Gosh, I don't know.  Batman's good, but Daredevil amazes me.  It's everything I want out of comics at this point.  And Wonder Woman is good, but I don't know that it has the legs that any of those Marvel books have.

I've seen you make this argument elsewhere, and as a DC guy, I'd love to believe it.  I agree that Marvel has its problems right now, too, but I just don't see a DC equivalent to Daredevil or even Wolverine and the X-Men.  Maybe Frankenstein?  Justice League Dark, sort of?  Marvel is even doing darker and gritter…

I've seen you make this argument elsewhere, and as a DC guy, I'd love to believe it.  I agree that Marvel has its problems right now, too, but I just don't see a DC equivalent to Daredevil or even Wolverine and the X-Men.  Maybe Frankenstein?  Justice League Dark, sort of?  Marvel is even doing darker and gritter…

That's a great observation.  I've been re-reading some of the first Vertigo books, and can definitely see similarities.

That's a great observation.  I've been re-reading some of the first Vertigo books, and can definitely see similarities.

That's a really good point.  I didn't think of the Charlton, etc. characters.  Of course, they fit in much easier because they weren't direct commentaries on DC characters (no matter what DC's lawyers said about Cpt. Marvel).  Plus, characters like the Big Red Cheese, The Question, and The Ray actually feel like DC…

That's a really good point.  I didn't think of the Charlton, etc. characters.  Of course, they fit in much easier because they weren't direct commentaries on DC characters (no matter what DC's lawyers said about Cpt. Marvel).  Plus, characters like the Big Red Cheese, The Question, and The Ray actually feel like DC…

I'm right there with you, and the combination is, I feel, really ruining both sets of characters.

I'm right there with you, and the combination is, I feel, really ruining both sets of characters.

The Englehart/Staton run is still, to me, the all-time best run of Green Lantern comics.  Great superhero action, lots of weird aliens that play with the whole GL concept, Guy Gardner as an obnoxious loser, Hal Jordan as both whiney wanderer and cocky fighter pilot, and the definitive Sinestro.  So, so good.

The Englehart/Staton run is still, to me, the all-time best run of Green Lantern comics.  Great superhero action, lots of weird aliens that play with the whole GL concept, Guy Gardner as an obnoxious loser, Hal Jordan as both whiney wanderer and cocky fighter pilot, and the definitive Sinestro.  So, so good.

I don't know. I've been reading GL for decades now, and while I will always love him for bringing the book back to prominance after years of bad decisions, and while I do think the multiple-Corps is a great idea, I am so tired of having nearly everything be a variation of the Corps Wars.

I don't know. I've been reading GL for decades now, and while I will always love him for bringing the book back to prominance after years of bad decisions, and while I do think the multiple-Corps is a great idea, I am so tired of having nearly everything be a variation of the Corps Wars.

I agree with you for the most part — the Nu52 has been overstuffed with 90s style edginess and none of the wonder I was hoping they would gleen from Morrison — but I actually like the Guadians better when they are evil. Well, maybe not outright evil, but at least meddling and unsympathetic. When used correctly, like…

I agree with you for the most part — the Nu52 has been overstuffed with 90s style edginess and none of the wonder I was hoping they would gleen from Morrison — but I actually like the Guadians better when they are evil. Well, maybe not outright evil, but at least meddling and unsympathetic. When used correctly, like…

Back in the 80s, when there were not only three human GLs (four if you count the great Charlie Vickers) but the GL Corps base was on Earth, it was explained that the next stage in intergalactic evolution would occur on Earth, and they therefor needed more protection. That point became the much-hated "Millenium"…

Back in the 80s, when there were not only three human GLs (four if you count the great Charlie Vickers) but the GL Corps base was on Earth, it was explained that the next stage in intergalactic evolution would occur on Earth, and they therefor needed more protection. That point became the much-hated "Millenium"…

Wow, thank you for repeating the recommendation.  I've been listening to the most recent episode and it is great — a Flophouse for books.

Wow, thank you for repeating the recommendation.  I've been listening to the most recent episode and it is great — a Flophouse for books.

How long did it take to come up with that crack?