― David RER (Frank Fiore), Friday, 16 February 2007 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― Laurah (laurah), Saturday, 17 February 2007 21:34 (seventeen years ago) link
Anyway, Showcase Aquaman is Aqua-Awesome. VERY kid-oriented. Sorta like the Flintstones, where the most fun is in seeing prehistoric animals playing records, washing dishes, etc, only the underwater animals that do the same in Aquaman never make wisecracks. So far my favourite story is "Aquaman's Sea Animal Hospital", which is a very gentle and non-violent story about Aquaman opening a Sea Animal Hospital (duh) and helping his finny friends (many of which don't actually have fins--there seems to be a rather loose definition of "fish" in these stories). And then, quite suddenly and abruptly, SEA PIRATES SHOOT AQUAMAN DEAD! I won't spoil the story for you, but, um, I'm so happy I got this volume. I'm still not sure if I'll continue buying the Showcase series unabated, but, whatev.
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Sunday, 18 February 2007 04:21 (seventeen years ago) link
AQUAMAN EVEN HAS THE POWER TO MAKE A STORY WITH THE SILVER AGE GREEN ARROW IN IT GOOD. That's saying something.
― I am not a crappy security guard on L O S T (much_aldo_about_nothing), Sunday, 18 February 2007 11:33 (seventeen years ago) link
Also wonderful is the very first panel in the Aquaman origin story, where you see this frazzled old sailor type shouting incentive at a young kid locked in a tank with two sharks.
― Daniel Reifferscheid (Daniel_Rf), Sunday, 18 February 2007 11:52 (seventeen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Sunday, 18 February 2007 13:19 (seventeen years ago) link
anyway:COUNTDOWN 51-48Written by Paul Dini and othersBreakdowns by Keith Giffen51 written by Paul Dini; art by Jesus Saiz50 written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray; art by Jim Calafiore49 written by Tony Bedard; art by Carlos Magno48 written by Adam Beechen; art by David LopezCovers by Andy Kubert & Tim TownshendThe event of the year is here! This brand-new, year-long weekly series features a cast of hundreds where anything goes! With head writer Paul Dini and a rotating team of some of the industry’s best writers and artists, COUNTDOWN will serve as the backbone of the DCU in 2007.When a character dies in COUNTDOWN 51, it sets off an unexpected ripple that will touch virtually every character in the DC Universe. The COUNTDOWN is on…so begins the end! COUNTDOWN 51 on sale May 9COUNTDOWN 50 on sale May 16 COUNTDOWN 49 on sale May 23COUNTDOWN 48 on sale May 3032 pg, FC, $2.99 US
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:00 (seventeen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:01 (seventeen years ago) link
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:17 (seventeen years ago) link
yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
also, RIP Bob Oksnerhttp://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2007_02_18.html#012954
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link
It's a good spot though. There's a story to be told as well of the sadness he seems to feel stumbling across the purple-eyed mutant offspring of Atlantis (which may well be why you see it most in the Aqualad stories). He probably needs more EMO STARING ACROSS THE SEA FROM ROCKY OUTCROPS.
Other things remembered about why the rest of you should buy this - Aquaman being able to control a water buffalo because it has... er... water in its name. And the one where Lois Lane gets turned into a mermaid because her legs hurt, only for Superman to memorise the whole history of medicine and turn them back into legs again.
Anyway, Countdown. I'm not sure what the linkage is, but one of the Teen Titans dies in the book shipping a week before the first Countdown. Or perhaps doesn't, but is dead by the time the next issue of Titans comes out.
What's the "major spoiler" mentioned in the comments field on 52 PickUp that's in the latest GLC?
Did Showcase HoM Vol 2 ship when it was supposed to, or has it been delayed?
― I am not a crappy security guard on L O S T (much_aldo_about_nothing), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:22 (seventeen years ago) link
BTW, finally caught up on 52. That fight = BALLS. Read like GJ all the way (cf. the speechifying about being a hero GOD SHUT UP) w/ the other folks adding dialogue flourishes. Also, smart me didn't realize the other woman in NP was Ms. Prince until I finished reading & looked @ the cover. Brains!
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:23 (seventeen years ago) link
Smart money's on Starfire to bite it (and then come back whenever Johns returns to TT).
GLC spoiler maybe "Great Darkness Saga" fakeout?
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:26 (seventeen years ago) link
What be "Great Darkness Saga"?
― I am not a crappy security guard on L O S T (much_aldo_about_nothing), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:31 (seventeen years ago) link
Can anyone w00t or pfft on the P&G Uncle Sam stuff? I think Douglas (!!!) & Aldo were reading it...?
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:43 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr. Superman (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:46 (seventeen years ago) link
Oh, Huk - not you too.
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:48 (seventeen years ago) link
52 WEEK #42KRYPTO THE SUPER DOG #6 (OF 6) - final issue! buy it or the dog gets it!OMEGA MEN #5 (OF 6) - Flint Henry, where have you been all my life?ROBIN #159 SPIRIT #3SUPERMAN #659 - MORE KRYPTO!PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #4SHE-HULK 2 #16ACTION PHILOSOPHERS #8 SENSELESS VIOLENCE SPECTACULAR
― Dr. Superman (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr. Superman (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:00 (seventeen years ago) link
― I am not a crappy security guard on L O S T (much_aldo_about_nothing), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:01 (seventeen years ago) link
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:14 (seventeen years ago) link
1) get Cliff Chiang on She-Hulk yesterday (tho I heart Rick Burchett)2) I would be fine w/ Genius Jones being all meta, except for the godawful "didn't make CENTS" pun3) FUNKY FLASHMAN!
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr. Superman (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― I am not a crappy security guard on L O S T (much_aldo_about_nothing), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:25 (seventeen years ago) link
As for Wonder Heinberg - I guess "scheduling delays" have prompted DC to push off the final part of his story into some special one-shot / annual thing - #5's gonna be a fill-in, #6 is going to start the Jodi Picoult run, & to make it up to the fannies (according to AH), the final part of Where Is McSteamy? is gonna feature loads of special bonus goodies (hopefully not drawn by C-list fill-ins).
Note to Big Two - when working w/ TV & movie folks, plz get the scripts IN THE CAN before you start soliciting.
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:31 (seventeen years ago) link
IGNORE ME.
― I am not a crappy security guard on L O S T (much_aldo_about_nothing), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:34 (seventeen years ago) link
That KRYPTO kiddie miniseries has been surprisingly fun.
COUNTDOWN, uh, DEVELOPING.
― Douglas Wolk (Douglas), Monday, 19 February 2007 15:37 (seventeen years ago) link
(um hi, can anyone spot hidden gems in this potentially awful but intriguing ebay list of minis? sorry to waste time/divert conversation.)
― minty fresh (mintyfresh), Monday, 19 February 2007 16:53 (seventeen years ago) link
For me: 52 WEEK #42: mother of mercy, is this the end of Dibny Diary?THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #1: Waid and Perez together--this looks like big funTHE HELMET OF FATE: BLACK ALICE: just because I like the characterTHE SPIRIT #3: origin time!CIVIL WAR #7: I have a joke I'm not going to be able to crack until WednesdayNEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI #2: and wait, is #3 coming out in 2010?HOUSE OF SUGAR GN: really terrific project from imprint Hope Larson started to publish itHEARTBREAK SOUP TP: actually I have this already--the fourth or fifth incarnation I've owned this material in--but holy crap it's greatMAGGIE THE MECHANIC TP: ditto--the Hernandez-curious who don't want to drop $50 on the "Locas" or "Palomar" hardcovers should really try these two
Minty Fresh: in that list, I'd say DC's "Invasion" is curiously entertaining in an over-the-top semi-awful way; the sadface 1979 "World of Krypton" mini is worth a look; and the 7 Soldiers things are wonderful if you haven't read 'em, especially Zatanna. Otherwise, total grimness: almost nothing I'd rescue from a quarter bin.
