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February 5, 2012 10:20 am Alan Moore's career in comics is just about the only one I find irreproachable. If there is a more impressive, elegant, complex and nuanced body of work without a commensurate number of failures, I haven't seen it.

February 5, 2012 8:24 am DC doesn't have its own board. I think Josh is right to characterize this as a sound business decision. But I don't think that's pertinent to a FANs perspective. One can be a fan and think this is a tragically bad idea while understanding that it's also a logical business decision.

February 1, 2012 7:58 am We shouldn't be surprised by this move, it's been rumored for ages. But, for me, it's yet another reminder of how th aging readership appears more interested in rehashing former high water marks than it does experience new ideas. Inevitable though in an era defined by a readership that's digested the same characters, over and over, for literally decades.

February 1, 2012 7:56 am To be fair, they've been working in this stunt long before the New 52, but I agree it feels like another sad gimmick in a stymied creative environment.

October 21, 2011 11:28 am Pulpit!

October 7, 2011 3:38 pm I may have to pull a Dr. Strange and use the Astral Plane, but somehow I'm going to get at least one hip hop joint played that night. At least one.

October 7, 2011 3:16 pm There are cosplayers, and then there are COSPLAYERS.

September 29, 2011 12:02 pm Nice review Ron. It strikes me as we all digest these 52 issues in such a short period of time how much our personal preferences play into things. For me, not being a "Flash" guy, this book didn't resonate. I recognize it as a perfectly well crafted book. I have no issues with the dialog or the art (which was particularly striking), but ultimately a "good" Flash book isn't going to get me coming back to the well. It would be akin the the way you feel about Superman, perhaps. Whereas I readily admit I read 7 or 8 books a month that feature Wolverine -- and that works for me. My point is to reiterate that DC has given us a lot to try this month, and I love that not all of it is being judged/received in the same way. Speaks to the diversity we were hoping for. Well done.

September 23, 2011 12:16 am Not Chang's best work, unfortunately.

September 22, 2011 11:03 am Paul, well said on Red Hood. Last night on 11OC, I said that Red Hood appealed to the 16-year old in me who relished any opportunity to glimpse boobies. It's a purely sophomoric, visceral reaction and I can't argue with anyone that questions the point of turning Kori into an sex bombombombomb. BUT, I thought Lobdell's approach of making her COMPLETELY alien was a great touch to offset the obvious T&A appeal. The fact she WAS a Titan, DID have a relationship with Dick, yet now can't recall any of it fascinates. She's not a human girl with orange skin, she's an ALIEN with a completely different way of perceiving emotions, relationships, the passage of time, memory, etc... Where I think the book lost me was the introduction of Essence and the All Caste. Lobdell was treating this like we should know some of the history, and yet that fails for both long-time DC readers AND new readers. I had no Earthly idea what any of that meant, and didn't feel they gave us enough to make me stick around to find out. I'll keep buying this book BECAUSE of Kori. Guilty pleasure? You bet, But Rocafort's art combined with Lobdell's homage to Weird Science (I liked your analogy), works for me. At least for a few more issues.