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11/7 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:37:10 +0000

The object everyone is fighting to get in Secret Six is quite a clever idea, it almost makes up for the inclusion of Tarantula in the comic!

13 Comments

At November 7, 2008, Ian A. wrote:
And, that object would be...?
At November 7, 2008, Jeff Ryan wrote:
Duh, it's a secret!

That being said, it's Marcellus Wallace's soul.
At November 7, 2008, Agent_Torpor wrote:
I dunno. I'm in the minority here, but i'm really not diggin' the title much.
At November 7, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
I'd say it's pretty cute as far as MacGuffins go, yeah.
At November 7, 2008, Matt D wrote:
And it's not like some of the interplay with Tarantula hasn't been fun. No bad characters, only poorly used ones.
At November 7, 2008, Chris Jones wrote:
I kind of like how Tarantula is being used, actually. I've never seen her in any comic before this and ...
At November 7, 2008, Craig wrote:
The Six have always been characterized well by Ms. Simone, and this new series surpasses all prior (already good) works. ...
At November 7, 2008, sterg wrote:
I am adding my voice to the choir. Secret Six is probably the DC Comic I enjoy the most every ...
At November 7, 2008, PastePotPete wrote:
COULD BE A SPOILER IF YOU FIGURE IT OUT

I saw the reveal of the card coming a few pages into ...
At November 7, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
I agree, it's an excellent book. And I'm not embarassed to say that as much as I tried to guess ...
At November 7, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
Oh yeah, and even during the first couple of issues, I never doubted that whatever Simone would come up with ...
At November 10, 2008, Rebis wrote:
It's actually such a genius reveal, I think it elevates the card beyond MacGuffin. Or, perhaps, it's the ultimate ...
At November 10, 2008, Jbird wrote:
I figured it out halfway through and still thought it was a cute idea by the end. The light tone ...

10/15 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:23:10 +0000

Having a superhero who is made up of the ashes interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns is a really cool idea.

38 Comments

At October 15, 2008, Graeme Burk wrote:
Unless you happen to think that the Tomb of the Unknowns should be a place to respect honoured war dead ...
At October 15, 2008, captaintrips wrote:
yeah i agree...superhero made up of dead ashes?? bottom of the barrel anyone?
At October 15, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
I dunno....I kinda agree with Graeme . I mean, the spirits of the Unknown Soldiers forming a hero, ala ...
At October 15, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Yuck. No, it's not. Jesus.
At October 15, 2008, Jeff Holland wrote:
It's...a little messed up.

Does that look like Billy Zane to anyone else? Come on, Greg Land.
At October 15, 2008, Brendan H. wrote:
Uh, yeah, is it a really cool idea? Because I'm leaning with the other posters here.
At October 15, 2008, HR wrote:
I have to agree with the poster here.

As a pulp EC idea it's pretty creative.
The line has to be ...
At October 15, 2008, JackKing wrote:
It's not like it's actual ashes of soldiers. It's fiction, get over it.
At October 15, 2008, joshschr wrote:
I picked this ish up but haven't had time to read it yet. I agree that it can be ...
At October 15, 2008, Matt Bird wrote:
I think Brian is joking. He can be pretty deadpan. Remember when he said that the teaser of ...
At October 15, 2008, joshschr wrote:
Remember when he said that the teaser of Ultimates 3 looked very promising? Is that a lead-in to a Family ...
At October 15, 2008, Chris Jones wrote:
I don't think it's inherently cool or uncool-it would be totally boss if handled correctly and disrespectful if not. Grow ...
At October 15, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
"Itâ€™s not like itâ€™s actual ashes of soldiers. Itâ€™s fiction, get over it."

Exactly.

People need to stop getting offended by things ...
At October 15, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
I think it's a cool idea, but then again I thought the teaser of Ultimates 3 looked promising too.
At October 15, 2008, Mr. Pete wrote:
Didn't Image try something like this already sometime in the ninties?
At October 15, 2008, PÃ³l Rua wrote:
I really like Kurt Busiek's Old Soldier... this guy strikes me as a punk.
At October 15, 2008, Beta Ray Steve wrote:
It's a cool idea, if it doesn't rain.
At October 15, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
Actually, it's a pretty lame idea.

Bugger offence or respect... it's just a pretty lame idea.
What can you actually do with ...
At October 16, 2008, Bat2supe wrote:
I don't find the idea really original or clever but the thing that strikes me is that how can you ...
At October 16, 2008, Graeme White wrote:
To me, it just sounds like the kind of thing Rob Liefield would have done in the early days of ...
At October 16, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
I don't think it's a matter of being too easily offended, you guys; it's simply a disgusting idea. Y'all need ...
At October 16, 2008, joshschr wrote:
I really don't understand why it would be considered disgusting. It's not being done in zombie-style. It's not ...
At October 16, 2008, captaintrips wrote:
i would like to clarify that i was never OFFENDED by the idea of a superhero composed of dead soldier ...
At October 16, 2008, joshschr wrote:
Are you reading Squadron Supreme? It's all about retreading superhero concepts we haven't seen. But with a Supreme ...
At October 16, 2008, Graeme Burk wrote:

Itâ€™s not like itâ€™s actual ashes of soldiers. Itâ€™s fiction, get over it.

I'd rather 'fiction' find more respectful means of ...
At October 16, 2008, Graeme Burk wrote:

People need to stop getting offended by things that donâ€™t actually exist, on behalf of the people they think should ...
At October 16, 2008, joshschr wrote:
What is disrespectful about it? He's not being resurrected as a terrorist.
At October 16, 2008, The Mutt wrote:
For crying out loud. Ashes are ashes. Bodies are meat. Cemeteries are monuments to the fact that humans are still ...
At October 16, 2008, captaintrips wrote:
when the anonymous comments section about a superhero becomes your soapbox, you know youre desperate for attention, mutt
At October 16, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
i would like to clarify that i was never OFFENDED by the idea of a superhero composed of dead soldier ...
At October 16, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
Well, I think the idea has potential because it could deal with a soldier without a sense of self so ...
At October 16, 2008, joshschr wrote:
Actually itâ€™s like the DCU. The main characters are direct copies of the main DCU heroes.

Yeah, to clarify, the Supreme ...
At October 16, 2008, The Mutt wrote:
Hey, I just like watching puppies come running when I whistle.
At October 16, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
While I'm okay with the actual general idea, I think they need to do a little bit more research...

Kind of ...
At October 16, 2008, ThiefTMA wrote:
The men laid to rest in the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery were all American servicemen - ...
At October 17, 2008, Jbird wrote:
The first ad I saw for the new Squadron Supreme had this guy, drawn by Land, with a gun so ...
At October 20, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
Yeah, to clarify, the Supreme characters up to this series have been DCU analogues. Now with SS #3, theyâ€™re starting ...
At October 22, 2008, GQ wrote:
"i just think the idea is really stupidâ€¦how many endless permutations of the superhero concept do we need? havent we ...

10/2 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:30:44 +0000

Batman #680 was awesome, but I hope that twist at the end (no matter how well executed it was, and it was extremely well executed) is just a feint and not the actual Black Glove.

27 Comments

At October 2, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Rabbits care about gloves?
At October 2, 2008, rexcase wrote:
i'm assuming if people have read this far, they've read the issue, so spoilers away:

i got that it was that ...
At October 2, 2008, Agent_Torpor wrote:
Never doubt Morrison's ability to shock the heck out of you.

I don't think Jezebel Jet's role in all this is ...
At October 2, 2008, Paperghost wrote:
I've done my best to keep up with this story, I really have. And I did rather enjoy the whole ...
At October 2, 2008, Greg Hatcher wrote:
I kind of LIKE the idea of her as the Glove. It makes a lot of the previous 'meh' stuff ...
At October 2, 2008, thekamisama wrote:
How did people not see it coming? Jezebel? The biblical allegory telegraphed it from miles away.
At October 2, 2008, Codename assassin wrote:
@Thekamisama:
Thats the things, it was predictable in a GOOD way.
At October 2, 2008, Martin wrote:
I thought the issue was godawful. Then again, I only keep reading Morrison's comics to try to figure out why ...
At October 2, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
I could probably explain it better if you could explain "logical narrative" and "no characters you care about." Of the ...
At October 2, 2008, JD wrote:
One of my main issues with Morrison's writing is that he has a hard time writing interesting villains. They're all ...
At October 2, 2008, The Fortress Keeper wrote:
Well .. you knew Jezebel wasn't on the up and up when she was questioning Bruce's motives in the Batcave ...
At October 2, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Oh, I'm totally cool with her being IN on it - that's definitely cool.

