(This is from 12.04.2009)
As some o' you might remember...I assembled my new/current desktop last year. Given the money constraints at the time I went with the e7200 2.53 ghz 3mb cache C2D processor...which although an excellent processor was the bottom of the (then) new 45nm C2Ds from Intel. I then went on to overclock the hell outta that proc. getting as high as 3.9 ghz. But at that speed I hadta bump up the voltage to 1.38...going up quite a bit in the last 100-150 mhz. For my regular/daily use I settled down at 3.58 ghz at 1.24v voltage.
Well, I recently (as in yesterday) got a new q9550 2.83 ghz 12mb cache C2Q processor. Now, before anyone starts harping on the i5s and i7s...please note that I have a socket 775 mb and at this point 'm not interested in starting from scratch (as in mb, ram, etc.). 'nyways, I got the cpu yesterday evening and after getting it running for a few minutes, restarted and bumped it up from the stock 2.83 ghz to 3.08 qhz...after which I ran the usual gamut of benchmark tests, both for short period testing and for the "rock solid" 24hr run. For the voltage I have left it at "auto" i.e. allowing the mb to set it for itself. For all the tests it passed with flying colours.
I have now bumped it up even further...not much, just to 3.11 ghz. Have run the short term tests and tonight will start with the 24hr run. If it works out, then will push it even higher until the voltage gives...and then push the voltage a bit higher. Even tho' I am not hoping to get all that close to the 3.58 ghz I had with my e7200 I would like it if I can cross the 3.2ghz mark...which, given the 2 extra cores and 9mb extra cache will make for real kick-in-the-pants upgrade.
Oh, and as for my old trusty warhorse e7200...'m holding onto that for my next project (which I hope to do sometime next spring/summer)...building myself a home file/backup/media server.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
The BatmanWWArkham Archive moves to XCave.Net!!
The BatmanWWArkham Archive, one of the oldest and most well known archive for Batman-Wonder Woman 'shippers has moved to XCave.Net.
It all started waaaaayy back over a year back when thanks to (yet another) screw-up the Geocities account of the archive became unavailable to the readers. Having had my own problematic time with Geocities I offered DC Lady (webmaster of the archive and of the yahoo group) space on XCave. However, by that time she had already fixed the problem.
'nyways, a couple of days back I got an email from DCL on whether the offer was still open...which it was. So, long story short, the BatmanWWArkham archive is now here. Check it out at batmanwwarkham.xcave.net. For now the files will be posted as they are. Slowly but surely I will be working on them and bringing them up-to-speed with the general look and feel of XCave. This will include cleaning up on old, dead links, streamlining the look, feel and navigation and updating status of old fics.
As I taking over the archive, I will also be adding to/managing it from now on. For starters I will be adding to it the BMWW fics that I already have uploaded in the FanFiction section.
Oh, and one last thing...DCL and me, we couldn't decide on a shorter, easier to remember name for the archive. BatmanWWArkham is kinda long. I welcome any and all suggestions for that.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Geoff Johns' writing of Power Girl!!
Wrote this (latest version) in response to a post over at the Power Girl Appreciation Thread over at Newsarama. Since I've had to write it a couple of times before decided to "save" it here...for ease of access (for future use).
The post for which I responded this time...
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Come on now. Johns did the PG JSA: Classified introductory arc, made her a part of Infinite Crisis, made her the chairwoman and did the Earth-2 subplot as part of TKC, which wasn't that long ago. That's much more attention than he's gave to say, Hourman in the new JSA, who's sole character development is being married to Liberty Belle, with nothing else of note happening. The mystery of Wildcat Jr's appearance hasn't been explored at all since The Next Age introduced him, and so on.Johns could just be not delving too deeply into PG to allow the Solo Series Team some room to do their own thing as well.
- Posted by Stazz
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My Post...
Stazz...your point/argument would work...if...the current JSA series was the only instance of Johns' neglecting (or worse, Wangst-ing PeeGee).
Check the previous series. (As admitted) Geoff Johns isn't (to put it lightly) particular fond of her character. Fan outcry was the only reason she was brought onboard. Moreover, see the first arc after Goyer left the title (#52-53), and the Johns' driven PeeGee crying and whining brigade started.
(From: JSA #53)
It was the same tone that was used in the JSAC arc/mini...incl. the idiotic (retcon) "explanation" for the *Power-Window*.
