tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post8915722332435869660..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Outsiders: The Deep trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-17339595148791129982009-12-28T14:25:03.995-06:002009-12-28T14:25:03.995-06:00Brad Meltzer has outright admitted he was attached...Brad Meltzer has outright admitted he was attached to Terra - despite the clear indications from the start that she was no good - and was crushed when she really did betray the Titans to the end. Last Will seemed a very poor fanficish attempt to make things the way he wished they had been, not as they were. Why it was allowed, I'm not really sure.<br /><br />Either way, it was summarily rejected by pretty much anyone who was ever a Titans fan, so thankfully DC took the hint and dropped it like a rotten potato.<br /><br />Either way, you're welcome. I suspect the Blackest Night tie-in will be in the next volume of Outsiders.dl316bhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779958088602323101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-86665267620588913972009-12-28T10:40:03.062-06:002009-12-28T10:40:03.062-06:00The Terra changes in DC Last Will and Testament se...The Terra changes in DC Last Will and Testament seemed to me like so much wishful thinking on Brad Meltzer's part -- let her be a villain, for gosh's sake! Thanks for the info.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-28819836496741932512009-12-27T17:43:54.971-06:002009-12-27T17:43:54.971-06:00In Blackest Night. Blackest Night: Titans did a lo...In Blackest Night. Blackest Night: Titans did a lot of damage to the Terra plot point of Last Will. But it's the Outsiders tie-in issues where the "Terra was just drugged and made psychotic" issue was put to bed once and for all. Right where it belongs, actually, since the development meant more to Geo-Force than anyone else, so it's fitting it happened there.<br /><br />To be clear, I don't think "Last Will and Testament" has been taken out of continuity completely. Just the Terra business. I'd wager the events still happened in continuity. It can just be assumed now that Deathstroke was lying to rile up Geo-Force.dl316bhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779958088602323101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-55060045996782121352009-12-27T08:06:48.155-06:002009-12-27T08:06:48.155-06:00I was wondering about Thunder, but I read the Outs...I was wondering about Thunder, but I read the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsiders_(comics)" rel="nofollow">Outsiders Wikipedia entry</a> and that told me all I needed to know. This story relied heavily on both DC Last Will and Testament and also the Deathstroke Faces of Evil special, and I wish DC had included both inside.<br /><br />I do begin to think of the Winick Outsiders/Johns Teen Titans as the golden age for these two titles. I've considered dropping each of these titles now, when once they were some of my first-reads.<br /><br />Without spoilers, does Last Will and Testament go out of continuity in Blackest Night, or earlier?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-74077158619068316052009-12-24T17:52:50.073-06:002009-12-24T17:52:50.073-06:00I hope the tie's to "Last Will and Testam...I hope the tie's to "Last Will and Testament" aren't too clear in this volume, because that story's pretty much been kicked out of continuity very, very recently. Which is alright with me. The changes Brad Meltzer tried to make to the classic Terra story were, frankly, stupid.<br /><br />I'm left wondering where this series is going to end up either way though. I'm hoping Dan DiDio can make something out of the title. I've wanted to give it a shot, but it seems to change direction every three minutes without one ever really sticking.<br /><br />My interest has waxed and waned chiefly because of this. I was interested when it involved Batman, but when he left the overall title so early through RIP, I lost interest. Then came Peter Tomasi; interest comes back. He does little and leaves after two (three if you count the Blackest Night tie-in) arcs; interest drops.<br /><br />Say what you will about Judd Winick, but at least he stuck with the book and gave it a clear direction. The title has seemed to go right off the rails as soon as he left it. Which is odd when I think about it, considering he's the one who helped basically derail the Titans book concept.dl316bhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779958088602323101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-92151419792300253302009-12-24T10:24:34.642-06:002009-12-24T10:24:34.642-06:00I thought you'd be wondering about Thunder'...I thought you'd be wondering about Thunder's comatose state, since DC never collected Frank Tieri's fill-in run, and she was still conscious and active in Final Crisis: Submit.shagamuhttp://mbbforum.com/mbbnoreply@blogger.com