@TheDarkWayne: Always worth bearing in mind, though: The first page of Batman RIP is Batman saying "You're wrong! Batman and Robin will never die!" I don't know how much more obviously he could've signposted the ending right from the start, even if anyone had thought that DC would consider killing him off in the first… Read more
@TheDarkWayne: I'm not sure why it's Morrison's "fault" for writing a story the way he wanted...? Personally, I think that Final Crisis ending with the reveal that Batman is alive makes perfect sense thematically: It's literally the happy ending that Superman wished for, a few pages earlier.
@Pope John Peeps II: It's been a while since I read the end of Morrison's X-Men, but wasn't Xorneto plot a double metacommentary on the old X-Men stories? That Xorn turns out to be Magneto is a shout-out to classic Marvel soap opera the same way that the Emma/Scott/Jean love triangle is ("My best friend is... MY… Read more
@Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: Someone namechecked Technoccult at WonderCon this weekend during a panel. There was a room of confused DC fans, and Douglas Wolk and I both surprised as hell.
@OgilvyTheAstronomer: DC and Marvel can't "give up on continuity" - It's the selling point for the majority of both of their lines, for many (most?) fans.
@BloggyMcBlogBlog: You mean if I manage to go one better, I'll be above Mark Millar? MY LIFE HAS NEW PURPOSE.
@Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: I'd be hurt if you did.
@BloggyMcBlogBlog: I'm the eighth? Who're the other seven? David Tennant, Grant Morrison, Discodave...?
@Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: Whoever else is reading this is now probably very confused. Whereas I am in complete mid-90s indie rock nostalgia mode.
@Roklimber: I like both. But Star Trek maaaaaybe edges it because of my teenage crush on Ensign Ro.
@Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: Or "She" by Suede, on the rare occasions when it was played...
@Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: If you don't remember me and Tina dancing to the Spice Girls on a fairly regular then your cheap beer really HAS destroyed too many brain cells, good sir.
@RavenNemain: Hey! I didn't make that, the godhead known as Garrison Dean did, and he's sticking around. Well, as much as an elusive head of a real-life ring of ne'er-do-wells sticks around anywhere...
@evildead1971: The success of Mark Millar, proving that loud mouthed Scots can be ridiculously successful despite their accents, has tempted me to begin my new work as a superhero. But close, though.
@Magicant: The "and more" makes me feel dirty. In a good way.
@brentbent the OG PR courtesan: This is my gift to Mr. Shatner. It was this or getting him out of that "Shit My Dad Says" tv show.
@CodenameV: Same crew as before, with Cyriaque replacing me as editor. Same Thrill Power, different Tharg.
@Graeme McMillan: Wow, that embed really didn't work.
@Hamslicer: I know this isn't what you meant, but I couldn't help but think of this: