Caged Strays: JUSTICE LEAGUE EUROPE #22-23 (JLI 67)
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Giffen, Jones, Rogers. Warning for some cruelty-to-animals comedy on a couple of covers.
Justice League Europe was in no hurry to get back to high-octane excitement after the Extremists arc. The last two issues had seen the team playing around on the beach and shopping in London. Issue #22 involves an actual crime and a JLE-adjacent character in some jeopardy, but within those bounds, it’s still as low-stakes as you can imagine.
( Like, ‘‘Scarlet Skier vs. Snapper Carr’’ low-stakes. )
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 11
Mar. 8th, 2026 11:56 pmmarycatelli posting in booksKakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 11 by Waco Ioka
And so we begin in medias res -- spoilers ahead for the earlier volumes
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And so we begin in medias res -- spoilers ahead for the earlier volumes
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The Way to a Beautiful World
Mar. 7th, 2026 11:59 pmmarycatelli posting in booksThe Way to a Beautiful World by James Norbury
Another collection of cartoons, loosely woven into a tale. A little more loosely than in Journey, which benefitted it. Most could work as stand-alones, and are the strongest.
Another collection of cartoons, loosely woven into a tale. A little more loosely than in Journey, which benefitted it. Most could work as stand-alones, and are the strongest.
Generally Hoary: JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #50 (JLI 66)
Mar. 6th, 2026 03:51 pmtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
Today, the Greatest Generation is all but gone. The fingerprints it left on superhero comic books still linger, but we’re always interrogating what its legacy means to us. But one thing was clear enough as Germany reunified: the “unreconstructed German Nazi” trope, common in comics of the 1960s, was aging out of relevance. Giffen and DeMatteis (and Medley) wanted to be the ones to lay it to rest. It would be defeated by…age itself.
Edit to add: next entry will come late on Monday--I'm traveling and might not get enough unbroken time to finish it for a little while.
( If only being a Nazi today MADE you old, like M. Night Shyamalan’s beach. )
General Gory?: JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #48-49 (JLI 65)
Mar. 5th, 2026 06:08 amtcampbell1000 posting in scans_daily
Warning for lots of Nazi and Hitler imagery.
In a meta sense, the real threat to a figure like General Glory isn’t Nazis; it’s disillusionment, the vision of America with bloodied hands that can never be made clean. The General will face both threats in these pages, and he’s much more able to address one than the other. And this was produced during the early Nineties, with reference to the early Forties, which were both relatively good times for American patriotism. [Glances at headlines, shakes head, sighs]
( The Vietnam and Trump eras have been hard enough on Captain America; I’d rather not imagine the General trying to cope with them. )
Absolute Martian Manhunter #8
Mar. 4th, 2026 02:04 pmlaughing_tree posting in scans_daily
I have indirectly heard that Grant Morrison said they like Absolute Martian Manhunter and to me that makes us married. -- Deniz Camp
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HBO's "Lanterns" has a teaser trailer
Mar. 4th, 2026 08:15 pmicon_uk posting in scans_daily
Which is, as I sort of expected, a little short on ring slinging, since I figures they'll be saving that for the full trailer, or even the actual premiere.
( Also, a lot swearier than I expected )
Absolute Green Lantern #11 - "Something Red"
Mar. 3rd, 2026 09:12 pmlaughing_tree posting in scans_daily
Half of the names in the book are still names. Kilowog is still Kilowog. But, you know, Tomar Re, I think he's like Re something else now. Technically speaking, Jo Mullein is Tomar Jo. God, that does sound very manga. Maybe what everybody's saying is right. I am accidentally writing a manga. -- Al Ewing
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