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BATMAN #484: Bruce's exhaustion
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starwolf_oakleyBATMAN #484 may have been the earliest example of how Bruce was suffering exhaustion even before Bane came to Gotham.
( Bruce meets an old girlfriend )
( Bruce meets an old girlfriend )
icon_ukThis is a longer than usual post as it's a three part story, and I'm never sure about posting three parters; do I do one chapter at a time and probably forget to go back and do at least one chapter... or do I post it all in one go and risk boring you all. Good news, I've gone for risking boring you rigid! :)
This also counts as another entry in my painfully sporadic "The Original Origin of the original non-original Robin" posts, detailing the introduction and career of Jason Todd 1.0!
( This story is full of drama, exotic locations and Vicki Vale being more awesome than usual... )
This also counts as another entry in my painfully sporadic "The Original Origin of the original non-original Robin" posts, detailing the introduction and career of Jason Todd 1.0!
( This story is full of drama, exotic locations and Vicki Vale being more awesome than usual... )
icon_ukI've noticed a tendency in my recent posts that, when discussing the DCnU, my tone tended towards the whiny... This is not good, this is not why I read comics, and this is not why I come to s_d. So whilst acknowledging anyone else's perfectly valid right to rage, I've decided that I'm not going to do that (or at least cut back, I need SOME snark in my life after all).
So I'm going to dig through the long boxes and pull out old stories I enjoyed, and share them, because if we're not sharing the love, then it's not nearly as much fun.
First up....
( Don Newton's Batman )
So I'm going to dig through the long boxes and pull out old stories I enjoyed, and share them, because if we're not sharing the love, then it's not nearly as much fun.
First up....
( Don Newton's Batman )
icon_ukYes, believe it or not I do have something to add to "Cute Romance Week"... and not a rope, shackle, or piece of duct tape in sight... honest! :)
These two instances both refer to Jason 1.0, the circus performer, not the street-punk revamp.
This first one is from 1983's "New Teen Titans #33"
( Jay meets someone for the first time )
And from Detective Comics 561 in 1986 comes a 15-page story from Doug Moench and Gene Colan which has been messy to cut down because it covers two interesting plot strands in one story and I'd love to showcase both; Bruce and Jason discuss drug use, and Jason gets a girlfriend. I veer more towards the latter than the former given the theme, but I thought it worth mentioning the other too...
( And then there was Rena... )
( Oh, and some last minute theme approriate Valentine cards perhaps? )
These two instances both refer to Jason 1.0, the circus performer, not the street-punk revamp.
This first one is from 1983's "New Teen Titans #33"
( Jay meets someone for the first time )
And from Detective Comics 561 in 1986 comes a 15-page story from Doug Moench and Gene Colan which has been messy to cut down because it covers two interesting plot strands in one story and I'd love to showcase both; Bruce and Jason discuss drug use, and Jason gets a girlfriend. I veer more towards the latter than the former given the theme, but I thought it worth mentioning the other too...
( And then there was Rena... )
( Oh, and some last minute theme approriate Valentine cards perhaps? )
Tags:
- char: alfred pennyworth,
- char: batman/bruce wayne,
- char: robin/damian wayne,
- char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson,
- char: robin/red hood/jason todd,
- char: robin/red robin/tim drake,
- char: starfire/koriand'r,
- creator: doug moench,
- creator: gene colan,
- creator: george perez,
- creator: marv wolfman,
- medium: fanart,
- theme: cute romance week,
- title: detective comics,
- title: new teen titans
Batman & Dracula: Red Rain
Oct. 24th, 2011 04:32 pmcyberghostface
So for Halloween, I figured I'd post the Batman Vampire Trilogy from Elseworlds. First up is "Red Rain".
( Scans under the cut... )
Marvel Premiere Featuring: Weirdworld
Oct. 8th, 2011 10:25 pmcausticlad
Unlike the other comics I've been discussing, this one wasn't in my collection. But I once owned a copy back when it came out in the bygone year of 1977. I'm pretty sure I didn't buy it for any particular reason, as my selection of comics was pretty limited in a city where English is a second-language. I think it just showed up at a local used book shop and I bought it with some of my allowance without cracking the cover. Like the other roughly 30 or 40 other Marvel and DC comics I owned at the time it got read literally to pieces and thrown out years ago.
But yesterday I came across another copy of it in a local junk shop and, remembering it, decided to buy it and re-read it. This goes against the general rule of never revisiting a childhood story as you'll almost always be disappointed. In this case it's not least because in the years since I've developed my own fantasy chops up to the point of writing and selling fantasy for role-playing game supplements and the like. I've got pretty high standards for the genre now. A fantasy hipster, that's me.