― Douglas Wolk (Douglas), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:45 (seventeen years ago) link
52 WEEK #42AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #49: Kurt's not exactly leaving on a high note; make way for INFINITE TADFACEBIRDS OF PREY #103BRAVE AND THE BOLD CVR A #1CHECKMATE #11: plz do not revert back to the suck that was issues 1 thru 4 or soDMZ #16 (MR)HELMET OF FATE BLACK ALICE #1: ah, bless you, GailSPIRIT #3SUPERMAN #659WONDER WOMAN #4 (RES)
BATTLE POPE #13 (MR)INVINCIBLE #39
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #538 CW: Cardiac noooooooooooCIVIL WAR #7 (OF 7): The Spot noooooooooooHELLSTORM SON OF SATAN #5 (OF 5) (MR)IMMORTAL IRON FIST #3NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI #2 (OF 5)PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #4: guess-starring Stilt-Man's Hot Wife, AKA StemsSHE-HULK 2 #16: B-I-WEN-DI-GO! (TM Slott Machine)SILENT WAR #2 (OF 6): ah, bless you, FrazierSPIDER-MAN FAMILY #1: McKeever Spidey woo; reprints booULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #39X-MEN FIRST CLASS #6 (OF 8): SKRULL!
LOCAL #8 (OF 12) (MR)
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 18:57 (seventeen years ago) link
AVATAR COMICS ALAN MOORE'S MAGIC WORDS G/N VOL 1 2002AWESOME COMICS KABOOM 1-3 FULL SET 1999 JEPH LOEBCROSSGEN COMICS SALVATORE'S DEMONWARS EYE.. 1-5 SETCROSSGEN COMICS SALVATORE'S DEMONWARS TRIAL.. 1-5 SETCROSSGEN COMICS SAURIANS 1-2 FULL SET 2002 MARK WAIDCROSSGEN COMICS SOLUS 1-8 FULL SET 2003 PEREZDARK HORSE COMICS GO BOY 7 1-4 SET 2003DARK HORSE COMICS SEX WARRIOR 1-2 FULL SET 1993 MILLSDARK HORSE COMICS SIN CITY SILENT NIGHT SPECIAL MILLERDARK HORSE COMICS STAR WARS BOBA FETT SPECIAL 1996DARK HORSE COMICS STAR WARS DARK EMPIRE G/N 1994DARK HORSE COMICS STAR WARS EMPIRE STRIKES BACK G/N '97DARK HORSE COMICS STAR WARS REVENGE OF THE SITH G/N '05DARK HORSE COMICS STAR WARS VISIONARIES G/N 2005DC COMICS ADAM STRANGE 1-3 FULL G/N SET 1990 KUBERTDC COMICS AQUAMAN 1-4 FULL SET 1993/94 PETER DAVIDDC COMICS AQUAMAN 1-5 FULL SET 1989 KEITH GIFFENDC COMICS BATMAN DARK KNIGHT ADVENTURES G/N 1994DC COMICS DESPERADOES QUIET O/T GRAVE 1-5 FULL SET 2001DC COMICS FOREVER PEOPLE 1-6 FULL SET 1988DC COMICS GIANTKILLER 1-6 FULL SET+ 2000/01 BRERETONDC COMICS GREEN LANTERN NEW DAWN GRAPHIC NOVEL 1997DC/CLIFFHANGER COMICS CRIMSON x5 DF VARIANTS WITH C.O.ADC/CLIFFHANGER COMICS TWO-STEP 1-3 FULL SET 2003 ELLISDC/HOMAGE COMICS DISAVOWED 1-6 FULL SET 2000IMAGE COMICS 10th MUSE 1-9 FULL SET 2000/02IMAGE COMICS 21 TWENTY ONE 1-3 FULL SET 1996 WEINIMAGE COMICS ALLEY CAT 1-6 FULL SET+SPECS ALLEY BAGGETTIMAGE COMICS ALTER NATION 1-4 FULL SET 2004IMAGE COMICS AREA 52 1-4 FULL SET 2001IMAGE COMICS ARIA SUMMER'S SPELL 1-2 FULL SET 2002IMAGE COMICS ARIA USES OF ENCHANTMENT 1-4 FULL SET 2003IMAGE COMICS ATHENA INC 1-6 +MORE 2001/03 HABERLINIMAGE COMICS BLOOD LEGACY 1-4 FULL SET 2000IMAGE COMICS BLOODWULF 1-4 + SPECIAL FULL SET 1995IMAGE COMICS BOOF + THE BRUISE CREW 1-6 FULL SET 1994IMAGE