(From JSA Classified #2)
For someone who is sooooo into teh "iconic/classic" stories/versions Johns completed pi$$ed all over PeeGee's individuality (see below)...for drumming up the PeeGee that whines & frets over just about anything "Super"(man).
(From: All-Star Comics #64)
This whining over Super...it isn't just limited to Kal-L, PeeGee's REAL cousin...but seems to extend to just any similar version, be it main DCU Supes or even that Kingdom Crap version. Just see issues 11-12-somewhere around that of the current JSA series.
As for being the Chairperson of the JSA...that's even more of a jibe on Johns' part. Ever since PeeGee's become the JSA's CP her appearances/participation in the series has taken a drastic nose-dive. She's was not even present in the latest team-reshuffle. So much for being the Chairperson For all the outcry by the readers at Mcduffie's run on the JLA...at least he has Black Canary showing/acting as the "team leader".
Being part of Infinite Crisis...majority of that was spent being trussed up in the schlong-tower...after getting sucker-punched by one of "Geoff Johns' Top Wet Dream" characters, EmoBoy Prime.
Lastly, maybe I am forgetting now...but which costumed mature/adult female character has Geoff Johns written well...EVER.
Monday, November 17, 2008
From LITG (November 17th, 2008)
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18852
"A familiar source known collectively as "New York comics industry employees talking in bars" tells me that the last issue of "Final Crisis" is further delayed as it is suffering from serious rewrites. It appears that DC Executive Editor Dan DiDio was unhappy with the way the story concluded and the implications for the DC Universe for a while and had ordered changes from a, naturally, rather unhappy Grant Morrison. Considering this is the way he wrote the pitch for the book.
As a result, creative teams working on a number of spinoff and affected books have also had to stop work while the “Final Crisis” ending is reworked.
Expect more lateness, more annoyance and less likelihood of Grant Morrison doing DCU work in the near future. "
There is a Newsarama thread regarding this...here...and somehow Geoff Johns' name too got included in the mix of (possible) DC departees.
Well, here're my views (a post in that thread) on this rumour...
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(IF) it does turn out to be true...
Morrison: YAY!! Not only will he off Batman (and away from the Bat-verse), it would also increase the chances of his DC 'changes' too getting flushed down the proverbial crapper. Oh, who am I kidding, those changes are gonna go sooner or later, Morrison's leaving (now) will only hasten them further.
Robinson: Even though 'm not gonna get that second JLA title, (it has everything to do with the characters in it and nothing with the writer), and 'm not pulling Superman anymore, (which, once again, has nothing to do with the writer, more to do with the 'event' and the writer of the other big Superman title) I will feel sorry/saddened by it...in the same way as I felt on Didio's Chuck Dixon fvckup!!
And if...it also leads to Geoff Johns' departure from DC...well, in that case the weekend (nearest) to when it does happen...I will drink enough to give myself a CELEBRATORY hangover!!
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Friday, April 18, 2008
POWER GIRL GETS ONGOING SERIES!!
From Newsarama's coverage of NYCC2008...
LINK: http://www.newsarama.com/nycomiccon2008/DC/powergirl.html
NYCC '08 - POWER GIRL GETS ONGOING SERIES DIDIO (with video)
Going back, even before the JSA Classified arc by Geoff Johns and Amanda Conner in which she starred, DC fans have been clamoring for Power Girl to get her own series. That clamoring has only gotten louder as the character has been featured by Johns in Justice Society of America, and will be the focus of this summer’s JSA Annual which sees Power Girl traveling to Earth-2.
Well, it’s time for the clamoring to stop. A Power Girl series is coming, written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, with art by Amanda Conner. We spoke with the team about what’s to come for the Last Daughter of (Earth-2) Krypton.
Newsarama: Jimmy and Justin - first things first - how did you land the title? Was it something that you pitched to DC and had to sell them on, or was it a case where DC was looking to start the series and came knocking?
Justin Gray: Whenever Jimmy and I discussed what we’d like to work on we kept coming back to Power Girl. The problem was that she’d been solidified in JSA and some exciting plans were in place for her. During a meeting with Dan Didio we expressed an interest in writing Power Girl. Dan said he wanted a pitch, but that it would be a while before she would be available. He wasn’t kidding because that meeting took place last summer.
