tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:172314 Bringing the crack since December 2003 Scans Daily 2010-01-13T04:10:04Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:172314:1444676 thehefner 2010-01-12T07:38:52Z 2010-01-13T04:10:04Z public 54 Posted by: <span lj:user='thehefner' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='http://thehefner.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://thehefner.dreamwidth.org/'><b>thehefner</b></a></span><br /><br />Three weeks ago (with my <a href="http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/1382478.html">"JLA teams up with Two-Face... wait what?!"</a> post), <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://lamashtar.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://lamashtar.dreamwidth.org/'><b>lamashtar</b></a></span> asked if I was going to post this particular issue, or if it was "too schmaltzy." To be honest, I wasn't sure (of either)!<br /><br />Who here has read the Hal Jordan SPECTRE series (which ran 27 issues from 2001 to 2003)? I'm genuinely curious as to what anybody made of it. Personally, it was one of the more frustrating reading experiences I've ever had. <br /><br />Issue #5--the topic of this week's post--is no exception, namely because it features the unlikely meeting of my two all-time favorite characters. And the results are... well... I'm still not really sure even now. <br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/Hefmeister/spectre6-1.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="cuttag_container"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b>(&nbsp;<a href="http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/1444676.html#cutid1">Crazy murderous ex-heroes, the question of redemption, alien ghost cop spirit guides, and metaphysical theological jibba-jabba behind the cut!</a>&nbsp;)</b><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div></span><br /><br /><br />All that said, between this and their meeting in that JLA story, I'm in agreement with <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://alias-grace.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://alias-grace.dreamwidth.org/'><b>alias_grace</b></a></span> when she expressed a wish for a proper Hal/Harvey teamup. Because, she said, "Hal is so very pragmatic, and has no patience for the crazy, and Harvey would take a deep and abiding delight in fucking with his head."<br /><br />Seriously, I would pay good money to see J. Michael Straczynski write this as an issue of THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, considering how he wrote Two-Face in the TEEN TITANS story and Hal in the most recent issue of TB&TB (with Dr. Fate). <br /><br />Is anyone else reading TB&TB? I've really been liking it, and the GL/Dr. Fate issue was simply wonderful. I'm kind of surprised that no one seems to be talking about it.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=scans_daily&ditemid=1444676" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:172314:1105871 http://xdoop.insanejournal.com/ 2009-10-28T19:19:17Z 2009-10-28T19:19:17Z public 31 Posted by: <span lj:user='xdoop.insanejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='http://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=458299&amp;t=I'><img src='http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://xdoop.insanejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>xdoop.insanejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="cuttag_container"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b>(&nbsp;<a href="http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/1105871.html#cutid1">Images behind the cut.</a>&nbsp;)</b><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div></span></div><a href="http://www.pict.com/"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=scans_daily&ditemid=1105871" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:172314:987576 http://trueredorion.insanejournal.com/ 2009-09-30T21:47:02Z 2009-09-30T21:47:02Z public 47 Posted by: <span lj:user='trueredorion.insanejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='http://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=458352&amp;t=I'><img src='http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://trueredorion.insanejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>trueredorion.insanejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br />4 pages from todays Green Lantern #46 "Feared" by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke.<br /><br /><div><span class="cuttag_container"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b>(&nbsp;<a href="http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/987576.html#cutid1">Read more...</a>&nbsp;)</b><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div></span></div><br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=scans_daily&ditemid=987576" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:172314:781290 http://xdoop.insanejournal.com/ 2009-08-18T12:47:26Z 2009-08-18T12:47:26Z public 30 Posted by: <span lj:user='xdoop.insanejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='http://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=458299&amp;t=I'><img src='http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://xdoop.insanejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>xdoop.insanejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pict.com/"><img alt="" src="http://img2.pict.com/74/f1/ac/1484472/0/greenlanternannual700.png" /></a><br /><br /><div><span class="cuttag_container"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b>(&nbsp;<a href="http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/781290.html#cutid1">In blackest night...</a>&nbsp;)</b><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div></span></div><a href="http://www.pict.com/"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=scans_daily&ditemid=781290" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:172314:356219 http://kagome654.insanejournal.com/ 2009-05-24T02:37:13Z 2009-05-24T02:37:13Z impressed public 29 Posted by: <span lj:user='kagome654.insanejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='http://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=458343&amp;t=I'><img src='http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://kagome654.insanejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>kagome654.insanejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br />So, one of Dr. Polaris' less inspired death traps involved stealing Hal Jordan's power ring and dumping him at the North Magnetic Pole. I guess shooting him in the head would have been totally out of the question. Before he leaves Dr. Polaris helpfully informs Hal that there is National Geographic sub-station 100 miles away from the spot he's dumping the powerless superhero, but given the intense cold it's really no use trying to make it there. What is Hal to do? <br /><br /><a href="http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/Kagome654/?action=view&amp;current=HalonIce1-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/Kagome654/HalonIce1-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></img></a><br /> <br /><div><span class="cuttag_container"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b>(&nbsp;<a href="http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/356219.html#cutid1">Hal Jordan versus a hungry polar bear! Who will win?!</a>&nbsp;)</b><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div></span></div><br /><br /><img src="http://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=scans_daily&ditemid=356219" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments