Sorry To Keep Harping On This

But, here's a quote from this interview with Dan Didio, editor-in-chief at DC:

If you love the weekly nature of comics, love periodical storytelling, love DC, this is the comic for you. If you don’t, then I understand. No hard feelings.

I love the weekly nature of comics, love periodical storytelling, and love DC. Yet, somehow, I hate Countdown. He sets up a scenario where we're either with him or against him. The only reason I don't like Countdown is because I don't like these things? I hate to be a part of the internet hate-on for Countdown, but it stinks. Plain and simple. That's why I don't like it.

And, not enough Dio!

Someone Gets It Right

Dear Marvel Editorial Staff,

World War Hulk rocks!

More Dio though, please!

You're All Jealous Of Me

I went to see Colbert Report last night. It was fun. What was fun was he told a couple of studio audience only jokes. He also would flub a line, re-start, and deliever the material in another, yet still funny, way. Plus, the studio's really small. Much moreso than I expected.

His main guest was "the father of intelligent design." What was interesting here was how Colbert was able to 'tear him apart' without the guy getting insulted too much. He's also very good at knowing when to cut people off. Something that's easier to notice in person. But, I wanted to tear this guy's head off. I can only imagine how someone* more informed on this topic would have felt.

There's only one way it could have been better: More Dio!**

*Robin, I'm looking at you!
**Damn, right!

Countdown Is My Kryptonite

Dear DC Editorial Staff,

Just thought you should know, that i just dropped Countdown.* I, who loves DC comics, dropped it. I'm also gonna avoid any cross-overs (and there are a bunch) or anything written by any of the writers involved.** That's how awful this series is. If a title I'm reading gets a one issue cross-over, I may drop it for that month. If a title I'm reading gets one of the Countdown writers as the new writer (Teen Titans, Birds Of Prey), I'm more likely to drop it than not.

In short, if I see the word "Countdown"*** on a comic, I will avoid it, like, well, Superman avoids Kryptonite.

Nice job!

*Despite the fact that you put Legion characters in there. I love the Legion. Every version. I have every appearance by every Legion character**** ever in some form. I haven't not gotten the Legion since 1989, and haven't missed a Legion character's appearance in a non-Legion title since. And now, because a writer of Countdown writes it, I am considering dropping the main Legion title as well. That's how much Countdown sucks.
**Especially Paul Dini, I've already dropped Detective Comics.
***Or Dini. Or Palmiotti. Or Gray*****. Or Bedard. Or McKeever. Or Beechen.
****Except the characters like Superboy or Supergirl.
*****As the writer, of course. I'd get a comic with the Gray Gargoyle in a heart beat!

As Bad As Mice

Did you know that cats pretty much domesticated themselves? Pretty cool, I thought. Except, mice and pigeons and other pests did the same thing. Basically, humans created environments where these filthy creatures could thrive and they just moved in. Unlike dogs, who we selective bred to become less fearful of us. I don't know, it was interesting to me.

And Dio!

Am I A *gulp* Racist?

Apparently, yes. But, not like you'd think*:

Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for Dark Skin compared to Light Skin.

Who knew?

This is based on an on-line version of a study done which showed that medical professionals gave 'less' care to darker skinned people or something. Not me, baby!

Take one yerselves!

*Being that I'm so very pale.

Damn You, Roy Thomas!

Keep in mind, we here at Supermegadio!!!!! love super-heroes of all types.* We recently ordered the trade to the left for our good friends over at supermegamonkey. It contains Giant-Sized Invaders 1, the first nine issues of the series, and a couple of cross-overs.** These are all written by the great Roy Thomas. I do love Roy Thomas. Really, I do. Sure he's overly verbose, loves exposition, and never saw a panel that couldn't be improved with two captions and five word balloons, but I love him for who he is.

However, he loves adapting classic stories and little known pulp era stories to comics. Again, and again, and again, and again. Recently, we read Thor: The Celestial Saga V2 reprinting about a dozen issues of Thor from around 1980. It should've been a continuation of the Eternals/Celestials/Asgardians War.*** Instead, we got a near-faithful retelling of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung saga told by a giant floating eye. Ugh. Thank god I wasn't getting this monthly.

Why do I bring all this up? Good question. When I cracked open this Invaders book, I thought I'd get some of Roy Thomas' patented WWII-era hero love.**** I did. The first story tells the Invaders origin.***** But, the very next story? Yup, some Ring of the Nibelung love.******

Damn you, Roy Thomas!

*Both Marvel and DC.
**It was originally supposed to be a Giant-Sized series, but Marvel cancelled the Giant-Size line.
***It did eventually, but with a different writer.
****What's interesting is that there's a text piece included that declares all of the Timely era Marvel stories NOT in continuity unless specifically declared so in a Marvel era comic.
*****The origin mirrors in some ways the JSA origin by Paul Levitz. I'm not sure which came first. It might be this one.
******And the art ain't too great either.

Executive Privilege!

Every time I hear President Bush claim executive privilege, I imagine a seven year old holding onto a tree yelling that he's safe because he's on base.

Merry Fourth!

From your Uncle Dio!

Transformers!

We here at Supermegadio!!!!! feel it is our duty to steer you away or towards certain movies and encourage you to spend your monies on those things we support. With that in mind, we offer this review of Transformers.

Not enough Dio.

Seriously.

There were tons of tense action scenes scored not with a scorching metal riff. Nor, driving guitars. Furthernor, the mind-expanding vocals of the great one himself. Rather we get awful, awful, awful orchestral meanderings?

Where are the heavy metal driven action films of my youth?

PS: They borrow some plot points from Independence Day. And, if the makers of this film read this, if your movie has a big fight between giant robot leaders, show the big fight between giant robot leaders!

PSx2: What did all the actual Transformers' fans think?