Comments on: Comic Book Legends Revealed #227

By: The Amazing Spider-Ads

The Amazing Spider-Ads — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:22:32 +0000

What the hell is a Bat Lash?

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:24:25 +0000

Hey, Brian, thanks for mentioning DeMatteis and Ploog’s Abadazad and Stardust Kid—those two books are both great but don’t get NEARLY enough attention. The really sad part is what bad luck Abadazad has—from what I hear, DeMatteis and Ploog had five issues done (and were getting lots of critical acclaim) but only got three out before CrossGen died, and then after Disney purchased CrossGen’s properties and DeMatteis and Ploog started their series of prose/comics hybrid books through Hyperion/Disney, they had five books pretty much finished but were only able to publish three (and the third only in the UK!) before Disney pulled the plug. And plans for the book to return in comics format haven’t come to fruition.

I’m hoping that the current deal with Marvel and Disney will lead to great CrossGen projects like Abadazad, Negation, Route 666, El Cazador, etc., eventually seeing the light of day again (and hopefully continuing!). But I guess I shouldn’t hold my breath . . .

@Reaper: How has Ploog’s stuff in Thicker Than Blood been? I saw that in Preview and meant to check it out, but I never have.

By: OM

OM — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:32:26 +0000

…Possibly the thing I love the most about all the stories about Carmine’s regime at DC that have surfaced over the past few years is that they all prove that for all the derision people dump on Jim Shooter during his tenure at Marvel, Carmine was an even bigger schmuck during the time he was pushing people around at DC. While I honestly don’t wish the guy any real harm – hell, I still enjoy reading his Flash classics, and still wish he’d do either a Mr. Fantastic or Quicksilver mini for Marvel! – I honestly can’t wait until he’s finally taken the dirt nap to see *more* of all the Infantino dirty laundry revealed. Especially all the dirt on the cancelling of the “Fourth World” saga despite the fact that it saved Jimmy Olsen from cancellation, and three of the four books were in DC’s top 20 in sales throughout Kirby’s run on those books. I understand there’s also some juicy tidbits about the “Kryptonite Nevermore!” era when Denny O’Neill revamped Superman for the 70′s. Either way, from what I gather most of those present at DC when Carmine was (mis)adminstering things are holding back on the revelations until he’s passed on. Whether it’s out of respect or fear, YMMV.

By: CSBlakebrough

CSBlakebrough — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:04:16 +0000

Brian Is legendsrevealed.com dead? It used to have daily updates but now the lase entry is from the beginning of september, have you given up on it?

By: Panji Sudoyo

Panji Sudoyo — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:20:16 +0000

“If Bart were still alive, he’d beat Superman, and probably even Wally.”

Uhmmmm, i thought Bart was alive again..Not sure about it, though, since i don’t read that much DC.

By: John Sinclair

John Sinclair — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:01:21 +0000

Mike Ploog told me that story himself a couple of years ago, after a meeting of a Cardiff, Wales (as Tom Jones said in Mars Attacks) based animation society organized by Andrew from Calon Animation here.
Mike said he had never been so embarassed in his life!
Great guy, a thrill to meeet him – did you know he now lives in the UK?

By: Omar Karindu, with the power of SUPER-hypocrisy!

Omar Karindu, with the power of SUPER-hypocrisy! — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:08:36 +0000

Cei-U! suggests to me the premise of replacing “Crisis” with “Penis” in all relevant stories. “Penis on Earth-1″ “Penis on Infinite Earths!” “Countdown to Final Penis!!”

Someone should contact Avatar Press and Mark Millar’s agent immediately.

By: Zor-El of Argo

Zor-El of Argo — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:49:17 +0000

“With a little effort Johns could stretch this to four-issue mini-series. Make it a prestige series at $4.99 a shot. Have the Justice Leaguers take sides in the Superman-Batman cold war. Superman, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, and Green Arrow vs. Flash, Green Lantern, Batman, and Atom. Have it cross over to other titles in a big summer extravaganza. Call it INTERMEDIATE CRISIS to attract casual fans.”

Rob, first Johns would have to do a year-long “Countdown To Intermediate Crisis” to explain why in the world Green Arrow would be on the same side as Hawkman and Superman against Green Lantern and Batman.

