-learning how to trust and how to be an effective teammate. Superman, on the other hand, has spent the year being human and truly learning what that means.
2.) Re: The Letter Jacket. Yeah, I don’t know anyone who still wears their letter jacket who is not currently in high school. I’m not even sure I know anyone who could still wear their letter jacket. I mean, myself, I grew another inch and my body type changed (see graphic below) in my first year of college, nevermind any other changes since. I find it hard to believe that Clark has not at least gained some muscle in the years since graduating from Smallville High.
Tim’s physique in high school (left) and now (right)
That said, it’s a poor fashion choice to me and nothing more. Clark always was a bit cheesy about his farm boy past so it sort of makes sense for him. I just wish his wife would’ve given him a head’s up on the nerdiness/trying to regain past glory factor of wearing one’s letter jacket.
3.) Re: Lex. I view this as an evolving thing. He’s trying to get back to where he was, but he has not quite made it yet. He’s just as unhappy about being vested in purple and not in a suit as you are.
4.) Re: Pain. Pain is always surprising and unpleasant, no matter how often or long you’ve been feeling it.
5.) Re: Nobility. See, I thought this was a perfect beat and said a lot about Clark without using a jackhammer. He does not throw his weight around or use violence (unless absolutely necessary) super powered or not. So, yes, it would have been satisfying to clock Luthor, but that’s a base instinct and Clark’s got no use for that.
6.) Re: The Real One. Okay, this one is one that is being jackhammered into our heads. Which is too bad because I do agree that Clark is “real” and Superman is the mask. However, the fact that is being told to us about as subtly as Hal Jordan’s “he’s a superhero test pilot so you know he has nerves of steel!” characterization in IC and Green Lantern (and thanks to Matt Brady from Newsarama for making such great humor hay of that fact) does make you sort of resent it.
7.) Re: Kryptonite. I’m just happy it is all green. Anyway, I think that the plot will eventually lead to most of that green K getting destroyed (whether it is Lex’s plan or not) thus resetting the “Kryptonite is a hard thing to get a hold of” paradigm that Loeb destroyed in Superman/Batman.
So that’s my take on your take. Sorry it did not work for you, but it’s cool. We all like different things and that’s what make this country great.
Aaron came from the future with this question
OK…Booster Gold is from the 25th century. Ergo, he knows the future. He uses this knowledge (well, a little of it) during IC #5, but surely a gaping, consistent plot point (hole?) like this had to have been explained at some point in the last 20 years of his DC existence. I mean, he could be preventing tragedies and providing advance warning of eminent danger throughout the DCU.
There’s just gotta be a way that BG’s 500-some years of future knowledge have been explained away. Right?
Yeah it was kind of explained. Y’see originally Booster Gold was about as superficial a hero as you could get. He was a washed up college athlete in the 25th Century who managed to find a job working security at the Space Museum.
Clearly unhappy with his lot in life he stole a security droid (Skeets) and some tech stuff and went back to the past to become a celebrity, a super heroic celebrity. Naturally this got him labeled as a criminal in his century of origin.
Now Aaron, remember the part where I mentioned he was a “college athlete?” How many college athletes do you know that are truly knowledgeable about anything other than their sport? Plus Booster was as shallow as they come. This guy didn’t use what little knowledge he did have for anything other than his own gain.
However, with the death of his life partner super buddy Ted Kord, Booster got a tad more serious and realized that if he had paid attention to his “history” he could probably have more of an effect on the present. Thus he set off to return to the 25th Century for some cramming (check out The OMAC Project to see his change of heart.)
Booster returned to the present, with Skeets in tow, on the pages of Infinite Crisis. I’m guessing that the “all new, all different” Booster Gold with be more of a force in the DCU. Maybe he’ll actually become a “player” in the scheme of things. Perhaps he’ll be like the Post Infinite Crisis “Pariah” who shows up when things get really tense. Or maybe he’ll just be one of the leads in 52.
But there you have it, it’s not a neglected gaping plot hole, it’s a clever character development.
Tim, how do you like your Booster; aloof and shallow or driven and focused?