Much to my surprise Weirdworld's held up pretty well. Doug Moench's writing is derivative, but not in a bad way. Pay no attention to the cover blurb's invocation of Lord of the Rings, as rather it mixes equal parts Robert E. Howard with the more baroque stylings of, say, John Brunner or Clark Ashton Smith. I strongly suspect some Marvel editor was trying to ride the wave of the Tolkien craze, which is sad because it was largely confined to the 1960s. Marvel's had an abysmal record of trying to jump on bandwagons just as they screeched to a halt, caught fire, and then fell into the swamp -- see Dazzler, a couple years later, or Storm's tragic attempts at punky leather. I can nitpick the names Moench gives his characters, but the infliction of bad fantasy names is endemic so I'm inclined to forgive it if the rest holds together.
The art, by Mike Ploog and Alex Niño, is above-par for the era, and Glynis Wein's colours are stunning for 1977. Compare and contrast with the ham-handed work in my post of Matt Wagner's Demon.
Eleven pages of thirty-one (is that OK, mods? The rules didn't say how to handle fractions, so I rounded up) now follow...
( Weirdworld is weird. So it's fortunate they named it that. )
Marlon Brando Week: Agent of MI-6
Jul. 27th, 2011 01:09 amstarwolf_oakleyWith the popularity of Marlon Brando in this thread, http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/31637
James Larner, agent of MI-6, bears a striking resemblance to Marlon Brando.
After the cut, most of the pictures are from MASTER OF KUNG-FU #49, with story by Doug Moench and art by Paul Gulacy.
EDIT: Fixed, but not by me.
( Make Fu Manchu an offer he can't refuse )
James Larner, agent of MI-6, bears a striking resemblance to Marlon Brando.
After the cut, most of the pictures are from MASTER OF KUNG-FU #49, with story by Doug Moench and art by Paul Gulacy.
EDIT: Fixed, but not by me.
( Make Fu Manchu an offer he can't refuse )
Before Power Rangers there was Voltron, before Voltron there were... Shogun Warriors
Apr. 30th, 2011 05:15 pmicon_ukWell, alright, before Voltron there were a lot of things; Superman, trees, disco, the Holy Roman Empire, but as far as we're concerned, Shogun Warriors is the thing to focus on (We have our priorities right on scans_daily!)
Approximately six pages each, from two eighteen-page stories from 1979/80
( Combtara fights... THE HAND OF FIVE! )
Approximately six pages each, from two eighteen-page stories from 1979/80
( Combtara fights... THE HAND OF FIVE! )
Two-Face Tuesday! Plus, a must-read link to the definitive, COMPLETE Catwoman origin timeline
Apr. 5th, 2011 02:15 amthehefnerFirst off, my Henchgirl--being the learned and brilliant fangirl that she is--was sick and tired of all the misinformation about Catwoman's Post-Crisis history and origins, partially due to the fact that most of those stories are out of print. So she pulled together a ton of canon through scans and factoids and created the definitive, complete origin timeline of Catwoman.
She managed to incorporate and reconcile events in canon from several different sources, creating a single cohesive narrative that works beautifully and makes perfect sense. It's a thing of beauty, and biased though I may be, I'm honestly in awe. If only more actual comic writers gave the character as much thought and care as fans like Henchgirl does.
She put a ton of work into this project, and it shows. Check it out. Leave feedback/love/cookies.
Now, onto the Two-Face-Ness!
So I've been thinking a lot about Doug Moench lately. Not just his dubious Two-Face stories, but also Black Mask and Circe. And it's not just because I've been planning to post today's story, Moench's first Two-Face tale which also features the return of Circe (Black Mask's ex-girlfriend, whom he scarred and took on as his own henchgirl).
I've been putting off this issue for a long time, as I generally consider it one of the worst Two-Face stories of all time. For one thing, Moench is trying to juggle five or six plots at play over four issues, so the resulting story is a mess. At least I'll be simplifying things here by just focusing on Harvey and Circe, who actually meet here.
Be warned: this story takes a sharp left turn into Cracksville, by way of Ridiculous Lane.
( Masks, makeup, flesh, and scars, all behind the cut! )
So what really happened to Circe? Anybody know? I'm thinking of making a whole profile page about her for ComicVine, because really, who the hell else will?
Moench would go on to write Harvey several more times, several of which are infamous (to those of us who care) as being among the very worst Two-Face stories. But perhaps memory is being too harsh. When I review them here and/or at my fanblog, I'll do my best to give them a fair shake. Yes, even with The Face Schism. *shudder*
She managed to incorporate and reconcile events in canon from several different sources, creating a single cohesive narrative that works beautifully and makes perfect sense. It's a thing of beauty, and biased though I may be, I'm honestly in awe. If only more actual comic writers gave the character as much thought and care as fans like Henchgirl does.
