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superboyprimeLast issue ended with the cliffhanger of employee Nicco revealing that he knows Karen Starr is really Power Girl.
( And now, the continuation... )
( And now, the continuation... )
Sep. 23rd, 2010
superboyprime
thehefnerSo seriously, what the hell has DC been doing with Two-Face for the past year and a half?
I ask because I wanted to review the final part of the first-ever Two-Face solo story wrapped up in Batman: Streets of Gotham, which came out today. But I realized that such a review was impossible without looking into the events that brought the character to this point, as written by Tony Daniel, Judd Winick, and Marc Andreyko, neither of whom seemed to read the other's stories and utterly ignored continuity when it came to Two-Face.
Has anyone else noticed this? Has anyone else been confused?
Let's take a blow-by-blow look at Two-Face over the past year and a half, and you let me know if this makes any sense, or if I'm missing out on some crucial detail somewhere along the way. Please, seriously, help me out here. I feel like no one else is even noticing these glaring inconsistencies.
And while I'm at it, I'd like to rant a bit about Andreyko's Manhunter co-feature from Streets of Gotham. Hope you don't mind.
( How Harvey's been (mis?)used ever since the events of BATMAN R.I.P.... )
...
What?!
Is this all due to some editorial clusterfuck, ala Countdown, Death of the New Gods, and Final Crisis all contradicting one another in various ways? And unlike that clusterfuck, no one else seems to be noticing THIS clusterfuck!
And then there's the actual Two-Face solo story by Ivan Brandon, the one that just today wrapped up in Streets of Gotham. That one seems to be another clusterfuck for some reason, not to mention the story itself is frustrating in its own ways. But I'll address all that in my next post, when I tackle Two-Face: The Long Way Down heads-on. Hopefully no one else will post scans of it in the meantime.
I ask because I wanted to review the final part of the first-ever Two-Face solo story wrapped up in Batman: Streets of Gotham, which came out today. But I realized that such a review was impossible without looking into the events that brought the character to this point, as written by Tony Daniel, Judd Winick, and Marc Andreyko, neither of whom seemed to read the other's stories and utterly ignored continuity when it came to Two-Face.
Has anyone else noticed this? Has anyone else been confused?
Let's take a blow-by-blow look at Two-Face over the past year and a half, and you let me know if this makes any sense, or if I'm missing out on some crucial detail somewhere along the way. Please, seriously, help me out here. I feel like no one else is even noticing these glaring inconsistencies.
And while I'm at it, I'd like to rant a bit about Andreyko's Manhunter co-feature from Streets of Gotham. Hope you don't mind.
( How Harvey's been (mis?)used ever since the events of BATMAN R.I.P.... )
...
What?!
Is this all due to some editorial clusterfuck, ala Countdown, Death of the New Gods, and Final Crisis all contradicting one another in various ways? And unlike that clusterfuck, no one else seems to be noticing THIS clusterfuck!
And then there's the actual Two-Face solo story by Ivan Brandon, the one that just today wrapped up in Streets of Gotham. That one seems to be another clusterfuck for some reason, not to mention the story itself is frustrating in its own ways. But I'll address all that in my next post, when I tackle Two-Face: The Long Way Down heads-on. Hopefully no one else will post scans of it in the meantime.
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Fan-Thing Thursday!
Sep. 23rd, 2010 11:11 amkingrockwellPost your favorite fanart!
Post fanart, recs and links to your favorite artists, or just whatever you really like! The only requirement is you have to be able to credit the artist, and provide a link if available. If you can't source it, please don't post it. Everything else is free game, fans!
And make sure to keep NSFW art behind a link with a warning.
And of course, your own fanart is welcome, too!
But Fan-thing Thursday isn't just about fanart, post links to your fanfic or fanvids, or rec your favorites! It's all about fan-thing fun.
Post fanart, recs and links to your favorite artists, or just whatever you really like! The only requirement is you have to be able to credit the artist, and provide a link if available. If you can't source it, please don't post it. Everything else is free game, fans!
And make sure to keep NSFW art behind a link with a warning.
And of course, your own fanart is welcome, too!
But Fan-thing Thursday isn't just about fanart, post links to your fanfic or fanvids, or rec your favorites! It's all about fan-thing fun.
Fan Things Thursday , Cass hot times!
Sep. 23rd, 2010 04:53 pmbrilliantnova
Original Deviant Art Link
by FSbot
If I can not have Cass as Batgirl, It would be cool to see her being handed the Nightwing mantle,
and OMG hanging out with TIM. Though I'm a Tim/Tam shipper,
Yet I like the idea of a Cass and Tim( A BIT MORE ) relationship similar to Benson and Stabler off of SVU.
