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I’m not sure what to think.
Is it wrong that the first thing that came to mind was that I want them back together like they were before the reboot?
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Unpopular opinion: If DC insists on updating the classic Superman costume, I wish they’d go with the version currently being seen in Smallville: Season 11 (right) as opposed to the current New 52 version (left).
Why? Well, for one, having yellow accents on the belt makes the yellow on his S-symbol chest insignia look less random.
Secondly, it doesn’t have the stupid collar that DC decided to give everybody in the New 52.
And lastly, it’s lighter-looking and less armored than the New 52 look, which makes sense to me considering that Clark doesn’t need armor in the first place.
Now, personally I see no reason to get rid of the old underpants-over-tights look, which did fine for 73 years. But if they’re going to update it, I think the Smallville:S11 look gets it more right.
Regardless of which look you like better, though, there’s one thing about Clark’s costume which should always be canon in my book:
See this is why I don’t like Starfire in the comics. She is a freaking whore she has been with Nightwing, Red Hood, and now Speedy! Plus who knows who else she has been with.
Please, please tell me this is a joke?
Okay, first of all, this isn’t the original dialogue from the comic. See how the words are in two different fonts? And it doesn’t really fit the speech bubbles in some places? That’s where you can tell that the dialogue’s been altered. (I would be able to tell anyway because I’ve read the original scene - but even if that weren’t the case, a bad photoshop is easy to spot.)
Secondly, this scene is from Red Hood and the Outlaws, which is hardly the best place to go if you want to get an accurate idea of comic!Kory anyway. The way she’s acting here is not remotely in-character for Kory’s personality, as established in the comics over the last three decades.
Thirdly, Red Hood and the Outlaws in fact later establishes that Kory was never romantically involved Jason Todd, aka the Red Hood. This comic has numerous problems in its portrayal of Kory, but let’s at least get our facts straight here.
But even let’s say she was. Let’s say that Kory had in fact been involved with Dick, Jason, and Roy.
What exactly is the big problem with that?
That’s three guys, there. THREE. You’d be hard-pressed to find a character in the comics who hasn’t been involved with at least that many people, unless they’re either a very new character or still quite young. Are they all “whores”?
But, you know what? Let’s say she was involved with more than three guys. Let’s say she was involved with tons of people.
So what? It’s all between single, consenting adults. She’s not cheating on anyone or using them or manipulating them into anything they don’t want to do. So why would it make her a lesser person?
(Source: icannotbelieve)
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That’s… this answer pleases me a lot, actually? Because it definitely sounds like James Tynion IV actually knows Starfire?
Kind of really excited about this book now that Lobdell’s left.
Holy cow. That’s actually… a totally on-target description of Kory? And he’s been a fan of hers going back to the days of NTT?
Does this mean we could actually have Kory written as herself in the New 52?! I don’t even dare hope, someone hold me please.
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is it just me, or has dick been…smiling when he shouldn’t be? i dunno, it’s weird. i don’t get the vibe that he doesn’t care or is happy, at all, but it’s kinda. unnerving. this page isn’t the best example, but i think you see it whenever he shows up. maybe it’s just an artist thing. hmmmm…
from Batman 14
YES, thank you, I’m so glad someone agrees with me on this! I commented on this a while back, actually.
It makes absolutely NO sense for Dick to be smiling in this situation, and as aesthetically pretty as Capullo’s art is, the inexplicable smiling really pulled me out of the story. Not really sure what’s up with that.
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the new 52 summed up in two pictures
We have entered into a repeat of the dark time of the early 90’s. Even Krypto must be EXXXTTTREEEME!
Pfffffft. Superboy was COOL in the 90s, this is the 90’s on steroids after drinking too much caffeine during a sugar rush.
I think this says everything, yeah.
OMGOD CAN DC GET ANY WORSE?
It’s like they saw the posts where people were listing all the kids they’ve killed so far and were like “Wait, we missed one!”
How many kids are even still around? Buddy still has his daughter Maxine, and then there’s… Milagro Reyes? Does she still exist?
You’d better watch your backs, girls.
(Source: gabzilla-z)
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I’ve been bugged by this page for a long time but I couldn’t put a finger on it, until it hit me today — the real Tim Drake wouldn’t not know who Caravaggio is.
And while I was flipping through ‘A Lonely Place of Dying’ to screencap that image, I came across this:
Did Tim still meet Dick Grayson at the circus? Is he still a Robin fanboy? Oh I’m getting preboot Batfamily feels ;____;
I’m going to ignore those (now-answered) questions on the bottom there because otherwise I think I might cry.