Jimmy Palmiotti: Having worked with Amanda Conner on the character last year, my interest has grown concerning Power Girl’s history and what was next for the character. Justin and I would often talk about “what if” scenarios if we were able to get a series going…and like Justin just said, a lot was going on with her in the DC Universe that we needed to keep track of. At the time, we were asked to develop a new book for another character that we felt was not suited for us at the time.
JG: The book in question wasn’t a good fit and we told Dan that during a meeting.
JP: That’s when we asked for a character we felt we could bring more to the table with…Power Girl.
NRAMA: Wait – so how long have you two been working on the series?
JG: We pitched Power Girl about a year ago. Since that time a lot has changed in the ever-changing DCU, so we’ve gone through several revisions and ideas leading up to the first arc.
JP: Art wise we have had to make a lot of decisions about how we saw the character being handled and had to find the right fit. She is a very expressive character and being able to just draw a sexy well built woman is good for a pin-up, but this is a multi-layered character trying to make her way in the world and we wanted the right artist to be able to express in their visuals not only the obvious, but the inner workings as well. The character demands respect.
JG: We wanted some humor but we didn’t want the book to be driven by humor.
JP: And that’s where Amanda is a fantastic fit for the character. She loves Power Girl and her facial expressions really give the reader something to relate to past the dialogue and what’s going on.
JG: Absolutely, there’s a tremendous comfort level in writing for Amanda because not only will she find a better way to visually communicate an idea or moment, but she’ll do it in a pure and brilliant way that neither of us thought of. This is definitely a case of the three of us working like a band, with each member bringing something different to the project. Once you add Paul Mounts to the mix I think people are going to be very happy with the final product.
NRAMA: You went into it a little, but what's the attraction to Power Girl for both of you? What makes her and her world interesting enough to say yes to when the offer was on the table?
JG: One thing we missed after working on Hawkman was the opportunity to write a big, loud, superhero book that focused on a single character rather than a team like the Freedom Fighters. That said Power Girl comes with some distinct challenges. One of those challenges is the double-edged sword of her physical appearance, which is easy to interpret in a negative when it comes to attracting female readers. The other challenge is to show the clear distinction between Power Girl and the other Kryptonian titles. The philosophy behind this book is dead simple. Power Girl combines larger than life superhero adventures when she’s in costume and quiet emotional resonance when she’s Karen Starr, CEO of Starrware. Starrware also plays a major role in the series in exciting ways. More than just an outlet for her secret identity, Starrware has undergone a change of focus as a result of events in Power Girl’s life prior to the series launch.
JP: For me, starting a book from the ground up, building the world around her from practically scratch and giving Power Girl her own rogues gallery is something I live for in this business. We have a very exciting opportunity to get in there and give this character a whole world and cast of characters she hasn’t had the opportunity to have before this and with the fans blessing, continue to build on this and really make this character one of DC’s top books.
JG: But we need to say that starting from the ground up doesn’t mean we’re ignoring or re-imagining anything. What it means is we’re in a position to add new dimensions to Power Girl’s mythology. There are a number of things that haven’t been covered and PG doesn’t have a personal rogues gallery so there are some exciting opportunities to create them.
JP: It’s endless fun for us and hopefully something the audience will get totally absorbed in.
NRAMA: Power Girl's been seeing a lot of action, both story-wise and internally/psychologically lately in JSA. When does this series pick up with her, and where's her head at, so to speak?
JG: At this point we can’t answer the question directly because it would be uncool to spoil anything that hasn’t been released yet. We’re much more interested in where she’s going as a character as opposed to where she’s been. There’s a concerted effort to put her past behind her and embrace new challenges.
JP: Issue #1 will be a first issue and not a total continuation of other stories…sort of. we are concise of everything presented to the character before the release , but making a clear effort to make the book stand on its own and give the new readers a chance to get to know Kara and who she really is. That said, we are looking at this as a classic character launch that establishes more than explains.
NRAMA: Along those lines, what makes Power Girl, Power Girl? What, in your eyes, are her defining qualities?
JG: Obvious jokes aside, Power Girl is the consummate super heroine, brave, strong, fearless and compassionate.
JP: A powerhouse with a soft side and a foreigner in a familiar land.
JG: It will be great to move away from the multiverse angle and concentrate on who she is, what she wants and what she expects from herself.
