tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post2108030504262723386..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Why isn't there an Invasion! trade yet?Calebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-39338194408467626742008-03-04T21:29:00.000-08:002008-03-04T21:29:00.000-08:00Oh, I thought Invasion was great! I think I had j...Oh, I thought Invasion was great! I think I had just about every hero title on my pull list at the time, so it was fun to see the story play out to different degrees in various titles across the line. I've always been a sucker for the planetary invasion story, and DC sort of made it work. <BR/><BR/>That said, perhaps the first Two Acts were the best, with the metagene business in Act Three a little over the top...but it certainly populated that singular Earth with a great many new heroes and villians.<BR/><BR/>They should re-edit it, though, to weave in the highlights of the story that appeared in other books, sort of an expanded dance remix Invasion.<BR/><BR/>But yes, this, and the Wonder-Woman-in-Space epic should be put into trade right away!!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-65333518898860679842008-03-04T14:35:00.000-08:002008-03-04T14:35:00.000-08:00I missed the story. I was out of comics buy when a...I missed the story. I was out of comics buy when an old friend moved back and was raving about the new (Will Payton) Starman. I'd love to have read it and would snap up the trade. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734361945694475981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-80806630509886926482008-03-04T14:25:00.000-08:002008-03-04T14:25:00.000-08:00But what ever happened to the Gil'Dishpan or whate...But what ever happened to the Gil'Dishpan or whatever those creepy tubers were named?<BR/>I was hoping to see one of em at least show up in the Sinestro Corps.Antnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840151761960904196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-39363740499648538892008-03-04T13:49:00.000-08:002008-03-04T13:49:00.000-08:00Except for the Creeper and Firestorm, it looks lik...Except for the Creeper and Firestorm, it looks like McFarlane might also be one of those guys who goes out of his way to avoid drawing feet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-59291503786936106852008-03-04T06:14:00.000-08:002008-03-04T06:14:00.000-08:00I loved Invasion when I was in 8th grade -- in fac...I loved Invasion when I was in 8th grade -- in fact, my homemade character Spatula Man crossed over with Invasion.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how good it is, but I'd buy a copy of the trade for nostalgia if nothing else.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984799425896501960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-31904541571458958122008-03-04T05:20:00.000-08:002008-03-04T05:20:00.000-08:00Whoa, the style of that MacFarlane Superman looks ...Whoa, the style of that MacFarlane Superman looks a bit like something '80s Frank Miller might draw. I mean that in a good way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-43896305434123203382008-03-04T04:58:00.000-08:002008-03-04T04:58:00.000-08:00I think I was away from comics at the time of Inva...I think I was away from comics at the time of Invasion, so I can't speak from my memories. Given these panels though, I didn't miss any great art. Look, it's Bat-Spawn! "Hmmm, how can I draw a grimace on Hawkman with this mask on? I know, I'll just move the beak up here..yeah,that's better."<BR/>Hey, Firestorm rearranged his chin so he can grimace more!<BR/>Bleah.CaptainAveragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166842965047219567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-81802801227133343742008-03-03T22:14:00.000-08:002008-03-03T22:14:00.000-08:00Man, as I kid I read those 3 issues over and over....Man, as I kid I read those 3 issues over and over. I didn't buy them - inherited them sometime in the late 80s/early 90s. I didn't even know who half the characters were, but I really enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>I think my favorite ended up being Tasmanian Devil - who gets his tail kicked by the aliens who land in Australia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-59040177214294255042008-03-03T20:15:00.000-08:002008-03-03T20:15:00.000-08:00Oh, I just disagree...different strokes, and all, ...Oh, I just disagree...different strokes, and all, but I thought the story was fantastic. Now, with me, it was actually the story that got me into DC Comics (yes, the Mega-Crossover actually did its job!) It was such a huge comic that my parents thought it would shut me up for awhile. I was not happy...Marvel Zombie all the way.<BR/><BR/>Well, Invasion changed that. Over time I bought all the crossovers and I really thought it meshed well. It's definitely one I pull out of the longboxes every once in a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-59942365071159484242008-03-03T19:58:00.000-08:002008-03-03T19:58:00.000-08:00If I had to guess as to why Invasion! isn't in tra...If I had to guess as to why Invasion! isn't in trade, I'd say it's because the series is uninspired and kind of boring. There are some good concepts in there (although I would argue that the blatently-stolen-from-Marvel-20-years-too-late Metagene isn't one of them), but on the whole, it's mostly unmemorable. And the stuff you do remember is not because it's any good.<BR/><BR/>The entire first issue doesn't feature any heroes except for the filler-tastic Omega Men, and the third issue tries to make a Big Moment out of the death of one of those kids from the pre-Morrison late-80s Doom Patrol.Anthony Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170406011301084809noreply@blogger.com