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Snark Free Corner for 11/6
Welcome to the latest installment of your breath of snark free air!
Enjoy!
COOL COMIC THINGS
Michael Avon Oeming's new comic series (with Ivan Brandon), Cross Bronx, has been good on its own, but what has really stood out has been the back-ups of the book! What Oeming has done is to share with his readers as many notable rejection letters that he has received over the years as he can (he has expanded it as of late to just interesting correspondence), and the result is a truly fascinating experience.
This Wednesday's #3 is the best one yet, as it has a letter from Alex Toth, who gives Oeming (who at the point of the letter was beginning to be known for his work on Powers) a real once over, but a truly benevolent one - not just ripping Oeming for the sake of ripping him. Toth really seems to hold Oeming in high regard, he just gives harsh (but amazingly interesting) criticism.
The back-up series is a real treasure for comic fans who enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at breaking into the comic industry.
Excellent job by Oeming.
COVER HOMAGE
One cool point to the first person who can tell me which cover this Superman: Man of Steel cover is homaging!

SNARK FREE CHALLENGE
Who is more difficult to hit - a blindfolded Spider-Man or Daredevil?
COVER THEME GAME
As always, here is the game. I show three covers. They all have something in common, whether it be a character, locale, creator, SOMEthing. And it isn't something obvious like "They all have prices!" "They all have logos!" "They all feature a man!" etc.
In addition, please note that you must have some familiarity with comic book history to correctly guess these comics. You cannot guess the connective theme just by looking at the covers solely, you must have some knowledge beyond just the covers.
Good luck! A cool point to the first one who figures it out!
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COOL COMIC BOOK BOOK MOMENT
Let's set the scene.
Peter Parker has just had a Spider-Man adventure.
He had his thoughts filled with the girl he recently met, Gwen Stacy.
He had been avoiding a date with the niece of Aunt May's friend for quite some time (about seventeen issues at this point).
Finally, he agrees to go out on a date with the niece as a favor.
That's the set-up - here, then, courtesy of Stan Lee and John Romita, one of the more notable panels in Spider-Man history...

Pretty darn cool, no?
Well, that's it for this installment of Snark Free Corner.
Hope you had fun!
- Posted on November 6, 2006 @ 01:46 PM






16 Comments
Myke
November 6, 2006 at 1:53 pm
For the cover theme Game,
all three comics feature a character named Tempest
Jason
November 6, 2006 at 1:56 pm
Wild guess on the covers...old enemy returning to wreak havoc? I got the Titans issue...notice how each Titan holds something from their respective childhoods, which ties into Gargoyle screwing with their heads in the issue.
Greg Geren
November 6, 2006 at 2:13 pm
The homage was Bogdanove's cover to SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL # 1.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=49881&zoom=4
Interesting how the WTC was replaced by the LexCorp tower.
Greg
Tim Callahan
November 6, 2006 at 2:17 pm
Isn't that Superman:MOS cover just an homage to Bogdanove's cover to Man of Steel #1?
Or is MOS#1 an homage to something else?
Adam Jones
November 6, 2006 at 2:52 pm
Daredevil. Spiderman recently admitted in..I think it was the latest issue of Spectacular, that his Spidersense has been ringing non-stop since he went public. So it sort of becomes null and void after that.
Even so, would the Spidersense be active if it couldn't sense the oncoming danger? I mean, Spidey has dodged bullets, but he always knew before hand that bullets were coming at him. I suppose there have been instances where he had no idea and just did a random backflip to save himself, but it's always been my impression that the Spidersense was a reflex that sort of helped/enhanced his other senses. So being blind would certainly hinder it.
I mean, DD can sort of see anyway with the Radar.
Edward Liu
November 6, 2006 at 3:19 pm
If you assume that Daredevil and Spidey are equally hard to hit without any handicaps, then I say Spidey becomes easier to hit once a blindfold goes on since it's a pretty major handicap that DD doesn't need to overcome. Despite the spider-sense, Spidey still relies on his sight when he's fighting. DD doesn't. I'm not sure I agree with the assumption, but that's another story entirely.
The best bit about the MJ reveal was that Aunt May spent so much time emphasizing what a NICE GIRL the friend of Anna (?) Watson was, which is why Peter was ducking out on the date for so long.
SanctumSanctorumComix
November 6, 2006 at 3:37 pm
Civil War "post Secret ID revelation haywire spidey-sense" notwithstanding, I'd have to say it's harder to hit Spider-Man than DD.
Daredevil moves with Olympic athlete grace and all, but Spider-Man has ALWAYS been noted with comments like this:
"No one can move THAT fast!"
while having dudes with machine guns rattatattatting after him.
He has been shown to be able to circumnavigate objects and dangers blindfolded as well.
Heck, in some EARLY Ditko drawn "how does Spidey do things" segment they had him showcase this by (something akin to) walking a tightrope with his fingers while being shot at...blindfolded.
So, Spider-Man all the way.
DD's good, but he's still only as fast as a really great gymnast.
~P~
P-TOR
Levantine
November 6, 2006 at 4:25 pm
The cover is to Superman: The Man of Steel #1
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/comic-covers/Post-Crisis-Covers/Superman-1991/mos001s-tb.html
Levantine
November 6, 2006 at 4:26 pm
D'oh, I was beaten to the cover homage.
Apodaca
November 6, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Yeah, doesn't Spidey have some enhanced speed? That seems like it would give him the advantage over Daredevil.
It always bothered me that Mary Jane said that about herself. What kind of person announces their arrival like that?
I might have to go check out that Oeming series, if only for the letters.
Jaap
November 7, 2006 at 3:20 am
Apodaca: Well, since he'd been blowing her off ( I mean, she must know that he wasn't eager to go) and the look on peter's face, it'd be hard not to rub it in.
Aaron C
November 7, 2006 at 4:57 am
What's the Spide-man issue with that panel? It is a very cool moment.
Omar Karindu
November 7, 2006 at 8:28 am
Amazing Spider-Man v.1 #42.
Eqdoktor
November 7, 2006 at 1:32 pm
Who is more difficult to hit - a blindfolded Spider-Man or Daredevil?
Daredevil.
Daredevil faces nearly the same threats as Spider-man (thugs with machine-guns, super-villains, etc.), I would say, his injury rate should be on-par with or slightly less than Spider-man (which is to say, not very often). Being blind is a natural state for Daredevil, whereas a blinded Spider-man is handicapped by the loss of the sight sense. I don't think that the spider-sense can wholly compensate for the loss of sight. In a pinch, yes - spidey would be hard to hit even blinded; But the question at hand compares him to Daredevil who IMHO is a clear winner in this comparison.
Matt Brady
November 7, 2006 at 2:32 pm
I would go with Spidey, since his spider-sense warns him of danger BEFORE it happens, whereas DD can only sense something when it's already happening. If somebody is shooting at one of them, Spidey will know to jump out of the way before the guy pulls the trigger, but DD won't know to jump until he hears the trigger being pulled. Of course, you're not going to hit either one of them if you shoot at them. And it's a pretty vague question. By "hit" do you mean punch them? Engage them in a fistfight? Shoot them? Throw rocks? If you're having an all-out kung fu brawl, blindfolded Spidey will have a harder time than DD, but if you're trying to surprise them, Spidey has the edge (but only barely).
Sean W
November 21, 2006 at 10:56 am
Cover game guess........
On each cover, someone is standing on the surface/object/slab where the creators' signature is...