LITG: C2E2 Coverage, Part 1 by Mandy Stegall

I originally started writing this Saturday night, after my first day at the convention.  I got back from McCormick Place, got out my notes, booted up my laptop, and wrote a good five paragraphs.  And then, I fell asleep.

Now, I’ve taken a couple of days and digested everything I saw and heard and feel like I can give everyone a better picture of what went down in Chicago this past weekend.

First of all, I think C2E2 is shaping up to be a great show that will only continue to improve as years go by.  This year the show was held in the West Building as opposed to the Lakeside Center (where it was last year).  While Lakeside had that wonderful view of Lake Michigan, it apparently also gave off a hellacious glare once the afternoon rolled around that was distracting both to artists and the public in general.  The West Building allowed for everything to be more spread out though, making sure there was something for everyone and that it wasn’t cramped into one specific space.

I didn’t get to attend all of the DC panels, but I really enjoyed the ones I did get to see.  Paul Cornell shared in the DC Icons panel that thought bubbles have returned to Superman, but I’m going to actually save my opinion for another column, which will probably be up later this week.
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Special Anniversary Show Airs Wednesday Night

We were lucky to have a special 45 minute anniversary show that will be airing for your Thursday Night. Friend of the show and amazing writer Gail Simone put together a very cool show segment for us at C2E2. She came up with a very cool idea of interviewing us about comics, podcasting and much much more. She turned this into a very cool behind the scenes look at the podcast. She also brought in much of her own personal insight into comics and her own history with the medium. We are thrilled to share this with you.

Episode 248: C2E2 DC and Vertigo Panels,Brightest Day,Young Justice,Batman,and Power Girl

Episode 248: We continue our 5 Year Anniversary Celebration: We are recording direct from the C2E2 Convention! This episode, we look at Power Girl 22, Batman 708, Brightest Day 22, and Young Justice 2. We also discuss some of the news coming out of the panels at C2E2.

Remember our 5 year anniversary contest! Details are on the web site. Celebrate with us! Submissions can be sent to ragingbullets@gmail.com

Show Notes:

0:00 Show opening, http://www.heroinitiative.org, http://www.DCBService.com, http://www.Instocktrades.com,  our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), senseiofwhatnot@gmail.com, http://www.geturgeekonradio.com, http://www.comiccollectorlive.com , http://www.nycomiccon.com, http://www.c2e2.com show voicemail line 1-440-388-4434 or drnorge on Skype,and more.  

3:40 Brightest Day 22

26:36 Batman 708

45:10 Young Justice 2

1:01:10 Power Girl 22

1:27:20 Commentary on the Friday and Saturday DC and Vertigo Panels from C2E2

2:02:25 Show Closing (Hawkman song by friends of the show “Wednesday Heroes”) http://wednesdayheroes.com/wordpress/

We’ll be back next week with our next episode.  Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates.

Batman Arkham City

Arkham City Trailer

I loved the first Batman Arkham Asylum game. It felt like you were really Batman on a case. You not only got to use all of his cool gadgets but you had a chance to use the stealthy combat skills as well. You had the chance to develop a strategy for each situation.

This new trailer for Arkham City shows some very cool footage and how the sequel looks to improve upon the rest. Check it out and post your thoughts.

Sequart has some cool books listed: Planetary fans rejoice!

PRESS RELEASE:

Sequart Research & Literacy Organization’s Keeping the World Strange: A Planetary Guide is now available for order through comic shops (use Diamond order code MAR111401). The book is currently listed in the books section of March’s Previews catalog (page 347) and is set to hit stores in late May.

“Highly recommended.” – Ain’t It Cool News

Edited by Cody Walker, Keeping the World Strange offers essays that examine the highly-acclaimed WildStorm series from varied, thought-provoking viewpoints:

* We Contain Universes:  The Delicately Spinning Reality of the Snowflake, by Kevin Thurman
* Surfing through Planetary:  The Characters behind the Fiction, by Andy Richardson
* The Secret History of the WildStorm Universe, by Cody Walker
* When Third is Fourth:  The Mystery of the Fourth Man, by Chad Nevett
* Bleeding Between the Lines:  Planetary and Vertigo, by Timothy Callahan
* “The Hidden Wonders of the World”:  Planetary and Reconstructionism, by Julian Darius
* Archaeologists, Architects, and Acolytes:  Reading Futures Studies in Planetary, by Caleb Stokes
* The Monster Within:  Examining Monstrous Archetypes in Planetary, by Ross Payton
Planetary and Decompression, by Patrick Meaney
* The Ideal and the Strange:  Order Vs. Freedom in Planetary, by Peter Sanderson
* The Man Who Knows the Game, by A. David Lewis (viewing Planetary as a game that begins with Elijah Snow’s white suit)
* Apocrypha or Canon?  Fitting the Three Crossover One-Shots into Planetary, by Chad Nevett
* Appendix:  Sequencing Planetary, by Julian Darius (a suggested reading order for Planetary’s 31 stories)

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Episode 247 is here with lots of comic chat and more!

Episode 247: The Road to Our 5 Year Anniversary Begins: Flashpoint Friday Teasers from DC’s The Source, Green Lantern swag, Wonder Woman 608, Legion of Super Villains 1, Birds of Prey 10, Batman Inc 3, Outsiders 37, Titans 33, and Justice League Generation Lost 21 are all discussed on this episode before C2E2.

Remember our 5 year anniversary contest! Celebrate with us! Submissions can be sent to ragingbullets@gmail.com

Show Notes:

0:00 Show opening, http://www.heroinitiative.org, http://www.DCBService.com, http://www.Instocktrades.com,  our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), senseiofwhatnot@gmail.com, http://www.geturgeekonradio.com, http://www.comiccollectorlive.com , http://www.nycomiccon.com, http://www.c2e2.com show voicemail line 1-440-388-4434 or drnorge on Skype,and more.  

5:29 Myron Rumsey calls in to wish us a Happy 5 years and we discuss recent FlashPoint teasers, C2E2 Convention, current events in Green Lantern, swag from the Green Lantern film, and what we feel the relationship is between GL, Flash,Batman and Superman.

1:02:22 Wonder Woman 608 discussion and overall look at where this might be headed. We discuss if this is really happening in the DC, will it be all erased, and do we think it will have lasting ramifications. Also, the costume debate continues.

1:48:35 Legion of Super Villains 1, Birds of Prey 10, Batman Inc 3, Outsiders 37, Titans 33, and Justice League Generation Lost 21

Show Closing (Hawkman song by friends of the show “Wednesday Heroes”) http://wednesdayheroes.com/wordpress/

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LITG: Some Earths Are Still Unaccounted For by Mandy Stegall

Back in the day (translation: a couple years ago) I remember having a conversation with Sean and Jim where we asked how we’d like to see the universe depicted on Smallville continued once the show was over.  This post expresses my opinions at the time, saying I believed that Smallville should be considered a part of the DC Multiverse.

My opinion from over two years ago remains the same.  And with Smallville getting ready to gear up for its final run of episodes soon, the subject seems to be pertinent once again.  According to Superman Group Editor Matt Idelson, there is not a plan for an ongoing series.  However, what would be the harm in at least establishing it as part of the Multiverse, giving DC the option to revisit these versions of the characters from the show in the future?

The Batman Beyond cartoon ran for three seasons and now gets to call Earth-12 home.  Young Justice hadn’t even aired its first episode before it was designated as taking place on Earth-16.  Smallville has run for 10 seasons and is being treated like the bastard child of the DCU.
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