rogue rage

drive-by readings

The Flash #4 (DC) "Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues, Part Four" Geoff Johns Francis Manapul Brian Buccellato Sal Cipriano Scott Kolins/Michael Atiyeh (variant cover)

what we learned: one of the future Rogues break protocol and actually tells Barry Allen why they're arresting him (of course there's a reason why he would even kill a Rogue - and its one of those damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't things). not far from the formerly washed-up Boomerang's heels, are the present-day Rogues, who apparently can't sit still while watching the conflict unfold on TV.
oh shit moment: the fact that i am reading a Flash comic without Wally West. i mean, i love Geoff Johns and all, but ...
what's next: who's Rogue Leader? i don't know, you tell me.


listen ... somebody has to ink Manapul quick. these pencil sketches are becoming stale.

hi, i'm Luthor ... Dick Luthor.

imagine if you had some form of terminal cancer. and Lex Luthor cured you. then he gave it back to you after five minutes.

dick.

snaps: Adventure Comics #5

... where the fantasies of a solid majority of disgusted DC fanboys almost come true. and they all ended up being a lot more disgusted. oh, and Conner meets Luthor again.

1) oboyoboyoboyoboy!! SuperBrat Prime to be torn apart by Blackest Night zombies! sweeeeeeeet!!!!


2) even better - SuperBrat Prime going after The D Man!! wooohoooooo!!! tear him a new one, then kill yourself!!!!


3) Schlagman and Berganza probably got a kick out of this.


4) we all know a lie when we hear one ... or do we??


5) not sure if she's saying she sucks a lot better or a lot less. moving on ...



Marvel's Assistant Editors Month back in the '80s still rules!!!

drive-by readings: Adventure Comics #1

Adventure Comics #1 (DC) "The Boy of Steel, Part 1"/"Long Live the Legion" Geoff Johns Francis Manapul Brian Buccellato Steve Wands Clayton Henry Brian Reber Sal Cipriano

this is what the hype was? Conner Kent a.k.a. Kon El a.k.a. that Superboy you hated when he first came out after the death of Superman, now again has his own book (mostly) and he's settled in Smallville trying to understand his roots. he's basically half-Kal and half-Luthor after all. he's really a much more palatable Tom Welling. anyway, Geoff Johns writes some darker undertones contrasting Francis Manapul's kid-friendly sketches (there's something off about the noses on the cover though), and sows some intrigue (not to mention Blackest Night, but not sure if its going to be dealt with here). by the way, has he hooked up with Cassie yet? oh, that's next issue. duh.

the backup story with the Legion is of course meant for hardcore fans (Geoff Johns, showoff) or those who went insane like Thom Kallor.

i don't think this is a good idea.

mashups, just for the sake of being mashups, sound lazy. maybe it was fun in the '90s, but no one's laughing now. well, maybe some. at the ridiculousness of it all.

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Superman/Batman #60