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7/27 - Curious Cat Asks...

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:51:57 +0000

What news announcement out of San Diego Comic-Con are you most excited about?

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At July 27, 2009, Scott MacIver wrote:
Scott Pilgrim video game. With any luck, it will help out the indy comics, and of course, with any luck, ...
At July 27, 2009, Andrew Collins wrote:
I'll admit, I'm excited about the possibility of Moore and Gaiman's Miracleman stories finally getting reprinted, but my excitement is ...
At July 27, 2009, stealthwise wrote:
Not a thing, really. *sigh* It must be that time of year where the comics industry seems like a ...
At July 27, 2009, Eric TF Bat wrote:
I'm excited that Mon-El has a really ugly and stupid costume and JLA is being written by the talentless alternate-universe ...
At July 27, 2009, Manglr wrote:
The possibility of seeing the Moore/Gaiman Marvelman stories reprinted in a quality hardcover omnibus. Although like other commenters, I'd ...
At July 27, 2009, Neil Cameron wrote:
The thought of an oversized HC collecting Miracleman 1-16, though in a perfect world not with Quesada's cover. Perhaps ...
At July 27, 2009, s1rude wrote:
Darkier Avengers starring Miracleman by Bendis and Land

;-)
At July 27, 2009, Neal K wrote:
Actually, I'm pretty excited about Gerard Way and Becky Cloonan's "Killjoys". I've really enjoyed the Umbrella Academy, and the ...
At July 27, 2009, TylerJCameron wrote:
I’m probably most excited for X-Nation and Necrosha. Kyle, Yost, and Fraction have awesome track records in the X-Department, so ...
At July 27, 2009, Keg wrote:
The new Bone projects from Jeff Smith and Brian Froud working on Archaia's Dark Crystal and Labyrinth books. Apart from ...
At July 27, 2009, Matt D wrote:
Probably the new Bone project too, but I'm actually really looking forward to Necrosha over in X-Force. X-Force is a ...
At July 27, 2009, HDO wrote:
Not much, honestly. I guess, maybe, Marvel's acquisition of MM, whatever it means. I'd like to see the ...
At July 27, 2009, Rebis wrote:
Well, Vertigo announced a new Morrison mini, "Joe the Barbarian, and that's always good news. (Was it new news?) ...
At July 27, 2009, chad wrote:
the ones that most exicited me that Marvel has mircleman and that the legendary mircleman 25 could finaly see the ...
At July 27, 2009, Blackjak wrote:
MarvelMan under the ICON imprint?
At July 27, 2009, Ricardo wrote:
Nothing particularly exciting, because except for a few new books and some changes of directions, there was nothing on the ...
At July 27, 2009, Mr Wesley wrote:
The announcement of a Kilowog action figure.

And how sad is that? Outside of the Marvelman announcement (which I don't really ...
At July 27, 2009, amused wrote:
A friend of mine who works at Marvel has confirmed for me that they own *everything*, including the Moore/Gaiman stories, ...
At July 27, 2009, Bill Reed wrote:
Marvelman is the most interesting, but I won't be excited until/unless they solicit Moore/Gaiman collections.

And I already knew about Joe ...
At July 27, 2009, Rebis wrote:
Ha! Good one, Mr. Wesley. I would buy a Kilowog action figure ... if I bought action figures at ...
At July 27, 2009, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
"LOOK!!! Up in the sky!!! It's a bird, no -- it's a plane, nope, it's MARVELMAN!!!!!!:"

The possibility of seeing ...
At July 27, 2009, TimGunn wrote:
well, my main comics are x-men, so excited about the upcoming x-over, but we already knew magneto would be back ...
At July 27, 2009, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
" Scott Pilgrim video game. With any luck, it will help out the indy comics, and of course, with any ...
At July 27, 2009, fanboy d wrote:
pretty boring news-wise. the scott pilgrim game may actually make me purchase a console though...

lost's panel was entertaining as ever.
At July 27, 2009, Ian A. wrote:
Fraction mentioning that he, Moon, and Ba were going to powwow about Casanova on Sunday was the highlight for me.

Can't ...
At July 27, 2009, Craig wrote:
- Marvelman: it's just too steeped in history for it to go by the wayside, even if it never quite ...
At July 27, 2009, Keith wrote:
Jim Shooter reunited with the Gold Key characters (Magnus, Solar, Turok, etc.) for a relaunch of the line at Dark ...
At July 27, 2009, Si__ wrote:
None...
At July 27, 2009, MarkAndrew wrote:
Was the Dan Clowes Drawn and Quarterly book a San Diego announcement?

If so, s'between that and Bone.
At July 27, 2009, T. wrote:
My big fear with Scott Pilgrim is that they base it on the movie and not the comic. Because ...
At July 27, 2009, Lex wrote:
New Bone stories.

Krypto vs. Dex-Star!

And I'm looking forward to Sterling Gates on a Kid Flash series.

Personally, I have no interest ...
At July 27, 2009, Bald Steve wrote:
Miracle Man being re-printed. Oh, fuck yes.
At July 27, 2009, Jbird wrote:
Ha ha, no one is excited about Miracleman at all, only that it might mean that the Miracleman they've already ...
At July 27, 2009, Wes Mantooth wrote:
I'm as excited as anyone could possibly be about Marvel purchasing Miracleman....On the other hand I'm also paralyzed with fear.

While ...
At July 27, 2009, Joe wrote:
Marvelman was definitely the news of the con. Nothing big really happened this year. Oh well.
But I seem to be ...
At July 27, 2009, hangmanjury wrote:
More BONE. I'm pretty much covered for what I'm giving my nephew for his birthday and Christmas for two ...
At July 27, 2009, Eric wrote:
Not that excited about anything; I don't really feel anything was announced.DC announced part of Robinson's JLA line up, and ...
At July 27, 2009, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
Nothing particularly exciting - the Miracle Man thing was a big let down.
They would have announced the Moore and Gaiman ...
At July 27, 2009, Julian wrote:
Weekly World News comic has me interested. Furry Water looks good. Nancy is definitely cool but after MoCCA it's not ...
At July 27, 2009, Grant wrote:
Dan Clowes new book, more Bone from Smith, Image United, the new Gerard Way book from Dark Horse, Scott Pilgrim ...
At July 28, 2009, Raskal66 wrote:
Existence 3.0 sounded cool. 2.0 is a major fun read so far.

If the Gaiman and Moore Marvelmen get ...
At July 28, 2009, Greg Hatcher wrote:
Julie was in orbit over the Eisner. It went like this:

"You guys won! Jonah won!"

"Huh? For, what, online journalism?"

"Just journalism! ...
At July 28, 2009, amused wrote:
Man, when Quesada officially confirms that they are reprinting the Moore and Gaiman stories, what are you guys going to ...
At July 28, 2009, Grant wrote:
Oh I missed the CBR win. Congrats. This is easily the best comic site on the net.
At July 28, 2009, Grant wrote:
I forgot to mention Monthly Astro City. About time.
At July 28, 2009, Rob Schmidt wrote:
If you're going to Comic-Con for news, I'd say you're going for the wrong reason. The best reason to ...
At July 29, 2009, danjack wrote:
Wow! It took almost to the end to mention that Astro City is going monthly?
The MarvelMan announcement was the ...

7/15 - Curious Cat Asks...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:09:10 +0000

A CBR thread inspired me - we all know that Batman can be kind of cold-blooded at times, so I ask - what is the worst thing that Batman has ever done?

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At July 15, 2009, ken wrote:
Appeared in a Joel Schumacher movie
At July 15, 2009, Jeff Holland wrote:
I thought not springing Sasha Bordeaux out of prison at the beginning of "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive" was pretty harsh.
At July 15, 2009, Jake wrote:
Enticed a small child into his home and indoctrinated him in his beliefs, grooming him to one day replace himself ...
At July 15, 2009, Jeff R. wrote:
Well, there's the obvious "allowed the Joker to keep living" answer. [One can probably find more than one instance ...
At July 15, 2009, Splint Chesthair wrote:
Spending a lot of his free time coming up with ways to kill his best friends and closest compatriots.
At July 15, 2009, Cass wrote:
Allowing Kelly Jones to draw him for years.
At July 15, 2009, John B wrote:
Keeping files on how to take down his JLA teammates and then actually implementing his plans against his trusty cohorts ...
At July 15, 2009, Brian wrote:
one punch.

Cheers,

B
At July 15, 2009, Kirk Warren wrote:
@Brian - This is the worst thing he's ever done, not the best.
At July 15, 2009, Manglr wrote:
Second Prize: Bat Dance
First Prize: Nipples on the batsuit.
At July 15, 2009, Thok wrote:
Neglecting the whole Brother Eye/Maxwell Lord issue (as well as refusing to let other superheroes help him with it) until ...
At July 15, 2009, Ian A. wrote:
Talia al Ghul
At July 15, 2009, Adam wrote:
There's worse examples, but since no one's mentioned it yet:

Telling Superman that the last time he inspired the world was ...
At July 15, 2009, Michael P. wrote:
"am

Keeping files on how to take down his JLA teammates and then actually implementing his plans against his trusty cohorts ...
At July 15, 2009, Jeff Ryan wrote:
http://www.timemachinego.com/linkmachinego/images/batmantouchofdoom.jpg
At July 15, 2009, Matthew Craig wrote:
Curious Cat, you munificent mog, might I add a qualifier:

"What is the worst thing that Batman has ever done in ...
At July 15, 2009, Matt Ampersand wrote:
Are we talking mainstream Batman, or can we add stuff like TDKR?
At July 15, 2009, Brian wrote:
Kirk, thanks for the chuckle!

Cheers,

B
At July 15, 2009, John Trumbull wrote:
His behavior in "All-Star Batman & Robin" is pretty despicable. Not a hero by any stretch of the imagination, ...
At July 15, 2009, Anonymous wrote:
Probably your mom.
At July 15, 2009, Chris Jones wrote:
I feel like Batman calling a a ten year old boy a retard after he just saw both his parents ...
At July 15, 2009, Anonymous wrote:
The Joker has killed way fewer people than Victor Zsasz. Zsasz has carved a tally into his skin and ...
At July 15, 2009, chad wrote:
that would be a tall order from letting the joker keep on living to keeping plans like a gang war ...
At July 15, 2009, Glen Newman wrote:
Letting that crazy guy "masquerading" as a terrorist in the UN shoot himself in the head in Justice League International ...
At July 15, 2009, Thok wrote:
The Joker has killed way fewer people than Victor Zsasz. Zsasz has carved a tally into his skin and is ...
At July 15, 2009, T. wrote:
Leaving the KGBeast to die was pretty bad.

Actively rescuing the Joker is worse.

Not wearing a condom when he slept with ...
At July 15, 2009, T. wrote:
Besides, she looked clean!
At July 15, 2009, joshschr wrote:
Condoms are for chumps and sex tourists.

Besides, she looked clean!

I'm sure you're at least partially kidding, but still, fucking ew.

Along ...
At July 15, 2009, Bob wrote:
As I recall, he and Talia were married when they slept together(Son Of The Demon). I mean, who wears a ...
At July 15, 2009, T. wrote:
As I recall, he and Talia were married when they slept together(Son Of The Demon). I mean, who wears a ...
At July 15, 2009, T. wrote:
Perhaps he was named Terry and raised by the McGuiness’?

Oh God no. Nothing is worse than when subpar fanfiction ...
At July 15, 2009, Bob wrote:
The wedding was without his consent and only bound by law in a country that Ra's ruled at the time. ...
At July 15, 2009, Lawrence wrote:
@T

Why would he get a prenup? Talia Al Ghul probably has more money than him.
At July 15, 2009, T. wrote:
Why would he get a prenup? Talia Al Ghul probably has more money than him.

No her dad does. And ...
At July 15, 2009, Jbird wrote:
Breaking like five dudes' necks in the first year he ever appeared in comics and then saying shit like "A ...
At July 15, 2009, T. wrote:
When did it become the norm for Joker to kill someone in every single storyline he appears? Just curious.
At July 15, 2009, Sean Whitmore wrote:
If we can wrap up Batman's entire involvement with the Robin/Spoiler relationship into one deed, then that's one's the worst.

-Revealing ...
At July 15, 2009, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
" Telling Superman that the last time he inspired the world was when he died. "

But isn't honesty, in fact, ...
At July 15, 2009, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
And that's not mentioning the time he drank a little too much Bat-juice and got a little overly familiar with ...
At July 15, 2009, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
(The above was at Sean, but Nitz rudely jumped in before I hit send!)
At July 15, 2009, Bernard the Poet wrote:
For (at least) the last forty years, every single Batman story has started the same way: Batman swings down to ...
At July 15, 2009, Bob wrote:
Hugging an underage female Robin while he was naked(TDKR).
At July 15, 2009, Çteve! wrote:
Morisson had him abandon the "Shaggy Man" (general Eiling) on a tiny rock in space.
At July 15, 2009, Mr. Pete wrote:
I remember a Batman annual in which some dude in a wheelchair was systematically knocking off members of a ...
At July 15, 2009, Alan Coil wrote:
Worst thing he has done? Not kill that little f&&& who claims to be his son.
At July 15, 2009, Jeff Holland wrote:
And after pulling all that Spoiler-related crap with Tim, then going ahead and ADOPTING HIM!

Were there some plans to turn ...
At July 15, 2009, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
The VERY worst thing that Batman has ever done was to disappear after the FINAL CRISIS, allow the world to ...
At July 15, 2009, Ninjagodzilla wrote:
Good thread.
Theres a book called The Philosophy of Batman including debates about whether he is responsible for the murders of ...
At July 15, 2009, Da Fug wrote:
"Hugging an underage female Robin while he was naked(TDKR)."

I'm surprised DC hasn't made a statue of that yet.
At July 15, 2009, Brud Lee wrote:
(Bernard the Poet wrote:

For (at least) the last forty years, every single Batman story has started the same way: Batman ...
At July 15, 2009, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
" Which, by the way, Tim’s what, 16? Isn’t it a bit…weird…adopting a teenager who had a (sometimes distant, but ...
At July 15, 2009, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
Oh, and replacing the Bat-Arangs with ninja stars in DKR. Those looked like they really frickin' hurt.
At July 15, 2009, Brian Cronin wrote:
Killing off Jack Drake was unbelievably stupid.
And lazy.
And creatively bankrupt.
At July 15, 2009, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
What?
You want to read about a Robin who's not an orphan?
What kind of fan are you?
At July 16, 2009, Michael P. wrote:
"Killing off Jack Drake was unbelievably stupid.

And lazy.

And creatively bankrupt."

Yeah, but this is about the worst things Batman's ever done, ...
At July 16, 2009, Anonymous wrote:
Hugging an underage female Robin while he was naked(TDKR).
Naked from the waist up. Only your filthy imagination makes him ...
At July 16, 2009, Craig wrote:
Great list here, but I'm still voting for Brother Eye. Whereas War Games and Tower of Babel featured abstract terror ...
At July 16, 2009, Sijo wrote:
Not another bad thing, but related: after Batman *finally* admitted how much of a dick he'd become, he goes away ...
At July 16, 2009, Can1 wrote:
becoming a real dick in the 90's
At July 16, 2009, Citizen Scribbler wrote:
Yeah, put down another vote for Brother Eye. And here's the kicker for me:

The Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) starts putting ...
At July 16, 2009, Bob wrote:
"Naked from the waist up. Only your filthy imagination makes him naked all over"

Chect out Batman: The Dark Knight Triumphant. ...
At July 16, 2009, Casey wrote:
He killed a dog in an early '90s Riddler arc ("Dark Knight, Dark City"?). As a child I found that ...
At July 16, 2009, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
And that’s a bad thing why exactly?

What form of justice does that fit?

To what end does it serve but to ...
At July 16, 2009, Ted wrote:
I have to agree with Matthew Craig. It doesn't seem fair to judge Batman for what he does in shitty ...
At July 16, 2009, J. L. Bell wrote:
Since it ain't been mentioned so far, the Super-Sons story by Bob Haney in which Bruce Wayne fakes his own ...
At July 17, 2009, ZZZ wrote:
It's pretty hard to top Brother Eye, but at least there's the slightly mitigating factor that all the horrible nonsesne ...
At July 17, 2009, Festival fashion for summer | Hana-Sui Online Boutique wrote:
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At July 20, 2009, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
Guest-starring with Spawn. Twice.
At August 7, 2009, Friday Randomizer « Threat Quality Press wrote:
[...] Item 5: Comics Should Be Good asked the fairly simple question, “What’s the worst thing Batman has done?” Currently ...
At August 7, 2009, Russ Burlingame wrote:
I'd have to agree with joshschr that Azrael's abrupt ascension to Batman (I didn't mean to be so alliterative but ...

2/16 - Curious Cat Asks...

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:34:36 +0000

You know how, for example, the current Green Lantern series would be referred to as Green Lantern (Vol. 4)? Okay, so what do you do with, say, Thor? It was Thor (Vol. 3) but now it took over the original numbering with issue #600. So is it still Thor (Vol. 3)? Or is Thor (Vol. 1)? How would you classify it?

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At February 16, 2009, cwittah wrote:
Still Vol. 3
At February 16, 2009, Marcus Brute wrote:
Vol. 1. It's the same as Fantastic Four and Amazing Spider-Man
At February 16, 2009, Omar Karindu, back from an Internet Thogal ritual wrote:
Either is acceptable if there's no duplication of numbers across volumes.
At February 16, 2009, Michael wrote:
How does it read in the indicia?
At February 16, 2009, Alvin wrote:
The current Thor and Amazing Spider-Man both do not show volume numbers, I even checked the Overstreet and the current ...
At February 16, 2009, Matt wrote:
Michael, to my knowledge Marvel stopped putting Volume information in their comics a couple of years ago.

And I like to ...
At February 16, 2009, Niels van Eekelen wrote:
I'd go with vol.1 again.
At February 16, 2009, Thomas Pierce wrote:
Vol. 3

on midtowncomics.com's shipping lists ASM is still referred to as Vol. 2, so I imagine this will be the ...
At February 16, 2009, Stephen Cassidy wrote:
Comic Collector Live lists Thor #600 under Volume 1.
At February 16, 2009, Sanctum Sanctorum Comix wrote:
As long as the TITLE hasn't changed, then I keep them in "vol 1".

For instance, THOR has always been titled: ...
At February 16, 2009, Cove West wrote:
Until it's indicated as Thor (Voluminous 1), detailing the adventures of Volstagg and his sidekicks Thor, Hogun, and Fandral, it ...
At February 16, 2009, Sanctum Sanctorum Comix wrote:
Well.... aside from the whole "Journey Into Mystery" thing, it's always been THOR.

;-)

~P~
At February 16, 2009, Brad McClaren wrote:
If what Cove West says is true, does that mean that if I put Thor 600 in the wrong spot ...
At February 16, 2009, E.D. wrote:
Volume 3, if only because the logic behind calling this issue #600 is somewhat specious.
At February 16, 2009, Cove West wrote:
Brad, just for good measure, maybe you should file THOR #600 with Deathmate: Black, maybe they'll cancel each other out. ...
At February 16, 2009, Chad Nevett wrote:
Well, seeing as how only 13 issue numbers are actually duplicated (#1-13 of the second and third volumes), it would ...
At February 16, 2009, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
The question that I must ask is this: does anyone even CARE what volume it is as long as ...
At February 16, 2009, Bill Reed wrote:
I probably wouldn't classify it at all, because I would just throw it into my Thor box (not that it ...
At February 16, 2009, Grant Watson wrote:
I would classify it as "hey Marvel, you don't get to relaunch with issue #1 and then go 'oh sorry, ...
At February 16, 2009, Sanctum Sanctorum Comix wrote:
Bill,
As loathe as I am to admit it, JMS' THOR is very good thus far.

imho, of course.

~P~
At February 16, 2009, Bill Reed wrote:
I read the first... three? issues. And it was a lot of plod, plod, plod. And She-Loki is dumb. But ...
At February 16, 2009, Ted wrote:
Volume 4
At February 16, 2009, The Mad Monkey wrote:
Perhaps some certain publishers should completely stop trying to hit the big numbers and just make on-going mini-series...kinda like what ...
At February 16, 2009, Greg Hatcher wrote:
This is why I just store my comics in chronological order by title character instead of by their numbering.

...I ...
At February 16, 2009, Colossus_2000 wrote:
It's even more annoying when you're trying to store them as computer files. I have a fair few downloaded issues ...
At February 16, 2009, Zebulon Pike wrote:
I have a question for everyone, if you now file ASM as Vol. 1, how do you file the issues ...
At February 16, 2009, universaladdress wrote:
I'd classify it as "unnecessarily goddamn confusing"
At February 16, 2009, Dalarsco wrote:
I just file them in publication order no matter the number. Why is that so confusing? I also ...
At February 16, 2009, Spiffy wrote:
Does Curious Cat stay up nights worrying over stuff like this? Me-oWWW!
At February 17, 2009, John Trumbull wrote:
This is why I don't mess with volume numbers. I find that "Green Lantern #38, May 2008" clears it ...
At February 17, 2009, S_O wrote:
I like how UHBMCC handles it - after coming back to the original numbering, they file the series separately as, ...
At February 17, 2009, DanLarkin wrote:
Are they counting the numbering of when the title went back to being "Journey into Mystery" during Heroes Reborn?
At February 17, 2009, Richard J. Marcej wrote:
Wait.... what........ She-Loki ????????????????

