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[michaelpaciocco]

The Tribute to Dwayn McDuffie the SDCC doesn't want fans to read:

dwaynemcduffie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2984#p130661

Personally? I say print this shit up and wallpaper booths with it at SDCC. Perferaby right in front of wherever Dan Didio is standing.

[michaelpaciocco]

OK, so today's comics stuff in short:

The Mighty? Don't give a shit.

www.bleedingcool.com/2011/07/13/superman-713-the-return-of-kittengate/

I'm going to call this: Either Rich Johnston is a dupe or he's a shill. I realize he's never been that credible, but the fact that he went against Comicsalliance when they entered the not-illogical notion that DC was dodging possible controversy makes me lean towards "shill" at this point.

That's about it on my end.

[jensaltmann]

So: Cowboys & Aliens is, bascially, Clint Eastwood vs. Aliens. In spirit, anyway. I've been more sorry for seeing a movie, but it's not one I'd bother wanting to see again. A bit overstuffed, and trying a bit too hard to be Hard Men Riding Lonely Trails.

So: Captain America GO FUCKING SEE IT ALREADY. Seriously. That good.

[michaelpaciocco]

Jul 15, 2011 0:11:04 GMT -8 jensaltmann said:

So: Captain America GO FUCKING SEE IT ALREADY. Seriously. That good.

Not out in theatres here yet - when it is, I shall. Possibly abducting my brother from work or his fiancee in the process.

[Anders]

Just watched part of the trailer (I didn't want to spoil too much and it was extremely spoileriffic) and it does indeed look awesome.

[jensaltmann]

Jul 13, 2011 4:31:04 GMT -8 michaelpaciocco said:

The Tribute to Dwayn McDuffie the SDCC doesn't want fans to read:

dwaynemcduffie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=2984#p130661

Personally? I say print this shit up and wallpaper booths with it at SDCC. Perferaby right in front of wherever Dan Didio is standing.

And the sequel to this: The CCI's non-apology:

robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/07/cci-apologies-for-asking-matt-wayne-to-change-his-dwayne-mcduffie-tribute/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

David Glanzer, director of marketing and public relations for CCI, said that the book’s editors asked for the piece to be “celebratory” in nature, in keeping with other pieces in the book.

“As you know we held Dwayne McDuffie in high regard as he was a past recipient of our Inkpot award. Most recently we held a tribute panel for him at WonderCon. The changes requested were never meant to slight him or his family, and we really are truly sorry for the anguish this has caused,” Glanzer told Robot 6. “In the future we will try to prevent a similar situation as this from occurring by having a larger circle of people weigh in on any potential changes or edits to In Memoriam pieces.

“Again we offer our heart felt apology to Matt Wayne and the family and friends of Dwayne McDuffie.”

[michaelpaciocco]

Ahem:

Watching Dan Didiot, Moronson and Geoff-off try and justify the retconning of Supermarriage just reminds me that corporate comic fans get what they deserve - in this case a Superman devoid of humanity, saddled with angst and emo, who has no growth or future.

The adults have left the building - it's just the manboy fanboys now.

Seriously, reading these interviews makes "Smallville" look good by comparison. And of course, I'm sure Chris Sims et. al. will be falling all over this because it's Morrison and he can - O STFU STFU STFU!!!

This has been my moment of Jesse-level nerdrage. Carry on.

[Mario Di Giacomo]

I have 4 words for the Superman revamp REBOOT, GODDAMMIT:

"Teh Stupid, It Burns."

That is all.

[michaelpaciocco]

Grant Morrison; How his head doesn't explode from the contradiction MUST be magic

www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33444



And here's one for Kirk



Oh, and here's the other thing.

Morrison, adding, "Don't let anyone split up Animal Man's marriage!"

I swear, we should make a pact that should any of us get the chance, we get to absolutely DESTROY Animal Man's marriage, and then make sure copies are sent to Grant Morrison's home and shown to him.

Fuck this guy.

Edited to Add: Sorry, had to fix the posters

[Mario Di Giacomo]

You're assuming it was his choice to erase the Super-marriage. he could have been taking a shot at the brain trust.

That being said...

I don't care anymore. Let DC & Marvel wallow in stupidity. I still have good comics to read from people who care about STORIES, not franchise opportunities.

(My latest obsession is a new Image book called Witch Doctor)

[michaelpaciocco]

Yes, I am assuming that based on his past comments and his support of OMD.

Either way, poster works.

[K-Box]

Jul 22, 2011 8:17:03 GMT -8 Mario Di Giacomo said:

You're assuming it was his choice to erase the Super-marriage.

In addition to what Michael said, there's also his 2000 proposal (with Waid and a few others) which was pretty much OMD before OMD.

[Mario Di Giacomo]

Jul 22, 2011 8:48:17 GMT -8 K-Box said:

Jul 22, 2011 8:17:03 GMT -8 Mario Di Giacomo said:

You're assuming it was his choice to erase the Super-marriage.

In addition to what Michael said, there's also his 2000 proposal (with Waid and a few others) which was pretty much OMD before OMD.

And the 2008 interview where he said this:

I’ve read a few speculations over the years about how we were going to use that proposal to end the Supeman/Lois Lane marriage. In fact that was actually something we decided we didn’t want to do. I remember Mark Waid and the guys and all of us sitting around thinking of ways to end the Superman marriage – and we talked about it for a long time, and we got to where we were talking about things like “memory molecules,” and we finally said, “This is ridiculous! The only way to do this is to keep the marriage and make it work!”

It was the only thing we could do with what I still think was a bad idea. The marriage damaged the dynamic of Superman comics quite severely, but if we broke up the relationship of these two great fictional lovers, Superman would immediately seem ineffectual and ultimately beaten by his foes, walking around for the rest of his life not knowing Lois was ever his wife or whatever.

[michaelpaciocco]

Right, which just confirms:

1) he still thinks the Super-Marriage was a bad idea
2) he didn't think it was a good idea for a villain to be responsible

However, a universal reboot? Well, that'll do the trick nicely.

[Mario Di Giacomo]

As you wish. He's still better than bloody JMS.