tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post5439305989271623692..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: The End of an Era UnderwaterScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-90376806209048359592007-10-23T11:39:00.000-05:002007-10-23T11:39:00.000-05:00"I don't want DC to ignore AJ and pretend the last..."I don't want DC to ignore AJ and pretend the last few years never happened"<BR/><BR/>Well, that's the only sensible, reasonable, logical thing to do. AJ is a disaster. Fans didn't want the change, nor did they support it. But since Didio is all about Didio (screw the DCU and its fans), he will refuse to admit his mistake.<BR/><BR/>Fans such as myself don't want DC to return to the 70s either. We want new stories about the REAL characters. But that doesn't mean we MUST accept idiotic ideas and pointless changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-86107708326552509692007-10-19T23:45:00.000-05:002007-10-19T23:45:00.000-05:00http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/42492...http://community.livejournal.com/scans_daily/4249208.html#cutid1<BR/><BR/>Explained there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522866331107779909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-46049132393779506272007-10-19T23:42:00.000-05:002007-10-19T23:42:00.000-05:00Supposedly, Aquaman was blown into two bits - the ...Supposedly, Aquaman was blown into two bits - the Dweller and AJ. AJ has the Lady of the Lake's mojo which stayed with him and was most of the reason for the split.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522866331107779909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-45215149184176644182007-10-19T21:33:00.000-05:002007-10-19T21:33:00.000-05:00Well, that's what trades are for... I never said "...Well, that's what trades are for... I never said "buy whatever Aquaman issue comes out next..."<BR/><BR/>Has it been cancelled, or did they just pull Tad Williams from it?<BR/><BR/>BTW, I completely hated the first issue of Tad William's "The Next" or something like that.MaGnUshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351888054411049033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-25818126913952811202007-10-19T04:26:00.000-05:002007-10-19T04:26:00.000-05:00It's a little late to read Aquaman now. I'm going...It's a little late to read Aquaman now. I'm going to be checking out the trades though.Patrick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244280974612331889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-51401518136872303062007-10-18T23:58:00.000-05:002007-10-18T23:58:00.000-05:00Yes, pray do tell where the hell AJ actually comes...Yes, pray do tell where the hell AJ actually comes from.<BR/><BR/>Scipio, you're ALMOST making me want to read Aquaman.MaGnUshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351888054411049033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-79466939325518699342007-10-18T23:08:00.000-05:002007-10-18T23:08:00.000-05:00"But we didn't want to encourage DC, so we abstain..."But we didn't want to encourage DC, so we abstained even though we knew Williams would do a good job with the crap he had to work with."<BR/><BR/>This was my way of thinking, which I now bitterly regret. Curse you, Scipio, for pointing up my error! I now retire to my lair to gnash my teeth, berate my subordinates, cast blame on the blameless, rant, and hope for a TPB to cover the issues I stupidly missed. Bah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-45551774501653134732007-10-18T20:08:00.000-05:002007-10-18T20:08:00.000-05:00Just for the record, I don't mind AJ, and I'm abou...Just for the record, I don't mind AJ, and I'm about as big of an Aquaman fan as they come. I miss Orin (I'll call him Orin to avoid confusion) and want him to return, but I don't want DC to ignore AJ and pretend the last few years never happened.<BR/><BR/>What I'd like to see is this:<BR/><BR/>Orin & Mera as King and Queen of Atlantis. Orin still socializes with his JLA friends, but he dedicates most of his time to ruling Atlantis. The superheroing is left to his Galahad, AJ. The role of "Aquaman" should be treated as Atlantis' top military and diplomatic position, given the official title of "Sword of Atlantis". AJ defends the kingdom of Atlantis with the Atlantean army, and he protects the surface world as a part of the Justice League. Orin steps in to help in times of extreme crisis, but otherwise acts as a mentor to AJ.<BR/><BR/>Garth can be chief advisor to King Arthur, dealing with the economy, politics, religion, and sorcery.<BR/><BR/>Orin / Arthur rules with experience and authority.<BR/><BR/>Arthur Joseph punches bad guys and is impulsive.<BR/><BR/>Garth is Orin's most trusted friend and advisor.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I actually really hate DC's trend of returning everything back to the way it was in the 70's. Just because I love Oliver Queen doesn't mean I can't enjoy Connor Hawke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-15490568179122772792007-10-18T17:28:00.000-05:002007-10-18T17:28:00.000-05:00Since DC refuses to undo the OYL mess, as they did...Since DC refuses to undo the OYL mess, as they did for Flash, I'm done with Didio's DC. He's either egotystical or stubborn, and insists on backing revisions that fans DO. NOT. WANT.<BR/><BR/>JUSTICE did everything right. And was probably a fluke. More's the pity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-60384051136534635142007-10-18T17:22:00.000-05:002007-10-18T17:22:00.000-05:00Williams knew going in he had to work at a fast pa...Williams knew going in he had to work at a fast pace. From the DC boards, he knew that he wasn't going to lure back many die-hard Aquaman fans. <BR/><BR/>The series was doomed before he took over, and he was aware of it. He begged us to buy the book, and said he was our only chance of seeing the real Aquaman again. (But we didn't want to encourage DC, so we abstained even though we knew Williams would do a good job with the crap he had to work with.) <BR/><BR/>So that's why his short run covered so much ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-4148609931328703262007-10-18T14:08:00.000-05:002007-10-18T14:08:00.000-05:00He explained where AJ came from and what happened ...<I>He explained where AJ came from and what happened to the real Aquaman</I><BR/><BR/>For those of us who didn't read it, could you please let us in on the secret?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-9378122915995480162007-10-18T12:07:00.000-05:002007-10-18T12:07:00.000-05:00Best of all, when Aquaman does come back, he can b...Best of all, when Aquaman does come back, he can be resurrected "whole," i.e. with two hands, no "magic water hand" powers, with Neo-Aquaman left over to carry the legacy of the Veitch/Pfeiffer/Busieck stories. (Joseph could be the Aquaman of Sub Diego, while Arthur is the Aquaman of Poseidonis and the JLA)<BR/><BR/>I just don't think we can call him "AJ" anymore, since he's kind of sick of the "Arthur" name. Maybe "JC"?<BR/><BR/>... ooh, that's bad for other reasons.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.com