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Peter Martin
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| Posted: 15 April 2012 at 9:23am | IP Logged | 1
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I like the Ventriloquist -- I like that he's a bit scary and simply batshit crazy and I like that Wagner/Grant were trying to come up with new villains rather than just cycle through the catalogue of oldies but goodies (or baddies). I really enjoyed the feel of Detective Comics in the late 80s, with Breyfogle's art. It had a distinctive, noirish feel without losing any of its fun and Batman was still Batman -- an awesome detective, controlled, smart and intimidating, but not a psycho badass.
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Jeffrey Rice
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| Posted: 17 April 2012 at 7:29pm | IP Logged | 2
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The first appearance of the Ventriloquist was great. Particularly when Wesker fingers Scarface to Batman. Scarface attacks him for ratting him out. Fun times!
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Franco Consoli
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| Posted: 30 April 2012 at 5:38am | IP Logged | 3
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May Previews: Vixen, Hellblazer, Giganta (special) 
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Brian Hague
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| Posted: 30 April 2012 at 8:12pm | IP Logged | 4
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An unrelated ventriloquist story: Bob Newhart says in his autobiography, "I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!" that ventriloquists are even more psychologically and emotionally unstable than stand-up comedians, and straight-facedly (one supposes) illustrates his point with a story of a ventriloquist who tried for years to "break up the act" and put his career on some other path. When nothing worked, he chartered a plane and leapt from it to his death, leaving behind a briefcase. Inside the briefcase was a note that read, "The dummy pushed me."
Edited by Brian Hague on 30 April 2012 at 8:13pm
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Bill Catellier
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| Posted: 03 May 2012 at 11:28am | IP Logged | 5
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Ventriloquist maybe. Giganta & Vixen are doubtful and I have no desire for Hellblazer at all.
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David Ferguson
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| Posted: 10 May 2012 at 5:48am | IP Logged | 6
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Hellblazer 's face looks more like Spike from Buffy.
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Thomas Moudry
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| Posted: 12 May 2012 at 11:07pm | IP Logged | 7
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I liked Hellblazer (when he was simply John Constantine) in Swamp Thing,
but I never cared much for his ongoing series.
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Franco Consoli
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| Posted: 01 June 2012 at 5:45am | IP Logged | 8
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June Previews: 116 - Negative Man, 117 - Wonder Girl (??) 
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 01 June 2012 at 5:52am | IP Logged | 9
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Just shoot me now.
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Ryan Maxwell
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| Posted: 01 June 2012 at 6:21am | IP Logged | 10
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Both of those get a big ol' WTF. Negative Man looks ridiculous, is he doing 'the robot'? And Cassie...good grief. She looks like an old woman trying not to look like an old woman. Worst face sculpt yet. Butt ugly.
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Bill Catellier
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| Posted: 01 June 2012 at 6:41am | IP Logged | 11
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Those may be two of the worst figures I've seen. I would't have guessed Negative Man (MAYBE Unknown Soldier?) and the Wonder Girl makes my eyes hurt.
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Adam Hutchinson
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| Posted: 01 June 2012 at 7:34am | IP Logged | 12
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...and the DC Figurines enter the New 52.
Edited to add: Negative Man looks more like The Unknown Soldier to me.
Edited by Adam Hutchinson on 01 June 2012 at 7:36am
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