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Justice League of America #31: WTF, people?
OK, when you run an issue of people reacting to a major event, it's customary to do so *AFTER* the major event has been printed. ( Read more... ) -
Dear Lazywebs... browser tabs into windows?
OK, I have a longstanding browser feature request, but maybe someone out there knows a browser that already does this, or knows that Firefox does this and can tell me where the blasted option is since I certainly can't find it ( Read more... ) -
Quote of the day (Alan Moore on Watchmen)
"It seems to be that things that were meant satirically or critically
in Watchmen now seem to be simply accepted as kind of what they appear
to be on the surface."
-Alan Moore
(by way of a mailing list, so sadly I don't know where/when this first appeared) -
Final Crisis: What Went Wrong (The Basics)
So DC's Final Crisis has come to an end. And while there is much about the story that I like, both my overall reaction and the sales numbers as compared to Marvel's Secret Wars tell me that this event was ultimately less than a complete success. There are numerous reasons for this, including several things that probably didn't impact the success ( Read more... ) -
X-Men: Legacy #219: In which Juggernaut backslides
Last month's issue of X-Men: Legacy was the first of Carey's run (both before and after the title change) with which I've been truly disappointed. It's long been accepted wisdom that Juggernaut's redemption the only positive element in Chuck Austin's otherwise execrable run on Uncanny X-Men and later X-Men. It was well executed, gradually ( Read more... ) -
WTF people... Emma would never wear that...
So I was looking at the cover of "Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes" #2 trying to decide if that was supposed to be Emma or Storm (and really, should that ever be a question one has to give thought to?) when I decided that despite looking relatively white and blonde, the big hoop earrings meant she must be Ororo. The facial structure actually looks a ( Read more... ) -
Spoiler never gets a break. Or good writing.
Seriously, DC. WTF? You bring back Spoiler after treating her horribly. Chuck Dixon essentially uses the plot that fandom had long since settled on as how to bring her back. Tim's having trouble dealing, which makes perfect sense. There's something weird going on with Spoiler and Batman where Batman's giving her secret missions, which makes a ( Read more... ) -
More on Prop 8 and Justice Kennard
So I've been researching Justice Kennard trying to figure out why she might have voted against reviewing Prop 8 when all of her previous writings and votes have shown her to be a strong supporter both of gay rights and of the Court's obligation to protect minorities. Apparently (although I was unable to find a direct citation for this, and too ( Read more... ) -
Prop 8 legal worries
So... the CA Supreme Court has agreed to take up the Prop 8 cases, but there's a very troubling development in that one of the Justices who helped strike down the previous Prop 22 (which was not an amendment, just an initiative) voted to deny a hearing. One of the more likely reasons to do that is a belief that Prop 8 is so obviously ( Read more... )