tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post114501233579432286..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Feeding the OstrichScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145139892288639252006-04-15T17:24:00.000-05:002006-04-15T17:24:00.000-05:00By using Atlas instead of Hercules, Morrison guara...By using Atlas instead of Hercules, Morrison guaranteed at least one more "whoa...awesome!" moment, as readers realized that the clasp on Atlas' cape depicted the Earth from a bird's eye view of Antarctica.Matter-Eater Ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582100232490047227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145120491498815832006-04-15T12:01:00.000-05:002006-04-15T12:01:00.000-05:00I think there was LSD in the DC water cooler.And "...I think there was LSD in the DC water cooler.<BR/>And "feeding the ostrich" sounds like a euphemism for ...something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145077887800385462006-04-15T00:11:00.000-05:002006-04-15T00:11:00.000-05:00My favorite part of those panels is that not only ...My favorite part of those panels is that not only would an ostrich need to be kept warm overnight, but that anyone would think that a hammock would be the best place to do that. Not to mention the idea of getting an ostrich to stay in a hammock, let alone sleep in one while snoring away. (Love those "zzzzz's.")<BR/><BR/>Unca Mort may have been an SOB, but damn, those stories stay in the mind.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383234713692495686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145061865652580382006-04-14T19:44:00.000-05:002006-04-14T19:44:00.000-05:00oops, I meant Hercules. All these musclemen start ...oops, I meant Hercules. All these musclemen start to look the same to me after a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145061770793029142006-04-14T19:42:00.000-05:002006-04-14T19:42:00.000-05:00Poor Atlas. He has to serve himself grapes since h...Poor Atlas. He has to serve himself grapes since his true love is busy defacing Superman pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145057250520999282006-04-14T18:27:00.000-05:002006-04-14T18:27:00.000-05:00I would think Morrison would avoid putting Heracle...I would think Morrison would avoid putting Heracles (use the Greek version!) in an <I>All-Star</I> book to leave his appearance and characterization open to future writers & artists of <I>All-Star Wonder Woman</I>, where he <B>might</B> play a bigger role than Atlas and Samson play here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145056466732052312006-04-14T18:14:00.000-05:002006-04-14T18:14:00.000-05:00I think Bulfinch actually has the copyright on Her...I think Bulfinch actually has the copyright on Hercules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145049535648434432006-04-14T16:18:00.000-05:002006-04-14T16:18:00.000-05:00I blame Archie comics. Superman in those decades r...I blame Archie comics. Superman in those decades really reads like Archie with superpowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145044541755545892006-04-14T14:55:00.000-05:002006-04-14T14:55:00.000-05:00DC has a Hercules character, too; anyone can. I hi...DC has a Hercules character, too; anyone can. I highly doubt that DC legal got involved with this.Chris Griswoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202859732079543927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145042802392854262006-04-14T14:26:00.000-05:002006-04-14T14:26:00.000-05:00Thank god that Morrison couldn't make Lois as batt...Thank god that Morrison couldn't make Lois as batty as her Silver Age self - I couldn't read that in a modern comic. Whacked-out Lois is fun to read as a historical artifact of the 50s and 60s, but man she'd get awfully tiring awfully quickly in a modern comic book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145038688578076852006-04-14T13:18:00.000-05:002006-04-14T13:18:00.000-05:00Morrison could never make Lois as batty as her Sil...Morrison could never make Lois as batty as her Silver Age counterpart. Between her and Lana, Clark should've really just shacked up with the mermaid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145036378581684322006-04-14T12:39:00.000-05:002006-04-14T12:39:00.000-05:00How were they on deadlines back in the day? Like ...How were they on deadlines back in the day? Like the other Anonymous said, these have a sincerity to them. I wonder how much of that feel springs from the "first instinct in the best instinct" principle. You need to write a story in one hour start to finish and you just don't have time to go back and fix something that seemed like a bad idea later. If you write yourself into a corner, you just have to crazy your way out. That's one of the reasons why it took me so long to appreciate the Silver Age stuff's inspired lunacy. As a critical-minded youth, I rebelled against what I thought of as the sheer laziness of having the security leak in the LSH be a little man with a radio living in Sun Boy's ankle. Or the fact that anyone could guess that Superman was in a robot costume chasing Jimmy Olsen because its ALWAYS Superman in a costume teaching Jimmy a lesson, or Lois, or Perry... Now that I'm a bit more relaxed about comics I can sort of admire the free association quality of a writer thinking "Lana is married to Samson. Because, he's Samson, somehow she has to cut off his hair. Crap! This has to be on Mort's desk in 5 minutes or else I'll be fired and I won't be able to afford any dirt soup to wash down that fibreboard sandwich I've got waiting for me at the flophouse. Um, she blows bubble gum in his hair. Done! Wait, now that Lois has an ostrich, what the hell do I do with it??"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145034709673118992006-04-14T12:11:00.000-05:002006-04-14T12:11:00.000-05:00Could Atlas have replaced Hercules because Marvel ...Could Atlas have replaced Hercules because Marvel has a Hercules character? I'm guessing DC legal might have played a role in the decision.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121753196275244950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145031349455383252006-04-14T11:15:00.000-05:002006-04-14T11:15:00.000-05:00I've never been able to figure out if those writer...I've never been able to figure out if those writers were aware of how insane their stories were, or if they just slipped into some sort of zone in which this stuff all made a sort of sense. There always seemed to be a feeling of sincerity to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145027827285095512006-04-14T10:17:00.000-05:002006-04-14T10:17:00.000-05:00Actually, Atlas did join the "super-cock-blockers"...Actually, Atlas did join the "super-cock-blockers" in other stories. I always thought it was a nice angle, the Heroes of Antiquity being jealous of Superman's fame.<BR/><BR/>Now do something on Jimmy Olsen #49: The infamous Jimmy/Congorilla team-up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1145014785129182672006-04-14T06:39:00.000-05:002006-04-14T06:39:00.000-05:00And people think I'M weird ? I wish I was weird li...<I>And people think I'M weird ? I wish I was weird like this! I feel a little ashamed for not even daring to think of a magnificent tiny Superman who makes the real Superman feel inadequate every time he springs from his hand. Those kinds of stories were like weird fever dreams and they sold millions and millions of copies every month.</I><BR/>-Grant Morrison<BR/><BR/>I think GM would agree with you. Of course, I'm still enjoying the heck out of All-Star Superman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com