tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post5572605515034906402..comments2024-03-21T06:36:04.196-05:00Comments on The Idol-Head of Diabolu, a Martian Manhunter blog: Green Lantern #44 (Late September, 2009)Diabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-4237873545384208012009-11-06T12:02:54.109-06:002009-11-06T12:02:54.109-06:00Yes, he was on King of Queens, and he played a ner...Yes, he was on King of Queens, and he played a nerd. Remy is the rat in Ratatouille. :)<br /><br />Usually it kind of bugs me when celebrities write comic books (the latest Batman/Kevin Smith thing, for example.) But I just read Welcome to the Working week last night and I was pleasantly surprised, especially with how J'onn was portrayed. Oswalt seems like he has a good handle on all the characters. (Now I've got to go buy a print copy of it to erase the sin of torrenting...)LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-12291653600479059932009-11-04T22:29:33.942-06:002009-11-04T22:29:33.942-06:00I don't know from Remy, but he voiced Disney&#...I don't know from Remy, but he voiced Disney's <i>Ratatouille</i> and starred in <i>Big Fan</i>. I think he was on <i>The King of Queens</i>, and other sitcoms. I know him best from his delicious Robert Evans impersonation.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-24224537942060053142009-11-04T22:14:39.402-06:002009-11-04T22:14:39.402-06:00The biggest thing that bugs me about Bagley is tha...The biggest thing that bugs me about Bagley is that he draws eyes way too big. It makes everyone look like children.<br /><br />I'll have to check out Welcome to the Working Week. Comic DB is listing Patton Oswalt as the author. As in...Patton Oswalt, the comedian/actor/voice of Remy? Huh.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-30265597584669840182009-11-04T16:22:08.958-06:002009-11-04T16:22:08.958-06:00Liss, I've never been a fan of Bagley. Too muc...Liss, I've never been a fan of Bagley. Too much of a throwback in the '90s, and too loose and Image-y today. I associate him with two decades of bad Spider-Man comics, and it only gets worse when he leaves his wheelhouse. At least sticking him on <i>Titans</i> would have halfway made sense.<br /><br />m.s., I did a write-up for the Vile Menagerie out of "Working Week," and agree it was a quality Morrison riff, but I still haven't gotten around to a synopsis. Bad on me. Oh-- I did a review for it at ...nurgh... so maybe that was it?Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-73257032797693206902009-11-04T08:29:02.932-06:002009-11-04T08:29:02.932-06:00Good call, Lee is probably the perfect "Name&...Good call, Lee is probably the perfect "Name" artist to put it through the stratosphere. Just the coloring in that first scan on this post makes me long for a fuzzy and awesome silver age that I wasn't around for the first time.<br /><br />I think it was your site that pointed me towards it, but Welcome to the Working Week is one of my favorite JLA stories ever. Just has a feeling to it, you know? I've been a Gleason fan ever since.mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-37971768553464020302009-11-04T01:10:23.056-06:002009-11-04T01:10:23.056-06:00Geoff Johns on JLA would be nice. Too bad we'...Geoff Johns on JLA would be nice. Too bad we'd have to wait that long, though. 2011 seems a long way away. I think Bagley's drawing it now and I just can't get used to his style.<br /><br />That one panel in BN #2 where J'onn takes his normal form is pretty sweet. I'd like to see him drawn like that in the future. I would like to see what Mahnke could do with John Jones as well. Heck, I'd like John Jones to appear in a comic in the foreseeable future. It's been ages.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-5750392451396988102009-11-03T16:20:49.756-06:002009-11-03T16:20:49.756-06:00I could handle J'Onn sidelined, but what turne...I could handle J'Onn sidelined, but what turned me on at the end of #2 was the zombie JLA. Instead of a major sick throwdown between the living McDuffie wimp League and semi-Satellite era badasses, we got exposition, heartfelt psychoanalysis, and the Indigo Tribe. When <i>Blackest Night Titans</i> is more satisfying with the return on Pantha, Hawk, and Tempest, you're doing something wrong.<br /><br />My Prediction, based on various rumors in current circulation: Geoff Johns and Jim Lee on a relaunched <i>JLA</i> in 2011... but I would love Johns and the shiny new Mahnke on <i>Martian Manhunter</i>. I like Gleason, too.