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July 30th, 2009
07:54 am [zegas] [Link]	Superman & the Creeper Superman teams up with everyone's favorite Ditko loon, the Creeper, in this Crisis cross-over issue of DC Comics Presents (#88, Dec. 1985). Written by Steve Englehart and inked by Karl Kesel (cover inked by Giordano), this issue shows Giffen at his finest. ( Team ups... YAY! ) Tags: char: creeper/jack ryder, char: superman/clark kent, creator: karl kesel, creator: keith giffen (15 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 19th, 2009
11:44 pm [pyrotwilight] [Link]	Supplementary Tomorrow Woman post Aside from what I've shown of Tomorrow Woman in my previous (not so mega) mega post http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/53647.html#cutid1 She's made two more cameo appearances that I hadn't included in my original post, one most people might have seen since it was in 52 but another that was in a much less known little story Just a little going away post for SD since I'm going on vacation to visit my family in Greece for a month tomorrow afternoon.. Nothing like Tomorrow. ( Some fun, also bonus Booster and Ted ) Tags: char: amazing man/ will everett iii, char: blue beetle/ted kord, char: booster gold/michael jon carter, char: crimson fox/constance d'aramis, char: crimson fox/vivian d'aramis, char: flash/barry allen, char: general glory/ joseph jones, char: hourman/matthew tyler, char: ice/tora olafsdotter, char: jonathan kent, char: martha kent, char: martian manhunter/j'onn j'onzz, char: maxima, char: maxwell lord, char: red tornado/ulthoon/john smith, char: rocket red 4/ dimitri pushkin, char: silver sorceress/laura neilsen, char: sue dibny, char: tomorrow woman/clara kendall, char: vibe/paco ramone, char: wonder woman/diana of themyscira, char: yazz, creator: andy lanning, creator: butch guice, creator: geoff johns, creator: grant morrison, creator: greg rucka, creator: joe kelly, creator: keith giffen, creator: kevin conrad, creator: mark propst, creator: mark waid, creator: phil jimenez, creator: richard bonk, group: metal men, title: 52, title: superman y2k (24 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 13th, 2009
09:36 pm [perletwo] [Link]	Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 - "Dammit." In the Computo post down the page, crinosg requested a look at pre-Crisis Duo Damsel's more seriously handled reaction to the death of her third body. That's in Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1, in which Brainiac 5 uses the Computo technology in an attempt to help a comatose little girl, Danielle Foccart. Results: Predictable - Computo gets loose and takes control of LOSH's all-automated headquarters, whose systems begin attacking the Legionnaires - and locking out any potential help. One page, not my scan. ( This is Computo. ) Tags: char: bouncing boy/chuck taine, char: computo, char: duo damsel/luornu durgo taine, creator: keith giffen, creator: pat broderick, creator: paul levitz, group: legion of super-heroes, title: legion of super-heroes (25 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 6th, 2009
05:03 pm [thebigapricot] [Link]	Cookout at Scott and Barda's Many of you probably spent the 4th at cookouts. I hope it was better than the cookout that Scott and Barda Free had a few years ago. How bad? Well, the Joker shows up. Hey, this is my first post so I hope I didn't screw it up. ( this is the text of the cut ) Tags: char: big barda/barda free, char: green lantern/warrior/guy gardner, char: mr. miracle/scott free, creator: j.m. dematteis, creator: keith giffen, publisher: dc comics, title: justice league international (53 comments \| Leave a comment)
02:12 am [kingrockwell] [Link]	Vic and Cigarettes, not good friends. So, I've had a bit of a crazy week, which is why my next It's Not About The Answers post has been delayed, but two things that kind of slipped in struck me. The first is that I started smoking again because this has been a crazy week, and I needed it. The second is I started reading 52 because I hadn't bothered with the parts that don't involve Vic and Renee before. ( Taken together, this is kind of funny (four panels from 52 #10) ) I'll hopefully get the Blue Beetle #5-7 post done before this week's up. Things are lining up weirdly and I don't have nearly as much downtime as the vacation gave me, but we'll see. Tags: char: question/renee montoya, char: question/vic sage, creator: greg rucka, creator: joe bennett, creator: keith giffen, publisher: dc comics, title: 52 (32 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 5th, 2009
