I just read a TP volume of "Y: The Last Man" and I was thoroughly impressed. Vertigo books are fantastic. I suppose I grew up in an innocent age where I didn't realize that profit dictated storylines. I thought it was mere coincidence that Azrael took over Batman's cowl in issue #500 and I believed that Wolverine showed up in every Marvel offering because he was integral to the story. :)
Here's to comics where the story comes first, and the creators keep it real.
I survived the downfall of WonderWoman and Supergirl and Superman's Superdog, and can attest to the fact that life DOES go on after your favorites have hit the fan.
OK, this may show my age, but...does ANYONE remember Caspar the friendly ghost, or Wendy the Friendly Witch? Archie?
My first comic experience was Archie way back in '76. I had all the Archie, Richie Rich, and Casper comics (still do). I guess that's why I color my strips in that flavor. Yeah, PeaceZGood, we're gettin' old, but we're still cool. Hahaha!
I'm a huge fan of Y the last man... and then found Ex Machina as a result of following Brain K Vaugh from Y,.. Have you checked out Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis... it is a nasty world that is awesome to step into. The hero is a journalist who stops at nothing... great suff
That's the way I felt when the comic book continuity that I read as a kid and regarded as Unchangeable Law got thrown to the wayside and now my kids are reading the same comics with totally different histories and characters. I think there's a chance I'm gonna die eventually, too. :)
If you're talking about DC and it's many Crises, I'm right there with you. I knew the Golden and Silver Age continuities like the back of my hand. I was in grade school when Crisis on Infinite Earths did away with all the other Supermen, Green Lanterns, Batmen, etc. and they rebooted the whole thing. I missed the multiverse, but Crisis was very cool so I went with it. Then it all started to unravel. Then came another crisis. And another. And another's either here now or coming soon, and even though it's called "Final Crisis," I think that just means "Final Crisis until sales dip again and we decided to have Yet Another Crisis." All the stuff I read growing up is meaningless now. None of it ever happened.
I don't buy Marvel (except Ultimate Spider-Man) or DC because of this. The only comics I buy now are self-contained universes. Ex Machina, Y the Last Man, etc., where I'm pretty sure it won't all be erased in a few years by some big crossover event.
Replacing childhood icons...yep. I can relate to the feeling. Very funny, even with the additional "the" which was overlooked in editing.
First time I saw Five Star Friday! Great website, and congratulations on choosing that very short dialogue on the Twit Candorville strip to highlight! I re-read it and I do believe it goes along with the Mark Twain quote you wrote about saying a WHOLE LOT in a VERY SHORT message.
I hate to be the grammar critic, but you may want to recheck frame 3, lines 2 and 3.
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I just read a TP volume of "Y: The Last Man" and I was thoroughly impressed. Vertigo books are fantastic. I suppose I grew up in an innocent age where I didn't realize that profit dictated storylines. I thought it was mere coincidence that Azrael took over Batman's cowl in issue #500 and I believed that Wolverine showed up in every Marvel offering because he was integral to the story. :)
Here's to comics where the story comes first, and the creators keep it real.
I survived the downfall of WonderWoman and Supergirl and Superman's Superdog, and can attest to the fact that life DOES go on after your favorites have hit the fan.
OK, this may show my age, but...does ANYONE remember Caspar the friendly ghost, or Wendy the Friendly Witch? Archie?
My first comic experience was Archie way back in '76. I had all the Archie, Richie Rich, and Casper comics (still do). I guess that's why I color my strips in that flavor. Yeah, PeaceZGood, we're gettin' old, but we're still cool. Hahaha!
I'm a huge fan of Y the last man... and then found Ex Machina as a result of following Brain K Vaugh from Y,.. Have you checked out Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis... it is a nasty world that is awesome to step into. The hero is a journalist who stops at nothing... great suff
That's the way I felt when the comic book continuity that I read as a kid and regarded as Unchangeable Law got thrown to the wayside and now my kids are reading the same comics with totally different histories and characters. I think there's a chance I'm gonna die eventually, too. :)
If you're talking about DC and it's many Crises, I'm right there with you. I knew the Golden and Silver Age continuities like the back of my hand. I was in grade school when Crisis on Infinite Earths did away with all the other Supermen, Green Lanterns, Batmen, etc. and they rebooted the whole thing. I missed the multiverse, but Crisis was very cool so I went with it. Then it all started to unravel. Then came another crisis. And another. And another's either here now or coming soon, and even though it's called "Final Crisis," I think that just means "Final Crisis until sales dip again and we decided to have Yet Another Crisis." All the stuff I read growing up is meaningless now. None of it ever happened.
I don't buy Marvel (except Ultimate Spider-Man) or DC because of this. The only comics I buy now are self-contained universes. Ex Machina, Y the Last Man, etc., where I'm pretty sure it won't all be erased in a few years by some big crossover event.
Replacing childhood icons...yep. I can relate to the feeling. Very funny, even with the additional "the" which was overlooked in editing.
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First time I saw Five Star Friday! Great website, and congratulations on choosing that very short dialogue on the Twit Candorville strip to highlight! I re-read it and I do believe it goes along with the Mark Twain quote you wrote about saying a WHOLE LOT in a VERY SHORT message.
I hate to be the grammar critic, but you may want to recheck frame 3, lines 2 and 3.
D'oh!