I just mean I hope she's not ...
At October 2, 2008, brian lockhart wrote:
I think Morrison in an interview a while back said he was shocked that readers had not guessed the villain ...
At October 2, 2008, Spiffy wrote:
> "I donâ€™t think Jezebel Jetâ€™s role in all this is as clearcut as some might say after this issue."

I ...
At October 3, 2008, Jbird wrote:
The preview for the next issue says that the Black Glove is revealed there.

Don't worry. Knowing Morrison, the Black Glove ...
At October 3, 2008, HammerHeart wrote:
Color me unimpressed. All the goodwill that I'd built up for Morrison after reading All Star Superman bleeds away when ...
At October 3, 2008, JB wrote:
Codename assassin- I think the people who are still guessing she has a different role don't want her as ...
At October 3, 2008, The Mutt wrote:
I haven't been reading batman, but from these comments I have to wonder: Jezebel Jet? As in jet black?
At October 3, 2008, Spiffy wrote:
> Jezebel Jet? As in jet black?

An amazing coincident is... she IS black.

Really!
At October 3, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
If you can't find characters to care about in New X-Men, Doom Patrol, Animal Man, or We3, at least, then ...
At October 3, 2008, Brad Curran wrote:
How in the bluest of blue hells did anyone at all think that Jezebel was meant to be the Glove?
At October 4, 2008, Ken Raining wrote:
"Color me unimpressed. All the goodwill that Iâ€™d built up for Morrison after reading All Star Superman bleeds away when ...
At October 4, 2008, Ken Raining wrote:
Oh, and Tony Danial isn't helping things at all.
At October 4, 2008, JB wrote:
"The â€œDamsel-in-disress-that-turns-out-to-be-in-on-itâ€ is such a genre cliche that Iâ€™m surprised anyone didnâ€™t see it coming. I was expecting this reveal ...
At October 5, 2008, Bruce Wayne Jr. wrote:
Declarative Rabbit is bending over backwards to laud this book.
At October 5, 2008, Mike McNulty a.k.a stillanerd wrote:
"The â€œDamsel-in-disress-that-turns-out-to-be-in-on-itâ€ is such a genre cliche that Iâ€™m surprised anyone didnâ€™t see it coming. I was expecting this reveal ...
At November 20, 2008, JimZipCode wrote:
What's the link to the guy that's deconstructing each episode of Morrison's Batman RIP? I could use a detailed ...

9/25 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:36:47 +0000

By the time X-Men: Legacy and Wolverine: Origins are done, every single X-Men issue from the past 45 years will have had SOME sort of sinister retcon behind it ("that time Colossus and Juggernaut fought in the bar was a plan by Wolverine to cover for the assassination of Jubilee's parents!" or "Professor X sent Dracula after Storm to teach the X-Men a lesson about vampire protection!")

29 Comments

At September 25, 2008, Matt D wrote:
I'm probably the single worst comic book fan on this site solely because I hated Wolverine: Origin because I felt ...
At September 25, 2008, Codename assassin wrote:
It's time to give the X-men a rest, They're pretty much a worn-out franchise.
At September 25, 2008, T. wrote:
Itâ€™s time to give the X-men a rest, Theyâ€™re pretty much a worn-out franchise.

Have you seen the sales figures? ...
At September 25, 2008, Tom Russell wrote:
Have you seen the sales figures? Creatively they may be worn out, but as long as they sell like that ...
At September 25, 2008, McK wrote:
Itâ€™s time to give the X-men a rest, Theyâ€™re pretty much a worn-out franchise.

Gotta agree with T here. The ...
At September 25, 2008, Codename assassin wrote:
@McK:
I kind of disagree, i think those franchises like Jonah Hex actually need star-power to get out of thier D-list ...
At September 25, 2008, Andrew Collins wrote:
I think it's a sad statement on creativity when just about all the X-writers and editors can think of to ...
At September 25, 2008, Eric wrote:
I really, really disagree with you Andrew. I love Uncanny X-Men more than any X-book since Winnick's Exiles and Morrison's ...
At September 25, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
"By the time X-Men: Legacy and Wolverine: Origins are done, every single X-Men issue from the past 45 years will ...
At September 25, 2008, Sijo wrote:
YIKES, that has to be worst Wolverine poster I've EVER seen. Who drew it? He looks like an Action Figure- ...
At September 25, 2008, McK wrote:
I kind of disagree, i think those franchises like Jonah Hex actually need star-power to get out of thier D-list ...
At September 25, 2008, McK wrote:
Case in point: John's Green Lantern was doing pretty well, but really didn't become a license to print money until ...
At September 25, 2008, Mullon wrote:
Oh my God, Wolverine is oging to push Prof. X down a flight of stairs? That bastard.
At September 25, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
"Itâ€™s time to give the X-men a rest, Theyâ€™re pretty much a worn-out franchise."

You could easily say the same for ...
At September 25, 2008, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
" Have you seen the sales figures? Creatively they may be worn out, but as long as they sell like ...
At September 25, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
"The Avengers titles seem to have replaced the X-Books as Marvelâ€™s Golden Goose, and are the ones that attract the ...
At September 25, 2008, bob wrote:
@ Mullon

Sinister beat him to it.
At September 25, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
So does the title "Origins" pretty much acknowledge that Wolverine has multiple origins now?
At September 25, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
I want a TPB of all the stories where Prof X regains the ability to walk, only to be recrippled ...
At September 25, 2008, Grico wrote:
I have to say I am sick of all the Professor X did a bad thing storylines, that seem to ...
At September 25, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
Morrison got the ball rolling again on X-Men. He incorporated older characters and elements while creating new characters, examining the ...
At September 25, 2008, mtsbspidey wrote:
"Oh my God, Wolverine is oging to push Prof. X down a flight of stairs? That bastard."

yea and he might ...
At September 25, 2008, MDV wrote:
Outside of Peter David on X-Factor, I havenâ€™t seen anything remotely interesting or creative in years from the X-franchiseâ€¦

Nobody ...
At September 25, 2008, sterg wrote:
I second that, MDV. ***Spoiler*** U-Go Girl had a lame name, but I can't remember being genuinely sad to see ...
At September 25, 2008, jazzbo wrote:
If anyone other than Bendis was writing the Avengers books, I would also be as happy as could be that ...
At September 26, 2008, JD wrote:
X-Statix ended four years ago. So yeah, it's been years...
At September 26, 2008, Ford chips wrote:
whose that guy in the hat?
At September 26, 2008, luke wrote:
wolverine, i believe... good spotting though ford :)
At September 28, 2008, Lord Paradise wrote:
I think the most artistic solution would be a strategy of "Comic Mitosis." Have every mutant and supporting X-Character ...

9/18 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:39:42 +0000

All Star Superman #12 was good.

Heck, All Star Superman #1-12 was good.

13 Comments

At September 18, 2008, Cass wrote:
Can Declarative Rabbit really be impartial here? All-Star Superman is the work of his two fathers.
At September 18, 2008, Matt D wrote:
Somehow I don't see too many people disagreeing with this one.

I don't think I liked it more than the Rucka ...
At September 18, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
It's out! It's out! IT'S OUT!
At September 18, 2008, Birmy wrote:
I felt the Bizarro/Zibarro arc got a little grating, but yeah: as a whole, a great run by two great ...
At September 18, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
I'm eager to read the second volume of the collected edition, cute bunny.
At September 18, 2008, Ariel S. wrote:
All Star Superman was AWESOME! I think it's a serious contendant for the title of Best Superman Story of All ...
At September 18, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
I loved issue 12 - I don't want to write down all the things I liked about it for fear ...
At September 18, 2008, Martin wrote:
All-Star Superman was decent. #12 was kind of a let-down.
At September 18, 2008, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
Easily the most awesome Superman story I've ever read, and the standard that all since should aspire to. Admittedly I ...
At September 19, 2008, Rusty Priske wrote:
I can't say anything about #12, because I only made up to #8 or so before giving the book up.

