tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post5376937394116908705..comments2024-03-04T00:09:50.431-08:00Comments on Rikdad's Comic Thoughts: The Green Lantern, Before the EndRikdadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-2885035078028059202021-02-25T12:54:17.887-08:002021-02-25T12:54:17.887-08:00Great questions, Collin. As I look at this Season ...Great questions, Collin. As I look at this Season Two of GL, I continue to see something resembling disenchantment on Morrison's part, and I think that the storyline here, as with Superdoom, the Little League, the Gentry, and The Empty Hand, as a metanarrative about problems in the industry. I said a bit about that in this post and as I prepare my thoughts on #11, I see it even more so.<br /><br />On the other hand, Morrison records a different dialectic in Supergods, wherein they also saw, at times, a loss of purpose in the superhero comic genre, but it was a long and winding tale, with redemption coming at times from Morrison's own work, and at times from others' work.<br /><br />Perhaps the moment in Blackstars where Batman says, "I give in" is putting Morrison's words in Batman's mouth. At the same time, there's no way to miss the fact that that line was meant to be funny.<br /><br />I think one of Morrison's best issues of the last decade was the Thunderworld issue of Multiversity. TGL has gone to that same wellspring at times, indulging in sheer fun. It's hard to feel that, with Morrison writing stuff like that in this run, that they don't have any more of it to write.Rikdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-49958560386015989542021-02-21T17:44:58.296-08:002021-02-21T17:44:58.296-08:00Hey Rikdad! Great insight about the Little League ...Hey Rikdad! Great insight about the Little League of Earth-42 being the versions of the DC characters aimed directly at the youngest, most innocent readers.<br /><br />With Morrison leaving monthlies, do you read into that as Morrison considering that they (Morrison's new pronoun!) have brought the medium to its farthest point of meta-storytelling possible, the type of thing extrapolated in Final Crisis, Multiversity, and Action Comics, and now essentially completed with GL? I know Morrison is also focusing on TV projects, we can't ignore that as being a major reason for going too—but it does seem akin to Alan Moore leaving the industry, except Morrison will always love and respect "superhero funnybooks" and would never burn bridges, still playing the role of white mage to Moore's black mage.<br /><br />In any case, do you see Morrison's departure as a sort of "everything's been done now" kind of thing—that Morrison has effectively completed their mission or life's work in terms of comic book storytelling? I'm sad to see Grant go.Collin Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048926008929243204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-16136677795790012002021-02-13T00:59:28.456-08:002021-02-13T00:59:28.456-08:00Yes, and maybe we should have an eye out for the b...Yes, and maybe we should have an eye out for the birds under Hal's care are serving as his Robins.Rikdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-87872671413202890672021-02-10T05:00:18.801-08:002021-02-10T05:00:18.801-08:00It's also worth noting that Morrison's Bat...It's also worth noting that Morrison's Batman run, which wrapped up after FC, ended on quite the dour note - Damian was dead, but Ra's had the ability to make more evil Damians; Talia was dead as Kathy slipped back into the shadows; and Batman Inc. was essentially dead as a concept at DC since Snyder was ripping the Bat-family apart again. <br /><br />I might have been projecting a bit in there . . . Bob Schoonoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371205595372517089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-72711576559556296702021-02-09T03:56:55.162-08:002021-02-09T03:56:55.162-08:00Thanks, Son! I think that Hector Hammond means a j...Thanks, Son! I think that Hector Hammond means a journey to the center of Hal Jordan's mind, perhaps like we saw with Batman during Last Rites. And it's hard to imagine that Sinestro wouldn't show up for a finale. The stage is set for something big!Rikdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-18142964185546315802021-02-08T22:53:38.707-08:002021-02-08T22:53:38.707-08:00Wonderful post as always Rikdad!
The solicits for...Wonderful post as always Rikdad!<br /><br />The solicits for the next two issues also hint at a confrontation with Hector Hammond (seems a bit out of place what with all the other villains on the table) as well as a coalition of foes from across both seasons ready to take down the emerald knight.<br /><br />They also state that the final issues will touch upon every single plot point introduced over the entire run; I hope this finale sticks the landing!REYNARD, THE FOX GARDENER!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16881069068614813783noreply@blogger.com