Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Still tearing through all of the books I've been getting. Hobby is quickly turning into addiction.
Picked up Superman: Red Son, as I had remembered nomoment had spoken highly about it, and some reviews had agreed with his point of view. It's definitely an interesting take on the IP, and it works pretty well. Obviously, Superman represents truth, justice, and the American way so it was pretty jarring to see him as a dirty commie. Personally, I thought it was a fantastic read and well worth checking out for those that are fans of Supes. However I did not like the ending. As Matlock had put it in the chat, it was like Superman being trapped in an episode of the Twilight Zone, and it just did not jive with me.
The appearances of Hal Jordan, commie Batman, and Oliver Queen were pretty cool. Pretty well worth a read for comics fans.
Batman: The Killing Joke..... I am pretty mixed on this one. On the one hand it's a fantastic examination of the psychology between and behind the two arch-rivals. On the other hand that ending was just so off, in my opinion. Here we have the Joker in his most evil of roles and how does the book end?
Granted, the book does illustrate that there is a fine line between Batman's 'insanity' and Joker's insanity, it also shows how Joker got to that point and how he tried to turn Gordon to that point... but then that ending... I was somewhat hoping that
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It's definitely a great Batman story, but I can't say I hold it in as high a regard as say, Dark Knight Returns or...
...Batman: Year One was fucking amazing. I just love Miller's style with Batman. I had already read DKR, and one of the points I really enjoyed in it was how Miller made sure to keep Batman firmly grounded in his humanity. He'd think to himself about how much pain he's in, or how he barely got out of whatever situation. It's a stark change from what I was used to from the animated series and other books. Year One has the same style of narration, but I can much more easily relate to this Batman than the older one. I don't even know what to say other than read this book.
I guess my next few purchases are going to be Arkham Asylum, The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and Knightfall.
Picked up Superman: Red Son, as I had remembered nomoment had spoken highly about it, and some reviews had agreed with his point of view. It's definitely an interesting take on the IP, and it works pretty well. Obviously, Superman represents truth, justice, and the American way so it was pretty jarring to see him as a dirty commie. Personally, I thought it was a fantastic read and well worth checking out for those that are fans of Supes. However I did not like the ending. As Matlock had put it in the chat, it was like Superman being trapped in an episode of the Twilight Zone, and it just did not jive with me.
It just seemed a bit contrived to me, especially with this whole issue of time travel. Why not just build a vessel big enough for the entire civilization and send them back in time on a totally uninhabited planet? But yeah, I mean I can kinda see how it would be for the better as history would ultimately repeat infinitely. The ultimate cat and mouse game between Lex and Supes, I guess.
Batman: The Killing Joke..... I am pretty mixed on this one. On the one hand it's a fantastic examination of the psychology between and behind the two arch-rivals. On the other hand that ending was just so off, in my opinion. Here we have the Joker in his most evil of roles and how does the book end?
Batman and Joker laughing in the rain, and shortly thereafter the Joker is taken away in a police cruiser.
Batman would kill him
It's definitely a great Batman story, but I can't say I hold it in as high a regard as say, Dark Knight Returns or......Batman: Year One was fucking amazing. I just love Miller's style with Batman. I had already read DKR, and one of the points I really enjoyed in it was how Miller made sure to keep Batman firmly grounded in his humanity. He'd think to himself about how much pain he's in, or how he barely got out of whatever situation. It's a stark change from what I was used to from the animated series and other books. Year One has the same style of narration, but I can much more easily relate to this Batman than the older one. I don't even know what to say other than read this book.
I guess my next few purchases are going to be Arkham Asylum, The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and Knightfall.