I ...
At September 19, 2008, Sijo wrote:
The series had its weird moments (hey, it's a Morrison book! :P ) and I found the art ugly at ...
At September 19, 2008, Rohan Williams wrote:
Best Superman story ever? You betcha.
At September 20, 2008, Alonso wrote:
I'll have to give the whole series a re-read before I say anything for certain, but this series has been ...

7/29 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:22:52 +0000

Whether you loved the change or disliked it, Chris Claremont dramatically (and retroactively) changed the characterization of the comic book character Magneto.

37 Comments

At July 29, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Haven't read Claremont's Magneto since ....
.... since .....
.... since .....
awww, the hell with it! ;-)
At July 29, 2008, Dan K wrote:
Are you talking about post UXM #150 characterisation or something more recent that I don't know about?
At July 29, 2008, dhole wrote:
Agreed.

And I think it was a good thing for the most part. I wasn't crazy about Mags taking over as ...
At July 29, 2008, thekamisama wrote:
I liked what he did to the character. I dislike the fandom wankers who think anyone who portrays Magneto outside ...
At July 29, 2008, Omega Alpha wrote:
"I liked what he did to the character. I dislike the fandom wankers who think anyone who portrays Magneto outside ...
At July 29, 2008, Nessor Sille wrote:
Silver Age Magneto was a terrible, one-dimensional character. He was evil because he was evil and liked doing evil ...
At July 29, 2008, Captain Qwert Jr wrote:
The only thing i dislike about Claremont's Magneto, is rooting him in the holocaust.

Aside from the discomfort of booing a ...
At July 29, 2008, Jbird wrote:
Hey, he's the only Magneto I know, really. I like the Shakespearean touches.
At July 29, 2008, Omega Alpha wrote:
"Also, It doesnâ€™t flow naturally that a man whose family was killed by a racial supremacist becomes one. "

Oh, yes ...
At July 29, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
I liked what he did to the character. I dislike the fandom wankers who think anyone who portrays Magneto outside ...
At July 29, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
QWERT: Magneto got de-aged in the Defenders before the X-Men were re-launched. He could have been in his ...
At July 29, 2008, Matt D wrote:
I just wish people would stop going back on it.

I like A Doctor Doom who would actually do a terrific ...
At July 29, 2008, Matt D wrote:
Adding on that(since I didn't actually talk about Magneto there), I don't mind it when we do get a different ...
At July 29, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
MATT D: Check out the Emperor Doom graphic novel. Doom used Purple Man and some kind of amplifying ...
At July 29, 2008, Cove West wrote:
There is no other pound-head-against-wall thing in the entire X-canon than Marvel's continued ignorance of Claremont's Magneto. And at ...
At July 29, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
It's no big secret that Clairmont was at his best when Byrne was on the book. To me, it's ...
At July 29, 2008, Michael wrote:
Yeah, the 22 pages of annoying Claremontisms didn't start until, like 1987, 88.
At July 29, 2008, Michael wrote:
And I wish creators *and* fans would remember that, for all his vaunted intellect, Doom is still a raging megalomaniac ...
At July 29, 2008, JimZipCode wrote:
I read in an interview once MANY years ago, to the effect that John Byrne emphatically disagreed with Claremont's characterization ...
At July 29, 2008, Random Stranger wrote:
"Also, It doesnâ€™t flow naturally that a man whose family was killed by a racial supremacist becomes one."

I've known way ...
At July 29, 2008, John Seavey wrote:
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned that Claremont's Xavier was as big of a change from Lee/Kirby's as Claremont's Magneto was. Xavier ...
At July 29, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
I think it makes sense for Magneto to go from concentration camp survivor to would-be mutant dictator. In his mind, ...
At July 29, 2008, wwk5d wrote:
Magneto was a good villain when Claremont and Byrne were writing him, but he came a better character once Claremont ...
At July 29, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Claremont added the "sometimes Magneto's powers make him crazy, which is why sometimes he acted totally evil" retcon, which is ...
At July 29, 2008, wwk5d wrote:
Ah yes...from X-men Vol. 2...I'll have to reread those, since I can't remember the details, since I remember he also ...
At July 30, 2008, J to the AAP wrote:
Also, It doesnâ€™t flow naturally that a man whose family was killed by a racial supremacist becomes one. That's ...
At July 30, 2008, Captain Qwert Jr wrote:
I will concede the argument I gave, though i don't think every reason against it was vaild.

But, I did not ...
At July 30, 2008, Guido wrote:
I think that this discussion goes to show both the advantages and the limitations of working on the development of ...
At July 30, 2008, Sanagi wrote:
Ironic Fascist Magneto is the only good Magneto.
At July 30, 2008, Michael wrote:
"He may be greatest man in the Marvel U"

No, no, no, no, NO! Wrong! Doom is NOT the greatest man ...
At July 30, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:
Note how even the ardent Claremont supporters merely think that the detractors place the point at which he became annoying ...
At July 31, 2008, wwk5d wrote:
"He did not became a Jewish Supremacist. He became a Jew who sought the extermination of Jews."

How do you see ...
At August 1, 2008, Captain Qwert Jr wrote:
Guido: I do think in Magneto's case you can ALMOST walk the line with him, though he should always be ...
At August 2, 2008, wwk5d wrote:
Based on your unclear statement, you may have had to. And what a stupid thing to insinuate, that I don't ...
At August 2, 2008, wwk5d wrote:
Of course, I actually have to point out, that Jews are gentiles are part of the human race, while mutants ...
At August 2, 2008, wwk5d wrote:
Sorry, Jews AND gentiles.
At August 4, 2008, Carl wrote:
While I like Claremont's portrayal, I think he essentially went too far too fast. Magneto should have spent years ...

6/21 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:41:07 +0000

Mark Smith and Marcelo Dichiara's Kill All Parents is a fun look at superhero tropes in a surprisingly rare (and therefore, quite admirable on their part for trying) format - a 36-page one-shot.

4 Comments

At June 21, 2008, alistairw wrote:
Poor Declarative Rabbit seems to be having formatting woes of late.
At June 22, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Yeah, it's tough - the whole thing has to go below the fold - annoying.
At June 22, 2008, Jbird wrote:
Declarative Rabbit wants me to sign up for Verizon :(
At June 22, 2008, Annoyed Grunt wrote:
Really? Right now he's hawking army pants to me. Though I'm not sure if he's the best spokesman ...

5/26 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Mon, 26 May 2008 20:38:46 +0000

The Unknown Soldier has appeared in more good comic stories than Sgt. Rock has.

8 Comments

At May 26, 2008, buttler wrote:
Especially because you can take pretty much any good comic story and claim he was there in disguise.
At May 26, 2008, John Seavey wrote:
Maybe a higher percentage, but more individual good stories? I don't know if I can buy that. Rock's been around ...
At May 26, 2008, Cestrian wrote:
Got to agree. A lot of the Unknown Soldier's stuff is brilliant.
At May 26, 2008, Marty Yohn wrote:
I disagree. Yeah, I liked a number of David Michelini's brooding, serious work early in the Unknown Soldier's canon, ...
At May 26, 2008, The Mutt wrote:
DC's war comics were my gateway drug, but I was never a big fan of Sgt. Rock. Or Unknown Soldier, ...
At May 26, 2008, Andrew Collins wrote:
Unknown Soldier was an early fave of mine when I discovered comics as a kid. The issue where he teams ...
At May 27, 2008, Alan Coil wrote:
I asked my Magic 8-Ball about this, and it said, "The answer is Unknown."
At May 28, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
Priest never wrote Rock...but Priest wrote the US.

US wins!

