1 | Fred

January 1st, 2009 at 2:43 pm

Rich,

I read a blogpost at Newsarama on whether an Obama presidency would make a Captain America film more appealing globally. I agree with the commentary you linked to that real life politics should have little bearing on the film’s tone. Note that the latest Indiana Jones film was a blockbuster despite criticism by some Russian bigwigs that it was anti-communist. (Not touching that one.)

Shifting gears, what’s your view of the DC/Milestone Cabinet crossover in JLA?

2 | Rich Watson

January 4th, 2009 at 5:28 pm

It still bothers me, especially the facts that (a) they’ve been back-door retconned into continuity with no apparent explanation, and (b) they have to fight in their first meeting – one of the oldest cliches in superhero comics.

Here’s a ballsy idea: Keep the characters’ histories intact, but actually have them deal with the consequences of suddenly living on an alternate earth, instead of this half-assed “they’ve always been part of Earth-1″ deal, which makes absolutely no sense. That would make for more original stories at the very least.