tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post5844616857427334206..comments2023-03-28T04:32:18.124-04:00Comments on Witless Prattle: I Read This--THE NEW TEEN TITANS OMNIBUS Vol. 1Kazekagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-19842496434249014252011-10-23T11:07:48.638-04:002011-10-23T11:07:48.638-04:00I know, right? For all people say that the direct ...I know, right? For all people say that the direct market is soooo much better than what we have now, I kinda bristle because they ignore all the workarounds we newsstand kids had to find stuff like that.<br /><br />There. . .is? Good grief, I have no words. I like that Flash rings have so much room they can even stick in hairspray. <br /><br />Two words: Danny Chase.Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-24101714819424646722011-10-22T23:42:09.042-04:002011-10-22T23:42:09.042-04:00Dude, I remember buying multiple issues of the sam...Dude, I remember buying multiple issues of the same comic, too! Sometimes, you could even find older issues at other stores after buying the current one! Damn, I miss that.<br /><br />I literally hadn't thought about the mystery of Wally West's hair in years, but you piqued my interest enough to search further. As it turns out, it wasn't a hand-wave, but <a href="http://www.fingmonkey.com/2011/04/flash-friday-kid-flash-changes.html" rel="nofollow">actual in-story canon</a>. Go ahead, read that link and be astonished. I know I was.<br /><br />Oh my God, I predict beautiful things.C. Elamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284263547435956344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-56398329686281417832011-10-21T21:55:57.231-04:002011-10-21T21:55:57.231-04:00As do I. I wouldn't have done that run of earl...As do I. I wouldn't have done that run of early Image comics otherwise. <br /><br />Yeah, but there was also the inverse of that--wherein the newsstands wouldn't pull ALL their back issues so if you looked a little bit you could find 2-3 issues of the book you took a shine to at the same time. I so miss the fun of those discoveries.<br /><br />They trailed a LOT of books in NTT--Captain Carrot for one, and there's probably a couple others as well. I gotta admit, it was a damn good idea to do that.<br /><br />Man, that's . . .unusual. But not surprising. I think there was a colouring error in one of the old Marvel Handbooks, and I identified the character because of that error so much when I finally saw it corrected it . . .really didn't look right, somehow.<br /><br />Well, we're not done with the Titans just yet. Because guess what just got delivered to my doorstep and will allow me to write at length about the beginning of the end for the Titans? Yes, that's right: <i>New Teen Titans: Games</i> It'll be a hoot.Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-61513742419051349662011-10-21T00:43:39.679-04:002011-10-21T00:43:39.679-04:00Nah, I tend to think everything is fair game. Tha...Nah, I tend to think everything is fair game. That's how I roll, anyway.<br /><br />I remember those days well, lemme tell ya. Heck, it probably took that long for the comic book hardcore to even find the darn title.<br /><br />Night Force would have been...1982, I think? It has a preview in an issue of NTT somewhere in the 20s. I think we can credit DC for even TRYING something like that squarely on Titans.<br /><br />Wow, I remember that now that you mention it! Thing was, that had been a recurring thing for YEARS - he had brown hair dating back to the 1960s. I think they hand-waved that he had dyed it(?). The banner was worse - they colored his mask red and hair blond! He looked like regular Flash, except not.<br /><br />He has some Star Wars work that I think was in their most recent Marvel Omnibus volume, and it is truly a sight to behold. MTIO is a hit or miss title, but that volume has a higher percentage of good stuff than the first two.<br /><br />I definitely like your POV. I am toying with analyzing the hell out of a book I just finished, and it will be a challenge because it is so dad-blasted unusual. Hint: Steve Ditko.C. Elamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284263547435956344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-86773505248401788442011-10-19T11:09:03.289-04:002011-10-19T11:09:03.289-04:00I was wondering if this one wasn't just too fa...I was wondering if this one wasn't just too far out from my usual stuff to really be of interest. I am so glad I was wrong.<br /><br />Well, there's a preface in the Omnibus that's reprinted from one of the Archive collections they did of NTT and Wolfman talks about they had 6 issues minimum and the sales cratered on issue #5 then came roaring back for #6 and off to the races they went. I think I kept hopping back off and on, but it wasn't choice--the places I used to buy comics would occasionally skip a month here and there . . .it could be a pain at times.<br /><br />It sure did. I have to say Wolfman had a couple interesting things going during that time--didn't <i>Night Force</i> roll out sometime around the time NTT launched? I seem to remember it so.<br /><br /> They miscoloured Kid Flash for like 3-4 issues in the book as well . . .he has brown hair for the first few issues and then poof! He's a redhead. It really was the wild west back in those days . . .<br /><br /> It really makes a difference early on in Perez's career, I think. About the time of <i>Crisis</i> he's really established enough of his style that whoever's inking him it's unmistakably him, but his work at this period is extremely inker-dependent. The <i>Tales of the New Teen Titans</i> are a great example--he has Pablo Marcos, Gene day, Brett Breeding, and Ernie Colon doing inks and all of them bring something to his work.<br /><br /> I need to find that Essential. I was really impressed by what a great team they were. It's a damn shame the <i>Master of Kung-Fu</i> run can't be collected, because that was where I first encountered his work.<br /><br /> I do my best. I can't deny that in some places these comics haven't aged terribly well, but I try to balance the two. Glad it's working!Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-45276475812268502662011-10-19T00:30:20.711-04:002011-10-19T00:30:20.711-04:00Man, I have been meaning to comment on this one an...Man, I have been meaning to comment on this one and just hadn't. Time to fix that<br /><br />You know, it's interesting you bring up the "running six issues" idea, because I dunno if that is based on interviews or just your own deduction but it feels...right. Looking over the run, that's almost exactly where I stopped following the book on a regular basis. I won't presume to know why at this late date, since I would have been all of 8 at the time.<br /><br />HOWEVER, it's not far-fetched when you bring it up. The (dis)advantage Teen Titans had over X-Men is that it already HAD a revival that had died a quick death in 76-78. I mean, that book was getting canned regardless of whether the Implosion had happened later or not. I am pretty sure there was only a new Titans book because Marv asked for it. It's a testament that DC really wanted him, since that title had just failed less than 5 years earlier. I am sure the "nothing to lose" scenario was on their minds. And it sure paid off for everyone.<br /><br />(One thing I remember about DC's promotion of it in the books was that it was originally little banners illustrated with Robin and Kid Flash on the letters pages. And yes, they miscolored Kid Flash on them.)<br /><br />It was a bit of a surprise to me when I came across Perez's earliest Avengers books and discovered them inked by Vince Colletta. It <b>did</b> make a huge difference. I'm pretty sure Marcos got the gig from his work with Perez on that same title. Oh, and Gene Day. There is an unjustly forgotten, absolutely brilliant artist who died way too young. They had collaborated on issues of Marvel Two-in-One prior to this, because I think I read most of them (they are in the third Essential of that title).<br /><br />One thing I do enjoy about your reviews is that you are able to balance the critical demands of today with the soft tint of nostalgia without being too far in either direction.C. Elamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284263547435956344noreply@blogger.com