COMICS CHASSIS 1-5 FULL SET 1999/2000IMAGE COMICS CYBERNARY 1-5 FULL SET 1995/96IMAGE COMICS DARING ESCAPES 1-4 FULL SET 1998/9 HOUDINIIMAGE COMICS DARK MINDS VOL2 0-10 FULL SET 2001/02IMAGE COMICS DARK REALM 1-4 FULL SET 2000/01IMAGE COMICS FELON 1-4 FULL SET 2001/02 GREG RUCKAMARVEL COMICS BLAZE OF GLORY 1-4 FULL SET 2000MARVEL COMICS DAREDEVIL NINJA 1-3 FULL SET 2000 BENDISMARVEL COMICS DEADLINE 1-4 FULL SET 2002 DAILY BUGLEMARVEL COMICS DOOM 1-3 FULL SET 2000MARVEL COMICS ELEKTRA ROOT OF EVIL 1-4 FULL SET 1995MARVEL COMICS GHOST RIDER CROSSROADS SPECIAL 1995MARVEL COMICS NIGHT THRASHER 1-4 FULL SET 1992/93MARVEL COMICS NIGHTSIDE 1-4 FULL SET 2001/02
― mintyfresh (mintyfresh), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:12 (seventeen years ago) link
ONI PRESS QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED 1-3 SET RUCKADC COMICS JLA ROCK OF AGES G/N 1998 GRANT MORRISON
― Donkey Kong New York (Lee), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:16 (seventeen years ago) link
You know you're in Flavor Country when you have to name the model for the main character of the mini you're trying to dump as the selling point.
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:19 (seventeen years ago) link
oh yeah i forgot immortal iron fist this week!
― mintyfresh (mintyfresh), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:11 (seventeen years ago) link
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #4: PUNISHIN'! IMMORTAL IRON FIST #3: IRON FISTIN'! (and yes - ew.)SOCK MONKEY: THE "INCHES" INCIDENT #3: Am I the only one showing this book love? Will Inches prevail against gingerbread obsessed ants? Will Uncle Gabby and Crow Doll survive her "madness"? Will I remember the name of the Cap'n guy?
― Richie Baez (Johnny Logic), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:12 (seventeen years ago) link
Really now. Huh...
― Richie Baez (Johnny Logic), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:13 (seventeen years ago) link
[xpost] - Well, SOMEONE dies. Might as well be him.
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― I am not a crappy security guard on L O S T (much_aldo_about_nothing), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:15 (seventeen years ago) link
I know. Some things just can't wait for the trade - for me one of those things is the image of a billion ants crawling into the cracked head of a cute doll.
― Richie Baez (Johnny Logic), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr. Superman (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 21:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Monday, 19 February 2007 21:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Monday, 19 February 2007 21:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr. Superman (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Moisture G Mess (The GZeus), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr. Superman (Huk-L), Monday, 19 February 2007 22:12 (seventeen years ago) link