tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post3729942406391008144..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: DC's April previews reviewedCalebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-61699208586773851602009-01-23T09:16:00.000-08:002009-01-23T09:16:00.000-08:00You know, I'll bet History of the DCU isn't in as ...You know, I'll bet History of the DCU isn't in as bad of shape as you think. Book One, which goes up through 1940 or so, should be basically fine. Occasionally someone throws a retcon at Vandal Savage or Immortal Man or Camelot, but no one else ever seems to remember them. Probably the most pre-1940 continuity stuff that DC has published since 1986 was in Sandman Mystery Theater, which was admirably careful to be compatible with the major beats of Wesley Dodds' established career.<BR/><BR/>Admittedly, if you were writing Book One now there's a lot of stuff you'd include that didn't exist then (Resurrection Man, the retconned pre-modern histories of the Spectre and Eclipso), but I doubt that much of what *is* there violates what passes for continuity today.<BR/><BR/>At a glance through Book Two, the only major problems I see are that Wonder Woman has her post-Crisis timeline (debut during Legends) instead of her post-IC timeline (debut at the beginning of the Silver Age); Hawk continuity is pre-Hawkworld (i.e. Thanagarians Katar and Shayera Hol come to earth during the Silver Age and join the JLA); and Brainiac has a wacky history in which the pre-Crisis Coluan with a skullship is coincidentally succeeded by (as best as I can tell) the post-Crisis story of Vril Dox taking control of Milton Fine and being augmented by Luthor. The skullship Brainiac is reported as destroyed by the Omega Men; does that refer to a story that was ever published?<BR/><BR/>This totals about 2.5 pages out of 48.<BR/><BR/>Some elements of HOTDCU that used to be problematic, now aren't: the Levitz-era Legion, the depiction of Crisis as involving infinite earths. <BR/><BR/>The depiction of Superman, say, is sufficiently general and iconic that neither Man of Steel nor Birthright nor OYL affects it: last son of a dying planet, Kansas parents, etc. We never even see a picture of Krypton, so it doesn't matter whether Kryptonians worse suns on their chests or silver peacock-crowns on their heads.Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-77654765745466269852009-01-20T18:07:00.000-08:002009-01-20T18:07:00.000-08:00Wonder Woman's pet kanga was actually named "Jumpa...<I>Wonder Woman's pet kanga was actually named "Jumpa".</I><BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, thanks!<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>And in a toy solicit no less!</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, what was up with that? They blacked the figure out like it was to preserve a secret, but spoiled it in the copy. Too bad KC-Superman just went back to his homeworld; they really coulda used him against E-2 Superman? <BR/><BR/><I>there is a new Lynx (apparently) who turned up in Robin about 4 issues ago...nothing is known about her, as far as I know.</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks, Snell.Calebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-14763682928490138072009-01-20T15:11:00.000-08:002009-01-20T15:11:00.000-08:00Silly Hoskin.Everyone knows DC's greatest detectiv...Silly Hoskin.<BR/><BR/>Everyone knows DC's greatest detective is Detective Chimp.chiasaur11https://www.blogger.com/profile/14848393618682533604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-91877059311858511742009-01-20T12:08:00.000-08:002009-01-20T12:08:00.000-08:00Caleb--there is a new Lynx (apparently) who turned...Caleb--there is a new Lynx (apparently) who turned up in Robin about 4 issues ago...nothing is known about her, as far as I know.snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-35591826590923128812009-01-20T10:02:00.000-08:002009-01-20T10:02:00.000-08:00Barry Allen should stay dead. For the reasons you ...Barry Allen should stay dead. For the reasons you mention and because he just simply doesn't fit into today's world.<BR/>We're talking about the guy who ushered in the Silver Age. He was a police detective and all-round do-gooder.<BR/>The one blemish in his career was that he accidentally broke the neck of the guy who killed his wife, and he spent a year in court for it.<BR/>How the guy stood shoulder to shoulder with Bats and Green Arrow when he was so pristinely ethical all the time beats me, but he just doesn't fit into today's world.