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gargoylekitty (gargoylekitty) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-05-13 12:17:00

Entry tags:

char: bane, char: catman/thomas blake, char: ragdoll/peter merkel jr., char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, creator: gail simone, creator: nicola scott, publisher: dc comics, title: secret six

Secret Six #9

Picking up from the preview we finally see the unholiness mentioned in the solicits.

Oh gods. I'd completely forgotten the warning so when I turned the page I just kind of sat there for a moment registering the image. Then I laughed.
It only gets better, of course.

Though it's not all fun and Robin!Ragdoll discovering what words can be made to sound perverse, this is the Battle for the Cowl issue after all. So there is some discussion of said 'cowl'.

And even a visit from one of the more appropriate contenders for it.

You just know you want to know how that goes and how they got there, yes? ;p

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	foxhack 2009-05-13 11:39 am UTC (link)
	Something tells me icon_uk will go into some sort of shock-induced coma after he sees that picture of Ragdoll dressed up as Robin. (Reply to this) (Thread)

sherkahn
2009-05-13 12:23 pm UTC (link)

I'M getting a shock-induced coma, and I am not that big a Ragdoll fan. I am in awe.

You know that hero pose Nightwing has right now? It will all fall apart as he beholds Ragdoll/Robin.
He will do what I just did... stare and say "No... just no.... no....... no......" as the brain malfunctions, Bat training or no Bat-training.

This was AWESOME!

I wonder what Alfred would say if he saw RagRobin?

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	icon_uk 2009-05-13 01:20 pm UTC (link)
	Are you kidding, I'm laughing my ass off with this, it's (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-05-13 01:39 pm UTC (link)
	Actually, I'm tempted to ask if Nicola Scott sells her original art? :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tragical_mirth 2009-05-13 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	If you find out, let us know. I'm hoping she does customs or sketches. XD (Reply to this) (Parent)

	statham1986 2009-05-13 12:07 pm UTC (link)
	I blame Gail Simone for the fact that I nearly died laughing at 'Doll's rampant abuse of his ability to make anything unsavoury. It was really, really difficult to breathe after 'Gold-Plated Bedknobs!!!' (Reply to this) (Thread)

	psychop_rex 2009-07-16 05:53 am UTC (link)
	The one that did it for me was 'silverback gorillas'. Because I honestly CAN'T think of anything unsavory involving silverback gorillas - or rather, I couldn't... until now. (Actually, I still can't. But I feel like I SHOULD.) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	unknownscribler 2009-05-13 12:17 pm UTC (link)
	It saddens me that Bane was not allowed to crush the would be recidivist's head like an over-ripe grape. Also, Bane-man would be terrifying. Terrifyingly awesome. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	unknownscribler 2009-05-13 12:17 pm UTC (link)
	Bane-mite! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	statham1986 2009-05-13 12:19 pm UTC (link)
	Didn't they already do Bane-Man during Morrison's Batman run, really? Granted, it could've been done a lot better, given Morrison seemed to forget that Venom doesn't turn the user into a rampaging idiot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	espanolbot 2009-05-13 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	The guy was combining it was Monster Serum (from an old Batman story involving Hugo Strange) as well, which DOES turn people into enormous-sized idiots. Kind of like when Luthor cut Venom with Kryptonite way back when. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kali921 2009-05-13 12:47 pm UTC (link)
	Ragdoll! Honestly, this thus far is the best issue of the new SS yet. More Ragdoll, Gail! More! My raging crush on Ragdoll remains unabated. Oh the shame. (Reply to this)

	comicoz 2009-05-13 01:05 pm UTC (link)
	"...and Robin!Misfit discovering..." Should be Robin!Ragdoll, Misfit is a whole other box of rocks. I'll be buying this one, as I have the rest. Is it wrong that I find the Secret Six books always entertaining? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	gargoylekitty 2009-05-13 01:06 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, weird typo. My mind's all over the place. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	proteus_lives 2009-05-13 01:47 pm UTC (link)
	I love how GS is turning Bane into one of the best characters that DC has. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	comicoz 2009-05-13 02:49 pm UTC (link)
	Going strongly into the anti-hero mode he is. All of the SS characters have solidly fleshed out character quirks and whatnot. It's....different than what I've been seeing from comic books lately on the whole, especially Marvel/DC. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sherkahn 2009-05-13 03:37 pm UTC (link)
	Last image on this preview, 1st panel. (ohgod) Ragdoll (I'm staring) Ragdoll in full swing of a right cross/hook, with a toddler in his other hand. (oh god I'm staring this is not good) Is that his ASS beside one of his surgical scars? (I'm staring.. I'm going to hell.) Can't be his hip... and the Robin underwear on the outside is falling. (Reply to this)

	suzene 2009-05-13 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	Also, I would like to express my sincere thanks to Gail and Nicola for Nightwing's "finest ass in Gotham" shot. Much appreciated. :) (Reply to this)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-05-13 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	And for bonus points, the climbing up down the oddly-horizontal-looking side of a building. If only some current celebrity had stuck their head out a window and made a pithy comment. (Reply to this)

	nagaoka 2009-05-13 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. I must express my love for Ragdoll Robin now. His speech makes me think he's some bizarre love child between Delirium and Desire (which is an exceedingly gross thought, but the product is cool). (Reply to this)

	ninjapeps 2009-05-13 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	oh, Gail. you're almost as insane as Japan and we love you for that. never change. (Reply to this)

	toasty_fresh 2009-05-13 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	I enjoyed that thoroughly. (Reply to this)

	mooppoom 2009-05-13 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	Dang. With the preview, the page limit for this comic is used up, and I really wanted to squee over Bane comforting the little girl and Dick's asspanel. Still. Oh, Ragdoll. Best. Robin. Ever. (Reply to this)

	tragical_mirth 2009-05-13 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	It is unfair for two mere human beings to be as talented as Gail Simone and Nicola Scott. Seriously. (Reply to this)

	sessile29 2009-05-13 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, Dick. Looking good, as always. Dick is like the tight-assed cherry on top of this winning sundae. :D (Reply to this)

seawolf10
2009-05-14 08:03 pm UTC (link)

It would only qualify as "horrifying" if he wasn't wearing his usual costume under the Robin suit.

Good for a laugh, even as is.

Gail and Nicola's work on Secret Six is one of the few cases where a book actually succeeds in being dark and edgy. And the pervasive sense of black humor is one of the most critical reasons for that success.

P.S:
Boy, was I ever grateful to see that Nicola was back on the clock, instead of that fill-in artist from #8.

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freddie_mac
2009-05-15 02:39 pm UTC (link)

Robin!Doll's fun with words was entertaining (or something), but my favorite parts? Um, Nightwing's ass-shot (but you knew that already); Blake's explanation of why they were there in the first place ("Yeah? Well, first, junior, we came here to help. Out of respect..."); and the best of the best ... Blake and Bane's conversation about Nightwing and Batman ("He's not Batman for Christ's sake!" "Who else will be? God help him.").

Gail's really exploring Bane, and showing us a greater depth to the character than I ever imagined. Never thought I'd say it, but I'm really coming to appreciate him -- he's been on both sides of the fence, and has a clearer appreciation of the divides.

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