I was unaware of Moore's feelings about Morrison - I know Morrison's said a lot of unkind (and, I think, unfair, especially in light of Morrison's own body of work) things, but I haven't heard anything from the senior member of the Britwave.

I quit DC awhile ago and haven't been keeping abreast of new developments, but I like this for probably similar reasons. It feels like a way to reinvent Supes for the modern era that actually brings him back to an essential part of him that's been largely forgotten. Of course, this is only a temporary situation -…

Oh, I know just which one you're talking about. Jesus E. Christ, that's some issue.

I guess I'll chip in, while I'm here:

Well, there are two things called "Books of Magic" - the original 4-issue limited by Gaiman, and then later the ongoing by Rieber and Gross, which went to 75 issues. I believe we're currently talking about the Gaiman original.

Books of Magic is excellent - one of the best examples of "different artist per chapter" I can think of. It certainly adds deliciousness to have some knowledge of various branches of DC lore, but Gaiman's adept enough at hitting different tones and recasting backstories that it doesn't really matter. (Though here's…

The end of Zenith's Lloigor arc is one of the best things Morrison's ever done, and I think something he's tried to recapture many times since.

Other than forensic speculation, these are the first times we get to know anything about him, and they are the very first scenes of him interacting with another human being at all. It seems as if the show is going to use Reba to discover Dolarhyde's reactions to the world, and his past; I feel like it is very…

Would one rather be in Town and Country or Architectural Digest? I suppose, like all things on this show, it's a matter of taste.

Mann always devotes plenty of space to professionalism in his characters - some would say his entire career - and in the book that is the first point of contact between Reba and Dolarhyde. In the film, he allows that space, and thus allows the actors (Joan Allen is just great in this role, as is Noonan) to fill that…

I'm rereading Red Dragon along with these episodes, now that we've finally arrived at the source material proper, and I thought I'd share some comparisons, as I've always really liked Harris' terse, suggestive prose, and the clever ways FullerCo uses it.

Well, a giant red-hot mausoleum lit up with neon lights, while the rest of us get the equivalent of a morgue drawer.

Ah, a gimmick poster I never knew! I guess there are some things I missed about the old place.

I have yet to see it, but in general I am pro-Harmony Korine.

Aww, wook at the wittle Lamentation Fork.

Is this in PA? If so, where?

Actually, I think the Terrigen bomb is setting up AKA Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and other shows to come that feature superpowers. After all, the conceit of Alias was that she got powers, decided to be a hero, but it didn't work out - a story that makes a bit more sense in a world where powers are more ubiquitous and…

Respect.

If the May vs. Mockingbird fight were longer, it would have been better than any of those.

One thing that's pretty much always been good on this show: fight choreography.