Happier days.
Knuckles The Echidna #29
Archie Comics Publications (October, 1999)
“My Special Friend”
WRITER: Ken Penders
PENCILER: Art Mawhinney
INKER: Rich Koslowski
COLORIST: Frank Gagliardo
LETTERER: Vickie Williams
EDITOR: J.F. Gabrie
In case you wondered what would happen if the Joker and Red Skull were fused into one person.
Sarge Steel #3
Charlton Comics Group (April-May, 1965)
“Heritage Of Hate”
CREATOR: Pat Masulli
WRITER: Joe Gill
ARTIST: Dick Giordano
LETTERER: Jon D’Agostino
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Chapter by Chapter features me reading one chapter (or possibly multiple chapter for this one) of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.
Well, last time we checked in with the good guys as they formulated a plan to deal with the bombings. This chapter is back to Russia and the bad guys. I did skim ahead to see how long this pattern lasts, and it isn’t a permanent situation.
I will say that so long as it didn’t hurt the overall narrative flow, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go back and forth, act and react between Op-Center and Commie Op-Center. The previous book was more thought than action, which I was okay with. It was the regular characters I had issues with. It may be the same here, but I do wonder if the next book, the last one I have, also starts with a bombing. I would like more variety than that. Book 1 had a bombing in Korea to protest unification. Book 2 has a bombing to attempt reunification of the Soviet Union. Book 3 needs to break that trend.
We’ll see when we get there. For now, it’s time to check in on Commie Op-Center.
Monday, 6:45 AM, St. Petersburg
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“Did you leave the hot tub running?”
Hardcase #7
Malibu Comics/Ultraverse (December, 1993)
“Break-Thru: Sudden Surprises”
WRITER: James Hudnall
PENCILER: Scott Benefiel
INKER: Mike Christian
COLOR DESIGNER: Moose Baumann
LETTERER: Tim Eldred
EDITOR: Hank Kanalz
BW Media Spotlight 
Some Videos About Mark Waid’s Poorly Timed Response
Superheroes. Maybe we don’t want their world to exist as ours, seeing that it often comes with supervillains and a lot of destruction and even death. Still, when done right they’re a great escape from the weight of the day, a catharsis where good triumphs over evil and everything is right with the world. Try telling that to Mark Waid. The man who made many superhero comics in the 1990s, some with questionable stories, like dismembering a hero’s girlfriend and shoving her parts into a refrigerator, now says that due to Donald Trump retaking the White House, Waid is no longer able to write superheroes because he no longer believes in the goodness of humanity.
He’s started working on Justice League Unlimited, where practically every DC hero is now a member of the League, something they tend to flip flop on a lot through the various incarnations.
Two videos from Comics By Perch on this one, plus one more after that by two other guys. The first is a gut reaction to Waid’s post on Bluesky (where some people ran to after Elon Musk opened TwitterX to all points of view) about not being able to write heroes anymore. The third is a clip from the Rip & The Silverback podcast that goes over what should be DC’s response rather nicely. This started out just being a Daily Video with Perch’s response, but I had more to say and boosted it to full article. Note that there will be swearing in the videos but they make the point better than I can.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on November 12, 2024 in Comic Spotlight, DC Spotlight and tagged commentary, Justice League Unlimited, Mark Waid.
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