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Hi everyone, a chap of my acquaintance is asking for help finding a specific issue of Batman from the 1970s. Here's what he says:

I’m trying to find the artist of an odd one-off Batman from the 70s involving a lot of rain, flooding in Gotham, sewers, and cutting to a rich socialite who appears to be a victim but is the perpetrator of a plot.

The one I'm thinking of is more like a bomb plot, Batman has to go into the drains to stop a bomb causing a big flood? But it's a distraction from the socialite's heist.

He's pretty sure it's not The Daily Death of Terry Tremayne.

Thanks in advance for any help. Also woo, it's been forever since I've been on this comm.

numeronone

Hullo All.

I woke up this morning puzzled by a notion I'd had of a comic I saw on s-d ages ago - perhaps when we were still on LJ or IJ. Only thing is I can't recall the title or the characters' names. I was wondering if anyone might know of it and could help me out?

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shadowkat

So, I found this blog post on my DW friends feed, and am curious as to how fellow comic fans would view it. The individual who posted it isn't a fan of comics, just the MCU films and games.

Comic Books Incorporated- Interview with Shawna Kidman

Shawna Kidman has written a book on "How the Business of Comics Became the Business of Hollywood". She's used to work in the comic book industry (specifically DC) and currently teaches media studies at the University Level.

( Shawna Kidman's background )

You discuss comics fans as “privileged,” which would seem to be the exact opposite of John Tulloch’s concept of television fans as a “powerless elite.” In what sense are comics fans privileged and how is their influence felt within the comics industry?
( Professor Shawna's Response )

deh_tommy

( Alternative titles: Son of the CIVIL WAR II, CIVIL WAR II's Christmas Vacation, The Next CIVIL WAR... )

deh_tommy

If Otto "SpOck" Octavius was the Superior Spider-Man, Eric O'Grady was the Irredeemable Ant-Man, Inverted!Tony Stark was the Superior Iron Man and Victor von Doom is the Infamous Iron Man...

What alliterative title could we bestow upon Captain "HYDRACap" America?

deh_tommy

Hello! I'm sorry if I'm being rude, but I was just reading about how Scans_Daily was shut down once before due to a complaint by prolific writer Peter David. I would like to know - are we not allowed to post his tales on this site? I was hoping to do something from Hulk: The End, if that's okay.

Thank you in advance!

EDIT: thatnickguy has pointed out that Peter David has responded to this topic (and some of the hostilities found within)!

hatman

( Question, no scans... )

alicemacher

Asher Elbein, writing for TheAtlantic.com, discusses declining Superman sales and DC's history of attempts to "fix" the character, whether by adding or subtracting powers, tinkering with his costume, making his personality and that of his supporting cast darker and edgier, launching one "reboot" after another, or some combination of the above.

"The irony of all this is that, for all the rust and ineffectual tinkering, the storytelling engine built by Siegel and Shuster still runs. Superman remains as inspirational a character as he did during the Great Depression: Considering the current state of rampant income inequality, brutal law enforcement and corrupt politics, the immigrant superhero from the planet Krypton may be more relevant now than he has been in years. What the comic requires now is not another reboot, but a forceful, committed attempt to refine the engine that currently exists—to stop trying to make Superman something he’s not, and to focus instead on what he is."

Should Superman be returned to his Siegel/Shuster roots? Discuss.

alicemacher

Which feature from the Golden-Age jumbo title Clue Comics would you most like to see more posts of? Please leave your vote in the comments.

( Handy links to the first issue's stories behind the cut )

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Now whilst, obviously, scans_daily is THE place to be on the web for comic related awesomeness, it seems only fair to acknowledge that there are other forms of comic fan media out there.

In the past I've made no secret of my liking for Rachel and Miles X-plain the X-Men, which has J.Rachel Edidin and Miles Stoke take us through a fun examination of, well, basically all the X-titles since 1963 in order. They're a nice combination of enthusiasm and trenchant analysis, particularly in terms of context and identity.

They also share my particular affection for Doug Ramsey and Warlock (We've just reached the start of The Fall of the Mutants, so this is not going to be a fun few weeks) which give them extra points from me), and they led me indirectly to this fascinating episode of The Uncanny X-Cast, where Louise Simonson speaks very entertainignly of her work in the X-Verse and WHY the New Mutants changed so much under her writing. I still can't entirely forgive her for New Mutants 60, but at least I understand more of the "Why".)

They are also taking part in the massive (in podcast terms) crossover which has become known as

( THE SECRET CONVERGENCE ON INFINITE PODCASTS! )

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Put this one in the "What might have been" column -

Gail Simone on Twitter this week mentioned that there had been a plan a few years ago for DC to publish outsize comic books with multiple stories from multiple creators.

One would have been Superman, another would have been a superteam (she doesn't mention which one) and the one she would have been involved with is one that would have had Grant Morrison, Mark Waid and herself on the three members of the Marvel Family, with the main title rotating.

This would have been A) Awesome and B) in line with the old Captain Marvel comics whereby there were distinct stories and creators the individual members each with a distinct art style; CC Beck on Captain Marvel, Mac Raboy on Captain Marvel Jr and Marc Swayze on Mary Marvel.

As someone who has not managed to learn to love the current Shazam, this is a rather poignant loss.

So to start the new week, let's turn this into a discussion; your dream creative team for a main, or lesser known, character?

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NS: Help finding a Batman 1970s comic

(No Scans) A Hopeful Request: Have You Seen This Comic?

Are comic book fans privileged?

NS: A question regarding CIVIL WAR II: Guardians

Just a silly little question I had in mind

NS: Comics-related question - Can we post Peter David?

QUESTION: Anyone know of a good place to donate comics?

Ns: The Atlantic article "The Trouble with Superman"

NS: Vote for your favourite Clue Comics feature!

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NoScans - Morrison, Waid and Simone on the Marvel Family

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