Jezus, am I glad I still don't read this stuff.
At February 17, 2009, Eric wrote:
@Greg Hatcher: if you store your books by character, where do you put your team books?
At February 17, 2009, Greg Hatcher wrote:
There aren't that many I keep up with, but generally in a short box labeled "Justice League, all titles" or ...
At February 17, 2009, Brian Cronin wrote:
Are they counting the numbering of when the title went back to being “Journey into Mystery” during Heroes Reborn? I ...
At February 17, 2009, Brian Cronin wrote:

Wait…. what…….. She-Loki ????????????????

Jezus, am I glad I still don’t read this stuff.

I don't love the book, but the ...
At February 17, 2009, Richard J. Marcej wrote:
Sounds a little like Sir Tristan/Lady Tristan from Camelot 3000

But still, couldn't they come up with a better more creative ...
At February 17, 2009, Brian Cronin wrote:
But still, couldn’t they come up with a better more creative name then She-Loki????? Ha!

Well, that's not the actual name ...
At February 18, 2009, HellRazor wrote:
I long for the days when you didn't need a frickin instruction manual to figure out the numbering of comic ...

2/9 - Curious Cat Asks...

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:10:03 +0000

What piece of comic book news out of New York Comic Con are you most excited about?

55 Comments

At February 9, 2009, Mr. Chris wrote:
New Doom Patrol!
At February 9, 2009, Marcus Brute wrote:
Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance
At February 9, 2009, DubipR wrote:
Nothing really mindblowing came from NYCon but some interesting news. But the rundown of the upcoming Vertigo Crime books ...
At February 9, 2009, Michael wrote:
I dunno, another Young Avengers series was about the most interesting thing I saw. Kinda tepid, but then, the immediate ...
At February 9, 2009, Blackjak wrote:
Not so much excited, but most curious about Giffen's take on the Doom Patrol...
At February 9, 2009, Scott wrote:
Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers. A close second is The Marvels Project.
At February 9, 2009, Alan Coil wrote:
Marvel's rebooting of the Ultimate Universe to issues #1! That's gonna help sell a million of 'em!
At February 9, 2009, Graeme White wrote:
Looking forward to Doom Patrol, the stuff coming up on Spider-Man & Final Crisis Aftermath:Ink & Escape.

Oh, yeah, and looking ...
At February 9, 2009, Bill Reed wrote:
Probably the Pet Avengers, to be honest.
At February 9, 2009, Adam Jones wrote:
Pet Avengers...it'll be the Space Buddies of the MU!
At February 9, 2009, Lynxara wrote:
Pet Avengers. It's deliciously oddball and Chris Eliopoulos is a great writer.
At February 9, 2009, Matt D wrote:
This is a tough one.

Cornell's Young Avengers probably. Cornell is a whole lot better than Heinberg so this should be ...
At February 9, 2009, Niels van Eekelen wrote:
New 'New Mutants' featuring Magik.

A surprising number of announcements that interested me, but nothing came close to that.
At February 9, 2009, Colin wrote:
Doom Patrol by Giffen. I think if someone is going to get Doom Patrol right Giffen could be just the ...
At February 9, 2009, Andrew Collins wrote:
The only thing that caught my eye was Giffen's Doom Patrol.

Also, I'm glad to get the confirmation that Bendis ...
At February 9, 2009, Manglr wrote:
I'll be the oddball and say Dark Horse's announcement of a 'Beasts of Burden" series. About time!
At February 9, 2009, Anonymous wrote:
Dance!
At February 9, 2009, Nick Marino wrote:
Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers!!!!!!!!!! (plus Ron Lim on the Silver Savage arc) (also Asrar working with Gage!!!) (and Jay ...
At February 9, 2009, Graeme White wrote:
Dance just sounds like the old Booster Gold book to me.
At February 9, 2009, Nick Marino wrote:
WAIT!!! i take it back... i'm most looking forward to X-Men Forever!!!
At February 9, 2009, William O'Brien wrote:
Detective Comics with 12-14 months of JH Williams art
At February 9, 2009, Anonymous wrote:
The Unwritten by Carey and Gross, because I was just last week realizing how I was missing both Carey and ...
At February 9, 2009, Ricardo wrote:
New Doom Patrol with Giffen with a reunion with J.M.DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire for Metal Men backup. This will be ...
At February 9, 2009, Neal K wrote:
Definitely Detective Comics featuring Batwoman by Rucka and JH Williams III. The preview art looked spectacular.
At February 9, 2009, Lynxara wrote:
@Ricardo:

Would you happen to have a link to a transcript or audio file of the Didio answer in question? ...
At February 9, 2009, Andrew Collins wrote:
Oh yes, being the huge Kevin Maguire fan I am, I can't believe I forgot about the anouncements of him ...
At February 9, 2009, Ricardo wrote:
@Lynxara

From CBR coverage and also from reports from the guy who asked the question (who happens to be a Legion ...
At February 9, 2009, gonzo wrote:
return of the new mutants
At February 9, 2009, Graeme White wrote:
Is ricardo a Shooter fan-boy?

The Superman in Johns' Legion was THE Superman.

Johns' Legion was how he envisioned the original Legion ...
At February 9, 2009, Lynxara wrote:
Yeah, I have to say-- by DC panel standards, this is pretty courteous stuff.

I would give Legion of Three ...
At February 9, 2009, Ricardo wrote:
If you guys are following Johns´ other stuff, he is retconning Kon-El or something like that into the Legion. And ...
At February 9, 2009, Grant wrote:
I guess Morrison is back on Batman in June but I knew that was coming and Stuart Immomen taking over ...
At February 9, 2009, Ian A. wrote:
The Vertigo Crime Line line-up definitely caught my attention.

All the books sound fantastic, but I'm particularly interested in Area Ten. ...
At February 9, 2009, TimGunn wrote:
New Mutants! One of my favorites from my childhood. I need to catch up on the trade reprints.
At February 9, 2009, Tyree wrote:
More G-Man.
At February 9, 2009, Eric wrote:
Dale Eaglesham and Jonathan Hickman on Fantastic Four. Besides the Rucka/Williams III Detective, this is the only announcement that made ...
At February 9, 2009, Eric wrote:
Wait, wait wait! Forget all that. The best news has to be Immonen on New Avengers!
At February 9, 2009, Harold wrote:
Marvel Project!

And Mike Carery´s new Vertigo series - wich i forgot the name right now.
At February 9, 2009, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
Williams and Rucka on Detective.
For a whole year.
Good times.
(Although it will be another year or so before DC releases ...
At February 9, 2009, Daly wrote:
Detective Comics: Batwoman

Sorry won't be reading X-Men Forever...forever..
At February 9, 2009, MarkAndrew wrote:
Yotsuba!
At February 9, 2009, Lynxara wrote:
I don't even read Yotsuba and I was so happy to hear someone had managed to wrest the license out ...
At February 9, 2009, ejulp (John) wrote:
@Marcus Brute

If Grant is writing it, yes.

For me, I think Vertigo's announcements in general had me the most excited; sure ...
At February 9, 2009, stealthwise wrote:
Nothing, really.
At February 9, 2009, aboynamedposh wrote:
'Pet Avengers', the same as everyone else!

Rucka/Williams on 'Detective'. The art is absoluely gorgeous, and I'm a sucker for redheads ...
At February 9, 2009, Ryan wrote:
I love the idea of JH Williams doing ANY regular book, but am dubious as to whether it will be ...
At February 9, 2009, The Dane wrote:
Snatched from the jaws of death: YOTSUBA&!!!!!
At February 10, 2009, Joe wrote:
Hickman and Eaglesham on FF
At February 10, 2009, Dave wrote:
Carey and Gross on Unwritten, Hickman and Eaglesham on Fantastic Four, and Kyle, Yost and dell'Otto on X-Force: Sex and ...
At February 10, 2009, Graeme White wrote:
Eh? Kon-El was already in the post Zero Hour Legion long before Johns had anything to do with it, ...
At February 10, 2009, Aaron Glazer wrote:
First is definately the return of Genis-Vell followed somehwat closely by Hickman on FF or, as I call it, the ...
At February 10, 2009, Preston wrote:
Definitely Doom Patrol/Metal Men.
At February 10, 2009, Grant Watson wrote:
Batwoman coming into Detective Comics - the preview pages looked sensational.
At February 10, 2009, Wolfsbane wrote:
I'd like to say batgirl, but i need to be sure that it's Cassandra Cain not Barbara Gordon.
At February 11, 2009, Stefan wrote:
The big one is probably Mike Carey''s The Unwritten; and wouldn't it be wonderful if it lasts longer than Crossing ...

12/28 - Curious Cat Asks...

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:20:50 +0000

Which comic book work do you think was the best of Frank Miller's career (either his work as a writer/artist or just his work as a writer)?

74 Comments

At December 28, 2008, Travis Pelkie wrote:
Well, I haven't read all of FM's stuff, but I'd have to say Dark Knight Returns still is a pinnacle. ...
At December 28, 2008, Kai wrote:
Personally I've always preferred his slightly more down-played work, with Batman Year One being my pick for best of the ...
At December 28, 2008, Glen Newman wrote:
I've got to say Batman Year One with Daredevil Born Again running it a close 2nd.
At December 28, 2008, manglr wrote:
I'd have to go with either his Daredevil work, or his collaboration on the first Wolverine limited series. Dark ...
At December 28, 2008, Hannibal wrote:
I still have a soft spot - and every issue - for his initial Daredevil run. Klaus Janson's inks over ...
At December 28, 2008, Martin wrote:
Daredevil: Born Again is my favorite, but it takes an odd turn with Nuke at the end. TDKR was impressive ...
At December 28, 2008, Bernard the Poet wrote:
Elektra Assassin.

Ken Wind - the demonic JFK clone running for President - was a prophetic creation: Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, ...
At December 28, 2008, Graeme Burk wrote:
As a writer/artist probably Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, though I reserve judgement til I finish reading his complete ...
At December 28, 2008, comb & razor wrote:
By comparison, the politics in V for Vendetta and Watchmen looks a little dated now, Moore didn’t see the growing ...
At December 28, 2008, comb & razor wrote:
(urgh.. obviously i meant "$130 MILLION"... bacause otherwise we WOULD be talking about quite a big flop!)
At December 28, 2008, The Dave wrote:
Batman Year One and Daredevil Born Again... although I haven't read his Wolverine mini, and I suspect that might do ...
At December 28, 2008, [MGW]Spike wrote:
I've read most of Frank Miller's work (except - mainly - what he did before Daredevil)

IMHO, Daredevil: Born Again and ...
At December 28, 2008, Quincy wrote:
Batman Year One.
At December 28, 2008, Niels wrote:
Batman: Year One and Daredevil: Born Again are easily my favorites of Miller's work. Those have the deepest characterisations, played ...
At December 28, 2008, fauxcrye wrote:
I would have to go with Batman: Year One or Ronin. I hate to say it, but Frank started ...
At December 28, 2008, sgt rawk wrote:
Elektra Lives Again, just for the bit about the sucking chest wound. Or the first Sin City, just for the ...
At December 28, 2008, Ariel S. wrote:
Dark Knight Returns, followed closely by Give me Liberty.
At December 28, 2008, Timothy Burke wrote:
Daredevil: Born Again and Batman Year One. I think the Dark Knight Returns doesn't hold up on re-reading, or more ...
At December 28, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Three-way tie for me... All have their own gems..
Dark Knight Returns
Batman: Year One
Give Me Liberty
At December 28, 2008, Aqualad wrote:
As far as Frank Miller the artist goes, I think the Wolverine miniseries was his best work. It ...
At December 28, 2008, randy wrote:
give me liberty is miller's best work, just beating out year one.
At December 28, 2008, Chris McAree wrote:
1) Year: One
2) Elektra Assassin.
Catch me on a different day and they might be in reverse order. But they're definitely ...
At December 28, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Ronin.
300.
Elektra Lives Again.

Then.

The Dark Knight Returns.
Daredevil: Born Again.
Sin City.
At December 28, 2008, Lord Paradise wrote:
Dark Knight Returns, although there's a lot I haven't read, including Born Again.

Year One was a great comic, but not ...
At December 28, 2008, Patrick Joseph wrote:
I have found that reading Miller now is difficult for me It just hasn't aged for me well. However, I ...
At December 28, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
It's easier to choose Miller's WORST work than his best (all together now: THE GODDAMN BATMAN!!) but that's actually a ...
At December 28, 2008, Michael Mayket wrote:
I'll echo the chorus that has said Daredevil: Born Again or Batman: Year One.

Also, at the risk of becoming a ...
At December 28, 2008, FuriousGeorge wrote:
For me, Year One is the best of Miller's works. He makes the story about Batman and Gordon simultaneously ...
At December 28, 2008, Rhod wrote:
Easily Elektra: Assassin.

I've also re-read his DD stuff a bunch of times, and the Wolverine mini, but personally I think ...
At December 28, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
Daredevil: born Again is my farvoite, I liked more than year one mostly because of the desnity of the story.
At December 28, 2008, Joe Vince wrote:
This question got me thinking a lot more than I expected. I've found I'm of two minds on the answer.

If ...
At December 28, 2008, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
Daredevil; since Marvel editorial didn't allow the avalanche of explicit content found in most of Miller's other works, the story ...
At December 28, 2008, Matt Bird wrote:
DKR, Year One, and Born Again are all just about perfect, but I personally love the original Daredevil run the ...
At December 28, 2008, Bill wrote:
Daredevil: Born Again is one of my all time favourite stories. I have to go with that. However, for a ...
At December 28, 2008, Michael Rawdon wrote:
Daredevil: Born Again. And it's not even close.

Next would be Batman: Year One and Sin City.

I've never been a ...
At December 28, 2008, Zee wrote:
That Yellow Bastard
Daredevil: Born Again (in no order)

In many of his other works, which I like for the most ...
At December 28, 2008, Richard wrote:
I think Daredevil: Born Again is his best work as a writer.

The Dark Knight Returns is by far his most ...
At December 28, 2008, Jbird wrote:
Tell me when we get to his last one and then copy and paste the title into my post.
At December 28, 2008, Julian wrote:
This one is tough. In hindsight, a lot of the cool ideas and political allegories that I thought I saw ...
At December 28, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Not to derail from any Miller-bashing or Miller-praising, but did anyone go to see Miller's film The Spirit and what ...
At December 28, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:
As writer/artist: about the first two thirds of his initial Daredevil run, but no Daredevil of his after that.
As writer ...
At December 28, 2008, Anthony Cheng wrote:
Has to be DKR. None of his other books have matched the depth of insight and had a bigger impact ...
At December 28, 2008, Omar Karindu wrote:
Easy to answer for me: Daredevil #191. It's as concise and effective a performance of Miller's key themes as ...
At December 28, 2008, Gabriel Mckee wrote:
There was a time when I would have said 300... but I read it around the time the movie came ...
At December 28, 2008, Dean wrote:
Batman: Year One is probably Miller's best.

It tells a coherent story and has memorable bits for everyone. Miller and ...
At December 28, 2008, joe c wrote:
In order, more or less...

Daredevil: Born Again
The Dark Knight
Batman: Year One
Daredevil - the first run, cumulating in #181 (Death of ...
At December 28, 2008, Dean wrote:
Oh... Give Me Liberty didn't have enough plot for me.

Hard Boiled was pretty, but empty.

All-Star Batman and Robin is so ...
At December 28, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
Daredevil: Born Again has more heart than most of his work. Mazzuchielli's art is excellent. I've read it more times ...
At December 28, 2008, Chris Noble wrote:
1. Batman: Year One
2. Daredevil: Born Again
3. Ronin

I eagerly await the day Mr. Miller removes his head from his ass, ...
At December 28, 2008, Bill Reed wrote:
Dark Knight Returns is probably still the best Bat-comic ever, and Miller's best.

Daredevil: The Man Without Fear is very close, ...
At December 28, 2008, Travis Pelkie wrote:
So like I said, I haven't read his DD stuff. What collections encompass the entirety of his DD run(runs?), ...
At December 28, 2008, Michael Mayket wrote:
@Travis -

Marvel is currently collecting it all in 3 trades entitled Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. The ...
At December 28, 2008, Travis Pelkie wrote:
Cool Michael, thanks. I thought I heard about those trades.

What about the Elektra stuff? I know ...
At December 28, 2008, Anun wrote:
Well, DKR is the first work of Miller's I ever read, and man, did it have an impact on me. ...
At December 28, 2008, stealthwise wrote:
Not a big fan of the majority of Miller's output, so I'd say Batman Year One.
At December 28, 2008, P. J. Clark wrote:
DK Returns is such a favorite, but Elektra Lives Again looks the best.
At December 29, 2008, ninjawookie wrote:
Batman Year 1.
These days i'm more inclined to say that the reason that work stands out probably has more to ...
At December 29, 2008, Chris McAree wrote:
Travis and Michael,
there are some very compelling Miller Elektra scenes included in the Elektra Saga TPB/Limited Series. In particular, there ...
At December 29, 2008, will_butler wrote:
I'm with Zee. That Yellow Bastard all the way.
At December 29, 2008, Keith wrote:
Here's my list from Best to worst:

The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: Year One
Daredevil: Born Again
Elektra Assassin
His first Daredevil run
Sin City: That ...
At December 29, 2008, Caley Smith wrote:
pencil for Wolverine #1. that's about it
At December 29, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
Erm.. that was me. I've no idea how the name Keith got in there...
At December 29, 2008, jay the one letter wonder wrote:
Just to be a contarian and because it's probably the most different from his other works.... I gotta go with ...
At December 29, 2008, Matt D wrote:
Batman: Year One seems to be the consensus of favorite Miller work for people who generally don't like Miller's works.
At December 29, 2008, Rob wrote:
Batman Year One made me think that Frank was a genius. EVERYTHING after that made me think otherwise. ...
At December 29, 2008, Spaise wrote:
Martha Washington and Robocop...i hate the government and that goes doubly for corporations. the cynicism, foresight, and disgust with ...
At December 29, 2008, Ben wrote:
As a comic book measured by the quite ordinary standards we measure all those other comic writing joes by... Batman: ...
At December 30, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
People love to say "All style, no substance" as if that automatically makes it a bad thing. In most ...
At December 30, 2008, Gokitalo wrote:
Dark Knight Returns. Picking between that, Batman: Year One and Daredevil: Born Again is always a challenge, though.
At December 30, 2008, The Mutt wrote:
It's clear to me that the more editorial control Miller works under, the better he works. Or maybe the ...
At December 30, 2008, dhole wrote:
I'll say Daredevil Born Again, because I just re-read a bunch of his stuff and that story held up the ...
At December 30, 2008, Lynxara wrote:
I really have to give Miller credit for his Daredevil run. Those are the only comics where I've ever cared ...
At January 22, 2009, buttler wrote:
Best for me would be his classic run on Daredevil, no question -- not to be confused with his later ...
At February 1, 2009, Tanzim wrote:
Batman: Year One. I actually read DKR after year one, so it was my first encounter with the Miller written ...

12/22 - Curious Cat Asks...

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:33:36 +0000

Which writer do you think had the best run as writer on Justice League of America/Justice League International/Justice League America/JLA?

74 Comments

At December 22, 2008, fb1990 wrote:
You might want to replace that picture with Rage Cat.
At December 22, 2008, Bill wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis (sp?).
At December 22, 2008, David Uzumeri wrote:
Definitely Brad Mel---

Oh, who am I kidding. Grant Morrison.
At December 22, 2008, David Uzumeri wrote:
With his #1 inspiration, Len Wein, in second place, that stuff was amazing. THEN Giffen/DeMatteis.
At December 22, 2008, Chris Jones wrote:
Grant Morrison!
At December 22, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis

Then

Grant Morrison.

Sorry. The one I read first meant more to me. And it did so much with second-string ...
At December 22, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Grant Morrison,
then, Giffen/DeMatteis,
then, Mark Waid.

The unperfect unholy three.

;-)
At December 22, 2008, randyhate wrote:
morrison/waid. while thy might not have wrote together they obviously planned together.
At December 22, 2008, El Fly wrote:
Giffen DeMatteis.
At December 22, 2008, adam! wrote:
i'd say Giffen/DeMatteis, as they made the book work on its own terms, with mostly b-list characters in actual stories ...
At December 22, 2008, Haslann wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis, then Morrison, then a tie between Waid and Jurgens... ><
At December 22, 2008, Fake Pat wrote:
I maybe a major Whorrison for Morrison, but I gotta go with Giffen/Dematteis.
At December 22, 2008, Greg Geren wrote:
Back to the beginning- Morrison couldn't have done what he did without Gardner Fox.

Gerry Conway also gets overlooked too ...
At December 22, 2008, RyanBreck wrote:
Grant Morrison. His run is the reason I got into DC, and probably the main reason I still read ...
At December 22, 2008, Sallyp wrote:
Oh Giffen/DeMatteis. It's still my favorite incarnation, and it's been twenty years or so. I also have to ...
At December 22, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
Giffen/ DeMatteis, because they put humor and heart into the series.

My favorite Justice League stories (Earth 2 and Rock of ...
At December 22, 2008, Johnny Bacardi wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis, Len Wein, Morrison, and...Joe Kelly! That's right, JOE KELLY.
At December 22, 2008, HammerHeart wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis successfully pulled off a JLA book without most of its most recognizable characters - Superman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman ...
At December 22, 2008, HammerHeart wrote:
Oops, make that "fondly remembered decades AFTER its original publication". It makes more sense that way.
At December 22, 2008, John Stanshall wrote:
Yeah... I love the Giffen/DeMatteis era, but it's definitely Morrison.
At December 22, 2008, randyhate wrote:
the love for the giffen/dematteis era never ceases to amaze me.

i never wanted nor needed melrose place in my comic ...
At December 22, 2008, McK wrote:
No Englehart love?