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-55343164149588181822009-11-02T23:28:08.308-06:002009-11-02T23:28:08.308-06:00Yeah, I've gotten a little lamed out with J...Yeah, I've gotten a little lamed out with J'onzz getting sidelined in issues 3 and 4 of the main series. I'm holding out for a Geoff Johns modern take on the classic JLA. He's been slowly bringing back and beefing up all the original members. Him and say, Mahnke or maybe Gleason? Certainly would be better than this Robinson crap.mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-38042860562729177882009-11-02T22:12:46.232-06:002009-11-02T22:12:46.232-06:00No Liss, you're exactly right. I read BN#4 tod...No Liss, you're exactly right. I read BN#4 today, and wondered why BLJJ pressed a physical assault against the freakin' Flash, of all people. Also, it was hard to be impressed by the Black Lanterns when Flash was holding off so many on his own. Johns is a good writer, but sometimes his eyes are bigger than his mouth.<br /><br />All I got from "Ma'aleca'andra" was that Johns remains an ardent Ostrander supporter.<br /><br />The signal smash was in BN #2, whose review is up at the Justice League Detroit blog right now (tomorrow here.)Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-12474587395662384952009-11-02T17:00:51.954-06:002009-11-02T17:00:51.954-06:00The only problem I had with this issue (and I gues...The only problem I had with this issue (and I guess this harkens back to exactly defining J'onn's powers) is that I thought J'onn could've easily defeated Barry and Hal through his telepathic powers. I wish DC could straighten out what exactly the range of J'onn's telepathic powers is. If I remember right, he took down Black Adam with a mental attack in WWIII by making him feel the pain of his victims or something similar. If a Black Lantern needs its victim to feel emotion, why not bombard Barry and Hal with emotions rather than just taunt them? I mean, if he is "the most powerful telepath on the planet." Maybe I'm just nitpicking too much.<br /><br />I remember at the time that "I'm as powerful as Superman. Why does everyone forget that?" made my day. And I really do like Mahnke's rendition of J'onn. Very powerful without looking too bulky.<br /><br />And why did Flash say "Ma'aleca'andra."? I'm probably missing something really obvious but I didn't get that. I didn't think anyone else would remember the real name for Mars except for Martians.<br /><br />I've got to re-read this issue now, especially after reading the latest Blackest Night titles.<br /><br />Oh, and a side note--I think it's in Blackest Night Batman #1, but Hal Jordan falling into the Bat Signal is still in my opinion the neatest visual of the whole series! I loved how the two titles were tied together by that moment. Plus it was rather amusing.LissBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059648604602469375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-1442518528647838232009-11-02T06:18:52.813-06:002009-11-02T06:18:52.813-06:00I wasn't much into it, because my concerns reg...I wasn't much into it, because my concerns regarding the character have shifted over the years. I used to long for kickass fights where J'Onn came out on top, but now I don't care how powerful he is. I figure Manhunter is defined by his vulnerability, and it's not like ditching the fire weakness ever sticks anyway. I just want him written well by someone who loves and understands him. Johns seems to be of the Mark Waid school in his handling (wasn't that "alienation" line right out of <i>JLA: Year One</i>,) which suits me very fine.<br /><br />Doug Mahnke always had a good handle on the bulky, Bart Sears-style Manhunter, but I really relish the Brian Bolland influence he's taken on recently. That guy used to be very hit-and-miss with the Kev O'Neill riff, but this more refined look is gorgeous and has far more dimension. Plus, he's still incredibly fast! Mahnke may finally break through as a fan favorite...Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620698560611640068.post-28588679206494462052009-11-01T22:52:01.199-06:002009-11-01T22:52:01.199-06:00I was overjoyed at this issue. Not only is it a s...I was overjoyed at this issue. Not only is it a showcase of my favorite Martian, and Mahnke, but Geoff Johns has a great balance of J'onns vulnerabilities and strengths. The hints of insercurity are all handled without making him seem weak. And the way he gives Flash and GL the business is just badass. If we reach a resurrection and renaissance for the character as I hope there will be, it will be largely thanks to this issue.mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.com