Comments on: 365 Reasons to Love Comics #200 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:23:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JRC http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-786094 JRC Fri, 28 May 2010 19:36:02 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-786094 I can understand why sooooo many people hate IdC, but I enjoyed it for a trio of reasons. One for the internal monologue by Green Arrow, so well done and in character. The second is the way it re-introduced me to Elongated Man and Sue, who I'd known for years from JLE but never given a 2nd thought to. The loss really made me realize how valuable they were, and even though all that potential is gone now, I still have a great abiding love for the duo, that I would've never gotten without this. The added pathos, reading those old stories, knowing how things turn out is sad, but poignant too. I suppose it's a case of my callow youth coming out, but at least I do get it now. Third, the realistic take on living as a Superhero. I know it’s brutal, and a big turnoff to people--and I come to comics for escapism--but for my personal “what if heroes were real” story this is my top pick. I can understand why sooooo many people hate IdC, but I enjoyed it for a trio of reasons.
One for the internal monologue by Green Arrow, so well done and in character.
The second is the way it re-introduced me to Elongated Man and Sue, who I’d known for years from JLE but never given a 2nd thought to.

The loss really made me realize how valuable they were, and even though all that potential is gone now, I still have a great abiding love for the duo, that I would’ve never gotten without this.
The added pathos, reading those old stories, knowing how things turn out is sad, but poignant too.
I suppose it’s a case of my callow youth coming out, but at least I do get it now.

Third, the realistic take on living as a Superhero.
I know it’s brutal, and a big turnoff to people–and I come to comics for escapism–but for my personal “what if heroes were real” story this is my top pick.

]]> By: Mary Warner http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-738524 Mary Warner Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:12:04 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-738524 The very first super-hero comic book I ever read was an issue of Detective Comics. The main story had a Batman with amnesia trying to find out his own secret identity. The back-up story had Elongated Man and his wife at a movie studio. So he was actually one of the very first super-heroes I knew. I think I only read two other stories with him, though. Was he the only DC character with a public identity for several years? I've often wondered when he went public. Was it before the Fantastic Four? I wondered for years if he came before or after Reed. Stretching ability, public identity, a wife (back when super-hero marriage was EXTREMELY rare)-- Who was copying whom? The very first super-hero comic book I ever read was an issue of Detective Comics. The main story had a Batman with amnesia trying to find out his own secret identity. The back-up story had Elongated Man and his wife at a movie studio. So he was actually one of the very first super-heroes I knew. I think I only read two other stories with him, though.
Was he the only DC character with a public identity for several years? I’ve often wondered when he went public. Was it before the Fantastic Four? I wondered for years if he came before or after Reed. Stretching ability, public identity, a wife (back when super-hero marriage was EXTREMELY rare)– Who was copying whom?

]]> By: Lambert http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-705984 Lambert Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:39:07 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-705984 I've always been more of a Plastic Man fan myself, and EM is a good character, he just has the worst origin story of any character that has been around as long as him, soda? come on. I’ve always been more of a Plastic Man fan myself, and EM is a good character, he just has the worst origin story of any character that has been around as long as him, soda? come on.

]]> By: Japananese/Pharaoh wannabe http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-355434 Japananese/Pharaoh wannabe Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:12:19 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-355434 Comics make my life. Especially Japanese ones I just love with all my existence cartoons. I've gone beyond a normal person's limit on comics. I've obsessed over the topic till everyone around me would be tired of me talking about it. Comics make my life. Especially Japanese ones I just love with all my existence cartoons. I’ve gone beyond a normal person’s limit on comics. I’ve obsessed over the topic till everyone around me would be tired of me talking about it.

]]> By: Blues http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-145630 Blues Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:17:14 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-145630 The problem with the ghost detective thing is that it stopped the characters from growing. Well that sentence isn't quite right. But what I mean is, it wouldn't have been that bad if a superhero couple finally had a kid. That would have been progress. That the hero didn't start with a kid, and gets one. especially since sue is so involved in the stories, that the kid would eventually start getting involved. Unlike spider woman, she has a kid that you never see. The problem with the ghost detective thing is that it stopped the characters from growing. Well that sentence isn’t quite right. But what I mean is, it wouldn’t have been that bad if a superhero couple finally had a kid. That would have been progress. That the hero didn’t start with a kid, and gets one. especially since sue is so involved in the stories, that the kid would eventually start getting involved. Unlike spider woman, she has a kid that you never see.

]]> By: Matt http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-143421 Matt Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:14:01 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-143421 Say what you will about Identity Crisis. Not very good, I'll agree with that. But Identity Crisis was the story that introduced me to Ralph and Sue Dibny, and made me interested in them before brutally terrorizing them. So I owe it for that much, at least. -M Say what you will about Identity Crisis. Not very good, I’ll agree with that.

