tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post2701010135496185436..comments2024-03-21T06:36:04.196-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: Martian Sightings for February, 2010Diabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-22872162953000923062009-11-21T15:05:20.202-06:002009-11-21T15:05:20.202-06:00JLofA #200 doesn't have a great story, but the...JLofA #200 doesn't have a great story, but the pretty pictures and geekery make up for that.<br /><br />Tom-- no-- not the Usurper!Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-43160068472566349122009-11-21T14:54:48.110-06:002009-11-21T14:54:48.110-06:00I no longer have those issues and it's been ye...I no longer have those issues and it's been years since I've read them, but I know that the JLA/JSA 2-page pin-up that you mentioned earlier is in Part 1, #195. So it sounds like you at least had that issue.<br /><br />Oh, and the Vol. 2 hc will begin with a 2-parter from #193-194: a revisionist origin of your favorite emo robot. I know you can't wait to reread that.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-21533846678856754942009-11-21T14:53:45.368-06:002009-11-21T14:53:45.368-06:00Yep. In NY we believe in taxing everything, inclu...Yep. In NY we believe in taxing everything, including gas, to the point of insanity.<br /><br />I'll defintely have to pick up a copy of the new Perez HC now. I'm intrigued by the heroes vs. heroes storyline.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-644888351689811852009-11-21T11:50:35.903-06:002009-11-21T11:50:35.903-06:00Liss, I took a trip up to New York to pick up a ca...Liss, I took a trip up to New York to pick up a car from an eBay auction a few years back, and the price of gas was nearly a dollar higher than Texas. Got to keep Bush country happy, I guess, and it helps I ditched the antique Rambler for a modern compact.<br /><br />I enjoyed Morrison on <i>JLA</i> quite a bit, but for gentle characterization, novelty and scale more than "mad ideas." Things got out of hand in unnecessarily messy ways, and pacing was awkward. Waid was much better at telling a more traditional story, but the melodrama wore on me.<br /><br />Tom, it occurs to me that I've probably only ever read two of the three SSoSV issues. I recall Aquaman crashing in on the Monacle, which I assume was in Part 1, so maybe I've never read the conclusion?Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-33145792087823763832009-11-21T03:21:46.258-06:002009-11-21T03:21:46.258-06:00I didn't bother with the first Perez hc becaus...I didn't bother with the first Perez hc because I remember Conway's mediocre writing on those issues. But the stories in Vol. 2 are better, especially the JLA/JSA vs. Secret Society of Super-Villains epic in #195-197. Perez also has better inking in the Vol. 2, Brett Breeding instead of Frank Chiaramonte (who I will never forgive for ruining most of Curt Swan's late '70s work).<br /><br />The artists in #200 (in addition to Perez) are:<br />Pat Broderick (Martian Manhunter vs. Firestorm sequence)<br />Jim Aparo (Aquaman vs. Phantom Stranger)<br />Gil Kane (Green Lantern vs. Atom)<br />Carmine Infantino (Flash vs. Elongated Man)<br />Joe Kubert (Superman vs. Hawkman)<br />Brian Bolland (Batman vs. Green Arrow and Black Canary)<br />Dick Giordano (Wonder Woman vs. Red Tornado)Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-51897213004619507612009-11-21T03:12:44.292-06:002009-11-21T03:12:44.292-06:00Frank, the one thing that stuck out to me in your ...Frank, the one thing that stuck out to me in your comment was the price of gas. Dude, $40 can't even FILL a 16-gallon tank up here!!<br /><br />I like Waid on JLA a lot, from what I've read. Not only were his stories plotted pretty well, but there were some pretty clever ideas in there, too. (Like the bit in Terror Ingocnita about changing the oxygen in the atmosphere so it can't ignite or somesuch.) I'm liking the JLA trades, but still, nothing really blows my mind. I have yet to find a full-out-blow-your-mind-away JLA story.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-52759937921064262952009-11-21T01:30:07.877-06:002009-11-21T01:30:07.877-06:00As I recall, the first Perez hardcover reprinted t...As I recall, the first Perez hardcover reprinted the JLA/JSA/New Gods crossover, which was pretty good, but the art wasn't 100%. The Secret Society/Injustice League 2-parter looked much better, and a recolored JLofA #200 on quality paper almost validates the price of the second volume. By my previously quoted price scale, I mean. $40 is a tank and a third of gas, not a stinkin' comic book!<br /><br />I think Waid's <i>JLA</i> work is criminally underrated, in part because he was the fill-in guy saddled with some of the worst artists of the day. Then, he gets Bryan Hitch, who looks fantastic, but fails to stick to Waid's plot. Can't win for losing, but I think "Terror Incognita" held together well.