The Week In Ink: September 23, 2009
September 24, 2009 | Posted by Chris Sims Make ‘em say–
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Yes, as the dulcet tones of Master Percy Miller
Here’s what I picked up this week…
…and here’s what I thought about ‘em!
Conan the Cimmerian #1: In last night’s post, I briefly described a story from Savage Sword of Conan where Conan had sex with a girl who turned into a tiger, turned into a lion to fight her, fought a bear, stole some stuff, and thought about having kids. That’s a lot to happen in one story–even a magazine-sized epic–but you know what the most important thing about it was? And in fact, the most important thing about any Conan story?
Conan was in it.
And that’s more than you can say for this issue. Now, it’s not bad at all–I think Tim Truman’s been doing some fantastic work on the title since he took over from Kurt Busiek–but like “Cimmeria”
Again, it’s a fine story from Truman with gorgeous art, and there’s a good chance that it’s just my particular hangups and declarations about What Comics Oughtta Be that keep me from enjoying it, but I can’t stop myself from thinking how much I’d rather see Kubert drawing Conan fighting a monster than Conan cooking a deer while his mom and some kid fight a monster.
Detective Comics #857: This is one of those awesome weeks for comics where there’s so much great stuff that, even with my almost completely arbitrary standards, it’s almost impossible to pick something to call the best. But if I may be allowed to quote from pal Matt Wilson’s recent article on Topless Robot…
Don’t even try to tell me these things aren’t awesome: Batwoman fights the adherents of a crime religion who follow a crime Bible that says they have to kill her. She often kicks people right in the face.
…and in most situations where I’m involved in judging the quality of something, that’s pretty much going to come out on top.
Seriously, though, this is an incredible comic, and that’s obviously due in large part to JH Williams III. His issues of Detective have been four of the prettiest comics I’ve ever read, and this one somehow manages to top them all, not just for the beautiful art that shines under Dave Stewart’s coloring, but for some of the most innovative page layouts in comics today. The idea of Batwoman and Alice as reflections of each other isn’t just something that crops up in the script (not to mention that it’s underscored by the references to Alice in Wonderland itself), it’s also driven home in the way the issue plays out on the page. Pages two and three are done as an incredible spread of symmetrical panels with the characters mirroring each other, and the effect is amazing. And then there’s the fight scene where the actual fighting is done in jagged red lightning bolts that was one of my favorite pages ever even before I turned the page and got to the punchline. It’s just a flat-out gorgeous comic.
But it’s not just the art that makes it so great; Greg Rucka’s written the perfect script for Williams to work with, taking full advantage of what he’s set up in other books to do an engaging story about the Crime Religion (which, to be honest, didn’t really work all that well for me the last time I saw it in the mini-series with the Question) and nifty lines like the invocation of The Batman Rule. It’s one of the rare books in which everything comes together, from the script and art to the coloring and lettering, and it’s quickly become one of the comics I look forward to the most.
Fantastic Four #571: Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham’s second issue of the World’s Greatest Comics Magazine has a cover where Reed Richards has just dropped an uppercut on Galactus while wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, and the fact that this is the third most awesome thing about this issue ought to give you an idea of just how rad this comic is.
We’re going to be talking about it quite a bit on next week’s War Rocket Ajax (we recorded last night, right after Euge and I had read the issue), but the short version is that this is not just a great comic–with its intriguing plot and a story that can still deliver more surprises in one issue than most comics manage in entire arcs–and it’s not just a great Marvel comic–with love-letter eye candy like the army of Reeds armed with Ultimate Nullifiers that shows up on page two–but that it’s a great Fantastic Four comic. With all the big fun stuff that’s in it, my favorite part isn’t Galactus showing up with four Silver Surfers or even the last-page twist, but a scene where Reed and Sue talk to each other at the breakfast table.
The major “criticism” (if you want to call it that) that you can level at Hickman’s story is that it’s not so much an FF story as it’s a Reed Richards story, but in one scene, Hickman proves he gets Reed better than almost anyone who’s been working on the character in the past few years. Plus I’ve got a theory about why we’re only seeing alternate Reeds and not any alternate Bens or Johnnys or especially Sues. But we’ll have to see where that goes.
As for the art, well, I’ll be honest: I wasn’t a big fan of Dale Eaglesham when the run started, and even the first issue didn’t quite hook me, but this one is darn near perfect i how he pulls off everything from the cosmic action to the expressive faces. It’s not often that I’m taken by surprise, but Eaglesham did it, and it’s good stuff.
