All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder #8
Oh my god, I'm starting to actually like this title. How implausible is that? This book is just so GODDAMNED over-the-top it's hysterical, and geez, what can I say? It's definitely becoming OKAY. Partially due to getting back on a monthly schedule, but really, it's growing on me.
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Thursday, December 06, 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007
All-Star Batman and Robin: The Boy Wonder #7
All-Star GODDAMN Batman and Robin: The Boy Wonder #7
For the first time, I'm tempted to say this issue is actually GOOD. Since it's started coming out regularly once again, it's gained some little bit of forward momentum, and in this issue there's some actual furtherance of the main plot - all but forgotten by now - of the murder of Dick Grayson's family.
Plus, the GODDAMN BATMAN knocks boots - and other things - with Black Canary, who doesn't have an atrocious pseudo Irish brogue phoneticized by Miller - merely a mention by the GODDAMN BATMAN that he can pinpoint her place of origin from her accent.
Also, Dick actually does something, for the first time.
And the GODDAMN BATMAN actually talks to another human being - even though he mostly tells her to shut up.
And Dick gets given a choice: Avenger or Detective? He chooses Detective and we finally get our plot furtherance. It's creepy.
I love the Frank Miller covers. I want to see Miller doing this entire thing. Especially the last page.
Completely incongruous, however, is the DC Nation page which peddles kiddie books.
What's the subtext there?
Do the editors even care?
For the first time, I'm tempted to say this issue is actually GOOD. Since it's started coming out regularly once again, it's gained some little bit of forward momentum, and in this issue there's some actual furtherance of the main plot - all but forgotten by now - of the murder of Dick Grayson's family.
Plus, the GODDAMN BATMAN knocks boots - and other things - with Black Canary, who doesn't have an atrocious pseudo Irish brogue phoneticized by Miller - merely a mention by the GODDAMN BATMAN that he can pinpoint her place of origin from her accent.
Also, Dick actually does something, for the first time.
And the GODDAMN BATMAN actually talks to another human being - even though he mostly tells her to shut up.
And Dick gets given a choice: Avenger or Detective? He chooses Detective and we finally get our plot furtherance. It's creepy.
I love the Frank Miller covers. I want to see Miller doing this entire thing. Especially the last page.
Completely incongruous, however, is the DC Nation page which peddles kiddie books.
What's the subtext there?
Do the editors even care?
Sunday, May 20, 2007
All Star Batman and Robin The Boy Wonder #5
All Star Batman and Robin The Boy Wonder #5
Being that this book never comes out, there's no way to do a proper review of this particular issue. However, one can see from this book's contents what Frank Miller is truly up to. This is nothing more than the self-masturbatory fan fiction of a deranged mind. There's no other way to describe the portrayals of the classic superheroes in this book, since they bear little resemblance to their mainstream DCU selves. One thing that concerns me though. Being that Miller is so blatantly misogynistic in this book, one is led to make one of three conclusions about his marriage to colorist Lynn Varley. Miller is either 1) whipped. 2) abusive. 3) a bottled up mess of anger and rage. Of course, Varley's work on DK2 shows that she may very well be on hallucinatory medications, so perhaps they enable her to live with him if on of the latter two conclusions is true. Interesting CRAP.
[Edit: According to Wikipedia, Miller and Varley divorced in 2005. That would be a clear indication that his "work" on this title expresses his true feelings for women in the wake of his divorce.]
Being that this book never comes out, there's no way to do a proper review of this particular issue. However, one can see from this book's contents what Frank Miller is truly up to. This is nothing more than the self-masturbatory fan fiction of a deranged mind. There's no other way to describe the portrayals of the classic superheroes in this book, since they bear little resemblance to their mainstream DCU selves. One thing that concerns me though. Being that Miller is so blatantly misogynistic in this book, one is led to make one of three conclusions about his marriage to colorist Lynn Varley. Miller is either 1) whipped. 2) abusive. 3) a bottled up mess of anger and rage. Of course, Varley's work on DK2 shows that she may very well be on hallucinatory medications, so perhaps they enable her to live with him if on of the latter two conclusions is true. Interesting CRAP.
[Edit: According to Wikipedia, Miller and Varley divorced in 2005. That would be a clear indication that his "work" on this title expresses his true feelings for women in the wake of his divorce.]
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