Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Stormwatch?!?
Just one question...How the hell does this work? You're going to put a core member of the League w/ these sociopaths from the Authority? There's no way. It won't work. If you are going to write these guys the way they ought to be written, then there is no way the Authority can coexist w/ the League. I mean...look what happened for the brief moment that Capt. Atom visited the Wildstorm universe. KABOOM!!! If Apollo & Midnighter are true to their original mold, then the moment they take a breath will be the moment that the goodie little two shoes JLA will try and shut them down. Don't get me wrong...a "crispy burnt toast" version of the "twerp of steel" is rather intriguing. Won't happen, but I can dream. Anyway...here's an idea...can we just relaunch the Wildstorm imprint and be done w/ it? I miss the Authority, WildCats, and even Majestros. Psychopaths...all of them. But it was a hell of a ride. Although one good thing does come from this. A joke: it appears that there are now three "manhunters" in the DC universe. Speaking of which, I wonder if they will maintain Apollo and Midnighter's marriage? There's a bigger spotlight aimed at DC than there was at Wildstorm.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Gettin' Old
Reading the latest "AICN Comics Roundtable: The @$$holes dissect DC's September Relaunch" I realized that I'm getting old. While I am concerned about the reset/reboot, I'm more focused on digital push. Is DC pushing for an eventual shift to digital publishing? It's a major concern for me. Personally, I'd rather have the actual book in my hand.
One of the commentators stated, "Young people are ignoring the physical and going for the digital. In fact, they have gotten so spoiled to these little gizmos being able to store everything they could ever want that they actually actively dislike having to manhandle their media." Spoiled? Gizmos? I believe these are the same words that my Grandfather used when he was complaining about tech in the 80's. 80's tech!? They were complaining about walkmans, Zach Morris cell phones, and Nintendo's. All technologies that are way pasted antiquated. My point is that, while the actual arguments are different, they retain the same spirit. My concern is that I'm on the other side now.
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