tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post1404681194702257547..comments2024-03-21T06:36:04.196-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: "Security Detail" from Justice League of America #2 (May, 2013)Diabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-33337302365816606982013-05-02T01:10:38.695-05:002013-05-02T01:10:38.695-05:00I haven't read it yet as I'm waiting for i...I haven't read it yet as I'm waiting for it to ship; but the snippets here seem interesting. I like some aspects of the art, but I'll never get past the red panel loincloth (can't remember what it's called exactly); how do you fly wearing that exactly?<br /><br />In my mind, real-life people (politicians or otherwise) never fit well into the DC mythos. It just feels too "Marvel" to me. I'd rather see Luthor as president; then I wouldn't mind some "nudging."<br /><br />I'd rather have a superhero let humanity take its own course as far as leadership is concerned and worry about other things, like supervillans and natural disasters. The fact that this is a trend put forth by authors and received so well by fans disturbs me a little bit. Should an unelected person from another planet be making puppets out of our leadership? Eh...that just doesn't sit well with me. It makes me think of <i>The Man Who Fell to Earth</i>--alien benefactors never fare well themselves in these situations.<br /><br />Unless there's some other supernatural influence on other world governments and J'onn is nudging back against that...LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-16503413813587241482013-04-30T11:28:37.658-05:002013-04-30T11:28:37.658-05:00I really liked this story, as it showed J'Onn ...I really liked this story, as it showed J'Onn showing how vulnerable those in power are in the sort of world that he lives in. The dialogue was not the best, but the art work was very impressive.<br /><br />J'Onn, I believe, does care about humanity but seems to want us to make our own destiny. He is not above trying to move us in a certain direction, so I think that your excellent analysis from last week still applies.will_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.com