tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post1942069045670151525..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Batman: The Dark Knight: Golden Dawn - David FinchJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-47385986169128728662013-09-23T15:43:24.572-05:002013-09-23T15:43:24.572-05:00Scott,
I've heard good things about Justice Le...Scott,<br />I've heard good things about Justice League and Aquaman. I'll probably try them out eventually. I started the collected edition of the first six or so issues of Morrison's ACTION COMICS and didn't like it. Might try Swamp Thing, too. I loved the original series by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson, some of my favorite comics of the Seventies. You might want to check out the trade paperback of that one. I liked the later run on Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, but it got a little too weird for an old curmudgeon like me.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-67826743538490344392013-09-23T15:20:54.167-05:002013-09-23T15:20:54.167-05:00Morrison's Bat-finale, R.I.P., was fantastic. ...Morrison's Bat-finale, R.I.P., was fantastic. He tried to incorporate just about every era into one character's history. Fascinating. Scott Snyder's Court of Owls (i.e., Batman 1-11, new 52) is absolutely great. He adds something new to the Batman mythos. I haven't gotten to The Dark Knight yet, but will soon. <br /><br />RkR: Some of the new material is good: Justice League, Batman, Aquaman, Nightwing, Animal Man & Swamp Thing [never read them before], Morrison's Action Comics, Frankenstein. <br /><br />Others not so much: [crickets] Because I just didn't read them enough to comment.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-17901416819568817352013-09-23T15:17:48.719-05:002013-09-23T15:17:48.719-05:00Heath,
I think we're gonna have to agree to di...Heath,<br />I think we're gonna have to agree to disagree on Morrison. I loved his WE3, but his superhero stuff generally doesn't work for me, for some reason that I can't pin down. I read the collected edition of THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE and didn't care much for it. I started the collected edition of BATMAN INCORPORATED but didn't finish it. Today at the library I picked up a hardback of Tony Daniels' run on Batman and will be giving it a try.<br /><br />Rick,<br />Will the new readers that DC picks up with its constant rebooting offset the long-time readers they run off? I dunno. They must think it'll work, and maybe it does, I don't research the sales numbers, but I've just never been fond of jettisoning years of continuity. 30 years ago Marv Wolfman told me that except for a very small percentage, comics readership turns over every two or three years, and that may still be true.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-10878494757792034432013-09-23T12:40:23.293-05:002013-09-23T12:40:23.293-05:00I'm afraid DC has completely alienated me with...I'm afraid DC has completely alienated me with the New 52 junk.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-54748999942043277602013-09-23T10:59:18.002-05:002013-09-23T10:59:18.002-05:00I have to be honest, as good an artist as Finch is...I have to be honest, as good an artist as Finch is, his writing doesn't do much for me. Have you had a chance to read Grant Morrison's big epic run on Bats yet? Consistently weird and exciting, and a perfect coda for the character. Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.com