Comments on: Let’s Not. http://www.4thletter.net/2009/01/lets-not/ we like talking about comics, and hopefully you like reading us talking about comics. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:01:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: mack http://www.4thletter.net/2009/01/lets-not/comment-page-1/#comment-21752 mack Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:00:22 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=2177#comment-21752 @<a href="#comment-21744">Ben</a>: that site made me wake up 12 minutes later with someone's wallet in my mouth. @Ben: that site made me wake up 12 minutes later with someone’s wallet in my mouth.

]]> By: Ben http://www.4thletter.net/2009/01/lets-not/comment-page-1/#comment-21744 Ben Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:14:52 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=2177#comment-21744 I would think that any comic book fan anal-retentive enough to give a damn about Batman's current status would have come to the realization that they have to jockey stories around in time to make them fit continuity (if that even works). Speaking of contorted continuity, the stuff that they do at http://www.marvunapp.com/ is impressive. It actually got the guy the continuity editor job at Marvel. Maximum contortion: http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/kangaroh.htm I would think that any comic book fan anal-retentive enough to give a damn about Batman’s current status would have come to the realization that they have to jockey stories around in time to make them fit continuity (if that even works).

Speaking of contorted continuity, the stuff that they do at http://www.marvunapp.com/ is impressive. It actually got the guy the continuity editor job at Marvel. Maximum contortion: http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/kangaroh.htm

]]> By: MarkPoa http://www.4thletter.net/2009/01/lets-not/comment-page-1/#comment-21738 MarkPoa Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:21:07 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=2177#comment-21738 Morrison did the best he could do with DC's continuity at the time. As for Batman, yeah, the warning was totally unnecessary. But you know who'd care? Most comic book fans who whine about such stuff, the vocal minority. I liken the note to the "Caution: Contents are Hot." warning in coffee shops: glaringly obvious, but keeps whiners at bay. :P Morrison did the best he could do with DC’s continuity at the time. As for Batman, yeah, the warning was totally unnecessary. But you know who’d care? Most comic book fans who whine about such stuff, the vocal minority. I liken the note to the “Caution: Contents are Hot.” warning in coffee shops: glaringly obvious, but keeps whiners at bay. :P

]]> By: Paul Wilson http://www.4thletter.net/2009/01/lets-not/comment-page-1/#comment-21734 Paul Wilson Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:04:23 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=2177#comment-21734 @<a href="#comment-21726">Justin</a>: DC wasn't too worried about the trade paperback market back when JLA started. Then again, since Morrison's JLA was all about showcasing all of DC's big names in a group title, I suspect that Morrison was editorially mandated to keep the changes to characters in the book. You can see that in the arc that introduced Zauriel. Superman was supposed to push the moon back into orbit and then wrestle Asmodel to a standstill, then they told Morrison his powers had changed. Whilst he was able to come up with another way to do the moon-pushing with his wacky EM powers, we still have the incongrous sight of the not-superstrong Superman wrestling a superstrong angel. To be fair this happens in every flagship book. Check out the Ultron Unlimited story in Busiek's Avengers with Cap rocking the energy shield he was using at the time. @Justin: DC wasn’t too worried about the trade paperback market back when JLA started. Then again, since Morrison’s JLA was all about showcasing all of DC’s big names in a group title, I suspect that Morrison was editorially mandated to keep the changes to characters in the book.

You can see that in the arc that introduced Zauriel. Superman was supposed to push the moon back into orbit and then wrestle Asmodel to a standstill, then they told Morrison his powers had changed. Whilst he was able to come up with another way to do the moon-pushing with his wacky EM powers, we still have the incongrous sight of the not-superstrong Superman wrestling a superstrong angel.

To be fair this happens in every flagship book. Check out the Ultron Unlimited story in Busiek’s Avengers with Cap rocking the energy shield he was using at the time.

]]> By: West http://www.4thletter.net/2009/01/lets-not/comment-page-1/#comment-21727 West Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:24:50 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=2177#comment-21727 I agree about not giving a damn about the RIP reference. I disagree that it was even worth a nod. I agree about not giving a damn about the RIP reference.

I disagree that it was even worth a nod.

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