NRAMA: Power Girl had her arc in JSA Classified, which went a long way in defining her, but that was part of a larger series that went on to focus on other characters. Likewise, she's a fan favorite supporting character in JSA. How do you go about working her success as a backup singer into making her a lead singer?
JG: Personally I see her as being selfless, which is why she hasn’t stepped forward as a lead singer until now. It isn’t important for her to stand out when she’s part of a team, but here in this book that’s exactly what she’ll do. People want a comfortable preconception about what they're reading and this is just that, a straight up superhero book as big and explosive as we can make it with Power Girl as the star. It's been 70 years of superhero comics and people are comfortable with the roles, even though every angle has been explored, they'll still read endless variations on superheroes and villains, right?
The idea here is the DCU, this whole Earth people have been reading about for seventy years is on constant overload. Aliens, super villains, rogue technologies, these are the things Power Girl has to deal with every day. On the flip side of that we have her alter ego, Karen Starr. Most characters in comics have ordinary lives that they escape from by putting on a costume. Power Girl uses Karen Starr as an escape from the overload of being a super heroine, which is the opposite of nearly every other superhero.
JP: All that and the fact that, like all background singers, this will be her moment to move into the spotlight and shine.
NRAMA: Obviously, and as you briefly mentioned, with Power Girl, there's the cheesecake factor that's been a part of her character since it was created. Geoff and others have taken steps to work her appearance and costume into her character, but what view of it do you two have of it?
JG: This book isn’t going to be our platform for some kind of new age feminist commentary; it is a superhero comic book, an escapist fantasy starring a buxom blonde bombshell who can kick your ass into outer space. Some people are going to find fault with it just because of the costume and the bra size of the heroine and those people can bitch about it on the Google machine if they like because this is America baby! Home of the free!
JP: I love the fact that Kara is larger than life visually and what Amanda Conner did when redesigning the costume for the JSA Classified series played on that exactly like I think it should have and I expect some more changes along the way. This is who she is, this is how she is built and God bless Gerry Conway, Ric Estrada and Wally Wood for such a cool design. Why fight the obvious? Amanda is going to do what she does best and draw the shit out of this book.
JG: Look, Power Girl is a sexy book and that’s only one component of the character. We’re not shying away from it but we’re not interested in making that the primary focus either. One of the many benefits of having Amanda with us as the artist is she’s capable of bringing a natural and reactive female perspective to the scripts. Amanda is also free and clear to add or subtract anything she wants from the story and representation of Kara as a real woman despite her anatomical advantages. Expressive emotion, layered storytelling and a sense of playful bounce are also some of the elements Amanda’s wonderful art brings to the book. She knows how to make Power Girl sexy without being gratuitous or cheesy, which makes our jobs so much easier.
NRAMA: Overall, what's the tone of series going to be? What notes are you going to be looking to hit?
JG: Action and adventure on a massive scale combined with the kind of character development and star treatment Power Girl deserves. Her power levels are on par with Superman and we need stories that reflect that without losing a sense of drama. She’s not invincible but she’s much stronger than the average villain. There needs to be that sense of danger that only Power Girl can confront. As Karen Starr the focus is on Starrlabs and the technologies, big ideas and the wacky sci-fi stuff being explored there on a human level.
JP: Entertaining and fun with a bit of humor as well. The super heroics and over the top action will be there but we plan on establishing a real life and supporting cast for Powergirl and given its her own series, we will continue to build on these relationships. We want to give the reader a complete fix.
NRAMA: Let's wrap with a tease...what gets the ball rolling at the start of the series?
JG: An old villain gets a major power boost, a new character arrives on Earth after years of traveling through space, weird sciences, nanotech tattoos, algae monsters, an alien kaleidoscopic intelligence older than recorded history, a strand of computer code capable of rewriting reality, biotech-enhanced time traveling Neanderthals who clashed with the seven angels of vengeance during the apocalypse of 1955.
JP: A new work place, a new location, a cool group of supporting characters and some new looks along the way.
JG: Oh and there’s futurism and fascism, incursions from other realities caused by the inadvertent manipulation of a lost piece of Niccolo Paganini’s sheet music written in the blood of the world’s first super villain…okay, that just might be the caffeine talking.
