Comments on: I’m starting to detect a pattern… http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:56:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Shaun http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459304 Shaun Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:50:26 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459304 I've been saying it for years... For supposedly being the Big Guy of the DCU, Superman gets his ass beaten down more than any other hero. Often at the hands of (seemingly) inferior opponents, including other heroes (even Muhammad Ali). Or he's stripped of his powers way too often and Kal-El apparently doesn't know how to defend himself when that happens (how many times as Luthor beaten him up?). It's why, while I love the character in theory, I rarely enjoy Superman books in their execution. Didn't Krypto have to bail him out recently, while battling Atlas? Come on... Oh, and it was the same thing in the animated Timm-verse shows too. I got really happy, in the final episode of JLU when Supes finally unleashed everything he had when he punched Darkseid. Cool moment, but it was ruined when Darkseid got back and proceeded to clobber Supes yet again, leaving it to LUTHOR to save the day? Sheesh... I’ve been saying it for years… For supposedly being the Big Guy of the DCU, Superman gets his ass beaten down more than any other hero. Often at the hands of (seemingly) inferior opponents, including other heroes (even Muhammad Ali). Or he’s stripped of his powers way too often and Kal-El apparently doesn’t know how to defend himself when that happens (how many times as Luthor beaten him up?). It’s why, while I love the character in theory, I rarely enjoy Superman books in their execution. Didn’t Krypto have to bail him out recently, while battling Atlas? Come on…

Oh, and it was the same thing in the animated Timm-verse shows too. I got really happy, in the final episode of JLU when Supes finally unleashed everything he had when he punched Darkseid. Cool moment, but it was ruined when Darkseid got back and proceeded to clobber Supes yet again, leaving it to LUTHOR to save the day? Sheesh…

]]> By: Richard Pachter http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459203 Richard Pachter Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:01:21 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459203 Someone (Jim Shooter?) pointed out YEARS ago that on DC covers, the heroes are usually shown defeated (or in, er, repose). Marvel, not so much, at least back in the day. Someone (Jim Shooter?) pointed out YEARS ago that on DC covers, the heroes are usually shown defeated (or in, er, repose). Marvel, not so much, at least back in the day.

]]> By: Cisco Kid http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459202 Cisco Kid Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:26:42 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459202 Thanks for that link, grifter! Reliving all of those old covers made me remember some awesome stories. Thanks for that link, grifter! Reliving all of those old covers made me remember some awesome stories.

]]> By: Cisco Kid http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459198 Cisco Kid Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:38:34 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459198 Ed Benes is a particular offender lately. His trademark over the past few years has been the generic pinup or female bodies draped across the floor. Which is a shame because his interiors can be good when he takes the time. He seems to get artist's block on a monthly. Compare his interiors on the Meltzer JLA issues to what he's done since McDuffie took over. Much lazier and far less exciting to look at. Ed Benes is a particular offender lately. His trademark over the past few years has been the generic pinup or female bodies draped across the floor.

Which is a shame because his interiors can be good when he takes the time. He seems to get artist’s block on a monthly. Compare his interiors on the Meltzer JLA issues to what he’s done since McDuffie took over. Much lazier and far less exciting to look at.

]]> By: Peter http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459190 Peter Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:53:52 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459190 There's an old Legion issue with Mordru on the cover that looks just like this. There’s an old Legion issue with Mordru on the cover that looks just like this.

]]> By: grifter http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459184 grifter Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:14:34 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459184 dudes, this type of cover has been going on for years. there's a bunch of them even in the JLA's '90s <a href="http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/jla" rel="nofollow">reboot run</a>. dudes, this type of cover has been going on for years. there’s a bunch of them even in the JLA’s ’90s reboot run.

]]> By: David Uzumeri http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459182 David Uzumeri Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:21:27 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459182 To be fair, the #21 cover is Carlos Pacheco, and the "villains winning" idea fit in pretty thematically with Final Crisis, which it was preluding. The rest are just lazy. To be fair, the #21 cover is Carlos Pacheco, and the “villains winning” idea fit in pretty thematically with Final Crisis, which it was preluding.

The rest are just lazy.

]]> By: Ed http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459177 Ed Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:59:30 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459177 I don't know, the old "whole team lying defeated and unconscious" is as much a classic cover type as "peita ripoff" or "two teams coming at each other from either side"; it's just such a standard that it doesn't really bother me, especially in terms of such silly reasoning as "making the team look weak" or whatever. I don’t know, the old “whole team lying defeated and unconscious” is as much a classic cover type as “peita ripoff” or “two teams coming at each other from either side”; it’s just such a standard that it doesn’t really bother me, especially in terms of such silly reasoning as “making the team look weak” or whatever.

]]> By: mbrady http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459175 mbrady Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:56:54 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459175 the JLA are the sleepiest heroes ever! the JLA are the sleepiest heroes ever!

]]> By: Richard http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459171 Richard Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:03:34 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459171 sorry, that should have read "I had almost the same <i>thought</i> when I first saw the latest cover. -r- sorry, that should have read “I had almost the same thought when I first saw the latest cover.

-r-

]]> By: Richard http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/02/18/im-starting-to-detect-a-pattern/comment-page-1/#comment-459170 Richard Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:02:24 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/?p=11021#comment-459170 Funny, I had almost the same when I first saw the latest cover. "Again?" I thought. It struck me as very unoriginal for starters (5 similarly themed covers in 33 issues), then I pondered how often the team gets taken down, at least on the covers (don't read the title regularly, so wouldn't know if it truly reflects the contents). Doesn't make the best and mightiest of the DCU look all that tough. -r- Funny, I had almost the same when I first saw the latest cover. “Again?” I thought. It struck me as very unoriginal for starters (5 similarly themed covers in 33 issues), then I pondered how often the team gets taken down, at least on the covers (don’t read the title regularly, so wouldn’t know if it truly reflects the contents). Doesn’t make the best and mightiest of the DCU look all that tough.

-r-

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