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.
Last time, our Legion Of Commie got together to finalize their plans to restore the Soviet Union.
This time we’re looking at two chapters. Chapter 10 comes in at four pages and Chapter 11 at just under four and a half. Including space for chapter numbers and that calendar system they use that comes out to almost nine pages, a fair chapter count, and I have time to review that much this week.
We’ll be spending these two chapters stateside, with the first in New York, which I’m betting focuses on the bagel gang, and the other in Washington, DC, meaning more of the Superdopes. Op-Center didn’t have to deal with crap at home except for each other. This time they’re going to have to deal with home and abroad with their evil twins, and without their leader. These might be interesting stories separately, and later on after we really get these guys into a level of competency (assuming it isn’t the fact that this is a new program in this universe that is at part responsible for their mistakes, but I like to give the benefit of the doubt). I still say neither would work for their second adventure, and yet we have both situations. It might all work out, but I have my doubts. Let’s dive in to the two chapters and find out.
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Why I’m Not Interested In DC’s “Absolute” Universe
I’m also not impressed with the glove straps.
One of the definitions for “absolute” in the Oxford dictionary goes “viewed or existing independently and not in relation to other things; not relative or comparative”. This is surrounded on a Google search by two other definitions: “not qualified or diminished in any way; total” and “noun Philosophy a value or principle which is regarded as universally valid or which may be viewed without relation to other things”. These three seem to describe what numerous fans see as DC’s answer to Marvel’s “Ultimate” Universe, the “Absolute Universe”.
In a video where the creator was talking about how excited he was for the Absolute universe I commented on why I wasn’t. I might have been more harsh than intended, or not, but I got accused of being closed minded, of potentially missing a good story because of a narrow perspective. This point of view annoys me. There are 24 hours in a day, roughly 8 of which we spend sleeping (more if you’re tired a lot like I am…I also spend too much time in the bathroom), plus the time eating, doing jobs and chores, spending time with loved ones, and having decades and centuries of stories to consume. Few people will ever read every story ever, even if they stick to one format like comics. If fact, I doubt anyone will completely read every publically available comic out there. I don’t have time for things that don’t look like something I want to read.
Thus far, that includes Absolute Batman and the other Absolute titles we know about thus far. That is not a slam against anyone who likes it, though nowadays we seem to act like it is. It just means I have no interest in this, and I have a blog so I can tell you WHY I’m not interested in the Absolute universe. So since I’m here, let’s do that.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on October 18, 2024 in DC Spotlight and tagged Absolute Batman, Absolute DC, Absolute Superman, commentary, DC Comics, DC Universe.
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