Well, we have not really seen all that much of him driven and focused so it is hard to say. I’d like to point out though that we may not want to get ahead ourselves here in a declaring this a new era of Gold-ness. If you check out the covers to 52 it looks to me that Gold’s superficiality is alive and well. He’s covered in endorsement patches like a NASCAR driver, is surrounded by ladies, and mugging for the camera. He might be doing more to help the world, but it seems like a large part of him is still doing it to feel the warmth of that spotlight.
Glen D is lost in Bludhaven
My questions have to do with Battle for Bludhaven: Who are all of those guys? The Nuclear Legion? Freedom’s Ring? Father Time?
Those folks are actually all new creations, kind of. The Freedom’s Ring were actually just a new version of the Force of July, but with new faces filling familiar roles. The Nuclear Legion is an equally new concept, as a team.
Some members of the team are actually established DCU characters though. Reactron, Professor Radium, and Neutron, have histories with Supergirl & the Suicide Squad, Batman and Superman respectively.
Father Time isn’t ringing any bells.
While it may turn out that some of these characters end up being familiar faces, we’ll both have to wait and see. I think that Father Time, might be revealed to be an established character, maybe.
I’m thinking Uncle Sam, especially since the cover to Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters depicts Father Time, but not Uncle Sam.
See loyal readers; I don’t know everything. Sometimes I pick up an issue and I’m just as lost as everyone else.
Tim, do you think that you’ll care about any of the characters introduced in Battle for Bludhaven?
Perhaps. But the book needs to pull back on the “let’s throw everything on to the wall and see what works” approach to storytelling that the first issue was overwhelming thick with.
Aaron takes issue with DC’s business model
Here’s one I’ve never gotten…why are new storylines (such as OYL) and new titles (such as Blue Beetle) started right in the middle of a miniseries like IC that affects the entirety of the DCU, essentially providing a semblance of resolution before IC is even complete?
This one’s easy; because demand will likely never be greater than it is while the story is going on.
Granted, I’ve not read Infinite Crisis #7 but there’s a chance that the new Blue Beetle won’t make a single appearance in the issue (which I hear is devoted entirely to Breach). (YES! Wait…you’re kidding, aren’t you? Oh… so very sad now.) So when you’ve got a red-hot commodity like Infinite Crisis why wait until it’s over to spin off a solo title?
You’ve also got to realize that the new Blue Beetle didn’t really do much in Infinite Crisis other than appear. He didn’t really save the day with OMAC. He didn’t do anything other than make a first appearance. And if Blue’s solo title had been launched post Infinite Crisis readers might not have too keen on reading a book about a guy who just “appeared.”
However by launching the book before Blue Beetle did anything (or nothing) he still had a huge amount of hype around his character. Thus you’ve got optimal interest.
As far as OYL goes I think it’s a pretty unique situation. OYL happens to be the post Infinite Crisis new status quo, but I view it as more of a promotional tool for 52. OYL raises lots of questions, most of which will be answered in 52.
But OYL can also affect Infinite Crisis’ sales. Because not everyone that reads DCU’s titles is picking up Infinite Crisis, but when they get sucked into OYL, they might be curious enough to pick up the next issue of Infinite Crisis (#7) and possibly track down the previous issues as well.
So basically it’s all about hype and optimizing sales.
Tim, can you offer another explanation for mid-mini launches?
I think your explanation was succinct and correct. It is all about maintaining momentum and overlapping events (Infinite Crisis, OYL) and title launches (52, Blue Beetle, Wonder Woman, Freedom Fighters, etc), in the mind of the DC exec, means that fans won’t even think to jump ship and interrupt that momentum. There is, of course, the issue of event burnout, but comic folks are usually pretty bad at planning for that, instead choosing to believe that the salad days will last forever.
(Sorry for that bit of editorializing).
Some dude named Un Gajje is SO CUTE and asks the BEST QUESTIONS. Like this one here.
I recently came across an issue of Firebrand. I can vaguely remember my friend having issue #1 of the series, but that’s all I’ve got on him. How about an origin and what he did (up until his JSA demise)? Also, I know that his first issue was part of an increase in the DC line. I think there was probably about 5 other titles or so that hit at the same time. Any idea what they were? Any info on those guys would be excellent as well.
“No, as a matter of fact, I don’t think I look like a Jack O’Lantern meets Ghost Rider rip off, thank you very much.”