Incredible Hercules #135: I haven’t exactly been quiet about my love of Incredible Herc, as it’s easily one of the best comics comics on the stands and probably in the running for the best Marvel book period, but I’m not sure that I’ve talked too much about how much I love the current stories.
I say “stories”–which sharp-eyed linguists among you might note as the plural form—because the last few issues have been split between Hercules disguising himself as Thor to infiltrate Asgard, which is awesome, and–as we see in this week’s–Amadeus Cho seeking out the origin of the game show that got his parents killed and his sister whisked off to Parts Unknown. And it is pure comics joy to read.
Everything about it is fun, from the faux AD&D module setup of the recap page that reuses Chris Weston’s art from The Twelve (which looks oddly appropriate) to the way Pak and Van Lente have done a story that’s as much of a metatextual riff on Joseph Campbell’s monomyth as it is a new iteration of the same. And then there’s the stuff that we’ve come to expect from Herc: the book’s signature sound effects are a little toned down (only two good ones this time, although “DETHTRPPPP” is great), but I would’ve stabbed someone to have come up with Dr. Japanazi, The Man With Two Evil Axis Brains! It’s incredible fun, and while the book’s gone biweekly while the two parallel stories are going on, I’d read this thing if it was coming out every day.
Superman: Secret Origin #1: With my overwritten, vitriolic review of Blackest Night #1, I might’ve earned a bit of a reputation as a guy who habitually hates on Geoff Johns, but I promise that’s really not the case. I’ve actually really enjoyed everything he’s done on Superman with Gary Frank; between Superman and the Legion
And it is unnecessary. In the 20-odd years since Crisis on Infinite Earths provided an actual reason for people to show how the DC characters got started, Superman’s had more “definitive origins” than anyone ought to. And while all you really need is the first page of All Star Superman
And yet, here we are, with DC steadily chipping away at all the reasons they rebooted Superman in the first place (“Last Son of Krypton? Nah, there’s 100,000 more, including his cousin, his cousin from a parallel dimension, and a dog.” “Well if he doesn’t make Lex Luthor lose his hair as a child, then why would he become the greatest villain in the world, huh?”), and a new origin is warranted. And like I said, as much as I feel like it’s the last thing we need in comics, I’ve been looking forward to seeing how it’d go down.
And the result? Well, it’s good–there are some sharp, funny bits and Gary Frank on Superman is just incredible–but for me, it feels a little empty. I can only think that as much as I’m trying to read it on its own, I can’t help but mentally compare it to Man of Steel and the seemingly effortless way that Byrne pulled off Superman’s origin. . Add to that the fact that as much as I love the Silver Age, there are elements of Silver Age Superman (the indestructible costume, for instance) that I just can’t see a reason to bring back beyond wanting them because that’s how it was when Geoff Johns was a kid, and I’m having a harder time enjoying it than I thought I would.
But at the same time, the Modern Age Superman of Man of Steel is the Superman from my childhood, so maybe I just want that stuff to stay around because it’s what I grew up with. I’d like to think that I’ve got legitimate reasons (obviously), but the only real determination of which take on a character is valid is which one DC is willing to pay for, and since I’m pretty sure Geoff Johns isn’t complaining about my Superman mini-series on his blog at 2 in the morning, that guy wins. So for now, I’m going to stick with it, and maybe Johns’ll pull out one of those third-act moments he’s build his career on that’ll turn it around for me.
I’ve got to admit, though, I am pretty intrigued by the idea that Superman’s heat vision is a direct by-product of getting aroused, as it would make for a really awkward fight with Darkseid later on in life.
Underground #1: And speaking of things that I’ve been looking forward to, Jeff Parker and Steve Lieber’s Underground came out this week, and I can already tell that it’s going to be a book that’ll tough to review because it’s just so good.
That shouldn’t surprise anyone; Parker’s great and Lieber, whose amazing art I first saw in Whiteout
Scriptwise, it lacks the robots, gorillas, robot gorillas and Truman Capotes that you may have come to expect from Parker (though there are a good number of explosions), but he’s just as good here as he is on the big fun super-hero comics that he does for Marvel. It reminds me a lot of The Interman–probably because that’s the closest thing to it that he’s done–and he manages to hook the reader right out of the gate with appealing characters.
