I didn't get my issue yet due to Canadian holiday, but I can only assume you are talking about the Jokester, which is dissapointing becuase I liked him. (Either that or you are talking about Jimmy Olsen, if so I would whip up some potent NERDRAGE! at dc)
Well, I think DC is positioning each earth as its own franchise, which is why were getting series/one-shots about Captain Carrot, Lord Havok, Red and I'm sure 'Mazing Man is up next. Jokester is a way of advertising the earth to readers- "Did you like the Jokester? Write in for more Crime Society comics!"
Did Manuel Garcia and Mark McKenna get a weekend to draw that comic? Because they made no attempt to distinguish Bob from the mean monitor, and I didn't know who was who until Jokester got killed.
I feel cheated. I bought the Search for Ray Palmer story primarily because the Jokester was in it and looked kind of interesting (and Newsarama had a nice preview). And now he's dead a week later? Meh.
I feel like I got cheated. This may sound dumb, but I was hoping to hear Earth 3's Crime Society Origin. Hell, I was hoping to hear all about the Crime Syndicate again with it's {Bad Guys are Good Guys here} Spiel. I miss the crazy Ultraman from Morrison and Busiek's runs... sigh...
I don't know. Maybe. I hate the character, but his death was so pointless and he served such little purpose in life that it would be nice if this was a trick and he'll show up later. The whole thing seems senseless otherwise.
Y'know, before looking around to find out who died, I had this irrational hope that Jason Todd was finally dead again.
ReplyDeleteYou mean "The Redundancy"? I guess the point of his existence was to explain why the Monitors wanted Duela Dent whacked.
ReplyDeleteI didn't get my issue yet due to Canadian holiday, but I can only assume you are talking about the Jokester, which is dissapointing becuase I liked him. (Either that or you are talking about Jimmy Olsen, if so I would whip up some potent NERDRAGE! at dc)
ReplyDeleteMichael -- What makes you sure its not Jason, the Karate Kid, or Bob the Monitor?
ReplyDeleteReally, you can only be certain I didn't mean Kyle.
True, although I'd expect if it was Jason there would be a much larger celebratory post. With streamers.
ReplyDeleteWell, I think DC is positioning each earth as its own franchise, which is why were getting series/one-shots about Captain Carrot, Lord Havok, Red and I'm sure 'Mazing Man is up next. Jokester is a way of advertising the earth to readers- "Did you like the Jokester? Write in for more Crime Society comics!"
ReplyDeleteDid Manuel Garcia and Mark McKenna get a weekend to draw that comic? Because they made no attempt to distinguish Bob from the mean monitor, and I didn't know who was who until Jokester got killed.
Aww, I liked Jokester.
ReplyDeleteWhat was his point? He needs a point? He's a character some people liked, that's the only point he needs.
I just don't get why they introduced all those plot hooks in his one-shot when they killed him off so quickly like this.
I gave up on Countdown a while ago now - it’s a painful read and an unnecessary book.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping when I read your entry that Jason Todd had gotten zapped again correcting the earlier mistake of bringing him back.
I had the exact same reaction you did, but I was reading Black Canary/ Green Arrow #1, not Countdown 29.
ReplyDeleteI feel cheated. I bought the Search for Ray Palmer story primarily because the Jokester was in it and looked kind of interesting (and Newsarama had a nice preview). And now he's dead a week later? Meh.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I totally feel like I wasted that 3.99 on the Jokester's origin.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I got cheated. This may sound dumb, but I was hoping to hear Earth 3's Crime Society Origin. Hell, I was hoping to hear all about the Crime Syndicate again with it's {Bad Guys are Good Guys here} Spiel. I miss the crazy Ultraman from Morrison and Busiek's runs... sigh...
ReplyDeleteWait. Should we all know better? Especially on this week?
ReplyDeleteI don't know. Maybe. I hate the character, but his death was so pointless and he served such little purpose in life that it would be nice if this was a trick and he'll show up later. The whole thing seems senseless otherwise.
ReplyDeleteBut, this is Countdown after all...