tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61127586285078804792024-03-05T17:30:25.156-05:00Newtronika"As sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives..." Socrates, as portrayed in Bill and Ted's Excellent AdventureAaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-65158482888104950732013-03-05T18:02:00.001-05:002013-03-05T18:02:56.486-05:00Reflections of an Aging Otaku<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>I first started watching anime, fully aware of what Japanese animation <br />actually was, sometime in early 1993, approximately twenty years ago. <br />As a child I was enamored with Battle of the Planets, completely <br />unaware of its national origin, or the tweaks which were made from the <br />original Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. I was aware of other shows, like <br />Robotech, and Speed Racer, and I have a vague recollection <br />Thunderbirds 2086, but Battle of the Planets was, for years, the <br />ultimate action cartoon in my mind. I loved Transformers and GI Joe, <br />but Battle of the Planets trumped them both. As a teenager I was an <br />avid comic reader and stumbled upon listings for anime VHS tapes in <br />the back of Previews, though it was well out of my ability to purchase <br />at the time. Similarity of styles to Battle of the Planets, however, <br />made everything click in to place. I finally knew why Battle of the <br />Planets felt so different from everything else on television. And I <br />wanted more.</p> <p><a name='more'></a><br />From there, though, my introduction to anime was fairly slow. We were <br />nowhere close to the halcyon days of thirteen episode boxed sets for <br />$50 MSRP. Anime tapes were as much as $40 for a single thirty minute <br />episode. My entire exposure to unadulterated Japanese Animation was <br />through those product listings as well as magazines like Animerica and <br />Protoculture Addicts. Close to the end of my Junior year of high <br />school, one of my classmates, an ESL (English as a second language) <br />student originally from Taiwan, discovered that I and several friends <br />were interested in anime, and brought us a dubbed-from-laser-disc copy <br />of Venus Wars, subtitled. That afternoon we went to my friend's <br />apartment after school and devoured the film. My friends enjoyed it, <br />but not as much as I did. For me, it was a true beginning. <p /> Ever since I've been an enormous fan though I've never been <br />particularly active in fandom. After beginning college in late 1994, <br />I quickly sought out online fan groups beginning with USENET, and <br />participated in discussion, but I've never even attended a single <br />dedicated anime convention. I've never written for an anime <br />publication, print or online. I've never participated in a podcast. <br />But these were my Salad Days and small though it was, at the time, <br />USENET was a world that I never imagined existed. I held my breath, <br />closed my eyes, and performed a cannonball right into the middle of a <br />growing but already well established community full of knowledgeable <br />people. Inevitably the combination of youth and enthusiasm ran <br />slightly amok. Looking back at my time on USENET Some things were <br />said in a less than elegant manner, some things were said that were <br />better left alone, and some seem to have emerged from a person who is <br />now altogether foreign to me. Lucky for my generation and onward, our <br />youthful indiscretions are forever preserved in a digital amber from <br />which we can never escape. What's left for it? To embrace it and <br />examine it, hopefully learning a little about ourselves along the way. <p /> I'll begin shortly with a post that I made to rec.arts.anime on <br />October 5, 1994. It's a doozy and likely my most embarrassing moment <br />online. Join me as I remove the rose-colored glasses and begin <br />Reflections of an Aging Otaku.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/reflections-of-an-aging-otaku">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-54565153142782294922012-04-25T19:54:00.001-04:002012-04-25T19:54:52.840-04:00Untitled<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/J3J8vqOAe2/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/pCugcDFAphvkdDutyhBnsxaertEcddBnkrFiugtviEyAvJciHukifHCCFwhz/media_httpdistilleryi_bBmwk.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_bbmwk" height="500" 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Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-76121930858157516462012-01-10T16:08:00.001-05:002012-01-10T16:08:56.681-05:00Untitled<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/gDQDz/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/mkDExjkzotAmgCJClJzFesqGdCuFwgBbAkoBzcgeqiJEvbGdcxawrIjJBzld/media_httpdistilleryi_ymure.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_ymure" height="500" src="http://getfile9.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/mkDExjkzotAmgCJClJzFesqGdCuFwgBbAkoBzcgeqiJEvbGdcxawrIjJBzld/media_httpdistilleryi_ymure.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/93323017">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-13069900993753359092012-01-09T15:49:00.001-05:002012-01-09T15:49:47.758-05:00Untitled<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/fzU1j/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/aflzCqBhubkGGaDghwocwpprtuzmmguwyEEzjvgpgEnrwpdpuAmHmkIBepAt/media_httpdistilleryi_xcnlu.