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Preacher #1
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CBS NEWS: This comic's publication in 1994 seems like a turning point in the industry. Do you sense how it influenced the comics world since?
GARTH ENNIS: At the time, there was a real sense of treading on uncharted ground. Certainly no one else was doing anything like it in comics, so there was a good deal of groping in the dark. Comics up to that point, until the mid-80s, had effectively been juvenalia, so that was the point of Vertigo, to be able to do material like that in mainstream comics. As the influence it's had since, that's harder for me to say. I feel that the material that inspired Vertigo back then has been to an extent cordoned off and forgotten -- perhaps not forgotten, but it's been put on its reservation.
Alan Moore's work on "Watchmen" and "Miracleman" -- that should have written the end of the superhero. But they've essentially been shoved off to the side and superheroes have continued like a juggernaut. I don't really read a lot of comic books and it's because of that domination of the superhero. If I was to talk about "Preacher"'s influence, I can kind of see that in "Y: The Last Man" by Brian Vaughn. Beyond that, I would find it hard to trace "Preacher"'s exact influence.
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icon_ukI checked and it's been five years since I posted this, so I'm giving it a bit of a revival.
I've also discovered there was an old series of posts about Diana called "World of Wondy", so I'll probably merge them with the current theme, for ease of access.
The new movie will hove to the New52 reveal that Diana is the actually the daughter of Zeus, a story idea so at odds with the concept of Wonder Woman it boggles the mind. I believe that Rebirth might have done away with that (though I'm not sure), but the movie was already underway so it played the cards it was dealt
Trigger warning for misogyny, violence against women and rape (though that latter is not seen, it's so heavily implied as to be worth mentioning)
( Perez art under the cut (What? You need more of a reason?) )
I've also discovered there was an old series of posts about Diana called "World of Wondy", so I'll probably merge them with the current theme, for ease of access.
The new movie will hove to the New52 reveal that Diana is the actually the daughter of Zeus, a story idea so at odds with the concept of Wonder Woman it boggles the mind. I believe that Rebirth might have done away with that (though I'm not sure), but the movie was already underway so it played the cards it was dealt
Trigger warning for misogyny, violence against women and rape (though that latter is not seen, it's so heavily implied as to be worth mentioning)
( Perez art under the cut (What? You need more of a reason?) )
Caliban #1
May. 25th, 2017 01:57 amhistory79
"The idea that would eventually evolve into "Caliban" began when I heard there was going to be a prequel to "Alien", which is one of my all-time favourite films. What I like best about it is the sheer level of imagination on display; it gets you thinking about all kinds of possibilities. When I finally saw "Prometheus" I realised they’d gone in a completely different direction to what I expected, and given that I had all these ideas kicking about from my idle musing, I thought- why not?"
- Garth Ennis
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Danger Club #8
Apr. 25th, 2017 10:12 amlordultimus%2B(Digital)%2B(Zone-Empire).jpg)
We were back.
Back home.
The reality that had been consumed by Chronos was restored, and with it, our identities.
It was the Apocatastasis - the rebirth of the universe.
We were finally winning...
But our battle was far from over.
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Danger Club #5
Apr. 21st, 2017 11:34 pmlordultimus
There were no heroes. Not anymore.
Only us.
One by one we would fall to the darkness that had descended upon our world.
It was the end of everything.
And there was nothing we could do to stop it...
...Except pray.
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Danger Club #4
Apr. 20th, 2017 10:40 pmlordultimus
For decades, our world had been under the rule of one man -- an absent leader who had long since abandoned his responsibilities to the people.
It is said that he had once been a champion of justice; his legend an inspiration of heroes to come.
The very heroes who would step forward to protect the world in his absence.
But the heroes were gone.
And our president could no longer be trusted.
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Danger Club #3
Apr. 19th, 2017 09:45 pmlordultimus
Things fell apart quickly.
The fear, the panic, the riots...
There was no police force that could handle the wave of chaos and terror that had gripped the world.
The heroes were gone, leaving us behind.
We had trained our entire lives to fight.
But where was the enemy?
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Ex Machina: Tag
Apr. 19th, 2017 04:46 pmcyberghostface
Here we are with the next installment of superhero turned mayor Mitchell Hundred.
As a heads up, this arc gets really gory at times.
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Danger Club #2
Apr. 18th, 2017 09:32 pmlordultimus
The world was ending.
With the heroes gone, there was no one willing to stand against the coming darkness.
Except us.
We were sidekicks -- adopted, appointed, or recruited; nephews, daughters, cousins.
Children.
We weren't ready.
And the world wasn't ready to trust us with the power we had.
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Danger Club #1
Apr. 17th, 2017 09:53 pmlordultimus
Three months ago.
The universe was in deadly peril. The world's greatest heroes were summoned into space to battle reality's ultimate evil.
Our mentors. Our guardians. Our parents. Our teachers.
They left.
And they didn't come back.
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