tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post1024632816150160255..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Poison Ivy's First Appearance and things that are much more important than that.Scipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-82247795100044026612019-10-20T12:17:23.448-05:002019-10-20T12:17:23.448-05:00Can you do a review of Nocenti's "Batman ...Can you do a review of Nocenti's "Batman & Poison Ivy: Cast Shadows"? It is a good example of an Ivy I like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-68570209544605097402019-09-09T08:50:09.848-05:002019-09-09T08:50:09.848-05:00I can't explain it, but I always get a bizarre...I can't explain it, but I always get a bizarre feeling of happiness when i see old Infantino artwork, like that cover to Batman 181. Dunno, it just makes me feel like a kid again. Bryan Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358102127982954750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-88619693275072091302019-09-08T20:42:49.564-05:002019-09-08T20:42:49.564-05:00Redforce, go to the head of the class! But in thi...Redforce, go to the head of the class! But in this case it's not syncretism. Syncretism would if, say, she had been on Batman'66 and were more focused on plants, and then those two versions merged later. This was more of a direct evolution. Ivy stayed a femme fatale with a light dusting of "ivy theme" until about 1982, when she (courtesy of Gerry Conway and Doug Moench) took a big leap and start turning people in tree monsters and cooking up junior swamp things to do her bidding. I'm pretty sure her overt ecological bent, however, was the innovation of the BTAS version. As was the case with a number of lesser developed villains, the comic book version start to syncretically imitate the better developed version of themselves in BTAS (such as Mister Freeze and the Mad Hatter). Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-17863531455712130302019-09-08T16:07:59.512-05:002019-09-08T16:07:59.512-05:00On a separate odd note, the Eraser is a reverse sa...On a separate odd note, the Eraser is a reverse satire, a "serious" imitation of a strictly humorous character: Rubberhead from "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery" (1946):<br /><br />"I'm gonna r-r-r-r-rub you out, see?! R-r-r-r-r-r-rub you out!"<br /><br />;-)cybridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788036470551505985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-47421519947861303042019-09-07T14:16:46.729-05:002019-09-07T14:16:46.729-05:00Is Poison Ivy modern version a product of syncreti...Is Poison Ivy modern version a product of syncretism, or just evolution to find her niche?<br /><br />Syncretism - yes, Mr. Garling, I have been paying attention in class.Redforcenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-78902817555642334692019-09-06T20:28:36.649-05:002019-09-06T20:28:36.649-05:00The way you feel about World Public Enemies 1, 2, ...The way you feel about World Public Enemies 1, 2, and 3? Is how I feel about Egg-Fu.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383234713692495686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-47168124775775151252019-09-06T16:24:40.596-05:002019-09-06T16:24:40.596-05:00It's a shame that DC Universe only has reprint...It's a shame that DC Universe only has reprints of a lot of these issues, like this one, which doesn't preserve the ads or letter columns. It'd also be nice if their comic-reader interface weren't so erratic, but whatever...<br />Anyway, you just know that one of the journalists was definitely going to call her "Poise and Eye V." until she corrected him. But what's the deal with Robin looking longingly into Batman's eyes from <i>behind</i> him? And why is his amazing snark completely wrecked by that nonsensical "joke" at the end ("catching poison ivy," which I'm pretty sure isn't a thing) he feels is funny enough to laugh at himself!?<br />The Ostrander (Mark Shaw) Manhunter series would sort of tinker with this idea many years later, but one of the things I like about this story is the idea that the comics aren't showing us everything that happens, and that there's a whole mess of important costumed criminals that we never hear about, like these three gals. Ivy's plan to get...like, <i>all</i> of the crooks to show up at her place to rub each other out is also really interesting and seems like it should've gotten more focus than a couple of panels, as is the fact that she's been at this a while and is only just waking up to the fact that nobody generally knows what you do for a living unless you tell them or screw up.<br />And there's Batman thinking that running around blindly was going to solve any problem. And there's the utterly bizarre digression about Robin's libido. Those are just icing on the cake.John Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-12549214484346785932019-09-06T12:53:12.654-05:002019-09-06T12:53:12.654-05:00Nice reference; he's a GALACTIC public enemy, ...Nice reference; he's a GALACTIC public enemy, though.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-26267204316849455472019-09-06T12:15:56.196-05:002019-09-06T12:15:56.196-05:00If Gypo-Bax ever comes to the positive matter univ...If Gypo-Bax ever comes to the positive matter universe, none of those earth-women stand a chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com