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Post by SJNeal on Jun 27, 2014 11:42:31 GMT -5
You can almost smell the Triangle Era on the horizon. And it smells delicious!
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Post by shaxper on Jun 27, 2014 11:45:16 GMT -5
Gerard Jones actually did that same development with Hal during his run on GL in the early 90's. Johns pretty much recycled it when he got the book after Rebirth, which felt regression more than progression. Thanks for this info! My knowledge of the volume 3 issues prior to Kyle Raynor's introduction is extremely spotty.
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Post by SJNeal on Jun 27, 2014 11:47:43 GMT -5
Looks like I picked a perfect day to drop in! So glad to see this thread back in action! I am SO glad to see you back! This thread would not have been the same without your input And congrats, once again, on your promotion over at CBR. Your dual roles between the two forums will further help solidify the good will I hope to maintain between forums, encouraging folks to view the two sites as companions to one another and not competitors Amen to that! I started a new job (in real life!) a couple months back, and after some rigorous training am back behind a desk where I belong! Should avail me more time for posting, both here and there.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 27, 2014 11:49:27 GMT -5
I started a new job (in real life!) a couple months back, and after some rigorous training am back behind a desk where I belong! Should avail me more time for posting, both here and there. And I'm a teacher on summer break, so it looks like we'll both be here a lot more often Congrats on the new job!
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Post by SJNeal on Jun 27, 2014 12:00:20 GMT -5
Gerard Jones actually did that same development with Hal during his run on GL in the early 90's. Johns pretty much recycled it when he got the book after Rebirth, which felt regression more than progression. Thanks for this info! My knowledge of the volume 3 issues prior to Kyle Raynor's introduction is extremely spotty. Perhaps "Green Lantern in the Post-Crisis Era" should be added to the reviews by shaxper list...? *crosses fingers*
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Post by shaxper on Jun 27, 2014 12:02:43 GMT -5
Heheheh. I've already got my hands full with a bunch of other old threads to finish backing up here, plus I'm two months behind on my Master of Kung Fu reviews, probably won't get around to the Claremont X-Men reviews I'd planned to do this summer before the CBR reset occurred, and still hope to get to reviewing Giffen/DeMatteis' Justice League, the classic Avengers, Man-Thing, Howard the Duck, Moon Knight, the Defenders, and Len Wein's run on Incredible Hulk, to name a few
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Post by Pharozonk on Jun 27, 2014 12:10:09 GMT -5
Oh how I wish! I would love to hear shaxper's reviews on the Englehart and Jones eras, since Wildfire2099 is covering the Kyle Rayner era.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 27, 2014 12:14:42 GMT -5
Maybe Wildfire2099 will eventually choose to go back and review those issues.
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Post by Action Ace on Jun 27, 2014 18:43:22 GMT -5
Amanda McCoy will have a big role in the story that brings me back to comics after a long recess. Dark Knight Over Metropolis? That would be the one.
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 27, 2014 20:15:29 GMT -5
Looks like I picked a perfect day to drop in! So glad to see this thread back in action! I am SO glad to see you back! This thread would not have been the same without your input And congrats, once again, on your promotion over at CBR. Your dual roles between the two forums will further help solidify the good will I hope to maintain between forums, encouraging folks to view the two sites as companions to one another and not competitors For those of us not perma-banned...
