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July 4, 2009 6:57 am Logan probably just framed one of those "Wolverine Art Appreciation" variant covers...I think that one was for "Pride and Prejudice" #1.

May 18, 2009 9:40 am

Doomsday?  More like DoomsMinute...

Hey, that's all for me!  Good night!  Try the veal!

 But seriously, I was encouraged by the direction of the series for the majority of the season (the Lana episodes were a serious backslide), but I agree with most of the other comments...the finale should have had a lot more to do with the fight between Doomsie and Clark.  Even with the budget constraints, they could have implied a lot of the battle off-panel with rumblings in the distance in the city, crumbling buildings, news reports of a cataclysmic battle between unknown combatants, etc.  Clark should have emerged totally smashed up, clothes in tatters (goodbye, Crows jacket!), face bloodied and bruised, slowly healing. 

 I also don't buy Clark totally turning his back on humanity, just because of a couple of bad apples.  He's been on Earth for 20+ years, but isn't aware of humanity's dark side?  Especially the way he's turning his back on Chloe after she's lost the love of her life...wha? Huh?  The only explanation (and I'm not fully versed in Smallville-lore, so I might be mistaken) is that maybe Doomsday was emitting residual traces of the Black Kryptonite radiation, causing Clark's Kryptonian traits to rise to the top, effecting his emotions and his thinking.  Otherwise, it's totally out of character.

 I'm not writing off the series, but S9 (let it be the last season, please) needs to have a lot more Clark/Lois interaction, a commitment to follow-through on character change, and a real direction for the series that every episode advances upon. Or something.

May 4, 2009 9:01 pm

I had a great time on Saturday.  A friend and I drove to Greensboro, NC (about an hour and 1/2 away) to Acme Comics for their event.  They were featuring a variety of artists and writers, several of which were members of the Bendis Board (the manager is Lord Jermaine Retail, FYI).  They featured Mike Choi, Sean McKeever, Jonathan Hickman, Chris Samnee, Mark Morales, Jeremy Dale, Chris Fason, Brian Defferding, and Michael Watkins.  While waiting outside to get in, they had several "heroes" walking along chatting up the crowd, including Spider-Man, Batgirl, The Question, Black Panther, and a Hugh Jackman/Wolverine lookalike whose resemblance was pretty uncanny (no pun intended...or was it?)  The staff gave out pre-assembled gift bags of over 20 FCBD books for attendees once they entered the store, and had separate bags that were geared just for kids.  The store was slam-packed all day, and it far surpassed the store's expectations, but everyone had fun and the day was well-run. Huzzah and kudos, Acme Comics!

 BTW, here are some videos of the event for people to check out, if you're interested...(plug, plug)

 FCBD @ Acme Comics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0VyDWT1qZg&feature=channel_page

 Chris Samnee:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vuEB9TFr4k&feature=channel_page

Jonathan Hickman:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIGNASTwfRs&feature=channel

Sean McKeever & Jeremy Dale:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlQqNX6xok&feature=channel

March 29, 2009 3:13 pm

Geoff, I wanted to know if you would ever have any interest in working on projects for smaller publishers.  I know that your previous work with Michael Turner's Aspen on "Ekos" was in the developmental stages, and that Michael's passing might push that project back. 

 Also, what are your thoughts to some comments I've read in the webosphere suggesting that you take more of an editorial role with DC along with your writing duties. 

 Thanks for the opportunity!

January 28, 2009 11:55 pm

@jamesseals

 You're right about some of those individual cross-over books.  As much $#!+ as John Byrne gets these days from the fanboy peanut gallery at large, he was responsible for 2 of the books you mentioned: Batman/Captain America (an adventure that took place in the 1940's, I believe) and Galactus v. Darkseid, where Galactus comes to feed on Apokalips.  He done good on dem dere stories!