tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post3395630032642633347..comments2024-01-02T09:18:23.893-05:00Comments on Written World: Wonder Woman, Architecture and MortalityRagnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-5895246182440709422012-03-28T15:31:25.280-04:002012-03-28T15:31:25.280-04:00"This is very good sign for a Wonder Woman re..."This is very good sign for a Wonder Woman reboot team, because that's actually exactly what the Wonder Woman franchise needs. It needs someone to take some of the old silly concepts and bring them into the modern era without dropping the innocence or charm to them."<br /><br />If this was the hope, I fear that it has failed to pan out in a rather spectacular way. Vertigo writers soil everything they touch; they think all comics need "sophistication and complexity" which in practice means "dark, violent, and depressing."ihcoycnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-84176033631965290572011-06-14T16:51:38.236-04:002011-06-14T16:51:38.236-04:00Thanks for this, I hadn't heard of the Doctor ...Thanks for this, I hadn't heard of the Doctor 13 series, and your reaction to it does make me much more optimistic about the new WW series.<br /><br />Also, the absolute first thing I thought when I read that solicit was "...a time of myth and legend! When the ancient gods were petty and cruel, and they plagued mankind with suffering!..." Good thing I have a fond memory of Herc and Xena. ;)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372317376002783405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-90467766390022383332011-06-14T04:15:36.265-04:002011-06-14T04:15:36.265-04:00I adore Architecture and Mortality, it's one o...I adore Architecture and Mortality, it's one of the few TPBs I actually own. I was completely unfamiliar with all of the characters, and it was still amazing. Apparently this reboot is going to have an I, Vampire book in it? Since I've only encountered I, Vampire in this Doctor 13 book, I am extremely puzzled by that :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1201938404614107812011-06-13T23:12:18.694-04:002011-06-13T23:12:18.694-04:00I'm really glad you liked the book, Ragnell - ...I'm really glad you liked the book, <b>Ragnell</b> - I originally bought it mainly for Cliff Chiang's artwork, and was quite pleasantly surprised at how much I liked the story as well. Isn't it awesome how he manages to make Dr. Thirteen cling to his scepticism even when the supernatural is wreaking havok all around him? Actually, to me that was the most surprising, that Brian Azzarello could be <i>funny</i>.<br /><br />I will buy the new Wonder Woman book, and again the main draw for me will be Chiang, but I'm also cautiously optimistic about its perspectives!<br /><br /><b>Sally</b>, I'd never heard of Infectious Lass before reading Dr. Thirteen, but I LOVED her on sight.<br /><br />Best,<br />j.James Figueiredohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281007632591613192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-63130825387123931832011-06-13T20:52:23.050-04:002011-06-13T20:52:23.050-04:00The Doctor Thirteen story was originally the secon...The Doctor Thirteen story was originally the second one, in a Spectre book, that was mediocre at best. But oh...the Doctor Thirteen portion was fabulous. And only became more so, the further into it one got. And the art was so pretty. And now, simply because of this story, Infectious Lass is now my favorite member of the Legion.<br /><br />So yes, I think Diana is in good hands.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.com