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Comment by Diogo Menezes yesterday

Previously I've expressed my opinion that, when a company and a character's creators go head-to-head over rights to said character, I'm on the side of the company who paid the creator the pre-arranged amount for his work. In this instance, however, I'm firmly on the creator's side. Bill Finger deserves as much, if not more, acknowledgement for his contributions to the Batman world as Bob Kane gets:

http://www.newsarama.com/17867-author-fights-for-bill-finger-to-get...

Comment by Mr. E on Saturday

I seem to remember someone asking for an archive of LEOGs that went back to the beginning as opposed to the one above that only goes back to volume 5, and don't remember anyone responding. Well, here you go.

Comment by Denis McElwaine on Friday

What software do I need to download podcasts to the nexus 7? I have tried some download managers, but they have not worked.

Comment by Jordan Cobb on May 16, 2013 at 12:35pm

Alright then I'll get it off a friend. On a similar note, oh my god Nightwing #20 is so fucking good. I feel the move to Chicago was best for the series as its somehow provided some more fun and energy. Kyle Higgins writes some fun stories and I love Brett Booth's art. Its so energetic and alive and really pops on the pages. It more than made up for how underwhelmed I was by Batgirl #20.

Comment by Dr. Detfink on May 16, 2013 at 12:25pm

Only issue #20. Don't have to buy it. Just borrow.

Comment by Jordan Cobb on May 16, 2013 at 12:22pm

Really cause I dropped Suicide Squad like a bad habit long ago, Detfink.

Comment by Dr. Detfink on May 16, 2013 at 12:17pm

Well if you read Suicide Squad #20, that should put your mind at ease Jordan and you'll see how it'll all come together eventually.

Comment by Jordan Cobb on May 16, 2013 at 11:51am

So Batgirl #20 is the first issue of the title since the reboot I automatically did not like at all. Now the parts with the Ventriloquist are great because its one of Gail Simone's great strengths is that she can great creepy villains, but the fact Ventriloquist has magical powers throws me off.

The ending actually pissed me off as Commissioner Gordon swearing the vendetta against Batgirl is just silly and shouldn't he be used to the no body=no death policy of Gotham City by now? also where's the trust he's built with the Batfamily after seeing them time and time again exercise the no killing rule? UGH!

This feels more like Simone is writing from what Ray Fawkes had set and wanted to do before Simone was hired back on or if this is what Simone intended but goddamn I hated this issue. The first real dud in an otherwise great series.

Comment by Spider John on May 16, 2013 at 9:26am

Doc brings up one of my most hated trends in comics, the universe reset button is almost always pushed when a new creative team comes on a book. Too often I see writers immediately dump any supporting cast members created by the last creative team only to have them supplement the book with new characters that will be thrown out by the next person. Is it too much to ask for them to try & grow & expand existing characters?! Look at any long standing series with a reasonably well known supporting cast, the only reason these characters are known is BECAUSE writers kept working with them over the years. Not saying creators shouldn't add their own additions, but would it kill them to try & use the ones readily available? The hero(es) also almost always go back to square one & the lack of a regular supporting cat let's them do it. Without a regular cast their isn't any sense of history & it allows the protagonist to backslide back to default because nobody around them has had the tenure on page with the character or the reader to have much effect. Think about your own friends for a second, especially those you have known for years. These people know you, they know who you are & who you were, they know you're bullshit & don't let you get away with it. You have a shared set of experiences & history that binds you & hopefully pushes you both forward. & to those who say that could easily make a book impenetrable let me say that this is a valid concern, but with talented writers & editors willing to make some well thought out plans towards world building while remembering that every comic is somebodies first this can be avoided.

Comment by Dr. Detfink on May 16, 2013 at 2:33am

I think DC is moving forward despite missing a great opportunity to JJ Abrams their universe without destroying continuity. I can only hope for these ideas to be integrated with the new order of writers:

1. Enough Emo Color Spectrum prophecies. After Mayan Apocalyse was rightly denounced, it's time GL books got back to doing what they should be doing, policing the universe. Defining their jurisdiction in this new age without the Guardians.

2. Mentor for Baz who doesn't follow the tradition of Sinestro and Parallax.

3. OPEN the freakin' Cosmic Universe: Darkstars, L.E.G.I.O.N., Omega Men, Thanagarians, Adam Strange...

The biggest, Hugest problem with trends in comics today, every writer once he resets the universe and leaves there is NOTHING for the following writer to expand upon. It started in the 90s and its been going ever since. This is why every thing is being rebooted, ret-conned, etc and not further developed.

I still got hope.

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