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January 26, 2012 4:28 pm Me neither. But when the DC Old 52 photo competition hits, I'm SO there!

January 16, 2012 1:05 pm Re: Green Arrow. I think Oliver Queen works best as a tragic hero . When he's lost his fortune, screwed up his relationships both personal (e.g. Black Canary, Connor Hawke) and professional (Roy Harper), plays second string in the Playboy/Hero stakes to Bruce Wayne's Batman, and is battered and bruised by some street-level bad guy, there's something heroic when he comes back fighting. So far the New52 version has just come across as a bit of a one dimensional IT whizz-kid and rich brat. No loss, no pain, no tragedy... yet. I only hope the creative team put Oli through the wringer a bit, so we get to see his true hero mettle. PS May I suggest Nicola Scott to draw Battlestar Galactica: her faces would be great, and I'd love to see her draw a squadron of Vipers mid-firefight....

December 8, 2011 3:02 am Awww. Now I have to watch the video to see how cute he really is...

November 16, 2011 3:39 am Darkseid was always sufficiently confident in his sexuality to rock the mini-kilt look.

October 17, 2011 3:11 pm JL, GLC, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom. All #2's!

October 15, 2011 7:14 am You may be right about Robinson on team books, although I do hope that the new JSA book disproves the theory! Personally, I liked The Golden Age - it set a foundation for the later JSA title (under Robinson, and later Geoff Johns) to build upon. I had such high hopes for the JLA under James Robinson, and there were hints of what could be possible (the Starman/Congorilla one-shot for example), but overall the run it was quite a disappointment. What combination of author & editorial made it so, I couldn't possibly know. For now, I'm just glad of a years worth of Shade to look forward to!

October 13, 2011 6:55 pm I found the Liebermann min really difficult to follow. Not that it was a bad story, it's just that nearly all of the names for the minor supporting characters were lifted from the players of the Manchester United Football team! I found it completely distracting from the plot, and the whole book became about trying to spot which was the next soccer start to get namechecked!

October 13, 2011 11:39 am I bought the American Secrets books in the early '90's, and I agree that it's a wonderful book. A good story with a pulpy feel, and great artwork. I'd also recommend the storyline that ran early in the Justice League Task Force book where J'onn had to shapeshift into the form of a woman (I think it was because the mission was on Themyscira). It also addressed his weakness to fire. The Mandrake / Ostrander series was also very good. I doubt if any of these are available in trade!

October 6, 2011 1:13 pm I certainly don't think it is as awful as it's being portrayed. There are plenty of things that could be done better; the villains are lacklustre, the relationship with the boss running Queen Industries feels forced and the backup team need better definition. That said, I think it's got good action sequences and I like the art. It has potential, and I'm going to give it an arc or two to find it's feet.

September 30, 2011 3:52 pm What's the alternative? The mainstream comics medium (regardless of publisher) is withering, slowly but surely. Sales numbers are down month after month after month for the large publishers and something has to change if the decline is to be halted (dare we hope for a reversal of fortunes?). My LCS reports brand new readers coming into the store to demand sold out copies of Justice League, as well as regulars who have previously shied away from DC dipping a metaphorical toe into the DCU waters. Will it work? Will those new readers stick around for issue #6? Or #12? Or #200? Who knows. But this is a bold move and one that every comic reader should hope pays off. Indeed, we all have a vested interest in DC's reboot - perhaps it'll be the thing that stays the execution of the funny books we all love.