Oy. Firebrand. Senor Gajje, you do realize that you’re asking me about a title that ran a whole 9 issues, right? You could probably get the entire series for under five bucks if you search hard enough.
But since you’re such a lazy bastard I’ll gladly spill the beans for you.
Alejandro “Alex” Sanchez and his brother Javier survived a fire when they were kids. Unfortunately the fire claimed their sister’s life. Both guys used her death as motivation to use their life to make a difference. Javier became a priest and Alex became cop.
Alex was so great at being a cop that his apartment was blown up when he got too close to breaking up child kidnapping ring. Alex ended up in a coma and he was visited by his sister’s spirit. When he did wake up he had such limited mobility that he ended up hooking up with philanthropist Noah Hightower. And by “hooking up” I mean Hightower funded the surgery and implants that Alex received. Furthermore Hightower gave Alex the armor, which Alex donned to become Firebrand.
Firebrand dealt with a serial killer known as Mack the Knife who preyed on young girls Despite the fact that Mack had been arrested and was paralyzed years earlier the killings started again. The story has quite the resolution, but I won’t spoil it for you cheapskate.
The terrifying villain of Firebrand was…this guy? Are you sure?
The next time we saw Firebrand, was when he was killed in JSA Secret Files and Origins #2.
As for the “increase in the DC line” here’s a month-by-month breakdown for 1996. I’m only including ongoing titles launched, though there were some pretty critically acclaimed minis around the same era.
February – Firebrand #1
April – Mister Miracle #1, Hitman #1
June – Takion #1
August – Aztek #1
September – Superboy & the Ravers #1, Supergirl #1
October Nightwing #1, Teen Titans #1
December – Scare Tactics #1 Nightforce #1
As you can see there were some notable launches (Supergirl, Nightwing) and some books that are barely footnotes (Superboy & the Ravers, Takion). I don’t know if it was a line increase (except for the Super and Bat family expansions) so much as DC was trying out new concepts and trying to give revamp others.
And there you have it Un Gajje are you happy now.
Tim, don’t you…wait a minute “Tim Stevens?” “Un Gajje?” Tim Stevens is Un Gajje! Did you really think you’d get away with it Tim?
Damn! You foiled my plans of obfuscation this time, Mathan, but mark my words. There will be a day of reckoning. Count on it!
Glen D has a thematically related question
What do you think of the new Firebrand?
Well it’s hard to say. It seems pretty obvious to me that he’s going to end up in the new version of the Freedom Fighters, especially considering that the original Firebrand was a member of that team.
I think I’d have enjoyed his inclusion much more if this tale was actually his origin. Since we meet him and he already has his nifty powers, cool shades and wacky ideals I don’t really care about the guy. If I saw him grow into that character I’d probably be more interested in him.
Furthermore, I don’t find his design appealing. His costume is bland at the best and worthy of mocking (sunglasses?) at it’s worst.
And really did he have to be a white guy? We already have the return of the Atomic Knights (with at least five of them clearly white), did the brand new Firebrand have to be white too?
I’m really hoping that the brand new Freedom Fighters doesn’t resemble the Aryan Nation too much, since, y’know it’s called “the Freedom Fighters.” I’d really like to see the team with some diversity in the ranks. But I don’t have my hopes up too high.
Huh, I didn’t even think of that, Mathan (possibly because, as covered last week, I am part of the problem, being the Man and all), but you are right. So far, things do look rather lily white. That should be rectified.
Although, if I’m honest, I’d make the Atomic Knights and the Freedom Fighters more diverse and not alter Firebrand’s skin tone, especially to black, so as to avoid the “oh look, another angry black (or other minority) hero” (see also: Patriot in Young Avengers although I disagree with that spin on the character, but that’s a whole ‘nother thing and column). But I’d do that mostly because I am a gutless coward that fears controversy and criticism.
But back to Firebrand, he seems like another cookie cutter character, who seems ripe to end up in Roulette’s where his predecessor lost his life.
Tim, any thoughts on Firebrand?
I like that he is actually a firebrand (i.e. a radical political figure), but I have no impression of him beyond that. It’s too soon for me to really choose whether or not I like him. However, sunglasses as part of your costume? That’s so early to mid nineties.
