tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post2551614623978776058..comments2024-01-02T09:18:23.893-05:00Comments on Written World: Don't PanicRagnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-6537980771815901202009-05-28T15:18:02.219-04:002009-05-28T15:18:02.219-04:00Threadjacking: I'm guessing you've seen the Green ...Threadjacking: I'm guessing you've seen <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hTiRnqnvDs&eurl" REL="nofollow">the Green Lantern fan-trailer.</A> But in case you haven't I thought I'd pass on the link.Greg Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361492059565486009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-14131546270328752792009-05-26T23:44:18.213-04:002009-05-26T23:44:18.213-04:00I don't know, Dude - Goggles are a Steampunk thing...I don't know, Dude - Goggles are a Steampunk thing, too. And not only is Steampunk alive and well, it's a hell of a lot more popular than it was two years ago, for some reason.ComicBookGoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01972671566599447047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-77869537683450820272009-05-15T17:58:00.000-04:002009-05-15T17:58:00.000-04:00Goggles strictly a 90s thing? Especially the ones ...Goggles strictly a 90s thing? Especially the ones in that picture? Totally scream 30s-40s to me.<br />Sure, some of the belts & pockets & pouches outfits of the 90s used retro goggles, but not enough (for me) to re-assign them as era-identifying characteristics from one period to the other.Jack Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347116217773724467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-56138012514366244922009-05-06T13:35:00.000-04:002009-05-06T13:35:00.000-04:00I never read Heroes Reborn, but the idea of it bei...I never read Heroes Reborn, but the idea of it being that character seems plausible. If you look at Brubaker's X-Men run he actually seems to have kind of a fondness for the nineties and it wouldn't be the first time he'd tried to revive a nineties concept with some untapped promise and tried to rehabilitate it (bringing back the Third Summers Brother plotline in Uncanny is what I'm referring to, but he did something similar in Catwoman by implicitly bringing back the prostitution backstory along with Maggie Kyle and Holly, though that was a late-eighties concept). Also, Marvel in general has been on a pretty clear kick of bringing back nineties concepts for a little while now (X-Men: Legacy draws heavily from the nineties, they brought back Onslaught in a miniseries I think, the new X-Force is largely a nineties revival and Peter David's doing an X-Factor book with three of the same characters he used in the nineties) those are all in the X-Office, but there may be a few I'm missing (maybe the renewed push for the Punisher and Ghost Rider counts).Ethan Hoddesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-34472502231057065612009-05-02T11:12:00.000-04:002009-05-02T11:12:00.000-04:00That is a pretty sweet picture. I've never heard o...That is a pretty sweet picture. I've never heard of this Albuquerque guy, but I'll have to keep an eye on him. I agree that it would suck big time if they demoted Natasha to sidekick-status; she's one of my favorite characters in the Marvel universe, male or female. I like her haircut as drawn by Cho in Mighty Avengers vol. 1 - I know, I'm a TPB reader and thus behind the power curve. Anyway, I don't know anything about Rikki Barnes, but she looks pretty cool so I'll have to check this out.Jonathan Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14658612940565445661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-70925238277334777882009-04-16T03:58:00.000-04:002009-04-16T03:58:00.000-04:00Anon -- Oh, I read the whole pieces. Both were ex...Anon -- Oh, I read the whole pieces. Both were excitement pieces. The suggestions of Tasha and Sharon were put up not as awful or disappointing options, but as part of the excitement. I'd call that gleeful. I'd also call it especially irritating since my friends who didn't know Heroes Reborn trivia are getting panicky at those suggestions. Sorry you wouldn't react that way, and sorry to use a figure of speech like "smack someone" on my own blog rather than be a dick in their comments anonymously about it, but that's just the way I do things.<br /><br />Pedro -- Jeez, man. I appreciate the link but do you HAVE to word it like we're idiots for not knowin g the artist's contact info, or blog? Or the style of a new artist who is not named and doesn't have a readable signature? And the post of Brevoort's is MEANT to incite discussion like this. That's why he didn't give the name of the artist or the character with the sketch.<br /><br />I know you're not trying to be an asshole, but this just comes off as dumping on me when I'm having a really shitty week.