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shankieI haven't given Animal Man much attention, despite the fact that it was practically a freakin' religious experience in a few spots there.
And I've heard through the grapevine that buddy might be taking one for the team in 52. In the 'death' way. At first, I was a little worried. Then I realized how many times Buddy's died, body mangled, in the ground dead and was comforted. Even so, I'd like to make it known that someone's book getting canceled a few years back should not be a death sentence. Sheesh.
Animal Man was a unique kinda series. The hero is rarely seen doing 'hero' things, and spend most of his public costume time doing things to further the cause of protecting animals. He has a family, an actual loving but sometimes dysfunctional, kids are annoying but actually compelling characters, he really loves his wife family. DC needs this guy.
Buddy's adventures (most especially during Morrison's run) are both strange, twisted even, but the primal source of his power and his reactions seem more human and believable than the bulk of superherodom. I love a good superhero story, and this all takes place in the DCU, but it's a different atmosphere. Like he could live in the real world. Even if aliens were frequently involved.
Morrison's run was undoubtably the best chunk of the series, for so many reasons. Great things happened later but... the meta!
And, the very fact that the following scene even takes place makes me twenty kinds of giddy.
I have my suspicions about why the Stranger would choose to bring Buddy to a meeting of immortals, of everywhere he could have; especially because of just how hard it is for him to stay dead.
And, as an example of just how different this became once it got more Vertigo... two times that Buddy went to Washington, DC, the first from #29, the second from #71.
Besides the great writing and occasionally inspired artwork, Animal Man also had Brian Bolland as a cover artist for the bulk of the series. The cover to #5 has got to be one of the best, if not the best designs for a comic book. It's laden with the knack Bolland has for creating a great image in the spirit of the story, creating an image that's laden with heavy Christian imagery. Buddy's sacrifices for the sake of readers, his existence being created... well, just look at it and you'll see.
Along with a bunch of my other favourite covers of the series. Up until it got all Vertigo, the cover art was almost always fabulous, but I managed to pick out highlights.
I'm almost, but not quite, done fangirling about this series tonight. See?
And I've heard through the grapevine that buddy might be taking one for the team in 52. In the 'death' way. At first, I was a little worried. Then I realized how many times Buddy's died, body mangled, in the ground dead and was comforted. Even so, I'd like to make it known that someone's book getting canceled a few years back should not be a death sentence. Sheesh.
Animal Man was a unique kinda series. The hero is rarely seen doing 'hero' things, and spend most of his public costume time doing things to further the cause of protecting animals. He has a family, an actual loving but sometimes dysfunctional, kids are annoying but actually compelling characters, he really loves his wife family. DC needs this guy.
Buddy's adventures (most especially during Morrison's run) are both strange, twisted even, but the primal source of his power and his reactions seem more human and believable than the bulk of superherodom. I love a good superhero story, and this all takes place in the DCU, but it's a different atmosphere. Like he could live in the real world. Even if aliens were frequently involved.
Morrison's run was undoubtably the best chunk of the series, for so many reasons. Great things happened later but... the meta!
And, the very fact that the following scene even takes place makes me twenty kinds of giddy.
I have my suspicions about why the Stranger would choose to bring Buddy to a meeting of immortals, of everywhere he could have; especially because of just how hard it is for him to stay dead.
And, as an example of just how different this became once it got more Vertigo... two times that Buddy went to Washington, DC, the first from #29, the second from #71.
Besides the great writing and occasionally inspired artwork, Animal Man also had Brian Bolland as a cover artist for the bulk of the series. The cover to #5 has got to be one of the best, if not the best designs for a comic book. It's laden with the knack Bolland has for creating a great image in the spirit of the story, creating an image that's laden with heavy Christian imagery. Buddy's sacrifices for the sake of readers, his existence being created... well, just look at it and you'll see.
Along with a bunch of my other favourite covers of the series. Up until it got all Vertigo, the cover art was almost always fabulous, but I managed to pick out highlights.
I'm almost, but not quite, done fangirling about this series tonight. See?
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on 2007-01-10 08:40 am (UTC)*pauses for a good giggle, you will be returned to your regular comment box when and IF the poster ever recovers from that TERRIBLE HORRIBLE NO GOOD BAD pun.*
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on 2007-01-10 09:05 am (UTC)no subject
on 2007-01-10 12:21 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2007-01-10 01:22 pm (UTC)Anyway. A few things like that happened, so they're all kinda jumbled together, but I think I know the one. And I believe he had an audience of small children and a film crew at the time, too...
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on 2007-01-10 03:05 pm (UTC)He did. He totally did. I remember it all now. Well, small chunks of it, at any rate.
omg, I am that old