I'm putting together today's HyperComboCast #3 as I type this, and while I'm getting that posted, I'm listening to the various audio clips from Collider.com's recap of this year's Hero Complex film festival.
Collider is sort of podcasting without realizing they're podcasting. They've got an intense set of live audio, featuring speakers such as Mike Mignola, Robert Downey Jr., and the Captain America screenwriters. Oh, and Jim Lee and Geoff Johns talk about the DC relaunch. Not too shabby.
Here's some of the audio (everything links directly to the mp3s):
I haven't listened to everything yet, but what I can tell you (based on Collider's descriptions) is that Downey Jr. and Fav talk about the Iron Man movies AND The Avengers movie, Mignola talks briefly about the Hellboy movies and comics, and Lee and Johns are joined by Grant Morrison.
There's also more audio on in the blog post I didn't link to, like Warren Beatty and Richard Donner. So if that's your thing, you should probably pop over to Collider.com and check it out.
Also, I'm eating Crunchy Nut. You'll learn more about that on tomorrow's AudioShocker Podcast #182.
Part 4 of INDECENT PROPOSAL begins in crisis as Ross Campbell and Nick Marino talk about Wet Moon casting, which quickly leads to the disastrous (and supervillainous) The Last Airbender casting and begs the question: is M Night Shyamalan a real-life supervillain? Things shift to Batman and Robin #1, All-Star Superman, We3, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, buying comics because you can't stop, incredible creators who shouldn't work together, Astonishing X-Men, New X-Men and superhero fashion sense, X-Men Legacy, JRjr and Armor Wars II, and more.
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... was pretty good.
It's always nice to see Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely working together. I've been reading Flex Mentallo slowly over the past few weeks, and it's great to contrast that collaboration with this new effort.
Interestingly, the art in this comic feels very contained in some places. Certain panels almost make me feel claustrophobic at times. Still, I think this compressed type of art induces the desired effect when Quitely shifts to a splash page or a spread, so in that sense, it's very successful.
I'd like to see a bit more of Dick Grayson's lighthearted attitude. It's genuinely fun to get a Caped Crusader that's not full of angst. I'd just like a little bit more of that fun. Granted, it was only 22 pages and we didn't even see one hand-to-hand fight yet, so I'm sure some more of Dick's acrobatics are yet to come. I look forward to those moments.
All in all, I'm glad I snagged this issue and I look forward to more like it.
Tom Scioli, Pat Lewis, Ed Piskor, Jason Lex, Jim Rugg, and Chris Moeller talk about their published comics and upcoming projects. Phantom of the Attic customers weigh in what's hot in comic books while they reveal shocking personal moments. Technical difficulties (a.k.a. I forgot to hit record) meant we missed some choice moments (sorry Mel, I wanted people to know about dirty balloon animals for adults too!).
DC Universe #0. All I can say is… wow.
It makes next to no sense. Is it possible to feel like I wasted $0.50? Because I think that I did.
All I got was a collection of six teasers for upcoming story events. I feel like I paid $0.50 to have DC Comics make me watch a disjointed and scattered commercial, all narrated by the Flash.
And what was the deal with the (SPOILERS!!!!) last page? A strip club with a soda can on the ground and some graffiti nearby? Is Grant Morrison trying to say that strip clubs are evil? Well guess what -- they're not. And neither is graffiti. Some graffiti is really sweet.
But you know what kind of sucks? Lightning. That's right. It's loud (well the thunder is loud, but the two of them go hand-in-hand), it's destructive, and it's annoying when you're trying to sleep (trust me, it kept me up all night recently).
I'd like to introduce a new feature, similar to something you see here all the time but it's a bit different: Reads You Don't Need. And can you guess what the first issue is to ever receive this honor? You guessed it! DC Universe #0.
P.S. Okay, let me be fair. The issue was ambitious. But it should have had a consistent narrative as the focus instead of a series of snapshot sales pitches.
P.P.S. Astute readers will notice that we already had a ComicShocker this week. That installment, however, was actually catching up on the previous week. This ComicShocker is for this week. Right now. The one with DC Universe #POOP-- Oops! I mean #0.
Flapping our gums about Chromeo, Snoop Dogg, Sushi Kim, Sakura, How Lee, Juno, Balls of Fury, Virgin Comics, Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Promethea, X-Men, Wet Moon, Ross Campbell, french fries, Suicide Girls, Vogue food critic, Step Up, Step Up 2 The Streets, Carmike Maxi Saver, The Return of Hanuman, Darieth Chisholm, White Tiger, superheroes, Iron Man, Hardboiled, Charlie Bartlett, Hot Fuzz, and wow there has gotta be more.
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