tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post6319728898301208779..comments2024-03-21T06:36:04.196-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: Detective Comics #225 (November, 1955)Diabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-89054063798046115692013-09-06T18:03:39.759-05:002013-09-06T18:03:39.759-05:00Frank, thanks for sharing this. I am not sure w...Frank, thanks for sharing this. I am not sure where DC is heading, but I would hope that J'Onn will be around and not abused in the DCnU.<br />will_in_chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468337654400802576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-38862632183163751392013-09-05T09:49:41.030-05:002013-09-05T09:49:41.030-05:00DC Comics has no interest in diversifying their su...DC Comics has no interest in diversifying their super-hero comics. They want Mortal Kombat in capes 24/7. The only reason Batman '66 exists is because Warner Brothers finally untangle some of the long knotted TV show rights and told DC "go do this." I hate to be so negative, but I'm not even going to start down a road to hope again. Personally, I think Geoff Johns is saving Martian Manhunter for himself sometime down the road, after he's got all of his Justice League business wrapped up. That would explain why J'Onn J'Onzz has remained on the shelf so long, and if that's correct, trust that we'll get a dark, violent, <i>Se7en</i> with aliens.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-5458056275606574542013-09-05T01:45:41.461-05:002013-09-05T01:45:41.461-05:00I think it's a great idea to revisit the origi...I think it's a great idea to revisit the origin story--especially if it makes more fans aware of it. I was just debating whether I should re-read <i>Showcase Presents</i> recently and now I feel more inclined to give it a go. I had already forgotten about the telepathy being in the first story and the bit about the gold. (Never dawned on me before, but I wonder if Walter Tevis was inspired by this story when he wrote <i>The Man Who Fell to Earth,</i> which also has a stranded alien selling gold to humans in the first few pages, too.)<br /><br />I'm out of the loop, but is the Silver Age getting a bit more popular these days? Isn't Batman going all retro-chic with a digital comic set in the 60's? Wouldn't it be great if DC could extend that idea out to other heroes? If Bruce Wayne can rock 60's grooviness, J'onn J'onzz can be a little 50's noirish. I think DC could really capitalize on creating some period pieces for quite a few characters.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-50409031549422755882013-09-04T02:56:38.882-05:002013-09-04T02:56:38.882-05:00I covered this story in some of my earliest posts,...I covered this story in some of my earliest posts, but it was strung out over two parts with an excessive amount of editorial material. I decided to streamline it (added details, additional art, etcetera) and then scan some of the original reference articles to form separate posts. A related Mark Waid essay should go up on Friday or early next week.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-6815566361639573032013-09-04T01:54:46.268-05:002013-09-04T01:54:46.268-05:00Nice to see the origin story popping up here.
J&#...Nice to see the origin story popping up here.<br /><br />J'onn's such a product of the 50's...sometimes it's nice to see the source material every now and then.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.com