My take on the story is that Kane was working so hard to make sure DC didn't swoop in and rob him of any piece of Batman (least they use it as a toehold to gain complete control) that he staked total claim over every piece of it.
Even if it meant cutting out the rest of his brain trust.
How ironic, the little guy…

you can't develop an idea if someone hasn't had it Mr. Hollywood, and don't make me state the tired but true cliché about what town/industry is all out of ideas.
Robinson didn't just scrawl these ideas on the back of a napkin and hand them over the the company, he worked on the title for years, and refined all of the…

probably, but it would not be in poor taste to discuss how the comic book industry drained its early generation of their lifeblood and property.

IMO focusing on Stewart's Marine background was one of the few miss steps Timm & crew took.  If only because he was the most high profile minority character, and they just defaulted him to Angry Guy status. If he couldn't green-punch it to pieces he was all grumpy.  The did so much better work w/ him when focusing on…

Always found I get bored when mythology (or even space adventure) take over stories too much, but I liked the balance they struck with this episode, and the show in general.  Even when Apokolips was involved the stories still felt very human and "earthy".

thinking about it more, OLIR could be a comment on the "dangers of a permissive society" and what happens once it 'moves the line'. In which case, I disagree w/ the book.  However if that is the point, it undercuts its own argument by presenting each persons' orientation as viable/healthy in within their private…

Hey, how come this wasn't included in the art comix roundup, seems like it would fit there better?

just read it, it should be easy to go through in a shop in about 10 minutes.

how about this then, he was prevented from appearing to prevent Marvel from setting itself on fire?

There is a lot that isn't clear from the press/advertising campaign the book has gotten, which is why the satire isn't obvious.  I think it is a reflection of how compressed the story is, if there was more development, reviews would have more to talk about without giving away the twist and context of the book.  Like…

I thought they took Torch out to keep stupid kids from settnig themselves on fire?

I kept thinking he was somehow from Gorilla City at first, even though I know my villains pretty well. I think it was a good choice to ignore the nazi background and just make him a culture snob—made him a great foil for so many of the cast.
There was a special sort of 'humanitarian' aspect to him, wanting everyone to…

Loved the americanized episodes of Dangermouse, where they were transformed into longer segments. I once tried to watch the british edits, and the short run time drove me nuts, themesong, recap, 10 minutes of new story, endsong.

Mosaic was awesome, and I still talk it up whenever I get a chance.

"Gah, she should have been jailed for her run on Daredevil. Awful, awful run."

I ordered and read Stargazing Dog the second I heard about it, and it beautifully crushed me.

Gilligan's Island, that was nice, very inclusive.
Could've also drawn from some of the nice non-film/tv portrayals too.

Perhaps they'll adapt the—formerly infamous, now forgotten—storyline from early '90s that never ran, where Popeye and Olive argue about abortion? Sure there's lots of room for fart jokes in there someplace, right?

I'm sure it is possible, and I you should go back to school, imagine what  where you could go w/ a PHD in ST sexual hangups.

If someone finds a good place to do a ghost story thread here on the club, on Oct. 31 maybe I'll put it out.
Got to warn though, it's very very dull and not scary at all.