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Message: [QUOTE="ATenderLad, post: 170110, member: 3864"] Yeah, half of them only have one issue, but thanks for speculating with me! I feel the same, here. I think the first issue was a real whiz-bang action comic, but the changes feel a bit underwhelming. Batman goes through phases of losing his money/mansion/endless resources fairly often over the last twenty years; Absolute also borrows heavily from the blockbuster movies at times, which is a really common touchstone for the comics of the last decade as well. I still think it's a really *good* example of what it is, but it's less a bold re-imagining and more a modernization a la Marvel's Ultimate line. There's some good changes in that sense, like Alfred not being a butler, and the friend group as you mentioned. (Possibly the Joker, though all we've got is a brief teaser so far). I love her new origin story, and the fact that she's still *Diana* but in a radically different circumstance makes the best parts of her character stand out more, in my opinion. She definitely got the coolest visual redesign! I like Mattia de Iulis on the latest issue, but I'll admit I'm a little disappointed to see Sterling gone; their style - and inventive page layouts - were some of my favorite art in any ongoing book right now. Yeah, the first issue didn't give a ton to go on. Fingers crossed, Mark Waids 90's run with Wally West was my introduction to The Flash, and still maybe my favorite version of the character. (Nostalgia, I know). Jason Aaron has spent years writing big "comic-booky" Marvel stories, with wacky cross-temporal Avengers teams and such. Absolute Superman feels like he has a *lot* to get off his chest, and he's biting with some real teeth. (That bit with Kal-El in school, being punished for not using the mandatory AI to help write his paper? Damn). The nano-storm cape and outfit is a really fun visual, and while I never watched [I]Smallville [/I]personally, "Young Hot Superman" seems to be a formula that works for people. [CENTER][ATTACH width="204px"]56958[/ATTACH][ATTACH width="410px"]56959[/ATTACH] [/CENTER] That transition from cut off mid-sentence to wide angle of disaster from outside is chilling, I'm so excited for the next issue. Hard agree, I'm almost dreading the point where this inevitably crosses over with the other books. Given that most of those writers (or their parents) had just gone through a Great War, there must have a been pretty constant anxiety over "It's happening again!" It's strange to see referred to so pointedly in children's books, but I suppose reports about the European war probably dominated the radio, and the news segments before a movie or serial would play in theaters. The kids were probably all talking about it too! [/QUOTE]

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