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February 26, 2012 10:53 am I've really enjoyed this series, but this issue was a drag. Major story points were rushed - Colleen and Cable are teaming up with Bob and Deadpool, suddenly, and Colleen conveniently forgives Bob? - and felt contrived, especially the big reveal about Blind Al. I don't know that this happened, but it felt the title was canceled midway through this second arc, which was originally meant to be twelve issues, and now Lapham is just pushing everything towards the climax. If this was only planned as a six issue arc, then maybe the pacing could've been rethought. In any case, high hopes for next month's big finale.

December 13, 2011 9:44 pm I thought it was incredible, and well worth checking out, but I guess it depends on what you're into. Don't go looking to it for a heavy plotting and resolution, it's much more of a think piece. Pitarra's art is gorgeous, and the coloring in particular really gives the whole book a eerie feeling. That's kind of a crappy, non-committal answer, sorry. If you give it a shot, I hope you dig it!

December 6, 2011 11:14 am Probably so, there's generally enough expository material in these issues to catch new readers up. But beyond that it's just fun and crazy, you don't need much prep to enjoy that.

December 5, 2011 3:48 pm This is a pleasant surprise - an extra issue of one of my favorite (and likely doomed) titles.

December 5, 2011 3:42 pm Will the re-imagining include allowing Voltron to use the Blazing Sword from the get-go?

November 26, 2011 10:14 pm I actually did use Comic Book Comics (issue five) in one of my lessons last semester. I teach intro writing classes at an architecture college, and used the lawsuit issue to look at how writers synthesize ideas from research, cite their work, and comment on their findings. I'd hoped that students working in a design and art-based field would more readily respond to research in comic form than straight-ahead text. Most didn't, but some did. In fact, one student was so enthusiastic he started writing his draft as a comic.

November 24, 2011 9:22 pm As expected, I got a little emotional when Ron said Connor and Josh are his best friends. That stuff gets me every time. Sincere, deep friendship like that moves me, I dunno why. As much as I enjoy the information and commentary, it's the friendship among these three cats that keeps me coming back to this site and listening to the podcast. And to see them acknowledge it in these thanksgiving posts in a sincere manner just makes me all misty. So thanks, guys. Seriously, I got choked up at the end of Final Crisis #6 when Superman looked all angry holding Batman's corpse because it was like "oh that's his best friend, his heart is broken and of course he's sad and angry! I'd be sad and angry!" Anyway.

November 21, 2011 4:23 pm I love this book, and I love Warren Ellis for writing a mainstream superhero book (even if it is an espionage take on superheroes) with almost no exposition. It's all A plot, all the time, like it takes that little secrecy mantra quite seriously - tell the story, no chit chat. It's bracing. 3 issues to go!

November 8, 2011 2:56 pm I found Morrison's discussion of his self-willed transformation from alienation to the brightly-colored, charismatic figure we've seen in recent years quite inspiring. He writes of self-transformation not in the language of self-help books, or the guru's pose, but of superhero comics. It makes the idea a lot easier to swallow, and much more appealing. Maybe it didn't change the way I view the world, exactly, but it definitely gave me a lot to think about regarding who I want to be, who I can be, and how I might go about making those things happen. If only I'd read it ten years ago... =ab p.s. a bit of related self-promotion, here's a link to my review of Supergods on Chamberfour.com: http://chamberfour.com/2011/07/20/review-supergods/

November 7, 2011 4:30 pm The Twelve #9: The Strange Secret Origin of the Burger King