sushiowl: So apparently when Midnighter is not out punching...

sushiowl:

So apparently when Midnighter is not out punching cats, he is checking out Apollo’s butt.

Well, obviously. Who WOULDN’T? ;)

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I miss The Bleed

I was reading an article about Multiversity the other day, (which you should check out, it’s got some Frank Quitely art and sounds pretty cool) and it ended up reminding me how much I miss the Bleed, Shift Ships, all that, and I sincerely hope that the reason DC has not included the Bleed in the new 52, (despite it already being canon in previous continuity, and including most of the Authority characters) is because they promised Grant Morrison he could introduce it in Multiversity.

Hyperspace is no proper substitute for the Bleed, and the Eye is simply not worthy to take the place of the Carrier. The Bleed had this typically Warren Ellis vibe to it, which other writers seem to have trouble with. It was based on real science, but the way it was depicted was poetic and evocative; it inspired a sense of wonder and awe that’s just not there with Hyperspace as it’s being used in Stormwatch right now, where it’s a mere backdrop and means to remain undetected. That sense of wonder, I don’t know why, but other writers just seem to not quite get it. Planetary was ALL ABOUT capturing that sense of wonder, and that’s one of the reasons it’s so cool.

Back to Grant Morrison and Multiversity. I am getting a strong hunch that the Bleed may well feature, for a few reasons. One, the story is all about alternate dimensions, which is all the Bleed was when boiled down to it’s core, the stuff between dimensions, through which Shift Ships such as the Carrier could travel. This makes it a logical place to include the Bleed if DC is planning on ever using it again. Two, in Multiversity communication across dimensions is achieved through the pages of comic books. This seems strange, (it IS Grant Morrison) but the Bleed is named after the bleed area on a comic book page, so it all fits. Three, in his ill-fated run on the Authority, which lasted a whopping 2 issues, they ended up trapped on our Earth, or at least one one very similar to it. Jack and the Doctor end up in a comic shop…

So. Just like in Multiversity, comic books are acting as a means of communication across dimensions. They may be reading about their own adventures, but they are in a different universe. And finally… Grant Morrison says in that article that he’s been working on Multiversity for 6 years. Guess how long ago his Authority run was. Go on, guess. I think his unfinished run on the Authority was the seed of the idea behind Multiversity, basically. It may involve different characters now, maybe even a whole new plot, I really couldn’t say, I am not sure how close they stuck to his plot for the Lost Year, so… But I do think the seed of the idea for Multiversity began there, with the Authority getting stuck outside their dimension when the Carrier’s power source (a baby universe. see? that’s so much cooler than some old Daemonite relic) died. I have my doubts about seeing the REAL Authority again, since there are new versions of many of the characters in the new DCU, but the Bleed is still missing, and I can see no good reason for it’s exclusion, especially since they’ve already had some characters doing some dimension hopping. So I am hoping that the plan all along was to have Morrison introduce the concept in Multiversity.

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Paperman Breakdown by John Kahrs — via itsartmag (by...

Paperman Breakdown by John Kahrs — via itsartmag (by sammisays)

Huh, interesting… At first I was like, why not just draw it? but by the end I can kinda understand. the inbetweening of lines on the surface of the model is definitely cool.

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EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: Capullo's "Death of The Family" Die-Cut Covers - Comic Book Resources

EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: Capullo's "Death of The Family" Die-Cut Covers - Comic Book Resources:

I have t know… do these covers wrap around so you can wear them as Halloween masks? cus that would be cool. Also, new Joker is incredibly creepy!

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Was reading Happy by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson and...

Was reading Happy by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson and something hit me… Grant Morrison re-used an old panel and got it past the censors this time. The top panel is from The Authority #28, Midnighter shoots Teuton in the back of the head while rescuing Apollo. Bottom is from Happy #1, a hitman gets double crossed.

Now, the Authority #28 is notable for two reasons. 1, this panel in particular got censored, it originally did have a hole exploding through the front of his forehead, just like the Happy panel. It is also the issue that started the long standing feud between Mark Millar and Grant Morrison, because while Millar’s name ended up on the cover, Grant Morrison actually wrote the issue. So I am pretty sure the similarity is intentional.

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SO MUCH COMICS!! SO MUCH OF THEM!!: Demon Knights #12

SO MUCH COMICS!! SO MUCH OF THEM!!: Demon Knights #12:

somuchcomics:

Demon Knights: Paul Cornell, Diogenes Neves, Oclair Albert, Dan Green, Marcelo Maiolo, Jared K. Fletcher, Alex Garner

We’re in! Inside Morgaine’s tower. Apparently, all of Camelot-that-was is crammed into the space of the tower, magically. I love how this book always manages to surprise me…

You know, the whole Horsewoman as an avatar of the Red thing flew completely over my head when I read this issue, but now that you point it out it makes SO MUCH SENSE. And it’s not like it’s the only connection hinted at, I am pretty sure Al Jabr is the first Engineer.

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cracked: Priest says Hell is an invention of the church to...

cracked:

Priest says Hell is an invention of the church to control people with fear.

Oh.

I wish more Christians (well, believers in general, actually) in the world were like this guy.

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Canadian Dance Moves (by van46) hee hee!

Canadian Dance Moves (by van46)

hee hee!

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leasthelpful: “Just like the Hitler youth, except the...

leasthelpful:

“Just like the Hitler youth, except the opposite”

I’m glad his attempt to turn his children into bigots backfired! :-P I like how trying to promote tolerance is ‘brainwashing’ but indoctrinating them into fundamentalist Christianity somehow isn’t.

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APE IN A CAPE: So, About The Reboot

APE IN A CAPE: So, About The Reboot:

gailsimone:

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about this today, some a little bit hostile, some a little bit lacking in factual basis.

I never feel like it’s my job to disagree with people’s value judgments…if they hate the new52 or Marvel NOW or any of those kinds of changes and initiatives, that’s perfectly…

Reblogging because I think it needed to be said. There are certainly aspects of the New 52 that I dislike, some very strongly. (Stormwatch, mainly, because I wanted to like it so badly. I can accept that some books just aren’t for me, and ignore them with no hard feelings, as long as there are some books that I do like. But Stormwatch was the one I wanted to like the most due to The Authority) I am sure there will be aspects of Marvel NOW that I won’t like. But that doesn’t mean my opinion is reflective of everyone, or that the whole thing wasn’t warranted. And there have been some very cool things to come out of it. And I do think DC has been listening and going back and fixing some things that didn’t work initially.

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