4/25 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:35:45 +0000

Joe Kelly's "I Kill Giants" looks awesome.

5 Comments

At April 26, 2008, Tomer S wrote:
Yes, it does. Clever rabbit.
At April 26, 2008, BizarroBeachHead wrote:
I'm down.
At April 26, 2008, Birmy wrote:
Yeah, this and Comic Book Tattoo are what jumped out at me in the new Previews catalogue. If Kelly ...
At April 27, 2008, BDaly wrote:
I may have to give it a try.
At April 27, 2008, nicholas wrote:
Agree. I talked to him about this for a bit at NYCC and I am TOTALLY buying the hell out ...

3/27 - Declarative Rabbit Also Says...

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:55:35 +0000

Speaking of Pat Gleason, DC really needs to give him a major title to draw. He is too awesome to be drawing only the secondary Green Lantern title.

17 Comments

At March 27, 2008, Yonatan Bryant wrote:
But he is so awesome on GL Corps.

The only other title he should be put on is on JLA.
At March 27, 2008, Jeff wrote:
He also needs to learn how to work with a deadline.
At March 27, 2008, TimCallahan wrote:
Pat Gleason? Really?

He's completely average.

Better than Mark Bagley at least.
At March 27, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
But he is so awesome on GL Corps.

The only other title he should be put on is on JLA. ...
At March 27, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
It might not be a "major" title, but it's a good one.
At March 27, 2008, DubipR wrote:
Considering DC has a bullpen of average artists on their roster, making sure Gleason don't go anywhere should be their ...
At March 27, 2008, mightygodking wrote:
The only other title he should be put on is on JLA.

He actually did a JLA one-shot written by Patton ...
At March 27, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
He actually did a JLA one-shot written by Patton Oswalt a few years back. It was just as great as ...
At March 27, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Pat Gleason? Really?

Heâ€™s completely average.

Better than Mark Bagley at least. That's surprising - I can see not liking the ...
At March 27, 2008, stealthwise wrote:
Hey! Leave my GLC alone!
At March 27, 2008, TimCallahan wrote:
I think he's a 21st century Sal Buscema.
At March 27, 2008, TimCallahan wrote:
Maybe he IS better than the average DC artist, but not by any significant amount. I like Gleason's art, ...
At March 27, 2008, Vig wrote:
And i thought i was the only one. They should seriously put him on JLA. He's that good.
At March 27, 2008, Eric wrote:
I like him on GLC because all of the aliens really work his exagerrated style. Doing something like Superman would ...
At March 27, 2008, Transmetro1980 wrote:
Has he done a Vertigo comic yet?
At March 28, 2008, red-Ricky wrote:
I think Pat Gleason is "right where he needs to be".

His art is very dynamic and he is very creative ...
At March 28, 2008, Sallyp wrote:
Gah! Don't take Pat Gleason off of Green Lantern Corps! It's just about my favorite book, and there ...

3/27 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:50:18 +0000

Grant Morrison can't possibly have only 15 or so Superman stories to tell, so All Star Superman should just continue indefinitely, with different artists (Pat Gleason would be a nice pick), whenever Morrison wants to tell a story (can't be any less regular of a schedule than it currently has).

14 Comments

At March 27, 2008, Vic wrote:
Yeah, there are loads of Silver Age comics he can "homage"!
At March 27, 2008, Michael wrote:
I would expand this: "Grant Morrison can do any damn thing he wants."
At March 27, 2008, MarkAndrew wrote:
I can't imagine Grant Morrison doesn't have 15 stories that are much, much better than his 15 Superman stories.
At March 27, 2008, E.D. wrote:
Pat Gleason? He's a decent artist, I guess, but he'd be an enormous step down from Quitely.
At March 27, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Yeah, but so is everyone else. :)

I mean, I loves me some Chris Weston, but he's also an enormous step ...
At March 27, 2008, Eric wrote:
Gleason has a really unique, distinct style. I hated Quitely's art at first but he grew on me and now ...
At March 27, 2008, Transmetro1980 wrote:
It will probably be a very long time until I want to see anyone other than Morrison/Quitely telling Superman stories.
At March 27, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
It will probably be a very long time until I want to see anyone other than Morrison/Quitely telling Superman stories. ...
At March 28, 2008, J to the AAP wrote:
What's wrong with a nice, well-rounded story by the same artist and writer throughout? A story with a head and ...
At March 28, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Whatâ€™s wrong with a nice, well-rounded story by the same artist and writer throughout? A story with a head and ...
At March 28, 2008, Dan (other Dan) wrote:
Kevin Maguire on All-Star Superman? I'd love it.
At March 28, 2008, Transmetro1980 wrote:
All I'm saying is that DC should take their time before putting out more issues of All-Star after issue 12 ...
At March 29, 2008, Rohan Williams wrote:
Honestly, if this issue that just came out was the last Superman story ever, I would be perfectly alright with ...
At March 29, 2008, Rohan Williams wrote:
I just wanted to add, I'm not one of those raving morons who thinks DC actually will stop publishing Superman ...

3/7 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:10:54 +0000

DC should make more New Frontier specials. Maybe four a year (at least). Cooke doesn't even have to draw any of them! He can just write them.

23 Comments

At March 7, 2008, Greg Burgas wrote:
I'd rather he drew them than write them, because he's a better artist than writer.
At March 7, 2008, Bill Burns wrote:
And then they'll make it part of the multiverse, and then they'll start crossing over from the regular DCU, and ...
At March 7, 2008, Doodlebob wrote:
Yeah at most I'd say an annual special (umm...that would be an annual then). Be a shame to see such ...
At March 7, 2008, Alonso wrote:
You know who I'd like to see? Paul Smith. Can't think of anyone else right now, though it makes me ...
At March 7, 2008, Rich wrote:
I'll just say that David Bullock did a *great* job drawing that Robin story in the special.
At March 7, 2008, Gavin wrote:
I'll disagree with you in part. Cooke needs to do the art as well. That's part of what ...
At March 7, 2008, Glen Newman wrote:
DC should let Cooke do the King Faraday "Agent of SHIELD" type series he wanted to do after New Frontier ...
At March 7, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
An annual side trip into the world of New Frontier would be a fine thing. Just don't do anything like ...
At March 7, 2008, Dave wrote:
Um, Bill, they already made New Frontier a part of the multiverse in 52 and crossed it over in Countdown ...
At March 7, 2008, Bill Burns wrote:
OK, I didn't know that, but there's a cumulative effect. The more its just another universe, the less interesting ...
At March 7, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
I'd settle for once a year as long as Cooke does the art and has good stories to tell.
At March 7, 2008, MarkAndrew wrote:
Me being me, I'd rather see Cooke do his own thing than work with previously established properties.

But, y'know, ...
At March 7, 2008, DB wrote:
Can't believe I didnt notice that Cooke didn't pencil the Robin/Kid Flash story. Bullock did a fantastic job.

J Bone's depiction ...
At March 7, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
If DC can't get Paul Smith to do the art, they should get Jeff Smith to do it if Cooke ...
At March 7, 2008, Matt D wrote:
I'd rather see four James Robinson "Times Past" specials a year.
At March 7, 2008, Dan (other Dan) wrote:
DC greenlighting more of these probably depends in part on how well the New Frontier DVD sells. Wasn't this ...
At March 7, 2008, Dean wrote:
Honestly, after the Countdown to the Infinite, Final Crisis, I would be ok with DC throwing their entire regular universe ...
At March 7, 2008, Elijah wrote:
They already made the New Frontier reality part of the 52? Oh for God's sake.

Ahem, anyway, I was actually thinking ...
At March 7, 2008, Stony wrote:
No I don't think so, I found the non-Cooke art pretty jarring

All Cooke all the time
At March 7, 2008, stealthwise wrote:
New Frontier is MY DCU from now on.

I'll just sit here in my dark corner and wait for another issue...
At March 8, 2008, Mark Clapham wrote:
I'm saying this anywhere people might be stupid enough to listen - I'd love love love there to be a ...
At March 10, 2008, J to the AAP wrote:
I think that would be a very bad idea. Darwyn Cooke's art is what drew me into New Frontier in ...
At March 10, 2008, Ken Raining wrote:
But aren't you upset that your Absolute New Frontier is now no longer Absolute?

