tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post8098535223978749122..comments2024-03-29T06:46:16.113-04:00Comments on The Legion of Super Bloggers! : New 52 Legion of Super-Heroes #17MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-58124711770929027972018-01-22T17:05:22.667-05:002018-01-22T17:05:22.667-05:00There was an undercurrent of mean-spirited and nas...There was an undercurrent of mean-spirited and nastiness to DC the moment Dan DiDio set foot in DC's doors. Now, I'm not blaming him for EVERYTHING, but the fact remains the tone of the entire universe shifted when he assumed control, and reached the pits in the New 52. Mutilation had never been more "in" in mainstream comics.<br /><br />ChrisChris Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035270893913071677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-27281549893087581982018-01-21T10:13:17.128-05:002018-01-21T10:13:17.128-05:00Thanks for all the comments.
Amazing amount for t...Thanks for all the comments.<br />Amazing amount for this issue. My guess is people have a strong reaction to this because of the creative team. You always hope you can get the band back together. I know my hopes were high.<br /><br />And then this, which while high action, was insane. And yes, remembering the way this plays out impacts my current thoughts.<br /><br />Poor Dirk. Poor Tinya.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-76604136879028207152018-01-20T20:08:02.990-05:002018-01-20T20:08:02.990-05:00The reality is there was a lot more that happened ...The reality is there was a lot more that happened in this issue than many of the previous issues. One thing I think is very apparent is that this issue is very much Keith Giffen. His name appears first, before Paul's unlike the next issue which lists Paul's first. <br /><br />A lot of this issue felt like a nod to the backstory of 5YL. Jacques is remarkably calm, which speaks to how he was leader of the resistance. <br /><br />I have mixed feelings about this treatment of Tinya. Yes, I would have thought she could have handled the situation better, but it is rare that we see a leader make a huge mistake or fail. marvelboy74https://www.blogger.com/profile/13962731689660859167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-64811561095104225792018-01-20T12:20:31.771-05:002018-01-20T12:20:31.771-05:00Me too. And given that he was always vocal about d...Me too. And given that he was always vocal about disliking Karate Kid but still gave him a noble send-off, it strikes me as pretty petty.Melahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539894845356203447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-79750119344561879652018-01-19T22:20:57.279-05:002018-01-19T22:20:57.279-05:00While I was super sad that Dirk died (not to menti...While I was super sad that Dirk died (not to mention his disgusting and unnecessary 'final resting places'), Jacques' words summed up the greatness that was Sun Boy. He may have been a flighty fellow in romance, but he was the Legion's best pilot, willing to put his teammates' safety first, and he was fearless and loyal to a fault. What a heroic way to go.<br /><br />I agree with the sentiment that Giffen must really hate the character, what with making him at best a puppet, and at worst a traitor in 5YL, and the ignoble treatment of his remains in this (thankfully) Earth 2 future.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267403631542001938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-9827661609781904822018-01-19T20:01:30.819-05:002018-01-19T20:01:30.819-05:00Also, was there ever any explanation as to who/wha...Also, was there ever any explanation as to who/what this Validus was? He wasn't one of the Ranzz boys, was he? I don't remember anyone ever talking about his "origin," which bugged me. Russell Burbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-42450928203613123432018-01-19T20:00:18.116-05:002018-01-19T20:00:18.116-05:00I remember thinking the same thing. The way it pla...I remember thinking the same thing. The way it played out was SO ignoble and pointless, I desperately wanting something better to happen. (sigh) Russell Burbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-92033064458042889852018-01-19T17:23:44.404-05:002018-01-19T17:23:44.404-05:00When I read the aliens eating Sun Boy and the Prom...When I read the aliens eating Sun Boy and the Promethean Giants, I hoped that it would turn out that those aliens were sort of some kind of biological defense mechanism for the giant and that by eating Dirk he could be revived at some point by the giant (or that Dirk's consciousness would take over the giant after becoming "eaten" by it). I don't know how but somehow I hoped something like that would happen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134862258728096913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-58533714444035317422018-01-19T16:29:30.254-05:002018-01-19T16:29:30.254-05:00Between this and 5YL, one has to wonder if Keith G...Between this and 5YL, one has to wonder if Keith Giffen just really, really disliked Sun Boy. (Dying off-panel and then getting eaten by aliens is actually an improvement over 5YL...)Green Luthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808312988625889127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-34008969068509004322018-01-19T11:02:48.273-05:002018-01-19T11:02:48.273-05:00IN a blender, not on. Sorry.IN a blender, not on. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-153946589721327342018-01-19T10:51:56.254-05:002018-01-19T10:51:56.254-05:00Yeah, disgust is the right word. I liked Giffen a...Yeah, disgust is the right word. I liked Giffen as an artist in his early days. I can't say that I care for his later art. I'm not a fan of his writing. He's good at shaking things up, but he seems to do just for the sake of shaking things up, not to have a cohesive story.<br /><br />Yeah, things need to get shaken up occasionally. The froth makes for interesting interactions. But I much prefer a strategic stirring of the ingredients with a recipe in mind. Giffen's writing seems like "Let's throw everything on a blender and see what we get."<br /><br />Giving it a C is generous.- Boston Mossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-43452199296347774382018-01-19T08:28:58.649-05:002018-01-19T08:28:58.649-05:00I love Giffen but I can't tell you how much I ...I love Giffen but I can't tell you how much I hate what they do to Tinya (in a few issues) - Phantom Girl has always been my favourite DC character and to have her do what she does (and with no resolution) really really pee'd me off! Plus Giffen only does the art on one issue after supposedly starting a new run!bobbydrakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17525735667849650706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439298599791449790.post-4945214520788155982018-01-19T07:28:24.499-05:002018-01-19T07:28:24.499-05:00"And the death of Sun Boy, to the point of hi..."And the death of Sun Boy, to the point of his being consumed by aliens, seems like a stunt."<br /><br />That was the exact thing that made a good friend of mine, who'd been reading the Legion for nearly 30 years even during the lowest of the low, quit in disgust. There's a "shock value" mean-spiritedness in this run that felt really weird, especially since it was never something that these creators truly did. It almost makes me wonder if there were behind-the-scenes orders of some kind.Melahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539894845356203447noreply@blogger.com