Or – “Make A Hawk A Dove, End A War With Love, Make A Lah Farnah FOO!”
Sorry, I was never really clear on what that last lyric was. For months now, Gail Simone has seemingly been building up to something epic with her work on Wonder Woman, and it seems that we’re finally going to get a glimpse of what it is. Last issue, yet another strange creature arrived to challenge the Amazing Amazon, but this time, the story ends differently…
Oh boy, did we get a lot of people entering the second annual Major Spoilers Costume Contest. There were over 50 entries from 20 entrants (yes, some people entered multiple times). Personally, I think all those who entered the contest deserve kudos for taking the time to make their costume and sending it out for the world to see. You can tell some of the entrants spent a great deal of time on their costumes, and really get into their work.
Without further ado, take the jump to see all the entrants for this year’s contest.
Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores October 1, 2008. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details.
This list was last updated September 29, 2008.
And here’s part two.
Starring:
Dan Johnson – GL John Stewart
Lex Randleman – Mister Terrific
Chris Cowan – Cyborg
Lauren Parkinson – Donna Troy
Brittany Jones – Raven
Shot by:
Steve Murray
Chris Cowan
Directed by:
Chris Cowan
Written by:
Lex Randleman
Edited/FX by:
Chris Cowan
Or – “Can You Catch The Same Lightning In A Different Bottle?”
Here in the halls of Stately Spoilers Manor, we operate pretty much independently. So, as I was writing this, I was unaware that Josh was writing a review of the same issue. But, seeing as how it’s already written, (and I kind of don’t have time to write another just this instant) I figured, what the heck, why not see how we BOTH felt about the issue, and then probably never do this again. Heh…  In 1984, or so the story goes, DC Comics was in dire straits. The company was bleeding money, very few of their iconic characters seemed very relavant, and there were, apparently, rumors that DC would be no more within months… Then, Marv Wolfman and George Perez launched ‘The New Teen Titans,’ a book that took DC’s kid sidekicks, added a dash of X-Men-style plotting, and managed to generate a bona fide classic (and, some say, bringing DC back from the brink.) 25 or so years later, those issues are remembered fondly by everyone, and every few years, it is decided that it’s time to get the band back together and see if the Titans can, once again, become the 600 pound gorilla of comics. Is Judd Winick the man to reignite the fires of Titan-mania?
or, OH thank HEAVENS it is finally over!
With a sigh of relief I opened the pages of the last issue of Countdown, and with a similar sigh I closed them a few minutes later. They had not finished badly, as previous issues had suggested they might. Though they finished leaving me baffled, it was not “bad.â€
Countdown, issue number 1 (or 52, whatever), both finished off the Countdown saga, and paved a few stepping stones for Final Crisis.