2/18 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:57:40 +0000

It'd be cool if DC killed off Carter Hall and had him be reincarnated as an actual Egyptian guy this time around - it'd give DC more diversity (IS there an Egyptian superhero of any note in the DCU?) without having to replace a notable character.

28 Comments

At February 18, 2008, Dave wrote:
Is Black Adam technically Egyptian? I'm nowhere near enough of a DC fan to actually know one way or ...
At February 18, 2008, SonTenks wrote:
Eh. Hawkman? Really? The JLA has all the choice in the world, and the guy's superpower is that he has ...
At February 18, 2008, red-Ricky wrote:
Yup, like Dave said; both ISIS and Black Adam were originally Egyptian... even if that part of Egypt has been ...
At February 18, 2008, red-Ricky wrote:
For those of you wondering... they say "Dios MÃo"
At February 18, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
I get what you're saying, but I think it's more correcting an error to begin with - Hawkman is supposed ...
At February 18, 2008, thadd wrote:
I am glad some others caught this one, black Adam and Isis were both Egyptian. Their names (Adam's original ...
At February 18, 2008, Elijah wrote:
I agree, Hawkman's awfully goddamned convoluted as it is. Not to mention, that the more times they introduce Egyptian characters, ...
At February 18, 2008, Chris Griswold wrote:
Elijah: I think all minorities in comics should be depicted as exotic, like Storm and Vixen, thereby reducing them to ...
At February 18, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
Personally, I'd just as soon see Carter die and Katar return. I always preferred the Thanagarian Hawks to the reincarnated ...
At February 18, 2008, Greg Geren wrote:
I'm with M Bloom- if Carter were to go, I would prefer to have have the Silver Age Thanagarian back.
At February 18, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
From the white suburban guy ...

I absolutely hate when established characters are recreated in the name of diversity. Don't ...
At February 18, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
Another vote for the Thanagarian Hawkman from this poster, too.
At February 18, 2008, JC wrote:
Yeah I want my Thanagar Hawks back. I re-read my Hawkworld by truman every now and again and it ...
At February 18, 2008, Tyler wrote:
"I defy anyone to name a major female character who was recreated as male."

Don't know if it counts as "major," ...
At February 18, 2008, joffe wrote:
There are a LOT of super heroes with Egyptian themed powers or origins that aren't actually Egyptian, aren't there? Moon ...
At February 18, 2008, Ron wrote:
Yellowjacket.
At February 18, 2008, Jon H wrote:
"Hawkman is supposed to be a reincarnated Egyptian, but heâ€™s never actually ever been an Egyptian"

Why should he be?

On the ...
At February 18, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:
Still, whether or not you bring him back as an Egyptian, isn't it a bit silly for him to be ...
At February 18, 2008, joffe wrote:
According to Tibetan monks I used to teach English to, when someone dies they USUALLY reincarnate somewhere close by. If ...
At February 18, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
I'd prefer the entire Egyptian origin be wiped out in Final Crisis to make way for the more straightforward Thanagarian ...
At February 19, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
Wonder Woman's temporary replacement Artemis was supposed to be from an Egyptian tribe of Amazons. So she's FROM Egypt, even ...
At February 19, 2008, stealthwise wrote:
Wait, so if they kill Carter and he comes back as an Egyptian, does he still have his old memories ...
At February 19, 2008, red-Ricky wrote:

I wouldnâ€™t take Hawkman though, because as messy as his continuity already is, having him die and instantly reincarnate as ...
At February 19, 2008, Jeffrey The Colombian wrote:
Madre de dios! Who cares? Hawkman is totally shit!
At February 19, 2008, red-Ricky wrote:
Hello?!??!?!

This is a comic book blog!!!!! We Care!

And have an opinion, about the smallest of comic book minutiae!!! ...
At February 19, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
Yes, the idea of a "male" Wonder "Woman" seemed kind of silly. But I took it at face value ...
At February 20, 2008, Jeffrey The Colombian wrote:
*SOBS* But... but... if I had to name five different incarnations of Bat-Mite just to post on a comicbook site... ...
At February 20, 2008, Mike McGee wrote:
Hmmmmm...you could Stargate it out, revise the origin so that he's from Thanagar and the Thanagarians are the offworld descendants ...

2/13 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:11:35 +0000

There is only one "n" in Winick.

16 Comments

At February 13, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
No nicks shall be won.
At February 13, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
How "Nth" of him.
At February 13, 2008, Lorelei wrote:
no waiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii1!!!!!!!!!!1
At February 13, 2008, GarBut wrote:
And no 'rarebit' in 'rabbit'. Fiend.
At February 13, 2008, LanghorneFats wrote:
There's also an "e" in Kelley Puckett, 3...
At February 13, 2008, 3 wrote:
Duly noted! Thanks!
At February 13, 2008, Vert wrote:
One "n".

So true. Well said. I appreciate your honesty.
At February 13, 2008, Ron wrote:
Contrary to popular belief, there is no 'win' in 'winick'
At February 14, 2008, Stony wrote:
It is "Why Nick?" not "Win Nick!"
At February 14, 2008, Master Mahan wrote:
There's also only one â€œnâ€ in both inept and hackneyed.
At February 14, 2008, joshschr wrote:
Are we talking about the same Winick? I thought we were talking about David Winnick, the MP from Walsall ...
At February 14, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
But - I'm never quite sure where to put the 'E' in Owsley/Owsely

Dan
At February 14, 2008, Gavin wrote:
Still doesn't make him a good writer.
At February 14, 2008, Alan Coil wrote:
5 "d"s in Judd the Dudd.
At February 15, 2008, Brian Smith wrote:
Also? Charles Schulz. Not "Schultz." How famous does he have to get for more people to get ...
At February 15, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
Still doesnâ€™t make him a good writer.
Even changing his name to Priest couldn't do that ;)

1/24 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:25:45 +0000

Joss Whedon really should not kill off Kitty Pryde (note that there is always a minute chance that he might not kill her off, as the comic has not actually come out yet, so who knows? Maybe she won't die.). It is a dumb idea.

49 Comments

At January 24, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Well, personally, I'm kinda hoping he might do away with Cyclops or Frost.

They're both expendable as far as I'm concerned.
At January 24, 2008, Eric wrote:
I agree with the rabbit.
It does look likely though. I'm not sure if it is preferable for her to die ...
At January 24, 2008, Michael wrote:
Chris Claremont will never let Kitty die for good...
At January 24, 2008, Dave wrote:
Whedon has devoted half this series to Ord and the Breakworld. At this point, dumb ideas are par for ...
At January 24, 2008, joshschr wrote:
Thanks for the warning, 3. I haven't bought this issue yet, and I won't until the issue is resolved. ...
At January 24, 2008, The Mutt wrote:
IIRC, the only Marvel characters who haven't died at least once are Kitty Pryde, Lockjaw and Willy Lumpkin.

It's her ...
At January 24, 2008, Teebore wrote:
*Sigh* Why does every "major" story now have to end with the death of a "major" character?

Whedon always seemed ...
At January 24, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
Why don't they ever want to kill the UNpopular characters? Evey character is someone's baby, but major characters that ...
At January 24, 2008, Kane wrote:
We should have seen this coming. Whedon really loves to kills young women.
At January 24, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
Whedon shouldn't be allowed to kill anybody. His book has fallen so far away from the continuity of all the ...
At January 24, 2008, Bully wrote:
Kill everybody! And let Lilandra sort 'em out.
At January 24, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
Do I have any votes for Elf With A Gun from the Defengers popping up out of nowhere and capping ...
At January 24, 2008, Matt D wrote:
Feels like he's trying to tell the definitive Kitty kicks butt story and then off her.