She put a ton of work into this project, and it shows. Check it out. Leave feedback/love/cookies.
Now, onto the Two-Face-Ness!
So I've been thinking a lot about Doug Moench lately. Not just his dubious Two-Face stories, but also Black Mask and Circe. And it's not just because I've been planning to post today's story, Moench's first Two-Face tale which also features the return of Circe (Black Mask's ex-girlfriend, whom he scarred and took on as his own henchgirl).
I've been putting off this issue for a long time, as I generally consider it one of the worst Two-Face stories of all time. For one thing, Moench is trying to juggle five or six plots at play over four issues, so the resulting story is a mess. At least I'll be simplifying things here by just focusing on Harvey and Circe, who actually meet here.
Be warned: this story takes a sharp left turn into Cracksville, by way of Ridiculous Lane.
( Masks, makeup, flesh, and scars, all behind the cut! )
So what really happened to Circe? Anybody know? I'm thinking of making a whole profile page about her for ComicVine, because really, who the hell else will?
Moench would go on to write Harvey several more times, several of which are infamous (to those of us who care) as being among the very worst Two-Face stories. But perhaps memory is being too harsh. When I review them here and/or at my fanblog, I'll do my best to give them a fair shake. Yes, even with The Face Schism. *shudder*
Tags:
- char: batman/bruce wayne,
- char: black mask/roman sionis,
- char: catwoman/selina kyle,
- char: harvey bullock,
- char: jim gordon,
- char: robin/red hood/jason todd,
- char: two-face/harvey dent,
- creator: doug moench,
- creator: gene colan,
- creator: kelley jones,
- creator: tom grindberg,
- creator: tom mandrake,
- creator: trevor scott
pyrotwilightSome posts back we saw how Pagan, BatBruce and Joe Public reacted when a Bloodlines parasite struck Gotham. That was then....
Now Gotham has been taken over by Bane, the Batman was broken and a new Dark Knight patrols the city as their must always be a Batman.
It's time for the new Batman to meet New Blood.
18 pages from a 56 page story.
( Gotham Goes Ballistic! )
Now Gotham has been taken over by Bane, the Batman was broken and a new Dark Knight patrols the city as their must always be a Batman.
It's time for the new Batman to meet New Blood.
18 pages from a 56 page story.
( Gotham Goes Ballistic! )
A little something to prepare for Valentines Day, plus Jason 1.0 argues the case for a Robin
Feb. 12th, 2011 08:57 pmicon_ukA post from the inestimable bluefall on this thread here reminded me of an old post from sd 1.0, which a bit of digging around showed I first posted for Valentimes Day 2009, which was shortly before... the Great Catastrophe. Such a coincidence is not to be overlooked, so here it is again... new and improved for the new decade.
And since this is a calendar-event based crime in Gotham City, who else could the villain be but... Calendar Man! :)
( He may be kind of a dork, but but he's never less than creative! )
( Cards, crafts and a Robin you can stick your finger up... )
bluefall on this thread here reminded me of an old post from sd 1.0, which a bit of digging around showed I first posted for Valentimes Day 2009, which was shortly before... the Great Catastrophe. Such a coincidence is not to be overlooked, so here it is again... new and improved for the new decade.And since this is a calendar-event based crime in Gotham City, who else could the villain be but... Calendar Man! :)
( He may be kind of a dork, but but he's never less than creative! )
( Cards, crafts and a Robin you can stick your finger up... )
thehefnerIf there's one classic* Batman villain I've come to hate over the past ten years, it's Black Mask.
Thanks to his prominent roles in War Games, he dominated the Bat-books for a couple years, getting big parts in Nightwing, Catwoman, and Under the Hood, thus also appearing in the last one's DVD adaptation, as well as Teh Batman. So I really shouldn't be surprised that this one-dimensional, nasty, pointless, generic, hollow non-character actually has fans. Not surprised, but disappointed.
But why? How the hell did this character become a thing, while better gangster-style villains (the Penguin, Harvey, the Ventriloquist and Scarface) got shoved to the side?
So, as I was already writing about a related Two-Face story from 1985, I decided to check out the original Black Mask appearances by Doug Moench. What I was surprised to discover was that Moench's original Mask in no way, shape, or form resembles the version which DC rose to prominence a few years ago.
I'm not saying he's a good character, mind you. But he's a far more interesting (and cracktacular) character. Hell, just look at the cover blurb:
So yes, prepare for the ultra-modern Batman villain who makes all the other villains look like CRAP! At least, according to Doug Moench.
( Push it to the limit (LIMIIIIIIIT) behind the cut )
When Selina killed Roman a second time, I reacted with a weary "finally." But now, after reading Moench's originally stories, I feel disappointed for Ed Brubaker and subsequent writers for wasting what little potential there was for this character, and further distaste for anyone who actually likes the skull-faced version of Black Mask.
