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mithenOh my Go--Oh my Gaiman.
I may be the last person to have seen these, but I really, really wanted to share.
I've been trying not to get my hopes up too much about Neil Gaiman writing Batman, but the previews were released recently and all my cynicism falls away before Gaiman's writing and Kubert's art. Oh my, but this looks good.
A few notes on the cover:
--Alfred's first to enter what looks to be a wake, with Selina directly after (with an actual cat's head there--Gaiman always did love Bast). I don't know who the boy there is...it doesn't look like any of the Robins so all I'm left with is Damian, and I'm dubious Gaiman would give him such prominence. And yes, I've strained my eyes for a glimpse of Superman among the mourners, but no luck.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
arch_schatten will note that Harvey is one of the first rogues (or the first, depending on where you put Selina) to enter.
My God, it's...it's a Dreaming Gotham. Or some kind of archtypal/mythical Gotham. The blue captions are Bruce...would it be too much to hope that the gray ones are Death or Dream? It doesn't look like either of their voice styles, but...I would cry tears of joy if Bruce got to talk to either of them.
Selina is so damn beautiful here. Oh my goddess.
For some reason Chill's line started to choke me up. Gaiman is so damn good with delicate, dreamlike meta about the nature of characters we love, and for the first time I'm allowing myself to imagine this might get it right. I mean, if anyone would it's Neil, but I'm a bitter old comics fan. :)
People who've read the Sandman series will probably see similarities to the end chapter, "The Wake." I'm hoping we get something similar here, with retrospectives from the people who cared the most about Bruce and Batman--both in positive and negative ways.
And yes, I'll be crossing my fingers for some thoughts from Clark, but I won't need that to enjoy what looks like it might be a beautiful piece of meta.
I may be the last person to have seen these, but I really, really wanted to share.
I've been trying not to get my hopes up too much about Neil Gaiman writing Batman, but the previews were released recently and all my cynicism falls away before Gaiman's writing and Kubert's art. Oh my, but this looks good.
A few notes on the cover:
--Alfred's first to enter what looks to be a wake, with Selina directly after (with an actual cat's head there--Gaiman always did love Bast). I don't know who the boy there is...it doesn't look like any of the Robins so all I'm left with is Damian, and I'm dubious Gaiman would give him such prominence. And yes, I've strained my eyes for a glimpse of Superman among the mourners, but no luck.
arch_schatten will note that Harvey is one of the first rogues (or the first, depending on where you put Selina) to enter.My God, it's...it's a Dreaming Gotham. Or some kind of archtypal/mythical Gotham. The blue captions are Bruce...would it be too much to hope that the gray ones are Death or Dream? It doesn't look like either of their voice styles, but...I would cry tears of joy if Bruce got to talk to either of them.
Selina is so damn beautiful here. Oh my goddess.
For some reason Chill's line started to choke me up. Gaiman is so damn good with delicate, dreamlike meta about the nature of characters we love, and for the first time I'm allowing myself to imagine this might get it right. I mean, if anyone would it's Neil, but I'm a bitter old comics fan. :)
People who've read the Sandman series will probably see similarities to the end chapter, "The Wake." I'm hoping we get something similar here, with retrospectives from the people who cared the most about Bruce and Batman--both in positive and negative ways.
And yes, I'll be crossing my fingers for some thoughts from Clark, but I won't need that to enjoy what looks like it might be a beautiful piece of meta.
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Date: 2009-02-04 01:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-02-05 01:26 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-02-04 05:34 pm (UTC)am i dreaming?
ohhh.
still wish the title wasn't a direct reference to the Superman story. understandable, that choice, but still.
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Date: 2009-02-06 09:06 am (UTC)Usually I trust Gaiman not to have too much ego. :) There's always the chance he will let me down! I hope not...
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Date: 2009-02-04 06:46 pm (UTC)Why can't it have come out already? I want to read it!!!! *whines*
It's just so beautiful, and Gotham!!! Gotham!!! Eeeee!!! And Selina, and Bruce's questions and Chill! Standing out front, showing the others where to go... *flails* So. Awesome. :D
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Date: 2009-02-06 09:16 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-02-04 11:45 pm (UTC)I'm a little torn on this one. We've had so much meta in the last two decades. It's been nice, but it's becoming a little wearing.
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Date: 2009-02-06 01:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-02-05 12:33 am (UTC)Also Neil Gaiman can do no wrong! (Well most of the time, I mean there's still Beowulf...)
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Date: 2009-02-06 01:58 pm (UTC)Oh man, I would die of bliss if that was Death. I really would.
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Date: 2009-02-05 04:04 am (UTC)(Also, so much love for Ivy in a leaf-wreathed, otherwise-very-straightforward black dress.)
KITTIIIIIIIES!
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Date: 2009-02-06 11:55 pm (UTC)Yeah, that's exactly how I felt about it! There's a very delicate, quiet feeling to it, nothing overblown or melodramatic, that thrills me. *fangirls Gaiman*
Ivy knows proper attire! She just likes to add leaves. :)
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Date: 2009-02-05 05:19 pm (UTC)Wow. Um. So I'd not planned to have anything to do with R.I.P., because I feel it's a silly and high-handed way to try to make us spend money, but man. Gaiman writing comics. That's one of those things I will always love. And the art is wonderful and sort of a modern version of a Golden Age style.
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Date: 2009-02-07 07:45 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-02-05 05:22 pm (UTC)I love comics's respect for those who have gone before.
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Date: 2009-02-07 07:46 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-02-05 05:41 pm (UTC)(That's definitely Damian in the white and black, which makes me very excited. Not many would dare to put him in front of the lineup. OH I'm eager!)
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Date: 2009-02-07 07:49 am (UTC)Gaiman and Kubert own my soul at this point. <3
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Date: 2009-02-08 05:57 am (UTC)Joe Chill gave me happy shivers, I'm not sure why. Maybe the confirmation that this wasn't just a mundane wake, but something more... I can't wait to see what Harvey says, I am sure Gaiman will write Harvey all kinds of awesome.
Oi, I would love to see Gaiman write Clark there! So much!
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Date: 2009-02-12 02:16 am (UTC)*flails some more*
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Date: 2009-02-12 02:41 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-02-12 03:00 am (UTC)And I've really got to get a S/B icon. Or maybe just a DC icon. Hm.
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