Who'd Like A Cocktail? #128

Deadshot espouses his own particular outlook

All Change For Power Girl (70's Redux)

Wow, was it over a year ago I used the post title All Change For Power Girl to wonder who was taking over from Palmiotti/Gray and Conner? Anyhow, that's got nothing to do with this post.

A couple of days ago I ran through some of the late 70's comics I own including this one:

I've read that story plenty of times but it was only when putting together that post that I noticed something.

"Part Of Some Larger Purpose"

Justice League: Generation Lost finished up last week with a relatively satisfying end, at least from the point of view of a new Justice League International book being confirmed. Sure it would have been nice to have Max Lord brought to justice but the new team's going to need a bad guy to fight and he's the perfect candidate.

But one thing's still niggling at me and long time readers will probably be able to guess what it is while they stifle a groan: Ice's ret-conned origin. In #12 of Gen Lost, Winick revealed that Ice's whole background was a lie she had created to replace the supressed memory of her accidentally killing her father which I talked about at length here. And here.

In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Winick stated:

"As much as folks think we're doing it for shock value, nothing we did in the story was for shock value. In my opinion, everything that's done builds upon other things. The Creature Commandos don't show up just because I think they're cool, they show up because they are part of some larger purpose."

See that? Everything that was done in the series was done to "builds upon other things" which of course includes Ice's ret-conned origin. This leads me to ask what was the purpose for the ret-con? What built upon it or what did it build upon?

I probably have too much time on my hands, but I'd like to try and find out.

Happy Star Wars Day!

Retroactive - The 70's Part 3

As DC Comics are celebrating the creators that made an impact in the 70's, 80's and 90's, I thought I'd wander through the same decades and pull out my favourite comic of each year.

Any excuse to look at old comics, eh? 

Monday Memes #18

In the midst of comics, we are in death it seems.

Two big events, two deaths, two funerals. Sometimes comics aren't as much fun as I'd like them to be.

Hell, even the funny comics couldn't stay away at times.

No flowers, please.

Who'd Like A Cocktail? #127

Power Girl describes Zatanna's magic household goods