So yes: All that just to say “Hey, it’s Jeff Parker and Steve Lieber. Get it.”
Wednesday Comics #12: With this issue, DC’s experiment on the 14″ x 20″ newspaper-sized page ends, so it looks like it’s time for the ISB Comics Review Lightning Round: My reaction to all twelve strips in one sentence each! Here we go!
Batman: On the one hand, Batman kicks dudes, breaks windows and Azzarello writes a moody script that works well with Risso’s equally moody art that reads well one page at a time, but on the other, it ends with Batman making out with a dead girl, and that’s an Emotion of Batman that even I haven’t chronicled.
Kamandi: Absolutely perfect for the format with gorgeous art and a fun story that evoked the best bits of Prince Valiant but with machine-guns and gorillas.
Superman: You have got to be kidding me.
Deadman: I’m not quite sure what went on with this one story-wise–it got a little muddled there in the middle, what with it starting with a serial killer and then turning into Deadman kicking demons in the face, both of which are equally valid–but I could look at Dave Bullock drawing this stuff all day long.
Green Lantern: Busiek and Quinones got off to what might be the worst start of the bunch, and while it picks up at the end, half the strips could’ve been cut out to make more room for Quinones to draw Hal fighting aliens for weeks at a time and I’d be much happier.
Metamorpho: As good as this one was–and it was a lot of fun–having such huge names behind it meant it little bit of a letdown, especially since two or three strips read like filler.
Teen Titans: Great art, terrible story.
Strange Adventures: Another of the standouts, Pope crams so much into this one that I’m surprised he pulled it off even with the larger page format.
Supergirl: I talk about expressive art a lot when I review comics, but Amanda Connor is second only to Kevin Maguire with how much she can get across with just a facial expression.
Metal Men: We knew Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Kevin Nowlan were going to be awesome on this, but who woulda thought that Dan Didio would write a story that made it the sleeper hit of the project?
Wonder Woman: I can respect Ben Caldwell’s ambition in trying to pull this off and he definitely made something that’s gorgeous to look at, but actually reading it took more effort than I was willing to put in after a few weeks.
Sgt. Rock: If you can remember how upset I was to see Joe Kubert draw a Conan story where Conan didn’t fight anybody, imagine how I felt to see an oversized Sgt. Rock story where Rock only punched like two Nazis.
Flash: A great example of playing with the newspaper format, but it felt like Kerschl & Co. bit off a bit more than they could chew once the time travel stuff started.
Demon and Catwoman: This isn’t exactly what I was expecting from Simonson, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Hawkman: PERFECTION.
And that’s Wednesday Comics! As with all anthologies, it’s a pretty mixed bag, but it served its purpose as a reminder that Kyle Baker is more than any of us deserve.
DC Classics Library: A Death In The Family: All told, this is the third time I’ve bought this story–the original issues and the trade being the first two–and I’ve got to say, if you’re going to get it, this is the way to do it
For one thing, there’s a lot more to it than the trade has, which is a good thing because $39.99 for four issues is almost enough to start a riot over. Instead, you get Death in the Family and the follow-up story, A Lonely Place of Dying, which–while not exactly what you’d call “essential” or “particularly good”–is still a nice piece to have. What really sells it for me, though, is the coloring.
In the originals, and even in the trade, there’s a lot of bleeding that only got worse over time as the newsprint pages faded, but in here–unlike the Kryptonite No More
Oh, that Sterling.
And that’s the week! As always, if you’d like to discuss something that I didn’t review–such as if Monark Starstalker’s return in Nova was rad or super-rad (yes) or if the grand finale of the biggest, stupidest, loudest Wolverine story ever was really worth the wait or the $4.99 cover price (no, not really, but I laughed), then feel free to leave a comment.
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“I’ve got to admit, though, I am pretty intrigued by the idea that Superman’s heat vision is a direct by-product of getting aroused…”
Has that ever appeared in any Superman comic before? Because, if not, then that means they’re taking ideas from Smallville, and THAT cannot be a good thing.
Only 1 line about the return of Monark Starstalker? I’m a tiny bit disappointed. And a little surprised to find out how much you liked the “Metal Men” story. I mean it wasn’t anywhere near bad or anything. But it just felt like a by-the-numbers story about them…
Also did your store not get Guardians of the Galaxy this week? I mean it had Kilraven and Cosmo as a puppy! Or was it the presence of even an alternate future Wonderman? Maybe you hate the character so much you won’t buy any book he shows up in?