All tension, no resolve and tons of ass kicking!
DCU needs more Cass. I miss her and so does every other person on scans X-D
God I love this drawlllinggg <3 <3 <3
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( Oh and for Legality some Nightwing and Cass Shenanigans under the cut )
Thank you
kingrockwell for looking out
It's Barbara Gordon's Birthday!
Sep. 23rd, 2010 06:01 pmthebigapricotIn 1976 DC issued a calendar that contained the birthdays of the superheroes. And on that calendar this very day was determined to be the birthday of Barbara Gordon. Over at Tumblr there is a celebration going at a few blogs and I thought I'd extend the party to here as well.
( Of course what year she's celebrating is up for discussion )
( Of course what year she's celebrating is up for discussion )
colonel_green
Four scans from Fantastic Four #583, the beginning of the "Three" arc that, from the solicits and what we've seen so far, looks to be about like a hundred different things.
The Scans Daily Planet Bugle
Sep. 23rd, 2010 11:13 pmsd_adminWe have a number of announcements in this edition of the Scans Daily Planet Bugle.
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4. Novella Dedicated to Scans/NoScans Community
New author Helen Louise Caroll has dedicated a just released novella to the Scans/NoScans community. Superheroes In The Suburbs, published by Amber Quill Press, is available for download here.
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"In grateful acknowledgement of Len Wein and J. M. DeMatteis who gave the world two perfect issues of Mister Miracle and to the Scans Daily community for introducing me to said issues."
5. The Delicious Tagging Plugin
In addition to all the other workmurklins has done helping the comm get set up on Delicious, she’s also provided us with a Greasemonkey script that automatically displays the Delicious tags at the bottom of any entry.
There are versions available for both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox over at her scripts page. While Chrome has built-in Greasemonkey functionality, Firefox users will need to install the add-on, available here.
There can be slight conflicts due to Delicious' latency and your browser's local cache, which can delay any new tags displaying immediately, but it can still be an invaluable resource.
Now, due to a backlog we’ve been experiencing, the plug-in won’t display tags for the last month or so because they simply don’t exist. The mod team has been struggling to keep up with the on-site and Delicious tags, but has found the workload more than four people alone can handle. We’re always looking to recruit new tag-wranglers, while also looking into ways we can automate the process of Delicious-tagging. In the meantime, if you’d like to lend a hand, please send us an e-mail at dailyscans AT gmail DOT com and we’d be happy to get you set up as a volunteer.
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The Scans_Daily & NoScans_Daily mod team
1. Mod Departure
It is with regret that we inform you that longtime mod and Superdictionary fanatic
parsimonia/mad is stepping down from the mod team to concentrate on other projects. She will be sorely missed, and we wish her luck in her future endeavours!2. Seeking New Mods
Accordingly, we are seeking new mods. If you are interested in joining the mod team and have some free time on your hands, please contact us at dailyscans AT gmail DOT com.
3. Tinypic has gone US-Only
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*We will update this list, as we find new sites. Members, please do suggest alternatives.
4. Novella Dedicated to Scans/NoScans Community
New author Helen Louise Caroll has dedicated a just released novella to the Scans/NoScans community. Superheroes In The Suburbs, published by Amber Quill Press, is available for download here.
When a secret agent and a superhero move to the suburbs, can they find happiness?
Secret agent Gary has been looking for a home of his own forever. Superhero Cole, aka the Scarlet Bug, just wants to make his lover happy and to get away from being a superhero all the time.
At first, when the men buy a house in the suburbs, they can't help but believe that their dream has come true, that they can finally live a calm, quiet, and "normal" life when they're not on the job.
But Cole and Gary also don't count on over-enthusiastic superhero colleagues helping them move in, or startling guests at the friendly neighborhood barbeque...
The dedication reads:
"In grateful acknowledgement of Len Wein and J. M. DeMatteis who gave the world two perfect issues of Mister Miracle and to the Scans Daily community for introducing me to said issues."
5. The Delicious Tagging Plugin
In addition to all the other work
murklins has done helping the comm get set up on Delicious, she’s also provided us with a Greasemonkey script that automatically displays the Delicious tags at the bottom of any entry.There are versions available for both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox over at her scripts page. While Chrome has built-in Greasemonkey functionality, Firefox users will need to install the add-on, available here.
There can be slight conflicts due to Delicious' latency and your browser's local cache, which can delay any new tags displaying immediately, but it can still be an invaluable resource.