Aaron rocks around the clock
When Earth-2 (the remix) is created at the end of IC #4, we get a glimpse of a world that looks to be straight out of the 1950’s (I remember a “Keystone Diner” image or something). Did Earth-2 maintain its retro charm over the decades leading up to the original crisis a la watching an episode of Happy Days on Nick at Nite or was 1985 Earth-2 the same place as 1985 Earth-1 at the time of the original Crisis, except with older, grayer heroes?
Ha ha! Let’s hope it wasn’t like the 1950’s or else you and I probably wouldn’t get served at the Keystone Diner.
But seriously, Earth-2 did retain much of it’s retro charm. But it’s charm was more like the charm that Mayberry held when Andy Griffith was on the air, rather than the charm Mayberry holds now.
But Earth-2 did also mange to remain contemporary as well, lest we forget Nuklon’s Mohawk.
“Screw you fauxhawk fans! Yeah, you heard me, Elijah Wood.”
Earth-2 wasn’t as bad as watching Happy Days, but it was more like watching Mork & Mindy. Did that make any sense?
Tim, did you have a favorite character on Happy Days?
Fonz would be the most obvious (I even dressed up as him for Halloween one year…yes, I’m a loser), but I’d have to go with Arnold, as played by Pat Morita. Not only did he run one rockin’ diner, but, years later, he would teach a generation the crane kick and how to wax AND (arguably more importantly) how to wax off. Plus, he’s dead now and we always seem to like everyone better after they’re dead.
MarkPoa wishes someone, anyone, would call him Mr. J.
Whatever happened to Harley Quinn anyway?
Harley Quinn got overexposed. She had her own book and Kevin Smith named his daughter after her. If a celebrity names their offspring after you, you are the definition of “overexposed” (Moses, Kal El, Apple, I’m looking at you!)
That’s Kevin Smith’s daughter? Wow…they do grow up fast, don’t they?
Harley was a cool character, on the cartoon. In the comics she couldn’t really find her niche. The cartoon Joker worked well with Harley, but the same wasn’t really true with the comic version of the character.
The cartoon Joker didn’t have the baggage that comic version has (Babs, Jason) so he was a much more likable villain. Thus you could enjoy his banter with Harley. The comic Joker was just too complex to have a sidekick.
Harley’s other cohort, Poison Ivy wasn’t much better. It wasn’t difficult to translate Harley’s personality to the comics, but it was difficult to give her the same relationships as she had in the cartoons.
In what seems like an odd move (or a cash grab) Harley, the consummate supporting character was given her own solo title. It lasted nearly two years, but when it ended Harley ended up in limbo.
She’s showed up recently tussling with Supergirl, but she hasn’t played a major role in anything as of late.
Tim, do you think that DC has squandered the character of Harley Quinn?
I think DC stretching her too thin too quickly, (I mean, come on, a solo series? Really?), and she is currently damaged goods. But I don’t think that means she’ll be damaged goods forever. She has a chance to become a nice part of the Bat mythos, but DC first needs to learn from their mistakes and use here more judiciously.
Aaron wants to know where he should send his bouquet of memorial flowers.
Is the Star Sapphire that died at the hands of Spectre the same one we’ve all known and loved over the decades? And, what’s the over-under on the first appearance of the “new, deadlier” Star Sapphire on the pages of GL?
The Star Sapphire who died wasn’t Carol Ferris, the Star Sapphire who crossed paths with Hal Jordan and Green Lantern.
From the 6/15/05 column
Oddly enough I’ve touched upon this one in the past. Unfortunately I can’t find that particular column, so I’ll just wing it.
Basically, in the Silver Age there were two Star Sapphires; Carol Ferris who fought (and loved) Hal Jordan and Deborah Camille Darnell who hooked up with the Secret Society of Super Villains.
This Star Sapphire was a regular in Secret Society of Secret Villains. She was so much a regular that she had three identities. She masqueraded as “Camille” a French Real Estate agent and as Debbie Darnell, Captain Comet’s girlfriend.
Her secret origin was to be told in Secret Society of Super Villains #17, unfortunately the book was canceled with issue #15. They had one more appearance (as the main characters) in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #2.