Buttkickers of the Fantastic might have better than Nova this week. I can’t tell.
DnA’s run on Authority is ending soon – does this spell more awesome for Marvel Cosmic (as opposed to comics)? Y/N
Nova was pretty damn awesome. Because I have to admit, I don’t know who the hell this Monark Starstalker fella is, even though it’s billed as a return…but I still bought him as a credible threat, which is the most important thing about his entrance.
Also, best last page I’ve seen in a long time.
In ‘Tec, has Alica always had the dagger sheath that looks like a penis? Maybe it’s just because I noticed it this issue and then couldn’t stop noticing it, but man does that sheath look like a penis.. I’m sure it’s intentional though, given all the other hidden stuff Williams has been packing in. One of the most beautiful comics I’ve seen for a long long time (not because of the penis thing).
Hey Chris, maybe I missed it but I haven’t noticed any comments on the Immortal Weapons series. How have you been liking it? I thought the first with Fat Cobra was great with a good measure of humour and tragedy. The second had a very horror movie feel to it that I thought worked well with Bride of Nine Spiders. Haven’t read the third yet.
I’m wondering – if this Batwoman run in Detective Comics proves popular enough, will they release a trade of it? I’ve only read two issues of it, but it’s blown me away, and a trade of this is something I would go out of my way to buy.
Coren – DnA signed an exclusive deal with Marvel, hence their leaving Authority..
If they put a trade of this Batwoman stuff out, I’ll buy it, and I have like zero interest in Bat-related properties not written by Grant Morrison. (please don’t judge me)
But J.H. Williams did the art on the greatest comic book ever created by human beings, so I might have to do this just to get more of his stuff.
If they put out a trade.
I have to admit, Dayv, I picked up the first issue of Batwoman’s Detective Comics *just* because I couldn’t justify staring at the art in the store for so long without buying it. But then I discovered that it was a really, incredibly good comic, despite my not liking the B-Woman much in “52,” and now I buy it every month.
All things considered, I think they’ll put out a trade (fingers crossed). And then we’ll ALL be happy.
I’m a little behind on my comics but I have to agree with the DC: Batwoman love. I actually prefer it a little bit more to the Morrison/Quitely Batman & Robin series. The Question back-up is also great two-fisted pulp fiction. I hope this gets a good long run.
I also agree with you on Wednesday Comics almost word for word – even though I haven’t yet read the last three issues. I only hope we see more of Gibbons & Sook’s Kamandi and Kyle Baker’s Hawkman.
Oh and…
“from the faux AD&D module setup of the recap page”
OK you have just convinced me to add Incredible Hercules to my pull list.
Chris, I kinda feel like a douche for writing just to say I agree with everything you said, but I do. Especially about the PERFECTION. Somebody needs to donate One Million Dollars to The Comic Books so that Kyle Baker can be paid what he deserves for making us so, so happy. And half of that can go to Gibbons & Sook. Ooh! They can do it in tabloid size hardcovers that come out every two months for, umm, $16.95. Of course there’d be room for Batwoman in there, too…
I am at work.
I actually like the thought of the indestructible costume coming back, if only because Superman takes a lot of punishment, so his costume should, too.
Otherwise, I’m with Scott. Stealing from Smallville can never end well.
One thing that I appreciate about Byrne’s Man of Steel is that rapid pace. There’s an issue of introduction and then it’s all about Superman being Superman for four issues until at the end Byrne looks back to Krypton. Byrne focused on the interesting things instead of minutia. Other comic creators have been more pithy when it comes to telling Superman’s origin but for something “novel length” give me Superman being a superhero, not Clark Kent fiddling around with his powers.
I don’t plan on looking at Secret Origin until it shows up in trade and if I hear that it’s really good; it just seems unnecessary to me especially when these days it seems like if you don’t care for a version of Superman’s origin you can just wait eighteen months and there will be a new one for you.
I think another part of the reason they are doing yet another Superman Origin is because the last couple didn’t include the Legion at all they’ve been reintroduced into this Superman’s past (and I know they told that story in the first issues of the Legion story in Action)
But that doesn’t matter as long as Hickman can keep pumping out Fantastic Four issues like that I’ll be happy
also the little thing in that issue I love, like Galactus not having 4 Silver Surfers but a Gold, Silver, Iron, Bronze Surfer
(Any way of getting Hickman onto WarRocket?)