LINK: http://www.newsarama.com/nycomiccon2008/DC/powergirl.html
NYCC '08 - POWER GIRL GETS ONGOING SERIES DIDIO (with video)
Going back, even before the JSA Classified arc by Geoff Johns and Amanda Conner in which she starred, DC fans have been clamoring for Power Girl to get her own series. That clamoring has only gotten louder as the character has been featured by Johns in Justice Society of America, and will be the focus of this summer’s JSA Annual which sees Power Girl traveling to Earth-2.
Well, it’s time for the clamoring to stop. A Power Girl series is coming, written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, with art by Amanda Conner. We spoke with the team about what’s to come for the Last Daughter of (Earth-2) Krypton.
Newsarama: Jimmy and Justin - first things first - how did you land the title? Was it something that you pitched to DC and had to sell them on, or was it a case where DC was looking to start the series and came knocking?
Justin Gray: Whenever Jimmy and I discussed what we’d like to work on we kept coming back to Power Girl. The problem was that she’d been solidified in JSA and some exciting plans were in place for her. During a meeting with Dan Didio we expressed an interest in writing Power Girl. Dan said he wanted a pitch, but that it would be a while before she would be available. He wasn’t kidding because that meeting took place last summer.
Jimmy Palmiotti: Having worked with Amanda Conner on the character last year, my interest has grown concerning Power Girl’s history and what was next for the character. Justin and I would often talk about “what if” scenarios if we were able to get a series going…and like Justin just said, a lot was going on with her in the DC Universe that we needed to keep track of. At the time, we were asked to develop a new book for another character that we felt was not suited for us at the time.
JG: The book in question wasn’t a good fit and we told Dan that during a meeting.
JP: That’s when we asked for a character we felt we could bring more to the table with…Power Girl.
NRAMA: Wait – so how long have you two been working on the series?
JG: We pitched Power Girl about a year ago. Since that time a lot has changed in the ever-changing DCU, so we’ve gone through several revisions and ideas leading up to the first arc.
JP: Art wise we have had to make a lot of decisions about how we saw the character being handled and had to find the right fit. She is a very expressive character and being able to just draw a sexy well built woman is good for a pin-up, but this is a multi-layered character trying to make her way in the world and we wanted the right artist to be able to express in their visuals not only the obvious, but the inner workings as well. The character demands respect.
JG: We wanted some humor but we didn’t want the book to be driven by humor.
JP: And that’s where Amanda is a fantastic fit for the character. She loves Power Girl and her facial expressions really give the reader something to relate to past the dialogue and what’s going on.
JG: Absolutely, there’s a tremendous comfort level in writing for Amanda because not only will she find a better way to visually communicate an idea or moment, but she’ll do it in a pure and brilliant way that neither of us thought of. This is definitely a case of the three of us working like a band, with each member bringing something different to the project. Once you add Paul Mounts to the mix I think people are going to be very happy with the final product.
NRAMA: You went into it a little, but what's the attraction to Power Girl for both of you? What makes her and her world interesting enough to say yes to when the offer was on the table?
JG: One thing we missed after working on Hawkman was the opportunity to write a big, loud, superhero book that focused on a single character rather than a team like the Freedom Fighters. That said Power Girl comes with some distinct challenges. One of those challenges is the double-edged sword of her physical appearance, which is easy to interpret in a negative when it comes to attracting female readers. The other challenge is to show the clear distinction between Power Girl and the other Kryptonian titles. The philosophy behind this book is dead simple. Power Girl combines larger than life superhero adventures when she’s in costume and quiet emotional resonance when she’s Karen Starr, CEO of Starrware. Starrware also plays a major role in the series in exciting ways. More than just an outlet for her secret identity, Starrware has undergone a change of focus as a result of events in Power Girl’s life prior to the series launch.
JP: For me, starting a book from the ground up, building the world around her from practically scratch and giving Power Girl her own rogues gallery is something I live for in this business. We have a very exciting opportunity to get in there and give this character a whole world and cast of characters she hasn’t had the opportunity to have before this and with the fans blessing, continue to build on this and really make this character one of DC’s top books.
JG: But we need to say that starting from the ground up doesn’t mean we’re ignoring or re-imagining anything. What it means is we’re in a position to add new dimensions to Power Girl’s mythology. There are a number of things that haven’t been covered and PG doesn’t have a personal rogues gallery so there are some exciting opportunities to create them.
JP: It’s endless fun for us and hopefully something the audience will get totally absorbed in.
NRAMA: Power Girl's been seeing a lot of action, both story-wise and internally/psychologically lately in JSA. When does this series pick up with her, and where's her head at, so to speak?