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_xcnlu" height="500" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/aflzCqBhubkGGaDghwocwpprtuzmmguwyEEzjvgpgEnrwpdpuAmHmkIBepAt/media_httpdistilleryi_xcnlu.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/93062066">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-6691200885175833562012-01-06T13:33:00.001-05:002012-01-06T13:33:42.749-05:00Allergen vials<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/e52x_/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/DkkyIGeqslgxeAHGHdfeohlFqxzzJkriAtvEjhkcECbtFsHyucqmyHBcxdAF/media_httpdistilleryi_qlGCv.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_qlgcv" height="500" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/DkkyIGeqslgxeAHGHdfeohlFqxzzJkriAtvEjhkcECbtFsHyucqmyHBcxdAF/media_httpdistilleryi_qlGCv.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/allergen-vials">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-40820217937659697772012-01-06T08:34:00.001-05:002012-01-06T08:34:16.542-05:00Gokaiger x Space Sheriff Gavan?!?<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>I admit I haven't been paying as close attention I could, so while this has been apparently known for a while, it's taken me by considerable surprise. It may have blown by me completely were it not for the opening of <a href="http://www.tokunation.com" title="Toku Nation">Toku Nation</a>, the new website in the 2005 network (TFW2005, HissTank, etc). </p> <p>Gavan was the first in the Metal Hero series produced by Toei and run from 1982 to 1983. The series has basically been in retirement since Tetsuwan Tantei Robotak finished in 1998. Needless to say, I considered the Metal Hero series to be dead, never to return again. And a crosover of the current sentai series with a 30 year old toku show featuring the original actor who played gavan in 1982? Unthinkable. </p> <p>But amazing. Good time to be a tokusatsu fan. </p> <p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/M0Mtwmakj5s?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="417" width="500"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/gokaiger-x-space-sheriff-gavan">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-33774071368053131672011-12-22T09:02:00.001-05:002011-12-22T09:02:46.474-05:00Nom nom nom.<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/asEdI/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/fDswIqfbtCEspCfihlwdaojrzHDhshaijCHIjzfvpEJscuohohkaaiJhCdJj/media_httpdistilleryi_DBunj.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_dbunj" height="500" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/fDswIqfbtCEspCfihlwdaojrzHDhshaijCHIjzfvpEJscuohohkaaiJhCdJj/media_httpdistilleryi_DBunj.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/nom-nom-nom">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-38774027272505105332011-11-11T06:40:00.001-05:002011-11-11T06:40:24.259-05:00PSP/Vita Passport Program Announced<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-11-11/GoprsckEryamJliCwCjHsAreBCudyFwsgawBalhGzogbeybFgubctBDBCBlr/passport.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Passport" height="279" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-11-11/GoprsckEryamJliCwCjHsAreBCudyFwsgawBalhGzogbeybFgubctBDBCBlr/passport.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>Use your UMDs to get downloadable versions on your Vita? I have to say I'm impressed, I guess they learned a valuable lesson from the PSP Go.</p> <p><a name='more'></a>The news this morning comes our way via <a href="http://andriasang.com/comyxo/">andriasang</a>. The important notes are that the pubisher, of course, has to be on board, and there is still a fee, though it will be discounted from the game's full price. Prices announced so far range from 500Y to 1500Y. </p> <p>No annoucements so far on a North American version of the program, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. While I don't have a ton of PSP games, there are a number that I'd like to revisit occassionally without pulling out the PSP once the Vita is released. I was only planning on purchasing the smallest of the memory cards, but this will likely sell me a larger version. </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/pspvita-passport-program-announced">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-55052498036117153482011-11-06T20:22:00.001-05:002011-11-06T20:22:38.580-05:005-5-5... Engage. (gearing up for a rewatch, it's been 8 years!)<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/TFUq_/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/aEbFIciuzmIgmjciDzsHBpCqDfIFJJzqIutBiiktmrpetJrhaktzGDhivhDC/media_httpdistilleryi_uqFDe.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_uqfde" height="500" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/aEbFIciuzmIgmjciDzsHBpCqDfIFJJzqIutBiiktmrpetJrhaktzGDhivhDC/media_httpdistilleryi_uqFDe.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/5-5-5-engage-gearing-up-for-a-rewatch-its-bee">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-91808101348806779972011-11-05T22:22:00.001-04:002011-11-05T22:22:30.391-04:00Shattered Glass Pajamas?!! (not really)<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/S7TzZ/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/rzfajFjbfpnDDkjhwsCJIdwtFBAbCBrrjImCtqeGakiDonIDyzExrFhIzshi/media_httpdistilleryi_fvEtI.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_fveti" height="500" src="http://getfile8.