But about this scene: I actually assumed that Tim was kidding with the “Didn’t he play for the Yankees?” line. It’s been well established that Tim’s brand of humor flies straight over Damian’s head, so I just assumed that Tim was trying to cut the tension with a joke, but Damian took it completely literally. Which would also explain why Tim snaps that Damian is an “arrogant idiot” - i.e., he’s so busy assuming he’s smarter than everyone else that he can’t pick up on when someone’s being tongue-in-cheek.
I don’t know. That reading of the scene certainly makes it more in-character for Tim, but if I’m right that that’s what Tomasi intended, he probably should’ve made it a bit clearer.
Still easily one of the best interactions between the Batboys in the reboot, though.
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Scott Snyder Talks Superman, Lois Lane and What’s Next on Batman
Kelly and I welcomed Scott Snyder to “3 Chicks Review Comics” this weekend for our Best of 2012 show. We talked to Snyder, who I named writer of the year, about the incredible success he had in 2012 with Batman, American Vampire and Swamp Thing and what we can expect to see from him next year.
There were some tidbits on what the next Batman arc will be as well as a some discussion about his unnamed Superman book including his thoughts on Lois Lane.
See? Scott Snyder gets it. This is why he remains one of my very favorite DC writers. That’s not to say I necessarily adore everything he writes, but I think he has a very clear understanding of these characters and their relationships and what makes them powerful. He’s one of the few writers I know who truly seems to sit down and think “What’s uniquely special about this character, and how can I make the story revolve around that?” before he starts writing, as opposed to so many writers who seem to change their characters to fit the plot. As someone who’s always looking for character-driven writing above all, I really appreciate that.
I wish the current writers of Action Comics and Superman understood Lois half as well as Snyder seems to. She is supposed to be a heroic figure in her own right, not just someone there to provide romantic drama for Clark. That is why she’s Clark’s inspiration. Because she’s a hero just as much as he is, without needing a costume or superpowers. But that seems to really have been lost in the New 52.
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Gar’s and Terra’s new uniforms. I wonder how long till Gar completely tears this one to shreds.
I actually like Gar’s new uniform. But I am terribly confused about why he’s randomly red now. And why he and Tara are a legitimate thing. How is Tara even back from the dead? Is this some alternate universe where she was never Deathstroke’s mole? Is it a different Tara? What the heck happened to this? How much of this is informed by the history of the Teen-Titans-that-totally-never-existed? Have these characters been totally reinvented? Is Tara more like her animated incarnation who, from what I’ve heard, was actually a likable character with a conscience? Does Gar still have the same personality?
So many questions.
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Damian’s faces.
Holy cats.
(New 52 World’s Finest #7)
Well. It makes more sense than for him to hate her, honestly. She’s blood, and that’s insanely important for an al Ghul.
^ True, although I suspect the Al Ghul in Damian would have been conditioned to view any “rival heir” to Bruce’s legacy as a potential threat. They do rather have that cutthroat mentality when it comes to siblings sometimes.
I think that Damian’s been slowly but steadily been moving away from that way of thinking since he became part of the Batfamily, though. He’s starting to see family as the people you can trust and count on to be there for you, which is something new for him (I do think Talia loves Damian, but he definitely doesn’t trust her at this point). And he’s starting to open himself up, which is great. The fact that he’d treat Helena as a potential friend instead of competition is real progress for him.
… I may just have to read this issue.
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Nightwing #15 Spoilers
If you don’t mind being spoiled (or have already read the issue), click the ‘Read More’ for some thoughts!
Aquaman #14
I feel excited and scared at the same time but I don’t really know what do about that.
From the text I get the feeling that Garth is a little baby, but that just might be me. Or maybe they didn’t know about his existence and somehow he’s still old enough to hang with the Titans or Nightwing.
M’yeah, wishful thinking, probably.
He’s definitely a baby, or at least a very small child. Adults and even older children don’t need to be “returned” to their parents.
As for how I feel about this… *sigh* Maybe I should just be glad he exists. But if he’s this young, it’s clear his history with the Fab Five and the Titans never happened. None of his history happened. And with an age difference like this, it’s not like they could even recreate his friendships with Dick or Roy.
IDK. I guess it could be a good thing, but I’m very, very skeptical.
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Short, decent interview. I’m not a fan of this part, though:
CV: What is Nightwing’s greatest strength?