But Identity Crisis was the story that introduced me to Ralph and Sue Dibny, and made me interested in them before brutally terrorizing them.

So I owe it for that much, at least.

-M

]]> By: kabu http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-139834 kabu Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:12:57 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-139834 Found the artist's website re: manga Ralph and Sue! You gotta love Google image search (and Japanese keywords) http://silverrockets.chips.jp/hpkyi/index.html go to GALLERY and then ABOUT "ELONGATED MAN"　 a lot of love for the Dibnys there. Found the artist’s website re: manga Ralph and Sue!
You gotta love Google image search (and Japanese keywords)

http://silverrockets.chips.jp/hpkyi/index.html
go to
GALLERY
and then
ABOUT “ELONGATED MAN”　

a lot of love for the Dibnys there.

]]> By: bird http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-139624 bird Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:56:03 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-139624 Why no mention of EM's appearance in the Justice maxi? I loved the interaction with Plas in that series. Congrats on the 200 mark. This and Urban Legends are the reasons I check this site before Newsarama. Why no mention of EM’s appearance in the Justice maxi? I loved the interaction with Plas in that series.

Congrats on the 200 mark. This and Urban Legends are the reasons I check this site before Newsarama.

]]> By: John Seavey http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-139278 John Seavey Sat, 21 Jul 2007 22:38:55 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-139278 Two things (unless I think of more): 1) Yes, Ralph was originally a rival to the Flash, but even then, they were friendly rivals. It wasn't like Ralph was insulting the Flash's competency or being a jerk to him--he was just catching the same criminals the Flash was going after. 2) That Carmine Infantino art was just gorgeous. I'd heard of him as being something of a legend, but the 'Showcase Presents' volume was my first actual exposure to Infantino in his prime, and it's just amazing stuff--really pops off the page, and he uses Ralph's stretching abilities in clever, visually exciting ways. Two things (unless I think of more):

1) Yes, Ralph was originally a rival to the Flash, but even then, they were friendly rivals. It wasn’t like Ralph was insulting the Flash’s competency or being a jerk to him–he was just catching the same criminals the Flash was going after.

2) That Carmine Infantino art was just gorgeous. I’d heard of him as being something of a legend, but the ‘Showcase Presents’ volume was my first actual exposure to Infantino in his prime, and it’s just amazing stuff–really pops off the page, and he uses Ralph’s stretching abilities in clever, visually exciting ways.

]]> By: Prankster http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138958 Prankster Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:22:36 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138958 I actually thought making them Ghost Detectives was a good way of keeping them part of the DC Universe, and making them fun and entertaining again, without simply chucking all the existing continuity. Not that I would have had a problem with chucking the existing continuity. This whole situation speaks to everything wrong with superhero comics today--the rape and murder of Sue will always hover over these characters, even if they're completely rebooted, making them pretty much useless as kiddified characters, which is what they're meant to be. It'll literally be a generation before we can properly revive the tradition of a kid-friendly DCU, thanks to short-sighted thinking. Feh. I actually thought making them Ghost Detectives was a good way of keeping them part of the DC Universe, and making them fun and entertaining again, without simply chucking all the existing continuity. Not that I would have had a problem with chucking the existing continuity. This whole situation speaks to everything wrong with superhero comics today–the rape and murder of Sue will always hover over these characters, even if they’re completely rebooted, making them pretty much useless as kiddified characters, which is what they’re meant to be. It’ll literally be a generation before we can properly revive the tradition of a kid-friendly DCU, thanks to short-sighted thinking. Feh.

]]> By: Rebis http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138946 Rebis Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:01:36 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138946 Lauren wrote: "Any DC crisis is one too many. Although I forgive DC for the original crisis ... Bah on 52 and IC/IC2." All right, I'm going to say this again (it's my little pro-"52" mantra): "52" was NOT a huge crossover series. It was not one of those dreadful company-wide crossovers like any of DC's Perpetual Crisis or the Secret Civil Wars of M. It was, yes, a comic with a gimmick — one you either embraced or not, the weekly "real time" trick — but it was happily self-contained, decidely NOT an event comic. I wish people would stop comparing it to Identity Crisis and Infinite Crisis and all the rest. And one of the many things "52" did right was restore Ralph's smarts and heroism (though it faked us out pretty well) and then reunite him with Sue. Lauren wrote:

“Any DC crisis is one too many. Although I forgive DC for the original crisis …
Bah on 52 and IC/IC2.”

All right, I’m going to say this again (it’s my little pro-”52″ mantra): “52″ was NOT a huge crossover series. It was not one of those dreadful company-wide crossovers like any of DC’s Perpetual Crisis or the Secret Civil Wars of M. It was, yes, a comic with a gimmick — one you either embraced or not, the weekly “real time” trick — but it was happily self-contained, decidely NOT an event comic. I wish people would stop comparing it to Identity Crisis and Infinite Crisis and all the rest.

