Wonder Woman was on ABC News at 6:30pm tonight, complete with a comment from Jim Lee and Lynda Carter (an actress who played Wonder Woman in the 1970s television series)! Check it out:
Original YouTube Link
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Wonder Woman: Rebirth
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I've never been much of a Wonder Woman fan, but my twitter feed is exploding right now, so I'm guessing that a lot of people have strong opinions about her new look.
I'll admit, I've never read any of her solo books, so I feel completely out of my element commenting on this change. Full disclosure aside, I've never liked her costume because it always seemed to be impractical and a little goofy looking. Honestly, I'm digging the new look, I think it suits the type of person that I envision she is.
This new look begins starting with Wonder Woman #600 where it looks like they will also be retconning a lot of her past. Retconning I can comment on. I've never been a huge fan of retconning because it robs enjoyment out of the people who have loved and followed all of the previous stories. Sometimes it is a necessary evil though. I'm not sure if it is in this case, but it makes me interested in picking up and reading Wonder Woman for the first time. At a minimum, it always tends to give a good starting place for new readers.
This new look begins starting with Wonder Woman #600 where it looks like they will also be retconning a lot of her past. Retconning I can comment on. I've never been a huge fan of retconning because it robs enjoyment out of the people who have loved and followed all of the previous stories. Sometimes it is a necessary evil though. I'm not sure if it is in this case, but it makes me interested in picking up and reading Wonder Woman for the first time. At a minimum, it always tends to give a good starting place for new readers.
I am very curious as to what prompted the change however. If it has to do with a movie adaptation I would be bothered by that. I've always thought that the comic books should always come before the movies and the comic books should affect the movies, not the other way around. At this point though, I'm willing to give DC the benefit of the doubt. Here's hoping that it makes for a good comic book, I guess we'll find out tomorrow!
For more information, check out the DC Blog post.
For more information, check out the DC Blog post.
Importance of the Device
The most important decision that you can make, in terms of digital comics, is what device to use for viewing the comic books. After reading a lot of commentary across message boards and comments written on articles, I have noticed a disturbing trend; a large chunk of people complaining about how digital comics are not a good substitute for print comics have either not tried reading digital comics or they are using a device that isn't well-equipped to give the best experience to the user. Let's go through a few of the devices that are currently comic book enabled (I'm sure the one that I think is best won't surprise anyone):
Monday, June 28, 2010
Digital Revolution?
Ideally, in the near future, I would like to read a vast majority (if not all) of my comic books in a digital format. Currently the best way to do that is through Comixology's Comics iPad app. While Comixology is by far the best venue for your digital comics fix (in terms of quality and quantity), it leaves much to be desired (a fault with which I would rest the majority of the blame on the publisher's shoulders).
