tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post2288402757543519983..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Things That Made Me HappyScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-45709538383122630052021-06-14T07:25:55.946-05:002021-06-14T07:25:55.946-05:00"Witty references to the week's comics wi..."Witty references to the week's comics with no indication where they come from so you can't share the joke unless you already know it."<br /><br />That's the game. It's an Easter Egg hunt, not annotated college lecture; I've got plenty of other posts that ARE, if you like that sort of thing.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112155718721908876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-62799781140936786142008-08-29T06:12:00.000-05:002008-08-29T06:12:00.000-05:00a very good week indeed including Superman/Batman ...a very good week indeed including Superman/Batman 51Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-17673828615577557502008-08-24T20:50:00.000-05:002008-08-24T20:50:00.000-05:00dave - The text visible on the podium reads "hanto...dave - The text visible on the podium reads "hantom one", it says Phantom Zone Projector presumably. The sign leaning on it says "On Loan", with a Legion logo. Jimmy says that's who has the projector in the next panel. None of this ruins the actual joke, which is on the previous page (last panel). Thanks, Scipio, for prodding me to do the work on that one. I lol'd.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679456592657711270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-18650049178929701712008-08-24T20:15:00.000-05:002008-08-24T20:15:00.000-05:00I give up. Even after looking at the Interlac gui...I give up. Even after looking at the Interlac guide, I have no idea who the projector is on loan to. Lansom somebody?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383234713692495686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-26517705754821865562008-08-24T14:30:00.000-05:002008-08-24T14:30:00.000-05:00Can we be any more snarky in our use of bold?Can we <B>be</B> any more snarky in our use of bold?Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-44140653832733669622008-08-24T11:37:00.000-05:002008-08-24T11:37:00.000-05:00Witty references to the week's comics with no indi...Witty references to the week's comics with no indication where they come from so you can't share the joke unless you already know it.<BR/><BR/>Does it <B>get</B> more cliquey than this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-18804171899512450792008-08-23T13:23:00.000-05:002008-08-23T13:23:00.000-05:00Paul Dini already had Zatanna do the "writing a sp...Paul Dini already had Zatanna do the "writing a spell in blood" thing about a year ago, in a much better story. <BR/>I could really do without another Amazo story for, like, the next 50 years or so. They need to either not use the character for a long while, or write a really great, massive story arc where he takes over the world. There's no reason a character with that much power can be defeated in a handful of pages every 4 months.JohnFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339402431610031589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-29673658644333572812008-08-23T12:06:00.000-05:002008-08-23T12:06:00.000-05:00No love for Zatanna finding a way to cast a spell ...No love for Zatanna finding a way to cast a spell even without a mouth? I figured that would make the list for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-80765312343160304922008-08-22T09:17:00.000-05:002008-08-22T09:17:00.000-05:00One, quite good guess on Newsarama stated Enigma a...One, quite good guess on Newsarama stated Enigma as being the Quizmaster, the CSA's analog to the Riddler...he was a good guy but now the Riddler's a good guy, so it makes sense.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>JamieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-76664721008594543622008-08-22T07:39:00.000-05:002008-08-22T07:39:00.000-05:00My theory in Enigma is that he's, essentially, the...My theory in Enigma is that he's, essentially, the Composite Riddler - with the powers and techniques of all of the Gotham rogues.CandidGamera :https://www.blogger.com/profile/04751863192933490300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-89327260025090368132008-08-22T00:23:00.000-05:002008-08-22T00:23:00.000-05:00Does Legion of 3 Worlds mean that the Legion with ...Does Legion of 3 Worlds mean that the Legion with XS in it is a parallel earth? Does that mean her cousin Bart was from a parallel world as well? Just wondering....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-55417854762190452022008-08-21T22:36:00.000-05:002008-08-21T22:36:00.000-05:00My favourite thing this week was the Riddler in Tr...My favourite thing this week was the Riddler in <I>Trinity</I>. Reformed Riddler acting like a reformed Riddler.<BR/><BR/>Also, him referring to Tim Drake as an "okay kid". I love it when my fandoms mesh.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326906935557548236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-53588325412050539402008-08-21T20:53:00.000-05:002008-08-21T20:53:00.000-05:00I'm surprised Scipio. I thought you would have got...I'm surprised Scipio. I thought you would have gotten a kick out of somebody calling Firestorm the Master of the Obvious, only to be proven completely right at the end of the book in a good way.