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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 16:05:46 GMT -5
With the cornucopia of different reading influences you have within the TC team have you ever considered creating something yourselves?
I wonder as I have written a few sitcoms and received those ever-so-painful rejection letters but then a few months later I would get the bug again and after I have read something quite thought provoking I find my mind races with my own ideas and concepts which I haven't seen published - do you guys get this? Do you think you have a Magnus Opus in you one day to be unleashed?
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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 15:50:26 GMT -5
I absolutely loved Zenith, the prefect mix of fantastic writing and striking B&W art work.
It'll be very interesting to see how they carry on from Gaiman's stories, if anyone can pick up on what's been happening to poor old Mike Moran physical body which is stuck in extradimensional space it's Morrison, can... not... wait!
No seriously I can't gimme gimme gimme!!!
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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 15:34:33 GMT -5
Ah yeah... to answer the original question, no... no guilt at all - I embrace all future and present technology, resistance is futile...all will be assimilated [mixing me'ref'erancies there!]
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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 15:32:50 GMT -5
I'm almost 100% digital and even invested in a dedicated tablet with a decent size screen / spec - I have zero patience and when I read something that reminds me of something else I've read I love being able to search through my collection and open it immediately.
2 years ago that involved getting a ladder, opening the loft and sifting through long boxes till I found what I was looking for. I do still have the physical but I've tended to keep those books which had a big physical / emotional impact on me, I tend to find that probably 80% of what I read won't end up getting re-read and again that suits me digitally. I do however when books do have a big impact on me end up buying the physical copies.
I am fortunate that comics is my only little sin so I have always put aside X amount £ for books monthly and don't get myself wound up if some of that goes on terrible books, I just drop them and see if anything else takes my fancy.
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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 15:22:46 GMT -5
Loved / Loving it... can't wait for the next issue, this is where digital works for me I am so impatient so being able to click and pay when I find something I love is amazing and in this case crazy great value!
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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 15:15:03 GMT -5
I just liked the voice of the main character, the way we all mentally tell ourselves things then another part of us tells ourself to STFU! - or maybe it's just me and Katie...
Overall I tend to agree it was good, not Scott Pilgrim awesome but a solid and very lovely read - definitely something I would recommend to anyone.
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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 14:55:21 GMT -5
Based on your tastes I would give the original Young Justice a whirl, its just such great fun and really captures the youthful spirit those characters had at that time in the DCU
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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 14:49:09 GMT -5
I loved Villains United, I read and re-read it and damn can Gail write badass characters especially cat-man.
More Secret Six....<Will Smith Voice> Oh Hell Yeaaahhh! </Will Smith Voice>
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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 14:46:29 GMT -5
I'm with you I Lurved the Darkseid / Superman fight in Justice League Unlimited - the line from superman about 'not having to hold back, you can take it can't you' is fantastic reminds me of silver age superman who you never really knew quite how powerful he was, but I liked how they portrayed him as being constantly on guard ensuring he doesn't accidently hurt anyone.
A Darkseid War sounds excellent, I just hope they can expand on him as a character and it not be another 'evil for evils sake' type story, he is portrayed as measured and intelligent in the books but why is he so fascinated with Earth, is it just that the earth as resisted his powerful touch or is there more to it...can't wait to find out!!!
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Post by BatFonz on Sept 13, 2014 14:31:35 GMT -5
I felt this was a nice homage to Crisis on Infinite Earth's but done in a Grant Morrison way, there's a crisis and they bring heroes from different earth's, not necessarily the greatest heroes from those earth's but the right mix of characters to avert the crisis.
My joy in Morrison's work is that he can bring characters together and make them work that in other hands it is just impossible and falls flat, some of that I think is his reputation with people coming in having an expectation so willingly giving him that benefit of the doubt. I caught a quote from him saying that he could do pretty much whatever he wanted with the multiversity characters as I'm expecting big nasty turns along this ride.
I've always felt he was an indy writer who feel into the big two and never really escaped and we all get to enjoy the benefits of him being there.
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Post by BatFonz on Jul 24, 2014 17:46:12 GMT -5
I think when I've answered this normally as a result of somebody asking 'so what's with the batman thing then' I tend to respond with 'well he's human' and 'you think you could be him if you trained hard enough or studied' blah blah blah... But in reality I know it was as a 2-3yr old watching the TV show, tying a towel round my neck and fighting my brother with 'Zap' and 'Zing' sound effects then jumping on my Trike[mobile] and racing to the next adventure...its that pure memory of happiness as a child. My association is with a time when the world was stress free, everything was possible and at that age I knew I would one day be Batman! My message to friends about Batman day was that Batman dedicates his life to stopping anyone having to go through the same pain as he did, and as a parent we spend our lives being a little Batman just trying our best to stop our children from making the mistakes that caused us pain as we grew up - the essence of the character is a very human trait, the desire to help those in need, an end to pain so I think we can easily associate with the that. I also liked that Batman didn't get powers and decide that was a good time to start making a difference, the powers didn't create the hero... he decided he wanted to make a difference and moulded himself into the Dark Knight. There's only one thing that could make Batman even cooler, it's if his alter ego was actually:
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Post by BatFonz on Jul 24, 2014 17:04:54 GMT -5
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Post by BatFonz on Jul 21, 2014 17:16:20 GMT -5
Thanks Seth, Bob for the warm welcome We are very progressive and cultured here in the UK so I am sure that is why you have such a following over the pond, keep up the good work!
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Post by BatFonz on Jul 21, 2014 17:04:47 GMT -5
1. Jim Lee 2. Norm Breyfogle 3. Marshall Rogers 4. Neal Adams 5. Greg Capullo
Honourable mentions: Tim Sale / Frank Miller / Bruce Timm / Jim Aparo - Brave & The Bold alone were amazing
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Post by BatFonz on Jul 21, 2014 16:54:33 GMT -5
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