quote:Originally posted by Frostfyre: Anyone have any comments on the latest issue of Robin??
As someone who doesn't regularly follow the ROBIN title, I have to say... I liked it. Steph's drive and determination in the face of her inexperience, Bats' clinical detachment (apparently) from Tim after he chose to retire, Alfred's questioning Bats' motives, the vignettes of Tim's return to a "normal" life... all really compelling writing by Bill Willingham. I only ordered #126 because DCBS was offering it at a special 50% discount, but I'll be checking out at least the next issue, if not Spoiler's entire run as Robin.
From: Up a Gumtree | Registered: Jul 2003
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Pov, I don't read Robin either I just flipped through and had to have it great turn of events in this issue I'm gonna be reading the enire Spolier as Robin run!!!!
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From: tennessee | Registered: Jul 2003
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I'm not really that big on it, but I do like Stephanie as a character. Be weary though guys, Stephanie getting hurt bad or killed might be a possibility down the road...
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Don't expect Steph around long. Last week's All The Rage (highlight to see):
quote:Round Robin
Wondering how long DC is going to run with the new female Robin? From what I hear, it won’t be much longer. Word is that the former Spoiler/current Robin will be crippled or killed in the upcoming Batman: War Games crossover. Furthermore, Tim Drake's dad will be “disposed of”, paving the way for Tim to become Robin again. Afterwards, Tim is expected to remain Robin for the foreseeable future, both in his own book and the related Bat-titles, Teen Titans, and so on…
If true, this rumor tracks with Dan Didio’s recent comments at Wizard World East. During the DC panel, he mentioned that the current Robin storyline has direct repercussions on how War Games plays out. He also said it would “change Batman’s relationship to his support staff.”
To which, I say “Death in the Family, anyone?”
This Has A “Status Quo is Here Again” Factor of Eight Out of Ten
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I like Stephanie, too. I hope she isn't killed in the upcoming multiparter. But I prefer Tim as Robin... he's really a refreshing young character. I was surprised how much I liked him when he debuted.
Maybe Stephanie could call herself Bat-Girl? Or even Batwoman? How would she look in red and yellow?
EXILES 48 The creative team's got some work ahead of them to make me care about Namora. I don't much like the 'swap one blue-skinned babe for another blue-skinned babe' development. Even though Beak's ostensibly Nocturne's replacement. He's hardly a substitute... but that's the point, isn't it?
I wonder if Nocturne's story will continue in these pages or in another title's? Just who met her at the gates to X-Mansion?
Angel and all her babies predicament is the first time we've seen the consequences of one of the Exile's absence from their home, isn't it? Sad...
Typically, for superheroes, it looks like TJ won't be keeping Mimic's promise to Beak...
The Fantastic Four always are fun in these throw-down situations, for some reason. How 'bout next time an altEarth FF story is visited, that Earth's FF contains Crystal and/or Medusa?
Crystal, Medusa, Invisible Girl and the Thing... that'd be fun. Medusa can be the stretchable-tressed genius, Crystal can 'Flame On' and Sue and Ben can be the married couple...
Or maybe a non-Richards FF? Crystal, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Polaris... for a more mutant-FF.
UNCANNY X-MEN 445: Carol Danvers! Appearing in the X-Men! In her classic uniform! Is this 2004?
I enjoyed seeing her here.
LOVED the Nightcrawler/Storm scenes... especially when they rose waltzing into the air. I don't know what Claremont intends for these two long-time friends, but could anything be *more* romantic?
I know zip about the Captian Britain mythos, so Fury's new to me. He seemed familiar and fairly routine.
The personal bits were the best part of the issue. The art was quite good, with some nice dialogue to support it.
I trust that Sam isn't in the situation he appears to be in, at the issue's conclusion...
AUTHORITY: MORE KEV 1... I didn't read Kev's first appearances, so, for me, the story really began with the first panel set on The Carrier. Y'know... the Authority is, in some ways, even goofier and sillier than some of the Silver Age stories that modern readers giggle over... with breasts and cuss words thrown in. So is 'reality'.
The opening scene with Kev and his coitus interruptis via assissins was snickery, but the transformations of the Authority members who return to the Carrier were FUNNY!
"Get your hands off my tits, you bastard!" Tee-hee! How could Apollo have known?
I'll admit it; I find Apollo and Midnighter fun. They're no more realistic than the counterparts they're meant to ape. I'd love to see a more 'sane' gay superhero couple, but until I do... this pair's antics will suffice.
Their dialogue is over the top, not even vaguely sexual. I'm sure that's offensive to some readers on both sides of the 'gay divide'. It arouses a smile, for me. "I've spent enought time around your balls to know I don't want to replace them..." Snicker.
Written with a leer, obviously... but not a malicious one... I hope.
Mindless entertainment written by a sharp 'pen'.
THOR 79/581... I know that some will find this a rushed end to a looooong storyline, but I thought there was a certain logical cohesiveness to it.
Obviously, Asgard wasn't going to hover above Manhattan for the rest of the existence of the Marvel Universe... unless Thor and co. are going to break off into their own exclusive little 'Thor-verse'.
Who didn't see a reset coming? It was the means to an end.
THOR 80-582... Love the trappings of myth... love Loki as a cosmic-class opponent, not a clown (though he could easily veer into a different kind of clown... there's a 'human' side to Loki, too)... love Thor's thinking of the Avengers as 'brothers' just as he gasps out "Avengers... Assemble!"...
Hate, hate, hate the nonchalant deaths of Sif, Balder and the Warriors Three... the very offhandedness with which they're dispatched makes me think that their 'deaths' won't exactly be permanent.
If I'm wrong, I won't be reading Thor for very much longer. Sif and Balder, in particular, are big factors regulating my enjoyment of this title.
As it is, this opening chapter of AVENGERS DISASSEMBLE has my attention... in spades.
Nice to see the Valkyries on Asgard... now, about THE Valkyrie showing up, hmmm?
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To keep up with adding my own comments to Todds :
Uncanny X-Men: Absolutely loved it. I agree, the moments between Storm and Nightcrawler were the highlight and very welcome. These two have been friends for so long, and I really love to see these scenes. It was a great read this month, like last, and I can't get enough of it. This reminds me of the *old* Claremont, and I can't get enough of this group of characters, and the situations of this issue. Kurt and Logan's opening scenes were good, and no one writes a better Cannonball than his creator.
Thor: The issue that wrapped up that major storyline was good for me b/c most importantly, it finally wrapped up the storyline. Rushed or not, I'm just glad it's over.
For the latest: Wow. The story was good. The art was magnificent, and seeing Loki, the Fenris Wolf, Ulik and the Midguard Serpent was crazy. Thor calling on his 'brothers' was a nice touch.
But I really hope that Baldur and Sif (and the Warriors 3) aren't dead. I half think they'll come back (I mean c'mon, Thor's whole cast dead?), but with this "Re-assembled" business gets me worried. Sif does have the power to travel through time/space, so she could have gotten her and Baldur (and others) out of there. But it was shocking nonetheless. I think I'm going to wait to see how the arc ends before I comment on any deaths.
But the art was great and Thor was exciting for the first time in who knows when. And cool shots of a young Fandral and Volstagg, Odin in all his magnificence, Thor as a regal and sane king, the Valkryes, the Norse gods saluting a fallen Dwarven hero (very nice touch), etc.
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