FlashCast 23 – The Legend Continues
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Hello, and welcome to FlashCast episode twenty-three – this episode is brought to you by Juju Klick, check out her fabulous photography at jujuklick.com.
Prepare yourself for DC Ultimate, editing, heist films, F-bombs, time management and Once in a Blue Moon.
- Fresh Fish, with Threedayfish/@Mc_Laughing
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Mailbag:
- Barry of bmj2k.com
- RetroJim of relicradio.com and Retro Jim’s
- A beautiful Viennese legend, The Danube Maiden, from Ingrid/Ella of dancingella.blogspot.com
- Ingrid also includes this image of the Danube Maiden:
- Gigantor!
- Joe in Colorado/@jmctee
Many thanks, as always, Retro Jim, of RelicRadio.com for hosting FlashPulp.com and the wiki!
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OK, this one jumps to the top of the list to listen. Had I known DC was on tap I’d have called in and ranted and raved. It is the end of my days of comic collecting.
Please feel free to email/call-in on the topic for next week’s show!
I said this elsewhere but it pretty much sums up how I feel:
The DC relaunch has me torn. From a business point of view it all makes perfect sense but the fan in me sees this as the perfect place to stop collecting. A problem with the whole plan is that Warners has (so far) not shown any consistency in how they deal with comic movies. For example, they are already talking about a Batman reboot even as they prep the next film! The next Superman film is expected to be, if not a reboot, a new tone for the franchise with yet another actor. And will it tie in with Smallville? Who knows. If they want synergy and consistency between movie and comics platforms, as well as TV, they need an overall vision. I think Dan Didio and Geoff Johns have done an amazing job making the DCU cohesive and the planning they have used is exceptional- the long term plans for GL are a great example. But if the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing, DC will be stuck with another big relaunch necessary a few years down the line, or every few years.
I’ll also add, having seen most of the new costume designs, DC has already set themselves up for a relaunch. The costumes are much too of the moment and much too alike- a prevalence of high collars and overly techy-looking boots. Superman should never be redesigned, he is timeless. Icons don’t change for the times. Supes with long hair failed, Supes with the electric costume failed, all Supes redesigns ultimately fail because Warners merchandises the hell out of the classic look. It is never going to leave the public’s consciousnes.
And in regard to being too much of the times, remember in the 90’s when they brought back Superboy with a leather jacket, fade haircut, and ear ring? It didn’t last long and DC laughs about it now.
BTW just saying, I love the term FLASHERS, it’s so fun.
Also, I hate forums, I have one for my show but other then post that a new show is up I don’t really participate. Also, it is on one of the few forums I have every participated on so I didn’t have to go too far. I hate having to check another thing, so while it may sound very 90’s of me, I am all game for email lists. Also, facebook groups (there is so much more to do there then a FB page) and I know some people might have issue sharing their name (me being one, but I have a FB set up for my online name) I don’t see that stopping people from participating in other FB groups for podcasts.