tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post496093358388339695..comments2024-03-21T06:36:04.196-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: Martian Manhunter: American Secrets. Book three. (11/92)Diabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-22891796284583183132009-07-02T16:12:58.693-05:002009-07-02T16:12:58.693-05:00I was also caught off guard by Patty Marie's d...I was also caught off guard by Patty Marie's death. It was gut wrenching, and one of the reasons it took me a few weeks to process my feelings about the book.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-63303816284375812782009-07-02T00:32:21.476-05:002009-07-02T00:32:21.476-05:00I remember how stunned I was reading this that the...I remember how stunned I was reading this that the writers let Patty Marie die. Heroes usually save little girls, right? Not in this story. And I think that's why I like it so much. You don't always win. There was a real emotional weight to this scene that I haven't felt in too many other comics. Today it seems like comics have traded angst for gravitas. More stories like American Secrets, DC, please.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.com