02:43 pm [perletwo] [Link]	Mr. Miracle's funeral, Justice League America #40 I had a request in an earlier JLI post I did for a page of Superman and Batman talking after Mr. Miracle's funeral. Naturally, I can't just do the one page, because the whole funeral is so awesome. Six pages of a 22-page comic, plus preview (plus a few non-comic images), not my scans. So yeah, starts out with big fight with Despero, which J'onn ends... ( but at what price? ) BTW, this seems as good a post as any to throw this out there. It didn't strike me back in the 80s because I hadn't seen the movie, but now that I've got both the first JLI trade and the Omen series box set, I'm wondering if deMatteis modeled his Max Lord on Sam Neill as the adult Damien Thorn? Check it out: ( down here ) What say you, s_d? Do we have a match? Tags: char: batman/bruce wayne, char: big barda/barda free, char: blue beetle/ted kord, char: booster gold/michael jon carter, char: gypsy/cynthia reynolds, char: martian manhunter/j'onn j'onzz, char: maxwell lord, char: superman/clark kent, creator: adam hughes, creator: j.m. dematteis, creator: keith giffen, group: justice league of america, publisher: dc comics, title: justice league of america (24 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 4th, 2009
11:43 pm [sailorlibra] [Link]	Why I Love Guy Gardner There are some people who prefer Hal Jordan. Others who prefer Kyle Rayner. Yet others with great affection for John Stewart or Ruffles the Rage Kitty. But they're not me. Because I like a different GL. ( Hopefully I'm not alone ) Tags: char: blue beetle/ted kord, char: etrigan/jason blood, char: fire/beatriz da costa, char: green lantern/warrior/guy gardner, char: ice/tora olafsdotter, char: mary marvel/mary batson, char: milagro, creator: j.m. dematteis, creator: john rodgers, creator: keith giffen, creator: kevin maguire, creator: patrick gleason, creator: peter j. tomasi, creator: rafael albuquerque, title: blue beetle, title: green lantern corps, title: jla classified (46 comments \| Leave a comment)
June 29th, 2009
11:07 am [richardak] [Link]	How Many Villains Have Done This Much Damage to the Justice League? Not long ago, bluejaybirdie suggested a Huntress is Awesome Week, and I, along with chengar and scottyquick , agreed that was a good idea. Since then, though, there has been little follow-up. As such, I have decided to act unilaterally in kicking off Huntress is Awesome Week. So I decided to start with a few scans of Huntress shooting and critically wounding a few Justice Leaguers. ( She's not a villainess.... ) Tags: char: batman/bruce wayne, char: blue beetle/ted kord, char: huntress/helena bertinelli, char: vixen/mari jiwe mccabe, creator: ed benes, creator: gail simone, creator: greg rucka, creator: j.m. dematteis, creator: keith giffen, creator: rick burchett, creator: ty templeton, in-joke: context is for the weak, series: huntress is awesome week (23 comments \| Leave a comment)
12:33 am [arbre_rieur] [Link]	Kurt Busiek and Keith Giffen tell us why superheroes suck! ( A story of loss ) Tags: creator: keith giffen, creator: kurt busiek (31 comments \| Leave a comment)
June 12th, 2009
06:36 pm [goblinthebamf] [Link]	One Perfect Moment: Max Lord From the JLI days scans by Madripoor_Rose from the Max Was Framed LJ community. ( the first redemption of Lord ) Tags: char: maxwell lord, char: mr. miracle/scott free, char: oberon, creator: j.m. dematteis, creator: keith giffen, creator: kevin maguire, series: one perfect moment week, theme: bad retcons, theme: retcon hell, title: justice league international (20 comments \| Leave a comment)
June 9th, 2009
12:26 pm [kali921] [Link]	Three Perfect Moments: the Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, and MJ Watson I see that no one has posted a One Perfect Moment for the Silvery Scion of Zenn-La -- the Sentinel of the Spaceways himself -- that being the divine Silver Surfer. I am here to remedy this tragic oversight. I'm going to actually go out on a limb here and say that the Perfect Moments contained in this post are going to have the most beautiful art and writing of any Perfect Moments posted this week. Oh yeah, I went there. So, the first scans that this post contains, in one seven-page sequence, not one but THREE Perfect Moments for the Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, and MJ. These first scans come from Silver Surfer: