All posts by HallikTruce1111

Whoa!

(I've been away for too long!)

I was reading from the Rebirth era --- maybe back in '17. I loved Otto Schmidt's art during that run.

Man, that is some gruesome stuff.

He's got less of that gruff, grimdark tone.

I like the snarky banter between Oliver and Dinah, as well as that with his protégés and partners.

He makes quips, he smiles, and he laughs freely.

The best possible name for the reimagined Ivy.

BTAS brought the best of everything in my opinion.

I like the idea of mining decades worth of rich back stories. (A lot of today's mod music is doing the same. There is an invaluable trove of source material.)

It's not simply a grass-roots effort by DC to return to the old days. It's a way of razing the congested contemporary storytelling down to its bedrock foundation.

What is revealed is the bold emblem of what DC has always been about. Let's return to more grounded, relatable stories. DCU must to stop building out off the crumbling ruins of all this "hyper-cosmic" trash.

That was my thought exactly. On point, my friend.

I love this modern design. I will always hold Neal Adams' design in the highest regard. But an urban "Robin Hood" Is a major disconnect with this 21st century. Think : Which one of the designs appear more "grounded" and which ones appear to be "retro cosplay"?

Gotta say it : in the modern era, no one has rendered the Green Arrow Family designs better than Otto Schmidt. 'Thowtadowt!

The theme of whether AI is sentient or not is incredibly thin in my opinion. It's not relatable in any way. Therefore it has no bearing on real issues. That's why the episode "A Better World" -- with the conflicting ideologies of 2 Bruce Waynes --- was far more compelling to me.

It's argued that Batman is a fascist. Yet in this episode where a parallel Justice League becomes a fascist council of Justice Lords, Bruce of Earth One reveals that the abolishing of human rights --- even those of criminals --- would never be in accord with the Vow he made to his parents.

That conflict is the better of the two in my point of view.