Agree on your break-down of Wednesday Comics. (The idea of Jason Blood and Catwoman doing the nasty struck me as…well, let’s just say that for once comics writers have gotten ahead of the shippers.)
I think you’re thinking what I’m thinking about Reed and the rest of the FF. I mean, the other Reeds are giving off a creepy vibe in a lot of ways. (Why wasn’t Reed concerned that they killed that Galactus, given that Reed saved Galactus in his own reality for what turned out to be very good reasons?) I’m guessing that the final hazing ritual if you join the Reed Legion is killing or rejecting your FF colleagues in the name of the greater good.
I’m actually hoping that this is where Hickman is going: that Reed learns that the desire to Solve Everything is the problem, not the cure, that his real place is to do what he can in limited ways while staying with his friends and family.
Not that you need my advice on buying more comics, but are you not reading the newly relaunched/renumbered Incredible Hulk? Yes, it started with Jeph Loeb in 600 with more Red Hulk bafflement, but 601 handed it off to Greg Pak, and it seems right up your alley. I’m legitimately surprised to not see it on your list for two reasons:
1) Fred van Lente doing Lyra the Savage She-Hulk backup features
2) A fight with the Juggernaut this week that is the precise style of people getting hit so hard that it’s very exciting and yet quite funny at the same time that I associate with your blog.
You forgot Bruce taking his Son to a Comic Store and buying him a copy of Conan
he didn’t have 4 Silver Surfers, he had 4 Surfers of different colors, which brought to mind the Metal Men which bumped it even higher up the awesome chart.
I was with you on the new Superman reboot not being needed, but then I saw the 2nd cover
http://www.dccomics.com/media/product/1/3/13205_400x600.jpg
Just FYI, Chris, this week’s issue of Vigilante had Batman kicking Vigilante in the head, and I immediately thought of you. Isn’t it great to be the man most associated with kicks to the head?
Between Reed Richards and Beta Ray Bill, Galactus has gotten his ass whipped like a rented mule these days.
I say he’s had it coming for at least an eon or two.
Galactus is also getting flak from the Son of Hulk. (No, not him, the other one. No, the other other one.)
I’m pretty sure Banner is up to four in-continuity kids. Five if we count Scorpion. Wow, that even beats Scott Summers and his brood of future offspring. Busy men, these nuclear scientists.
All things considered, I think they’ll put out a trade (fingers crossed). And then we’ll ALL be happy.
Are we happy now?
Yeah, I don’t understand how there could be doubt about this being collected in trade, considering pretty much everything gets collected these days.
It seems like SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN is all about attempting to appease the most easily disgruntled comic fans in the world. Namely, it is about making sure neither the text, nor the spirit, of forty year old LEGION stories are contradicted.
Whatever …
There is some benefit to pulling in whatever good ideas that might have cropped up in either LOIS & CLARK or SMALLVILLE. Sadly, I strongly doubt that Geoff Johns is the right gut to do it. He can tell a good story, but he really does seem to have no comprehension of what makes Superman tick.
The odds are that this is inessential at best and a disaster at worst.
man, i cant wait for chris’s reading of anita blake. please tell me it involves copious amounts of alcohol?!
Yep. Arousal heat vision is from smallville. i actually love smallville, because it makes sense once you view it the way geoff johns does. It’s DC’s ultimate universe.
Hey good round up, I was wondering if you got a chance to see the brave and the bold musical episode yet, which i just finished on youtube (I guess it just aired). It was kinda hard to meet the hype but i still had great time with it…
I agree that Dr. Japanazi is fucking bonkers, but what I love much more than just the idea of him is his half knight half samurai armor guards.
The mechanics of it make NO SENSE AT ALL, but it’s SO AWESOME.
Also, Cho’s character in the Mastermind Excello RPG was clearly sent to rescue Minxy Flatbrush from Dr. Japanazi. That is double hardcore.
Old Man Logan justifies my choice to not even read Mark Millar comics for the stupid fun of it.
Because they always eventually lead to a conclusion that is just as stupid, far more unnecessarily violent, and completely un-fun.
“I was with you on the new Superman reboot not being needed, but then I saw the 2nd cover”
Ugh, I can’t tell which looks worse: Superboy or Saturn Girl. Yeah, I think the main mission is to bring Clark’s “Superboy” years back into continuity. As much as like Superboy stories, I don’t see a need for it. A lot of Superboy comic stories (the Filmation ones were good) tended to be a lot of retro-foreshadowing.