I don't quite see ...
At January 24, 2008, David M. wrote:
Does Marvel even bother to explain anymore how Whedon's run fits in with *anything* that's happened in the Marvel U. ...
At January 24, 2008, jcrews21 wrote:
Maybe she ends up as Mutant Zero?
At January 24, 2008, Teebore wrote:
What M Bloom said.
At January 24, 2008, Dan wrote:
Wow. I never even noticed she wasn't in Messiah Complex. I guess there was just too much going on and ...
At January 24, 2008, Jbird wrote:
My guess is she's going to 'die' her way into being Mutant Zero. Slott claims that even people who don't ...
At January 24, 2008, Madrigal wrote:
Although she wasn't around for MC proper, I seem to remember her and Colossus being around when the Marauders blew ...
At January 24, 2008, Dave wrote:
I'm pretty sure that Astonishing's only meaningful contribution to X-Men is going to be the resurrection of Colossus, as Whedon's ...
At January 24, 2008, Matthew Lazorwitz wrote:
Madrigal's right. That story ends within minutes of the beginning of MC, so unless there's some weird time compression ...
At January 24, 2008, Wayne wrote:
Did anybody see "Serenity"? Mr Whedon *always* kills the characters we love the most. It's like a thing with him.
At January 24, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
kitty was not in mc but she is on the preview covers for the next instalment of astonishing.
At January 24, 2008, Josh wrote:
Killing Kitty would be stupid, because she's popular enough to come back immediately, making it a wasted effort. Moreoever ...
At January 24, 2008, Dave wrote:
There are no preview covers for Astonishing: Second Stage, and Warren Ellis has repeatedly stated that the Bianchi promo art ...
At January 24, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
As much as I would be glad to be rid of Kitty Pryde for good, I don't think I could ...
At January 24, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
Pym has been around longer than the FF, and has screwed up everything he touches.

That's why he's a good character ...
At January 24, 2008, Adam Jones wrote:
Calm down everyone.

We got magic.
At January 24, 2008, Ian Astheimer wrote:
kitty was not in mc but she is on the preview covers for the next instalment of astonishing.
Those were promo ...
At January 24, 2008, GarBut wrote:
DecRab should learn how to use the term SPOILER, or POTENTIAL SPOILER in some of his more time-sensitive installments. This ...
At January 24, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Eh.

Can it really be a spoiler if it's just a theory?

She hasn't actually been killed, nor do I have any ...
At January 24, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
"As much as I would be glad to be rid of Kitty Pryde for good, I donâ€™t think I could ...
At January 24, 2008, Michael wrote:
$10 says none of them dies. Another thing Whedon always loves to do is give prophecies that turn out not ...
At January 24, 2008, km wrote:
**Kill everybody! And let Lilandra sort â€˜em out.**

Works for me. Maybe then we could have a wacky! arc where everybody ...
At January 24, 2008, Evan Waters wrote:
I think the story's too obviously leading up to Kitty being killed for it to happen. If there is a ...
At January 24, 2008, Renee Dumas wrote:
Initiative #5 has Gyrich noting that Mutant Zero shouldn't be addressed by any of the old names (plural). With Slott's ...
At January 25, 2008, Master Mahan wrote:
Eh, Whedon can always have Willo... Illyana bring her back at the start of the next season.

Really, Astonishing X-Men is ...
At January 25, 2008, Comics Should Be Good! » Cronin Theory of Comics - Theories on Comic Book Death wrote:
[...] The rabbit got me thinking about comic book death, and about some thoughts I have about the appropriateness of ...
At January 25, 2008, Bic wrote:
The one thing that always strikes me when the death -or possible death- of a character comes up is how ...
At January 25, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
My guess is sheâ€™s going to â€˜dieâ€™ her way into being Mutant Zero. Slott claims that even people who donâ€™t ...
At January 25, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
Ah bum - I screwed up the quote again
At January 25, 2008, Quillblog » Thou shalt not kill (except on Earth 2 and Earth 5-C) wrote:
[...] The comics world is abuzz with rumours that current Astonishing X-Men writer Joss Whedon plans to kill off fan ...
At January 25, 2008, Adam Barnett wrote:
I've never understood the appeal of Kitty Pride. I didn't like it when she joined way back in the ...
At January 25, 2008, Doug Atkinson wrote:
"The one thing that always strikes me when the death -or possible death- of a character comes up is how ...
At January 25, 2008, GQ wrote:
"Chris Claremont will never let Kitty die for goodâ€¦"

Dead right. She'll end up in Exiles with his other favorite, Psylocke. ...
At January 25, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
Iâ€™ve never understood the appeal of Kitty Pride.

Some people develop romantic infatuations with fictional characters.
At January 26, 2008, chris wrote:
Doesn't Claremont have a Kitty Pryde in Exiles *already*? I thought I saw a "Shadowcat" of some sort in ...
At January 26, 2008, Omega Alpha wrote:
Yeah, Whedon has killed Kitty, no doubt about it. And yeah, it sucks. Seems like he did it (or will ...
At January 26, 2008, JG wrote:
Even if Kitty does die, this is rendered moot as:
1. Breakworld technology can resurrect dead mutants.
2. Cassandra Nova. Remember her? ...

1/15 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:35:59 +0000

From last week's Nightwing #140:

As Dick Grayson views through maps of Manhattan at the library, a librarian approaches...

Deborah: "I see you're looking at Washington Heights. Very different from the rest of the city. Almost like you're not in Manhattan anymore."
Dick Grayson: "Go there a lot?"
Deborah: "My brother lives there with his family, works as a real estate agent. Keeps trying to get me to move up his way so he can have a cheap babysitter on standby."
Dick Grayson: "Not a bad thing to have family close."
Deborah: "I agree, but I'm a downtown girl. Always have been, always will be."
Dick Grayson: "The village?"
Deborah: "Positively. East Fourth Street."

I love you, Peter Tomasi.

23 Comments

At January 15, 2008, Paperghost wrote:
...I don't get it.
At January 15, 2008, Andrew Collins wrote:
Bob Dylan reference
At January 15, 2008, joshschr wrote:
http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/positively.html
At January 15, 2008, joshschr wrote:
I didn't get it either. Thanks for the clue, Andrew.
At January 15, 2008, Greg Burgas wrote:
You're weird, Dread Lord and Master. You're like, what, 22? Stop loving the Mumbly-Mouthed One so much!

(Although I ...
At January 15, 2008, Kyle wrote:
Maybe I'm just a downer in general, but I first thought this was a subtle AIDS reference.
At January 15, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Maybe Iâ€™m just a downer in general, but I first thought this was a subtle AIDS reference. Wow - that ...
At January 15, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
ouâ€™re weird, Dread Lord and Master. Youâ€™re like, what, 22? Stop loving the Mumbly-Mouthed One so much! I am a ...
At January 15, 2008, GarBut wrote:
Nothing creepy about a female librarian referencing a (superb) song that contains the verse,

You know as well as me
You'd rather ...
At January 15, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
That's actually one of my least favorite Dylan songs. It's just him whining the whole time, in a really nasal ...
At January 15, 2008, Greg Manuel wrote:
"Thatâ€™s actually one of my least favorite Dylan songs. Itâ€™s just him whining the whole time, in a really nasal ...
At January 15, 2008, Michael wrote:
But if it had been Peter *David*, you'd be cringing, right?
At January 15, 2008, Anthony Strand wrote:
Yeah, I loved that reference. That's actually one of my *favorite* Dylan songs. Maybe my favorite bitter-about-my-ex song ever.

So ...
At January 15, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
But if it had been Peter *David*, youâ€™d be cringing, right?

All Dylan references are welcome!

I still fondly recall Doug Moench's ...
At January 15, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
That doesnâ€™t narrow it down a whole lot

Actually, Dylan doesn't have a lot of complaining songs.
At January 15, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
And he's specifically apologized for one of them, "Ballad in Plain D"!
At January 15, 2008, Craig wrote:
It obviously wasn't an AIDS reference. Judd Winick left the book a while ago. :)
At January 16, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
You got a lot of nerve, Nightwing, when you say you are my friend.
At January 16, 2008, Black Lutefisk wrote:
Didn't he used to be among the crowd he's in with?
At January 16, 2008, Rich wrote:
Note that it was "Positively. East Fourth Street."

