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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen -- Black Dossier
I am again completely impressed with Alan Moore's knowledge of Victorian popular culture, and this time it extends to early 20th century pulp fiction as well. The idea that the League is set in a world where 1984 happened is certainly different and interesting. However, it's very noticeable that he doesn't write homosexual male couples when you notice all of the lesbian couples and bisexual women who pop up in his work... and I can't even begin to untangle the dubious racial issues that pop up -- so I'll leave that to someone who is more articulate than me.
Secret Six
Gail Simone is brilliant. She tackled a lot of the issues I had with the fallout of Identity Crisis -- basically, the fact that the supervillains would and *do* go batshit over the knowledge that the League mindwiped at least one villain, and there is no proof they can trust that the League isn't still willing to do it (or, in fact, still doing it.) The various villains are wonderful in how they are variously selfish, stubborn, working at cross-purposes, arrogant, holding onto their own peculiar ideal of honor, or just plain monstrous. I am definitely adding the book to my pull list.
Her Welcome to Tranquility is an amazingly sweet little homage to superhero comics and the troubles they'd be in the real world. I especially like the friendship between the Captain Marvel analogue and his archenemy Henry Hate; it's werid but it works
JSA
I am not liking the preview I saw -- it'll probably be another couple of weeks before I pick up my books, but just the thought that the canonically gay character gets turned into an *egg*, and thus rendered into a voiceless plot device in the first pages of Willingham's run? ARGH! Also, the attack on Mr. Terrific annoys me, because killing the black guy first has been done to death? Especially since it won't likely be a real death, and if he comes back having had a revelation and is no longer an atheist... :(
I've recently gotten a hold of the late 90's-2000s TITANS, and boy, Grant is *adorable* and a lot younger than I thought. I doubt he's old enough to drink -- so maybe two years older than Stargirl? And it's no wonder he let Rick and Jesse talk him into joining the JSA -- Jesse was the team second-in-command when they were both on the Titans, so of course he tends to listen to her. He also probably finds her and Rick very trying, though, since they do tend to be sickeningly sweet in the way of the recently married. Also, I'd like it if any of his other friends from the Titans, like Argent or Roy, showed up to knock sense into him.
I want to write something about him and Al and their near-brothers relationship. I think it would start off with the problem that they both try to solve problems by hitting things -- and even though Grant is more destructive and angry, it's a bigger problem for Al, because he was taught by the JSA that *that* was the way to solve problems and he takes anything they say as nearly the gospel truth.
I think I'm going to give the Willingham run three issues before I pitch it -- and if I do pitch it, I'm going to write a letter to DC explaining why I've dumped a series that I've liked enough to pick up in trades as well as monthlies...
I am again completely impressed with Alan Moore's knowledge of Victorian popular culture, and this time it extends to early 20th century pulp fiction as well. The idea that the League is set in a world where 1984 happened is certainly different and interesting. However, it's very noticeable that he doesn't write homosexual male couples when you notice all of the lesbian couples and bisexual women who pop up in his work... and I can't even begin to untangle the dubious racial issues that pop up -- so I'll leave that to someone who is more articulate than me.
Secret Six
Gail Simone is brilliant. She tackled a lot of the issues I had with the fallout of Identity Crisis -- basically, the fact that the supervillains would and *do* go batshit over the knowledge that the League mindwiped at least one villain, and there is no proof they can trust that the League isn't still willing to do it (or, in fact, still doing it.) The various villains are wonderful in how they are variously selfish, stubborn, working at cross-purposes, arrogant, holding onto their own peculiar ideal of honor, or just plain monstrous. I am definitely adding the book to my pull list.
Her Welcome to Tranquility is an amazingly sweet little homage to superhero comics and the troubles they'd be in the real world. I especially like the friendship between the Captain Marvel analogue and his archenemy Henry Hate; it's werid but it works
JSA
I am not liking the preview I saw -- it'll probably be another couple of weeks before I pick up my books, but just the thought that the canonically gay character gets turned into an *egg*, and thus rendered into a voiceless plot device in the first pages of Willingham's run? ARGH! Also, the attack on Mr. Terrific annoys me, because killing the black guy first has been done to death? Especially since it won't likely be a real death, and if he comes back having had a revelation and is no longer an atheist... :(
I've recently gotten a hold of the late 90's-2000s TITANS, and boy, Grant is *adorable* and a lot younger than I thought. I doubt he's old enough to drink -- so maybe two years older than Stargirl? And it's no wonder he let Rick and Jesse talk him into joining the JSA -- Jesse was the team second-in-command when they were both on the Titans, so of course he tends to listen to her. He also probably finds her and Rick very trying, though, since they do tend to be sickeningly sweet in the way of the recently married. Also, I'd like it if any of his other friends from the Titans, like Argent or Roy, showed up to knock sense into him.
I want to write something about him and Al and their near-brothers relationship. I think it would start off with the problem that they both try to solve problems by hitting things -- and even though Grant is more destructive and angry, it's a bigger problem for Al, because he was taught by the JSA that *that* was the way to solve problems and he takes anything they say as nearly the gospel truth.
I think I'm going to give the Willingham run three issues before I pitch it -- and if I do pitch it, I'm going to write a letter to DC explaining why I've dumped a series that I've liked enough to pick up in trades as well as monthlies...
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It's like there is an actually *writer* behind the story.
Actually, I'm thinking of picking up Simone's WONDER WOMAN, even though I understand it's not as good (more of an editorial strait-jacket?)
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I have her WW to check out, too, but more for completism's sake than any hope that it's halfway decent. I don't know why it's so hard to keep good writers on Diana, but it *is*.
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O, and The Goon. There was something about how much I loved that comic, and planned on stopping and getting the most recent anthologies today. I think that was all.