tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post7325367973678587029..comments2023-10-29T03:21:50.171-04:00Comments on SCHWAPP!!!: Why No One Should Read Previews If They Want Surprises In Their Stories...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05734361945694475981noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-67533926774729627322009-01-25T21:17:00.000-05:002009-01-25T21:17:00.000-05:00Dan, it isn't the death, it is who they are killin...Dan, it isn't the death, it is who they are killing. The solicitation to the first issue tries to leave the identity of the imperiled speedster a mystery. The trade paperback solicitation seems to give that away, IMO.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734361945694475981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-53559421395590360772009-01-25T15:14:00.000-05:002009-01-25T15:14:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, when did a Geoff Johns storyline openin...I'm sorry, when did a Geoff Johns storyline opening with a character being killed off count as a spoiler? The necrophiliac DOES IT EVERY SINGLE TIME!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-36674534082957413232009-01-22T15:12:00.000-05:002009-01-22T15:12:00.000-05:00Ha! Someone else already linked to it. I pretty mu...Ha! Someone else already linked to it. I pretty much called it when the death happened. Most likely just another step along the way of coming back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734361945694475981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-15400285751990059052009-01-22T15:02:00.000-05:002009-01-22T15:02:00.000-05:00The second confirmed Black Lantern. Huxford is gon...The second confirmed Black Lantern. Huxford is gonna LOVE this one.http://i40.tinypic.com/116o1o5.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-2330437031781171862009-01-21T20:02:00.000-05:002009-01-21T20:02:00.000-05:00In a world Bucky is Captain America & Jason To...In a world Bucky is Captain America & Jason Todd is battling for the cowl, is there even such a thing as "dead DEAD" in comics anymore? That MM will be a member of the Dead Lanterns is no surprise; Kal-L was though, considering the send-off they gave him. Looking at what they're turning into, it seems a bit...wrong...to do that to the world's first superhero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-86587937408484670092009-01-21T17:14:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:14:00.000-05:00Why kill Max? That's just stupid.Why kill Max? That's just stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-35393509562945833112009-01-21T16:49:00.000-05:002009-01-21T16:49:00.000-05:00If THAT is the reason they killed off the other Bl...If THAT is the reason they killed off the other Black Lantern, and solely that, I will be so pissed. One of my favorite characters ever, and they go and do this to him. One of the few times I was hoping for a "comic book death", but this pretty much cements him as DEAD dead, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-78848399878489991472009-01-21T15:56:00.000-05:002009-01-21T15:56:00.000-05:00if you think that's a spoiler, don't look in the p...if you think that's a spoiler, don't look in the previews catalog. It reveals what earth 2 superman looks like as a black lantern, and reveals ANOTHER member of the black lanterns. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/IantistarI/1iivjc.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-83440103342185411642009-01-21T15:11:00.000-05:002009-01-21T15:11:00.000-05:00No, that's a spoiler. A teaser would have bee...No, that's a spoiler. A teaser would have been something along the lines of "a Kryptonian killed in a Crisis past," which still leaves it open (Conner, Kara, or Kal-L.)<BR/><BR/>What DC did is effectively the equivalent of George Lucas standing outside theatres back in 1981 & shouting "Vader is Luke's father!" to incoming patrons. It's just stupid.<BR/><BR/>Not to spoil another book, but imagine if Marvel had solicited an Iron Patriot figure & said "Hey, check out *** *** new uniform!" That's just bad business. If I were Johns, I'd be pretty pissed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-42120126640666892892009-01-21T14:34:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:34:00.000-05:00Well, it's a bigtime spoiler, but it's not the who...Well, it's a bigtime spoiler, but it's not the whole shebang. Maybe you could consider it more of a teaser than a spoiler. I dunno, I'm just making excuses for them anyways.<BR/><BR/>-TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-37774197476442566032009-01-21T13:03:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:03:00.000-05:00I don't know how giving their stories away will im...I don't know how giving their stories away will improve sales - Blackest Night was going to kill anyways, I don't see how spoiling it will increase sales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-39847514699214612752009-01-21T10:11:00.000-05:002009-01-21T10:11:00.000-05:00DC's the distant #2 right now. Maybe they feel dr...DC's the distant #2 right now. Maybe they feel dropping some heavy spoilers will help sell books? Of course, Geoff Johns' books are probably the last DC comics that would need that kind of strategy, but there you go I guess.<BR/><BR/>-TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14916953.post-66829572282094572292009-01-21T09:33:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:33:00.000-05:00Yeah, I gotta say, DC does a pretty piss-poor job ...Yeah, I gotta say, DC does a pretty piss-poor job of shielding their upcoming stories from spoilers. They've sucked the wind right out of Johns' sails w/ the E2 Supes reveal - I mean c'mon, that was going to be a reveal of EPIC proportions, along the lines of the final page of the Sinestro Corps special. The speedster one isn't as big a shock, but still.<BR/><BR/>I know Marvel gets a lot of flack for keeping solicits classified, but at least they aren't giving away secrets on their big upcoming projects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com