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Post by HoM on Nov 16, 2005 4:56:51 GMT -5
My thoughts on this are exactly the same as last months... But louder.
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE A CLIFFHANGER?!?! I WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!!
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Post by starlord on Nov 16, 2005 5:20:05 GMT -5
HoM and I are in complete agreement on this one. I love cliff hangers but they are so aggrevating sometimes! ;D
Excellent job!
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Post by HoM on Nov 16, 2005 5:26:05 GMT -5
You make me sick with your ability to grip me, Dave... Peh!
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Post by dragonbat on Nov 16, 2005 11:24:55 GMT -5
Your Hugo Strange is definitely a chilling one! Great issue
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Post by Dr Dread on Nov 16, 2005 14:14:36 GMT -5
I just wanted to give a shout-out to Brandon (KSM) for helping with some details and finishing touches on this cover. For two days, I was trying to get a good flashlight effect on the cover. Your version (of the flashlight) far exceeds my futile attempts.
Thanks man!
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Post by Admin on Nov 16, 2005 16:46:29 GMT -5
In a nice example of serendipity, DrDread presented this cover for a future issue of 'Tec, but when I saw how it so closely matched the scene of Batman in St. John's Court, we moved it up to this issue.
Great cover, Doc!
Incidentally, while I am a fan of the character, I am not very widely read on Batman, so in my efforts to catch up, I stumbled across two things that made me cringe:
The Gotham by Gaslight graphic novel from the late 80's, which was an Elseworlds tale pitting a 19th century Batman against Jack the Ripper,
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Today's release of Batman and the Monster Men, Matt Wagner, featuring what appears to be the first continuity appearance of Hugo Strange!
For the record, despite some superficial similarities, my Lustmord storyline was not influenced by either work.
Had to get that off my chest...
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Post by Dr Dread on Nov 16, 2005 18:04:15 GMT -5
In a nice example of serendipity, DrDread presented this cover for a future issue of 'Tec, but when I saw how it so closely matched the scene of Batman in St. John's Court, we moved it up to this issue. Great cover, Doc! Thanks. I'm glad the cover worked for you. The Gotham by Gaslight graphic novel from the late 80's, which was an Elseworlds tale pitting a 19th century Batman against Jack the Ripper Yeah I read that when it was released. Personally, I felt the connection they tried to make between Batman, his parents and Jack was just too forced. I did like Mignola's artwork though. Have you read any issues of the Maze Agency? It's a non-superhero comic published in the 80s by Comico (I think). Each issue is a who dunnit, one of which being about Jack the Ripper. Pretty good read, as I remember. |
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Post by Brandon on Nov 16, 2005 18:31:04 GMT -5
Ha, glad it worked, Doc. I noticed the flashlight effect was missing too when I was putting on the masthead and trying to match the lensflare from your original cover, so I added it. I hate to do too much to someone else's cover when putting on the cover dress but thought you'd want it on there.  Great cover, btw! |
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Post by Lantern Lad on Nov 16, 2005 18:50:16 GMT -5
Great cover and a great story! Once again David, you prove that you have a flare for the dramatic & can easily step into the skin of almost every character. To be honest with you, I read Gotham by Gaslight when it came out a very long time ago & couldn't remember what it was about if you asked me.
This though... a fantastic re-imagining of Hugo Strange & a nice twist. I think this & Hawkman tie for best issue of the week...
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Post by darkknightdetec on Nov 21, 2005 18:27:03 GMT -5
I have to follow up this guy?!?!  Great job! It was all really well written, and you really know how to dramatize a scene! GREAT WORK. |
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Post by starlord on Nov 21, 2005 18:35:03 GMT -5
Believe me, dkd, I have the same question over in New Outsiders. I have to follow him!  LOL |
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Post by Brandon on Dec 2, 2005 20:21:39 GMT -5
Finally got a chance to read this, D. Great, great work. I especially liked the explanation for the Victorian-ish setting in Gotham. Well-paced and well characterized. Anxiously waiting for Part Three!
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Post by bigboi on Dec 14, 2005 0:59:24 GMT -5
great read, I liked the note he send her, that was freaky. The ending was good and can't wait to see what happens next time.
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Post by markymark261 on Feb 17, 2006 17:18:58 GMT -5
Good issue. Really liked the handling of Hugo Strange although I could have done without the corny absinthe joke at the end. Still wondering if Mickey O'Malley was named after Mickey & Mallory from Natural Born Killers.
On the picky front, "a good lookit ‘em" should presumably have been "a good lookit ‘im", "hollow laughter floating again" should have presumably been "hollow laughter floated again", "I’ve have wanted" should have been just "I have wanted", there were a set of quotation marks missing before "But Montagu’s never murdered anyone", "tugging her on skirt" should have been "tugging on her skirt", and "She couldn’t be sure of it was" should have been "She couldn’t be sure if it was".
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Post by Admin on Feb 18, 2006 9:27:57 GMT -5
Good issue. Really liked the handling of Hugo Strange although I could have done without the corny absinthe joke at the end. Still wondering if Mickey O'Malley was named after Mickey & Mallory from Natural Born Killers. Actually, Mickey O'Malley is a guy that sold me a car, years ago. Used car salesmen and small-time hoods. Practiaclly the same animal. Oh, and sorry about the absinthe joke. it actually makes no sense whatsoever when you think about it, but I just couldn't help myself. |
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Post by markymark261 on Feb 18, 2006 16:48:42 GMT -5
Oh, and sorry about the absinthe joke. it actually makes no sense whatsoever when you think about it, but I just couldn't help myself. No need to apologise. After criticising the joke as corny I later remembered, much to my embarassment, that I'd used the same joke a year ago in one of my Smallville fanfics.  |
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Great cover, btw! 
LOL