Requiem, that being an out of continuity miniseries that was scribed by J. Michael Straczynski in 2006. It is without a doubt one of the most beautiful things ever to appear in the medium of superhero comics; Esad Ribic did the luscious yet simultaneously subdued and highly evocative art, and it perfectly complemented the tragedy of this story. In fact, my understanding is that Ribic painted each and every panel. I warn you: this story is sad and extraordinarily beautiful. JMS obviously has a huge love for Surfer, and it shows. I don't know anyone who has read SS: Requiem who didn't wind up literally sobbing their eyes out by the end. Fans of the Spider marriage take note: in retrospect, I have to wonder if JMS knew that Marvel editorial was on their way to ending the Spider marriage when JMS wrote this Surfer mini, because in the context of OMD, the scene I'm posting here reads like a big affirmation of Peter and MJ's marriage and a "fk you" to the group of people at Marvel that ended it. Herein are Three Perfect Moments: a One Perfect Moment for the Silver Surfer, a One Perfect Moment for Peter, and a One Perfect Moment for MJ. Actually, let's add another one: it's a One Perfect Moment for Peter and MJ's marriage, too. Context: Norrin Radd is dying. In this scene, while he's saying his good-byes to Earth before he returns to Zenn-La for his final days, he runs into Peter, and they have a talk. Norrin wants to give a gift to Earth before he leaves. And so he does. Oh, boy, he does. ( Three Perfect Moments: this is why Surfer is a Golden God of compassion and love, why Peter is smart, and why the Spider marriage rocked. )** That is what it means to be the Silver Surfer. But no One Perfect Moment Post is complete without showing one of the most important figures in Norrin's history, that being of course the Ravager of Worlds. These next scans are from Annihilation: Silver Surfer. One of the few things that the previous iteration of Scans Daily seemed to universally agree upon was that Marvel's Annihilation crossover was absolutely superbly executed in terms of art, writing, continuity, plot, and pacing. The Annihilation: Silver Surfer miniseries contained what is perhaps the very best scene between Surfer and Galactus that I've ever read. Context: shit is hitting the fan all over the universe to the point that Galactus is worried. Norrin finds Galactus to ask for his help (!!!), and the following exchange occurs. It culminates in a page of pure distilled AWESOME. *( Two Perfect Moments: Galactus and Surfer. Norrin makes the ultimate sacrifice, and you want to be clearing the area when Galactus smiles.* ) ...Yeah, that is freakin' iconic and flat out the essence of what makes both Galactus and Surfer such great characters. Like the above scans from SS: Requiem, it's a perfect alchemy of art and writing. As if that last page weren't enough, you want to know what happens next? This. Beat THAT, Scans Daily! ( And because this art can never be posted enough... )** The first set of scans are from Silver Surfer: Requiem #2 with JMS on writing duties and Esad Ribic on art. The second set of scans are from Annihilation: Silver Surfer #3 with Keith Giffen writing and Renato Arlem handling the art. Tags: char: galactus, char: mary jane watson, char: silver surfer/norrin radd, char: spider-man/peter parker, creator: esad ribic, creator: gabriele dell'otto, creator: j. michael straczynski, creator: keith giffen, creator: renato arlem, event: annihilation, publisher: marvel comics, series: one perfect moment week, title: silver surfer (21 comments \| Leave a comment)
June 5th, 2009
04:16 pm [04nbod] [Link]	The Great Darkness Saga From Legion of Super-Heroes vol.2 290-294 (4 regular issues and a last double sized issue) Written by Paul Levitz. Art by Keith Giffen DC let this TPB go out of print but if there is any justice in the world it will get an absolute edition ( this will kill your dial up like batman subjected to omega beams! ) Current Mood: drained Tags: char: brainiac 5/querl dox, char: cosmic boy/rokk krinn, char: darkseid, char: dream girl/dreamer/nura nal, char: highfather/izaya, char: invisible kid/jacques foccart, char: mon-el/lar gand, char: orion, char: saturn girl/imra ardeen, char: shadow lass/umbra/tasmia mallor, char: supergirl/kara zor-el, char: superman/clark kent, char: wildfire/drake burroughs, creator: keith giffen, creator: paul levitz, group: legion of super-heroes (12 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 20th, 2009