KH: I think Nightwing’s greatest strength is also his greatest weakness. I’ve said this before, he’s a character who is in constant motion both emotionally and literally. Being able to move on from things that hurt him, past tragedies, is something that is very desirable. I wish I could do that. But at the same time, something we saw in issue #0, if you keep moving on from things, that’s actually a big negative as well.
Allow Icon UK to correct you on perpetual physical motion.
And as I whined on Comic Vine:
“I suppose I shouldn’t quibble with the writer (since he is the writer and Kyle has been doing a good job), but it seems so trite to say Dick’s greatest strength is also his greatest weakness. I feel rather ambivalent about that statement: Dick’s ability to move on is a great strength but I’m not sure I agree he’s always in motion, physically or emotionally. Plus, I think trying to highlight one “greatest strength” sells Nightwing short.”
(P.S. Here’s a pod-cast. I haven’t listened yet because it’s almost an hour!)
Thoughts?
Oh Kyle, Kyle, Kyle. You come so close. But then you fall so short. What’s absurd about this is that you’ve actually correctly identified Dick’s greatest strength, in a previous interview:
“While Batman will always be a symbol of fear to criminals, I believe Nightwing can be something more… a symbol of hope to the people. This is in large part due to the fundamental difference between the two men—Bruce helps people out of guilt, while Dick helps people because he enjoys helping people. And if you’re going to fight for a city’s future, hope and inspiration can be powerful tools.”
THAT is Dick’s greatest strength. His optimism and his empathy and, most of all, his incredible capacity for love. There’s a reason fandom loves to play with the idea of Dick as a Star Sapphire, and it’s not just because he looks hilarious in that ridiculous costume. It’s because Dick’s essence is love. Nightwing is a hero who comes from a place of love. It’s written in there right from Nightwing’s inception, and it still defines who he is. Scott Snyder correctly identified this in The Black Mirror when he emphasized the theme that what makes Dick exceptional as a hero is how deeply he cares for others - like he says here, “Dick, his strength really comes from his empathy and his altruism”.
And Kyle, I know that you know this, because that’s pretty much exactly what you’re saying in that earlier quote up there.
This series seems to really be emphasizing Dick’s capacity for “moving on”, and I can’t say I really like it.
Yes, Dick did move on from his parents’ death, in the sense that he doesn’t let himself be pulled down by it or defined by that loss. But Dick never, ever lets go of the people he holds close to his heart, and I will punch anyone who says otherwise. Dick “moved on” from his parents because they were taken from him and he couldn’t let that tragedy consume him the way Bruce did. And he is a healthier, stronger person for it. But he’s never let go of his love for them or the way they inspire him, and he’s spent pretty much his entire life forming connections with people to replace the family that he lost. Dick doesn’t want to move on. Dick wants to cling to someone with everything he has and never let go. If anything, that’s probably his weakness. He wants so badly to love and be loved, sometimes he just can’t see when love isn’t enough. He doesn’t know how to let go.
In fact, as much as I love Snyder’s writing, it actually really irked me for this reason when he planted this seed about Dick liking to be “mobile” in The Black Mirror. Dick likes to move around, physically, yes. But in the larger sense? Dick wants a home. Dick wants a family. Dick wants to feel like he belongs to someone and some place. Dick does not want to move forward and forget the people who are home to him. It’s something he has a lot of trouble with, in fact. Whenever he’s had to sever important connections, it’s always left him feeling lost and unsure of himself.
In other words: Nice try, Kyle Higgins, but no gold star for you.
Reblogging this again because I meant to reference this scene but couldn’t find it earlier:
And while we’re at it, we might as well throw this one in there as well:
Right, yeah. This guy is sooo obsessed with moving on. Totally!
Here’s the deal, boys and girls (and everything in between):
See, I’ve ranted in the past about Dick moving on from his parents’ deaths. If you portray him as constantly angsty or defined by that loss, then you’re not getting who Dick is. He did move beyond that. One of Dick’s greatest strengths is his incredible power of optimism, and his ability to keep focusing on the good in spite of the losses he suffers.
That said? Working through a loss does not mean that the pain magically all goes away. And it definitely doesn’t mean that you forget the people you’ve loved and lost. Like Dick himself says, there are some things you can never forget, no matter how much time goes by. Dick carries his parents in his heart wherever he goes, and he can never forget them or what they meant to him. The fact that he isn’t shutting himself off or curling up into a ball of grief doesn’t mean that he doesn’t care. And it definitely doesn’t mean that he’s some kind of flighty weathercock who’s constantly running away from his past.
Okay, DC? It doesn’t mean that at all. For the love of God, look at your own past characterization.
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