He was really the first writer to "Marvelize" the JLA, giving each character his or her own distinct ...
At December 22, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
Grant Morrison. I only bought X-men comics until I read Morrison's JLA.
At December 22, 2008, yonatan wrote:
Giffen-DeMattis
Joe Kelly-Doug Manke
At December 22, 2008, Andy Turnbull wrote:
Giffen/Dematteis narrowly edges Grant Morrison into second place.
At December 22, 2008, Fake Pat wrote:
Randy, I have no idea what episodes of Melrose Place you must have been watching.
At December 22, 2008, Greg Hatcher wrote:
Len Wein for me, because the Golden Age is twelve. There may have been better ones since but that's MY ...
At December 22, 2008, Ian A. wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis. Always.
At December 22, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis, of course. Morrison's run was great, but it had nothing on the classic JLI.

I'll also give props to ...
At December 22, 2008, Loren wrote:
My favorite Justice League stories (Earth 2 and Rock of Ages) were by Morrison, however. While G./DeM. and Morrison both ...
At December 22, 2008, Stefan wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis juuuuust edges out Morrson's for me. (Echoing that, weren't these two #11 and 12 respectively on the Top ...
At December 22, 2008, G wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis, then Joe Kelly, then Dwayne McDuffie (yes, really), then Morrison.

Giffen & DeMatteis made me love them, Morrison brought me ...
At December 22, 2008, randyhate wrote:
@fake pat i am not sure i ever saw more than 10 minutes of melrose place, but that is what ...
At December 22, 2008, Michael wrote:
Grant f-ing Morrison.
At December 22, 2008, Stefan wrote:
I suppose I should go read the Kelly run. Is it all in trade? I was so excited ...
At December 22, 2008, T. wrote:
Grant Morrison, hands down. I love Giffen/DeMatteis, but I don't really consider that a "true" Justice League.
At December 22, 2008, Luis Dantas wrote:
Gerry Conway. Can't stand Giffen's JL, and Morrison was WAY over-hyped and over-tricked.
At December 22, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
I'll echo the Joe Kelly, er, like? I don't think you can call it love, but I thought his run ...
At December 22, 2008, Jeff Holland wrote:
Flaws aside, Morrison and Waid are "my" JLA writers.

You have to admire Kelly's attempts to change things up after years ...
At December 22, 2008, stealthwise wrote:
Giffen/Dematteis, easily.
At December 22, 2008, TV's Grady wrote:
Morrison had the best *serious* take on the JL, but I can't help having a soft spot for the goofball ...
At December 22, 2008, JG wrote:
Grant Morrison is usually my favorite writer of anything he ever touches but with this one I'll have to go ...
At December 22, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
Mike and Jeff: Justice League Elite was okay. If you liked Kelly's run and/or black ops superheroes, then you'd probably ...
At December 22, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
Gardner Fox, duh. Then I think I'd go with Morrison, followed by a three-way tie between Wein, Englehart, and ...
At December 22, 2008, Brendan H. wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis. Along with Alan Grant's Batman books, their JLI is what got me into DC and comics in general. ...
At December 22, 2008, Bill Reed wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis. But let's not forget Gerard Jones on JLEurope.
At December 22, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
I'll grant that the first few adventures of Jones's JLEurope were pretty cool - sort of a forerunner of Morrison's ...
At December 22, 2008, Eric P. wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis is my favorite, but I think generall Morrison had the "best" run.
At December 22, 2008, Phil E. Stein wrote:
"Len Wein for me, because the Golden Age is twelve. There may have been better ones since but thatâ€™s MY ...
At December 22, 2008, Jeff Ryan wrote:
My favorite is a many-way tie between anyone not responsible for JLApe.
At December 22, 2008, randyhate wrote:
@Phil E. Stein

the whatever group was in place @ 12/13 = best argument is fairly bunk. it sure sounds great ...
At December 22, 2008, Phil E. Stein wrote:
randyhate - Fair enough. Some of us are just lucky enough to get good stuff when we're in Jr. ...
At December 22, 2008, Llordllama wrote:
It's just got to be Giffen/DeMatteis - they got me reading US comics at a time and a place when ...
At December 22, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis/Jones for sure.
Then Priest on JLTF.

Cuz they weren't about the events, but about the characters.

I have high hopes for off ...
At December 22, 2008, Wes Mantooth wrote:
MORRISON!

The guy's run is just plain sick. Rock of Ages, World War III, the Ultramarine Corps. He made the blue ...
At December 22, 2008, Ben wrote:
Now I loves me some Morrison. Hell, I adore Morrison's JLA... but its gotta be...

GERRY CONWAY!

Can't believe how much ...
At December 22, 2008, dantecat wrote:
Englehart, easily.
At December 22, 2008, Richard Pachter wrote:
Gardner Fox, Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Giffen/DeMatteis, Grant Morrison.
At December 22, 2008, RAB wrote:
Greg is clearly correct that the results of a poll such as this will be outrageously generational. However, my ...
At December 22, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
Engelhart. With Conway (pre-Detroit) a close second.

Yes, Morrison's run was wonderful. But way too many of the ...
At December 22, 2008, Scott MacIver wrote:
Grant Morrison and Howard Porter had the definitive JLA.

It's trendy to answer GM, but they really were the best books.
At December 22, 2008, Tungsten Man wrote:
I just wanted to say thanks; this is very useful. I've only liked the Morrison run out of all the ...
At December 22, 2008, Jbird wrote:
I mean, I couldnâ€™t understand them and they were crap even if I could. It wasnâ€™t until the early ...
At December 22, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Sorry to fire another shot across the bows of the 12/13 thing...

That to me would have been Conway, just pre-Detroit. ...
At December 22, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:
Another vote for Giffen/DeMatteis here. Their run's timing was perfect for me; I was was slowly ditching Marvel as ...
At December 22, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
Giffen/Dematties. I'm a big believer in stacking team books with as many characters who have no solo book as ...
At December 22, 2008, Bright-Raven wrote:
Well, as it seems the only JLA I own are Conway issues, I guess I have to say Conway, pre-Detroit ...
At December 22, 2008, Johnny Zito wrote:
I loved the middle of GM's run, from the Tomorrow Girl Story through Rock of Ages at least.

Joe Kelly's stories ...
At December 22, 2008, stephen cade wrote:
Let's see--I have a complete run of all the Giffen/DeMatteis issues of JL/JLA/JLI/JLE, etc, along wiht the follow ups on ...
At December 23, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
Iâ€™ll echo the Joe Kelly, er, like? I donâ€™t think you can call it love, but I thought his run ...
At December 23, 2008, Graeme Burk wrote:
Gerry Conway, or at least until the Detroit version of the League. I loved his version of the Satellite era ...
At December 23, 2008, Citizen Scribbler wrote:
Randy- if the only connection you really have between Melrose Place and the JLI is that you didn't like both, ...
At December 24, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
Looking over the comments, it's VERY clear that I'm older than the average reader here. :)

Since Gerry Conway was ...
At December 26, 2008, Ricardo Amaral wrote:
Giffen/DeMatteis, Giffen/Jones, Gerry Conway, Gardner Fox and solo DeMatteis - in that order. Good to see nobody misses Dan Vado ...

12/4 - Curious Cat Asks...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:47:11 +0000

Who is the best actor/actress to ever play a comic book character in a film (not the best performance AS the character, just literally "who is the best actor/actress to ever play a comic book character in a film)? Is it Brando?

74 Comments

At December 4, 2008, Jim wrote:
Tom Hanks (Road to Perdition)
At December 4, 2008, Brack wrote:
Dustin Hoffman (Mumbles in Dick Tracy)
At December 4, 2008, Jeff R. wrote:
Is 'General Hager' an actual comic book character, or was he invented for the second Fantastic Four film? Because ...
At December 4, 2008, Mark Cook wrote:
Al Pacino, also in Dick Tracy.
At December 4, 2008, sgt pepper wrote:
Isn't Paul Newman in Perdition, too? I like Hanks, but Newman kills him as an actor.
At December 4, 2008, Sam wrote:
Well, yeah, it is Brando. But Wesley Snipes too.
At December 4, 2008, danjack wrote:
Halle Berry for Catwoman!
At December 4, 2008, danjack wrote:
....Just joshin' everyone. ;]
At December 4, 2008, Alvin wrote:
Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, how about Jack Nickolson (spell) as the Joker- That's right...you can't handle the truth.
later!
At December 4, 2008, Richard wrote:
Morgan Freeman (multiple)
At December 4, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
Can't have a best actor list without Michael Caine and Robert Downy Jr.

I'll also throw in Michael Keaton who I've ...
At December 4, 2008, GlenJBenedict wrote:
I'm surprised no one's said Ian McKellen. So I think I'll say Ian McKellen.

Ian McKellen.
At December 4, 2008, Flavio wrote:
Brando (Superman), Nicholson (Batman), Pacino (Dick Tracy). Pretty much it. Other than Michael Caine, no one else has a shot ...
At December 4, 2008, Rhod wrote:
Gene Hackman.
Although my natural sarcasm is urging me to say Vinnie Jones.
At December 4, 2008, Justin Hilyard wrote:
"Brando (Superman), Nicholson (Batman), Pacino (Dick Tracy). Pretty much it. Other than Michael Caine, no one else has a shot ...
At December 4, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
Has no one seen Charley?

My choice is for good ol' Uncle Ben Cliff Robertson.
At December 4, 2008, Justin Hilyard wrote:
I should clarify, the first Transformers movie, the animated one.
At December 4, 2008, Alvin wrote:
Wow! great list! nice call on Cliff Robertson & Ian McKellen And that's Sir Michael Caine(Ha!). I just said the ...
At December 4, 2008, manglr wrote:
Hey now....if were comparing 'Sir's...it's Sir Ian McKellen as well. (And his King Lear is the best I've ...
At December 4, 2008, Dan K wrote:
Patrick Stewart is a pretty damn fine stage actor.
At December 4, 2008, mightygodking wrote:
"Best" actor ever is always a bit of a wash, because there's really no such definitive thing. Brando's the most ...
At December 4, 2008, Eric wrote:
Nicholson
At December 4, 2008, Alvin wrote:
That's right Sir Ian I missed one, what always cracks me up is the end of the Di Vinci ...
At December 4, 2008, ticknart wrote:
If Zorro counts, Anthony Hopkins.
At December 4, 2008, Jon wrote:
I'm surprised nobody has said Gary Oldman.

I'll be honest, I never really understood why Brando and Nicholson get so much ...
At December 4, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
Ian McKellen, Robert Downey Jr., and Michael Caine would be my choices.

I can't believe anyone would even suggest Tom Hanks. ...
At December 4, 2008, Sean wrote:
"For best performance in a comic book movie? Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Robert Downey Jr., Steve Buscemi (Ghost World for ...
At December 4, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
"Iâ€™ll be honest, I never really understood why Brando and Nicholson get so much acclaim."

Because people think that dynamic personalities ...
At December 4, 2008, Sean wrote:
"Iâ€™ll be honest, I never really understood why Brando and Nicholson get so much acclaim."

It's because they're both amazing actors.

(haha)

You ...
At December 4, 2008, Sean wrote:
Apod - you've clearly never seen more than one Marlon Brando movie if you think that (a) he ever gave ...
At December 4, 2008, kushiro wrote:
It's gotta be a toss-up between Shaq (Steel) and Tanya Roberts (Sheena).
At December 4, 2008, Rob R. wrote:
Not sure if he's the greatest, but Morgan Freeman would probably make the top five. Tommy Lee Jones is ...
At December 4, 2008, Patrick Joseph wrote:
Geoffrey Rush (Mystery Men), Johnny Depp (From Hell), Jack Nicholson (Batman), Tommy Lee Jones (other Batman), Sean Connery (League of ...
At December 4, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
Brando, Oldman, Caine, and Downey Jr.
At December 4, 2008, stealthwise wrote:
Gary Oldman, hands down.
At December 4, 2008, Ken wrote:
Chris O'Donnell.
At December 4, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
Other than Brando, Hoffman, Pacino, Depp, & Nicholson: Robert DeNiro (he was in Stardust)

Also, Viggo Mortgensen (spelling?), who was in ...
At December 4, 2008, Eric wrote:
I like that you ask a question and then provide an unarguable answer. "Who do you think is the most ...
At December 4, 2008, Dan wrote:
Val Kilmer!

...come on, have you guys seen Real Genius? Brilliant!
At December 4, 2008, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
Scarlet Johannsen was also in Ghost World, so she can join the comparatively thin ranks of particularly good actresses in ...
At December 4, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
What about Dean Cain?

ha ha ha, just kidding!
At December 4, 2008, Billy Hunt wrote:
Has no one mentioned Terence Stamp or did I miss it as I scanned?
At December 4, 2008, Stefan wrote:
Edward Norton, easy. Edward Norton should play all comic book characters. And he could fuckin' do it, too. ...
At December 4, 2008, I. Glow wrote:
Marlon....IF he'd been allowed to play Robin like they'd originally planned. As it is, Dolph Lundgren.
At December 4, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
"Apod - youâ€™ve clearly never seen more than one Marlon Brando movie if you think that (a) he ever gave ...
At December 4, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
"Scarlet Johannsen was also in Ghost World, so she can join the comparatively thin ranks of particularly good actresses in ...
At December 4, 2008, Tom Russell wrote:
"The Godfather, Superman, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Apocalypse Now, On the Waterfront, & A Streetcar Named Desire. Heâ€™s always ...
At December 4, 2008, Dan Felty wrote:
Benicio del Toro has blown me away in every role I've seen him play. He was in Sin City ...
At December 5, 2008, Clayton wrote:
I was going to say Ian McKellen or Michael Caine, but then I realized that I'd forgotten that Gary Oldman ...
At December 5, 2008, Grant wrote:
Nicol Williamson was one of the greatest actors of his generation.

He also was unfortunately in Spawn.
At December 5, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
Scarlet Johannsen was also in Ghost World, so she can join the comparatively thin ranks of particularly good actresses in ...
At December 5, 2008, JG wrote:
I'm gonna go with Sir Ian.
At December 5, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
What about Paul Giomatti (sp?) from Ghost World

Other than Brando, Hoffman, Pacino, Depp, & Nicholson: Robert DeNiro (he was in ...
At December 5, 2008, alastair wrote:
for women, halle berry, jennifer connely, nicole kidman, kim bassinger, catherine zeta jones, anna paquin, tilda swinton, racheal wiesz angilina ...
At December 5, 2008, alastair wrote:
michell pfieffer also a nomoniese for an oscar and sharon stone
At December 5, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
Has Johnny Depp done a comic film? I canâ€™t think of one.
Ignore that - I searched back and saw that ...
At December 5, 2008, J to the AAP wrote:
Eyes off the body and onto the performance!

Watch Match Point - she drowns when up against actual actors.She was far ...
At December 5, 2008, sgt pepper wrote:
If you want to see a more diverse Brando, check out Teahouse of the August Moon where he plays, no ...
At December 5, 2008, Graeme White wrote:
Alfred Molina in Spider-Man 2?

He is an amasing actor, and he even managed to bring deptyh to Doc Ock, something ...
At December 5, 2008, Chris McAree wrote:
"Patrick Stewart is a pretty damn fine stage actor."

Not to mention his small and silent, but tremendously effective roles as ...
At December 5, 2008, Carl wrote:
Gene Hackman's always been one of my favorite actor's, so I'll have to go with him. I've always felt ...
At December 5, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Have to say Paul Newman...
Nicholson and Brando just play Nicholson and Brando...
Ditto for Sean Connery

Michael Crawford for Condorman count?

Christopher Lee ...
At December 5, 2008, RichYan33 wrote:
Robert DiNiro was Fearless leader in the Bullwinkle movie. (Not sure that counts in the subject).

Peter O'Toole and Faye Dunaway ...
At December 5, 2008, RichYan33 wrote:
Does "Addams Family" count? Anjelica Huston.
At December 5, 2008, The Mad Monkey wrote:
Many, many fine choices up here.
But one has been definitely overlooked...

Christopher Lambert (Highlander) as Tarzan

And, if we're going for snark...

James ...
At December 5, 2008, NecroVMX wrote:
I gotta say Michael Caine
At December 5, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
"Christopher Lee for the Return of Captain Invincible (with Alan Arkin)"

Heh..I just saw that not too long ago (thanks netflix!)
At December 5, 2008, The Mutt wrote:
Best actor to play a comic character: Michael Caine

Best actor to play a villain: Gene Hackman

Best actor to play ...
At December 5, 2008, Adam Farrar wrote:
I think people should take another look at the cast of Dick Tracy... Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, James Caan, Warren ...
At December 5, 2008, Alvin wrote:
Morning! I left a couple of posts yesterday, followed the posts through the evening and woke up to about ...
At December 5, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
Marking them on overall acting chops and quality of the particular role, I'd say Heath Ledger takes it, with Patrick ...
At December 5, 2008, Chris McAree wrote:
If the subject were "Best fit for a comic character," I'd find it very hard to look past JK Simmons ...
At December 5, 2008, Spaise wrote:
damn, not one mention of Heath Ledger...i find that weird considering how far he came out of his face to ...
At December 8, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
we sure are a fickle culture when a few months ago people were talkinâ€™ Oscar and all of a sudden ...

12/1 - Curious Cat Asks...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:59:33 +0000

Who is your favorite superhero character that is strictly a "guest star" figure at this point in his/her comic book career? You know, someone like Monica Rambeau or Resurrection Man.

66 Comments

At December 1, 2008, Chris Jones wrote:
Before he died, I would have said Martian Manhunter.

Now I would say it's the Phantom Stranger or Doctor Fate.

Come to ...
At December 1, 2008, JG wrote:
Allen the Alien.
At December 1, 2008, Peter wrote:
Probably Cameron Chase, currently supporting in Manhunter (when the book is between cancellations). Though Allen the Alien is definately up ...
At December 1, 2008, Brack wrote:
Jason Blood/The Demon
At December 1, 2008, Custard Mite wrote:
Agent X - would he count?
At December 1, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
"Allen the Alien."

How about "Science Dog"!!!!! gueststarring every 25 issues.
At December 1, 2008, Dunc wrote:
Definitely Chase.
The latter half of her series was my first tentative step into the direct market, I still can't find ...
At December 1, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
The Wolverine.
At December 1, 2008, Mike Davidson wrote:
The Ray. Guy might be the best character nobody's using.
At December 1, 2008, Cisco Kid wrote:
By far, Steel, aka John Henry Irons.

He has kind of joined the "DC super smart scientist Illuminati" over ...
At December 1, 2008, Wings wrote:
Gotta say Aquaman.
At December 1, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
Ice. I was so excited when Gail Simone brought her back, but all she does is pop up for guest ...
At December 1, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
I'm assuming you're not counting team-mainstays like Wasp, Nightcrawler, Cyborg, or Alan Scott, so:

Dr. Strange (although I stopped buying New ...
At December 1, 2008, Random Stranger wrote:
Dr. Strange, easily. He's my favorite comic book character but it is impossible for him to hold down a ...
At December 1, 2008, Dan K wrote:
Uatu the Watcher: still the greatest. Unless he doesn't count as a hero, in which case Lockjaw.
At December 1, 2008, Greg Burgas wrote:
Pre-vampire LOOKER!!!!!
At December 1, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Union Jack
At December 1, 2008, Brian Mac wrote:
Gravity! I know he's recent, but I've thought he was a great new character since his debut mini, but ...
At December 1, 2008, SallyP wrote:
Fire, Ice and the Shade.
At December 1, 2008, Anthony Strand wrote:
I've long had an irrational fondness for Adam Strange, so I'll say him, even though his last real appearance was ...
At December 1, 2008, Mario FernÃ¡ndez wrote:
Howard the Duck!
At December 1, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
FROG MAN!!! Too stupid to exist, and too awsomely bad (but in a good way) to kill.

Another vote for ...
At December 1, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
I second The Watcher. The fact that he's a near-cosmic entity with an unabashed love of humanity, and who always ...
At December 1, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
oooo!

And Vril Dox!
At December 1, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
Machine Man (post Nextwave) and Noh-Varr.
At December 1, 2008, tk. wrote:
Sure, Doc Strange; I unabashedly agree with Random Stranger here.

Barring that, Longshot, although I hope Peter David keeps him in ...
At December 1, 2008, sgt rawk wrote:
Shamrock! The Irish Superheroine! A guest-spot in Captain America! How'd she got on with Union Jack? This has legs.
At December 1, 2008, Tom Russell wrote:
Frog-Man all the way. And he's not stupid; in his hey-day, he was more of an everyman than Spidey ...
At December 1, 2008, Dunc wrote:
Union Jack, the Shade and Machine man are all great calls. I shall add Deadman.
At December 1, 2008, Tekende wrote:
The Creeper.
At December 1, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
Frog-Man & Shamrock - the Green Team. What other green d-listers can we add to the team?
At December 1, 2008, Graeme White wrote:
Can't believe noones said it: Nick Fury!
At December 1, 2008, Dunc wrote:
Oh, and Squirrel Girl
At December 1, 2008, Dunc wrote:
And the cast of Dr. Thirteen
At December 1, 2008, Dan Bailey wrote:
With Squirrel Girl & Team Thirteen (especially Infectious Lass & Traci Thirteen), Dunc just covered roughly half the list I ...
At December 1, 2008, Nick Marino wrote:
The Falcon!!!!
At December 1, 2008, Andrew Collins wrote:
Animal Man, though I hear rumors of him getting another series sometime next year...

Longshot, though he looks to finally be ...
At December 1, 2008, Davey wrote:
Buddy Baker for DC, and Namor for Marvel.
At December 1, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
IIRC - Animal Man simulated the abilities of animals.