By: Cei-U!

Cei-U! — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:19:06 +0000

Nobody’s mentioned the *other* error on the cover of Superman #199: Aquaman’s costume is miscolored. His shirt is bright yellow instead of orange.

As for the word balloon in question, the directionality of its tail makes it clear it’s not Batman speaking but the guy with the starter gun’s penis. Obviouslyly Weisinger couldn’t admit to it without bringing the CCA down on his head, hence the “we goofed” dodge.

Let’s see Johns get some mileage out of THAT

By: Rob Schmidt

Rob Schmidt — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:55:17 +0000

“Man, that Alex Ross recreation really sucks all the fun out of the Superman/Flash race.”

Yes! After all the homages by more fashionable artists, the Infantino/Anderson version still rules.

By: Clayton

Clayton — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:29:59 +0000

“Find out what happens when Clark and Diana have a torrid affair. When Hal and Barry have a closer-than-brothers “moment.” When Wally and Roy share a bed with Donna. When Ollie bets his fortune on the ponies, Ralph gets addicted to gingold, and Jean Loring goes insane.”

Hal and Barry is a given, yeah, but we all know Roy only has eyes for Dick. No, the double entendre isn’t intentional. Yes, it’s still accurate.

By: DanLarkin

DanLarkin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:49:25 +0000

Man, that Alex Ross recreation really sucks all the fun out of the Superman/Flash race.

BTW, Brian, I just checked the book out of the library and I’m thoroughly enjoying it.

By: Mike Loughlin

Mike Loughlin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:23:39 +0000

Here’s an Urban Legend for you: a young Frank Miller saw Batman rooting against Superman on the cover to Superman 199, and started giggling maniacally while designing bat-armor.

INTERMEDIATE CRISIS will spawn an ongoing series. Every iss will be about super-heroes arguing while the universe is threatened by obscure Green Lantern villains. It will be called INTERMINABLE CRISIS.

By: Zor-El of Argo

Zor-El of Argo — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:02:41 +0000

Why was who Batman cheered for even an issue? He and Flash were friends, too. Good enough friends that when Flash came back at the end of “JLA: The Lightning Saga” Batman was disappointed that it was Wally and not Barry.

Sure, Bats and Supes were BFF at the time, but when your your BFF excels at EVERYTHING, well, sometimes you just want to see him take a fall and remember that he’s not Superm… well, nevermind.

By: Q:?

Q:? — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:48:47 +0000

That Aquaman no. 50 cover is brilliant

By: Mark-Wayne Harris

Mark-Wayne Harris — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:26:12 +0000

Ahhhhh, yes. I’m not familiar with the issue, so I didn’t realize Mike Ploog didn’t do the cover. I see Gene Ha’s style in the Spirit’s face, but I thought the old bald guy looked Ploog-ishy if he had been inked by the great Dan Green. (on a side note: there’s a little bit of ego going on with the size and placement of that signature, Gene)

By: HooveR

HooveR — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:42:17 +0000

That’s how cover artist Gene Ha signs his work.

I really wanted to say that the alligator was supposed to be laughing at the Spirit, but…

By: Ted

Ted — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:11:41 +0000

Unless the story established why Batman supported Flash instead of Superman, that cover doesn’t quite make sense. Are they friends or are they enemies? Questions like these are why many people don’t take comics seriously. These support-or-don’t-support situations are almost always phony and unbelievable.

This isn’t just a plot problem, but a characterisation problem to? It goes to what kind of person Batman is. Would he support Superman or Flash? Would have he supported Denmark or Germany in the Schleswig-Holstein Question? Does he wear boxers or briefs? If we can’t answer questions like this, we can really call the character fully-realised? When these superheroes are one- or two-dimensional fighting machines, their stories seem superficial and juvenile. I don’t want to dumb myself down to the level of children to appreciate comics.

And THAT’S how you do satire.

By: Mark-Wayne Harris

Mark-Wayne Harris — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:27:40 +0000

OK–I have to ask because it’s eating me alive and no one else has brought it up. Whut da heck is that ‘ha!’ near the Spirit’s foot on the cover of issue #32? Someone tell me. Seriously.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:05:57 +0000

It was held for moderation, Mike, and I then approved it when I saw it later in the day.