tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post7175809094463184986..comments2023-05-08T04:26:41.949-04:00Comments on My Little Po-Mo: Book Review: A Golden Thread by Philip SandiferFroborrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-38438773776586614402013-11-20T23:42:24.576-05:002013-11-20T23:42:24.576-05:00I work for a comic retailer, so I know more about ...I work for a comic retailer, so I know more about the New 52 than I ever wanted to. Wonder Woman was, for a while, one of maybe four decent titles in it, but it's declined in quality even as the other decent titles were cancelled and replaced with additional poorly-concepted, poorly-written, poorly-paced variations on Batman, Superman, and the Green Lantern. Also, Starfire was pretty much just the tip of the iceberg where DC's attitudes towards women are concerned. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543133662906033247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-50291184533959525252013-11-20T22:19:18.975-05:002013-11-20T22:19:18.975-05:00Interesting. I mean, there's a conscious diffi...Interesting. I mean, there's a conscious difficulty to it, but equally, the idea, in my mind, is that it's not really beginning mid-thought. It's beginning with a reminder of what the previous thought was, and then demonstrating the drift and transition to another thought. I try to structure the individual essays so that the centerpiece is a transition. If I have an essay that's entirely confined to one topic, I usually feel grumpy about it. (Annoyingly, that describes tomorrow's.)<br /><br />I should probably write up a brief essay about it at some point. "How to Read The Last War in Albion."Elizabeth Sandiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337209180846868581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-24299348460706113952013-11-20T17:06:13.130-05:002013-11-20T17:06:13.130-05:00Well, one thing I have not tried is going back and...Well, one thing I have not tried is going back and reading an entire chapter at a time. It's quite possible that my difficulty is not that the text itself is difficult, just that I'm having trouble with posts that start mid-thought.Froborrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-44866770270387031532013-11-20T16:40:25.343-05:002013-11-20T16:40:25.343-05:00Hm. I'm really interested in that, mostly out ...Hm. I'm really interested in that, mostly out of concern, as that's very definitely not what I'm going for. I've consciously tried to keep it stylistically straightforward. I know there's a lot of scope in the material itself, but I've been aiming for readability in the entries. So if I'm losing someone like you, I'm quite concerned that I'm doing it wrong.Elizabeth Sandiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337209180846868581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-38096190337481487872013-11-20T15:11:27.653-05:002013-11-20T15:11:27.653-05:00Surprised to hear you say that, Froborr. I for one...Surprised to hear you say that, Froborr. I for one think it's displayed a remarkable degree of restraint for a history of the British comics industry envisioned as a magical war. Of course, we are still in the early stages of the War... who knows what rough beast slouches towards Northampton to be born.Champinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929355387925460784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-76267121730421366002013-11-20T14:28:34.865-05:002013-11-20T14:28:34.865-05:00It might be just me, but I find Last War in Albion...It might be just me, but I find Last War in Albion borderline incomprehensible, to the point I've given up trying to follow it. Sorry.<br /><br />And no problem, I'll take care of it later this afternoon.Froborrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-67597693738712333222013-11-20T13:58:49.028-05:002013-11-20T13:58:49.028-05:00"Especially Last War in Albion"
Is it t..."Especially Last War in Albion"<br /><br />Is it that challenging? I thought I was being fairly easy to follow there...<br /><br />(And thank you for the kind review. Would you consider tossing a review on Amazon as well?)Elizabeth Sandiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18337209180846868581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-6345463573126087392013-11-20T13:21:42.474-05:002013-11-20T13:21:42.474-05:00And yep. Between MLP and Doctor Who it's going...And yep. Between MLP and Doctor Who it's going to be quite the weekend.Froborrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-9225410398572471932013-11-20T13:20:46.313-05:002013-11-20T13:20:46.313-05:00I haven't read any of the New 52--like you, af...I haven't read any of the New 52--like you, after I heard how Starfire was treated, I steered clear.<br /><br />According to Sandifer the New 52 Wonder Woman comic itself is actually pretty good, though? He put it, rather than Gail Simone's run, on his list of 5 must-read Wonder Woman comics.<br /><br />And it's not just female characters! If there's one thing they've made very clear it's that they have zero interest in any character that's not a straight white cis man.Froborrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-12306205480095174842013-11-20T12:57:58.843-05:002013-11-20T12:57:58.843-05:00After reading about Starfire's treatment in th...After reading about Starfire's treatment in the New 52, I haven't even had the stomach to read up on how DC is treating Wonder Woman in the reboots.<br /><br />I have no trouble guessing why DC's ripoff of The Avengers is solely a Batman-meets-Superman showcase and not a full Justice League movie... that would mean introducing <i>girl</i> superheroes, and WB/DC loathes its female characters with a passion.<br /><br />Oh, and <a href="http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/JsOPHyuAuT0/hqdefault.jpg" rel="nofollow">meanwhile</a>...nullhypothesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784779286499862559noreply@blogger.com