tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post112562304718151184..comments2023-12-20T19:41:46.280-07:00Comments on Focused Totality: ScatterThoughts: The Books Of Late AugustMark Fossenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03623615263972844957noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1126078577237367802005-09-07T01:36:00.000-06:002005-09-07T01:36:00.000-06:00Ah, I see Mark.but it seems excised from the mains...Ah, I see Mark.<BR/><BR/><EM>but it seems excised from the mainstream DC/Marvel stuff. "Urban" heroes and settings are nothing new, but it never seems to ring true (especially the dialogue).</EM><BR/><BR/>Yeah, I know what you mean there.<BR/><BR/><EM>Talib Kweli writing Cloak and Dagger</EM><BR/><BR/>Now there you go!Jon Silpayamananthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956747018534076778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1126023593337978932005-09-06T10:19:00.000-06:002005-09-06T10:19:00.000-06:00Jon - I definitely haven't heard of that, but it l...Jon - <BR/><BR/>I definitely haven't heard of that, but it looks interesting. I suppose I really meant "mainstream comics". There's been a thread of hip-hop in the indy scene before, but it seems excised from the mainstream DC/Marvel stuff. "Urban" heroes and settings are nothing new, but it never seems to ring true (especially the dialogue). As long as we're importing writers, how about Talib Kweli writing <I>Cloak and Dagger</I>, or K-Os on a new <I>Static</I>.<BR/><BR/>Jim -<BR/><BR/>Glad to see I'm not alone on that.Mark Fossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623615263972844957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1125724484879132472005-09-02T23:14:00.000-06:002005-09-02T23:14:00.000-06:00You're another Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans guy .... ...<I>You're another Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans guy .... am I the only one getting that vibe off the Young Avengers?</I><BR/><BR/>This is exactly why I love the book: the only other comic that's ever even come close to the original feel of the Wolfman/Perez <I>New Teen Titans</I> for me was Marvel's <I>New Warriors</I>, but this is much better. The marriage of art and scipting here is as strong as it was in NTT, and of course the premise is very similar (after all, the JLA played a role in the early issues of the NTT just as the older Avengers do here). I'm also really happy to see that Heinberg is sticking to his guns about the Asguardian/Hulkling relationship, despite the dispiriting reactions of some readers. I'm really looking forward to the upcoming "Secret Identities" two-parter in YA 7-8, which sounds like an extended version of "A Day in the Lives" from NTT 8...Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1125711759815883622005-09-02T19:42:00.000-06:002005-09-02T19:42:00.000-06:00I would like to see more hip-hop in comics.I don't...<EM> I would like to see more hip-hop in comics.</EM><BR/><BR/>I don't know if you've heard of <EM>Brick City Bunch</EM>. One of the local DJ's from Indianapolis is the artist. <BR/><BR/>Here's the website:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.urbansequence.com/" REL="nofollow">http://www.urbansequence.com/</A><BR/><BR/>And here's a short article about Justin Bleep at Indianapolismusic.net:<BR/><A HREF="http://indianapolismusic.net/pics5/justin_bleep.php" REL="nofollow">http://indianapolismusic.net/pics5/justin_bleep.php</A><BR/><BR/>I haven't gotten around to reading it yet myself, and really don't even know who writes it (or even if Bleep contributes the writing chores), but thought you might be interested.Jon Silpayamananthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956747018534076778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1125707659154365442005-09-02T18:34:00.000-06:002005-09-02T18:34:00.000-06:00You're another Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans guy .... ...You're another Wolfman/Perez <I>Teen Titans</I> guy .... am I the only one getting that vibe off the <I>Young Avengers</I>? Unabashed superhero action with unabashed teen soap opera. And the opening arc certainly had that Wolfman/Perez scale to it.Mark Fossenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623615263972844957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14008247.post-1125697347203187602005-09-02T15:42:00.000-06:002005-09-02T15:42:00.000-06:00About Young Avengers being the best thing Marvel i...About <I>Young Avengers</I> being the best thing Marvel is publishing: Agreed! How I love this series. (Miles ahead of Joss's <I>Astonishing</I>.) You've also made me regret passing up <I>Wizard</I>--how did I miss the fact that there was a Morrison Superman preview in there? Sheesh.Jim Roeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381244745309535742noreply@blogger.com