So it was a *little* more subtle.
At January 16, 2008, sean wrote:
"And heâ€™s specifically apologized for one of them, â€œBallad in Plain Dâ€!"

He apologized for that?

Jeez, that's one of the saddest ...
At January 16, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Note that it was â€œPositively. East Fourth Street.â€

So it was a *little* more subtle. D'oh!

Fixed now! The Dylan reference ...
At January 16, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
He apologized for that?

Jeez, thatâ€™s one of the saddest songs he ever wrote. No need to apologize.

Well, maybe if he ...

12/27 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:41:38 +0000

There should be more female superheroines with male sidekicks.

66 Comments

At December 27, 2007, MarkAndrew wrote:
Yeah! Bring on Wonder Boy!
At December 27, 2007, Shameful Jenny wrote:
I'm trying to think if there actually are any female superheroes with male sidekicks and so far I can't come ...
At December 27, 2007, Thok wrote:
Does the current S.T.R.I.P.E. count as a sidekick to Stargirl? Or Emma Frost and the Hellions?

I guess the point ...
At December 27, 2007, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Hey! What's wrong with female sidekicks?

Are you guys all misogynists or sexists?

Women can do anything as well as men!
At December 27, 2007, James wrote:
There is Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin. However, they are espionage adventurers, not superheroes.
At December 27, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
Given our world's 5000+ year history of male dominated socieities, including the USA...

Given that men in general are hesitent to ...
At December 27, 2007, Jeff Holland wrote:
Ooookay. On the other hand, if you consider the possibility that men and women can act beyond antiquated instinctual drives, ...
At December 27, 2007, Mister Midnight wrote:
I like the idea. where do I sign up?
At December 27, 2007, M Bloom wrote:
I disagree, but that has more to do with the fact that I believe the whole sidekick concept doesn't really ...
At December 27, 2007, Michael wrote:
Hm. I wonder, did the early pairing of Katma Tui and John Stewart count as a female hero with ...
At December 27, 2007, Tom Russell wrote:
The general lack of this particular pairing (as opposed to same gender pairings and the somewhat more common male hero/female ...
At December 27, 2007, sean wrote:
I always thought that Cloak seemed like Dagger's sidekick... he's so weird that he needs her around to function.

And I ...
At December 27, 2007, James wrote:
Cloak needed Dagger's light powers to prevent the Darkforce (the source of his powers) from overwhelming him. So there was ...
At December 27, 2007, The Dane wrote:
There should be more female superheroines with male sidekicks.

I get the idea of promoting egalitarianism and all, but really though, ...
At December 27, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
"...if you consider the possibility that men and women can act beyond antiquated instinctual drives..."

While this is entirely possible, it ...
At December 27, 2007, Bill Reed wrote:
Have you been reading my mind? I was just working on a leading-lady-with-male-sidekick type of superheroine story for this Image/Shadowline ...
At December 27, 2007, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
So, what are we saying?

Male sidekicks are better than Female sidekicks, or vice versa?

(Just stirring the pot)
At December 27, 2007, Lynxara wrote:
I don't buy the "superheroes must be too aggressive to listen to women or anyone else". By that logic, aggressive ...
At December 27, 2007, Kim wrote:
Would Wonder Woman and Nemesis count as a hero-sidekick relationship, or are they two adventurers?
At December 27, 2007, yo go re wrote:
A grown woman hanging out with a 15 year old boy? Thatâ€™s not likely to happen without some isues of ...
At December 27, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
"So, what are we saying? Male sidekicks are better than Female sidekicks, or vice versa? (Just stirring the pot)"

(refusing ...
At December 27, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
"So do we call that â€œprojectingâ€ or â€œjust plain crazy?â€"

I'd call it having issues that are in serious need of ...
At December 27, 2007, pakaal wrote:
Wow, some of the posts here are (sorry to be blunt here) kind of backwards!

I can't see a ...
At December 27, 2007, pakaal wrote:
avengers63 wrote: "Men are inherently pack animals. The alpha male is in charge, and thatâ€™s the end of it."

As one ...
At December 27, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
Here's the line that my protestors insist on crossing. I'm speaking ONLY to male psychology and the insticts that ...
At December 27, 2007, Black Lutefisk wrote:
I'd like to see such a pairing. That said, I find it interesting that it's easy to come up with ...
At December 27, 2007, Mantistotem wrote:
How about a duo where she's the older sister. They both inherited super powers, but she has more training and ...
At December 27, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
Listen up, rabbit-

Next time you start someting like this, you're dinner!
At December 27, 2007, Eriata wrote:
Unlike most pack animals, humanity developed logical thinking so we wouldn't have to rely solely on instincts. It is entirely ...
At December 27, 2007, Jeff Holland wrote:
Avengers, I get what you're saying, I suppose I'm just concerned with the idea of superhero comics primarily being psychological ...
At December 27, 2007, Richard wrote:
avengers63 says: "PAKAAL: So you think youâ€™re not a pack animal and that you donâ€™t know any? Do tell. Your ...
At December 27, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
Jeff: FINALLY! Thank you so much of rbeing the first one to say they understand what I'm trying ...
At December 27, 2007, Jeff Holland wrote:
Okay, let's centerize this a little bit. By talking about "repairing a broken system," I didn't really mean to the ...
At December 27, 2007, pakaal wrote:
avengers63 wrote: "So you think youâ€™re not a pack animal and that you donâ€™t know any? Do tell. Your father ...
At December 27, 2007, Richard wrote:
avengers63 says: "In a pertnering arrangement, the male would â€œneedâ€ to protect the female partner. It would be a learning ...
At December 27, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
RICHARD: I can actually speak from experience on your example. Before I do, though, let me respond to your ...
At December 27, 2007, Richard wrote:
avengers63 says: "In this situation that reality presents to us. You would present us with with a healthy, well-adjusted male ...
At December 27, 2007, Richard wrote:
OUCH... pardon the typos...
At December 27, 2007, Mike McGee wrote:
Did...someone let Dave Sim in here?
At December 27, 2007, pakaal wrote:
Anyway, getting past the "panty-waist" commentary (and DC's current dis-ability to write a Supergirl who isn't a vapid valley girl ...
At December 27, 2007, Richard Daley wrote:
Doesn't this happen all the time on tv? Butt-kicking female and less physically adept geeky male partner?
Or do those not ...
At December 27, 2007, Jack Norris wrote:
avengers63:
You're right, we should just accept our animal instincts and stop fussing with all this "civilization" crap. The next time ...
At December 27, 2007, Jeff Holland wrote:
Those are ABSOLUTELY sidekicks. I think what we're looking at is the idea of (possibly adolescent) male sidekicks of superheroines, ...
At December 27, 2007, John Seavey wrote:
I see female super-heroes with male sidekicks all the time. Admittedly, it's sometimes difficult to tell if they're guys playing ...
At December 27, 2007, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Didn't Dave Sim die after he finished Cerebus?

If not, whatever is the guy up to these days?
At December 27, 2007, Mister Midnight wrote:
Actually Dave Sim is the featured guest at a convention here in Ohio this coming March that caters to indepedent ...
At December 27, 2007, Mister Midnight wrote:
Holy Gears Garvin !!!! I better fix that ! Appears the website to check out if you're really interested in ...
At December 27, 2007, Apodaca wrote:
Dave Sim is currently arguing with Gary Groth and Jeff Smith on the internet.
At December 27, 2007, Mark wrote:
Sorry to go off on a new tangent but has there been any comic book sidekicks since Arthur from the ...
At December 27, 2007, Bully wrote:
Like Empowered and Thugboy!
At December 28, 2007, eqdok2007 wrote:
Hulk had Rick Jones.

She-Hulk had Zapper.
At December 28, 2007, Tom Russell wrote:
I would like to say that my earlier analysis is based on the notion of the adolescent sidekick, of the ...
At December 28, 2007, Masked Avenger wrote:
This is one of the most intelligent, articulate debates I have ever read on a website (any website) Kudos to ...
At December 28, 2007, Thenodrin wrote:
Avengers, I usually like and agree with you but in this case I think you are completely wrong.