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 27, 2014 20:16:03 GMT -5
Gerard Jones actually did that same development with Hal during his run on GL in the early 90's. Johns pretty much recycled it when he got the book after Rebirth, which felt regression more than progression. Thanks for this info! My knowledge of the volume 3 issues prior to Kyle Raynor's introduction is extremely spotty. You should totally check it out: Jones GL and GL: Mosaic are pretty sweet.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 27, 2014 20:24:08 GMT -5
I am SO glad to see you back! This thread would not have been the same without your input And congrats, once again, on your promotion over at CBR. Your dual roles between the two forums will further help solidify the good will I hope to maintain between forums, encouraging folks to view the two sites as companions to one another and not competitors For those of us not perma-banned... I don't intend to take a side on anything CBR and its admin team does, but I do feel strongly about this community remaining on good terms with their community. You don't have to be okay with your banning, and you don't have to be quiet about it, but please reserve complaints about it for the appropriate thread (Meanwhile..., P.3), and please keep those complaints civil. Our two communities getting along benefits everyone.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 27, 2014 20:52:04 GMT -5
Superman #26 "It's Just a Shot Away!" writer: Roger Stern pencils: Kerry Gammill inks: Brett Breeding letters: John Costanza colors: Petra Scotese asst. editor: Renee Witterstaetter editor: Mike Carlin grade: B This issue could have been a simple tie-in to Invasion, but instead Stern and Carlin manage to maintain that sense of numerous plot points up in the air at the same time that's been working so well over in Adventures of Superman. In addition to the Invasion, we've got Brainiac controlling Luthor, the whole Gangbuster problem (more obvious than ever that it's really Superman living a double -- or is it a triple? -- life), the return of The Guardian and Project Cadmus, and the introduction of new villain Baron Sunday. I know the Post-Crisis Superman is particularly susceptible to magic, but I can't say Baron Sunday impressed me in any way. So far as we can tell, he can create fetish dolls and kill people through them, as well as do some magic without them including a "mystic sphere." However, Sunday's motives remain unclear. It seems implied he heads some kind of criminal syndicate. I assume this will be revisited later. No further mention of Amanda McCoy here. I guess that's Ordway's baby now. Come to think of it, Intergang doesn't get mentioned either. Not a particularly memorable issue beyond the fun of watching Superman take down a horde of Thanagarians with slightly excessive cruelty, but not a bad story either, and I really like the multiple plot lines developing concurrently. Important Details: -1st appearance of Baron Sunday. Can create fetish dolls to kill people, as well as create a mystic sphere. Possibly possesses other magic, as well. Implied to be the head of a criminal syndicate. Minor Details: -How did Superman determine that it was the "voodoo killer" who had remotely attacked him? -I had been going on the assumption that, with the failure of Superman IV in the theaters, the failure of John Byrne's run to attract and maintain new readership, and the rise in popularity of Batman after DKR and Year One, that Superman's pop culture appeal was in serious decline by this point, but this issue features two ads that suggest otherwise. The first is a Superman hotline, where for $2 for the first minute and 45 cents for each minute after, you can hear an all new Superman story each day. The second is an ad for collectible superhero coins, and the most prominent ones all feature Superman and Superman-related characters. Batman has the same amount of coins shown, but they are in secondary focus. So either I'm off the mark here or these ads were. (the coins are hard to see in the image above. From top to bottom, left to right, they are: Supergirl, "50th Birthday of Superman", Lex Luthor, Penguin, Robin, Superman, Batman, Joker, Batmobile, Lois Lane, Wonder Woman, "Cartoon Celebrities", and I have no idea on the last one. plot synopsis in one sentence: Superman learns about a "voodoo killer" causing people to die with fetish dolls, he decides to begin looking into it as Clark Kent, Baron Sunday (the killer) learns that Superman is looking into his killings and decides to kill him, Perry, Clark, and Lois are informed by Sarge Steel that the government does not want Superman getting involved with the Invasion (which has now conquered Australia), throwing Clark into an out of character rage, Brainiac informs Luthor that he has nothing to do with the Invasion and wants it stopped so that he can rule by himself, the Thanagarians lead an attack on Metropolis, Superman decides to get involved even against the government's wishes, he kicks butt but Baron Sunday decides to strike at the same time, seriously hurting Superman remotely with a fetish doll, the Guardian and Captain Atom meet while investigating whether or not Superman has been killed (assuming the Thanagarians were the ones who hurt him), and "Gangbuster" tracks down Baron Sunday and kicks his butt, demonstrating all sorts of Superman-like powers as well as a succeptability to Jimmy Olsen's signal watch.
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 27, 2014 21:08:00 GMT -5
Our two communities getting along benefits everyone. Meh... Rule of Acquisition #34: war is good for business Rule of Acquisition #35: peace is good for business
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 27, 2014 21:14:04 GMT -5
I know the Post-Crisis Superman is particularly susceptible to magic Actually, I remember pre-Crisis Superman being more vulnerable to magic.
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