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/rzfajFjbfpnDDkjhwsCJIdwtFBAbCBrrjImCtqeGakiDonIDyzExrFhIzshi/media_httpdistilleryi_fvEtI.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/shattered-glass-pajamas-not-really">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-37697370314954970872011-11-02T12:38:00.001-04:002011-11-02T12:38:37.887-04:00Breakfast with Grandma Marion<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/SdqYb/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="" src="http://distilleryimage11.instagram.com/0da47890057111e19896123138142014_7.jpg" /> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/breakfast-with-grandma-marion">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-71375582307598190532011-10-31T10:24:00.001-04:002011-10-31T10:24:38.116-04:00This is Halloween! This is Halloween!<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/SMt4d/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/mnAijbnjmuingwJEfxitGiiimnAcybDxjayxcmFbeAxipHCfgyDezEucvHdF/media_httpdistilleryi_FzfHn.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpdistilleryi_fzfhn" height="500" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/mnAijbnjmuingwJEfxitGiiimnAcybDxjayxcmFbeAxipHCfgyDezEucvHdF/media_httpdistilleryi_FzfHn.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/this-is-halloween-this-is-halloween">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-75572622754100704802011-10-24T11:01:00.001-04:002011-10-24T11:01:13.586-04:00Disney October 2011 Photo Dump<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-24/iHHADJjgqpbtaxvxvruApAwriGslIDmcHoAqdvwvbEoxqjyeAhkfhBkyHnqp/IMG_0523.JPG"><img alt="Img_0523" height="375.0" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-24/iHHADJjgqpbtaxvxvruApAwriGslIDmcHoAqdvwvbEoxqjyeAhkfhBkyHnqp/IMG_0523.JPG" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-24/trmlEmtwdGCdqyhGmCFHopnfvHexrkcayFxBzxCwsFdjqIpEnvIpeuBAdnqb/IMG_0525.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0525" height="375" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-24/trmlEmtwdGCdqyhGmCFHopnfvHexrkcayFxBzxCwsFdjqIpEnvIpeuBAdnqb/IMG_0525.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-24/pytEyoCszsADthdxxacxqdxnfcxJlbDFiqhdmGGCiJiCGtrcpewwdulFbxot/IMG_0527.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_0527" height="375" 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href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/morning-on-the-balcony">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-87049043252152781622011-10-17T16:09:00.001-04:002011-10-17T16:09:43.792-04:00Where in Disney World am I?<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/QgwM8/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/pnjDhgobcGbbyGGAbbwHcntuvxpsAAHEnJAacefnIvpJpvzholwuIbxprqcb/media_httpimagesinsta_ymkoH.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpimagesinsta_ymkoh" height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/newtronika/pnjDhgobcGbbyGGAbbwHcntuvxpsAAHEnJAacefnIvpJpvzholwuIbxprqcb/media_httpimagesinsta_ymkoH.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/where-in-disney-world-am-i">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112758628507880479.post-1809628481504282122011-10-12T20:48:00.001-04:002011-10-12T20:48:18.426-04:00Short thoughts on a few new DC 52<div class='posterous_autopost'><div><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Dc_new52_logo" height="184" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-12/qkzddckdFqEiBenrmEAzadpnfxmGHlCECjwczHglAlvgIHkjIpEsgnzClzAG/DC_New52_logo.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /> </div> </div> <p /> <div>I haven't read as many of DC's New 52 as I'd like. At the current price of comics, it becomes almost impossible. But what I have read, I've (mostly) loved. Here are some mostly random, unstructured thoughts on a few of the books on my pull list. </div> <div><a name='more'></a><p />To recap - the DC Universe has been rebooted (mostly). All issues started over at number 1. The idea is to provide as clean and fresh a beginning as possible to be accessible to new readers, without alienating the older readers. Lapsed comics reader? Been interested from afar but too scared of the C word (continuity)? There's never been a better time to try DC comics. </div> <p /> <div><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Jl-ac-bm" height="250" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-12/EAyGaCljEdCouscHpsnqHqarvcjBjtqFnFudaeegkodlCcirEguxlEdtosCl/JL-Ac-Bm.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="495" /> </div> </div> <div>Justice League #1 - Surprisingly one of the few that didn't work particularly well for me. Not that it was bad, far from, but I expected a Justice League book, not part 1 of 6 on how the Justice League first got together, featuring Batman and Green Lantern. I think they could have done more in the space alloted. A big pitch behind the relaunch/redux/not-a-reboot/rejiggering was that books, even those part of a larger story, would be more complete single issues. JL #1 really didn't feel like that: structure wise it felt like the same 'writing for the trade' pattern that's been abused for years now. Sorry, Geoff Johns, I still love your work, this one just fell short for me. </div> <p /> <div>Action #1 - Superman when he first comes to Metropolis! I was a little worried about some of the things I'd heard about the young Superman portrayed in the book. But it was a fun issue - this is the kind of Grant Morrison story that I love. Issue #2 was also fantastic, though I was disappointed Rags already needed a break giving us a fillin from the always brilliant Brent Anderson. </div> <div>Superman #1 - I was a little saddened by the destruction of the old Daily Planet building, but it provided a metatextual touchstone that resonates. This story said it all about Superman in the DCnU; you know this Superman, but everything is new, modern, and relevant. </div> <p /> <div>Batman #1 - I really think this was the single best Batman issue I've read in a long time. It's my firsteposure to Scott Snyder, but the strength of this issue has me interested in picking up his recent Detective run. </div> <p /> <div><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Bg-fs-gl" height="253" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-12/bbpsEjpdFABjcmgsICywAHGFHwHHqIrmEwmlduyiIiGlmiacmfIaGGvqxCwh/BG-FS-GL.