Comments on: Snark Free Corner for 7/16

By: Lothor

Lothor — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:15:37 +0000

Another, only slightly less snarky guess for cover theme game: they all represent the last cover of each series to feature speech baloons?

By: Jeff Albertson

Jeff Albertson — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:36:43 +0000

That would be Detective 549, actually.

Doug Moench’s run on Batman is sorely underrated.

By: Jeff Albertson

Jeff Albertson — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:31:59 +0000

Cover challenge: They all represent celebratory occasions: Valentine’s Day, Easter, and (Julie Schwartz’s) birthday.

Cop in the MU: Sadly, it’s tough to think of any recurring police characters. I was fond of Jean DeWolffe and Kris Keating, but they were both written out. I forgot about Rafe Scare, though. I did always like him.

My favorite Bullock story was probably the Doug Moench spotlight on the character that appeared somewhere around Detective 540.

By: PÃ³l Rua

PÃ³l Rua — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:47:11 +0000

Will nailed it with ‘Hero Hater’ Dai Thomas.
Great character.

As for Bullock, loved him in B:TAS, and quite enjoyed his short stint in ‘Gotham Central’ where it was interesting to see the weird mythic resonance he had around him.
Neat.

By: Graham Vingoe

Graham Vingoe — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:48:31 +0000

everyone thinks Jean Dewolff is the coolest cop in the Marvel Universe. They’re right!

By: Matt Bird

Matt Bird — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:35:03 +0000

It would seem to have to have something to do with Scott Shaw! drawing one cover and (I would guess) Elliot S! Maggin being one of the people pictured on the other, but Sheldon Mayer has no exclamation point in his name, so I’m stumped.

By: Chud

Chud — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:32:29 +0000

LOL…Lothor took my idea.

EVERY time I see the warnings before the Covers game I feel like making a smart ass reply.

By: Lothor

Lothor — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:20:40 +0000

I’ve got some guesses regarding the cover game:
- They all feature someone “giving” something to someone else (chocolates, cake, firey death)
- They all feature the last appearance of someone?
- They all have more than one story

or maybe:
- They all have prices!
- They all have logos!
- They all feature a man (or in the case of Capt. Carrot, a male)!
- They all are approved by the CCA!
- They all are DC comics!
- They all are in this “Snark Free Corner” column!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:15:49 +0000

It’s funny, I really though this week’s Cover Theme would be guessed right away.

By: Cove West

Cove West — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:35:09 +0000

I liked the TAS Bullock better than the more churlish comics version, but I agree that he is a great character overall. It’s a shame that Rucka apparently had a hate-on for him, because he was otherwise perfectly suited for GOTHAM CENTRAL. GC was a strange bird: a Gotham-cop title without the two iconic Gotham cops, Harvey Bullock and Jim Gordon. Montoya wasn’t a big enough “star” and Maggie Sawyer wasn’t “Gotham” enough, but it still lasted 30-some issues. If I were DC, I’d find someone of Bru’s and Rucka’s caliber to relaunch the title, this time adding Gordon, Bullock, and maybe some lesser “names” like Jason Bard. Hell, transfer in some more outsiders like Lady Cop, John Jones (as a detective, not JLAer), or one of Starman’s O’Dares.

Wow, DC’s cops really overshadow Marvel’s. I’d like to say Misty Knight, but she’s more superhero than cop, so that’s cheating. So a toss-up between Jean DeWolff and Tom Corsi. Though I guess technically, Nova counts too. Wait, I take it all back! Best cop in the Marvel Universe? Hero Cop of 9/11. MARVEL SAYS SO!

By: Ian Astheimer

Ian Astheimer — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:39:38 +0000

Who is the coolest police officer in the Marvel Universe?

Mother Majowski of Code: Blue.

By: Bill Reed

Bill Reed — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:32:54 +0000

Mine would probably be the one-off issue of Detective Comics that Chuck Dixon wrote spotlighting Bullock.

The one they turned into an episode of the cartoon? “A Bullet for Bullock,” or somesuch? Yeah.

Yeah, it really doesnâ€™t look like him at ALL, but I figure it pretty much has to be him, as he was in the comic and who else COULD it be?

Joe Potato? Heheh.

Anyway, the best cop in the Marvel Universe is Marcus Stone, leader of Code: BLUE, the madman who faced off alone against Ulik. Twice.

And the best cop in the DCU is either Terrible Turpin, or Lady Cop. Ha.

By: joecab

joecab — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:24:34 +0000

What do the covers have in common? Easy peasy:

1. There’s a fur in the closet of #1.

2. The “Furry Arms” Hotel on #2.

3. Julius Schwartz? Closet furry. Everyone knows he used to go around with Gardner Fox and Mort Weisinger dressed as the Three Mouseketeers.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:44:55 +0000

I would have never guessed that the guy kneeling down on that Detective cover was Harvey Bullock. Shows you what Weight Watchers and a shave will do for a guy :p

Yeah, it really doesn’t look like him at ALL, but I figure it pretty much has to be him, as he was in the comic and who else COULD it be?

By: Da Fug

Da Fug — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:20:23 +0000

I would have never guessed that the guy kneeling down on that Detective cover was Harvey Bullock. Shows you what Weight Watchers and a shave will do for a guy :p

By: Will

Will — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:49:29 +0000

Does Monica Rambeau still count as a cop? Failing that, is Charlotte Jones still alive?

Come to that, I remember Tom Corsi being pretty nifty in his very few appearances in Generation X.

However, the absolute best cop in the Marvel universe is Dai Thomas.

By: Bret

Bret — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:08:41 +0000

No-one’s mentioned Misty Knight?
She was a M.U. cop.

By: Rick Jones, really

Rick Jones, really — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:01:02 +0000

Tork, from Power Man & Iron Fist and Priest's Black Panther run. Funny, and good with a shotgun.

By: Crooow

Crooow — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:08:45 +0000

Regarding the covers, I’ll say that all the issues feature the editor of the book inside.

By: garbonzo

garbonzo — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:53:26 +0000

Rafe Scare from Powerman and Iron Fist? He was a cool cop. And he didn’t need a death scene to make him cool.

As for the covers, I’m going with food. They all have food on them.