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-76869997073564717832009-04-16T03:52:00.000-04:002009-04-16T03:52:00.000-04:00Pezdro: Isn't part of the point of having a blog t...Pezdro: Isn't part of the point of having a blog to have a place to rant and react to various things, such as promotional images, that inspire interest or emotion?<br /><br />Not every blogger has the personal connections to feel comfortable asking an artist about it, or might be aware that the artist has a public site with information available. That doesn't make their reactions any less blog-worthy. Ideally then, a helpful commenter might well provide a link to the information needed, without feeling the need to present him or herself as huffy or superior in the process. :-)kalinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417686761943716312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-27702652667815797922009-04-16T00:31:00.000-04:002009-04-16T00:31:00.000-04:00the funny thing is, you say the two posts are "gle...the funny thing is, you say the two posts are "gleeful" about the idea of either Sharon or Natasha being the woman depicted, yet upon checking your sources, both articles simply posit the question of the character's identity with Sharon and Natasha as choices. <br /><br />Newsarama: Could this be a new identity for Natasha Romanov? Sharon Carter? The Bucky from Heroes Reborn? Or a whole new player? Discuss!<br /><br />The Quarterbin: The obvious persons behind the goggles are Sharon Carter or Natasha Romanov, but I think those two are a bit on the nose for Ed Brubaker.<br /><br />Maybe you should actually do the other blog writers the justice of reading their entire piece before smacking them. of course, maybe if the other writers did a bit of research themselves, they would have found that entry from the artist's blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-43391196548937232782009-04-15T10:18:00.000-04:002009-04-15T10:18:00.000-04:00I still don't understand why nobody bothered to ju...I still don't understand why nobody bothered to just ask the artist or check out his blog. <br /><br />It's Rikki Barnes - http://www.rafaelalbuquerque.com/blog/captain-america-600/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-42218939833494203052009-04-15T05:23:00.000-04:002009-04-15T05:23:00.000-04:00Well, next time include the gleeful part so I don'...Well, next time include the gleeful part so I don't even bother to question your motives. ;)<br /><br />But you do realize that the similarities could be just as off-handedly dismissed as you do with the things that are different in appearance from the Heroes Reborn character, right?<br /><br />But you do make a compelling argument with that anniversary issue back-up idea. You're probably right.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734361945694475981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-64602898441156236702009-04-15T04:53:00.000-04:002009-04-15T04:53:00.000-04:00Kevin -- Mainly because they're gleeful about the ...Kevin -- Mainly because they're gleeful about the idea.<br /><br />And Kevin, Kevin, Kevin... Anniversary issue. That means backups, flashbacks and pinup sketches, not necessarily a long-term story inclusion. Hell, that page may be the only image of her in the book. Let's run the comparison:<br /><br />Rikki Barnes: http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/176100-146786-rikki-barnes_large.jpg<br />http://www.comicvine.com/rikki-barnes/29-24272/all-images/108-209389/34470-rikki-barnes/105-176103/<br />http://www.comicvine.com/rikki-barnes/29-24272/all-images/108-209389/83329-rikki-barnes/105-176105/<br />http://www.comicvine.com/rikki-barnes/29-24272/all-images/108-209389/144362-rikki-barnes/105-176101/<br />http://www.comicvine.com/rikki-barnes/29-24272/all-images/108-209389/rikki-barnes_ronniethunderbolts01/105-427856/<br /><br />Goggles? Check.<br /><br />Goggles held in a leather headdress that covers ears but allows hair to flow over top? Check.<br /><br />Little bird belt-buckle? Check.<br /><br />Her hair is grown out, she's got a gun now and she's drawn in noir-style, but that's the same character. She's just updated a bit to reflect the times and the current take on Bucky.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-56107295008277714472009-04-15T04:12:00.000-04:002009-04-15T04:12:00.000-04:00I'm having a hard time understanding why you'd wan...I'm having a hard time understanding why you'd want to smack the fans for thinking the obvious choices would be Sharon or Natasha. Even if you feel they have established identities, the fans are just predicting that as the way Marvel would go. If you said you'd like to smack the fans that think it'd be a good idea to have it be one of those two strong ladies, I'd better be able to understand where you're coming from.<br /><br />As far as your guess, I don't see Brubaker's run leading up to the inclusion of a Heroes Reborn and don't think it looks like her.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734361945694475981noreply@blogger.com