Now, due to a backlog we’ve been experiencing, the plug-in won’t display tags for the last month or so because they simply don’t exist. The mod team has been struggling to keep up with the on-site and Delicious tags, but has found the workload more than four people alone can handle. We’re always looking to recruit new tag-wranglers, while also looking into ways we can automate the process of Delicious-tagging. In the meantime, if you’d like to lend a hand, please send us an e-mail at dailyscans AT gmail DOT com and we’d be happy to get you set up as a volunteer.
As always, thank you for your cooperation and support (as well as your cracky scans!), and continue being your awesome selves.
The mod team can be reached at dailyscans AT gmail DOT com. Don’t hesitate to contact us with questions, concerns or suggestions!
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thehefnerTwo-Face: The Long Way Down, was supposed to run in the form of nine-page co-features, one part per issue, just like the Manhunter. Six parts over six issues of Batman: Streets of Gotham, right alongside Paul Dini's House of Hush storyline.
Instead, the first story in SoG #14 was eighteen pages (twice as long as the main Hush story!), twice the length, and clearly the first two parts smooshed together. Then, the next issue, SoG #15, was ENTIRELY devoted to the Two-Face story! At twenty-seven pages, that's the next three parts, back to back! Finally, in last Wednesday's SoG #16, the conclusion ran the regular nine pages.
Six parts, awkwardly shoved into three issues, and throwing off the flow of the title's main feature to boot. This wouldn't be such a problem, except that it was that last factor which pissed off comic readers.
When I went looking for reviews of SoG #15--the all-Two-Face issue--I found tons of angry comic fans declaring that they were dropping SoG. They were furious that there was no Hush story. Few had anything to say about the Two-Face story itself. They didn't even care.
Why? Do fans really like Hush that much? More than Two-Face?! Look, it would be one thing if they were dropping it over displeasure at the story itself (and they might have had cause, as we'll see below), but the story's quality was immaterial. All they cared about was Dini's Hush story. They had zero interest in a Two-Face-centric story, period.
This is strange, sad, and frustrating to me as a great fan of the character and Batman in general, all the more so because of the story itself. So let's do what so many fans didn't and give this story a look, as Harvey finds himself on the run from the bat, the cops, the feds, and the mob, doing whatever it takes of survive. Even if it means wearing a stupid hoodie.
( Two-Face in... THE LONG WAY DOWN from BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #14-16 )
Seriously. What the hell happened? Clearly something happened, or the story wouldn't have been juggled around and smooshed together, ending in what feels--to be--to be an abrupt and rushed fashion. Either way, no one in the comics blogosphere seems to be raising any questions or complaints. No one really cares.
One way or another, I fear this means that the first Two-Face solo feature may also be the last.
Instead, the first story in SoG #14 was eighteen pages (twice as long as the main Hush story!), twice the length, and clearly the first two parts smooshed together. Then, the next issue, SoG #15, was ENTIRELY devoted to the Two-Face story! At twenty-seven pages, that's the next three parts, back to back! Finally, in last Wednesday's SoG #16, the conclusion ran the regular nine pages.
Six parts, awkwardly shoved into three issues, and throwing off the flow of the title's main feature to boot. This wouldn't be such a problem, except that it was that last factor which pissed off comic readers.
When I went looking for reviews of SoG #15--the all-Two-Face issue--I found tons of angry comic fans declaring that they were dropping SoG. They were furious that there was no Hush story. Few had anything to say about the Two-Face story itself. They didn't even care.
Why? Do fans really like Hush that much? More than Two-Face?! Look, it would be one thing if they were dropping it over displeasure at the story itself (and they might have had cause, as we'll see below), but the story's quality was immaterial. All they cared about was Dini's Hush story. They had zero interest in a Two-Face-centric story, period.
This is strange, sad, and frustrating to me as a great fan of the character and Batman in general, all the more so because of the story itself. So let's do what so many fans didn't and give this story a look, as Harvey finds himself on the run from the bat, the cops, the feds, and the mob, doing whatever it takes of survive. Even if it means wearing a stupid hoodie.
( Two-Face in... THE LONG WAY DOWN from BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #14-16 )
Seriously. What the hell happened? Clearly something happened, or the story wouldn't have been juggled around and smooshed together, ending in what feels--to be--to be an abrupt and rushed fashion. Either way, no one in the comics blogosphere seems to be raising any questions or complaints. No one really cares.
One way or another, I fear this means that the first Two-Face solo feature may also be the last.