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Post by driver1980 on Sept 28, 2024 14:28:28 GMT -5
driver1980 , I tend to agree, I'd put the 1989 Batman movie orchestral score up there as well. This is relatively more modern though not so new anymore (2010), but this theme has stayed with me a bit over the years: The 1989 Batman score is definitely up there. As are many TV scores, like the 90s Spidey cartoon. However, since that film, I don’t feel there has been a standout superhero score. It’s always subjective, of course, but I find that sad. John Williams’ Superman score, Jerry Goldsmith’s Supergirl score and Elfman’s Batman score always take me back to those films, but nothing has come close since, sadly. It’s probably my tastes. But I feel the same about the James Bond films. GoldenEye, which is nearly 30 years old, was the last great Bond score for me. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 28, 2024 18:04:23 GMT -5
driver1980 , I tend to agree, I'd put the 1989 Batman movie orchestral score up there as well. This is relatively more modern though not so new anymore (2010), but this theme has stayed with me a bit over the years: The 1989 Batman score is definitely up there. As are many TV scores, like the 90s Spidey cartoon. However, since that film, I don’t feel there has been a standout superhero score. It’s always subjective, of course, but I find that sad. John Williams’ Superman score, Jerry Goldsmith’s Supergirl score and Elfman’s Batman score always take me back to those films, but nothing has come close since, sadly. It’s probably my tastes. But I feel the same about the James Bond films. GoldenEye, which is nearly 30 years old, was the last great Bond score for me. Well. it was Eric Serra........ |
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Post by Calidore on Sept 29, 2024 10:49:54 GMT -5
Up there with the guard yelling at everyone to be quiet while Thor sleeps in issue 128: A scowling Odin sternly ordering everyone to have fun in #178.  |
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Post by driver1980 on Sept 30, 2024 5:28:58 GMT -5
On sale 15 years ago today, featuring cover art by Eric Jones (pencils & inks) and Hi-Fi (colours):  In my humble opinion, Catman is the most underrated Batman villain. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Sept 30, 2024 9:18:03 GMT -5
On sale 15 years ago today, featuring cover art by Eric Jones (pencils & inks) and Hi-Fi (colours): In my humble opinion, Catman is the most underrated Batman villain. DC really had a great line up of "all ages books" back in the day (most being Cartoon Network titles)  |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 30, 2024 10:09:55 GMT -5
On sale 15 years ago today, featuring cover art by Eric Jones (pencils & inks) and Hi-Fi (colours): In my humble opinion, Catman is the most underrated Batman villain. I've not read the comics, but I LOVED that cartoon. Probably the last time I enjoyed Batman. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2024 20:16:38 GMT -5
In my humble opinion, Catman is the most underrated Batman villain. Could not agree more, Catman is a close second to me after the Riddler for favorite Batman villain. |
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Post by kirby101 on Oct 1, 2024 19:11:58 GMT -5
I wonder, had he lived, if R E Howard would have written comics like other pulp writers. He was only 30 when he took his life. Contemporaries like Gardner Fox an Edmond Hamilton wrote books starting in the 40s.
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Post by rberman on Oct 3, 2024 19:15:12 GMT -5
Doesn’t feel like this warrants a topic of its own so I’ll be brief here: it does feel like very few modern superhero movies have distinct music scores (and incidental music) that will stay with you for years. And that can apply to many films. I’d say the Pirates of the Caribbean film series is about the only one whose music appeals to me lately. that is correct. Melody is generally not the organizing principle of modern music, a trend that began over a hundred years ago and never stopped. It shows up in pop music as rap, in chamber music as atonality and minimalism and serialism, in soundtracks as ambient composition, etc. One counter-example in genre music is the soundtrack for recent TV sci fi The Orville, which has a full orchestral accompaniment in the spirit of John Williams and James Horner. Series creator Seth McFarlane is very much a classicist in this respect, among others. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 3, 2024 19:25:56 GMT -5
I heard something amazing in the Rob Liefeld podcast, it turns out Curt Swan was drawing Supreme #1 from Alan Moores script when he passed away. The pages were never recovered.
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 4, 2024 10:15:13 GMT -5
Starlord was a weekly UK comic which was published in 1978 prior to merging with 2000 AD. I don’t know much about it, but someone on Twitter has shared a picture of what I think looks and sounds like an interesting strip:  x.com/deanetts/status/1842219517155414035
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Post by Batflunkie on Oct 4, 2024 17:22:27 GMT -5
Starlord was a weekly UK comic which was published in 1978 prior to merging with 2000 AD. I don’t know much about it, but someone on Twitter has shared a picture of what I think looks and sounds like an interesting strip: x.com/deanetts/status/1842219517155414035 Really need to read more of the Ro-Busters/ABC Warriors. Always thought it was an interesting premise |
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 4, 2024 17:24:56 GMT -5
ABC Warriors is definitely one I can recommend! Dredd aside, this is my favourite 2000 AD strip: 
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 10, 2024 8:24:53 GMT -5
The first issue of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight went on sale 35 years ago today:     I can’t say those covers appealed to me, but the premise did. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 10, 2024 13:27:25 GMT -5
The first issue of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight went on sale 35 years ago today: I can’t say those covers appealed to me, but the premise did. Those were wraparound covers, placed over the actual cover image, if memory serves. Some other publishers, like Malibu, did variations where they had a color paper or cardstock outer sleeve with the first issue. Their Planet of the Apes first issue had one, as did, I believe, the first issue of the Protectors, featuring the public domain Centaur Comics heroes. These had variations in color for that outer sleeve. This is what was under those color variant covers.....  I took one look of that, said "Nice try;" and just randomly picked one of the colors. I watched guys get every color and just shook my head. X-Men #1 did worse, claiming new art with each of the linking covers, which were only pin-up page inserts, with the same contents for each. I just waited and bought the gatefold version, then thought the story sucked and didn't continue things beyond a couple of issues, when it didn't improve. It reinforced that I had been right to drop X-Men back when I did, after Paul Smith left the series. Team Titans #1 went further, with an origin story for a different character, in each variation, coupled with the same main story. In 2002, Kurt Busiek's Power Company was launched with 7 specials, devoted to the backstory of each character, who then were seen together in the first issue of the series. |
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