07:36 am [seriousfic] [Link]	Barda and Scott - Moving Day! This is a very special story to me. Well, not really, but it is where I got my icon from. Around the time of the Bwa-Ha-Ha League, Keith Giffen actually managed to get the greenlight on what was basically a sitcom revolving around Mr. Miracle and Big Barda, who were trying to lead a simple suburban life, complicated enormously by the fact that they were superheroes. Booster Gold and Blue Beetle stopped over, their neighbors got suspicious, there were the Robot Beatles (not robotic beetles, mind you)... fun stuff. It's not quite as good as Jack Kirby's characterizations, IMHO, but it's very hard to dislike. I mean, just look at 'em. In today's installment, our intrepid heroes (and Oberon) are moving out of the suburbs to the big city. That's right, it's Moving Day (what can I say, Giffen likes this plot). As always, disaster, flirtiness, and banter ensue. ( Weapons-grade adorableness behind the cut. ) Tags: char: big barda/barda free, char: mr. miracle/scott free, char: oberon, creator: keith giffen, publisher: dc comics, title: mr. miracle (35 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 17th, 2009
12:51 am [queenanthai] [Link]	One page from BOOSTER GOLD #20 ( And it's FANTASTIC ) Dear Keith Giffen: please write this forever. Tags: char: booster gold/michael jon carter, creator: keith giffen, creator: pat olliffe, publisher: dc comics, title: booster gold (44 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 16th, 2009
10:12 pm [perletwo] [Link]	Batman/Green Lantern SHOWDOWN! Long ago (back on Apr. 17 in fact) scannertastic requested scans of the epic confrontation between Batman and Green Lantern. I just realized those pages are in the JLI trade I just got a week or two ago, and it's the perfect chance to try out the scan function on my new(ish) all-in-one. Soooo, from Justice League International #5, Sept. 1987, 3 pages plus preview image. ( Oh, I BITE all right! ) Tags: char: batman/bruce wayne, char: black canary/dinah lance, char: blue beetle/ted kord, char: captain marvel/billy batson, char: martian manhunter/j'onn j'onzz, char: mr. miracle/scott free, creator: al gordon, creator: j.m. dematteis, creator: keith giffen, creator: kevin maguire, group: justice league of america, in-joke: one punch, publisher: dc comics, title: justice league international (34 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 8th, 2009
05:00 pm [richardak] [Link]	Huntress is badass, psychopathic ( Read more... ) Tags: char: batman/bruce wayne, char: huntress/helena bertinelli, char: mr. miracle/scott free, char: spoiler/robin/batgirl/steph brown, creator: chuck dixon, creator: greg rucka, creator: j.m. dematteis, creator: keith giffen, publisher: dc comics (26 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 4th, 2009
09:52 pm [xdoop] [Link]	Power Girl's cat vs. General Glory's dog! ( Images behind the cut. ) Tags: char: blue beetle/ted kord, char: captain atom/nathaniel adam, char: catherine cobert, char: fire/beatriz da costa, char: flash/kid flash/wally west, char: green lantern/kilowog, char: green lantern/warrior/guy gardner, char: ice/tora olafsdotter, char: power girl's cat, char: power girl/kara zor-l/karen starr, char: silver sorceress/laura neilsen, creator: gerard jones, creator: keith giffen, creator: mike mckone, publisher: dc comics, theme: cats, title: justice league international (29 comments \| Leave a comment)
03:09 pm [queenursula] [Link]	Reign in Hell #8: Black Alice ( Read more... ) Tags: char: black alice/lori zechlin, char: blaze, char: satanus, creator: keith giffen, creator: tom derenick, publisher: dc comics, title: reign in hell (72 comments \| Leave a comment)
March 23rd, 2009
01:46 pm [peur_evol] [Link]	Laugh So Hard You'll Break All Your Furniture... ( COMING SOON! GO BUY IT! ) Tags: char: ambush bug/irwin schwab, char: superman/clark kent, creator: keith giffen, publisher: dc comics, title: ambush bug (17 comments \| Leave a comment)
March 8th, 2009
08:04 pm [ulf_boehnke] [Link]	Sharing is Caring Context is for the clean! From Justice League International 13 Tags: char: captain atom/nathaniel adam, char: fire/beatriz da costa, char: ice/tora olafsdotter, creator: al gordon, creator: j.m. dematteis, creator: keith giffen, group: justice league of america, in-joke: context is for the weak, publisher: dc comics, title: justice league international (9 comments \| Leave a comment)

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