I know that sounds made up, but actually, Mathan is being 100 percent legit with you.
Basically she was a queen from another planet. The Zamarons selected her to be their queen, but she refused. Then they gave her a star sapphire and told her that there were four others in the universe. She decided to collect them all. She came to Earth to get Carol’s, and hooked up with the SSOSV as a means to an end. Of course every bit of information in this paragraph was explained in a letter column in Justice League of America #174.
As to your point about a new Star Sapphire popping up in Green Lantern let’s look at the facts; we’ve already seen a new Tattooed Man, a deadlier Black Hand, a creepier Hector Hammond and a possibly deadlier Shark. So basically I’m saying all signs point yes.
However the whole mythology of Star Sapphire involves the Zamarons who haven’t been heard from they left with the Guardians in Green Lantern #200. (Ok so we saw one in Millenium, I’m pretty sure everyone wants to forget that mini ever happened.)
My point is that it would be difficult to address the creation of a new Star Sapphire without addressing the Zamarons. I’m not sure that Geoff Johns wants to address that issue.
Furthermore, you’re forgetting that two new Green Lantern linked titles; Ion and Green Lantern Corps, will be hitting the stands pretty soon, which means that a new Star Sapphire could appear on those pages as well.
So I’m saying it’s a 40% chance that a brand new Star Sapphire debuts in the Green Lantern title.
Tim, do you have any thoughts on Star Sapphire?
Hmm…well, just a question, I guess. Why is her name sapphire, but she wears pink?
Oh, Star, don’t you know that no matter how much you act out, you’ll never truly escape the shame of your colorblindness until you talk about it.
Dhaise is getting all nostalgic
Outsiders that didn’t suck: where are they now? Where have the Atomic Knight, Faust, Technocrat, Looker, Halo, and Geo Force been since their title was canned?
Funny you should ask that, as the Atomic Knight actually just showed up Battle for Bludhaven and appears to be destined to play a role that mini.
Faust played a role in JLA Black Baptism as well as Day of Judgment. He’s also shown up around the Shadowpact in Infinite Crisis so there’s a chance that he’ll show up in their monthly title when it debuts.
Looker hasn’t been heard from since the final issue of The Outsiders however I’ve heard that she now has an eating disorder.
Nor has Technocrat but rumor has it he’s a Scientoligist. .
Halo has appeared in JLA Our Worlds At War and in Wonder Woman #175 which featured dozens of female characters and I hear that she’s been in and out of rehab.
Geo Force has turned up in Birds of Prey and JSA, but I’m pretty sure that he’s living up the life of royalty. I hear he’s like the Paris Hilton of Markovia.
Tim, this cast of character seems tailor-made for your patented Revampingâ„¢ treatment.
Oddly enough, I have sat down and taken a crack at Halo once or twice, but just could not seem to make anything work. Maybe it is time to give that another go round though.
As for the rest…we’ll see.
Dhaise is not afraid to rock yellow blue blockers
What’s the Eradicator been up to?
I’m pretty sure that he’s been counting the days until Birthright and the newly discovered Sunstone render him obsolete. Mark my words; the Eradicator will be responsible for the next reality altering “Crisis.”
Y’see the Eradicator is directly linked to John Byrne’s The World of Krypton miniseries which spun out of his Man of Steel which kind of flies in the face of Birthright, a story that’s now accepted as continuity.
The Eradicator actually had a miniseries launch in 1996, where he adapted to being bonded with a human and dealing with those memories. He also showed up last year in Superman going crazy as usual. The Eradicator also played a role in the whole storyline involving Mr. Majestic in the DCU.
I’m sure that I sound upset, and I am. I loved The World of Krypton and Action Comics Annual #3 where the Eradicator first appeared. Those are stories that I hold dear to my heart and enjoy whenever I get the chance to.
The Eradicator was a relic from Krypton that contained some heritage. But with the Sunstone, that’s one more relic, which renders the uniqueness of the Eradicator (the object) moot.
I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Eradicator wiped from the DCU as a result of Infinite Crisis.
The sun is up, the column is over. But rest assured that next week will feature heroes, villains and, for Tim Stevens, Doctor Double X!
Yeah, right. And there’s a bridge you’d like to sell me too, right? Jerk.
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