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April 22, 2008:
CWN and the Grand Finale! -

February 4, 2008:
In Conclusion - David ends his CWN run with Tezuka's MW from Vertical

February 2, 2008:
Acting Like You Have Nothing to Prove -

February 2, 2008:
The Shoegazer Returns - A New Year Begins, And Our Narrator Makes A Pledge

January 30, 2008:
Tim's Reviews -

September 13, 2007:
Wizard World Chicago Loot, Part One - Stykman, Empty Chamber, the Ztarian Saga, and yes, Little Bunny Foo Foo

February 15, 2007:
I Come Not to Bury Nick Cage... - But to mourn the death of my punchline

November 20, 2006:
The End - Rich's last Chicks & Romance

November 8, 2006:
Joann Sfar's Klezmer - And a Front Racks Hiatus

October 4, 2006:
This Month's Guest: Dave Gibbons - From the pages of Elephantmen!

September 18, 2006:
Back in Berlin - or How I spent my summer

July 29, 2006:
KICKING UP A STORM - An interview with David Lloyd

June 19, 2006:
You Ain't Never Had A Friend Like Me. - Graeme looks at Spidey's "genies"

December 18, 2005:
Disappointed - Sad news for fans of Busiek's CONAN, Stephen King, and others

December 13, 2004:
JUSTICE UNPLUGGED 2 at last !!! - By Fabrice Sapolsky & Xavier Fournier

December 2, 2004:
THE TWELFTH AND FINAL STEP - Say it ain't so, Dan.

November 23, 2004:
The importance of editing -

September 29, 2004:
Mystery and Conundrum indeed! - Where in the world is Jason Pomerantz?

September 13, 2004:
Hello and Goodbye and Hello Again - Change is in the air at CWN and it smells sweet.

August 12, 2004:
The Rise of the Web Toon - New Business Model or Dumb Luck?

July 30, 2004:
The Name Says it All... - Spin Doctors revamp Boomerang.

July 27, 2004:
Bigger Isn't Always Better -

June 8, 2004:
Pre-emptive Strike: MoCCA Arts Festival - Looking forward to the con, rather than looking back at it

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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Donner on Action: But will it be good?

I'm trying to decide how I feel about the recent confirmation that Richard Donner will be writing Action Comics with Geoff Johns while Adam Kubert illustrates.

"Excited" isn't right. The news was leaked months ago and we've all gotten used to the idea by now.

I think maybe "mildly curious" is a good description. It's sort of cute that Donner and Johns are working on the title together since they have history together, but "cute" isn't compelling. And for all of Donner's history with Superman, I can't help but remember that it was under his watch that we got Superman spinning the world in reverse to turn back time, the Kiss of Amnesia, and the giant celophane "S"-shield that wraps up bad guys.

Actually, Kubert has me more excited about the book than Donner and Johns do. The writing team has me curious because I'm supposed to be curious. They make it an Event. It's just not a terribly exciting event for me. I'd feel the same way if DC hired Tim Burton to write Detective. Or Wes Craven to write Swamp Thing.

Okay. Actually... I'd really be into seeing Wes Craven write Swamp Thing.