<BR/><BR/>But hey, I'm a big Firestorm fan so I probably got more enjoyment from it then you did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-20923525019745362462008-08-21T19:38:00.000-05:002008-08-21T19:38:00.000-05:00True. But Catwoman's wearing her Darwyn Cooke cos...True. But Catwoman's wearing her Darwyn Cooke costume-- guess that threw me. Maybe it's been retconned in to replace her Jim Balent breastume?Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-50153729015616550682008-08-21T18:50:00.000-05:002008-08-21T18:50:00.000-05:00"Other than the implication that Superman has neve..."Other than the implication that Superman has never met Catwoman before"<BR/><BR/>Well, the issue is not set in the present. It states that in the first caption box...Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-37813026139978185462008-08-21T16:27:00.000-05:002008-08-21T16:27:00.000-05:00My favorite Interactive Olsen hologram line: "I gu...My favorite Interactive Olsen hologram line: "I guess that means you're tired of hearing about my adventures?" after getting punched through the mouth.Zundianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11681590152103237291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-4321358384674134432008-08-21T14:07:00.000-05:002008-08-21T14:07:00.000-05:00L3W is threatening to make me believe in Geoff Joh...L3W is threatening to make me believe in Geoff Johns again. It's threatening quite successfully, in fact.<BR/><BR/>Other than the implication that Superman has never met Catwoman before (will we *ever* learn the in-continuity history of New Earth?), pretty much every panel of B&B made me happy this week. "I wonder if Metropolis needs a police commissioner?" Hee.Jacob T. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575549001627195334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-67017550164223620462008-08-21T11:41:00.000-05:002008-08-21T11:41:00.000-05:00"And I REALLY need to learn Interlac. I learned Ja..."<BR/>And I REALLY need to learn Interlac. I learned Japanese. How hard can Interlac be?"<BR/><BR/>I don't remember when I simply started to read Interlac without having to transliterate it.<BR/><BR/>But I <B>do</B> the first time I <B>realized</B> that I no longer had to transliterate it in my head, and thinking, "I have reached a new level of geekiness I had not thought possible."Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-45728562540938873402008-08-21T11:38:00.000-05:002008-08-21T11:38:00.000-05:00"No Superman/Batman 51? "I'm not a fan of that tit..."No Superman/Batman 51? "<BR/><BR/>I'm not a fan of that title, which just seems like a persistent metatextual irrelevancy.<BR/><BR/>BUT,<BR/><BR/>the "two shoves" scene <B>did</B> make me laugh out loud.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-46701508981856017292008-08-21T11:09:00.000-05:002008-08-21T11:09:00.000-05:00Ebuy showed up in both BoP and SuperFriends this w...Ebuy showed up in both BoP and SuperFriends this week. Nice consistency there, DC, even across to properties outside the DCU proper!Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170588816722651862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-63136903325604473142008-08-21T10:32:00.000-05:002008-08-21T10:32:00.000-05:00I had never thought of Mad Hatter...but I have alw...I had never thought of Mad Hatter...but I have always thought half Riddler and half Two face.<BR/><BR/>But I agree...the Cover of Robin makes me very happy too...Guys' Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421035846514281809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-4664242178500231102008-08-21T10:27:00.001-05:002008-08-21T10:27:00.001-05:00Jamie -- I keep thinking of Enigma as a mix of the...Jamie -- I keep thinking of Enigma as a mix of the Riddler, Two Face, and the Mad Hatter (he was using mind control things a few issues ago that reminded me of the Hatter). I wonder what other villains are mixed in there.ticknarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801355244098858109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-22962690773987228682008-08-21T10:27:00.000-05:002008-08-21T10:27:00.000-05:00I think they can currently use "Superboy" for any ...I think they can currently use "Superboy" for any character who is not the real "Superman as a boy".Brushwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103181968128910654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-85355444638639460372008-08-21T10:21:00.000-05:002008-08-21T10:21:00.000-05:00"Pucker Factor"! I thought that was a brilliant n..."Pucker Factor"! I thought that was a brilliant name. <BR/><BR/>I don't know about a return of Conner, but they did seem to be tossing around the name "Superboy" without any apparent fear of legal reprisals. Did something change on that front? Or can they just not use it on covers, like the ol' Captain Marvel situation?Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170588816722651862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-48518055295092596112008-08-21T09:22:00.000-05:002008-08-21T09:22:00.000-05:00I really loved Legion of 3 Worlds.And I REALLY nee...I really loved <B>Legion of 3 Worlds</B>.<BR/><BR/>And I REALLY need to learn Interlac. I learned Japanese. How hard can Interlac be?Diamondrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489418142341597119noreply@blogger.com