tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post8815272566578813027..comments2024-03-04T00:09:50.431-08:00Comments on Rikdad's Comic Thoughts: Doomsday Clock 5Rikdadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-64822913404074301162018-08-09T23:13:06.801-07:002018-08-09T23:13:06.801-07:00Your website is very beautiful or Articles. I love...Your website is very beautiful or Articles. I love it thank you for sharing for everyone. <a href="http://desicomixxx.com/" rel="nofollow">Porn</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953631445787611154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-82557416453864741462018-07-04T17:17:42.909-07:002018-07-04T17:17:42.909-07:00Aladdin is, of course, the real-world genie story ...<i>Aladdin is, of course, the real-world genie story which inspired the Johnny Thunder character</i><br /><br />And also Green Lantern. In the original tale from the Thousand Nights and a Night, Aladdin actually has two djinn servants, one bound to the lamp, the other to a ring. In fact, Alan Scott was originally going to be called Alan Ladd before somebody at All-American remembered the actor and decided to avoid the legal tsuris.Neo Tuxedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455041641080873400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-81908345009266162302018-06-27T21:02:58.474-07:002018-06-27T21:02:58.474-07:00“And a lot of Johns' references are to stories...“And a lot of Johns' references are to stories featuring "alternate versions" of Dr Manhattan. There's Captain Atom, Firestorm, Firehawk, Pozhar, Metamorpho, Element Girl, etc. They all have similar power sets (able to manipulate matter) and similar origins as nuclear-powered government agents.”<br /><br />Could Dr. Manhattan be trying to replicate his origin in the dc universe? Maybe when he went off to create life he meant his kind of life, not human life?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135498743302130772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-77047859596476288272018-06-19T12:05:52.091-07:002018-06-19T12:05:52.091-07:00Rikdad, I look forward to your write-ups just as m...Rikdad, I look forward to your write-ups just as much as I look forward to these Doomsday Clock issues coming out! Thanks for continuing to do them. I’ve got a handful of observations…<br /><br />First, I'm genuinely surprised at how much material from 1987-88-ish that Johns references (in both the main narrative and supplemental portion of Doomsday Clock #5)—a lot of Outsiders stuff and Ostrander narratives from Suicide Squad and Firestorm of that era. I don't think it's a coincidence that much of it comes specifically from a period of time immediately after the publication of the original Watchmen series. And a lot of Johns' references are to stories featuring "alternate versions" of Dr Manhattan. There's Captain Atom, Firestorm, Firehawk, Pozhar, Metamorpho, Element Girl, etc. They all have similar power sets (able to manipulate matter) and similar origins as nuclear-powered government agents.<br /><br />Second, Doomsday Clock (and “The Button”) is a story about missing time (partly Johns' meta-commentary on reboots affecting canon), yet because it is being published so shortly after a reboot itself, much of what it’s referencing hasn't been mentioned in-continuity before now—certainly not in the Rebirth Era or in the New 52, anyway. For example, Johns—in this issue alone (including the supplemental end part)—has re-canonized old continuity pertaining to Firestorm, the Creeper, Global Guardians, Ultramarine Corps, Outsiders, Aruna Shende, Ostrander's Suicide Squad run, Black Adam, added Bloodlines material, Justice League Europe, Batman: Hong Kong, Kirby's Super Powers, The Zhuguan, added Great Ten material, parts of his own Modern Age Teen Titans run, and 52 (which he also co-wrote). None of this (at least, to my knowledge) had been canon since prior to 2011’s Flashpoint! (And some of it, like Super Powers, was never even canon to begin with.)<br /><br />Anyway, one could simply chalk the myriad references up to Easter Egging on Johns’ part. After all, it is the current style of writing that’s in vogue in comic book world—to simply throw in references left-and-right with reckless abandon now that anything can be Googled on Wiki-whatever. BUT, as is the case with everything else so far with Doomsday Clock, Johns seems to be including things for a reason. With issue #5, he just happens to include A TON (especially in the back material magazine section). Morrison always said that everything ever written was always canon (or, rather, could be canonized). Johns has taken this to the next level, or so it would seem.<br /><br />This issue was quite different than the others so far (and miles different from issue #4). Is there a particular issue of Doomsday Clock you’ve thought was the strongest thus far? Weakest? And how did all the references, “Who’s Who”-style listings, Easter Eggs—delivered in a way that was screaming and begging for annotation—impact your reading of Doomsday Clock #5? Also, I wonder how people responded to the single issues of Watchmen as they were released in the 80s. Most always (or only) think of it as a single stand-alone masterpiece, a complete graphic novel. Lest we forget that it, like Doomsday Clock, was a bunch of floppies that were released month-to-month as well.Collin Colsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138001849132442156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-32103259341374600412018-06-13T05:27:46.700-07:002018-06-13T05:27:46.700-07:00I just heard the announcement of Geoff Johns upcom...I just heard the announcement of Geoff Johns upcoming "Three Jokers" series, that will be independent of Doomsday Clock. It seems like this story may actually take place AFTER Doomsday Clock, but I am not sure. I wish there was better quality control regarding publishing these stories closer to how they unfold in continuity rather than trying to patch the quilt together after the fact.Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667412261395222328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-86619804184225761492018-06-11T19:52:56.383-07:002018-06-11T19:52:56.383-07:00Thanks, Jonny. There is no doubt, now, that the mo...Thanks, Jonny. There is no doubt, now, that the movie is filling a role similar to that of the Black Freighter. It obviously parallels the main story at times. But it has a mixture of similarities and inversions relative to the Black Freighter. I simply have to take a closer look to see if there's a clear, overall message. And, meanwhile, how the hockey fight during The Button may play a similar role.Rikdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-24553558568618985302018-06-11T09:45:46.742-07:002018-06-11T09:45:46.742-07:00I forgot to add - I am very excited for the next i...I forgot to add - I am very excited for the next issue because I think it may forward the 3 Jokers plotJonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667412261395222328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-48332526542329486622018-06-11T09:41:49.580-07:002018-06-11T09:41:49.580-07:00Excellent analysis as always, Rikdad. What are yo...Excellent analysis as always, Rikdad. What are you making of the Nathanial Dusk segments? Right now I believe they are serving as the "Black Freighter" portions of the story and may end up paralleling a significant aspect of the main narrative. Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667412261395222328noreply@blogger.com