The Spirit, Doc, Bats And Twitter Too!
Geoff Johns and Jim Lee flexed their publicity muscles this Wednesday when they conducted an open twitter discussion on FIRST WAVE #1 by Brian Azzarello and Rags Morales.
In case you didn't hear the announcements from him, or him, or them, DC's new creative chief officer, along with its newest copublisher would be reading and replying in real time to the new release. Under the hashtag #DCReader, tweeters could share their thoughts as they flip through the pages and receive creative commentary from other readers, including Johns and Lee. The end result proved to be a mostly insightful forum that generally avoided all-too-common twitter trash, like a fast-moving Oprah's book club with an insane audience member rambling in the seats.
Highlights of the discussion follow, so you would do well to finish the issue before reading on.
Fans were keen to point out design details in the art, prompting some revealing commentary from series artist Morales.
glunders Anyone else catch what the tombstone reads on the cover? "Here lies the mortal remains of the once fi[ne?] career of JG Jones"
lazzyfair Anyone else think Mr Sunlight looks like Alan Moore?RagsMorales @lazzyfair
Yup...a mix between Alan and Rasputin...as per Brian Azzarello's wishes...
While Jim Lee gave his reading of the creative team's intentions
jimlee00 Nice job,Rags, of bringin in cartoony lookin side chars from Spirit in line w/ Doc Savage's world w/o losing their rubber-y look
jimlee00 I know Brian & its no error ChopChop is front ¢er on last panel. "You will believe a yellow man can be fly."
The consensus maintained that the Spirit was the breakout character of the story, in light of Bat-Man's much noted absence. Still others offered more light-hearted questions
Marc_Hammond: Anyone have a favorite moment for the issue?jimlee00 Dudes opening up truck to find Spirit on the ground!
GeoffJohns0 Finding Spirit sleeping comfortably in an open grave.
Overall the experience was a fun and enlightening, topped off by a teaser left by Assistant Editor Chris Conroy.
dyfl Thanks for reading, everyone! Some teasers for #2: Spirit vs. a fighter jet. Colossi vs. his mom. And Doc vs the Blackhawks. RAWK.
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Posted to Comics, The Higher Bookshelf Book Club on 4 March 2010
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That preview that got tucked into at least one comic last year really, to be honest, turned me off when I flipped through it to see the Bat-Man holding a gun. Am I too quick to judge? If it's good I want in on that action because I heart some Spirit.