mrshock13

February 27, 2013 11:01 am Is this just the paperback version of Black Mirror?

February 27, 2013 9:32 am Grandturk, can I just buy you issue #10 and send it to you so you don't have to wait? It was such a great issue. I can't fathom not following Saga as the months go by, which is unfortunate because I do prefer the collections. However, after loving BKV's work with Ex Machina and Y, I couldn't wait.

February 13, 2013 9:07 pm Superb review, very well written article. It's rather nice to see a comic bring out a wonderfully eloquent expression of admiration. The final few pages really felt like Joker did win. Joker leaving with a whimper, a word which very strongly sums up the feeling, was the best possible way to end this story and get his point across ("his" being Joker). Those last few pages, showing the family more fractured than we've ever really seen as a result of what did, and did not, happen, clearly created a lasting impression on the characters. It does seem like Joker won; Bruce has become more singular among the family now. I loved this issue; every page of it, every panel. The subtext throughout the issue, especially after going back to the beginning of the story, was fantastic. While we got an explanation of sorts in the final issue from Joker, never did Snyder explicitly state the underlying motivations or fears of Batman or Joker, which I thought was a welcome change from quite a few other comics these days. He granted a tremendous amount of respect to the readers, wanting us to really look at what is driving these two characters and what they are truly afraid of, rather than being overt with his ideas. To Jeremy Carrier, I find it rather interesting that everything you complain about (which I did notice was very similar to other diatribes on CBR), can be presented with counterpoints. I'm not saying your opinion is wrong, because that isn't possible. You have every right to not like the material. It's YOUR opinion. Just try to contain your rage a bit more...it was a bit over the top.

February 10, 2013 9:54 am I agree. I think Animal Man #17 had a lot of great panels. It's a pity I can't say the same thing about this week's Swamp Thing. Belanger's art was a poor choice for the rotworld finale, and it kind of killed the issue for me.

February 1, 2013 9:54 am It's "Tintin". You would have known that if you did grow up with it.

January 29, 2013 7:57 am Please, don't bring up Spectacular right now. We're all still mourning these two shows, we don't need a reminder of THE spider-man show that we were robbed of. You are a cruel, cruel big baby

January 16, 2013 10:32 pm This is probably a perfect artist list. I could put these 5 in any order. All 5 present classic, iconic, definitive aspects to Batman that people associate, gravitate, and replicate with the character throughout all the mediums that Batman is presented in. Absolutely fantastic list.

January 16, 2013 10:25 pm I was thinking initially that it could be Alfred's head, but then Joker had that little speech about subverting expectations and going against type. We expect Joker to kill Alfred...so it'll be something else... This is me trying to rationalize that moment in the hopes of it NOT being Alfred's head on the platter

December 12, 2012 8:29 am That's what I like about film and art. It's influences everyone differently. I personally have a hard time watching any of the 4 Batman films for a variety of reasons and don't enjoy them at all, and I love the Dark Knight Trilogy films. Whereas there are people who are opposite of me, such as the two of you, that have a greater fondness for the earlier films. It's nice that there are places where an opinion can be had, a preference can be had, without a psycho jumping all over you for having an opinion.

October 17, 2012 6:46 pm I have only read about half of the materials so far in "Building Stories", but so far the storytelling is superb. Ware does an absolutely masterful job at telling each person's story; we get to see what makes them tick, why they are how they are and why there are where they are through incredibly detailed, yet clean and organically storytelling. Every once and a while there is a book that gets such fantastic praise that you pick it up, and sometimes in your head or heart you know that you didn't enjoy it as much as you would have hoped, but because of the praise heaped on it, you tell yourself that it is as great as you've heard, even though you find it to be otherwise. "Building Stories" isn't like this at all; it has surpassed any expectations I had for it. I didn't completely know what I was getting into, but from so many sources knew it was something special. And I find that to be utterly true. I hope you get a chance to read it and enjoy it as much as I am enjoying it.