tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post6366615633586573389..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Midnighter Vol. 1: Out trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-71072734454034363922016-11-22T12:24:21.152-06:002016-11-22T12:24:21.152-06:00Appreciate the extra insight. Prometheus's fir...Appreciate the extra insight. Prometheus's first appearance in JLA remains the best, but I believe Sterling Gates had a good special of some sort with him later on.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-49828294325866101752016-11-22T12:13:34.399-06:002016-11-22T12:13:34.399-06:00Having now read Midnighter, I'm thrilled to se...Having now read Midnighter, I'm thrilled to see both Orlando and Aco on that miniseries. I'll definitely be getting it.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-58774720606185551672016-11-22T09:46:06.269-06:002016-11-22T09:46:06.269-06:00Wow! After reading this review and everyone's...Wow! After reading this review and everyone's comments, I think I'm going to have to go get this trade.Wayne Lippanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-26463533558705069602016-11-22T01:10:22.604-06:002016-11-22T01:10:22.604-06:00Such a fantastic little run. Orlando takes a chara...Such a fantastic little run. Orlando takes a character that's considered to be invincible, and (without de-powering him) exposes his insecurities and makes him vulnerable. Such a good character study. The Midnighter/Apollo mini (also by Orlando) is pretty good, too.HelloTherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602812462354227620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-5011427476712747212016-11-21T17:43:22.375-06:002016-11-21T17:43:22.375-06:00I read this before Morrison's JLA run so I did...I read this before Morrison's JLA run so I didn't know who prometheus was, and now I really want to go back and reread this. I really loved this, and even not knowing who P was at the time it was still tragic that he couldn't have a regular relationship. Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178727978311013660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-64880452032416003742016-11-21T11:23:41.181-06:002016-11-21T11:23:41.181-06:00So heartbreaking! Jason broke up with him because ...So heartbreaking! Jason broke up with him because Midnighter was being too Midnighter, but then Matt comes along and seems to understand him so well (somewhere in the middle of the book, I thought, "Wow, Orlando's really playing up how great Midnighter is via Matt ..."), and then, and then ... oh, it was all just so well done.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-17763484060802993822016-11-21T11:19:50.549-06:002016-11-21T11:19:50.549-06:00I thought about that, and you're right that th...I thought about that, and you're right that the reveal is only truly impactful for people familiar with Morrison's JLA, but Orlando did a great job retelling Prometheus's origin for the benefit of readers who don't know the character, and the reveal was still a heartbreaking moment for people who were invested in Midnighter's relationship with Matt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-7270016808894745732016-11-21T10:58:22.495-06:002016-11-21T10:58:22.495-06:00Orlando used Prometheus really well, and indeed Pr...Orlando used Prometheus really well, and indeed Prometheus vs. Midnighter seems like such a natural pairing I'm surprised it took this long. I'm eager to re-read this book, actually; in writing this review and reading Vol. 2: Hard, I kept remembering moments -- Matt said this -- and then I'm like, but that was Prometheus ... Orlando wrote a really smart, really tragic story. <br /><br />At the same time, if you don't know who Prometheus is, does the reveal land? Is it in some respects lazy storytelling (not using a reveal that somehow relies solely on this book alone)? Does it suggest the power of the long history of the DCU, suggesting the need for the kind of return that Rebirth is heralding? Or does it point out how DC's history has been a crutch, allowing for reveals that are essentially "Hey look, it's this guy from that comic twenty years ago?"collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-48063213034668198982016-11-21T10:01:06.424-06:002016-11-21T10:01:06.424-06:00The Prometheus reveal was just about the biggest &...The Prometheus reveal was just about the biggest "stand up and cheer" moment I read reading a comic this year. Orlando is the real deal, and I'd argue that he writes a better Midnighter than even Ellis and Millar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com