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Eric Ladd
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Nicely done, Chief. Gratz to the owner.
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Lars Johansson
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| Posted: 10 December 2012 at 3:40pm | IP Logged | 2
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I am such as an asshole that I think JB's Forth World was better than the original. It was easier to get into and understand. I am not that much into the era of the time that I wrote about earlier here and JB had a different approach to the same thing keeping everything intact and I very much appreciated that. So I think it was a lot better. Both the Superman connection in the Superman comics and The Fourth World.
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Stephen Robinson
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What I think is most impressive about Kirby's DC characters is that they FEEL like DC characters. Big Barda, Orion, Mr. Miracle, Darkseid... they *belong* in a universe with Superman rather than one with Spider-Man.
I also like that Kirby is the creator of DC's greatest villain, Darkseid... though it's unfortunate that so much mischief is done to him. I suppose it's too easy to say that Darkseid is the Devil but approaching him that way would surely avoid having him embroiled in a slugfest with Superman. After all, would you really depict Superman fighting it out with Satan?
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Stephen Churay
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I think Kirby would be proud.
That's the best compliment I can give.
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Petter Myhr Ness
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| Posted: 10 December 2012 at 3:55pm | IP Logged | 5
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Nice! JB does New Gods - can't go wrong!
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John Byrne
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All the mucking about DC has done with the New Gods, and Darkseid in particular, springs directly from what I was saying about an inability to simply accept Kirby's creations for what they are. No need to recast Darkseid as the Devil. That's a whole different story. Of course, DC has lately become embarrasingly Fundamentalist, shoring up its "universe" with heaping helpings of Christian mythology. The Phantom Stranger is really Judas? Please!
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Wallace Sellars
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| Posted: 10 December 2012 at 5:22pm | IP Logged | 7
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One of my favorite character couples. :)
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My two favorite characters from the New Gods.
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Scott and Barda are my two favorite New Gods...
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Nice!! One of my favorite couples.
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It's nice to see so much appreciation for Barda and Scott. I like that couple as
well.
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James Elliott
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Very nice, but it begs to be in color!
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Trevor Phillip
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I really like this since Mr Miracle is one of my favorite characters -- but what is he doing with his left hand?
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Robbie Parry
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All the mucking about DC has done with the New Gods, and Darkseid in particular, springs directly from what I was saying about an inability to simply accept Kirby's creations for what they are. No need to recast Darkseid as the Devil. That's a whole different story.
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Sometimes I think simplicity is the key.
I, personally, don't need Two-Face having a retconned mental disorder or any number of things. Keeping things simple can sometimes be the most effective thing to do.
Edited by Robbie Parry on 10 December 2012 at 7:05pm
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Lars Sandmark
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| Posted: 10 December 2012 at 7:17pm | IP Logged | 11
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"...but what is he doing with his left hand?"
Scott is posing for John Byrne, so he's holding his cape in an awesome billowing-cape position!
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Jeffrey Rice
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| Posted: 10 December 2012 at 8:32pm | IP Logged | 12
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A couple of my favorite costumes!
Edited by Jeffrey Rice on 10 December 2012 at 8:33pm
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