What?
No of course I didn't stay up all night reading the Breakdowns arc in Justice League International and crying my eyes out, which eventually led me to go going to bed at seven A.M. and waking up at two o'clock.
What an outrageous accusation.
...
Oh okay then! But to be fair there was a storm last night, it was ridiculously loud, and after several failed attempts at sleep I decided I'd much rather spend the night wrapped up in a blanket with a cup of cocoa, a somewhat nervous cat, and superhero comics.
So how about that Breakdowns arc, eh? On one hand I'm kind of annoyed with Giffen & DeMatteis for ruining my immersion by making it so obvious this was their swan song (well, their first swan song), and obviously trying to tie up everything nice and neat (L-Ron, noooo!) when the title would continue for some time, but then again they've always been so good at bittersweet endings, and it was a great excuse to make Kevin Maguire draw an entire issue again!
I keep hearing about how JLI immediately dropped in quality once Giffen & DeMatteis left, but I guess I'll stick with it until I get bored and move further ahead (can't wait until I get to Super Buddies/I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League!). Right now, for me, it's really a question of whether Booster Gold rejoins the League or not (I'm mildly optimistic, seeing as Dan Jurgens is credited for the next issues in line, and the guy created Booster in the first place - though I'm not too keen on him as a storyteller).
Also... You know, I REALLY didn't think I'd ever learn to like J'onn J'onzz, but DAMN...!
What an outrageous accusation.
...
Oh okay then! But to be fair there was a storm last night, it was ridiculously loud, and after several failed attempts at sleep I decided I'd much rather spend the night wrapped up in a blanket with a cup of cocoa, a somewhat nervous cat, and superhero comics.
So how about that Breakdowns arc, eh? On one hand I'm kind of annoyed with Giffen & DeMatteis for ruining my immersion by making it so obvious this was their swan song (well, their first swan song), and obviously trying to tie up everything nice and neat (L-Ron, noooo!) when the title would continue for some time, but then again they've always been so good at bittersweet endings, and it was a great excuse to make Kevin Maguire draw an entire issue again!
I keep hearing about how JLI immediately dropped in quality once Giffen & DeMatteis left, but I guess I'll stick with it until I get bored and move further ahead (can't wait until I get to Super Buddies/I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League!). Right now, for me, it's really a question of whether Booster Gold rejoins the League or not (I'm mildly optimistic, seeing as Dan Jurgens is credited for the next issues in line, and the guy created Booster in the first place - though I'm not too keen on him as a storyteller).
Also... You know, I REALLY didn't think I'd ever learn to like J'onn J'onzz, but DAMN...!