All humans are technically animals.

Could he therefore duplicate a certain persons intellect, ...
At December 1, 2008, Agent_Torpor wrote:
Great choices, all. My two faves, Uatu and Squirrel Girl. No question.
At December 1, 2008, SanctumSanctorumComix wrote:
For DC:
- Etrigan the Demon / Jason Blood
or
- Phantom Stranger

(not that I really dive into the DC pool much these ...
At December 1, 2008, Jeff R. wrote:
Swamp Thing for DC, Aaron Stack for Marvel.
At December 1, 2008, moon wrote:
Rick Jones for Marvel

Batwoman for DC
At December 1, 2008, A. David Lewis wrote:
For DC, I'd say Animal Man.

For Marvel, yeah, likely Dr. Strange. (Though, if they de-Repentanced Speedball....)
At December 1, 2008, Bumblebeeb wrote:
Once the current series is canceled, any and all Blue Beetles.
At December 1, 2008, Ryan wrote:
Although she's a mainstay in her team title (kind of, sort of) my vote goes to the Black Widow in ...
At December 1, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
Black Tarantula, easily.
At December 1, 2008, HarlanJBryan wrote:
Phantom Stranger...someone needs to re-work him. Isn't he about the only one that they have left alone?!?
At December 1, 2008, Stephen wrote:
Chase for now... and, yeah, Manhunter unless she shows up as a JSA member.
At December 1, 2008, Ian A. wrote:
Steel Spider!

American Eagle!

Jack Flag!

Tabitha Smith!

Elsa Bloodstone!

The Captain!

Man, between Nextwave and Thunderbolts, Ellis proved how completely awesome D-Listers could be.
At December 1, 2008, Glen Newman wrote:
Machine Man. Come to think of it, all of NextWave really
At December 1, 2008, Lex wrote:
Zauriel
At December 1, 2008, Aaron Strange wrote:
For as long as I've read comics, I've gotten jazzed when Nick Fury shows up. Even in that sorry sorry ...
At December 1, 2008, Eric wrote:
Demolition Man, or as more commonly known: D-Man...I have no idea why but I love him. I would love to ...
At December 1, 2008, kapow wrote:
DC- Zatanna, who I think just plain fares better as a guest star.
Marvel-I second Lockjaw.
At December 1, 2008, Ingusmat wrote:
Albert and Elsie Dee
At December 1, 2008, John Seavey wrote:
Wonder Man, Hawkeye, the Beast...pretty much any 70s Avenger is good with me. :)
At December 1, 2008, JimZipCode wrote:
I thought Peter Gillis' Doc Strange was really, really good. BK Vaughn's The Oath was good too. Gaiman ...
At December 1, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
Ralph and Sue Dibny.
At December 1, 2008, Stefan wrote:
The Puma is my all-time favorite guest-star. I think he could have a badass series on his own, but ...
At December 2, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
IIRC - Animal Man simulated the abilities of animals.

All humans are technically animals.

Could he therefore duplicate a certain persons intellect, ...
At December 2, 2008, Walid Koussa wrote:
You answered it, Brian. Monica Rambeau :D
At December 2, 2008, Bruce Wayne Jr. wrote:
Only one Rick Jones vote? Geeeeezzz
At December 2, 2008, Stefan wrote:
Rick Jones isn't really a guest star, is he? Usually he's a regular supporting cast member.
At December 2, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Phantom Stranger was best in a trenchcoat - Ã¡ la Books of Magic and Trenchcoat Brigade... Don't like the way ...
At December 2, 2008, Jmihaly wrote:
Machine Man/Aaron Stack/X-51

11/9 - Curious Cat Asks...

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:30:56 +0000

What DC hero do you think makes for the most interesting match for a team-up with Batman? Not counting the Batman-related heroes like Robin, Nightwing, etc.

63 Comments

At November 9, 2008, MarcusSparchs wrote:
Wild Dog
At November 9, 2008, Matt Lazorwitz wrote:
I think Martian Manhunter (may he rest in fictional peace) was always a really interesting team-up. They both had ...
At November 9, 2008, Chris Jones wrote:
I don't have an incredibly long history with comics, but I would think somebody like The Flash, just because of ...
At November 9, 2008, Jack Tango wrote:
Dex-Tar, The RageCat
At November 9, 2008, Craig M. wrote:
I think its interesting to see when Bats teams up with a rookie hero to see how they react to ...
At November 9, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Zatanna - the Bat and the Zat...

John Constantine - We've already had Batman/Phantom Stranger

G'Nort

Vril Dox
At November 9, 2008, The Mad Monkey wrote:
The Inferior 5 - How would Batman handle such incompetence and make it workable?
The Doom Patrol - Either the original ...
At November 9, 2008, Random Stranger wrote:
I think Batman is at his best when he's placed against someone who can really contrast him. For that ...
At November 9, 2008, S Shapiro wrote:
Wild Dog.
At November 9, 2008, Dasbender wrote:
Guy Gardner
At November 9, 2008, Dan wrote:
Someone mentioned Vril Dox - for how awesome an idea that would be, check out the early issues of the ...
At November 9, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
The Heckler.
At November 9, 2008, Ariel S. wrote:
Ralph Dibny, awesomest detective duo evah!
At November 9, 2008, Greg Hatcher wrote:
One of my favorites was when he met the original Manhunter; I think having him meet the Kate Spencer one ...
At November 9, 2008, Ian A. wrote:
Since Freakazoid still hasn't been integrated into the DCU (but the Archie heroes will be? Man, somebody's priorities are skewed), ...
At November 9, 2008, Stephen wrote:
Mr. Terrific - they've danced around the pairing a few times (a JSA Thanksgiving story comes to mind), but it's ...
At November 9, 2008, stealthwise wrote:
Hal Jordan; the Johns-scripted team-up from Green Lantern a couple of years ago was gold.
At November 9, 2008, Erik wrote:
Hands down, Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle. The issue of Brave and the Bold as well as everything I've seen of ...
At November 9, 2008, SanctumSanctorumComix wrote:
I've always liked when he hooks up with DEADMAN.

So...
DEADMAN
gets my primary vote.

I'd also like to add, that (much like ...
At November 9, 2008, KMFPL wrote:
Is there anyone that Batman DOESN'T work with?

Seriously, he works as such a great counter-point to so many things (hope, ...
At November 9, 2008, jackdaw53 wrote:
I've recently read a fair chunk of the old B and B series (the first two Showcase vols and another ...
At November 9, 2008, DBish wrote:
Booster Gold, I love it whenever I see those two cross paths
At November 9, 2008, Ryan wrote:
(the late) hitman, of course
At November 9, 2008, Ryan wrote:
Zatanna and Lois Lane are great because of how much they fluster him as women who, you know, don't wanna ...
At November 9, 2008, Michael Jones wrote:
Now that Milestone's being integrated into the DCU proper, there's a whole bunch of characters who'd make for fascinating teamups.

Icon ...
At November 9, 2008, Zee wrote:
Green Lantern. In a room painted yellow. With a glass of lemonade.
At November 9, 2008, Clayton wrote:
Blue Beetle II, for a few reasons. One, their similarities. Two, their contempt for one another. Three, ...
At November 9, 2008, David wrote:
I'll tell you after I see a few episodes of The Brave and The Bold.
At November 9, 2008, fanboy d wrote:
nobody! he works alone!
At November 9, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Robin...

For such a famous pairing, how often do we actually see them work together? Particularly when they each have ...
At November 9, 2008, Bill Gladman wrote:
I always liked it when Batman and the Creeper teamed up.
At November 9, 2008, Jason wrote:
Blue Bettle (Jaime) and Hawkman for the same reason... we get to see a softer Bats.

His interaction with Jaimer ...
At November 9, 2008, sackett wrote:
As far as Batman dealing with DC mystism...my favorite Batman teamup story...Batman and the recent Ragman incarnation really intrigues me. ...
At November 9, 2008, Sam wrote:
Yeah, it's Deadman. Visually, personality-wise, and powers too. He doesn't upstage Batman and often has a good reason ...
At November 9, 2008, sackett wrote:
Oh yeah...Batman and the Red Tornado...a man battling to control his soul working with a machine man trying to discover ...
At November 9, 2008, Jay Tea wrote:
The Haunted Tank!

J.
At November 9, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
Batman and Sgt. Rock were always a great team in Brave and the Bold. Loved Batman and Wildcat, too. ...
At November 9, 2008, Justin wrote:
I just reread Batman Black and White vol. 2, and enjoyed the pairing of a young Batman with Alan Scott. ...
At November 9, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
The World's Finest team is one of the most natural pairings of personalities in comics. Superman & Batman go ...
At November 9, 2008, Mr. B wrote:
B'wana Beast
At November 9, 2008, Craig wrote:
Though it is, in a way, a team-up with a Batman-related character, I'd suggest Batman and The (Renee Montoya) Question. ...
At November 9, 2008, Dan K wrote:
Jimmy Olsen, hands down. I'd have Perry White send the cub reporter to Gotham to tail Bats for a juicy ...
At November 9, 2008, Eric wrote:
Superman and Batman are perfect for each other.

I think that it would be fun to see Batman team up with ...
At November 9, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
Detective Chimp.

I'm not one of those people who thinks "Chimp = awesome" either. I just like the idea of ...
At November 9, 2008, Jay the 1 letter wonder wrote:
Just because I think it would be funny I'd have to go with either Guy Gardener or Stargirl.
At November 9, 2008, Ganky wrote:
Bats and.. Captain Marvel! Makes Supes seem gritty..

Bats and.. Mark Moonrider! Is he alive? They have to find the super-rave ...
At November 9, 2008, stephen cade wrote:
While I like Clayton's Blue Beetle idea above, I still would say Oliver Queen.
I've always enjoyed Batman/Green Arrow team ...
At November 10, 2008, MLViola wrote:
I concur with the Bats/Hellblazer team-up - they are both manipulative and they would probably each walk away from ...
At November 10, 2008, Johnny P wrote:
Plastic Man
At November 10, 2008, John Seavey wrote:
Too bad it specifies DC, because I think that Batman and Spider-Man make an awesome team-up. Both guys who became ...
At November 10, 2008, Hangmanjury wrote:
Batman Jones.
At November 10, 2008, Bertone wrote:
Starfire. Different worlds (literally) yet both have love for Dick (mind out of the gutter).
At November 10, 2008, Joe Rice wrote:
I always liked him with Plastic Man.
At November 10, 2008, Graeme White wrote:
I think ZZZ has only read Frank Miller's Batman.

I think a Batman/Connor Kent story or a Batman/Bart Allen story would ...
At November 10, 2008, Stephen wrote:
"Iâ€™m not one of those people who thinks â€œChimp = awesomeâ€ either. I just like the idea of Batman actually ...
At November 10, 2008, MLViola wrote:
Some other interesting pairings:

Batman/Klation the Witch Boy

Batman/Starfire, Barbara Gordon, Huntress and Tarantula (every female hero that Nightwing has taken to ...
At November 10, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
I like Batman/ Green Arrow team-ups, and I'd like to see Batman work a case with Dr. Mid-Nite.
At November 10, 2008, Asteroid Al wrote:
Any member of the Detective Squad from _Top 10_. Okay, it would be out of continuity, but I've ...
At November 10, 2008, ticknart wrote:
Misfit.
At November 10, 2008, Luis Dantas wrote:
Ambush Bug.

Seriously. Sort of.
At November 10, 2008, Tungsten Man wrote:
Punisher.
At November 11, 2008, Futabakun wrote:
Never done in Brave & Bold - Batman/Doctor Mid-Nite: opposite sides of the same night! or Batman/Martian Manhunter - ...
At November 11, 2008, Graeme White wrote:
I think a Batman/Hellblazer story wouldn't be that different from the way Batman plays off Faust in JLA: Black Baptism.

I ...

11/2 - Curious Cat Asks...

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:23:47 +0000

If you had to choose one Legion of Superheroes to star in an ongoing title, which Legion would you choose? Picking up from where Giffen left off? Pick up from where Levitz left off? Using the post-Zero Hour Legion? Using Mark Waid's recent Legion reboot? Using Geoff Johns' Legion (who seem to BASICALLY be choice B, only aged a bit)? Or just create a new Legion?

63 Comments

At November 2, 2008, Vincent Murphy wrote:
I'd restart from the Binder era. :) Or, barring that, the Giffen era.
At November 2, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
I'd go with the Giffen era (five years later).
At November 2, 2008, Colin wrote:
Mark Waid's reboot to continue. Loved it from the start and its a real shame Shooter hasn't been able to ...
At November 2, 2008, Aaron Nowack wrote:
The current Legion. Not for any real preference, but because it's the one that can be used without yet ...
At November 2, 2008, Ariel S. wrote:
Yay! Long Live the Legion!!

I loved the Waid Legion concept (It ranks quite high on my Legion-o-meter), but i recognize ...
At November 2, 2008, Kane wrote:
Post Zero-Hour all the way. This group gave a greater inclusion to non-humanoid characters and felt more like a a ...
At November 2, 2008, Vichus Smith wrote:
Whatever the configuration, it HAS to have Bouncing boy and Triplicate Girl, or I guess Duo Damsel.
At November 2, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
Which Legion did DnA write? I liked that one and the cartoon Legion.
At November 2, 2008, Stephane Savoie wrote:
Go with the Giffen era, right before it went horrible wrong. Make the SW6 batch the real Legionnaires, and ...
At November 2, 2008, Dan wrote:
I stayed with the Waid reboot all the way through the end of his run (only because I'm going for ...
At November 2, 2008, Michael wrote:
I'm not sure, but I know I wouldn't use an adult Legion. I see no creative point to that whatsoever.
At November 2, 2008, Matt D wrote:
Post ZH Legion. The concept is strongest when Superboy isn't there to overshadow all of them.
At November 2, 2008, TCGiant wrote:
I've actually been going over a conceptual Legion reboot in my head, but I'd like to see the post-Zero Hour ...
At November 2, 2008, joecab wrote:
I'm gonna be predictable and go with the Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen era. Johns and Frank did a great job in ...
At November 2, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
The first DC superhero comics I ever read were my Legion of Super-Heroes and Legionnaires - the first year's worth ...
At November 2, 2008, Walid wrote:
"So, answering to the Catâ€™s question, I would go with the Classic Legion, right after Magic Wars without 5 years ...
At November 2, 2008, sgt rawk wrote:
I don't understand the question. How many Legions are there? I like it with Superboy and Supergirl - so Levitz/Giffen ...
At November 2, 2008, The Mutt wrote:
I'd start from scratch. The stories take place in the future. There is no history.
At November 2, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
I'd love to see Giffen's five years later Legion picked up and concluded. And then I'd start from scratch.
At November 2, 2008, Matt Lazorwitz wrote:
Post-Zero Hour. DnA did some great stuff, and there was all kinds of potential. There were plot lines ...
At November 2, 2008, Mark Dykeman wrote:
Single Legionnaire in a series? Ultra Boy, Wildfire or (maybe) Brainiac 5.

Era/version of the Legion? Original Legion, shortly ...
At November 2, 2008, stealthwise wrote:
I'm vaguely familiar with all of them, so I'd make it a mix, and accentuate the differences, then make it ...
At November 2, 2008, Dean wrote:
I loved both the Levitz Legion and the Giffen version that followed. Waid's left me cold for whatever reason. ...
At November 2, 2008, btaylor wrote:
Definitely the Levitz Legion. Anything and everything since just hasn't come close to measuring up. While I'm dreaming, ...
At November 2, 2008, Thok wrote:
I want the Legion to be the one I've spent the most time reading and the one that appealed to ...
At November 2, 2008, Aqualad wrote:
Second Dave Cockrum/ Mike Grell's Legion. The Waid Legion was a lot of fun, but those skimpy 70's ...
At November 2, 2008, Ian A. wrote:
The original Substitute Heroes.

Having wacky, fun adventures.

Across the space-time continuum.
At November 2, 2008, Grico wrote:
Whatever era would have the most wacky silver age fun. We need more books like that.
At November 2, 2008, Ken Raining wrote:
I could read Geoff John's Legion forever.
At November 2, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
I'd go with the Levitz era Legion, so we could avoid the whole 5 Years Later gap. But I'd ...
At November 2, 2008, Michael Rawdon wrote:
I think the last great (which is to say, really fun) Legion story was the Reflecto story, which ended in ...
At November 2, 2008, Chris Jones wrote:
Mark Waid is the only writer who's ever made me give a tinker's damn about the Legion, so I would ...
At November 2, 2008, James wrote:
I can't believe no one has suggested the current version but written by Mightygodking as pitched in his "Why I ...
At November 2, 2008, Melton wrote:
KC Carlson and Mark Waid will probably point and laugh hysterically, but I loved everything about the five-year gap Legion. ...
At November 2, 2008, chronocon wrote:
The DnA Legion: One of the best SciFi Comics I've ever read. They realy dared something: Putting Live Wire into ...
At November 2, 2008, Eric wrote:
I would like to see them start a new one with the basic concept of a team of teenage superheroes ...
At November 2, 2008, jccalhoun wrote:
I started reading during the Great Darkness Saga. Stopped reading after Zero Hour. Started reading again with DnA and ...
At November 2, 2008, Eric N. wrote:
I'd go all the way back to Jim Shooter / Curt Swan.
At November 2, 2008, Max wrote:
I'd like the 5 Years Later Legion to have their stories told, eventually moving them into the background as the ...
At November 2, 2008, Greg Hatcher wrote:
I want the Legion to be the one Iâ€™ve spent the most time reading and the one that appealed to ...
At November 2, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
The Shi'ar Imperial Guard.
At November 2, 2008, Joe Rice wrote:
Five-year-gap FTW.
At November 2, 2008, Luis Dantas wrote:
I don't want my Legion too dark, nor do I really like so many reboots. They hurt the capability ...
At November 2, 2008, buttler wrote:
Definitely the pre-reboot Legion. I'd take it from where Giffen left off because I'd hate to lose those stories, but ...
At November 2, 2008, Matt Bird wrote:
Not me, Greg, I'm strident. I love everything up to the five years later gap, then hated the 5YL ...
At November 2, 2008, RAB wrote:
As far back as the Seventies, I personally heard fans tell me their elaborate plans to erase everything after Adventure ...
At November 2, 2008, Frank Rook wrote:
Post-Zero Hour (or, as called by idiots incapable of doing anything but looking at the so-called "ugly pikshurs", the 'Archie ...
At November 3, 2008, Walid wrote:
"The DnA Legion was good because it had its own characters such as Gates and XS."

But they didn't come up ...
At November 3, 2008, Bat2supe wrote:
Definitly, the Waid/Kitson era because it's he most recent, not embued in a long continuity & logically doesn't need a ...
At November 3, 2008, Dan Bailey wrote:
Any version, as long as Infectious Lass is present & accounted for.
At November 3, 2008, Beta Ray Steve wrote:
I liked the Levitz Legion, it had a good balance of fun and serious.
And someday, after they get string theory, ...
At November 3, 2008, Graham Vingoe wrote:
I'm quite content to see what DC have come up with for the Legion. The Waid /Kitson reboot lost its ...
At November 3, 2008, Sijo wrote:
The last thing Legion needs is ANOTHER reboot... but DC seems to have no faith in the series. The Threeboot ...
At November 3, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
Five Year Later all the way.
At November 3, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
If I can only have one I have to go with the Waid Legion.
At November 3, 2008, Stephen wrote:
"I do wonder what was wrong with the latest one that DC felt like they had to start messing around ...
At November 3, 2008, Matthew E wrote:
Honestly, there's no version that couldn't be made to work. I like them all in different ways. What I'd do, ...
At November 4, 2008, Jacob T. Levy wrote:
I don't think a reboot or restart or continuity jigger is a good idea. But if it were being ...
At November 4, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
L.E.G.I.O.N.
At November 4, 2008, Tungsten Man wrote:
I've tried really hard to get into the Legion, but as someone who never read DC as a kid, it's ...
At November 4, 2008, Philip Frey wrote:
Levitz had the balance right, able to tell every kind of story: fun, serious, quick stories, long, epic tales. ...
At November 5, 2008, Basara wrote:
One also has to consider that there were a lot of dimensional ramifications in the earlier series - all the ...
At November 6, 2008, clint adams wrote:
ZERO HOUR LEGION - the only Legion that was fan friendly right off the bat. You NEVER had to ...

10/25 - Curious Cat Asks...

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:01:46 +0000

So far, which of the big two events do you think is better - Final Crisis or Secret Invasion?

70 Comments

At October 25, 2008, Chris Jones wrote:
Final Crisis, if only because it's something different and Morrison has a lot more good will stored with me than ...
At October 25, 2008, Michael wrote:
I haven't really been reading either, so I won't make a quality judgment, but based solely on hearsay, it sounds ...
At October 25, 2008, Michael Rawdon wrote:
Final Crisis has been just plain awful from the start, and issue #4 is the worst yet. Ill-conceived, poorly-written, ...
At October 25, 2008, Jason wrote:
For me, Final Crisis. Morrison is my favorite writer in the industry, so i'm very very biased. That said, i ...
At October 25, 2008, Elijah wrote:
All told, I'd say Secret Invasion. It certainly has its faults, and its value would be greatly diminished by not ...
At October 25, 2008, JacobZC wrote:
Final Crisis:

I'm not over the moon with either but FC wins on account of Darkseid's slightly more inspired plan of ...
At October 25, 2008, Matt D wrote:
Final Crisis is the better story. Secret Invasion is the better "event."

