I think your calendar is a bit off again...

And now finished the JMS Sidekick ...

Quote from: BlueBomber2015 on May 13, 2016, 11:57:48 PM
Yes she was evil back then, I doubt an evil Veronica would be PC for today's readers.

1 word:  Vamperonica...

Waiting for Wynonna Earp & Grimm

The one thing that you might need/want to know is that Tiffany (the blonde) is a wannabe Monster-slayer (à la Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer) who goes to a girls' school that specializing in that sort of thing ... (she's enthusiastic, but not great at it ... she doesn't have a lot of friends and most of those are things she should be slaying) ...

Yep, complete — and long if it was an Archie story ... 

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 13, 2016, 04:17:43 PM

Quote from: invisifan on May 13, 2016, 03:47:41 PM
It was good, but it invoked "Before Watchmen" for me, with the Justice League/DC heroes standing in for Charlton's ... and while Millar is good (even great at times) the overall comparison is not in his favour (though he makes a strong effort) ...

I sort of wished I'd been able to read the whole thing in the proper chronological sequence, though. I believe there's still a third book to Jupiter's Circle, and it's been so long since the original Jupiter's Legacy came out that I've lost the thread a little, so I may wait until Jupiter's Circle is completed, then go back and read Book 1 of Jupiter's Legacy again before going on to Book 2. JLA simulacra (like Squadron Supreme) is such a common trope in comics now that I can't even see it as Moore's Minutemen, or whatever the abortive Silver Age group was called. Millar's characters don't really live in that Watchmen-like world, where Dr. Manhattan was the only real superpowered character, they have all the cornball Silver Age-y JLA-type adventures fighting alien invasions and supervillains, and they even have their own 'Teen Titans'. Obviously done with love and affection for those original comics.

Well, I would say that you are supposed to read Legacy without the foreknowledge of just how corrupt "Brainwave" really is, so the start comes as a shock ... Circle v2 comes to a natural close, but there's room for a 3^rd which I think implies a 3^rd Legacy series as well ...  in many ways Circle opens more cans of worms than it answers questions ...

Watchmen of course had nothing to do with the JLA/JSA, the Minutemen was just the old Charlton heroes used as a team the way everyone formed teams — but the Circle is not just a homage to the old DC heroes, it even uses very recent DC material ...

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 13, 2016, 05:18:19 PM
Protectors, Inc. the J. Michael Straczynski book? Funny you mentioned Paul Jenkin's Sidekick, as I'd never heard of it or him (or is it the Marvel Paul Jenkins? Different guy? Jenkins is not known for his humor.), but while I didn't read JMS' Protectors, I did read J. Michael Straczynski's Sidekick (interesting, but pretty downbeat... there are no real good guys in the story, so it's hard to know who you're supposed to root for by the end of it). Intriguing concept, but I'm not so sure how I felt about the ending. I was reminded somewhat of Rick Veitch's Bratpack, from long ago.

Likely the same Paul Jenkins — and if so, still not known for his humour IMO — and yes, Protectors, Inc. the J. Michael Straczynski book — more of a mystery+love story with "super"heroes as a complicating factor ... and not so downbeat ... well, mostly. and I actually picked up the Jenkins' Sidekick because I came across it first when looking for the other, so not so much a coincidence really ...

I gather he (they?) will be regular contributors to EC & also MC (due to re-start soon) ... beyond that Fernando or gisele would have to weigh in ...

Page 12 of 12 of Siren Brawl is up ... just noticed the BC homage  — great stuff ... anticipating more 

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on May 10, 2016, 07:52:05 AM

Quote from: invisifan on May 10, 2016, 05:49:38 AMFinally started Millar's "Jupiter's Legacy" ... fairly typical Millar  (which is to say pretty good)

I liked the prequel, Jupiter's Circle, even better in terms of the writing, although it's not as consistent having more than one artist.

It was good, but it invoked "Before Watchmen" for me, with the Justice League/DC heroes standing in for Charlton's ... and while Millar is good (even great at times) the overall comparison is not in his favour (though he makes a strong effort) ...

Read "Protectors, Inc." while waiting for the conclusion of Jupiter's Circle on Wednesday  — good stuff; really a long graphic novel ... Jupiter's was good to — with a return to Legacy next month to anticipate ...
After those: Silk 8 (Spiderwomen #6), Gwenpool 2 (funny — of a sort I don't usually enjoy, but it's growing on me ...) and of course Archie ... which was good, but ... while I enjoyed it it was just ... good ...
Also read through Paul Jenkin's Sidekick ... just gratuitous humour  if it wasn't relatively short (and long finished) I'd have dropped it ...

I'll be much more interested to know if Supergirl has been renewed — CBS hasn't announced it yet and won't for sure until the 18^th (although even if they drop it it could move to the CW) ...

No, you're missing the point — I don't care about any of that (I'd like them to state definitively if they are the same continuity or not but it isn't a deal breaker either way), what I hope they don't do is introduce fantasy elements (witches or whatever) to their main line (ie. not Dark Circle/Horror) after they've made the reboot a much more grounded, reality based, continuity driven set of books ... it's all about consistency (which Archie has never been strong on — and for Classic Archie it didn't matter, but it's what the reboot needs to succeed).

Quote from: Barbaric William Dreadbeard on May 12, 2016, 04:51:27 AM
Sell the company to Disney.

They already own Marvel ... would not be good for Archie — better off with IDW ...