Bought/Thought October 1st, 2008

[Dark Victory]

Yes, he is ripping IGN's reviews for some reason.


In fact both reviews are IGN's. How hard is it to give your own opinion, or did you use theirs to sound smart hoping noone would notice?

Yes I did.


I wrote a review but it was only about two sentences and really couldn't find the words to describe it then I read IGN's and it felt like the guy read my mind, but yes, I have sinned. I am sorry

 

[Manic]

If you're gonna do stuff like that, just put a link on the bottom. Otherwise, it becomes plagiarism.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, and that can get you expelled from the prestigious Hype Academy.

 

[Doc Destruction]

And beaten about the head, neck, chest and face wiiiiiiiiiith....A HERRING!!!!

 

[iloveclones]

Oh, now we'll see the violence inherent in the system. Help, Help, I'm being repressed!

 

[yenaled]

I would like to see reviews footnoted and sourced in future.

 

[gildea]

A It's as if he already had this story written out and just plugged Batman characters names into the plot.

Given how absolutely steeped in bat continuity this story is that criticism is COMPLETELY without foundation.

Seriously have you even read it? Morrison has been bat continuity referencing like crazy (as part of the story too not just trappings).

 

[Doc Destruction]

Today's comic book reader cannot handle good continuity usage. Current writers have broken them. It hurts to think, so they just get frustrated.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Continuity wise the story is fine...I have no issues there.

I just don't care for the story, and feel he is going more for shock value than real characterization.

 

[Dread]

I just don't care for the story, and feel he is going more for shock value than real characterization.

Isn't that the line-wide problem that plagues both the big two?

 

[gildea]

I just don't care for the story, and feel he is going more for shock value than real characterization.

I agree that the characterization is off but thats actually the point of the story (and not in a "to defend bad writing" way). Morrissons batman is a product of a human being simply pushing himself way past his limits and the resulting breakdown of it (morrison is basically trying to cram all pre crisis continuity into this one iteration of batman).

Similarly with the joker morrisson is observing that the only consistent thing about his characterization is that there is none. Again he's trying to cram all the disparate versions of the joker into the one character (ie the impish clown to the psycho killer and everything in between). The joker is a wildly inconsistent character and morrisson is trying to use that to his advantage.

This could be thought of as one great big continuity tidy (heck he's even brought bat mite into continuity).

That's not to say the story is flawless there are some of morrissons usual tics and frankly the art is at times actively sabotaging the story (really think how much better the Williams illustrated club of villains looked!).

But really this is a batman story, it could only happen to him and regardless of any opinion of it's quality it could only be for him.

 

[Themanofbat]

I loved reading Engleheart's Detective Comics back in the 70's... and there were references to some very early issues of Det' Comics in those issues (from the 1940's).

I truely enjoy a writer that can look at continuity as a tool instead of a hinderance...

 

[hippie_hunter]

I bought Supergirl and I liked it

 

[TheCorpulent1]

At least you have the decency to be sad about it.

 

[hippie_hunter]

At least you have the decency to be sad about it.

I also feel dirty

 

[Ion Kenshin]

I bought Supergirl and I liked it

lol for some reason that katy perry song popped into my head after reading this

 

[Manic]

lol for some reason that katy perry song popped into my head after reading this

lol, same here.

 

[hippie_hunter]

lol for some reason that katy perry song popped into my head after reading this

lol, same here.

Wow...you guys have just made me feel worse. I am so sorry for inflicting such horrible punishing music into your heads

 

[Manic]

It's okay. I'm watching Blazing Saddles, so that song was quickly replaced with "I'm Tired."

 

[TheCorpulent1]

You know, I've never seen Blazing Saddles.

 

[Ion Kenshin]

me neither

 

[Manic]

You should get around to seeing it. It's one of Mel Brooks' best.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

One of these days...

 

[Dread]

Seriously, it is one of Mel Brooks' best, and just got a newer DVD release a few years ago. Scope it out. It's cheap on Amazon.

 

[Ion Kenshin]

i shall add it to my list