tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post115610743248570665..comments2024-01-01T05:14:46.672-05:00Comments on Double Articulation: SPOILERS ABOUND: an occasional digest of reviews, notes, and rantsJim Roeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1157169698674065502006-09-02T00:01:00.000-04:002006-09-02T00:01:00.000-04:00Thanks for the recommendation, shane. I'll keep m...Thanks for the recommendation, <B>shane</B>. I'll keep my eye out for them!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1157130787539755282006-09-01T13:13:00.000-04:002006-09-01T13:13:00.000-04:00Try the early issues (around 80-100) of Waid's run...Try the early issues (around 80-100) of Waid's run on Flash. I think you'll like them.Hate Filled Posterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965492342916144479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156462914279846552006-08-24T19:41:00.000-04:002006-08-24T19:41:00.000-04:00That sounds like a lot of fun, nobody--thanks! I ...That sounds like a lot of fun, <B>nobody</B>--thanks! I was in Zellers a couple of days ago checking out the Superman cartoons (somehow, that sounds sadder than I meant it to) and wondering which was the best of the volumes they had. I have to go back for some stuff this weekend, so I'll give Volume Two another look. I could use some tears of joy right about now!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156364278655876102006-08-23T16:17:00.000-04:002006-08-23T16:17:00.000-04:00Superman wasn't always as great as the Batman seri...Superman wasn't always as great as the Batman series, but some of them are quite good. The three-part Worlds Finest" story is one of the best Bats/Supes team-ups ever, and you might cry tears of joy when you see the end of the first episode.<BR/><BR/>Another good one is "Brave New Metropolis," which depicts an alternate universe in which Superman and Luther are co-dictators in a fascist state. All of these (including The Late Mr. Kent) are in the Volume Two collection, though World's Finest is also available alone as "The Batman/Superman Movie".<BR/><BR/>I don't have Volume Three but I know there's a great episode on that one called Knight Time, in which Bruce Wayne disappears without a trace, prompting Superman to put on Batman's costume and clean up Gotham a bit. Talk about giving Batman's urban myth a boost on the street!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156298863264768972006-08-22T22:07:00.000-04:002006-08-22T22:07:00.000-04:00Thanks, nobody; I actually haven't seen any of the...Thanks, <B>nobody</B>; I actually haven't seen any of the Superman cartoons--maybe I should rent them. I'm not a big animation watcher, but I did enjoy a brief flirtation with the Teen Titans (shock!).Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156295211441868102006-08-22T21:06:00.000-04:002006-08-22T21:06:00.000-04:00Loved your description of "the Metropolis story". ...Loved your description of "the Metropolis story". It reminds me of the Superman cartoon episode "The Late Mr. Kent" -- probably the best of the series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156274828554663052006-08-22T15:27:00.000-04:002006-08-22T15:27:00.000-04:00Hey, matthew, thanks for the John Sanford correcti...Hey, <B>matthew</B>, thanks for the John Sanford correction. I honestly had no idea! (And was apparently too lazy for a google-check.) Actually, his books look like fun, so I take the cheap Da Vinci Code shot back!Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156188791009973482006-08-21T15:33:00.000-04:002006-08-21T15:33:00.000-04:00(“the latest John Sandford novel”—a Da Vinci Code ...<I>(“the latest John Sandford novel”—a Da Vinci Code rip-off?) </I><BR/><BR/>It's not clear whether you know this from how you phrase it, but John Sandford's a real author. My father likes his stuff.<BR/><BR/>I don't have enough spare money to get anywhere near the amount of comics I get. If it was up to me I'd be getting about half of DC's line. As it is, I'm getting 52 and Justice League and am trying a few other things, but may have to drop them. The only thing I'm getting that I know I'll never drop is Legion.Matthew Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007497367844755093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156167808227171282006-08-21T09:43:00.000-04:002006-08-21T09:43:00.000-04:00david - I don't know if my pal will forgive me for...<B>david</B> - I don't know if my pal will forgive me for disclosing this, but he had to leave the theater halfway through the film, moments before the crawlers appeared. I thought, "Damn, what a rotten time for a pee-break"--but I was wrong. Turns out, he'd gone to the consession stand to get some frozen yogurt and just chill out for a bit. It's a scary movie that will make a grown man flee to the consession for the comfort of Yogen Fruz! (Sorry C!) And thanks for that <I>Dog Soldiers</I> recommendation - I will get it for sure.<BR/><BR/><B>jon</B> - Every now and then, when I'm flush, I think: "Isn't it great that I can buy almost whatever comics I want." But what usually happens is that I end up buying a whole bunch of comics that are only semi-pleasing. I actually really enjoy the belt-tighening process insofar as it makes you really choose only the very best titles on your list. But you're right - I'm still being way too tolerant. More may fall from the list soon. <I>GL Corps</I> stays for me because I'm infatuated with Gleason's art. I'm sort of on the fence about <I>Manhunter</I>. After it received a stay of execution, I went out and bought about five back issues, but haven't read them yet. Should do.Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156166725700258892006-08-21T09:25:00.000-04:002006-08-21T09:25:00.000-04:00Jim, I'm with you on the quavering finances. Alth...Jim, I'm with you on the quavering finances. Although I'm a bit less tolerant than you. I've dropped series I sort of liked instead of just those I didn't like. Like Green Lantern Corps. I like it, but I can live without it. I'm trying to hit a few new titles to replace stuff I felt I was just buying to read "something" I thought I would enjoy. I finally picked up Manhunter and actually want to start hunting down the back issues.joncormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865627865285684437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156137353981357902006-08-21T01:15:00.000-04:002006-08-21T01:15:00.000-04:00I have never screamed while watching a film before...I have never screamed while watching a film before---not even as a child. <I>The Descent</I> made me scream three times. Luckily I was in a cinema full of people who were all on the same level. Marshall is the Hitchcock of scary cinema, and I highly recommend his debut, <I>Dog Soldiers</I>, as well.David Goldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988083380983768496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156136900409299592006-08-21T01:08:00.000-04:002006-08-21T01:08:00.000-04:00Many thanks for that link, ragnell - I hadn't seen...Many thanks for that link, <B>ragnell</B> - I hadn't seen any of those pics before. I too prefer Karl Kerschl's art style, and if he is the new regular artist that would certainly go a long ways towards bringing the Flash up to the level of DC's other marquee properties. Is it just me, or does DC seem to be developing a more fluid and "pretty" house-style in general? This would fit right in.Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13604760.post-1156121912000036772006-08-20T20:58:00.000-04:002006-08-20T20:58:00.000-04:00I'm willing to give the Flash another few issues o...I'm willing to give the Flash another few issues on the off chance this is an art problem for me. I let my sister read the first two, and she loved them. The major difference between our tastes is that she forgives bad art much more easily than I do. I saw a preview of the next issue on <A HREF="http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/2259652.html" REL="nofollow">Scans_Daily</A>, and the artist there is much more to my taste.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.com