From a business standard, an arthouse event, completely disjointed ...
At October 25, 2008, DBish wrote:
Outside of Rogues' Revenge and Legion of 3 Worlds, I don't care for anything FC related. It's kinda lost my ...
At October 25, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
As an event, I'd say Secret Invasion is working better for me, espcially as a crossover. Most of the one-shots ...
At October 25, 2008, Thok wrote:
Final Crisis. It actually has a competent villain. I'm sorry if you don't get to see any fights, ...
At October 25, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
I read the first issue of both series. I didn't buy any issues of Secret Invasion. I've bought every issue ...
At October 25, 2008, Da Fug wrote:
Final Invasion. No, wait. Secret Crisis. Final Secret? Crisis Invasion? I can't decide. Though ...
At October 25, 2008, Randy wrote:
Final crisis. I was excited for si, but it just seems bendis could have done better.
At October 25, 2008, Keith wrote:
I've had a bad history with Marvel crossovers. Loathed House of M. Disliked Civil War. Secret Invasion is actually kind ...
At October 25, 2008, Craig B. wrote:
Final Crisis is way better. Secret Invasion started with a great concept, but it seems to have spent months ...
At October 25, 2008, Matt D wrote:
I'm not sure Bendis could have done better. I think it's a better event than Secret War or House of ...
At October 25, 2008, Dave wrote:
Secret Invasion by miles.

It's not like SI is a particularly great comic or anything, but the only remotely interesting parts ...
At October 25, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
Final Crisis is the better of the two, but I'm enjoying them both. FC is hardly Morrsion's best ...
At October 25, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:
Final Crisis.

One thing about Secret Invasion that's been nagging at me is the feeling that the choice of which story/issue ...
At October 25, 2008, Stefan wrote:
Final Crisis, hands down. Secret Invasion at its best is a cool story but it's been ridiculously uneven. ...
At October 25, 2008, Lynxara wrote:
Hmm, FC vs. SI is a tough call. They're not even remotely the same type of story, and have failings ...
At October 25, 2008, Sleestak wrote:
Final Crisis and not just for Morrison. The Marvel events recently have all been a lot of hot air. The ...
At October 25, 2008, JackKing wrote:
Right now, I'll give it to Secret invasion. I do think Final Crisis will have a better re-read factor ...
At October 25, 2008, Matt wrote:
Secret Invasion has worked a lot better as a crossover event, reaching into other titles, scheduling more or less working ...
At October 25, 2008, Thomas C (AKA cap'n yesterday) wrote:
I think Final Crisis is the more enjoyable storyline at this point. Morrison has continued with one of the ideas ...
At October 25, 2008, Martin wrote:
I'm no fan of Morrison, but Secret Invasion was just weak. Final Crisis.
At October 25, 2008, Lynxara wrote:
@Thomas C:

Yeah, that scene is what I was alluding to... it could have different implications depending on what happens ...
At October 25, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
Neither one is the best crossover ever written by any stretch of the imagination, but I have to give the ...
At October 25, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Final Crisis has better story, but is derailed by the artistry inconsistancy, as well as the constant interruption in the ...
At October 25, 2008, rlsims wrote:
Oh, curious kitty, you are a mischevious beast. As a Morrison creation, how can you be impartial?

But to answer your ...
At October 25, 2008, Dave wrote:
I'd hesitate to describe most of Final Crisis spin-offs as "tie-ins," given that most of them are trailers for Geoff ...
At October 25, 2008, Random Stranger wrote:
"Final Crisis is the better story. Secret Invasion is the better 'event.'"

You took the words right out of my mouth. ...
At October 25, 2008, pacinofan wrote:
You know, I'm torn. I'm getting them both, I'm enjoying them both... but:

I don't know if it's the delay since ...
At October 25, 2008, Jbird wrote:
Final Crisis, because Morrison is a better writer than Bendis, but they're both good fun, worth reading, and different enough ...
At October 26, 2008, Ryan wrote:
Fascism v. Religious Terrorism

Everyone liked WWII way more than the Iraq War right?
At October 26, 2008, Paperghost wrote:
Crisis. Just once, I wanted to see an "event" that doesn't seem entirely concerned with leading towards "ye olde big ...
At October 26, 2008, Timothy Yam wrote:
FC. By a country mile. Daring and risky, regardless of what is being said about FC at the moment, nobody ...
At October 26, 2008, PastePotPete wrote:
I'd go with Final Crisis, but really both main miniseries are weak. Secret Invasion is a two issue storyline ...
At October 26, 2008, Sallyp wrote:
Final Crises by far. Secret Invasion to me, has been a whole lot of nothin'. Month after month, ...
At October 26, 2008, Ralph wrote:
So far, Final Crisis. Even though i have no idea of whatÂ´s going to happen, at least it has subplots, ...
At October 26, 2008, lummox wrote:
They both suck, but with Secret Invasion I can at least understand what's going on. Final Crisis seems to me ...
At October 26, 2008, Steve wrote:
Final Crisis by far. I haven't really been following tie-ins at all and FC has definitely been the easier one ...
At October 26, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
I will add that the FC spin offs, other than Suerpman Beyond are pretty lame, while the SI tie-ins have ...
At October 26, 2008, HammerHeart wrote:
Both are reasonably enjoyable reads, but both have glaring flaws.

SI had great potential, but it has descended into a ...
At October 26, 2008, manvstrees wrote:
Final Crisis. To address a few things from the comment above, Rock of Ages had none of this dread ...
At October 26, 2008, David Uzumeri wrote:
HammerHeart, "let's" not do that - while both books are certainly flawed, fast food/nice restaurant metaphors do nothing but go ...
At October 26, 2008, Thok wrote:
Wonder Woman turns evil off-panel, Barry Allen just reappears without further explanations off-panel, the whole world is conquered off-panel, Alan ...
At October 26, 2008, fanboy d wrote:
wouldn't this make a better poll than blog entry?

anyhoo...i started getting both and dropped final crisis after issue three, because ...
At October 26, 2008, Ryan wrote:
Final Crisis, IMHO, seems to read better in its main title. The tie-ins and related limited series have been, by ...
At October 26, 2008, Alan Coil wrote:
From a business standpoint, Secret Invasion---6-10 Secret Invasion titles every week---Marvel has 52% of the market.

From a story standpoint, Final ...
At October 26, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
Final Crisis, by far. I've been enjoying Secret Invasion, especially some of the tie-ins, but FC is in a ...
At October 26, 2008, Bat2supe wrote:
No one !

Final Crisis benefits better arts but you know how that ends & the 2 artists productions feel kind ...
At October 26, 2008, Chris McAree wrote:
Honestly, they both had me in fanboy fervor mode before the first issues came out, and since then, I've become ...
At October 26, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
Final Crisis. However, I think it's mostly because I had higher expectations for Secret Invasion. I've been a huge fan ...
At October 26, 2008, Dave wrote:
I'm not a huge fan of either, though both are sort of interesting in that they both feel like skilled ...
At October 26, 2008, Grant wrote:
Leaning towards Final Crisis. Sure it's a slow build but I've been enjoying it so far. Secret Invasion has ...
At October 26, 2008, Tungsten Man wrote:
Final Crisis is Morrison giving us his heart and soul in his sort of story: a story about things beyond ...
At October 26, 2008, Grant Watson wrote:
Final Crisis had me on the fence for Issues #1-3, and then knocked it out of the park with #4.

Secret ...
At October 27, 2008, Walid wrote:
Both have been extremely underwhelming, to be honest, though they are nice to look at. One is a way too ...
At October 27, 2008, Rusty Priske wrote:
Secret Invasion has flaws, but Final Crisis is a total mess.

Grant Morrison is great but he doesn't get a free ...
At October 27, 2008, Mister Midnight wrote:
Secret Invasion.
Nuff Said.
At October 27, 2008, Kelson wrote:
Haven't been reading Secret Invasion, but I'm liking Final Crisis.
At October 27, 2008, Greg Althoff wrote:
Secret Invasion

I'm really enjoying Secret Invasion, the mini and most of the tie-ins. I think the story has moved along ...
At October 27, 2008, Gopher wrote:
Michael Rawdon wrote:

"Heck, Alan Moore could probably tell this story in about three pages."

But Alan Moore's script would have been ...
At October 27, 2008, joshschr wrote:
I don't know what niche of responses hasn't been filled in yet, but I'll take FC over SI any day ...
At October 27, 2008, JdRavnos wrote:
They both have their own strengths and weaknesses, and it's difficult for me to judge. Especially with one about halfway ...
At October 27, 2008, BDillon wrote:
I vote for Secret Invasion, just because I can understand everything going on without buying 50 crossovers. Final Crisis...not ...
At October 27, 2008, David wrote:
Secret Invasion - I'm a Marvel guy especially an Avengers guy and I think Bendis is doing a great job.

I ...
At October 27, 2008, Jake Powell wrote:
Final Crisis by a country mile
At November 1, 2008, Sam L wrote:
Final Crisis has been better by far.

I have enjoyed the main series, and all of the tie-in spin offs.

The only ...

10/12 - Curious Cat Asks...

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:03:09 +0000

When was the last time that a creator's take on an established comic book character has made you like that established character when you did not like the character before said creator began working with that character?

96 Comments

At October 12, 2008, Anthony Strand wrote:
Dan Slott on She-Hulk. I always thought she was annoying until I read that series.
At October 12, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
Priest's Black Panther comes to mind.
At October 12, 2008, vagabond wrote:
morrison's animal man
At October 12, 2008, Matt wrote:
Hmmm....off the top of my head I'll Peter David on Captain Marvel (Genis)
At October 12, 2008, Clayton wrote:
Before Brian K. Vaughan and Joss Whedon got their hands on him I couldn't stand Scott Summers.
At October 12, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
I'll echo Clayton's comment. I hated Cyclops from the time I was 4 years old and he refused to ...
At October 12, 2008, Elijah wrote:
I'd say Byrne on She-Hulk, personally. (Although I love Slott's take too.)

Or, more recently, Abnett and Lanning's (I will not ...
At October 12, 2008, fanboy d wrote:
the last time? warren ellis on thunderbolts. never even HEARD of the guys before...
At October 12, 2008, joecab wrote:
I'll agree to Animal Man. Before that? Simonson's Thor, and the king of "most improved," Alan Moore's Swamp Thing.
At October 12, 2008, Steve wrote:
Off the top of my head: Fraction/Brubaker's Iron Fist, Pak/Van Lente's Hercules, and Jason Aaron's Ghost Rider.
At October 12, 2008, Michael wrote:
Busiek's Hawkeye sticks out at the moment, although I'm sure there have been others since.
At October 12, 2008, Michael wrote:
Oh, right. *slaps forehead* Gail Simone's Wonder Woman.
At October 12, 2008, Mecha-Shiva wrote:
Brubaction's Iron Fist I guess. Although that Jason Aaron Penguin one shot in the Joker's Asylum series kinda reignited ...
At October 12, 2008, Iou wrote:
Simone's WW.
John' GL
Johns Booster Gold
Johns JSA
Johns Action.
Johns The Flash.
At October 12, 2008, Iou wrote:
Aswell as:
Grant Morrison's JLA
I guess it's too early but Gates's Supergirl.
At October 12, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
Morrison's Cyclops. Before Whedon moseyed in, Morrison was laying the groundwork to re-establish Cyclops as more than the kiss-up boy ...
At October 12, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
Grant Morrison on Kyle Rayner and Steel in JLA.
At October 12, 2008, buttler wrote:
Giffen/DeMattis with Booster Gold -- first time I could tolerate Booster, really.
At October 12, 2008, StereotypeA wrote:
Greg Rucka Wonder Woman.

Bruce Timm Superman count?
At October 12, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
I agree with Alan Moore's Swamp Thing and Warren Ellis' Thunderbolts, but dropped both titles after they stopped writing the ...
At October 12, 2008, sandwich.kid wrote:
I thought the whole 'villains working for the government' idea in Thunderbolts was a stupid concept but Warren Ellis pulled ...
At October 12, 2008, Dan wrote:
Geoff Johns made me care about Hal Jordan.

And, before Brubaker started writing Captain America, you couldn't get me to buy ...
At October 12, 2008, TimCallahan wrote:
Is no one reading Jason Aaron's Ghost Rider???

I can't believe anyone liked the character before now.
At October 12, 2008, comic cynic wrote:
Bendis' Daredevil. All due respect to Frank Miller's work, but I still didn't care about DD.
At October 12, 2008, Nick T wrote:
Let's see... Joe Kelly's Deadpool, and Kevin Smith's Green Arrow (I never disliked Green Arrow, but nothing had ever ...
At October 12, 2008, Kevin Riddle wrote:
Gail Simone's Atom. Yeah it was a new guy, but I had always found the concept of the character silly. ...
At October 12, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
Ennis' Punisher
At October 12, 2008, Brian wrote:
Gail Simone's Wonder Woman
Michelinie and Layton's Iron Man
Simonson's Thor
Roger Stern's Captain America (I'd read other versions, but hadn't particularly cared ...
At October 12, 2008, lummox wrote:
Bill Willingham's Big Bad Wolf. I mean come on, the guy was a loser before, always getting outsmarted by piglets, ...
At October 12, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
Morrison and then Rucka writing Huntress.

Busiek & Johns on Superman. "Up, Up, & Away" and "Secret Identity" made me care ...
At October 12, 2008, Chris McAree wrote:
I know it all went pear-shaped in the end, but the start of the Bruce Jones Hulk run.
At October 12, 2008, Luis Dantas wrote:
Ennis on Punisher, Kelly on Deadpool. And before that, Truman and Ostrander on Hawkman. Come to think of ...
At October 12, 2008, Cass wrote:
Knaufs Iron Man
At October 12, 2008, Brian wrote:
They were different takes, but occurred at the same time: Millar and Brubaker on Captain America.

I always say Cap ...
At October 12, 2008, Eric wrote:
Pak/Van Lente on Hercules

To a lesser extent, the Iron Man movie got me to like Tony more than any comic ...
At October 12, 2008, Colin wrote:
Waid on Legion
At October 12, 2008, Iou wrote:
Oh yeah:
Gail Simone's Secret Six / Villian United
At October 12, 2008, lummox wrote:
Also, Mike Grell's Green Arrow. (I know the run is quite old, but I only read it recently.) I always ...
At October 12, 2008, Alan Coil wrote:
Anything by John Byrne, the best writer ever.
At October 12, 2008, Suzene wrote:
Eric Shanower's interpretation of Achilles from 'Age of Bronze'.
Richard Starkings made me both loathe and then anticipate the presence of ...
At October 12, 2008, davidwynne wrote:
Nextwave.

Before Nextwave, I didn't give a damn about Machine Man, or Boom Boom, or Photon. By the end, I was ...
At October 12, 2008, Rafael Cascaes wrote:
Cyclops by Joss Whedon. He was always my least favorite character from X-Men books, now he's my favorite. To me, ...
At October 12, 2008, Dasbender wrote:
Most recently? Frubaker's Iron Fist. Before that? Brubaker's Cap & Bucky, Johns' Sinestro, Millar's (ultimate) Thor, Morrison's ...
At October 12, 2008, Alonso wrote:
Let's see.

Geoff John's Hawkman- Boring at best, convoluted and boring at worst; now really fun and a clearly defined ...
At October 12, 2008, Graeme Burk wrote:
I think Walt Simonson's Thor would be my prime example. It took all the potential of the character and just ...
At October 12, 2008, Chad Nevett wrote:
Going to agree with Tim here and say Jason Aaron on Ghost Rider.
At October 12, 2008, stealthwise wrote:
Brubaker's Captain America
Ennis's Punisher
BKV's Ultimate Gambit
At October 12, 2008, Beta Ray Steve wrote:
All Star Jimmy Olsen!
At October 12, 2008, Chris Heide wrote:
I despised Cyclops before Morrison wrote him
At October 12, 2008, Rene wrote:
Byrne's Fantastic Four.

The first Marvel stories I've read where from the late-1970s. The Avengers were always intense and interesting with ...
At October 12, 2008, Chris Jones wrote:
Warren Ellis on Thunderbolts.
At October 12, 2008, Anthony Cheng wrote:
Iron Fist. This character was completely irrelevant a few years ago. Brubaker/Fraction totally reinvented the character while staying within the ...
At October 12, 2008, Kane wrote:
Brubaker on Iron Fist!
At October 12, 2008, youngblood29 wrote:
Geoff Johns on JSA and Brubaker on Cap
At October 12, 2008, HammerHeart wrote:
I already liked Cyclops before Morrison/Whedon and Thor before Simonson... so I'll go with Peter David's Madrox. From an irrelevant ...
At October 12, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
After reading what Apodaca wrote I feel I should point out that even though I liked Morrison's Cyclops I didn't ...
At October 12, 2008, Chris wrote:
James Robinson and STARMAN. I didn't care a whit for DC's golden age characters (or, well, many of their ...
At October 12, 2008, Joe Rice wrote:
JMS on Spider-man. Always hated that character before.
At October 12, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
The last one off the top of my head would be Brubaker on Captain America. I avoided the character until ...
At October 12, 2008, JG wrote:
Grant Morrison on Emma Frost and Superman.

Peter David made me love Monet to the point of seeking out Generation X ...
At October 12, 2008, Jbird wrote:
Geoff Johns and every character he's written for DC.
At October 13, 2008, gonzo wrote:
brubaker on iron fist ,captain america,and daredevil.
azzarello and bendis` luke cage
At October 13, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
Brubaker and Millar on Captain America
Slott on She-Hulk
Ennis on Punisher
Mark Waid on Legion of Superheroes
Peter David on Supergirl

I haven't ...
At October 13, 2008, Rohan Williams wrote:
Grant Morrison's Steve Lombard. Before that it'd have to be Ellis' Machine Man and Johns and Gibbons' Guy Gardner.
At October 13, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
Oh and of course I never enjoyed an X-Men story (though I tried several times) until Grant Morrison and Mark ...
At October 13, 2008, Iou wrote:
I forgot:
Morrison's Superman.
At October 13, 2008, Graeme White wrote:
Geoff Johns on Superboy, I really, really hated the character up untill Johns relaunched the Titans.

Mark Millar's Professor X (Ultimate)

Peter ...
At October 13, 2008, fanboy d wrote:
totally forgot about Brubactionâ€™s Iron Fist - that too!
At October 13, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
Whatshisface that was writing Thor before it got canceled. I loved the Simonson run, but never bought the title ...
At October 13, 2008, BrianC wrote:
Sail Simone's Huntress.
At October 13, 2008, BrianC wrote:
or Gail's
At October 13, 2008, Stephane Savoie wrote:
Byrne's Superman. It's a bit soulless now, but it was exactly what Supes needed then.
At October 13, 2008, garbonzo wrote:
Ellis on Nextwave. Simonson on Thor (I still can't read Thor)
At October 13, 2008, JK wrote:
Wow, so many good calls above. I agree with most of them and would add one - my second ...
At October 13, 2008, will_butler wrote:
Ellis is incredibly good at making me buy characters I'd otherwise not care about:

Stormwatch
Hellstorm
Doom 2099
Ultraforce
Vampirella
Nextwave
Thunderbolts
and a bunch of others I'm ...
At October 13, 2008, Nick Marino wrote:
Mark Millar's Hercules from Civil War.
At October 13, 2008, The Fortress Keeper wrote:
Joe Casey on Cable
At October 13, 2008, Stefan wrote:
I've got loads of them, but my favorite example of a once mediocre character becoming great is Cable; although it ...
At October 13, 2008, Ryan wrote:
Warren Ellis on Thunderbolts.

And pretty much anyone that Gage/Slott has written in Avengers: The Initiative.
At October 13, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
Darwyn Cooke's The Spirit
Ellis' Thunderbolts & NextWave
Frubaker's Iron Fist
Morrison's All Star Superman
Kevin Smith's Green Arrow
Busiek's Wasp
Johns' Vision
At October 13, 2008, Glen Newman wrote:
Forgot my name. D'oh!
At October 13, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Morrison's Doom Patrol... I loved Robotman in the All-Star Squadron, but before Morrison took on DP, I just didn't give ...
At October 13, 2008, JohnBritton wrote:
I feel like the question is not "which revamped characters did you like the best" but "which revamp was so ...
At October 13, 2008, Sprout wrote:
Steel in 52 by Morrison, Rucka, Waid & Johns

Good-bye 3rd string character, Hello forward-looking and inspirational hero !
At October 13, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
I remember another one. Mark Waid on Superman. Birthright was the first Superman story I actually loved.
At October 13, 2008, Hangmanjury wrote:
Busiek and Perez on Avengers.

Keep in mind the two eras of Avengers comics before this (Harass and Liefeld) and you'll ...
At October 14, 2008, Jamie wrote:
It looks like several people already said the first two I thought of, Morrison's Cyclops and Ennis' Punisher. I actually ...
At October 14, 2008, Stefan wrote:
I hated the Punisher myself until PWJ. Even Ennis couldn't make me read about him, but Fraction does the ...
At October 14, 2008, Scott MacIver wrote:
Grant Morrison with Plastic Man in JLA.

Grant Morrison again, with Emma Frost in New X-Men.

Geoff Johns with Black Adam ...
At October 14, 2008, Mr. Chris wrote:
Darwyn Cooke's Martian Manhunter in The New Frontier. It's the only time I've really thought the character was cool ...
At October 14, 2008, Stephen wrote:
Actually kinda surprised no one's said Marz' version of Witchblade. Although that comes with the caveat that I occasionally thought ...
At October 14, 2008, Max Bialy wrote:
Simonson's Thor. Had zero interest in the character before.
But also Morrison's Animal Man and Doom Patrol, Moore's Swamp Thing, Lansdale's ...
At October 14, 2008, Eliot Johnson wrote:
Brubaker on Catwoman definitely stands out
At October 15, 2008, Mark Poa wrote:
Greg Pak's Planet Hulk (I used to detest Hulk. This was the only run I bought the books ...
At October 15, 2008, ninjawookie wrote:
Brubaker + Cooke on - Catwoman - then by extension Daredevil and Captain America
Slott - She Hulk
Rucka - Wonder Woman
At October 24, 2008, daniel wrote:
i still have to say i think superman is a terrible character and the only person that has ever written ...

