tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post1171810390107188222..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: A Month of Wednesdays: June 2020Calebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-34740506203100989072020-09-28T06:15:30.700-07:002020-09-28T06:15:30.700-07:00Oh man, I too would love a Bloodlines collection. ...Oh man, I too would love a Bloodlines collection. You can add Armageddon 2001 (including the Alien Agenda) and Eclipso: The Darkness Within to that list for me too. <br /><br />DC really had, what looks like, an interesting publishing/editorial strategy with Bloodlines characters. The year after the ’93 Annuals, Anima and Gunfire received ongoing series, 11 out of 12 issues of <i>Showcase ’94</i> featured a New Blood in a backup story (the main story being a Batman character), and almost all the New Blood characters appeared in story arcs in the books they first appeared. Until Dan Didio and Philip Tan created Freight Train in their 2010 <i>Outsiders</i> run, Showcase had the only first appearance of a New Blood created post-crossover, Loria. <br /><br />In 1995 the miniseries <i>Blood Pack</i>, <i>Argus</i>, <i>The Psyba-Rats</i>, and <i>Loose Cannon</i> were released. I remember teenage me liking all of these minis except for Blood Pack.<br /><br />In 1996 Hitman got his ongoing series and Sparx was featured in <i>Superboy and the Ravers</i>. <br /><br />It does look like DC did make an real effort to push these characters. It is quite obvious that Hitman was the most successful of the bunch. I’d argue that Sparx would follow. She had a decent amount of character development and appearances in the ‘90s plus she is almost certainly the visual inspiration for Livewire.<br /><br />DC did try to revamp the concept in a mini series launched in-between the New 52 and Rebirth. I didn’t really care for it. I’m assuming it is no-longer in continuity or never was. Much like those Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray miniseries that featured new takes on the Freedom Fighters (The Ray, Phantom Lady, and Human Bomb). <br /><br />Steve Orlando nicely brought the Bloodlines crossover back into continuity in his <i>Justice League of America</i> Rebirth run with the use of Terrorsmith. If DC does bring back the concept down the line, I think he’d be a great choice for a writer. I think he has a nice grasp of what makes characters from the ‘90s work.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261955129728877417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-43209259625188986522020-09-12T20:03:45.930-07:002020-09-12T20:03:45.930-07:00"so I guess DC might excise the Stewart story..."so I guess DC might excise the Stewart story, and those of any other contributions from creators who have been accused of sexually harassing their peers in person or online or being part of Comicsgate or any other sort of disqualifying behavior. At least, one would hope DC would do so.)"<br /><br />Sure, because Ed Brubaker deserves having HIS story ignored because of what someone else involved with said story did. Anything and everything for the sake of virtue signaling after all.<br /><br />When are we going to ban the whole Berganza era of Superman from ever being republished, then? After all, the creators themselves don't matter, as long as one person involved misbehaved, the whole must be buried forever regardless, right?<br /><br />Oh, by the way, Julius Schwartz and Mort Weisinger were all but confirmed harassers as well, why don't we erase the whole of Superman's Silver Age from records since we are on it?Jose Gregorio Bencomo Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387750979912870626noreply@blogger.com