“So this issue Jimmy Olsen travels back through time to meet Superboy. Next time, Clark meets a young Lois Lane, and we’ll set up young Bruce Wayne and Oliver Queen in future stories.”
(Or whatever order they came in.)
the ending of Red Son was unnecessarily violent and unfun?
Well I meant the stupid Mark Millar comics. I acknowledge he’s written some stuff that doesn’t fall into that category.
“the ending of Red Son was unnecessarily violent and unfun?”
No, the ending of Red Son was a freebie from Grant Morrison. ;-)
I don’t mind still another reboot, but I like seeing Ma and Pa Kent and Smallville as supportive figures present in the background of the Superman mythos. All I’m gonna say is that I hope Johns keeps his “I make superheroes look noble by filling their lives with ruin and despair” nonsense in his pants.
I like to take the “keep the angst in your pants, Johns” bit literally. And everything positive people said about Herc, I second it.
far as I know, GM only came up with the whole “the L in Kal-L stands for Luthor”, didn’t the whole final battle come from Millar’s head?
also on Millar, I personally think he can be a great writer, he just has no impulse control. whenever he sees the chance to add in explosions and gore, this impulse is very hard to fight and he goes for it. this sometimes comes off as stupid, but other times comes off awesome as hell (Ultimates).
Mark Millar wrote the best Superman stories of the ’90s in Superman Adventures.
That is a fact and I can prove it with math.
make a blog post about the math
The first page of the Superman Adventures with the Batman team-up against the Mad Hatter kicks the ass of several whole ’90′s Superman arcs.
Finally getting around to answering questions…
Hey Chris, maybe I missed it but I haven’t noticed any comments on the Immortal Weapons series. How have you been liking it?
I’ve been enjoying it quite a bit. Jason Aaron’s Fat Cobra story has been the best of the bunch so far, but they’ve all been entertaining.
I actually like the thought of the indestructible costume coming back, if only because Superman takes a lot of punishment, so his costume should, too.
Superman’s clothes having the same biological ability to process yellow sunlight into invulnerability doesn’t even make comic book sense.
Not that you need my advice on buying more comics, but are you not reading the newly relaunched/renumbered Incredible Hulk?
I actually am! I pulled it out of the stack because I was thinking of scanning Skaar reading Conan for the shopping list, then forgot to file it back in when I typed everything up.
Hey good round up, I was wondering if you got a chance to see the brave and the bold musical episode yet, which i just finished on youtube (I guess it just aired).
Nope, and I haven’t seen the OMAC episode either. Did they actually come on Cartoon Network?
God I wanted to love the BatB musical episode so much, but it seemed to need a valid reason for being a musical episode in the first place rather than just trusting the audience. It’s good that they actually use a female crimefighter in an episode (for only the second time and again as an object of lust/longing), but it felt like this episode was trying too hard.
And yes, I do know this might be a foolhardy avenue of criticism not just for the Brave and the Bold, but for an episode that features Batman using a gorilla as a skateboard.
Yeah, I need to see these episodes, too. Someone at my local comic store said they weren’t going to have B&B on CN anymore, which considering how they’d rather show kid-targeted reality shows, I kind of believe.
“Superman’s clothes having the same biological ability to process yellow sunlight into invulnerability doesn’t even make comic book sense.”
True, but with Kryptonian technology, they could create a fiber that is of extremely high durability yet thin enough to make a decent Superman costume, but without the yellow sun factor. Jor-El (at least in some versions) knew something of what Kal-El was in for when he showed up on Earth.
Begeesus! Matt Wilson’s comment section of people thinking his opinion is wrong somehow actually makes some of the threads your posts have generated look restrained and sensible. Poor guy.
I can’t get into Gary Frank’s art on the Not-Smallville thing because it seems like he’s using all the Crazy Eyes shots that he wasn’t allowed to use in the alternate-universe version of the same story in Supreme Power. Seriously, look at the panel where Young Lex is holding up the jar, and tell me that it doesn’t look like his skin should be white and his hair should be green.
Now that Wednesday Comics has wrapped what’s your final verdict? Thumbs up or down? When the first issue of this hit the stands I was pumped. As the weeks went on I stopped reading some of the stories entirely. I picked up all twelve but when I think about how I just spend 48 bucks on it I begin to regret it. If there’s a volume 2 I think I’ll skip it.