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Below are the 11 most recent journal entries recorded in the "Daily Scans" journal:

August 31st, 2009
08:36 am [zegas] [Link]	Walt Simonson Master Post Walt Simonson has just about drawn every major character for every major publisher throughout the last thirty-odd years. Best known for his work on Thor, Starslammers, Fantastic Four, Battlestar Galactica and Orion, Simonson’s style has always been lauded as having the energy to rival Jack Kirby’s. But just as his legendary predecessor’s work was seen, all of the subtlety in Simonson’s work is often overlooked. Even in the most frantic piece, Simonson manages give it a quiet sense of characterization. Hell, he just draws purty, OK? Since I can easily make thirty different posts based on his covers alone, I’ve posted some of my personal favorite comics and covers by Simonson. [Archived and cross posted at: http://master-post.livejournal.com/ ] ( It’s really just a dinosaur, the signature is… ) Tags: char: batman/bruce wayne, char: conan the barbarian, char: hulk/bruce banner, char: loki, char: mephisto, char: she-hulk/jennifer walters, char: superman/clark kent, char: swamp thing/alec holland, char: thor, creator: walt simonson, group: fantastic four, group: metal men, in-joke: tl;dr (29 comments \| Leave a comment)
August 4th, 2009
02:06 pm [seriousfic] [Link]	The adventures of Scott Free when he was a boy. Seven pages from Orion 10 by Walt Simonson, with some beautiful drawing by Art Adams. ( 'The beast, however, abides.' ) Tags: char: mr. miracle/scott free, char: orion, creator: walt simonson (8 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 21st, 2009
01:20 pm [seriousfic] [Link]	Boom-Boom versus the evil of... ( THE SWEATER! ) Tags: char: artie maddicks, char: boom boom/tabitha smith, char: rusty collins, creator: louise simonson, creator: walt simonson, publisher: marvel comics, title: x-factor (13 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 18th, 2009
11:30 pm [kingrockwell] [Link]	More Wednesday Comics! Again, I come to the table late and have to choose just one! Figure I should consider myself lucky I even got that much, though. ( This week I bring you Walt Simonson and Brian Stelfreeze's The Demon and Catwoman! ) And for mods' sake, I'm gonna go ahead and keep a count of what's been posted so far: Hawkman: 2 Superman: 1 Wonder Woman: 1 Supergirl: 1 Metal Men: 1 Flash: 1 Metamorpho: 1 The Demon and Catwoman: 1 One more spot open for this week if you want to post something from this issue! Tags: char: catwoman/selina kyle, char: etrigan/jason blood, creator: brian stelfreeze, creator: walt simonson, title: wednesday comics (28 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 17th, 2009
07:00 pm [gargoylekitty] [Link]	The Sensational She-Hulk #50 ( What if the characters chose their writer/artist? ) Tags: char: she-hulk/jennifer walters, creator: frank miller, creator: john byrne, creator: terry austin, creator: walt simonson, creator: wendy pini (20 comments \| Leave a comment)
July 9th, 2009
12:39 am [kingrockwell] [Link]	It's Not About The Answers: Behind The Mask Of Vic Sage, pt 4 Intermission: Hangin' with Beetle (pt 2) With special bonus: Vic's Cool Quota Runs A Surplus Tonight we're looking at Blue Beetle v6 #'s 5-7, by Len Wein and Paris Cullins. There's a lot of crazy meta stuff surrounding this arc. It ends two months before Ted plays his part in the Legends cross-over, which lead to JLI, so he hasn't really fostered any relationships with DC natives yet, so they apparently decided to reinforce his friendship with a fellow Charlton immigrant first. Also, and really, really interestingly, Vic's guest spot in BB #'s 4-7 (#4, if you'll remember, we glanced at in our last post) were released concurrently with the first four issues of Watchmen. It's makes me curious as to whether this arc happened to further establish Vic and Ted's partnership in order to legitimatize the homage of Rorschach and Nite Owl. It's a lot to think about. ( But, more than that, these are just really great comics. ) Current Music: Muse ~ "Map Of The Problematique" (it's on repeat, i won't let myself stop it) Tags: char: angel/archangel/warren worthington, char: blue beetle/ted kord, char: question/renee montoya, char: question/vic sage, creator: cully hamner, creator: len wein, creator: louise simonson, creator: paris cullins, creator: walt simonson, publisher: dc comics, publisher: marvel comics, series: it's not about the answers, title: blue beetle, title: x-factor (28 comments \| Leave a comment)
June 10th, 2009
07:43 pm [icon_uk] [Link]	One Perfect Moment - The Joker From Batman 321, this is one of my favourite defining moments of the Clown Prince of Crime ( Smile, darn ya, smile ) Tags: char: joker, char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, creator: walt simonson, series: one perfect moment week, title: batman (18 comments \| Leave a comment)
June 2nd, 2009
05:50 am [trueredorion] [Link]	Skurge's Last Stand 6 pages of the definitive moment of Walt Simonson's run on the Mighty Thor, the final stand of Skurge the Executioner. ( Read more... ) Tags: char: balder the brave, char: skurge the executioner, char: thor, creator: walt simonson, publisher: marvel comics, title: thor (31 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 27th, 2009
11:31 am [seriousfic] [Link]	Cameron Hodge is gay for Angel, has horrible costume. So, way back when, the X-Factor was a team that combated mutant prejudice by pretending to be mutant-hunters who captured dangerous mutants, who of course they advertised as being so dangerous you needed specially-trained operatives to come in and round them up. This didn't go over well. So, Marvel did what it always does when their heroes act like idiots: Reveal it was all someone else's fault! In this case, Cameron Hodge, the team's PR man, turned out to be a member of The Right (unfortunately, this was before Peter David's run on the title, so Hodge was never protected by the Right Guard, yuk yuk), an anti-mutant organization he created. Really, who starts an anti-mutant organization when there are already forty billion out there? On LJ, you'd get yelled at for creating a fourth Wolverine/Rogue comm. Hodge betrayed the team and went all supervillain on them, driving Angel to pretend-suicide, kidnapping mutants for experiments, and finally kidnapping Angel's girlfriend Candy Southern, who despite the name is neither a stripper or a gay porn star. *( But maybe Cameron's a little... too* obsessed with Warren. ) Tags:** char: angel/archangel/warren worthington, char: cameron hodge, char: candy southern, creator: louise simonson, creator: walt simonson, publisher: marvel comics, theme: slash, title: x-factor (16 comments \| Leave a comment)
May 12th, 2009
01:24 pm [sherkahn] [Link]	In honor of THROG, what we can look forward to Since we do not have any designated week per se, I open the forum to Rain of Frogs week, starting with images of the Frog that commands the thunder and rain... THROG! LockJaw & the Pet Avengerswill be released this week, and we can look forward to seeing this kind of action. Some pics from the legendary Simonson run, Thor #363-#366 ( I wonder.. if he uses his tongue, will it crack thunder? ) Tags: char: loki, char: thor, creator: walt simonson, publisher: marvel comics, title: thor (8 comments \| Leave a comment)
April 18th, 2009
10:02 am [xdoop] [Link]	"Goodness and Mercy" ( Story behind the cut. ) Tags: char: darkseid, char: desaad, char: granny goodness, creator: jon bogdanove, creator: walt simonson, publisher: dc comics (27 comments \| Leave a comment)