This is the cover they went with? Making It Girl look like a druggie? Or possibly Kate Moss?
It Girl & The Atomics #8
Image Comics (March, 2013)
“The World Is Flat” part 2 WRITER: Jamie S. Rich ARTIST: Mike Norton COLORIST: Allen Passalaqua LETTERS/DESIGN: Crank! COVER ART: Aaron Conley and Mike & Laura Allred EDITORS: Jamie S. Rich & Eric Stephenson SERIES CREATOR: Michael Allred
Haven’t done one of these in a while.
Over at Atop The Fourth Wall Linkara just completed a retrospective of his favorite DC team book featuring the Teen and non-Teen Titans. This included the comic that finally got him into becoming a superhero fan, JLA/Titans: The Technis Imperative. It kind of got me to thinking of the comics that got ME interested in the DC Universe although as I should have stated by now it was actually Super Friends that first sparked my interest there.
For my birthday one year I got one of those three-packs of older comics. This was a good way pre-comic store of getting back issues as there were leftovers from store shelves (in this case grocery stores or pharmacies) and being exposed to a random story. Now I’ve already reviewed one of those comics, Batman #307 reprinted as part of the “Retroactivity” specials, which helped defined how I view Batman, not as some vigilante fighting nut jobs (although the story does feature a psychologically disturbed villain) but as a detective who will help even come to the aid of the homeless. He can be spooky but also compassionate. It also features my favorite Batman moment of all time.
Hollywood has yet to capture the true awesomeness that is the Batcape!
Which is immediately followed by the guy just going back to sleep. At some point I may go back to this comic and do a more thorough analysis, if only to show why I can’t read most modern Batman comics. But my favorite DC hero has always been Superman. The second comic in the pack was not a Superman comic and the third was a Spider-Man comic that made no sense to me and proves that Snell’s (of Slay Monstrobot of the Deep) theory that any comic can be someone’s first has the occasional exception. (Although in its defense sometimes you have no choice for the sake of the story arc. It’s the risk you take.) Then again, I wasn’t as much into the Spider-Man cartoon as I was Super Friends.
The last one, and man this is a long intro for the front page, was an issue of Justice League of America. Like the Batman comic it was a Whitman comics reprinting and someday I need to look up why that happened. You’ve already seen bits of it in numerous Friday Night Fights entries, so here’s the full story if you were ever interested.
“I can’t believe they never reverse the polarity of the neutron flow in this story.”
Doctor Who: Prisoners Of Time #3
IDW Publishing (March, 2013)
WRITERS: Scott & David Tipton ARTIST: Mike Collins SELECTED COVER ART: Francesco Francavilla COLORIST: Charlie Kirchoff LETTERER: Tom B. Long EDITOR: Denton J. Tipton
How does a top movie company fail at every other medium?
It’s fascinating that by not reigning in DC Comics’ current editorial staff they’re actually doing the opposite of what they did to Atari (when they took too much control rather than letting the programmers doing what they do best) but I wouldn’t be surprised if the same result occurs. Remember, Atari started doing good, as did DC Comics, but then made a number of errors that led to the company closing down. I worry that DC is in the same spot of trouble as Atari.
Yes, that was totally biased.
So I wasn’t able to get my project to my cousin because her mom, also my cousin, took her on a trip which I’m sure will do more to perk her up than my silly poster. I’ll still get it to her, though. As for articles this week, I have a lot of work hours this week and I’m fighting with a cold, so we’ll see what happens. There will at least be something besides the daily comic review this week.
“All I wanted to do was get my mail.”
The Transformers #19
Marvel Comics (August, 1986)
“Command Performances!” WRITER: Bob Budiansky PENCILER: Don Perlin INKERS: Ian Akin & Brian Garvey LETTERER: Janice Chiang COLORIST: Nel Yomtov EDITOR: Michael CarlinCrossovers allow fans of more than one series to see their favorite characters team-up. Comics seem to be the best place for this, although movies have done this as well. If you happen to like both DC and Marvel you want to see the heroes team-up (or if you’re not me, you want to see them fight). But how many of you asked to see the DC Universe team up with the Looney Tunes?
Yes, when a company has access to more than one universe they like to throw them together, and this was definitely thrown together, but in a way it was kind of fun. Unless you’re Mxyzptlk.
And so began Hot Rod’s career as an internet reviewer.
Transformers: Regeneration One #89
IDW Publishing (March, 2013)
“Natural Selection” part 4 WRITER: Simon Furman PENCILER: Andrew Wildman INKER: Stephen Baskerville COLORIST: John-Paul Bove COVER ART: Guido Guidi LETTERER: Chris Mowry EDITOR: John Barber
The Clutter Reports (my other site) Atop The Fourth Wall Crisis On Earth Prime Lean Into Artcast Bully Says “Comics Oughta Be Fun” Siskoid’s Blog of Geekery
Cartoon Hero’s Lair SF Debris Four Million Years Later
