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Hope Corgi is at it again.
Hope Corgi needs to be a canon Lantern.
Uh, yes?
YES
YES HE DOES
And then we need to get a story all about him hanging out with Dex-Star
Where he cheers him up with fun space adventures :D
Okay, I love the idea of Hope Corgi.
Look at his silly happy face
As he spreads joy and good feelings throughout the DCU
The DCU is in serious need of the Hope Corgi <3
Hope Corgi needs to be the one who rolls back the New 52 (but leaves the good bits like Batwoman and more inclusive cast of Batgirl included).
Like, ‘Wow, everyone here is so dark and gritty and mean and depressed. I got this.” And boom, suddenly DC wasn’t afraid of looking somewhat light-hearted and uplifting instead of the worst of the 1990s again. Thanks to the blue light of hope, dissolving Dan DiDio into nothingness.
Hope Corgi then gets many belly rubs from Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, Scandal Savage, et al. A job well done.
(Source: guantanamo-baywatch)
The above link is to an epic response from Grant Morrison to Alan Moore. It’s so epic, I’m only half way through it, but I wanted to stop at the part about Michael Moorcock.
I don’t dabble much in creator drama, so I didn’t actually know Moorcock had such disdain for Morrison. It shocks me, because if it wasn’t for Morrison I likely never would have picked up a Jerry Cornelius book. Since Morrison led me to discovering Cornelius I’ve read every single Moorcock story (as far as I know) that features the character. The devouring of those stories led me to Dancers at the End of Time which in turn resulted in digging deeper into Moorcock’s work including Elric, Corum, and more (even works like Fireclown and Gloriana).
Reading Moorcock’s thread (from 2004) on Morrison makes it sound like the comic creator tried to hide the tribute he was paying to the author in his work. I don’t personally think that was the case as Morrison hasn’t been shy in interviews to mention how he was inspired by both Moorcock and J.G. Ballard in his youth.
One of the many enjoyable things about reading The Invisibles is figuring out how different pieces of the larger puzzle were informed. In many ways, it’s a lot like dismantling the samples in a Beastie Boys album and visiting the source material. Then again, maybe that right there is the problem. While authors like Moorcock try to bury and hide their influences so they seem like their ideas are wholly original modern creators instead revel in their influences and trumpet them - loudly.
I guess I’m a product of my era, because I’m all for the trumpeting. I’m a fan of Moorcock because Morrison unabashedly shared his exuberance for the character of Jerry Cornelius. Instead of being petty and spiteful Moorcock should instead be thanking creators like Morrison for keeping their legacies alive instead of collecting dust in the poorly organized sci-fi section of a used bookstore.
China Miéville’s Dial H is one of the more unique titles currently flying the DC banner. It doesn’t really fit within the current DC Universe, but would fit snugly in the Vertigo Universe of the mid-90s. I’ve been reading the book since issue number one and have been thoroughly enjoying it. However, much like a Miéville novel there are many layers to the title and a casual reader might have a hard time picking up in the middle and finding it easy to jump on board (although someone has been updating wikipedia with a very detailed synopsis of the ongoing plot).
Issue 6 provides a great jumping on point for anyone interested in starting Dial H. Not only does it provide a rough synopsis of what’s been going on since issue 1 it’s also a delightful one-off issue that acts as a tongue-in-cheek nod to the not often talked about racially insensitive history of comics.
Nelson, one of our two dialers, dials up Chief Mighty Arrow who is the complete personification of the “red Indian” stereotype. Roxie, the elder dialer, refuses to let him leave the house to fight crime unless something truly tragic happens. As a result nearly the entire issue takes place in Roxie’s home where we’re treated to a deeper look into the how the dials can effect the user psychologically.
The issue also showcases Miéville’s humor writing abilities to much success. One especially memorable moment is when Roxie, who’s been dialing for decades, pulls out her photo book in which she documented many of the heroes she’s dialed up over the years. She shows Nelson the heroic transformations she had to force herself to not use and instead wait out due to the offensiveness, such as Golliwog and Doctor Cloaca.
Dial H is definitely one of the stand out titles of the DC Universe and I highly recommend it for anyone seeking a break from the typical superhero storylines being presented by the Big Two. Start with issue 6 and keep an eye out for the collected edition of the first story arch.
Clark Kent is a crazy stalker. That’s what this panel, which will appear in Superman #13, says to me. Would Superman use his x-ray vision to read Lois Lane’s personal text messages? That’s something crazy jealous people in relationships do and is so very unethical. It’s especially creepy because he says “I hate myself for doing this,” so he acknowledges it isn’t the right thing to do, but apparently can’t control himself. After reading it and seeing it’s from Lois Lane’s boyfriend he storms out of the office in a jealous emo huff. Did I mention it’s creepy?
I thought I was one of two people in the world who didn’t buy into all of the hype and praise aroundUncanny Avengers(the other person being my Rogue obsessed wife). It has potential, but the Rogue/Scarlett Witch scenes really left me cold. X-Axis, thankfully, nails exactly the issue I had with this issue saving me the energy of composing my complaint.
The rest of the core cast would seem to comprise Rogue and the Scarlet Witch, who immediately get down to squabbling over the death of Charles Xavier. This doesn’t really work for me. It’s a take on Rogue that seems entirely at odd with anything that’s been done with her in X-Men Legacy over the last few years, and on top of that, she’s surely the last character who ought to be in a position to criticise a new arrival for a dubious past. In fact, it’s pretty hard to think of an X-Men character less suited to the role she’s asked to play here.
