Brian Fowler Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I have been meaning to read that book for years, but I never quite get around to it. Every time I re-read Sandman, and get to Seasons in the Mist, I'm all "I should really read Lucifer" but then... Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Yeah, Seasons of Mist was my favorite section of Sandman, which is why I went out of my way to read the Lucifer series. I thought Gaiman's Lucifer was grand and I wanted more of it. Mike Carey does a pretty good job of keeping the character interesting(I still prefer Gaiman's version), but the other characters in the series start taking the spotlight as the series goes on, which works. If you liked Seasons of Mist, you definitely need to give Lucifer a chance, Fowler. Perfect timing for it too since VERTIGO has been re-releasing the entire series in new collected editions recently. DO IT. It needs more love. It's underappreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 A lot of Batmobile images here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Lucifer is great. Fox is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WholeFnMachine Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Here comes Supergirl http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/greg_berlanti_supergirl_cbs_series_order-2014-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Man, DC is really going all in with the live action tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WholeFnMachine Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Man, DC is really going all in with the live action tv. The shitty part though is that only Arrow & the Flash are connected and none of them are connected to the films. Not smart in my opinion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I think it's very smart. Gives creative people more freedom to tell the stories they want to tell without having to clear it through layers of studio bureaucracy ("What's that? You want to use Captain Boomerang? Sorry, we've already planned for him to be a villain in Untitled DC Event Film in 2017. Find somebody else."). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 It's a mixed bag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 According to Variety, WB/DC wants David Ayer for a Suicide Squad movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigertooth Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I think it's very smart. Gives creative people more freedom to tell the stories they want to tell without having to clear it through layers of studio bureaucracy ("What's that? You want to use Captain Boomerang? Sorry, we've already planned for him to be a villain in Untitled DC Event Film in 2017. Find somebody else."). Of course, the flip side of that is the possibility of Supergirl and Flash -- whose showrunners didn't coordinate -- each using Captain Boomerang in very different ways in the same week, totally confusing viewers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiller Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 So Supergirl is going to be on CBS? The CSI/NCIS network? That... seems like a terrible fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I can't watch Gotham right now because CTV cuts into FOX's feed when they air the same program. Except they're not airing Gotham, they're showing election results. God fucking damn it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tigertooth Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Gotham was better than I expected (I had low expectations). There were plenty of cheese moments, but the dynamic they set up between Gordon, Bullock, Fish, Falcone, Montoya, Cobblepot, etc. has some real possibilities. Lots of competing agendas. Unsurprisingly the worst parts involved kid Bruce and Catwomangirl. I can only hope they play that down as the season moves on, but we'll see. I'd be interested to see young(er) Alfred but I'd rather pass on that if it means Brucito comes with the package. Hopefully the too-clever-by-half allusions and foreshadowing of the rogues gallery will go by the wayside quickly. I was kind of hoping that we'd get to see Thomas and Martha Wayne for a while before the murder. I'd be interested to see them in this world for 50-80% of the season to get a better picture of what is missed once they're gone. Sort of a Ned Stark deal. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I was hoping Gotham would be more of an ensemble show than the Adventures of Squeaky-Clean Jimmy. Also, more Sean Pertwee with the first original take on Alfred in decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 I was hoping Gotham would be more of an ensemble show than the Adventures of Squeaky-Clean Jimmy. Also, more Sean Pertwee with the first original take on Alfred in decades. Seems like they're going for the Alfred from Beware the Batman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Does Batman have the most re-told origin story ever? It's like, OK, we understand: wondering into dark alleys with your wife and son is a REALLY bad idea. Message is loud and clear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Does Batman have the most re-told origin story ever? It's like, OK, we understand: wondering into dark alleys with your wife and son is a REALLY bad idea. Message is loud and clear. Maybe the worst rendition of that scene ever, in any medium? Hated this show until the 40 minute mark. Then they wove enough stuff on top of the cliches to get me back next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 They should have shocked the shit out of everyone and had Bruce get killed too. The whole Batman saga was just a dying fantasy of a kid. No superhero with badass gadgets and unlimited resources is coming to rescue Gotham, so it's up to Gordon and the rest of the cops. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 N-Nooo. He's not coming for like ten years anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Why would you take your family down an isolated and dark alley at night anyway? And it's actually called "Crime Alley." Presumably it would have had to have been named "Someone Will Murder You and Your Wife and Leave Your Son a Rage-Filled Wreck Alley" for Mr Wayne to get the hint that he should avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 "Crime Alley" began as a signifier for an entire area, like "Skid Row." It has sadly transformed over the years to an ACTUAL alley. I think maybe starting with Batman '89? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 One other thing. I know the movies and TV shows aren't supposed to line up (for some reason), but in what year is Gotham set? If memory serves, cell phones didn't become widely used until the turn of the millennium. Will this Bruce Wayne's first Batmobile be a hovercar? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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