JG: At this point we can’t answer the question directly because it would be uncool to spoil anything that hasn’t been released yet. We’re much more interested in where she’s going as a character as opposed to where she’s been. There’s a concerted effort to put her past behind her and embrace new challenges.
JP: Issue #1 will be a first issue and not a total continuation of other stories…sort of. we are concise of everything presented to the character before the release , but making a clear effort to make the book stand on its own and give the new readers a chance to get to know Kara and who she really is. That said, we are looking at this as a classic character launch that establishes more than explains.
NRAMA: Along those lines, what makes Power Girl, Power Girl? What, in your eyes, are her defining qualities?
JG: Obvious jokes aside, Power Girl is the consummate super heroine, brave, strong, fearless and compassionate.
JP: A powerhouse with a soft side and a foreigner in a familiar land.
JG: It will be great to move away from the multiverse angle and concentrate on who she is, what she wants and what she expects from herself.
NRAMA: Power Girl had her arc in JSA Classified, which went a long way in defining her, but that was part of a larger series that went on to focus on other characters. Likewise, she's a fan favorite supporting character in JSA. How do you go about working her success as a backup singer into making her a lead singer?
JG: Personally I see her as being selfless, which is why she hasn’t stepped forward as a lead singer until now. It isn’t important for her to stand out when she’s part of a team, but here in this book that’s exactly what she’ll do. People want a comfortable preconception about what they're reading and this is just that, a straight up superhero book as big and explosive as we can make it with Power Girl as the star. It's been 70 years of superhero comics and people are comfortable with the roles, even though every angle has been explored, they'll still read endless variations on superheroes and villains, right?
The idea here is the DCU, this whole Earth people have been reading about for seventy years is on constant overload. Aliens, super villains, rogue technologies, these are the things Power Girl has to deal with every day. On the flip side of that we have her alter ego, Karen Starr. Most characters in comics have ordinary lives that they escape from by putting on a costume. Power Girl uses Karen Starr as an escape from the overload of being a super heroine, which is the opposite of nearly every other superhero.
JP: All that and the fact that, like all background singers, this will be her moment to move into the spotlight and shine.
NRAMA: Obviously, and as you briefly mentioned, with Power Girl, there's the cheesecake factor that's been a part of her character since it was created. Geoff and others have taken steps to work her appearance and costume into her character, but what view of it do you two have of it?
JG: This book isn’t going to be our platform for some kind of new age feminist commentary; it is a superhero comic book, an escapist fantasy starring a buxom blonde bombshell who can kick your ass into outer space. Some people are going to find fault with it just because of the costume and the bra size of the heroine and those people can bitch about it on the Google machine if they like because this is America baby! Home of the free!
JP: I love the fact that Kara is larger than life visually and what Amanda Conner did when redesigning the costume for the JSA Classified series played on that exactly like I think it should have and I expect some more changes along the way. This is who she is, this is how she is built and God bless Gerry Conway, Ric Estrada and Wally Wood for such a cool design. Why fight the obvious? Amanda is going to do what she does best and draw the shit out of this book.
JG: Look, Power Girl is a sexy book and that’s only one component of the character. We’re not shying away from it but we’re not interested in making that the primary focus either. One of the many benefits of having Amanda with us as the artist is she’s capable of bringing a natural and reactive female perspective to the scripts. Amanda is also free and clear to add or subtract anything she wants from the story and representation of Kara as a real woman despite her anatomical advantages. Expressive emotion, layered storytelling and a sense of playful bounce are also some of the elements Amanda’s wonderful art brings to the book. She knows how to make Power Girl sexy without being gratuitous or cheesy, which makes our jobs so much easier.
NRAMA: Overall, what's the tone of series going to be? What notes are you going to be looking to hit?
JG: Action and adventure on a massive scale combined with the kind of character development and star treatment Power Girl deserves. Her power levels are on par with Superman and we need stories that reflect that without losing a sense of drama. She’s not invincible but she’s much stronger than the average villain. There needs to be that sense of danger that only Power Girl can confront. As Karen Starr the focus is on Starrlabs and the technologies, big ideas and the wacky sci-fi stuff being explored there on a human level.
JP: Entertaining and fun with a bit of humor as well. The super heroics and over the top action will be there but we plan on establishing a real life and supporting cast for Powergirl and given its her own series, we will continue to build on these relationships. We want to give the reader a complete fix.
