Titanesque

July 29, 2009 11:29 am I totally agree with you on the Wondergirl / Superboy thing. Far too many comics have come out highlighting Cassie's utter emotional destruction as a result of Superboy's death, and even moreso, the effect that the deaths of Connor and Bart had on Robin. "Ain't it cool?" was blatantly insufficient.

July 29, 2009 11:25 am

"Titans Together!" - YAY!

"Hi, I'm back. Ain't it cool?" - BOOOOO! 

May 4, 2009 3:52 pm

It's like, I don't know what to make my pick of the week, Johns? Johns or....Johns!?!?!

 I ran laughingly from room to room in my apartment to show my girlfriend the page where the entire team is in the dentist's examination room. DE-lightful. My only concern is with Johns leaving this book, is it bound for the horrid domain of Titans and Teen Titans alike? Answer: Probably.  

January 29, 2009 3:01 pm

Dude, don't you know? The whole story was about the Zoo Crew! Don't you get the analogy, man? It's so apparent. Captain Carrot is to Darkseid as dog is to alabaster. Come on! Open your mind! 

BTW, I don't know why I'm seeing Captain Carrot show up in books and that other green guy who satires everything, but it's ridiculous to bring back Linda Danvers, I'm just sayin'. 

January 29, 2009 2:46 pm

Kik - I wrote my own review on this issue, which totally disfavored it, but I think you've really got something here. I don't like Morrison's more "free form" works. I tried to read Seven Soldiers and just never felt it. HOWEVER, I did read All-Star Superman, and did like it, did understand it, and am happy to have purchased it. FC was supposed to be the culmination of two previous crises - the end cap, if you will, and I just wish Morrison would have approached this with a 'mass appeal' intention...

 Because honestly, if you're a real DC fan, you're not going to blow off a Crisis.  

January 29, 2009 2:40 pm

Wade, you and I were on the same page on R.I.P. also, so I'm not surprised about your comments here. Cookie sniffles maximum baffle sword doesn't make for a good sentence. And you can draw your own analogies to FC. I echo your sentiment about never having difficulty following a narrative. Was that Justice League Watchtower from the Earth we know and love or from some other Earth? How did the fortress of solitude get stuck to the bottom of it? 

I don't think he was trying to pick a fight, MastaP.  I think all of us just want the most for our money, and the most out out of our most beloved characters, and like me, but maybe not like you (and best to you if you did like it), he wasn't so thrilled about this one. 

October 6, 2008 11:15 am

I beg to differ, Butt. First, I disagree my comments were juvenile - it was my hope to be brief, and second, they weren't part of my comments on this review. I didn't know I was working on a focused effort to insult you from string to string as a Grant Morrison fan. I simply believe we differ on the question of whether Morrison can write a comic. (Well, that's not entirely true, I think he can write a one-shot, just keep him away from an arc.) You're not the only one who disagrees with me; I expected some backlash, obviously. Conor disagrees with me and has said so on the podcast. You'll be happy to know I'm living well despite the difference of opinion.

Further, I don't think I wrote that Morrison cannot come up with a "cohesive thought". To the contrary, I've been a fan of a number of the issues of All-Star Superman. The difference, I think, is predicated on the size of the run. Superman  has 1-3 issue stories - the first few were particularly dynamic. He's being forced to unload quickly and not dawdle. Here and in Final Crisis, Morrison has way too much room to breathe, and he utilizes it to a fault.  

 I merely prefer the Geoff Johns method of storytelling where there isn't so much responsibility placed on the reader to (1) read every issue in a run, and (2) research what you happen to be reading. I don't "study" comic books, I read them ten minutes before I fall asleep. My problem isn't isolated to this book. I have the same problems with Final Crisis...including Superman Beyond - find me a person who can follow that book. The man just isn't my flavor, and I believe he's really making a mess of the DCU by trying to make a splash of significance as opposed to an arc that has well-timed plot points and a story structure with timely reveals - i.e. not putting all the logic of the story into the final ten pages of a 130-page arc. Hey, if you love paying for - "Okay, all of this is really abstract, but it should make sense once I get to the final issue," then by all means, love the man, but don't put words in my mouth. I agreed with Wade - I do not think that Morrison's method of setting readers off on a head-shaking path is effective, and I don't think it sells comic books. I think the DCU as a whole is suffering because of it because DiDio is putting too many of his eggs in the Morrison basket. That's the last I'll stay on the subject. Time will tell when we get to the last issue.    

October 3, 2008 12:47 pm I'd appreciate a little cohesion between the main story and these supposed tie-ins. I keep looking to Robin, Nightwing, BATO, and Detective for a little help in figuring out this mess - surely Dini's practical approach can demuddle the Morrison mess? Alas, not. 

October 3, 2008 12:44 pm The one thing I'll agree with - Tony Daniel is doing some great work. 

October 3, 2008 12:39 pm Bless you Wade. We're on the same wavelength.