iFanboy Mini - Episode #127 - New Comics Shipping 9/10/08
We're back to Wednesday this week, and these are the books Conor is looking forward to. Yes, they're all Batman books.
Conor, like the ruthless Joker, cannot fight his instincts, so when he realized that there were 4 different Batman books coming out this week, that's what he focused on.
Batman Confidential #21 (Which isn't actually the last issue, regardless of what Conor says.)
All-Star Batman and Robin #10 (Which didn't really come out, as Conor predicted)
Gotham Central Vol. 1 - In the Line of Fire
Make sure you check out the rest of this week's releases at iFanboy.com/comics.
For Direct Download
Head over to iFanboy at Revision 3
Doing the podcast is fun and all, but let's be honest, listening to the 3 of us talk to each other can get repetitive, so we look to you, the iFanboy listeners to participate in the podcast! "How can I get in on the fun?" you may ask yourself, well here's how:
• E-Mail us at contact@ifanboy.com with any questions, comments or anything that may be on your mind.
• Call us at 1-888-FANBOYS (326-2697) and leave a voicemail
Please don't forget to leave your name and where you're writing/calling from and each week, we'll pick the best e-mails and voicemails to include on the podcast!
Comments
he's one of the main design artists for DC Online which is a huge undertaking. Not his mouthpiece or anything but he's in charage of the designs of that thing, I can take 4 great drawn issues a year of the Goddamn Batman with that coming out soon.
Posted by Kimbo on 09/09/08 at 10:20 AM
Didnt realise so much Batman is out this week....Well only 3 if you take out All Star...
If anyone is confused by Morrison's RIP arc on Batman...get this damn trade! lol Seriously, it will help put some peices together if you read this first. Hell maybe Morrison has the answer in here and we never put it together..
Posted by TheNextChampion on 09/09/08 at 10:48 AM
I see DC Universe: Decisions is delayed, any idea when it will come out? Was it delayed until next week like Action Comics?
Posted by Kory on 09/09/08 at 10:51 AM
Batman Confidential is still on after this arc wraps. It is a another Joker story.
Written by Andrew Kreisberg ; Art by Scott McDaniel and Andy Owens; Cover by Stephane Roux
What happened the first time Batman hauled The Joker into the Gotham City Police Department? Find out here in part one of the time-lost 4-part arc titled "Do You Understand These Rights?" as the ramifications of the "new kind of criminal" emerging in Gotham are felt with deadly consequence!Hollywood producer and writer Andrew Kreisberg (Justice League, The Simpsons, Eli Stone) joins artist Scott McDaniel (NIGHTWING, GREEN ARROW) for a look at what severe changes Batman's presence in Gotham City had on the face of crime.
That is in the show notes up there.
Posted by josh on 09/09/08 at 12:12 PM
I'm turning into an old fart. I didn't see that.
Posted by RolandofGilead on 09/09/08 at 12:50 PM
Old farts are welcome. I feel your pain.
Posted by josh on 09/09/08 at 01:11 PM
@bakerskater & Kimbo-- He also runs Wildstorm so there's that.
Posted by Tork on 09/09/08 at 04:03 PM
@tork just because he works with wildstorm does that mean he cant even do 22 pages in 7 months? I don't think thats to much to ask but hey thats just me.
Posted by bakerskater on 09/09/08 at 05:15 PM
He doesn't just work at Wildstorm, he RUNS it. On top of that, everytime DC does something even remotely significant, they typically go "Hey, Jim should do variant covers for this!" so I'm assuming that eats up his time as well. Between running a comic book company, designing a game, and doing every variant cover under the sun, I can see why the man is having trouble finishing All-Star Batman, a book not very many people laud, anyway. Plus, I'm fairly certain Frank Miller, who's busy off in Hollywood doing the Spirit and Sin City 2, might be to blame for some of the delays as well.
Posted by Tork on 09/09/08 at 06:44 PM
Acctually I read in wizard that jim lee stated all the delays were his fault, not Franks
Posted by bakerskater on 09/09/08 at 07:00 PM
Am I the only one who likes All Star Batman and Robin??? I just bought the hardcover and I gotta say I haven't had that much fun reading comics in a while. Maybe I just have a sick sense of humor.
Posted by Anson17 on 09/09/08 at 11:26 PM
I liked it before the delays happened.
Posted by conor on 09/09/08 at 11:34 PM
says that the book was actually finished but pulled b/c of offensive language:
http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17985
Posted by Kimbo on 09/10/08 at 09:17 AM
What's wrong with an octo monthly book I ask!?
Posted by josh on 09/10/08 at 09:37 AM
I've gotta chime in on Jim Lee. Okay, he's a major DC design guy. His hands were all over the development of the DCU Online game. And yes, he runs Wildstorm. And then there's the variant covers he does. Okay, the man's busy.
THEN DON'T COMMIT TO A PERIODICAL BOOK!
He knew - KNEW - what he had on his plate when he commited to ASB&RBW. Just like he knew - KNEW, I say! - he had that and more when committing to Wildcats v4. And he knows how oh so slow (he'd say deliberate) he is with his pencils.
Yet he committed anyway and now here we are. Nine issues of All-Star in three years. One - ONE - issue of Wildcats. And he shows no remorse. Oh, he's given lip service a couple of times on the Batman book, "It's all me, it's not Frank," he says. Fine, it's Jim' sfault. But while he says he's sorry, he hasn't done anything to make up for it. Not to the fans and certainly not to the retailers (who are the ones really getting screwed by this - my guy still has a pile of Wildcats 4.1 because his customers wouldn't buy it until #2 shipped).
And he's running Wildstorm? What's that entail these days, anyway? Finding another product to license? World of Warcraft? Supernatural? Lost Boys? A 21-year old movie? Really? He licensed that? While the Wildstorm U (or is it Earth 50 now?) goes the way of Quality and Atlas and Charlton , he's off signing deals for properties that few, if any, comic readers are interested in.
I'm done with Jim Lee. I wish he'd be done with us.
And I want a refund on my copy of Wildcats.
Posted by RobAbsten on 09/10/08 at 10:29 AM
You are right Conor no All-Star Batman and Robin this week, it got pushed back to the end of september. I can honestly say that I cant stand Jim Lee any more. Does anyone know what that basterd does? I mean is it really hard to kick out at least 4 issues a year? How this guy stays employed is behond me.
Posted by bakerskater on 09/09/08 at 09:45 AM