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Yeah, I know. He flies around the earth, and Kevin Coster continues to make bizarre acting choices. We knew that going in.

But this is the bit that struck me:

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Though I forgive you if you thought it was.


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In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan Didio says something remarkable.

The worst-case scenario for DC’s new strategy is that few new readers stick around and existing ones are alienated by the changes. But the relaunch’s architects said it’s a ( Read more... )

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So, I’ve got this character. Comrade Cockroach. I’ve talked about him before.

He is, in a very real sense, an unmarketable character. He’s one of those long-johns, underwear-on-the-outside types, which is a difficult sell in and of itself. Add to that the fact that he isn’t a ( Read more... )

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My love of the aesthetics of super-villainy is well-known, so when I was invited to join a super-villain roleplaying game, I could not help but say yes. Creating characters and backstories has always been one of my favorite elements of roleplaying, but I may have gone a bit ( Read more... )

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Why is DC still publishing TEEN TITANS? Besides the fact that it was popular in the Eighties, I mean.

If you look at the TEEN TITANS comics from the eighties, two things jump out: 1) George Perez is a really good artist and 2) The stories are batshit. Despite being 20 years too ( Read more... )