Comics for January 2 and news
Posted by: Rich Watson on December 29, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Previews website says new releases come out Friday. Be sure to check this with your local retailer.
War Machine #1
Marvel.com entry on War Machine
interview with writer Greg Pak
James Rhodes gets his own ongoing series this week.
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Also this week:
Justice League of America #28. Written by McDuffie.
Teen Titans? Spotlight: Raven TP. Art by Scott.
X-Men: Worlds Apart #3 (of 4)
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Also notable:
Final Crisis Secret Files
You’ll All Be Sorry TP. Gail Simone’s collection of CBR columns.
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No, Eddie Murphy will definitely not play the Riddler in the next Batman movie.
Trevor von Eeden talks about his Jack Johnson webcomic.
Here’s a review of a new comic by a Columbus local named Phonzie Davis.
Will an Obama presidency make for a better Captain America film?
Fred January 1st, 2009
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?
Rich Watson January 4th, 2009
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.













