Or – “What The French, Toast?”
The WTF month gimmick has some potential to it, although I’m not sure that I’m on board with everything they’re working on. This issue follows up on the tragic events of Rotworld with a focus on the personal toll for the Baker family… Your Major Spoilers review awaits.
Or – “Buddy Baker Overdrive!”
Younger comics readers are always a hoot. Recently, I was privy to a conversation between two 20-ish readers about how stupid it is that they put Animal Man back in a costume in his New 52 incarnation, because “Vertigo guys don’t have costumes.” Laying aside that Animal Man’s original duds are both iconic and goofy, it’s a good example of how you can’t get used to the status quo of comics, because it will change.
Ironically, there was also a grain of wisdom in the conversation, as well, because, in his first appearance, Animal Man DIDN’T have a costume! Your Major Spoilers (retro) review awaits!
The DC WTF gatefold cover month begins in April but a few of them have started to appear on the Internet and we have a new batch to show you from Threshold, Catwoman, Vibe, Demon Hunters, and Animal Man.
Buddy Baker returns from The Rot. Once he gets back to Earth he finds that everything has changed: A planet in ruins, Steel is an android, mass hysteria, cats and dogs living together. What else does he find in this newly whacked-out world? Read on to find out!
How did Buddy Baker become Animal Man in the New 52? Take a little of this, a little of that and shake it up with a little something new and you’ve got Animal Man #0. Read on.
More After the Jump
Buddy Baker and Alec Holland are about to meet for the first time, again. With the Rot reeling and the crossover looming Major Spoilers is giving you a look at the beginning of Rotworld with a review of Animal Man #12.
Animal Man is still doing well as part of the New 52, and today Andy Kuhn offers up his take on the character.
Or – “For Freakier Imagery, You’d Probably Have To Get Rodrigo Plastered.”
The return of Animal Man to regular monthly storytelling has also led to a return of the 90′s Vertigo sensibilities, as A-Man is stuck in the middle of an invasion by forces of ‘The Rot’, while simultaneously finding his morphogenic powers to be related to another nebulous concept, The Red. What does The Red do?
Give Matthew nightmares, mostly…
Or – “Buddy Baker’s Triumphant Return!”
Animal Man is one of those books that I remember fondly, even if nobody else seems to care any longer. Much like Justice League International, Animal Man’s book was key to DC’s 1980s post-Crisis universe, and the book not only cemented Buddy Baker as a DC/Vertigo mainstay, it made Americans realize for the first time what this ‘Grant Morrison’ cat was all about. Given the pure, concentrated awesome of that run of A Man, I found myself looking forward to this book, hoping that it would be a hidden gem of the relaunched DCU… But will disappointment be in my future?
DC Comics has announced not only will the superheroes get a relaunch in September, but so will Swamp Thing and other supernatural characters of the DCU.
UPDATE: This story has been updated from the 9:00 edition that includes cover images, and more supernatural characters, including vampires, and VOODOO by Ron Marz.
This week on the show: Animal Man, Animal Man, not a friend of Particle Man (Rodrigo made me do it). Also, Invincible, Darkwing Duck, and Wonder Woman – which one is different, can you tell? Plus, when do you buy your comics?
Show Notes after the Jump!
Or – “We Hold These Comics To Be Self-Evident…”
Today is American Independence Day, commonly referred to as July 4th, as it takes place on the 4th of July, hence the name, and that’s why the song is called Alice’s Restaurant… To all the faithful Spoilerites of the United States, Happy 4th of July. For those of you who are from elsewhere, sorry about all the hegemony and stuff. Either way, it’s time for another bout of our Rapid Fire Reviews, bite-sized chunks of comics that I either couldn’t write three paragraphs about, or ran out of time to cover. Give us your tired, your poorly drawn, your huddled masses of comics, yearning to be bagged in mylar…
