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Tweak says, "We named the dog Indiana"

sherkahn (sherkahn) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-09-24 17:01:00

Entry tags:

char: atom/ray palmer, event: blackest night, publisher: dc comics

Blackest Night: #4 variant cover
There is no escaping the Blackest Night. Alternative coverto issue #4 is over at IGN.

In inner space, no one can hear you scream....

DC is doing an excellent job just raising up the horror factor.

That is a truly frightening image, paying homage to a lot of horror classics from back in the day.

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	icon_uk 2009-09-25 12:11 am UTC (link)
	Yup, that is deeply disturbing... Is that Ray or Ryan being the snackfood? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	xdoop 2009-09-25 12:14 am UTC (link)
	I think it's Ray. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	long_silence 2009-09-25 12:34 am UTC (link)
	I'm going to miss Ryan. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kamino_neko 2009-09-25 09:10 am UTC (link)
	Definitely Ray...Ryan's costume has a noticeably different colour layout - most obvious, in this case, being the arms, which are red on Ryan's costume. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mullon 2009-09-25 12:18 am UTC (link)
	Oh no! It's...that guy. And he's a zombie! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	strannik01 2009-09-25 12:32 am UTC (link)
	Oh no! It's...that guy The original Atom. Of course, the character has been gone for almost fourteen years, so I can't blame you for not knowing who he was. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlbarnett 2009-09-25 12:34 am UTC (link)
	Personally I didn't even see the symbol there with it partially blocked by the webstie logo. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	buttler 2009-09-25 02:12 am UTC (link)
	That's Al Pratt? He would have been my guess on a who-would-they-pick level, but I never would have known from the pic. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	strannik01 2009-09-25 02:32 am UTC (link)
	He is wearing what looks like an altered version of his second costume. Being a Golden Age nut that I am, I recognized it on sight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kamino_neko 2009-09-25 09:08 am UTC (link)
	I was only sure it was him since he's picking on Ray, but, yeah, he was pretty easy to pick out. (Though I think it's combining his two costumes - the cape and mask (albeit with holes) from the original, the not-bare chest and atom symbol from the second.) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2009-09-25 12:20 am UTC (link)
	Is that Al? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	maslego 2009-09-25 03:45 am UTC (link)
	This was me, and I meant Atom Smasher not the original. I now see that it is the GA Atom. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-09-25 05:47 am UTC (link)
	Who had the amazing and awesome power of being short. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	deepspaceartist 2009-09-25 11:42 am UTC (link)
	Short AND angry! And a professional wrestler, I think. ... Is it wrong that I think that is, in fact, an awesome idea for a superhero? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jlbarnett 2009-09-25 12:33 am UTC (link)
	look at the spot just below the Black Lantern's eye. It looks like it's got an angry ghost in it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	nagaoka 2009-09-25 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Haha! That's what I saw too! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	scottyquick 2009-09-25 12:39 am UTC (link)
	BLACKEST NIGHT #3 SPOILERS So, uh, Gehanna died. We lost Cassandra and she's being replaced with Steph. And now Ryan is being replaced with Ray. Anyone noticing something here? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	scottyquick 2009-09-25 12:42 am UTC (link)
	JLA CRY FOR JUSTICE #3 SPOILERS! Forgot to mention that Gloss was killed too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	propagandor 2009-09-25 01:45 am UTC (link)
	DC are currently running headlong down nostalgia road with their eyes closed and their fingers in their ears? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	long_silence 2009-09-25 02:22 am UTC (link)
	They also don't seem to like asian characters. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	propagandor 2009-09-25 02:39 am UTC (link)
	DC seem to dislike all minority characters equally... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-09-25 05:47 am UTC (link)
	Except as placeholders to keep the trademarks viable until they figure out a way to use the white ones again. John Stewart being a notable exception. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unknownscribler 2009-09-26 05:52 am UTC (link)
	John was lucky enough to star in Justice League (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jlroberson 2009-09-25 05:49 am UTC (link)
	You'd think so, but it's also a mixed signal, then, that the Silver Age here, and in BLACKEST NIGHT SUPERMAN, is about to be et by the Golden Age. The real message? GREATEST GENERATION MY ASS! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	blackdocs 2009-09-25 04:11 am UTC (link)
	SNACK TIME! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-09-25 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	And then Ray shrinks down real far to avoid the teeth, ends up inside, and grows and blows Zombie Atom apart. Let's see if I'm wrong. But eating the Atom seems actually like a pretty stupid thing to do, if you're something he doesn't mind killing. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	zegim 2009-09-25 05:13 am UTC (link)
	That's a fine cover. (Reply to this)