new frontiers and old cars.
i watched justice league: the new frontier last night, just hours after finishing the comics. and i really liked it. obviously they couldn't put six over-sized issues worth of material into a 75 minute animated movie, but i think they did a really good job with capturing the overall style and themes of the story. and i'm always amazed at the actors and actresses that they find to voice some of the characters. new frontier was especially impressive, because it was a team story, so there were even more voices necessary! brooke shields, kyra sedgwick, lucy lawless, neil patrick harris, john heard, miguel ferrer, kyle maclachlan, david boreanaz... even joe mantegna in a bit part!! sure, none of these are huge names, but they're all fairly reputable actors. i can only imagine that a lot of them work for less than their normal rate so that they can fulfill a childhood dream and play a comic book hero. i don't see how dc could afford them all otherwise. i mean, malcolm mcdowell narrated a bonus feature that was only included in the two-disc release of the movie! i can only imagine that these people just want to be a part of these stories, stories that they may have grown up with, in any way possible.
but the other thing i really love about this dvd, which is also something i loved about the superman: doomsday, is the documentary special features. they're full of interviews with huge names in the comic book industry talking about the characters and stories... writers, editors, creators. it provides some really interesting insights into the minds of these writers and has allowed me to see certain storylines and editorial decisions in entirely different lights than i have ever have before. i mean, we're talking some really huge names here, from about the last 30+ years of dc publication... stan lee, len wein, denny o'neill, darwyn cooke (of course), mark waid, marv wolfman, paul levitz, joe kelly, dan didio, mike carlin... and that was just new frontier! superman: doomsday had interviews with basically every editor, executive, writer, and artist involved with the death of superman storyline, which was the arc that really got me interested in comics.
on a completely different topic, something i do *not* love is taking my car in for a $500 repair (the emergency brake cable had snapped, and both of the rear pivots for it were seized) only to find out that it needs ANOTHER fucking $500 repair. this time it's the rear brakes. the cylinders have apparently been leaking on the shoes, so both the right and left rear cylinders and shoes need to be replaced. i treat you good, car! why for you can't treat me good back???
i think i'm gonna shop around to see if somewhere can do it for less expensive than $500.
and this, my friends, marks five days of consecutive posting!! (i'm counting that as having posted at some point between when i woke up and went to bed each day, although that does not necessarily mean i posted on each calendar day). unfortunately, this also means that i've reached the end of five consecutive days off... :\ but who knows, maybe this small bout of regular posting will catch on. stay tuned to find out!
but the other thing i really love about this dvd, which is also something i loved about the superman: doomsday, is the documentary special features. they're full of interviews with huge names in the comic book industry talking about the characters and stories... writers, editors, creators. it provides some really interesting insights into the minds of these writers and has allowed me to see certain storylines and editorial decisions in entirely different lights than i have ever have before. i mean, we're talking some really huge names here, from about the last 30+ years of dc publication... stan lee, len wein, denny o'neill, darwyn cooke (of course), mark waid, marv wolfman, paul levitz, joe kelly, dan didio, mike carlin... and that was just new frontier! superman: doomsday had interviews with basically every editor, executive, writer, and artist involved with the death of superman storyline, which was the arc that really got me interested in comics.
on a completely different topic, something i do *not* love is taking my car in for a $500 repair (the emergency brake cable had snapped, and both of the rear pivots for it were seized) only to find out that it needs ANOTHER fucking $500 repair. this time it's the rear brakes. the cylinders have apparently been leaking on the shoes, so both the right and left rear cylinders and shoes need to be replaced. i treat you good, car! why for you can't treat me good back???
i think i'm gonna shop around to see if somewhere can do it for less expensive than $500.
and this, my friends, marks five days of consecutive posting!! (i'm counting that as having posted at some point between when i woke up and went to bed each day, although that does not necessarily mean i posted on each calendar day). unfortunately, this also means that i've reached the end of five consecutive days off... :\ but who knows, maybe this small bout of regular posting will catch on. stay tuned to find out!