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="499" /> </div> </div> <div>Batgirl #1 - My biggest concern here was that, even with Gail Simone writing, we'd get a Barbara that didn't feel like Barbara Gordon anymore. I worried she'd just be entirely someone new. But I should have trusted in Simone, because this basically the Barbara she's been writing so well for so many years, just maybe without all the baggage. This should be well liked by old fans of Barbara's time as Oracle in the old universe, and still be easily readable by new ans as well. </div> <p /> <div>Firestorm #1 - Firestorm probably represents the biggest change to DC continuity of any of the books I've read so far. This truly is a reboot and issue number one gives us the new origin. Ronnie and Jason are both in High School together, neither have been Firestorm before, and the dangling plotline from Brightest Day is nowhere to be seen, making a good third of that series a bit of a waste, since the Firestorm thread was little more than setup for something to come later. Well, it's later, and everything is changed. It's also not clear if this is all in the past a la Justice League and Action. Regardless, it's a beautiful book, competently written, and I look forward to reading more. </div> <p /> <div>Green Lantern #1 - Picks up where it left off from War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath, and as such may be a little confusing to new readers. But it's good, and anyone interested shouldn't stop here. Sinestro is a GL again, apparently against his will, and Hal is still ousted from the Corps. Nothing bad to say about it, but it does feel a little jarring that so much has changed around the DCnU, much is the same here. </div> <p /> <div><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Glng-rl-aqm" height="254" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-12/BbrkIqAvaHBgxBgGlHJmvgFiwwtnmprrHyhnwyAbheICeHbFrIqvEudkloyE/GLNG-RL-AQM.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="498" /> </div> </div> <p /> <div>Green Lantern: New Guardians #1 - Likely the most disappointing story of all. It leads with a too-long recap of how Kyle Rayner became a GL, followed by a fairly short story about members of the various power ring corps begin decommissioned and their ring inexplicably being drawn to Kyle. And that's it. This issue was all beginning, with too much space devoted to prologue. </div> <p /> <div>Red Lanterns #1 #2 - I've generally loved Peter Milligan's work over the years. But I get the feeling he's still searching for what to do with this book, even after the second issue. I hope he finds it,and I hope it's got that trademark Milligan weirdness in it, because I think the Red Lanterns are ripe for that sort of treatment. </div> <p /> <div>Aquaman #1 - A lot has been made about Johns' going on about what a joke Aquaman is, but these people have it all wrong. Johns isn't making the jokes, he's confronting the jokes head-on. He's been the butt of jokes for years in the larger media world, and it's obvious Johns is tired of it. He's out to show the world why Aquaman is a great character, and I think he's off to a fantastic beginning. Also Ivan Reis continues to prove why he's a superstar.</div> <p /> <div><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Am-tt" height="249" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-12/sFAoeAeEAhcFBaBdiqupziEcowHrzzeIGEfdvEnrrtbxytmltqJppgCduGIH/AM-TT.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="499" /> </div> </div> <p /> <div>Animal Man #1, #2 - I swear it's like I'm reading the Animal Man from the 90's again... and this time I mean that in the best way possible. Travel Forman's art is going to prove difficult for some readers but it provides that eerie unsettled feeling that Lemire's story demands. I like where this is going. Could well rival Morrison and Milligan's runs. </div> <p /> <div>Teen Titans #1 - We pretty much got what I expected to get. Which means soon, for the first time in about twenty years, I will not be reading Teen Titans. Tim Drake seems like mostly the same kid, with a bit of a twist, Cassie, Bart and Connor (barely featured) are entirely different. I feel like the characters have been ruined all over again, and right after we got them mostly fixed again at the end of Final Crisis. </div> <p><br />So yeah, that's it. For now. There are some other titles I'm interested in if a few of my current books don't make the cut. <p /></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://newtronika.posterous.com/short-thoughts-on-a-few-new-dc-52">Newtronika</a> </p> </div>Aaron Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476243913463841913noreply@blogger.com0