Right, I am very aware that I haven't reviewed the weekly floppies for aaages. The thing is, December happened and I only had about 3 spare night during the whole month so this sort of dedicated reviewing got pushed aside. Then I found I was forgetting what happened in the previous month's issues, so now I reckon some reviewing would do me and my little old memory some good.
Aren't these special covers just wonderful? I mean I bought the Green Lantern Emerald Warriors books just for the special ragey logo. I still have a beef with the Supergirl logo being pink (grrr) but all the others are simply fabulous.
I'm not sure what book was my favourite last week. It might have been Batgirl 17. Steph teams up with Damian, but not really because he's a moody ten year old and takes after dear old Dad, but anyway, Steph discovers that Damian doesn't know how to have fun. So she takes him to a bouncy castle and jumps up and down in it with him. This is adorable.
In other Robin news, Damian describes Alfred as an adeqaute servant, and that his culinary skills leave much to be desired. Damian also likes to hang upside in his room. For fun and profit. (Maybe).
The kid is devilspawn, I'm telling you.
Then I found out Bryan Q Miller who does Batgirl also writes for Smallville. I recently bought the box set and am now up to the JSA episode of season 9. I think Mr Miller's involvement with Smallville makes him 300 x more awesome.
Speaking of the Batclan, Red Robin was also a lot of fun. Robin and Tamara Fox find themselves in the Unternet and their choice of costume is really quite interesting. I've no blinking idea how they got into the Unternet (or even what it is, which demsontrates why I need to review my comics). When the other heroes turn up they also look different - Bart is in a Flash costume, Kara is a silver age Supergirl dress, Cassie (Wonder Girl) looks divine, and Cass Cain is in a Batsuit. Kon is in a blue Supersuit with yellow arm bands, M'gan M'orzz has a white sleeve suit on, Aqualad is in a variation on Arthur's classic getup, and Jamie Reyes, Garth and Raven look pretty much the same.
It's a gorgeous splash page. Kara and Cassie (Sandsmark) look especially great. Kara looks so determined and sure of herself, and like she's having fun. Cass looks like a modern goddess.
2 comments:
I broke down and actually bought the Batgirl book this week. Better late than never, I suppose, but you and several other people had recommended it.
And...it was so...cute! I have got to admit that that churlish little monster is growing on me.
I really love these variation of their current look!
Can't we take some of that into the current mainstream look they use?
Raven looks lovely^^
And is it only me or does M'gann have a sort of Power Girl-vibe going on?
As for Jaime.... amongst the other great costumens, I would have prefered to see him in something closer to Ted Kords like this:
http://www.comicvine.com/myvine/eyz/all-images/108-396135/jaime_in_a_tedcostume/105-1627242/
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