10/9 - Curious Cat Asks...

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:08:52 +0000

Which superhero that has not already received a "Year One" mini-series would you most like to see receive the "Year One" treatment?

85 Comments

At October 9, 2008, Scott MacIver wrote:
Hawkman. His history needs a breath of fresh storytelling.
At October 9, 2008, T. wrote:
At this point, none. I used to like them, but now I'm pretty sick of stories that either remix ...
At October 9, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Johnny Quick.
At October 9, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Sasquatch!
At October 9, 2008, Cisco wrote:
The whole of the JSA, done in a Sandman Mystery Theatre vein.
At October 9, 2008, jazzbo wrote:
I agree with T, I think the Year One/writing between the old issues type of stories have been overdone. But ...
At October 9, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Oh, I know: QUASAR!
At October 9, 2008, McK wrote:
How about some villains? A number of Batman villains have gotten "Year One" specials/annuals/mini-series, and I think plenty of ...
At October 9, 2008, nadir wrote:
doom patrol or at least robotman
perry white

and i love the jsa idea done in a sandman mystery theatre vein cisco
At October 9, 2008, Eric Grant wrote:
Darkseid
Galactus
At October 9, 2008, Jeff Holland wrote:
It's not strictly necessary (in terms of fixing or re-explaining), but how good would a Captain America: First Tour type ...
At October 9, 2008, Jeff R. wrote:
Barry Allen.

Guy Gardner might be good, too, since it would also be a back-door 'post-crisis crisis' series...
At October 9, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Blackhawk
At October 9, 2008, The Mutt wrote:
I'd like to see Wonder Woman: Year One, provided that year was 1942.
At October 9, 2008, Jeff Ryan wrote:
Lex Luthor. He always sid he'd be the world's greatest hero if he didn't have to kill Superman first. Let's ...
At October 9, 2008, Matt D wrote:
I could actually sort of live with a Ray Palmer one. I've only ever liked him when he was wielding ...
At October 9, 2008, Ethan Shuster wrote:
This one's sort of out there, but how about a Guy Gardner: Year One, since he's starring in the GLC ...
At October 9, 2008, Nick Marino wrote:
was Time & Tide supposed to be Aquaman: Year One? if not, i want Aquadude: Year One. or maybe Deathstroke: ...
At October 9, 2008, Gopher wrote:
The Creators of Superman: Year One by Brad Metzler, due entirely to his work on the charity auction to save ...
At October 9, 2008, Bernard the Poet wrote:
I seem to remember they did a Captain America Year One in a prestige format for his Fiftieth anniversary - ...
At October 9, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Damn, I should have said the Atom! Guy Gardner had a "Year One" in like issues 13-16 of his title ...
At October 9, 2008, The Mad Monkey wrote:
Guy Gardner had a â€œYear Oneâ€ in like issues 13-16 of his title in 1993-94.

And now we know why no ...
At October 9, 2008, Owen wrote:
Not that it would sell (at all), but I personally would love an Animal Man: Year One mini. I think ...
At October 9, 2008, buttler wrote:
Vandal Savage. Galactus would be pretty awesome, too.
At October 9, 2008, the Phantom-Longbox wrote:
If you're going to go with "unused" original plot concepts, I'd like to see:

Wolverine: Year One (wherein he's a real ...
At October 9, 2008, the Phantom-Longbox wrote:
gah.
darn you Buttler... you posted it while I was typing!
(oddly enough, I was also thinking of the big "G" but ...
At October 9, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
Inhumans: Year One. We'd read about how Black Bolt rose from outcast to king, how the royal family brought their ...
At October 9, 2008, The Funk Doctor wrote:
Plastic Man: Year One. His backstory hasn't been fooled with too much, and it would be just a little ...
At October 9, 2008, Matt D wrote:
Adventures of Captain America by Nicieza and Maguire is great.
At October 9, 2008, SecretFive wrote:
There need to be a Wonder Woman: Year One, Why didn't dc think of that? oh and possible someone other ...
At October 9, 2008, Jeff Holland wrote:
That's right, it was Nicieza! Thank you, Matt, that was driving me bonkers.
At October 9, 2008, Aaron Poehler wrote:
I'd like to see them stop for awhile. Metamorpho Y1 was utterly pointless, Teen Titans Y1 had nice art ...
At October 9, 2008, Ryan the Iowan wrote:
I'd love to see an Oracle Year One.
At October 9, 2008, suedenim wrote:
Lady Blackhawk. I think there implicitly *has* to be a pretty damn fascinating backstory there. A young woman ...
At October 9, 2008, Brad Curran wrote:
I like the way Phantom Longbox thinks. Mainly because there's just not enough salmon eating in comics these days. But ...
At October 9, 2008, Brad Curran wrote:
Also, Nightcrawler in the circus. Just Nightcrawler in the circus. That's sort of a year one, right?
At October 9, 2008, JacobZC wrote:
Deadman, Year One.

Seems to me DC has a rich vein of circus and carnival running through it, especially in Bat ...
At October 9, 2008, nadir wrote:
@Phantom-Longbox

please tell me this is a joke:

"Wolverine: Year One (wherein heâ€™s a real Wolverine, before he mutates into a man).
22-pages ...
At October 9, 2008, Richard J. Marcej wrote:
I'd like to see a Year One: Year One.

Right after the Big Bang we'd get 22 pages of muddly computer ...
At October 9, 2008, DubipR wrote:
Forbush Man: Year One
At October 9, 2008, mikesensei wrote:
Strictly speaking, wouldn't "Guy Gardner, Year One" and "Ray Palmer, Year One" be miniseries about infants? As a Sugar & ...
At October 9, 2008, Kelson wrote:
Right after the Big Bang weâ€™d get 22 pages of muddly computer colored images of molten lava and rocks as ...
At October 9, 2008, Clayton wrote:
Blue Beetle: Year One. It would cover the first years of Dan Garrett and Ted Kord, and end with ...
At October 9, 2008, Brian wrote:
I'll second (third?) the praise of that early 90s ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA miniseries- the art was very nice, it ...
At October 9, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
Banshee.

Seriously. As long as they can resist the temptation to feature a heretofore unrevealed "first" meeting between Sean ...
At October 9, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
Although, Iâ€™d kind of like to see Dr. Strange, year one, bridging the gap between his days as a jerk/convert ...
At October 9, 2008, Rene wrote:
Hmm... a story about a Earth-born Green Lantern learning the ropes in galactic adventures in alien planets written by someone ...
At October 9, 2008, Richard wrote:
"please tell me this is a joke:

â€œWolverine: Year One (wherein heâ€™s a real Wolverine, before he mutates into a man).
22-pages ...
At October 9, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Forget Earthborn. Kilowog: Year One! Ya poozers.
At October 9, 2008, Richard wrote:
I'll second the motion for a Doom Patrol or Ray Palmer Year One treatment. But if we're going to ...
At October 9, 2008, Annoyed Grunt wrote:
I know a lot of Ted Knight's early career was covered, but I'm sure there's enough material if James Robinson ...
At October 9, 2008, Ryan wrote:
Hmmm.

From DC:
Deathstroke
Zatanna
The Guardian (yeah, I'm being serious)
Lex Luthor
Lois Lane

From Marvel:
Dr. Strange
Hawkeye and Mockingbird
Banshee (that one's a GREAT idea!)
Jarvis
At October 9, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

THE SHADOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ta daaaaa!!!
At October 9, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
Elongated Man: Year One
Not sure if it would pre-Sue or not, he got married in his second appearance, but I'd ...
At October 9, 2008, the Phantom-Longbox wrote:
@nadir,

Believe it or not...
Wolverine was ORIGINALLY supposed to be a MUTATED WOLVERINE.
Not a man.

That's how Claremont was writing him for ...
At October 9, 2008, Eliot Johnson wrote:
Adam Strange sounds really fun if it gets the right team. Play it like the Diggle series except keep it ...
At October 9, 2008, Todd Lawrence wrote:
'Mazing Man!
At October 9, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
Blue Beetle Year One starring Dan Garret. In spite of his big legacy, Dan is a character who's gotten extremely ...
At October 9, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
In fact, one scene, when the team is captured by Larry Trask (I think it was Trask), and subjected to ...
At October 9, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:

Blue Beetle Year One starring Dan Garret. In spite of his big legacy, Dan is a character whoâ€™s gotten extremely ...
At October 9, 2008, Tyson wrote:
Silver Surfer. Not his first year on Earth, but Year One after Norrin Radd became the Surfer - cruising ...
At October 9, 2008, Omar Karindu wrote:
John Stewart: Year One -- Ater John's one adventure with Hal Jordan in the GL/GA series, what happened to this ...
At October 9, 2008, Omar Karindu wrote:
John Stewart: Year One -- Ater John's one adventure with Hal Jordan in the GL/GA series, what happened to this ...
At October 9, 2008, Omar Karindu wrote:
And at Marvel....

Namor: Year One -- I think the time is ripe to revisit Namor's 1940s days as a teenage ...
At October 9, 2008, Omar Karindu wrote:
And elsewhere....

Midnighter and Apollo: Year One: That year after Bendix betrayed them, when they had to adapt to living rough, ...
At October 9, 2008, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
The Wonderous Wasp; Year One. Back in those days she was the Marvel Universe's Paris Hilton, and with no Comics ...
At October 9, 2008, Chris Heide wrote:
Nighthawk: Year One is the obvious answer
At October 10, 2008, Colin wrote:
Well I've said it before and I'll say it again The Wasp (wow how chuffed was I too see someone ...
At October 10, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
Lobo!
At October 10, 2008, felgekarp wrote:
Dial H For Hero and Hourman would do me.
At October 10, 2008, SecretFive wrote:
@Funky:
Captain Atom is coming back in the pages of 'Superman' I'm guessing Post-FC
At October 10, 2008, Carlos Futino wrote:
@DanCJ

Lobo: Year One was already written by Ala Grant and published in [url=http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Lobo_Annual_Vol_2_3]Lobo Annual #3[/url]
At October 10, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
Funky,

John Ostrander showed some of J'Onn J'Onzz's Martian life in the Martian Manhunter ongoing. Issues 0 and 33-36 focused on ...
At October 10, 2008, Sam wrote:
I think a late '30s-set series with Alan Scott Green Lantern or Jay Garrick Flash would be pretty cool.
At October 10, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
You know what's ironic? Very few YEAR ONE storylines actually span a year in the character's life. Batman: ...
At October 10, 2008, Rene wrote:
FunkyGreenJerusalem -

You know, Ditko actually DISLIKED the portrayal of Blue Beetle in Justice League International. His words were something ...
At October 10, 2008, Major Retcon wrote:
Jessica Jones: Year One
At October 10, 2008, dantecat wrote:
Farty the Clown
At October 10, 2008, Cisco wrote:
Y'know, I suggested the JSA Year One because I thought it was actually marketable and could make for a good ...
At October 11, 2008, Jbird wrote:
Bane.
At October 11, 2008, Eliot Johnson wrote:
Dan Garrett wasn't a ditko character anyway. Barring some pretty weird appearances in Len Wein's BB series, he's only appeared ...
At October 12, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
You know, Ditko actually DISLIKED the portrayal of Blue Beetle in Justice League International. His words were something like â€œThey ...
At October 13, 2008, Graeme White wrote:
Dirk Anger: Year One
At October 13, 2008, mtsbspidey wrote:
ryan the lowan - i know you posted a few days ago...but there already was an "oracle - year ...
At October 14, 2008, Graeme White wrote:
I know I said Dirk Anger: Year One, and that would be awesome by the way, but in all seriousness, ...

10/1 - Finally, Curious Cat ALSO Asks...

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:41:31 +0000

What's the last significant change to a major (when I say major, I mean, like, starring in multiple comics major) character that you honestly do not believe will be reverted back in the future? Single Spider-Man? Married Superman? No Yellow Logo Batman? Does No Yellow Logo Batman count as a significant change?

58 Comments

At October 1, 2008, Rohan Williams wrote:
I love you, Curious Cat.

Incidentally, I've used 'revert back' twice in conversation today, and R.J. Sterling is nowhere to ...
At October 1, 2008, Michael wrote:
I don't think DC will ever break up Clark and Lois's marriage. Especially since they seem to be fine with ...
At October 1, 2008, Robert wrote:
Rohan dont you know..you have to say everything in three's. As for things that wont change back eventually...well now that ...
At October 1, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
Married Superman.
At October 1, 2008, Geoff wrote:
I would say Hal Jordan returning as a Green Lantern (if that counts). I think Hal is a major ...
At October 1, 2008, McK wrote:
I think that if DC was ever seriously considering "unmarrying" Superman (and I don't consider the Superman 2000 pitch or ...
At October 1, 2008, Greg Hatcher wrote:
One of the biggest Superman changes has lasted over twenty years at this point; Ma and Pa Kent are no ...
At October 1, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Seeing the return of Miracleman by Gaiman and Buckingham.
At October 1, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
This might be too old to be considered, but I'd say Wonder Woman being able to fly will never be ...
At October 1, 2008, Craig wrote:
I think Robert's onto something. I'm going with Bucky becoming Cap. As long as Ed Brubaker remains on the book, ...
At October 1, 2008, John Cage wrote:
If you're talking major changes to character's recognized by folks who've never even read a comic, it's got to be ...
At October 1, 2008, Anthony Strand wrote:
Maybe it's just because they've been married the entire time I've been reading comics, but I can't imagine DC dissolving ...
At October 1, 2008, John Stanshall wrote:
I agree with Cage as far as Nightwing goes... possibly Tim as well... but DC editors have been talking about ...
At October 1, 2008, Dave wrote:
When Batman stopped using guns. What was that, 1940? Realistically, the future is a very long time, and ...
At October 1, 2008, jccalhoun wrote:
I think the Bat family is probably it. I can't see Dick becoming Robin again or Jason Todd becoming ...
At October 1, 2008, MarkAndrew wrote:
Nah. Eventually DC will hit the total reset button again, and the marriage will go with it. (Worth ...
At October 1, 2008, Ethan Shuster wrote:
Don't forget that back in the 70s, Clark was actually working at a TV station.

But, anyway, yes, I agree they ...
At October 1, 2008, Eric wrote:
I think that Spidey's gonna be single for awhile. Considering he was married my whole life, that is a change ...
At October 1, 2008, M Bloom wrote:
I honestly think that the Emma Frost/Cyclops relationship is here to stay. Regardless of when Jean comes back, all of ...
At October 1, 2008, jazzbo wrote:
I don't think Bucky will stay Cap for long. In fact, I think that Brubaker will bring back Steve Rogers ...
At October 1, 2008, The Dane wrote:
Daredevil will never go back to not being a ninja.
At October 1, 2008, Michael wrote:
Daredevil's not a ninja. No ninja wears bright red.
At October 1, 2008, jazzbo wrote:
A blind ninja would.

And Jinx from GI Joe.
At October 1, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
I'd like to see a ninja who wore clothes that glowed in the dark.

How bad ass of a ninja would ...
At October 1, 2008, The Dane wrote:
Seriously, Daredevil being a mad ninja is the only explanation I've been able to come up with for him not ...
At October 1, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
I'm betting that, like many established villains who become heroes (as opposed to villians who become heroes relatively soon after ...
At October 2, 2008, Dunc wrote:
Human Beast.
At October 2, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Why is Curious Cat saying "revert BACK"? Does he have brain damage? Jazzbo, you woke me up. Rohan Williams, you ...
At October 2, 2008, Luis Dantas wrote:
It should be obvious by now, but yes, I don't think the change in bat-chest logo counts as major. ...
At October 2, 2008, Jeff Ryan wrote:
Batman will never wear purple gloves again. I'm going out on a limb with this one.
At October 2, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Of your original proposition, I have to agree with the general consensus - The SuperMarriage is the least likely to ...
At October 2, 2008, Codename assassin wrote:
Curious Cat asks too much
At October 2, 2008, Stefan wrote:
When Morrison had Wolverine (essentially) retain his memories aboard the asteroid in Assault On Weapon Plus, they managed to undo ...
At October 2, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
I'm curious to see how long Odin stays dead. He's "died" before, but Thor never inherited his power before. ...
At October 2, 2008, Robert wrote:
ooh the Thor stuff is a interesting point...wait for the movie though..If Odin ends up as any kind of major ...
At October 2, 2008, The Fortress Keeper wrote:
Eventually, the status quo familiar to the greatest niumber of the (non-comics reading) public returns to the books themselves. Since ...
At October 2, 2008, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
Emma Frost as a member of the X-Men; it's been over four years since Morrison left the book, and she's ...
At October 2, 2008, Jeff R. wrote:
I think I'm with the Cyclops-Emma 4evah crowd here. Because Jean Gray has reached a point where even though ...
At October 2, 2008, Lord Paradise wrote:
Using the Fortress Keeper's theory, Jean will come back from the dead and marry Wolverine. Which I could actually ...
At October 2, 2008, Luis Dantas wrote:
Isn't Wolverine technically married to Viper? Although I wonder how official such marriage was to begin with.

Me, I hope ...
At October 2, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
I don't think Dick Grayson is ever going to go back to being Robin.

The only way I see the Clark-Lois ...
At October 2, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:
While they might kill one of the Kents off one of these days (which might make more sense than ...
At October 2, 2008, David wrote:
It would have to be something done before 1975. And even then, Bucky is alive and well...

In superhero comics, ...
At October 2, 2008, Michael wrote:
David, would those writers with the "puppy love fascination for MJ" be the ones who wrote her out of the ...
At October 2, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
I'm just afraid the writers with puppy love fascination for Gwen Stacy will bring HER back to marry Peter. Whle ...
At October 2, 2008, Rene wrote:
The only way they'll ever reverse Dick Grayson to Robin is if at some point DC does a total reboot ...
At October 2, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:
Rene said:
"it could be possible to introduce Dick as Nightwing right off the bat"

Similarly, as far as the whole "Dick ...
At October 3, 2008, Jbird wrote:
Married Superman.
At October 3, 2008, red-Ricky wrote:
Two things...

It seems like Robin has no place in the Nolan version of Batman. Though I would argue that it ...
At October 3, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Wally wasn't killed... Bart was killed
At October 3, 2008, red-Ricky wrote:

Wally wasnâ€™t killedâ€¦ Bart was killed

Oh, come on! That's not fair!

You know it's humanly impossible to make sense of ...
At October 3, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
Rene wrote:

(Frank Miller has actually turned most people off Dick as Robin)

Frank Miller hasn't turned me off of Dick Grayson ...
At October 3, 2008, Dean wrote:
I'd have to go with Dick Grayson as Nightwing.

Nightwing has migrated to other media, so you'd need to erase a ...
At October 3, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
I think Scott Summers will stay with Emma Frost, even when Jean comes back from the dead.
At October 4, 2008, Rene wrote:
red-Ricky -

The problem with a young Dick Grayson in the Nolan movies is that it's kinda hard to put ...
At October 6, 2008, red-Ricky wrote:

Itâ€™s just that once you put the kid in a crimefighting role (even if itâ€™s just as tech support), it ...
At October 8, 2008, David wrote:
Michael wrote: "David, would those writers with the â€œpuppy love fascination for MJâ€ be the ones who wrote her out ...
At October 8, 2008, David wrote:
On a related note, it's in the news today that Superman experienced a great tragedy in the new Action Comics. ...

10/1 - Curious Cat Also Asks...

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:39:24 +0000

What do you like better - the current New Avengers format or would you like the book to revert back to the old style of Avengers?

54 Comments

At October 1, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
I like my Avengers to be sterling non-douchebag heroes.
At October 1, 2008, PeeGee wrote:
What do you mean specifically? Do you mean having spider-man and wolverine in it? I think the current ...
At October 1, 2008, Michael wrote:
I don't mind who's in the lineup, as long as the Avengers are actually effective and the stories have a ...
At October 1, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Phil, the Avengers went about 400-odd issues having it be an organized team backed by the government (or the international ...
At October 1, 2008, Michael wrote:
Actually, I'd settle for having the Avengers stand for something again.

Back when Disassembled was going down, the solicits said that ...
At October 1, 2008, Robert wrote:
Definately revert back to its older style. Of all the books Marvel puts out the Avengers should be the one ...
At October 1, 2008, Jbird wrote:
I never read Avengers as a kid. I started reading comics as an adult because of New Avengers.
At October 1, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
I want an Avengers comic with good stories and artwork. It doesn't matter if it's New Avengers-style or traditional Avengers ...
At October 1, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Neith-eah!
At October 1, 2008, The Mutt wrote:
I bought virtually every Avengers comic since 1968 (with a few brief time outs because it sucked sooo bad). I ...
At October 1, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
I prefer the New Avengers over "classic" Avengers. Although I only really got into them after Civil War and before ...
At October 1, 2008, Craig wrote:
The biggest problem with the New Avengers status is that they're a group of characters that the book rotates around. ...
At October 1, 2008, Anun wrote:
I miss my Avengers. So...uh....I guess I'm all for old school. Busiek and Perez did such a great ...
At October 1, 2008, Greg Manuel wrote:
I'm with Anun - it was actually the Busiek/Perez period that made me care about the Avengers at all. It ...
At October 1, 2008, MarkAndrew wrote:
Y'know, most of the time the Government charter wasn't a major aspect of the book, anyway. Like I don't ...
At October 1, 2008, Greg Geren wrote:
I prefer reading the Avengers when they have a strong mission statement, such as "to fight the foes no single ...
At October 1, 2008, George Salire wrote:
I'm with Michael.

