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Or – “Breakdowns II: Electric Boogaloo.”
- MAJOR SPOILERS EXCLUSIVE: The Missing Dialogue From This Issue’s Cover -
Bruce: “So… I’m dead now, y’know.”
Diana: “We heard. I blame that Frank Miller person.”
Bruce: ”Yeah… I’m the $&#damn Deadman doesn’t have the same sort of ‘ooomph’ to it.”
Diana: “Don’t let Boston hear you say that. I irritated him once, and ended up dancing topless to “Three Little Maids from School” in a Turkish bathhouse called ‘The Magik Lasso.’ ”
Clark: “Y’know, I was dead for a while… Editorial went nuts trying to hide it. So, how many guys they got swanning around in YOUR costume?”
Bruce: “Six or ten… I dunno. Maybe even Harley Quinn, if you believe the promotionals… Your dad says ‘Hi,’ by the way.”
Clark: “Tell him Tom Wopat misses him. And we all know it’ll be Dick. C’mon, who else COULD it be?”
Diana: “So, Bruce is off being dead, and you’re gonna be tied up in your big crossover event. Why am I quitting again?”
Bruce: “The Sovereignty of the Trinity, Diana.”
Diana: “What does that even mean?”
Clark: “It means Black Canary is getting a push, and editorial is afraid you’ll overshadow her.”
Diana: “Overshadow her? I’m not even a founding member!”
Clark/Bruce: “Yes, you are.”
Diana: “I am? I thought she was.”
Clark: “Three words, Di: Tom. Welling . Punch.”
Bruce: “Same way my butler became James Bond…”
Clark: “And also how my Milwaukee’s Best mysteriously vanished last summer.”
Diana: “Well, hell… Anybody for souvlaki?”
Or – “Faces Of Evil… WITH EYEBEAMS!!”
Space.
Vampire.
With LASER EYES!!!
You give this guy some claws, and I think Rob Liefeld might have a lawsuit for ya…
Or – “Superman Team Ups Weren’t Like This In The Old Days…”
I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke. I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke.
I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke. I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke.
I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke. I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke.
I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke. I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke.
I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke. I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke.
Or – “1993 Called. It Wants It’s Comics Back…”
I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke. I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke.
I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke. I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke.
I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke. I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke.
I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke. I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke.
I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke. I Will Not Make A “Kiss Me” Joke.
Or - “Vixen And Her Amazing Friends!”
So, an elder god has unthreaded the skeins of the reality you know, leaving you powerless, without friends, without hope, and the people you know are so completely changed that you aren’t even sure what they do or whose side their on? Is that what’s getting ya down, Vixen? And you have nothing but your wits and cunning (and maybe a couple dozen borrowed animal powers) to get you by? What do you do when the League as you know it is forever gone? You build a new League!
Or – “Slowly Crawling Back Into My Good Graces…”
It’s no secret that this incarnation of the Justice League has been problematical for me from the beginning. Brad Meltzer’s character-based stories were weak on plot, relying too heavily on coincidence, overkill, and the DC’s big three for my tastes. The art of Ed Benes is very cheesecakey (see Zatanna’s general pectoral regions above) and the fill-in artists seem to have been chosen for their ability to ape his good-girl style rather than their own artistic strengths. Add to that the fact that Meltzer left many dangling plotlines, and Dwayne McDuffie’s run has been full of crossovers and side-trips (which feel like editorial caveat to me) and you’ve got a not-entirely-satisfying reading experience. But, each issue feels a bit more like a League that I would want to read, and this issue continues that trend…
Or – “Hmmmmmm…”
I don’t think I’ve been in any way coy about my feelings for this series so far. There have been some well-done issues of JLA since the relaunch (most of them under Dwayne McDuffie) but overall, I’ve been sorely disappointed in the quality of the book overall. I’m not a fan of the pencillers they’ve been giving us, and a lot of good plots have really gone nowhere. One of the longest back-burner arcs to date has been the story of Vixen’s powerset change, but it’s about to come to a rapid boil, and <insert hot joke here!>
Or – “I Think We Can Be Certain It’s Not Really Final…”
I started to try and write a big clever open, but y’know what?
RACCOON WITH A HEAVY MACHINE GUN!!!!!
How am I s’pose to top that?
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Or – “Haven’t We Seen This Before?”