Finally, a question: anyone else think that Jeph Loeb ripped off Black Mask when he created Hush? Really, everything that Loeb tried to say with Tommy Elliot, I feel like Moench already said better with Roman Sionis. Just another little way that Moench's original creation has been swept under the rug by DC.
*I hate Hush and Dr. Hurt more, but they ain't "classic" just yet.
Thanks to his prominent roles in War Games, he dominated the Bat-books for a couple years, getting big parts in Nightwing, Catwoman, and Under the Hood, thus also appearing in the last one's DVD adaptation, as well as Teh Batman. So I really shouldn't be surprised that this one-dimensional, nasty, pointless, generic, hollow non-character actually has fans. Not surprised, but disappointed.
But why? How the hell did this character become a thing, while better gangster-style villains (the Penguin, Harvey, the Ventriloquist and Scarface) got shoved to the side?
So, as I was already writing about a related Two-Face story from 1985, I decided to check out the original Black Mask appearances by Doug Moench. What I was surprised to discover was that Moench's original Mask in no way, shape, or form resembles the version which DC rose to prominence a few years ago.
I'm not saying he's a good character, mind you. But he's a far more interesting (and cracktacular) character. Hell, just look at the cover blurb:
So yes, prepare for the ultra-modern Batman villain who makes all the other villains look like CRAP! At least, according to Doug Moench.
( Push it to the limit (LIMIIIIIIIT) behind the cut )
When Selina killed Roman a second time, I reacted with a weary "finally." But now, after reading Moench's originally stories, I feel disappointed for Ed Brubaker and subsequent writers for wasting what little potential there was for this character, and further distaste for anyone who actually likes the skull-faced version of Black Mask.
Finally, a question: anyone else think that Jeph Loeb ripped off Black Mask when he created Hush? Really, everything that Loeb tried to say with Tommy Elliot, I feel like Moench already said better with Roman Sionis. Just another little way that Moench's original creation has been swept under the rug by DC.
*I hate Hush and Dr. Hurt more, but they ain't "classic" just yet.
Tags:
- char: alfred pennyworth,
- char: batman/bruce wayne,
- char: black mask/roman sionis,
- char: robin/red hood/jason todd,
- creator: adrienne roy,
- creator: brad rader,
- creator: cameron stewart,
- creator: doug moench,
- creator: ed brubaker,
- creator: frank teran,
- creator: greg rucka,
- creator: klaus janson,
- creator: tom mandrake
Batman #1,000,000
Jan. 31st, 2011 08:46 pmarbre_rieurAt psychopathicus_rex's request, here's some DC ONE MILLION.
The plot of DC ONE MILLION was that the modern JLA is brought to the 853rd century to celebrate the original Superman's return from his centuries-long stay inside the sun (while the JLA of the future subs in for them in the present).
However, Batman, ever the buzzkill, felt he had better things to do than attend a celebration, so 853rd century Batman knocks him unconscious and forces him to go. Bruce Wayne loses consciousness in the present but awakens in the far, far future.
( Read more... )
psychopathicus_rex's request, here's some DC ONE MILLION.
The plot of DC ONE MILLION was that the modern JLA is brought to the 853rd century to celebrate the original Superman's return from his centuries-long stay inside the sun (while the JLA of the future subs in for them in the present).
However, Batman, ever the buzzkill, felt he had better things to do than attend a celebration, so 853rd century Batman knocks him unconscious and forces him to go. Bruce Wayne loses consciousness in the present but awakens in the far, far future.
( Read more... )
badficwriterI promised I'd post this someday.
The Forensic Files of Batman isn't a comic book. Nor even juxtaposed images in sequence. (So I included a scan for legality from Superman/Batman 1) It is a prose novel by Doug Moench.
It ambitiously sets out to be Forensics 101 for the layman, depicting in as much detail as possible realistic forensic methods that Batman has used in cases. The book has no overall story. It is divided into chapters, of which each is a separate case file.
It doesn't have Robin or the JLA. It's set at the beginning of Batman's career. This is not the BatGod, nor the superninja. This is the man who fights crime by being a detective. ( Read more... )
The Forensic Files of Batman isn't a comic book. Nor even juxtaposed images in sequence. (So I included a scan for legality from Superman/Batman 1) It is a prose novel by Doug Moench.
It ambitiously sets out to be Forensics 101 for the layman, depicting in as much detail as possible realistic forensic methods that Batman has used in cases. The book has no overall story. It is divided into chapters, of which each is a separate case file.
It doesn't have Robin or the JLA. It's set at the beginning of Batman's career. This is not the BatGod, nor the superninja. This is the man who fights crime by being a detective. ( Read more... )
