Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus
"Oh, wow! I had no idea -- with the Legion currently in their 5YL period, it would either have to be in issue 7 (a flashback to their origin), an issue of Secret Origins (which I think had ceased publication a few years before), or an older take that…"
1 hour ago
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus
"I've read the first few parts of "Time and Time Again" now, and it's a blast. A Linear Man (although we haven't been introduced to the organization yet, so for all we know he's THE Linear Man) comes back to the 20th century to return Booster Gold to…"
2 hours ago
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion Hey, Kids! Comics! -- a thread to discuss the Chaykin comic
"Neat!And yeah, try as we might to pin characters down to just one inspirtation, they often take details from a lot of people to make a composit character. And then we see who we see."
2 hours ago
Jay A replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion Hey, Kids! Comics! -- a thread to discuss the Chaykin comic
"I think I might know who Elliot Sapperstein is supposed to be based on, he's likely Alan Kupperberg
The 1972 photo of Kupperberg in here is not too far off from Sapperstein:https://www.nerdteam30.com/creator-conversations-retro/an-interview... did…"
7 hours ago
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion DC Finest - Superman Family
""Why does anybody need to have Aquaman's powers while he's away?" is a compelling question... but I'm wondering why anyone in outer space needs Aquaman's help?Of course, the answer to both questions is: to give Jimmy Olsen something new to do."
22 hours ago
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for week of May 19, 2025
"I'll stand up for the newly reprinted run of issues of Dr Fate. I liked em -- even though I recognize the Eric/Linda relationship is a bit yikes. But to my mind, it's the best amalgamation of JM Dematteis's silliness with his more spiritual…"
Wednesday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for week of May 12, 2025
"Neat!"
Wednesday
Peter Wrexham replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"I'm pretty sure that the Teen Titans and the Legion were handled differently.
The chronological order for Teen Titans was as you say.  There were twelve issues of Tales published in parallel with the Baxter books, but taking place before them. …"
Wednesday
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"When first published, DC (and maybe even Marv Wolfman's) chronology was all the Tales issues happened before the first Baxter issue on Titans. Not sure if that still works for the Tales versus Baxter issues of the Legion of Super-heroes, but that's…"
Tuesday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Poor guy. I didn't watch a lot of Friends, but I always liked him."
Tuesday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Oh, jeez, I had no idea. I'm going to have to reread Flash 276 imagining Elon Musk in the starring role. "
Tuesday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"Oh, you mean publish all of the Tales stories before any of the "Baxter" stories? Yes, I think they should do that (because that's the way they "happened")."
Tuesday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Man, whatever happened to angel dust? You never hear about it anymore. (I guess the street name changed, or it fell out of fashion.)"
Tuesday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"Oh, these don't tend to go in super-strict chrono order -- just a rough chronology that still alows them to keep multi-part stories together. So the Batman comics that made up "Batman: Year One" was presented one issue after another in the first…"
Tuesday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"I think, since both sets of stories will be in the same volume, the comics chronology is the better choice...
I definitely agree. You wouldn't want that first five-part "offset" story to have random chapters out of order would you?
I've…"
Tuesday
Captain Comics replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"George Perez really went to town on Jericho's outfit, which didn't really look like a superhero outfit. It gave a Ren Faire troubadour vibe. "
Tuesday
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