And now we have the Post-Flashpoint lineup of the rebooted Justice League, set five years ago at the dawn of DC’s superheroic age. So for the big seven, we have the usual suspects, like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, plus a few mainstays like Aquaman, Green Lantern and The Flash, and then we have the inexplicable inclusion of Cyborg. Fucking Cyborg. And then, we also have Deadman, Firestorm, The Atom, Doctor Light, Hawkman, Green Arrow, Mera, and a girl who can either be Black Canary or Power Girl.

Eh. Really unimpressed by this. Why Cyborg? Martian Manhunter’s always been a Justice League mainstay, why not the guy who’s been a vital part of the Justice League from the fucking beginning? Why a second-rate character like Cyborg? If they want to have racial representation, DC has Black Lightning, John Fucking Stewart (seriously get rid of Hal from JL), or Mister Terrific too. Now those are excellent characters, and I’d love to see Black Lightning back in JL again.

Let’s not even get started on how bad those costume changes are. I’m looking at you, Superman.

Meh. I’ll be in my angry dome if you need to talk to me.

Oh lookee. The Comicgasm monkeys have been all busy getting drunk and we’ve totally forgotten this little blog of ours. Oh well. Time to make the reviews then.

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2

I’ve mostly avoided the Ultimate Universe, but after Loeb did his best to destroy said universe, I thought, well, it can only get better after this. (continue reading…)

But James Robinson comes up with this page, taken from the preview of Justice League: Cry For Justice #2:

And I’m sold. Issue one was all melodramatic fluff with weird dialogue (come on, do people in real life really speak the way Robinson writes?), but this bit of humor redeemed it for me and I’m willing to give it another try.

And really, what the world needs right now is more comics chronicling Hal Jordan’s prowess. That’s a Flash Fact.