tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post3708938989533785895..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: Comin' In On a Wing and a Prayer: Batman & Captain AmericaDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-23840347517904629862016-08-22T20:00:17.688-05:002016-08-22T20:00:17.688-05:00Hiya,
Have the book and find myself pretty much i...Hiya,<br /><br />Have the book and find myself pretty much in agreement with the points you raised.<br /><br />As for the Joker turning against the Red Skull, once he realized he was dealing with the real Red Skull, that was one of my favorite parts of the story. I had always seen it as the bad man reaching the line that he will not cross, this far and no farther. And at the story's climax it was due to the Joker's actions that the Skull was ultimately thwarted.<br /><br />I liked that bit.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me.<br /><br />pfgaviganpfgaviganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446007678336988354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-26761458988842665042016-08-22T12:08:44.632-05:002016-08-22T12:08:44.632-05:00Thanks for highlighting this book for us today, Do...Thanks for highlighting this book for us today, Doug. Great review. I've never read it, nor any of the 90's crossovers. That tpb you mentioned is now at the top of my "must find" list.Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-43987135228200054222016-08-22T11:45:48.823-05:002016-08-22T11:45:48.823-05:00I never knew much about this, except that the Joke...I never knew much about this, except that the Joker balking at the Red Skull's Nazism is a oft-shared panel/page on the internet. Now I am curious and may seek out a copy .. even though in recent years Byrne's comments and attitude on various comic book and social issues have soured my feelings towards him, he still has done a lot of my favorite comics work (including his run on FF).<br /><br />Hey look I commented twice in two days! :)Dr. Oyolahttp://themiddlespaces.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-73357343041503410332016-08-22T11:43:16.840-05:002016-08-22T11:43:16.840-05:00I have this one, and now I think I'll dig it o...I have this one, and now I think I'll dig it out and read it again.<br /><br />I have a poster inspired by this book on the wall in my office. (I'm looking at it right now). It's by John Byrne (natch) and it features Batman and Cap front and center with a cityscape in the background and an atomic explosion going off with semi-transparent images of the Joker and Red Skull's heads floating ghost-like in the mushroom cloud fallout. It's a cool poster that looks a lot like the cover of the book.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988016825582035390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-9085119337509347312016-08-22T10:39:05.792-05:002016-08-22T10:39:05.792-05:00Let it never be said that the BAB does not provide...Let it never be said that the BAB does not provide a public service to middle-aged comics fans everywhere!<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-13137473669031188592016-08-22T10:14:07.573-05:002016-08-22T10:14:07.573-05:00I'm a big John Byrne fan and particularly like...I'm a big John Byrne fan and particularly like his Captain America. I think he finds just the right notes with Cap... Steadfast, sacrificing, caring and strong willed. But I have to say I honestly did not know this existed. It fell in a gap of my collecting. I will have to look for it. The art looks fantastic. Martinex1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15772734018573677099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-19876826816203491132016-08-22T07:29:13.938-05:002016-08-22T07:29:13.938-05:00Edo --
Thank you. Your comments made my day, and ...Edo --<br /><br />Thank you. Your comments made my day, and it's only 7:30 am! <br /><br />I can relate to the busy-ness. The speed of life does not relent, does it? And yes -- comics are a wonderful respite. I'm so glad we have these four-color gems to take us away at times.<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-50316651866631640782016-08-22T06:58:16.918-05:002016-08-22T06:58:16.918-05:00For the longest time, if anyone asked me I would h...For the longest time, if anyone asked me I would have said my very favorite Marvel/DC crossover was X-men & New Teen Titans - but then I got a hold of this one, and it became my hands-down all-time favorite crossover ever. Like you noted in your review, Doug, it's simply pitch perfect: Byrne gets all of the "voices" right, and his art is simply a gorgeous celebration of these two characters in their Golden Age settings.<br />And since you noted the homage to Sprang's art, I also liked the little hat-tips the original writes/artists that Byrne inserted into in the art: you can see the names Sprang, Moldoff, Robinson, Simon and Finger on storefront or factory signs throughout the book (oddly enough, Kirby was the only name I didn't notice anywhere - although that giant Nazi war-wheel is nothing if not an homage to Kirby's gigantic, over-the-top machinery and gadgets).<br /><br />My only criticism would echo a point you made, about "Fat Boy." It didn't ruin the story for me, either, but it still bothered me, mostly because when the bomb was detonated as part of the story it almost seemed to make light of the atom bombs and their actual use at the end of WWII.<br /><br />Anyway, Doug, thanks for the great review of a great book - and thanks also for giving me an excuse to pull out my copy and re-read it about a week ago. I've been swamped with work all summer, with hardly any time at all for leisurely reading, but I made the time one evening before going to bed - and it was like a soothing massage for my burned-out brain...Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.com