<BR/>Mind you, no comic company will let a big gun stay dead if he can sell a few copies for a year.Outbursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01767528480041943661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-12994857464505093792009-01-20T07:45:00.000-08:002009-01-20T07:45:00.000-08:00JLA/WildC.A.T.s was one of the worst comics I've e...JLA/WildC.A.T.s was one of the worst comics I've ever read. I really could not believe how bad it was.KentLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955640155710628251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-61052765304537787132009-01-20T07:06:00.000-08:002009-01-20T07:06:00.000-08:00Hey, I LIKE Barry! I also have to say that the plo...Hey, I LIKE Barry! I also have to say that the plotline to Secret Six sounds like a ton of fun, as does the Justice Society. <BR/><BR/>Although I am certainly not going to buy all three covers. I mean, sheesh already!SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-87846462113821226892009-01-20T05:45:00.000-08:002009-01-20T05:45:00.000-08:00The last Warlord was a reboot, from Bruce Jones, a...The last <B>Warlord</B> was a reboot, from Bruce Jones, and it was terrible. There might've been an idea or two buried in there, but it blew up on the launchpad. <BR/><BR/>Still, with Grell back on, and a new <B>Seaguy</B>, that's two more than I usually get from DC lately.googumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843267619711712271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-42766132516930882592009-01-20T02:59:00.000-08:002009-01-20T02:59:00.000-08:00...high-speed race that he and every other Flash m...<I>...high-speed race that he and every other Flash must now run...</I><BR/><BR/>Every other? I like the idea of legacy characters, but lets limit it to one please.Roodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077368940343633160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-56956254309407031332009-01-20T00:02:00.000-08:002009-01-20T00:02:00.000-08:00The covers for Tiny Titans always look so interest...The covers for <I>Tiny Titans</I> always look so interesting but then the insides..aren't. Or maybe I'm just a big ol' grumpypants...LurkerWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540770911478925992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-61996937742634828982009-01-19T22:31:00.000-08:002009-01-19T22:31:00.000-08:00How about the reveal that Superman of Earth-2 will...How about the reveal that Superman of Earth-2 will be a Black Lantern???<BR/><BR/>And in a toy solicit no less!Patrick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244280974612331889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-3527248071164899872009-01-19T21:57:00.000-08:002009-01-19T21:57:00.000-08:00"...the greatest hero the DC Universe has ever kno..."...the greatest hero the DC Universe has ever known..."<BR/><BR/>Superman? They mean Superman, right? Who else could the people who run DC Comics be referring to? They own the trump card.<BR/><BR/>"...Barry Allen!"<BR/><BR/>Oh. The first Flash to be cancelled at a time when super hero comics were actually really successful? Yeah, this'll work. I suppose Ralph Dibny is the world's greatest detective? Black Canary is the foremost heroine of the DCU?Michael Hoskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302540308587868138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-65693177609644950172009-01-19T21:51:00.000-08:002009-01-19T21:51:00.000-08:00Wonder Woman's pet kanga was actually named "Jumpa...Wonder Woman's pet kanga was actually named "Jumpa". She was perhaps not the most creatively minded child...Mr. Brettersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027427846150350121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-48742766175259414272009-01-19T21:00:00.000-08:002009-01-19T21:00:00.000-08:00The woman with tghe "white fox mask" is Lynx, a te...<I>The woman with tghe "white fox mask" is Lynx, a teenaged gang leader/martial artist/recurring foe for Robin.</I><BR/><BR/>Really? The same Lynx who got killed during "War Games," came back to life under unexplained circumstances in the first OYL arc of Robin and then got killed again by Batgirl...? Huh. How is she not dead, and where's she been appearing lately? Robin? Gotham Underground? I'm so lost with the Bat-books these days...Bella's ownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694141144259853852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-14816963229510394612009-01-19T20:52:00.000-08:002009-01-19T20:52:00.000-08:00The woman with tghe "white fox mask" is Lynx, a te...The woman with tghe "white fox mask" is Lynx, a teenaged gang leader/martial artist/recurring foe for Robin.snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-65441198539819151562009-01-19T20:47:00.000-08:002009-01-19T20:47:00.000-08:00Is this the issue where Deadshot and Catman finall...<I>Is this the issue where Deadshot and Catman finally break down and make out?</I><BR/><BR/>Deadshot definitely has a little "Tom's of Finland" vibe going on there.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339402431610031589noreply@blogger.com