Oh, K.I.T.T., you Q.U.E.E.N.
Oct 06Not that any of us are really surprised (unlike British university students, apparently) – I mean, it’s been a bit of a running gag forever. But still, the thought of it overtly existing on film somewhere is high-larious.
Oh, the good ol' days…
Oct 06…when major comic events were short! And on time!
Apparently Marvel and DC have been scaling the scope of their event arcs to match my income bracket, the bastards.
Big image after the jump.
The Winter (Men) Of Our Discontent
Oct 06So apparently The Winter Men has been shrunk from an eight-issue mini to a five-issue mini plus a to-be-released one-shot that odds are may not even ever see a damned release, thanks to a combination of the huge delays between issues of the regular series and the combined shrugs from both the comics marketplace and DC/Wildstorm.
Which all sucks. This be good comics–smart, funny, layered as all hell. Essentially, it was a story of the Russian mob and superheroes…I think. I can’t say I understood everything that was happening, becuase it was intricate stuff to my tiny brain, but I always enjoyed it. Crusty characters interacting in unexpected ways is always a good time. I looked forward to the day when all eight issues were in hand and I could spend a few hours reading the mini in one sitting, making the connections that are sometimes impossible in the one-a-month (or even worse, the one-every-several-months) world of floppies.
Jog’s blog has a nice write-up of the series and why it’s so darn cool. I tend to agree with him–this will become one of those cult classics constantly searched for in back-issue bins for a quarter. Hell, I already saw the first few issues in a dollar bin, and I regret not picking them up just to pass on to another smart comics reader someday.
While I'm Pissed Off…
Oct 06Tom Brevoort seems to suggest that if you think the real-horrific-war meets wacky-superhero-war feature in Civil War: Front Line sucks (which I certainly do), you HATE OUR TROOPS.
Super Titties
Oct 06Y’know, I noticed the honking huge naked hooters in a random piece of Carlos Pacheo Superman art accompanying a Kurt Busiek interview on Newsarama. But I thought for sure it was just the wrong image, or a mistyped link. Near-Mint Heroes confirms that it wasn’t a mistake at all–that this was an actual piece of Superman comic book art drawn at least initially with big naked funbags.
Answer me this: How is a mainstream superhero book like Superman served by naked tits? Or even by the scantily-clad women that Pacheo sneaks into just about every issue?
I like his stuff a lot. But it’s jarring and disappointing that this very good comic being crafted in a smart, traditional way just HAS to have Lois strutting around in her panties and a tight T-shirt. Or two random love slaves for Arion, Lord of Atlantis writhing on a bed with strategically placed sheets.