The only experience I had with Avengers was in the early 90's, and today I have read a ...
At October 1, 2008, Vichus Smith wrote:
Isn't that what's eventually going to happen anyway? How long can you be the New Avengers? After a while, you're ...
At October 1, 2008, Bill Lee wrote:
I just think it's funny how so many people bitch about the Avengers since Bendis took over. Look at the ...
At October 1, 2008, Matt Bird wrote:
Bring back the old Avengers.

In addition to being a terrible book, the New Avengers just doesn't make any ...
At October 1, 2008, jazzbo wrote:
I vote for the old style. Or at least someone other than Bendis writing it. I have almost a complete ...
At October 2, 2008, Luis Dantas wrote:
Classic Avengers, definitely. "New" and "Mighty" Avengers are just a spotlight on Bendis-like writing and shouldn't have been called ...
At October 2, 2008, Bat2supe wrote:
Brian,

Isn't the Avengers: Initiative & the Mighty Avengers government sponsored teams (remember that lil' Civil War & the Registration Act.... ...
At October 2, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
New Avengers â‰ Mighty Avengers.

This question was about New Avengers.

And I must say I am a bit surprised/disappointed by your ...
At October 2, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Curious Cat, Robert, stop saying "revert BACK"; it's incredibly ignorant.
At October 2, 2008, Vichus Smith wrote:
Wow. this. turned into. Bendis bashing. who. would have. thought.

New Avengers sucks? I think that there was awesome character development, ...
At October 2, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
Wolverine's reason for being on New Avengers is due to the "Enemy of the State" storyline. Before the Civil War, ...
At October 2, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
All in all I find New Avengers a more refreshing format than the old InterPlanetary crisis of the month format... ...
At October 2, 2008, Rusty Priske wrote:
Hmmm... I prefer the old style BUT we are currently given an 'old-style' version in Mighty Avengers, and it is ...
At October 2, 2008, Joe Rice wrote:
I prefer what we've had lately. New Avengers started off rockily, but has been fun superhero action for a ...
At October 2, 2008, Bat2supe wrote:
Brian, If my comments seemed like arsh: sorry, it wasn't my purpose.

If it's about my feelings about the avengers, it's ...
At October 2, 2008, Jerry McMullen wrote:
Give me the classic Avengers anyday. I started collecting around 228, the trial of Hank Pym. I have since gone ...
At October 2, 2008, avengers63 wrote:
The main issue I see with the current state of the series is that nothing has been happening. taking ...
At October 2, 2008, JdRavnos wrote:
Keep New Avengers as it is. We've got Mighty delevering stories told in the classic Avengers pastiche (and I suspect ...
At October 2, 2008, Matt Bird wrote:
Liefeld and Land sell well too. Please, people, don't pull that out as "proof of quality" when it's convenient, ...
At October 2, 2008, Colin wrote:
I'm totally for an old skool Avengers. For me the Avengers were the mainstream heroes. They were heroes who had ...
At October 2, 2008, Robert wrote:
See the problem is while I think this book should go back ( hah see R.J. Sterling I didnt do ...
At October 2, 2008, Sam wrote:
I think the organized-ness of the Avengers is what they're all about. And the Avengers is Cap, Iron Man ...
At October 2, 2008, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
Prior to Bendis, Avengers was a book that few people gave a rat's ass about... it was popular during Heroes ...
At October 2, 2008, Lord Paradise wrote:
The Avengers should be all about trying new things--the team almost completely changed very early in the Lee/Kirby run.

What they ...
At October 2, 2008, JimZipCode wrote:
Avengers (both New and Mighty) is better-written and more interesting & relevant now than it's been in at least a ...
At October 2, 2008, Luis Dantas wrote:
I can see how Wolverine might want to be an Avenger to redeem himself.

Or rather, I could, if only he ...
At October 2, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
Put me down for Old School Avengers.

I'm not opposed to having membership shakeups or offbeat choices on the team, but ...
At October 2, 2008, Joe wrote:
I think it's funny that someone said it should return to being the center-piece of the Marvel Universe since that's ...
At October 3, 2008, JB wrote:
old style. I only ever read the third volume, Busiek forward and not even all of that, but that ...
At October 3, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
Give me the Korvac-era Avengers and big battles with power mad super villains. Give me Cap, Thor, and Ironman ...
At October 3, 2008, JB wrote:
So are you glad you're what's wrong with what's wrong with comics fandom or are you negating the other things ...
At October 3, 2008, Dean wrote:
I was a DC kid first,so what interested me in the Avengers was what made them distinct from the JLA.

So, ...
At October 3, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
I find it amusing that the current line-up is more in tune with the original line-up than it has been ...
At October 3, 2008, JB wrote:
I don't buy Luke Cage or Iron Fist as that big a stars. Hawkeye could never carry a solo ...
At October 3, 2008, Vichus Smith wrote:
While I don't think that Spider-man and Wolverine are characters that are bad for the Avengers, It always came across ...
At October 4, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
Neither, JB. I'm just trying to defuse the inevitable, "ah, man, you just want everything to stay the way ...
At October 4, 2008, Stefan wrote:
Vincent, I understand from your post the idea that there should always be good ol' superhero books on the shelves, ...
At October 5, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:
Stefan, our discourse may be doomed before it's begun simply because of the example you use. Y'see, I'm one ...

10/1 - Curious Cat Asks...

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:37:33 +0000

How long do you think it will be before Beast reverts back to his ape form, or will he stay in his current form for a long, long time?

36 Comments

At October 1, 2008, Robert wrote:
Define a long long time....I mean chances are he's going to get back to his Ape look at some point, ...
At October 1, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
Well, he was apeish in the movie, and in the new cartoon....
At October 1, 2008, Michael wrote:
I'm hoping he'll stay long enough for it to be the new mean, but it's not too likely.
At October 1, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
5 more years. By that time, an incensed fanboy will get a job writing or editing for Marvel, and change ...
At October 1, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
Nev-eah!
At October 1, 2008, buttler wrote:
My fanboyism was forged in the bronze age and I just don't much like the new look period, so i'm ...
At October 1, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
Is he even in the cat form anymore? Since Morrison has left, most artist draw Beast as a cat/ape amalgam. ...
At October 1, 2008, owen gieni wrote:
Cat Beast trumps "Blue Wolverine" Beast in every way. You could maybe make him look like an actual ape I ...
At October 1, 2008, Ian A. wrote:
I like the feline incarnation, but I'd like it an awful lot more if it was at all consistent. Every ...
At October 1, 2008, Dave wrote:
I concur with Lawrence. I feel like they're already leaning toward a mean between the two. I wouldn't ...
At October 1, 2008, Greg Manuel wrote:
I hope this cat/ape amalgam sticks around - it certainly gives Beast that unique look that no other character, mutant ...
At October 1, 2008, Eric wrote:
I think the cat look fits. He is further devolving. First man, than ape, now cat. He fears that he ...
At October 1, 2008, Vichus Smith wrote:
Maybe he should have a tertiary mutation- into a ferret. Then all the ladies will dig on him.
At October 1, 2008, jazzbo wrote:
I'd like him to go back to the ape look, just because I thought it looked better. I don't read ...
At October 1, 2008, The Dane wrote:
Wait, he was an ape before? I read X-Men extra-diligently for fifteen years and had collected then prior ten in ...
At October 1, 2008, JG wrote:
I wonder how long Marvel will keep double dipping, i.e. cat-Beast in the comics, ape-Beast in all other media. I ...
At October 2, 2008, Bat2supe wrote:
Bring the Hank McCoy human beast back, at this point going old school is the only viable option.

That 2nd mutation ...
At October 2, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Curious Cat, stop saying "revert BACK; it's redundant and stupid. The Beast's face never did look apelike, a better word ...
At October 2, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
and never once imagined beasts blue wolverine-haired form was remotely related to an ape
Neither did I. But then until ...
At October 2, 2008, Vichus Smith wrote:
jazzbo, if a cat Beast falls in the woods and it's not in your pull list, does it look really ...
At October 2, 2008, Rusty Priske wrote:
The current version looks so much worse than the old one that I can't believe they haven't changed it back ...
At October 2, 2008, the Phantom-Longbox wrote:
Two things:

1) The old fast-taking, joke-telling, bouncing, blue-furred Beast was VERY APE-LIKE.
That was because when he was in his primary ...
At October 2, 2008, the Phantom-Longbox wrote:
I should state, however, that he was never drawn to LOOK like an APE.
He didn't have HANDS for FEET or ...
At October 2, 2008, owen gieni wrote:
Human Beast also looks too much like human Colossus, which is why that shouldn't be an option either. He needs ...
At October 2, 2008, Joe Rice wrote:
I hate "ape" Beast. Human isn't awful but it's weird and hard for most artists to do. I ...
At October 2, 2008, Stefan wrote:
I like the old look but I like the new look better. Unfortunately only a few artists can draw ...
At October 2, 2008, Robert wrote:
With due respect to people who like the cat look, I honoslty want it to go away. There are so ...
At October 2, 2008, Vichus Smith wrote:
Oewn G:

The human Beast doesn't look like Colossus. They are both strong men, but Colossus is more built like ...
At October 2, 2008, Nitz the Bloody wrote:
I'd like to see him devolve further, perhaps into some sort of squid-like creature. But if we have to regress ...
At October 2, 2008, Lord Paradise wrote:
Just because people are used to it doesn't mean Ape-Beast didn't look really stupid. Cat-Beast really isn't like other ...
At October 2, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
I hope it's soon, as the cat look is SO different it's hard for me to identify with him as ...
At October 2, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:
They've already done the "revert Beast to his more human form" plot once, which also coincided with that stupid plot ...
At October 3, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
here are so many cat-like characters running around the marvel universe its probably right behind flame powers as the most ...
At October 3, 2008, GQ wrote:
For starters, Beast's current look is more of a lion than a cat.
Check out Quitely's New X-Men to see ...
At October 3, 2008, JB wrote:
soon hopefully
At October 20, 2008, Chris Griswold wrote:
I hope they revert to lion Beast from New X-Men. That's my Beast. The one for adults.

8/21 - Curious Cat Also Asks...

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:54:58 +0000

Is Barbara Gordon being handicapped integral to Barbara being Oracle?

32 Comments

At August 21, 2008, demoncat wrote:
not really for Barbara had the skills she uses as Oracle from the start the handicap aspect is what caused ...
At August 21, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
Yeah, I think it is. The core concept of the Oracle character is that she can't fight crime traditionally ...
At August 21, 2008, Bill Reed wrote:
Not anymore, no. But her handicap certainly doesn't hinder her being Oracle, and it works marvelously as a character trait.
At August 21, 2008, John Cage wrote:
Not really, but I heartily agree with the poster in the other discussion who noted that if Barbara Gordon were ...
At August 21, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
Although person with a disability who is good with technology is really cliched, there's nothing special about Oracle if she ...
At August 21, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
Of course, it could just be that I've brought books where she comes across that way, and is actually an ...
At August 21, 2008, thekamisama wrote:
Maybe it was integral to BECOMING Oracle, but not to being Oracle. Though there is one thing her disability ...
At August 21, 2008, LordBuff wrote:
Barbara Gordon needed to be crippled for the ORACLE character to be built up. After all, the identity of who ...
At August 21, 2008, Jbird wrote:
Permanent changes in a character's status quo in comics are gutsy and often good moves.
At August 21, 2008, Richard wrote:
@Jbird I think that they are just as often bad moves.

Sometimes the permanent change in status quo breaks the ...
At August 21, 2008, Paperghost wrote:
Wait, wasn't there like 40+ comments on this last night?
At August 21, 2008, Paperghost wrote:
....no.....wait.......i'm an idiot.

i think they've done the "i can't walk but i'm amazing with computers and can help you escape ...
At August 22, 2008, Cove West wrote:
DanLarkin nailed Oracle's core concept. Her "handi-capability" (and jokey wordplay aside, that actually describes her iconography pretty well) is ...
At August 22, 2008, J to the AAP wrote:
At least itâ€™d free her up a bit in terms of different things the writers could do with her. Sheâ€™s ...
At August 22, 2008, Mister Midnight wrote:
That's a good question, and one I haven't thought about. I don't think Barbara needs to be in a wheelchair ...
At August 22, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
No, of course not, but if she were COMPLETELY cured, she might be more tempted to drop her Oracle persona, ...
At August 22, 2008, Mecha-Shiva wrote:
It seems like it's part of the dynamic with Nightwing is that she wants to be with him, but he's ...
At August 22, 2008, Stephen wrote:
I stand by my point in the other thread: Barbara being crippled forces writers to use other characters as her ...
At August 22, 2008, Jeff Ryan wrote:
They could always pull a Once a Thief, where Oracle's attacked by a villain, rises up to beat his ass, ...
At August 22, 2008, McK wrote:
Here's another one...

Does anyone else think it's rather silly that Barbara isn't Gordon's natural daughter? I mean, the justification ...
At August 22, 2008, Ion wrote:
The main argument I've seen for keeping her crippled is that she's too important as Oracle. If she's so ...
At August 22, 2008, Lord Paradise wrote:
I'd be annoyed if she regained her ability to walk and all of a sudden was leaping from the rooftops ...
At August 22, 2008, Sijo wrote:
No. She doesn't need to be wheelchair-bound to be Oracle. Nor does she necessarily have to go back to being ...
At August 22, 2008, Andrew "Static-Pulse" Burton wrote:
: she might be more tempted to drop her Oracle persona,
: to go back to being Batgirl or Batwoman or ...
At August 22, 2008, Mullon wrote:
The only use of her being in a wheelchair is to keep writers from being tempted to turn her back ...
At August 22, 2008, edc wrote:
she must really get p'd off every time bruce comes swanning by.
At August 22, 2008, Lynxara wrote:
I don't think it's integral to her continuing on as Oracle, theoretically speaking.There's no reason why she couldn't develop Oracle ...
At August 22, 2008, Vichus Smith wrote:
It must be integral, because in a world of super science and incredible magic, the could at least put a ...
At August 22, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:
Yes, though only because it's the only thing keeping some jackass writer or editor from putting her back in tights.
At August 22, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:
"Does anyone else think itâ€™s rather silly that Barbara isnâ€™t Gordonâ€™s natural daughter?"

Yes, that always seemed like a silly pointless ...
At August 23, 2008, wwk5d wrote:
"Yes, though only because itâ€™s the only thing keeping some jackass writer or editor from putting her back in tights."

I ...
At August 23, 2008, Dean wrote:
Yes. The contrast between her physical limitations and her mental strength is what makes the character interesting.

8/21 - Curious Cat Asks...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:27:36 +0000

Should Barbara Gordon regain her mobility (thanks to ShaunN for the idea)?

66 Comments

At August 21, 2008, Typo Lad wrote:
I do not think she should, at least not beyond a limited amount. As Oracle, she's unique. Let's not ruin ...
At August 21, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Yeah, I liked the issue where she was able to wiggle her toes... but...

I'm happy for her to regain ...
At August 21, 2008, Matthew E wrote:
Typo Lad and Blackjak are correct.
At August 21, 2008, DBish wrote:
I always wonder the same about guys like Cyborg and The Thing and why they can't get some of ...
At August 21, 2008, Suzene wrote:
I think it would be interesting if Babs regained the use of her legs temporarily, maybe for an arc or ...
At August 21, 2008, Matt D wrote:
In my mind, there's one good story there and only one.

That's the conflict between how much she'd enjoy being a ...
At August 21, 2008, wwk5d wrote:
I dunno, I kind of like her as she is in the role of Oracle. I think she's fine the ...
At August 21, 2008, Sijo wrote:
Barbara was originally crippled to get rid of a "lame" character (in DC's opinion) while also giving the Joker more ...
At August 21, 2008, Karlos wrote:
I'm surprised she's been unable to walk for this long, really.

I wonder just how much of it is to do ...
At August 21, 2008, Ion wrote:
Uncrippled her, but then make Babs stay in the wheelchair in public to maintain her secret identity.
At August 21, 2008, Mecha-Shiva wrote:
It'd make a nice conclusion for her character to end up walking again, but since big 2 comics don't get ...
At August 21, 2008, Andrew Collins wrote:
If you'd ask me this question ten years ago, I'd say yes, 'uncripple' her. In the world of DC's superheroes, ...
At August 21, 2008, Mark Cook wrote:
@Sijo: So they made a lame character lame to get rid of her? Ha! I'm a horrible person.
At August 21, 2008, Teebore wrote:
The important thing, for me, is that she continues to operate as Oracle. I can be persuaded either way so ...
At August 21, 2008, whatevs wrote:
It'd make for a nice story.
At August 21, 2008, Rohan Williams wrote:
No, partly because I think she's more unique the way she is now, but mainly because as long as people ...
At August 21, 2008, Kirk Warren wrote:
I think they should just have her 'star' in the Confidential series (love the current Fabian and Maguire Batgirl / ...
At August 21, 2008, Jeff Ryan wrote:
When Tony Stark was healed of his heart ailment, an ex-girlfriend shot him, and he was right back where he ...
At August 21, 2008, mtsbspidey wrote:
barbara gordon (first as batgirl, later as oracle) has always been one of my favorite characters...then at some point after ...
At August 21, 2008, demoncat wrote:
i have always wondered given that the DC universe has things like Larus pits and even magic why the dc ...
At August 21, 2008, Matt D wrote:
I think it was established at some point that Barbara said no to having mechanical legs or what not. I ...
At August 21, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
If I ran the circus, I think I'd do a total reboot and have her back as Batgirl. But ...
At August 21, 2008, Stephen wrote:
Nah, she's far too good in the current role, and by having her paralyzed it allows you to elevate other ...
At August 21, 2008, mtsbspidey wrote:
danlarkin - would you also make dick robin again?...if so why take away characters that have grown back to what ...
At August 21, 2008, Dan Phillips wrote:
No.
At August 21, 2008, Brian McDonald wrote:
I think the struggle to regain mobility, following up on the toe-wiggle that Blackjak mentioned, would be an excellent example ...
At August 21, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
No, don't put her back in a costume. Do keep her as Oracle. DO restore her mobility, if for no ...
At August 21, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
She should just get Bruce to turn her wheelchair into a tricked-out Batchair and go back to being Batgirl without ...
At August 21, 2008, tk. wrote:
Have Braniac replace her spine...
At August 21, 2008, mtsbspidey wrote:
brian - it's not that paraplegia is necessary for her to be oracle...it's that it's necessary for her not to ...
At August 21, 2008, HammerHeart wrote:
Barbara should stay crippled. She's a much more significant character now in all conceivable ways: She finally found an unique ...
At August 21, 2008, Ryan R wrote:
No. There's no reason to think that she would be a better character out of the wheelchair than she ...
At August 21, 2008, Mullon wrote:
I don't know, I would like to see it. All the technological things that could easily repair her aside, I ...
At August 21, 2008, Bill Reed wrote:
The correct answer to this question is "no." And everyone above has explained why.
At August 21, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
No.
That'd be even worse than bringing characters that had been killed off, and then years later, brought back again to ...
At August 21, 2008, Ryan wrote:
My question to this question is simply "why?"
At August 21, 2008, Alan Coil wrote:
She has mobility now. She gets around just fine in the wheelchair.

I think the question you wanted to ask was ...
At August 21, 2008, Vic wrote:
bringing back dead characters is insulting to dead people who can't live again
At August 21, 2008, Thenodrin wrote:
The question is "Why" restore her mobility, not "Why not" restore her mobility. The worst stories have come out of ...
At August 21, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
I'm fine with Barbara Gordon being able to walk, just as long as she doesn't go back to being a ...
At August 21, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
As for the "why," it'd be interesting to see what she does if she could walk. Is the only reason ...
At August 21, 2008, Richard wrote:
No.

It would genericize her too much. Right now (depending on what the state of Xavier is) she's probably the ...
At August 21, 2008, Salamurai wrote:
If you want Babs as Batgirl again, there are more than 20 years worth of stories already, plus the Batman ...
At August 21, 2008, P-Town wrote:
Jeff Ryan mentioned Mark Zupan... I think this would make an interesting storyline: What if Barbara had the opportunity to ...
At August 21, 2008, Paperghost wrote:
Considering she tried to unplug the internet in Final Crisis, so the quicker they get her out of that wheelchair ...
At August 21, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:
Nah, leave the bitch crippled. :) You can tell pretty much all the Barbara Gordon Batgirl stories you ...
At August 21, 2008, John Cage wrote:
I'd say no. Honestly though, I'll bet you that if Oracle wasn't such a well-developed and unique character, DC would've ...
At August 21, 2008, Pisthetairos wrote:
Two words: Stem Cells. But, I don't see what good it would do to have her walking again. Maybe with ...
At August 21, 2008, Paperghost wrote:
"adn if thereâ€™s one thing comics need more of, is respect for stories that manage to change the status quo."

Pity ...
At August 21, 2008, Lynxara wrote:
I don't have much of an opinion either way about Barbara Gordon walking again. As long as she remains Oracle ...
At August 21, 2008, John Seavey wrote:
I think that there's two separate questions here: The one being asked, and the one everyone's answering. :)

The one being ...
At August 21, 2008, Tenzil wrote:
I am of two thoughts:

1. If they insist on using her as Batgirl in the form of cartoons, toys, comics, ...
At August 21, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
mtsbspidey said "danlarkin - would you also make dick robin again?â€¦if so why take away characters that have grown back ...
At August 21, 2008, Lawrence wrote:
"Babs as Batgirl is a lot cooler than stupid ninja bondage Batgirl."

