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Hey Geoff I don't know if you're going to get to this, or if you're even going to read this. But I just read Green Lantern 43, the start of the Blackest Night summer blockbuster crossover. I have to say it gave me the willies. Pretty creepy.
I recently read The Sinestro Corp War and before that I read Johns Infinite Crisis. I didn't like either one, so I am not too excited about Blackest Night. I admit it is a great idea, but Johns is just not my favorite comic book writer.
Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of his stuff, to be honest. I didn't like SCW or Infinite Crisis (I actually thought it was terrible) But the Blackest Night prologue was really creepy and kind of disturbing superhero comic. It was a little different than what I expected.
The artwork added a lot to it.
With DC killing off so many of their characters lately it's has potential. We'll see where this goes, but now the first issue has gotten me interested. I don't know if we will get any meta-textual narrative about killing off characters.
There was an interesting little scene where Black Hand steps on an Easter Egg, and the next panel is a sign that says HAPPY EASTER.
I like Johns' GL stuff, but I personally find him to be a mediocre writer. There's an element of fan fiction in his work, that I find annoying. It's well-written, but it feels like fan fiction. I don't hate his stuff though.
And just to contribute- Here's a trailer for District 9:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZnpzfcMheA
It's painfully obvious what the movie is about, but it seems interesting nonetheless. I can't help but think of the Vilnius settlement in Ellis' Transmetropolitan and the crash site in Busiek's Shockrockets (criminally underrated book.)
In case any one hasn't seen the original short District 9 is based on, you can do so here.
I was incredibly excited about District 9, but the trailer suggests some things have been lost in translation. Not a fan of the new alien design, for instance.
Oh boy, the theatrical trailer looks lots better. I'm excited again.
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