I know most ...
At December 28, 2007, km wrote:
Um, leaving aside the hectic struggle for pack dominance or whatever you guys are engaged in over there (frankly it ...
At December 28, 2007, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Such an interesting discussion here.

Let's play "skin the rabbit" shall we? ;-)
At December 28, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
KM: We canâ€™t we simply assume that the female would be strengthened. In a partnership or team, whenever one ...
At December 28, 2007, pakaal wrote:
"THENODRIN: From the bottom of my heart, thank you. You are the ONE person who has offered an appropriate counter-arguement ...
At December 28, 2007, pakaal wrote:
theno wrote: "Ghost and Wonder Woman were the worst, but it was incredibly prevelant. A week couldnâ€™t go by without ...
At December 28, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
Thus does it transform from bickering to a debate. FINALLY (wrings hands in eager anticipation)

PAKAAL: My definition for an ...
At December 29, 2007, Kira wrote:
Wow, I'm impressed. Great debate.

Also, I can't believe nobody mentioned Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable. One of the greatest and ...
At December 29, 2007, Luis Dantas wrote:
No mention of Jade and Kyle Rayner?

Wonder Woman and I Ching? (Nemesis was mentioned but there was no follow-up). ...
At December 30, 2007, buttler wrote:
Wow, I'm thinking about it and all I can come up with (aside from superteams or civilian support networks) is ...
At December 30, 2007, Blair wrote:
What about Rebis (DOom Patrol) ???
At December 30, 2007, Vail wrote:
Women have been leaders through out history. You might want to do some research about female leaders and warriors avengers63 ...
At December 30, 2007, Lavode wrote:
"I donâ€™t believe these authors are just spouting off 'warm fuzzy' thoughts to make us feel better. I think thatâ€™s ...

12/20 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:04:09 +0000

It is cute seeing Marvel trying to create a new branding with the word "Young."

22 Comments

At December 20, 2007, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Gawd, I feel so very "old."
At December 20, 2007, M Bloom wrote:
It makes a refreshing change from everything being "New."
At December 20, 2007, Ian Astheimer wrote:
I guess the WB already used "fresh" up.

"Fresh from the Frog" was maybe the worst slogan ever.
At December 20, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
Using adjectives as a marketing tool to target a specific audience. What will they think of next.

Seriously, I'm just ...
At December 20, 2007, tanwer wrote:
i'm dying to see a book featurig young versions of the avengers... a-hem
At December 20, 2007, Randy wrote:
NEW FROM MARVEL>..... Young champians, young Defenders, young new avengers, young the order, Young Hulk.
At December 20, 2007, h3yd wrote:
This is not spam, nor is it an ad. Just a funny blog. Enjoy.

[url]http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=xtreme_bullshit[/url}
At December 20, 2007, h3yd wrote:
...Ok, so I forgot how to encode properly...and I can't edit my post to make me look less retarded. ...
At December 20, 2007, Niels van Eekelen wrote:
Hey, if I'm getting New X-Men back, I'm happy. They can adjectify it however they like.

Maybe this means that, like ...
At December 20, 2007, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
Remember when they used different words before different titles?
Those were the days.
And the books sold a lot more too.
At December 20, 2007, Bill Reed wrote:
Dear Marvel,

I will gladly write "Young NFL SuperPro" and "Young Young Avengers" for you.

Love,
Bill
At December 20, 2007, William Gatevackes wrote:
Dear Marvel,

Can I write Young Old Avengers, then?

Bill
At December 20, 2007, Ian Astheimer wrote:
Dear Marvel,

May I write Teen X-Babies, por favor?

Sincerely,
Ian
At December 20, 2007, Ian wrote:
"Remember when they used different words before different titles?
Those were the days.
And the books sold a lot more too. "

You ...
At December 20, 2007, Rohan Williams wrote:
"You hit the nail on the head. THAT was the reason they sold more."
I actually laughed out loud at that, ...
At December 20, 2007, rlsims wrote:
Did they ever publish that "Young Ancient One" book Jemas was threatening to put out?
At December 20, 2007, The Indestructible Man wrote:
How about "Young X-Babies", starring Mojo's favorite team of fetuses?
At December 20, 2007, E.D. wrote:
Did they ever publish that â€œYoung Ancient Oneâ€ book Jemas was threatening to put out?In a sense. What would've ...
At December 21, 2007, red-Ricky wrote:
Dear Marvel Forum,

I never thought this could ever happen to me, but I must respectfully decline your offer to write ...
At December 21, 2007, DB wrote:
Young does make much more sense than New, but I got used to New. Poor New X-Men has had ...
At December 21, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
Niels van Eekelen said:
Avengers63, donâ€™t forget that there used to be an â€œX-Treme X-Menâ€

Further justification for my dropping all ...
At December 23, 2007, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
You hit the nail on the head. THAT was the reason they sold more.

Just saying, I bet Mrvel hasn't done ...

12/5 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:00:48 +0000

Khari Evans' penciling over Barry Kitson's breakdowns looks really, really nice.

(Click on the links for preview pages, courtesy of Marvel.com)

7 Comments

At December 5, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
Would the kindly rabbit please link we poor, uninformed paupers to an example of said visual goodness?
At December 5, 2007, Bat2supe wrote:
I guess that since Kitson's actual work is The Order from Marvel, you're implying that Khari Evans complete his breakdown ...
At December 5, 2007, joshschr wrote:
Aw man, now I have to buy this too! You pummeled my resistance with a simple declaration. Time ...
At December 5, 2007, Ian Astheimer wrote:
You know, I saw those previews earlier (maybe last week?), noted the difference in art, but didn't read the credits, ...
At December 5, 2007, E.D. wrote:
If this were an ongoing thing, I'd definitely be on board with it.
At December 6, 2007, Apodaca wrote:
I don't think the coloring works. It's a little too computer-y for the linework, but that's no fault of Evans'.
At December 6, 2007, PrettyFakes » Blog Archive » Flashes and Cables: Springsteen in Oslo, Art in The Order, and “The Sign” wrote:
[...] 2. The folks over at CSBG dig Khari Evans pencilling over Barry Kitson layouts in this week’s issue of ...

10/31 - Declarative Rabbit Says...

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:29:13 +0000

Pumpkin heads are awesome.

14 Comments

At October 31, 2007, Not Ray Liotta wrote:
Pumpkin heads are awesome, especially when drawn by Kevin Nowlan.
At October 31, 2007, Apodaca wrote:
I understand getting into the holiday spirit, but I'm gonna have to disagree with the rabbit this time.
At October 31, 2007, Matthew E wrote:
Pumpkin heads are awesome

But they make too many enemies of the people who would keep us on our knees.
At October 31, 2007, J.C. wrote:
One of the best moments in sandman (and the best in KIndly Ones) has to be Mervyn blasting away at ...
At October 31, 2007, Bill Reed wrote:
Pumpkin heads are totally awesome.
At November 1, 2007, Gil Jaysmith wrote:
Matthew: nice one.
At November 1, 2007, fanboy d wrote:
don't you mean '...Are Good.'
At November 1, 2007, Stuart wrote:
Did you see Bolland's totally awesome cover to Jack of Fables #16?

Jack as Jack O' Lantern is just plain cool.
At November 1, 2007, Stuart wrote:
This is the only picture I could find of it(it's not very big):

http://images.comicbookcollector.net/thumbs/f5/f5_165033_0_JackofFables16JackoLantern.jpg
At November 1, 2007, pmpknface wrote:
DAMN RIGHT! :)
At November 1, 2007, avengers63 wrote:
Punisher didn't seem to think so. Just last year he blew opwn Jack-O-Lantern's big ol' punpkin head in Civil ...
At November 1, 2007, Stephane Savoie wrote:
Well, Punisher hates villains, so it kinda goes without saying...
HOwzabout Punisher hates Halloween themed CHARACTERS. He always ...
At November 1, 2007, Teebore wrote:
I wholeheartedly concur
At November 2, 2007, Marc wrote:
Punisher is so awesome that his bullets turned Jack-O-Lantern's head into a pumpkin! (Wasn't it a mask before?)