When Brad Meltzer relaunched the Justice League just a couple of years ago, he was brimming with ideas, from returning an all-star multi-era Justice League, to the return of Despero, to the Red Arrow (ugh) and Hawkgirl relationship, to Red Tornado ending up in a human body, there were a ton of fascinating story hooks to that first dozen issues of JLA. Sadly, Brad didn’t end up hanging very much ON those hooks, but the basics were there. After a long and drawn out crossover with Salvation Run that didn’t make a whole lot of narrative sense, we’ve returned to Earth, and the plight of John Smith, the “man” called Red Tornado. But is this just Red Tornado II: Electric Boogaloo? Read the rest of this entry »
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Or, “Whatever Happened To That Flash Kid?”
How many people think that “Wonder Woman Dipped In Honey” is going to bring us the hits like “Russian Ballerina In Leather Panties” did so long ago? I’m sure, somewhere, there’s an entire newsgroup dedicated to things like that. Maybe “rec.arts.comics.superheroines.food.fetish?” Either way, several months ago, at the end of the Lightning Saga, Wally West returned from the dead and and to League membership, but then took a spontaneous leave of absence. If you read ‘Flash,’ you may know where he’s been, but it may be a surprise as to why he has yet to return…
Or – “Bait? Meet Switch!”
It’s no secret that I’ve been consistently underwhelmed by most of the current volume of Justice League. It seems that the creative teams have misunderstood hyperbole to mean action, and vague throwaway moments to mean character development. I had high hopes when Dwayne McDuffie was chosen to helm the title, given his brilliance on the animated Justice League series, but a scant three issues into his run, we’re already seeing the story hijacked by Alan Burnett for a story that promises to cross-over into “Salvation Run.” Can a big “Event Story” rekindle my faith in DC’s premier superhero team?
The writer’s strike may be over, but the effects are still be felt through the industry. While Warner Bros. is pushing ahead with the Justice League movie, other features could be delayed as the industry scrambles to regroup following the settlement, and await the next big walk out.
The next walk out? The Screen Actor’s Guild is next up to the table to negotiate contracts, and even the slightest hint of a strike is causing the studios to hold off on any new productions that can’t wrap shooting by June 30.
“Transformers 2″ director Michael Bay said the labor cloud has made the process harder, but not impossible as he tries to keep the film on track for its June 26, 2009 release.
“If there is a strike, we shut down, but shutting down isn’t that big a deal,” Bay said. “You make accommodations, you make a deal with vending houses on equipment and on the stages where you are shooting. You hope for the best, but you can’t be incapacitated by the possibility that there will be a strike. We’ve got to get this town back to work. I can’t imagine anyone wants another strike, we’re all tired. Hopefully clearer heads will prevail.”
Bay said that the sequel is still recovering from the writer’s strike, and that he’s playing catch-up after getting back his trio of writers, Ehren Kruger, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.
If Miller can’t get his JLA movie done in time, we could hear word in the next couple of months that the film has been delayed again. The new Terminator movie begins shooting May 5, while Transformers begins shooting in early June. If the actors strike, look for all sort of shuffling as the studios scramble to fill the summer 2009 schedule.
Paramount may have anticipated the delay when the studio announced it was moving the J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie from a December 2008 release to the now scheduled May 2009 date.
Remember comic deaths are never long lasting. Variety is reporting the Justice League movie is back on, with Warner Bros. targeting a 2009 release date. The script is being polished while George Miller continues preproduction in Australia.
Adam Brody, cast as the Flash, is the biggest star in the superhero lineup. Rapper Common nabbed the Green Lantern role; other roles went to lesser-known thesps such as Armie Hammer Jr. (Batman) and Megan Gale (Wonder Woman).
If Miller can make a hit out of Justice League O.C. I’ll be very surprised, especially since the film is now going to be rushed to meet the original screen date.
Or – “Tangled Timelines and Tortured Antecedents…”
The JLA. The Big Seven. The most recognizable icons in the industry (with the possible exception of Spider-Man, The Shadow, and maybe Dick Tracy.) This current incarnation of the League is in the running for most powerful lineup ever, and is carefully balanced to include at least some nod to all previous Leagues, balanced in race and gender like no JLA before it, and giving some much needed airtime to neglected stalwarts of the DC Universe (Black Lightning and Red Tornado.) So, why does it feel like NOTHING happens in this book?
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