And one of the many things “52″ did right was restore Ralph’s smarts and heroism (though it faked us out pretty well) and then reunite him with Sue.

]]> By: Bill Reed http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138868 Bill Reed Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:45:32 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138868 <blockquote>I wanna know where manga Ralph and Sue came from too, Bill.</blockquote> I stumbled upon it somewhere in the tundra of the internet a while back, and I've no idea who drew it or where it actually came from. I was kinda hoping the artist would be reading this.

I wanna know where manga Ralph and Sue came from too, Bill.

I stumbled upon it somewhere in the tundra of the internet a while back, and I’ve no idea who drew it or where it actually came from. I was kinda hoping the artist would be reading this.

]]> By: Scavenger http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138823 Scavenger Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:02:02 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138823 I rather liked the Ralph/Wally relationship in JL* (much more so than the Hal/Wally). I rather liked the Ralph/Wally relationship in JL* (much more so than the Hal/Wally).

]]> By: lauren http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138813 lauren Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:31:19 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138813 Any DC crisis is one too many. Although I forgive DC for the original crisis a little bit as teh Wally West flash stories were very good. But not any of the rest and not for ruining Ralph and Sue. Bah on 52 and IC/IC2. The showcase volume is excellent, BTW. Sit for a long stretch of time and read it cover to cover. Any DC crisis is one too many. Although I forgive DC for the original crisis a little bit as teh Wally West flash stories were very good. But not any of the rest and not for ruining Ralph and Sue.

Bah on 52 and IC/IC2.

The showcase volume is excellent, BTW. Sit for a long stretch of time and read it cover to cover.

]]> By: Apodaca http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138807 Apodaca Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:12:03 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138807 <blockquote>Why did no one ever give Sue powers?</blockquote> She didn't need them.

Why did no one ever give Sue powers?

She didn’t need them.

]]> By: Brad Curran http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138804 Brad Curran Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:08:02 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138804 I wanna know where manga Ralph and Sue came from too, Bill. I wanna know where manga Ralph and Sue came from too, Bill.

]]> By: Mullon http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138656 Mullon Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:44:11 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138656 Yes, someone else doesn't like Identity Crisis. Infinite Crisis was pokay but Identity was just unpleasant. Congratulations on getting to 200. Yes, someone else doesn’t like Identity Crisis. Infinite Crisis was pokay but Identity was just unpleasant.

Congratulations on getting to 200.

]]> By: Ian http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138655 Ian Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:36:04 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138655 Why did no one ever give Sue powers? Did she ever try to be Elongated Woman? Why did no one ever give Sue powers? Did she ever try to be Elongated Woman?

]]> By: The Kirbydotter http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138586 The Kirbydotter Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:18:47 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138586 This is an awesome choice for the big # 200!!! :) (congratulations on this 200 days in a row feat by the way. Keep it coming! Cool stuff as always!) Ralph and Sue Dibny were THE cutest couple in the comics! I never made the Thin Man connection. Good call! Elongated Man was such a fun and cool character, just like I like them! I love detective stories. I love when comics don't take themself too seriously. I love the Schwartz influence of the more "brainy" stories of the Silver Age. I love the fact that Infantino could often ink himself on that series (since it was only a back up series and only a few pages long). I love the Giffen/DeMatteis Justice League run over all others. I love the Elongated Man mini that had the ultimate team on it: funny scripter Gerard Jones! Perfect Parobeck pencils! And Ty Templeton as the inker! No way to top that! I will hate and curse Brain Meltzer to the end for what he did to Sue. This is an awesome choice for the big # 200!!! :)
(congratulations on this 200 days in a row feat by the way. Keep it coming! Cool stuff as always!)

Ralph and Sue Dibny were THE cutest couple in the comics!

I never made the Thin Man connection. Good call!

Elongated Man was such a fun and cool character, just like I like them!
I love detective stories.
I love when comics don’t take themself too seriously.
I love the Schwartz influence of the more “brainy” stories of the Silver Age.
I love the fact that Infantino could often ink himself on that series (since it was only a back up series and only a few pages long).
I love the Giffen/DeMatteis Justice League run over all others.
I love the Elongated Man mini that had the ultimate team on it: funny scripter Gerard Jones! Perfect Parobeck pencils! And Ty Templeton as the inker! No way to top that!

I will hate and curse Brain Meltzer to the end for what he did to Sue.

]]> By: Joseph http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/comment-page-1/#comment-138555 Joseph Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:01:07 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/07/19/365-reasons-to-love-comics-200/#comment-138555 I love that Elongated Man, for what little of his adventures I have been yet priviledged to experience. I love that Elongated Man, for what little of his adventures I have been yet priviledged to experience.

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