tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post112279679484000400..comments2024-01-01T05:14:46.672-05:00Comments on Double Articulation: SPOILERS ABOUND: a weekly digest of reviews, notes, and rants (UPDATED!)Jim Roeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1125760708778768832005-09-03T11:18:00.000-04:002005-09-03T11:18:00.000-04:00Memo to Blogger: stop eating Jon's comments. I wa...Memo to Blogger: stop eating Jon's comments. I want to know what he thinks!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1125709524647456492005-09-02T21:05:00.000-04:002005-09-02T21:05:00.000-04:00And it looks like I might be having comment postin...And it looks like I might be having comment posting problems again, because i don't see my reply from the other day. Oh well.<BR/><BR/>I also enjoyed the Hamlet/X-Men analysis. It's always nice to see criticism that gets out of the lit crit box.Jon Silpayamananthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956747018534076778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1125490501154928622005-08-31T08:15:00.000-04:002005-08-31T08:15:00.000-04:00Thanks Jon! And the beauty of Blogger is that you ...Thanks Jon! And the beauty of Blogger is that you don't <I>have</I> to be able to write and draw to produce image-focused criticism on comics--you can just steal pictures off the internet for comparison!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1125469333651146062005-08-31T02:22:00.000-04:002005-08-31T02:22:00.000-04:00Re: notesAllusion Watch: Rags’s Assumption of Batm...<EM>Re: notes<BR/>Allusion Watch: Rags’s Assumption of Batman</EM><BR/><BR/>See, this was a wonderful analysis of just a cover. Too many comics bloggers approach the whole idea of "writing about comics" from a literary standpoint to the point that it can be nauseating.<BR/><BR/>Granted, I guess it shouldn't be expected of comics bloggers in general to be able to write <EM>and</EM> draw comics criticism like Scott McCloud or Neil Cohn, but having something to say about the narrative imagery (or just a panel) from an art criticism standpoint would be refreshing.<BR/><BR/>Kudos to you, Jim. This excerpt from this post alone would make me want to read your blog!Jon Silpayamananthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956747018534076778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1123185734090089492005-08-04T16:02:00.000-04:002005-08-04T16:02:00.000-04:00Hey, Jhunt! Nowhere at the moment, I'm afraid. I...Hey, Jhunt! Nowhere at the moment, I'm afraid. I'm living in Ottawa right now. But Winnipeg will always be "home"; that's why I list it proudly. I used to get my comics at the Styx in R.H. before it closed down or got bought out or whatever. You?Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1123179781836212902005-08-04T14:23:00.000-04:002005-08-04T14:23:00.000-04:00Quick question - where do you get your books in Wp...Quick question - <BR/><BR/>where do you get your books in Wpg?Jhunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729450667676575566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1122949808463027712005-08-01T22:30:00.000-04:002005-08-01T22:30:00.000-04:00Cool. Thanks, Shane. Happy hunting--I think you'l...Cool. Thanks, Shane. Happy hunting--I think you'll really enjoy the book!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1122928782792379862005-08-01T16:39:00.000-04:002005-08-01T16:39:00.000-04:00Excellent review of GODLAND, I missed it at my cur...Excellent review of GODLAND, I missed it at my current shop and because of that I wasn't going to search for it. Now, after reading the review, I'm gonna have to go hunting.Hate Filled Posterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965492342916144479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1122924948037951242005-08-01T15:35:00.000-04:002005-08-01T15:35:00.000-04:00Hi Greg,Ha! I know you're not fooled for a moment...Hi Greg,<BR/><BR/>Ha! I know you're not fooled for a moment by my pathetic facade of false modesty--I am a whore for attention. (Is there a writer who isn't?) <BR/><BR/>Re: your reviews of Godland #1 over at CSBG - right on! Happily, it seems like this book is actually getting quite a lot of good press. And regarding your critique of the dialogue in JLA: Classified #10 in the same post - I think you're right, despite my enthusiasm for its "realism" in my own review. My wife and I don't banter exactly this way either (I''ll spare everyone the embarrassing details) but I liked the stylization nonetheless, especially Perry's barking editor routine. (It reminded me of those fast-talking newspaper films from the 1940s or 50s, but my knowledge of film history is so shoddy that I couldn't give you an example.) Great reviews - you've piqued my curiosity about Silent Dragon and Western Tales of Terror (I also love Mandrake--his Spectre was inspired)!<BR/><BR/>Finally, re: being a hybrid-format Morrison reader: I will be too, only I'll be the stupid kind who buys 80%-90% of the actual issues and then repurchases everything in trade format because I haven't grown past my childish fetishization of "real" books. Sometimes I really wonder about my judgement.Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1122921040689279232005-08-01T14:30:00.000-04:002005-08-01T14:30:00.000-04:00I'm buying them in the floppy format, but not read...I'm buying them in the floppy format, but not reading them. There's just too much going on, so I will read them all at once. I'm a hybrid!<BR/><BR/>If you don't like being linked, stop writing such excellent, thought-provoking stuff! I liked Godland too, and brought up some of the stuff you did, but in nowhere near as good detail and insightfulness. I also have faith in Casey.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481137891542684401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1122911013914042782005-08-01T11:43:00.000-04:002005-08-01T11:43:00.000-04:00Argh!! I know!!! There's really no excuse. And s...Argh!! I know!!! There's really no excuse. And sticking to my original decision now out of pure bloodymindedness is just, well, you know. The rant was my first step towards working my way out of this dilemma, and your comments are making it hard to go back. By this time next week, I'll likely have acquired most of the damn books... Thanks a lot, Mark!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1122906814805310982005-08-01T10:33:00.000-04:002005-08-01T10:33:00.000-04:00Re: Your "I am an idiot" Rant.Yes. You are.I was w...Re: Your "I am an idiot" Rant.<BR/><BR/>Yes. <BR/><BR/>You are.<BR/><BR/>I was waiting as well, but decided that it was idiotic. You can get just about everything through Midtown Comics for just under cover price. I think there were out of Shining Knight when I did my "catch up" order, so I tracked that down at MyComicShop.com<BR/><BR/>It's great stuff. I'd love to see what you make of it all.Mark Fossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623615263972844957noreply@blogger.com