Whenever Warren Ellis does something like newuniversal or the Ultimate Galactus trilogy, I’m left wondering why he’s regarded as a good writer. Then I remember he wrote Planetary. And then I remember that he still hasn’t finished Planetary. I’ve been waiting for the final issue of Planetary for what seems like forever. I didn’t get…
Last week was kind of slow for me, and I think I only bought one book that wasn’t Countdown or the Book of Doom, so being unable to write a segue, I thought instead I would just bemoan the coming of Black Wednesday. Wednesdays are typically my favorite day of the week. At least they…
Maybe you’ve seen this before. If so, good for you, just don’t rub it in our faces, you jerk! What was I saying? Oh, yeah, Ted Kord has been AWOL from comics ever since his brains met the tile floor in Dracula’s castle, unless you count that fake Ted Kord that showed up in Manhunter…
Most of this is somewhat old news in the rapid world of the internet, but there’s so many different versions of this same issue popping up in the past few weeks, I think it’s worth collecting just to see how publishers are repeating themselves. I normally skip everything I ever see regarding statues of comic…
When the folks at DC sent over two of the new books from the company’s new Minx line — which is targeted at a young, hip female audience — I wondered what would happen if the books weren’t any good. If I were inclined to give the books bad reviews, would it come across as…
[SFX: Podcast of Doom theme music] JIM DOOM: Hello and welcome to the latest installment of the Legion of Doom’s Podcast of Doom! I am your co-host, Jim Doom. DOOM DeLUISE: And I am your other co-host, Doom DeLuise! [SFX: Music fades out] JD: Now Doom, first thing’s first — I want to plug our…
This latest edition of the Previews running diary is dedicated to the hardest working guy in comics, Batman, who celebrates his 68th birthday today. That’s older than my dad, and my dad is well past his prime crime fighting days. Actually, my dad’s a dentist, so he never really fought any crime. But if he…
Here at the Legion of Doom, we’re always looking out for each other and doing our best to help each other whenever we can. Well, as you may recall, The Joe Quesada Award for Distinction in Diminishing Stories You Had Nothing To Do With was a creation of Fin Fang Doom back in the late…
I was just reading Newsarama’s interview with Justice Society of America artist Dale Eaglesham when I thought, “Gosh, that new Sandman really looks stupid.” Then I started thinking even more, and realized that pretty much every incarnation of Sandman, regardless of era or company, looks stupid. Starting out, we’ve got the Golden Age Sandman, who…
It looks like DC’s making this thing a habit now. Even though they certainly have the best of intentions, they just don’t seem to be coming up with the right solutions to their problems. World War III was kind of a letdown. But maybe I didn’t go into it expecting it to be what it…