NRAMA: Let's wrap with a tease...what gets the ball rolling at the start of the series?
JG: An old villain gets a major power boost, a new character arrives on Earth after years of traveling through space, weird sciences, nanotech tattoos, algae monsters, an alien kaleidoscopic intelligence older than recorded history, a strand of computer code capable of rewriting reality, biotech-enhanced time traveling Neanderthals who clashed with the seven angels of vengeance during the apocalypse of 1955.
JP: A new work place, a new location, a cool group of supporting characters and some new looks along the way.
JG: Oh and there’s futurism and fascism, incursions from other realities caused by the inadvertent manipulation of a lost piece of Niccolo Paganini’s sheet music written in the blood of the world’s first super villain…okay, that just might be the caffeine talking.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Batman: "Friendly-Bat or Bat-God"!
The writers/editors' inability to get together on one side and drive the character is why things have gotten so confusing about Batman.
Btw, (and maybe things could be different) but I think that sooner or later, i.e. once Morrison and Dini are gone, even the core Bat-books will return to the same side as the team-titles. For one, I don't any one following (or even tryin to) go along the same direction as Morrison. Sooner or later, whenever he leaves the title, things will snap back to usual/Pre-Morrison depiction sooner than...well, sooner than how Post-IC *brighter* Batman got nixed.
Btw, (and maybe things could be different) but I think that sooner or later, i.e. once Morrison and Dini are gone, even the core Bat-books will return to the same side as the team-titles. For one, I don't any one following (or even tryin to) go along the same direction as Morrison. Sooner or later, whenever he leaves the title, things will snap back to usual/Pre-Morrison depiction sooner than...well, sooner than how Post-IC *brighter* Batman got nixed.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Power Girl's (various) costumes... (by Cat-Scratch)
This listing was posted by Cat-Scratch (following mine about "Power Girl's (various) costumes...")
Link: http://forum.newsarama.com/showpost.php?p=5355755&postcount=9004
1.0 = The Orlando/Wood/Original/Classic from All-Star Comics
1.1 = The Orlando/Wood/Classic from All-Star Comics - Wally got sick of the pain-in-the-butt under the shoulder rope for the cape.
1.2 = The Orlando/Wood/Classic "2" from All-Star Comics - Wally started drawing her wearing only her cape, glooves and boots, so some poor assis-ed had to draw the suit lines and erase the nibbles all 'cause Wally was smart and sent it in at the very end of the deadline for printing.
1.3 = The Staton/Layton/Classic from All-Star Comics - She got back her belt and the colourists couldn't remember (as throughout the years since day one) if PG's belt was blue or red or even yellow.
1.4 = The Staton/Layton/Classic "2" from All-Star Comics - they shift from a high collar to a tank top like cut so cleavage could be seen (yeah, painted on costumes some how hide the cleavage). The longest running version to date.
1.5 = The Mary Wilshire "3" from Secret Origins - The Arion connection is made and she know has the Arion star added to her belt. It was also some times forgotten by subsequent artists. (I can't recall the artist for now, I'll fix it later)
2.0 = The Bart Sears from Justice League Europe - She got de-powered, so she got herself a new costume. Also, Sears seems to hate drawing capes, so........
3.0 = The Aerobics Instructor from Justice League International - return of the cape and boobie-hole, now a diamond. I can't recall the reasons for the change.
1.5 = The Amanda Connors/Classic "4" from JSA Classified - The classic returns with some twists from Amanda Connors.
Link: http://forum.newsarama.com/showpost.php?p=5355755&postcount=9004
1.0 = The Orlando/Wood/Original/Classic from All-Star Comics
1.1 = The Orlando/Wood/Classic from All-Star Comics - Wally got sick of the pain-in-the-butt under the shoulder rope for the cape.
1.2 = The Orlando/Wood/Classic "2" from All-Star Comics - Wally started drawing her wearing only her cape, glooves and boots, so some poor assis-ed had to draw the suit lines and erase the nibbles all 'cause Wally was smart and sent it in at the very end of the deadline for printing.
1.3 = The Staton/Layton/Classic from All-Star Comics - She got back her belt and the colourists couldn't remember (as throughout the years since day one) if PG's belt was blue or red or even yellow.