Bite. Your. Tongue. Kelly Puckett/Damion Scott's stint on the ...
At August 21, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
Different strokes, I guess. I know she's got a devoted fanbase, I just never saw the appeal.
At August 21, 2008, stephen cade wrote:
No, she's been so much more interesting as Oracle than she ever was as Batgirl.
She's a stronger character.
At August 22, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
I'd love to see the Barbara Gordon Batgirl come back, but frankly, the logical way to do it is to ...
At August 22, 2008, PÃ³l Rua wrote:
No way.
I think it's cool that you have a character who's in a wheelchair but , instead of being defeated ...
At August 22, 2008, Joe Gualtieri wrote:
Would we even be having this discussion if Barbara were a male character?

Was it insulting to real people who use ...
At August 22, 2008, Andrew "Static-Pulse" Burton wrote:
I think Oracle should stay in the wheelchair, because I need threads like this to make me smile once is ...
At August 22, 2008, John Seavey wrote:
Joe Gualtieri said:

"Was it insulting to real people who use wheelchairs when globe-trotting, wheelchair user Bruce Wayne had his mobility ...
At August 22, 2008, Michael wrote:
Yes, she should regain her mobility and become Batgirl again.
At August 22, 2008, mtsbspidey wrote:
"Yes, she should regain her mobility and become Batgirl again."

why?....in two years she'll have been oracle for as long as ...
At August 23, 2008, Stony wrote:
Alan Moore should write it

Just to see how he would do it.
At August 25, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
"Was it insulting to real people who use wheelchairs when globe-trotting, wheelchair user Bruce Wayne had his mobility restored and ...
At August 25, 2008, PÃ³l Rua wrote:
And that was me.

8/7 - Curious Cat Asks...

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:26:16 +0000

Not counting Peter David's creations, what is the coolest name of a comic book character(s) that is a pun?

Is it Mike Barr's Force of July?

Karl Kesel's Locke and Lode?

Gardner Fox's Major Disaster?

Or someone else?

121 Comments

At August 7, 2008, Joshua Strasburg wrote:
I've always been partial to Marshal Law.
At August 7, 2008, Thok wrote:
Die Fledermaus from the Tick should be up there (the live action TV series has the weaker but still good ...
At August 7, 2008, Greg Burgas wrote:
Who's Peter Davis?
At August 7, 2008, Spiffy wrote:
Major Victory and Major Force always struck me as just as funny as Major Disaster. Come to think of ...
At August 7, 2008, joshschr wrote:
Major Bummer
At August 7, 2008, Spiffy wrote:
There was a really lousy Damon Wayans movie called "Major Payne". Which was the first time I'd seen this ...
At August 7, 2008, joshschr wrote:
I think my favorite has to be Corporal Punishment on the Simpsons.
At August 7, 2008, Dan wrote:
I'm assuming you meant Peter David, which automatically nixes Sachs & Violens.

Does Liberty Belle count?
At August 7, 2008, Jeff Ryan wrote:
ClanDestine?

And, you know, Dr. Strange was a pun, since he starred in Strange Tales. Same with the Flash. Yep, betcha ...
At August 7, 2008, kushiro wrote:
Legion puns are good:

Ultra Boy was swallowed by a space whale. His real name? Jo Nah.

After having left ...
At August 7, 2008, dewey810 wrote:
Misty Knight? (ugh...I actually went to a high school with a girl named Starry Knight...yikes)
At August 7, 2008, Kelson @ Speed Force wrote:
Rose and the Thorn?

I don't think Sloe, Steddy & Mr. Sprynt (henchmen of the Turtle) really fall under the "cool" ...
At August 7, 2008, suedenim wrote:
I'm of the general opinion that "name of a comic book character(s) that is a pun" and "cool" are mutually ...
At August 7, 2008, Adam Tyner wrote:
Geez, you could get seventy or eighty different ones from Mike Barr's run on the Outsiders alone.

The Duke of Oil, ...
At August 7, 2008, Splint Chesthair wrote:
I like Madman's "real" name: Frank Einstein. The Tick also had American Maid.
At August 7, 2008, Kelson @ Speed Force wrote:
On second thought, I'm going to have to go with Starfire and her family.

Her real name is Koriand'r (coriander) -- ...
At August 7, 2008, Sigma7 wrote:
Gotta go with Psylocke. It was years before that name dawned on me.
At August 7, 2008, DCD wrote:
Jack Russel
At August 7, 2008, Jeff Holland wrote:
Scott Free.

Wait...Psylocke is a pun? Am I just not hearing it?
At August 7, 2008, Brack wrote:
Calamity James from The Beano.
At August 7, 2008, Bill Reed wrote:
Sugar and Spike is almost a pun.
At August 7, 2008, Joshua Strasburg wrote:
Yeah, I don't get Psylocke either. Can someone explain? I always just thought it was a horrible attempt ...
At August 7, 2008, Sigma7 wrote:
Jeff: That's what I like about it, it slips under the radar if you're not looking for it, and when ...
At August 7, 2008, Jeff Holland wrote:
Okay: I am officially admitting that after 20-some years of awareness of the character, the pun has never occured to ...
At August 7, 2008, Sigma7 wrote:
Psylocke. Psyche.

This is from the man who brought us a group named Force Majeure, though.
At August 7, 2008, Jeff Holland wrote:
...

Are you sure that doesn't just fall under the category of "really, really stupid name"? Isn't there a certain...I dunno, ...
At August 7, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
Sigma7- That can't have been intentional, could it? God, I hope not.
At August 7, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
X'Hal is pretty bad. Marv Wolfman and Mike W. Barr should have a bad punoff to see who gets ...
At August 7, 2008, Sigma7 wrote:
Jeff: most puns register instantly and after a while lose their pun-factor and become more readily associated with the character. ...
At August 7, 2008, Joshua Strasburg wrote:
Man, if that Psylocke thing is true, it has to be the worst superhero name ever put to print. ...
At August 7, 2008, Annoyed Grunt wrote:
I'm not sure if it qualifies, but I always liked the KGBeast.
At August 7, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
Darkseid -- hands down.

I never even mispronounced it as Dark Seed....but still never got the pun til years and years ...
At August 7, 2008, Jeff Holland wrote:
Ah jeez. I just heard it. I had to repeat it to myself a lot, but I just heard it. ...
At August 7, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
And from my gaming/fan fiction days in highschool, The Warsaw Pack and The Hollywood Knights
At August 7, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
Jeff Holland: Ow. Ow. Ow.
At August 7, 2008, kushiro wrote:
Ambush Bug has the evil sock, Argh!Yle!

And how about the names in Common Grounds:

Marquis de Sod
Deb-U-Ton
Baron Existence
Khrapp the animated garbage ...
At August 7, 2008, Scott MacIver wrote:
Wow, I never thought about Psylocke that way. It hurts a little.

Styx and Stone, old Spidey villains always hurt my ...
At August 7, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
From Milestone: Nun Of the Above
At August 7, 2008, Michael wrote:
I suppose I can't get away with Agents Nuck & Futz, which is what Peter David *wanted* to name Agents ...
At August 7, 2008, Eric Grant wrote:
Ms. Tree
and
Mister E

are both pretty cool, I think.
At August 7, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
Okay... Psylocke - if true - has to win THE WORST..

I do love Marshall Law though... And Major Disaster...

Though ...
At August 7, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
yeah.. forgort Ms Tree!
At August 7, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
Psy-key? Seriously?!? It's a riff on psyche? If an invisible hand reached down and smacked me right now, I couldn't ...
At August 7, 2008, Loren wrote:
Top Ten's Irma Geddon is the first to come to mind.

But my favorite: Chronos fought a bunch of sewer-dwelling critters ...
At August 7, 2008, Derek J. Goodman wrote:
It took me forever to realize that Ms. Tree was a pun, and boy was I angry at myself when ...
At August 7, 2008, Joshua Strasburg wrote:
Dupli-Kate and Multi-Paul are awesome but Rex Splode sucks. Ugh, it's bad.
At August 7, 2008, sterg wrote:
Turner D. Century!

And I am with Splint Chesthair: Frank Einstein is AWESOME.
At August 7, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
Yeah, not a single one of these names is cool.
At August 7, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:
"Admiral Behavior" from an issue of Evan Dorkin's "Bill & Ted" comic made me crack up out loud when I ...
At August 7, 2008, Mauro wrote:
I'm with Sterg. I've always been partial to Turner D. Century.

There was an animated show called C.O.P.S. ...
At August 7, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
Further thoughts from a discussion Psylocke:

"shylock?"
"I thought it was merely intended as a warlock/psionic mashup. The pun may be ...
At August 7, 2008, Steven E. McDonald wrote:
The name puns in the Asterix books are pretty heinous whether in English or the original French -- I've always ...
At August 7, 2008, markblack wrote:
That Psy-lock/Psy-key thing is killing me.
Over 20 years and I never realized. I wish I had never known.
At August 7, 2008, knightrangyr wrote:
I don't know if this is one of Peter David's creations..but in the Blasters special a long time ago...the little ...
At August 7, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:
Not a character, but the Batman: Cataclysm special-

Blackgate: Isle of Men

Say the subtitle a few times, and you'll get it.
At August 7, 2008, Michael wrote:
Peter David was indeed the man behind The Blasters.
At August 7, 2008, Jason wrote:
Question...does anything from Todd Nauck count, given his collaborations with Peter David in Young Justice? If so, what about Lily ...
At August 7, 2008, Mecha-Shiva wrote:
"Dupli-Kate and Multi-Paul are awesome but Rex Splode sucks. Ugh, itâ€™s bad."

Bah, I like Rex Splode.
At August 7, 2008, elbichoemboscado wrote:
The one and only Thomas Oscar Morrow... Â¡T.O.Morrow!

Astounding.

I'm still hitting my head in the wall for the "Ms.Tree" pun...
At August 7, 2008, Brian wrote:
I can't believe no one's mentioned T.O. Morrow.
At August 7, 2008, Stephane Savoie wrote:
King Faraday.
A classic!
At August 7, 2008, The Eyeball Kid wrote:
Mister E.

I like any pun based on a military rank...I don't know why, I just find them hilarious. I ...
At August 7, 2008, John Seavey wrote:
Probably unfair to use this one, but my all-time favorite comics-related pun character name comes not from an actual comic, ...
At August 7, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:
After seeing all these posts, I've come to one conclusion ......:

You all need therapy.

;-)
At August 7, 2008, markw wrote:
ive always liked the cops from Savage Dragon. i dont remember what issue had all their names in it but ...
At August 7, 2008, Annoyed Grunt wrote:
Savage Dragon was filled with bad puns. There was an undead shaman by the name of Abner Cadaver.
At August 7, 2008, James wrote:
I love Irma Geddon. And American Maid.

Always kind of liked Punch and Julee. In Astro City, the Timekeeper's ...
At August 7, 2008, Alan Coil wrote:
Reminds me of the old sketch from SNL where a defendant in a court case was Richard Hertz. Bill Murray ...
At August 7, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:

The name puns in the Asterix books are pretty heinous whether in English or the original French â€” Iâ€™ve always ...
At August 7, 2008, yo go re wrote:
What's wrong with X'Hal?

Transformers UK had a villain named "Jihaxus," who was created when the book was in danger of ...
At August 7, 2008, sononsj wrote:
Atom Eve and Spider-Mandrill
At August 7, 2008, Matt Bird wrote:
Okay, I just got King Faraday.

I don't get how X'Hal is a pun either.

I'm not buying the Psy-lock ...
At August 7, 2008, sononsj wrote:
And in Astro City a family with the surname Furst is the First Family.
At August 7, 2008, Birmy wrote:
The Psylocke thing never occurred to me before, either, but I'm not convinced it's intentional. Maybe that's one to ...
At August 7, 2008, Ian A. wrote:
Rex Splode is seriously awesome. Shrinking Ray is also super cool. So are Multi-Paul and Dupli-Kate. Good stuff, Kirkman!

And, yeah, ...
At August 7, 2008, Matthew E wrote:
Yankee Poodle.
At August 7, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
X'hal = exhale
At August 7, 2008, Mike wrote:
I'm guessing instead of calling her Psi-Witch, he called her Psi-'lock. What's the big deal?
At August 7, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
If Psylock is short for Psy-warlock, that may be stupider than the lock/key thing.
At August 7, 2008, Rebis wrote:
i don't think some of these examples (like Thomas Oscar Morrow or Edward Nigma) are true puns.

As for all ...
At August 7, 2008, Andy wrote:
I concur, DanLarkin. I'm also giving 60-40 odds in favor of the pun being intentional.
At August 7, 2008, stephen cade wrote:
Hmm Giffen and/or DeMatteis used a few in their Justice League run.
There's Mr. Nebula, which isn't a pun, as far ...
At August 7, 2008, stephen cade wrote:
Oh, and that Psylocke/Psyche thing--whether intentional or not--is a HUGE stretch.
At August 7, 2008, Andrew Collins wrote:
Speaking of Giffen's Justice League, there was also Manga Khan (Manga Con) and his side kick L-Ron H*bb*rd (and yes, ...
At August 7, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
Starfire shouts 'X'Hal!' when she's startled or disgusted. It doesn't sound like 'exhale', it sounds like 'ze Hell?' 'Exhale' would ...
At August 7, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:
L-Ron.
At August 7, 2008, R. J. Sterling wrote:
How about Medea Blitz from 'American Flagg'? See, I knew I could name one no one else had yet.
At August 7, 2008, PÃ³l Rua wrote:
Hawk and Dove.
Angel and the Ape.

Back when I was roleplaying, I came up with a character whose name was so ...
At August 7, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
What about the Silver Surfer's real name: Norrin Radd.

A surfer.

Named "Radd."
At August 8, 2008, DanCJ wrote:
"Hawk and Dove.
Angel and the Ape."

Erm... those aren't puns.

I love Baron Existence. I've read Common Grounds, but I never ...
At August 8, 2008, Michael wrote:
"Yankee Poodle."

The Zoo Crew should be disallowed on the same grounds as Peter David characters: If we had to go ...
At August 8, 2008, Suzene wrote:
I quite like Hip Flask and Vanity Case from Elephantmen.
At August 8, 2008, Anonymous wrote:
Asterix needs to be discounted as THE best for name puns...

There are just way too many!!

Geriatrix,
Panacea,
Vitalstatistix
Dogmatix!

Then there ...
At August 8, 2008, Eric P. wrote:
I name pretty much any of my characters (such as ones I create in City of Heroes) with a pun ...
At August 8, 2008, Grant wrote:
I like Kirkman's style of incorporating real names into a pun. Like Atom Eve, Shrinking Ray, Dupli-Kate and my personal ...
At August 8, 2008, Grant wrote:
And can't forget Abe Saipen.
At August 8, 2008, Dan wrote:
I admittedly scanned through quick, but has Argh!Gyle been mentioned yet?
At August 8, 2008, Sijo wrote:
I used not to get most "punny" names because English is only my second language. It took me years to ...
At August 8, 2008, Kirayoshi wrote:
No one mentioned the Riddler's secret identity yet of Edward "E" Nigma? Seriously, if your a parent in the ...
At August 8, 2008, Alan Coil wrote:
L-Ron isn't a pun.

It's a tragedy, or a disease (Tom Cruise), but it ain't no pun.
At August 8, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
Manga Kahn had other robots named after other writers too.

I'm still pushing Darkseid, though no one's coming on board with ...
At August 8, 2008, Craig wrote:
Building from Nun of the Above, John Rozum's Xombi series had some really goofy names (despite being an AWESOME book ...
At August 8, 2008, joshschr wrote:
@ Sigma7:

I was going to pull out the Inigo Montoya "You keep using that word. I do not think it ...
At August 8, 2008, Rhod wrote:
I'm a big fan of Common Grounds, The Tick and Asterix so I second all the votes for those, also ...
At August 8, 2008, Dan K wrote:
I can't believe nobody's mentioned Harley Quinn.

My favorites have to be:

3. U-Go Girl from X-Force
2. The Sawn-off Shogun from Sinister ...
At August 8, 2008, yo go re wrote:
How is "Abe Sapien" a pun?

And yes on the terrible "Psy-key" gag. The warlock idea is a much bigger stretch ...
At August 8, 2008, Eliot Johnson wrote:
The Green Lantern Ch'p, with his friends D'll and M'nn'e. Their planet was H'lven, which may be a pun I'm ...
At August 8, 2008, Mike wrote:
The warlock idea is a much bigger stretch than Claremont throwing us a terrible punâ€¦

Claremont had already done it with ...
At August 8, 2008, ZZZ wrote:
The Ch'p and D'll one reminds me of the Shi'ar Imperial Guarsdman Warstar, who's actually two symbiotic aliens, B'nee and ...
At August 8, 2008, Andy wrote:
@Eliot

H'lven & The Chipmunks
At August 9, 2008, Stefan wrote:
Claremont had nothing to do with Douglock. That was Scott Lobdell. Lord knows Claremont fell from grace but ...
At August 9, 2008, Michael wrote:
Jack Russel terrier.
At August 9, 2008, sononsj wrote:
Dinah Sore, from Byrne's run on West Coast Avengers.
At August 9, 2008, Michael wrote:
Dinah Soar, actually. Because, see, she can fly...
At August 9, 2008, stephen cade wrote:
Scott Free was mentioned a lot earlier on.
I purposely didn't mention L-Ron, as it's not a pun.
Most of Manga Khan's ...
At August 10, 2008, yo go re wrote:
Stefan's right: "Douglock" isn't any kind of pun, it's just a merging of two characters' names when they themselves merged ...
At August 11, 2008, Stefan wrote:
This thread's about dead I guess but I just remembered my favorite pun name!

From the pages of the original ...
At August 12, 2008, Blackjak wrote:
How is Hein-9 a pun, but L-Ron isn't??
Hein-9 is a reference to Robert Heinlein another Sci-Fi writer...

Just remebered anotehr great ...
At August 12, 2008, Marionette wrote:
The one that made me wince most recently was Ice Kate from the original Batman & The Outsiders.
At August 13, 2008, Joshua Strasburg wrote:
Marionette, your screenname reminds me of another one I like: I just finished reading Same Difference and Other Stories by ...
At August 14, 2008, Sebastien wrote:
The "real" name of The Vanisher is Telly Porter.

8/5 - Curious Cat Asksâ€¦

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:43:52 +0000

How/why did Justice Society of America Annual #1 LOSE its "Sightings" label?

24 Comments

At August 5, 2008, Kane wrote:
Maybe Earth-2 is all Skrulls? It wouldn't fit SIGHTINGS anymore.
At August 5, 2008, Kirk Warren wrote:
Refresh me on what these "sightings" labels are again?
At August 5, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Here is a press release from when they began doing "Sightings"In general, if you want to know which books relate ...
At August 5, 2008, Alan Coil wrote:
The "Sightings" label was considered redundant for a comic book starring Power Girl. ;-)
At August 5, 2008, stealthwise wrote:
Didio likely figured out it was a stupid idea and dropped it quietly.
At August 5, 2008, McK wrote:
Methinks it would've covered up too much of the Alex Ross artwork.

You don't pay Alex Ross to paint a cover ...
At August 5, 2008, Kirk Warren wrote:
Oh, I remember those now. It was on JLA #20 or 21 (the Libra and Human Flame issue that ...
At August 5, 2008, winterteeth wrote:
It makes me wonder if the lukewarm reaction to Final Crisis is causing DC to back off the tie-ins. ...
At August 5, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:
Maybe they just forgot to put it on.
At August 5, 2008, poser, the wrote:
And people are always complaining about Marvel's marketing gimmicks because?
At August 5, 2008, Ron wrote:
It was also on an Action Comics cover, if I recall correctly.
At August 5, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:
Yeah, the first part of the Brainiac storyline.
At August 5, 2008, Sean Whitmore wrote:
Didio likely figured out it was a stupid idea and dropped it quietly.

Something about that course of action doesn't say ...
At August 6, 2008, The Indestructible Man wrote:
I'd naturally assume that the department who does the covers (adifferent group than the folks who do the insides) either ...
At August 6, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:

It makes me wonder if the lukewarm reaction to Final Crisis is causing DC to back off the tie-ins. Plus, ...
At August 6, 2008, Jeff Ryan wrote:
I second the idea that it was just forgotten to be added. If every comic had a mandatory tie-in, then ...
At August 6, 2008, McK wrote:
What lukewarm reaction?

Itâ€™s their best seller.

I agree. Just because people complain about it on the internet doesn't mean it ...
At August 6, 2008, wwk5d wrote:
Unless DC was hoping it would outsell it.
At August 6, 2008, McK wrote:
Unless DC was hoping it would outsell it.

Then they would say that Final Crisis (the main title, at least) isn't ...
At August 6, 2008, Scavenger wrote:
How's it selling at the stores? "DC's top seller" means lots of stores are buying it. But is ...
At August 6, 2008, Patrick C wrote:
I'm guessing they dropped the whole "Sightings" idea. I'm guessing we won't see it at all anymore.
At August 6, 2008, Apodaca wrote:
"But is it flying off the racks?"

Like anyone here could even answer that.
At August 6, 2008, wwk5d wrote:
"Even if it is only selling, say, 75% of what they hoped, thatâ€™s far from a â€œlukewarmâ€ response."

It's not ...
At August 14, 2008, Sebastien wrote:
Maybe they changed the story to JSA Annual #1 and it's not relevant anymore to SIGHTINGS because that issue had ...