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-31573602612711722992009-11-20T21:54:11.867-06:002009-11-20T21:54:11.867-06:00And I might buy the second Perez book. I've a...And I might buy the second Perez book. I've actually never read those. Though the first one was poorly reviewed on Amazon. (People don't think the price is worth it for six issues, etc.)LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-48951880382448992082009-11-20T14:44:25.582-06:002009-11-20T14:44:25.582-06:00"Hugo Back" is Justin's BEST SONG EV..."Hugo Back" is Justin's BEST SONG EVER!<br /><br />Bringin' Doctor Arnold back<br />Martian lovers don't know how to actTomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-48170842940152843882009-11-20T11:55:55.792-06:002009-11-20T11:55:55.792-06:00Yes. They should reprint Wednesday Comics on newsp...Yes. They should reprint Wednesday Comics on newsprint.<br /><br />lol...okay, introducing Hugo to the next generation of comic readers does make me somewhat happy. But I'm reserving all my villain-excitement for when The Human Squireel shows up in Super Friends. LOL..Frank, I think you need to write Arnold Hugo's theme song now and put Timerlake to shame.<br /><br />Of course I just recently bought JLA Deluxe 1 and 2 without really looking into it. And of course bought the entire JLU cartoon on separate DVDs...right before it was released as a complete set.<br /><br />Well, Morrison's the "it" man now when it comes to selling stuff, I guess. Though I really liked Waid's stories. The return of the White Martians was I think written by Waid and I really enjoyed it. (Occurs somewhere in the 8th or 9th trade, if I remember correctly.)LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-34761888028657971832009-11-20T09:01:25.209-06:002009-11-20T09:01:25.209-06:00Ah! Yes, I was referring to Wednesday comics. It&#...Ah! Yes, I was referring to Wednesday comics. It's smaller than you'd hope but cool just the same.mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-23308735852781848482009-11-20T08:58:16.790-06:002009-11-20T08:58:16.790-06:00Oh, JT... :)Oh, JT... :)mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-21047998351536769652009-11-20T07:13:58.706-06:002009-11-20T07:13:58.706-06:00I expect we'll get a $25-30 Wednesday Comics s...I expect we'll get a $25-30 <i>Wednesday Comics</i> softcover, which should then haunt Half Price Books to the tune of $12.50-$15.00, which sounds reasonable enough. Ideally, it would have started in the $10-20 range, but then the "newspapers" should have been printed as cheaply as possible and sold for about a buck on the newsstand. They were doing full comics for a dime a few years back, you know?<br /><br />You weren't all excited about Professor Arnold Hugo? For shame! Forty years, Liss... <i><b>forty years</b></i>. Plus, unlike the Human Flame, he's worth the revisit. He's bringing craniodiaphyseal dysplasia back! You Martian lovers don't know how to act!*<br /><br />I'm suddenly very pleased about having blown off the JLA Deluxe Editions. Why skip the solid Adam Strange story and include a confusing DC One Million tie-in? Just so they can't slap Morrison's name in big letters without concessions to Mark Waid or Arnie Jorgenson? Did they catch the Promethius New Year's Evil one-shot last time, at least?<br /><br />*Justin Timberlake reference. I didn't want to come off as rude, in case that song wasn't as omnipresent as I thought.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-22125478823378381502009-11-20T04:56:57.166-06:002009-11-20T04:56:57.166-06:00I'll have to go look at my pile of Wednesday C...I'll have to go look at my pile of Wednesday Comics to see...and $50 for the collected version? No! Wednesday Comics should be all about initiating new comic readers. And therefore it should be affordable!<br /><br />Seriously, I was all excited when I saw the picture of the Super Friends at the beginning of the post because I thought that meant J'onn would show up there. That would've made my day.<br /><br />And thanks for posting the write-up of JLA Deluxe #3. I've been looking everywhere to figure out which issues it collected. They left out the Adam Strange issues, though! (#20 and #21.) Adam Strange gets no love.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-25277198966308813252009-11-20T00:21:44.219-06:002009-11-20T00:21:44.219-06:00Wednesday Comics?Wednesday Comics?Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-59856641661617043282009-11-20T00:19:13.787-06:002009-11-20T00:19:13.787-06:00If memory serves, there's a J'onn cameo at...If memory serves, there's a J'onn cameo at the end of the Hawkman strip.mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.com