1.4 = The Staton/Layton/Classic "2" from All-Star Comics - they shift from a high collar to a tank top like cut so cleavage could be seen (yeah, painted on costumes some how hide the cleavage). The longest running version to date.
1.5 = The Mary Wilshire "3" from Secret Origins - The Arion connection is made and she know has the Arion star added to her belt. It was also some times forgotten by subsequent artists. (I can't recall the artist for now, I'll fix it later)
2.0 = The Bart Sears from Justice League Europe - She got de-powered, so she got herself a new costume. Also, Sears seems to hate drawing capes, so........
3.0 = The Aerobics Instructor from Justice League International - return of the cape and boobie-hole, now a diamond. I can't recall the reasons for the change.
1.5 = The Amanda Connors/Classic "4" from JSA Classified - The classic returns with some twists from Amanda Connors.
Power Girl's (various) costumes...
Okay, just because its been sooooo long (in both time and pages) since the last time...
...here's a brief rundown of PG's costumes through the years.
Thanks to Cat-Scratch (id. at Newsrama) for making this nifty line-up.
Okay, even though there are so many looks, (with/with out window, belt etc, color etc), these are PG's main costumes...
1. Classic/Current: The original one is also the longest lasting one, and the current one. From the 'window', to the blue shoes/gloves to the diagonally tied cape, this is THE definitive PowerGirl costume. A minor variation of this has the cape tethered on either shoulder/side.
2. Classic (with no hole, all closed): A variation on the classic look, this one saw use in the early days too. Not much since then.
3. Classic (with round neckline but no neck covering): Another variations on the original costume this one has made quite a few appearances, including the PG minis. It was recently used in SMBM #27 and the JSAC arc/mini. This suggests that this costume/variation is the original PG look in current DC continuity. This one too has the cape tethered on both sides.
4. Yellow/Gold-White: Even though this (like quite a few things from the 90s...the late 90s-early 00s in this case) isn't liked much by comic readers, it does have its fans. As shown in 'Circle of Fire' (Green Lantern event/mini/crossover), this costume is kinda like PG's *space costume*.
5. PowerAerobicsGirl: What else do I call this one? It started in (and from what I know, ENDED) in the JLI/JLE times. This one's from the early 90s.
I am not including any 'disguise' costumes like the one from the SG [I]Candor[/I] arc. Also, no 'one-shot/Elseworld/AU-sequence' looks.
#1.Classic/Current (Wally Wood):
#2.Classic (with no window, all closed) (Wally Wood) :
#3.Classic (with round neckline but no neck covering) (Joe Staton):
#4.Yellow/Gold-White (Bart Sears) :
#5.Aerobics Instructor (Ron Randall) :
...here's a brief rundown of PG's costumes through the years.
Thanks to Cat-Scratch (id. at Newsrama) for making this nifty line-up.
Okay, even though there are so many looks, (with/with out window, belt etc, color etc), these are PG's main costumes...
1. Classic/Current: The original one is also the longest lasting one, and the current one. From the 'window', to the blue shoes/gloves to the diagonally tied cape, this is THE definitive PowerGirl costume. A minor variation of this has the cape tethered on either shoulder/side.
2. Classic (with no hole, all closed): A variation on the classic look, this one saw use in the early days too. Not much since then.
3. Classic (with round neckline but no neck covering): Another variations on the original costume this one has made quite a few appearances, including the PG minis. It was recently used in SMBM #27 and the JSAC arc/mini. This suggests that this costume/variation is the original PG look in current DC continuity. This one too has the cape tethered on both sides.
4. Yellow/Gold-White: Even though this (like quite a few things from the 90s...the late 90s-early 00s in this case) isn't liked much by comic readers, it does have its fans. As shown in 'Circle of Fire' (Green Lantern event/mini/crossover), this costume is kinda like PG's *space costume*.
5. PowerAerobicsGirl: What else do I call this one? It started in (and from what I know, ENDED) in the JLI/JLE times. This one's from the early 90s.
I am not including any 'disguise' costumes like the one from the SG [I]Candor[/I] arc. Also, no 'one-shot/Elseworld/AU-sequence' looks.
#1.Classic/Current (Wally Wood):
#2.Classic (with no window, all closed) (Wally Wood) :
#3.Classic (with round neckline but no neck covering) (Joe Staton):
#4.Yellow/Gold-White (Bart Sears) :
#5.Aerobics Instructor (Ron Randall) :
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