RITA'S CXLV: Lenny Bruce is Gone But his Spirit’s Livin’ On and On

[bipolar danger girl]

We only had immediate family at our wedding, so there are a whole bunch of people who we wanted to let know it happened...

Let know what happened? If only I had a announcement to tell me!

[bipolar danger girl]

Also, writerboy, after looking at your pictures, I am pretty sure you are greatness. Pure greatness.

I think I missed a bunch of photos, but my husband needs me to get off the computer now and pay attention to my family. Later, fuckers.

[Merey]

I broke him.

We were mountain biking (before our bikes got stolen - grr) and he hit the brakes too hard going downhill.

Yikes! The lower wound looks like a bullet hole wound. Did he get impaled by a stick or something?

I said person, not automaton.

Yes, but you're waaaaaay less boring.

See, lively and not too boring...and yes, we're cheesy and bought the ride photo:

I think Thespy is the only one of us that doesn't wear glasses.

Man, that pic is old.

I *mostly* don't wear glasses, but I'm typing that as I'm wearing my new glasses. I have decent sight but my eyes get easily strained from too much interneting and document reading, so I was given a prescription to help with the eye strain.

[Loren]

That's an... odd thing to do, unless Dini thought

a) "Screw you, DC! Burnt earth!"

b) "I'll leave the new guy something cool to play with!"

I get the feeling that it wasn't Dini's intention to leave the book with an unfinished story. Rather, it seems more like he couldn't keep up with a monthly schedule (it appears that after the first 6 issues, he only penned 5 of the last 10 issues; there were also a lot of fill-ins during his Detective run), and then DC rebooted their universe and cancelled the series.

What's even odder is that the solicitations for #14-15 *did* promise Dini stories that would've picked up on these loose threads:

ZATANNA #14
Written by PAUL DINI
Art by JAMAL IGLE and JON SIBAL
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
Zatanna’s struggle against Brother Night forces the Maid of Magic to reach into the darkest places for a mystic edge in battle. But now that she’s fighting as dirty as Night, will Zatanna’s own soul be lost in the process?
On sale JUNE 22

ZATANNA #15
Written by PAUL DINI
Art by JAMAL IGLE and JON SIBAL
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
The long-simmering rivalry between Zatanna and The Spectre ignites in this issue! In an infernal courtroom beneath Alcatraz Prison, the Maid of Magic is on trial for her life, with the vengeful Spectre determined to find her just as guilty as the mystic criminals she fights. Will even Zatanna’s powers be enough to save her from God’s wrath?
On sale JULY 20

But when they were published, those issues were by Adam Beechen and Derek Fridolfs, respectively (though Igle still drew both of them). Again, if I'd been ordering the series and then had the issues not match the solicits, and then to have the series cancelled, I would've been peeved.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I picked up a handful of issues of Paul Dini's Zatanna series out of a 50-cent box, and read them this morning.

Not bad, but it appears that Dini's last issue was #13, which ended with a cliffhanger revelation and also set up a future battle with the Spectre. Then #14-16 were all fill-ins by other writers.

And then the series ended for the New 52.

I'm kinda glad I wasn't buying this on a monthly basis.

I get the feeling that it wasn't Dini's intention to leave the book with an unfinished story. Rather, it seems more like he couldn't keep up with a monthly schedule (it appears that after the first 6 issues, he only penned 5 of the last 10 issues; there were also a lot of fill-ins during his Detective run), and then DC rebooted their universe and cancelled the series.

What's even odder is that the solicitations for #14-15 *did* promise Dini stories that would've picked up on these loose threads:



But when they were published, those issues were by Adam Beechen and Derek Fridolfs, respectively (though Igle still drew both of them). Again, if I'd been ordering the series and then had the issues not match the solicits, and then to have the series cancelled, I would've been peeved.

This doesn't shock me really. DC before Flashpoint did the same exact deal with Superman on New Krypton miniseries . Where the Previews described something that totally never happened in the published comics. And that was by the same writer too. In fact here was supposedly the cover for Superman on New Krypton...




In fact the previews of this read that General Zod was gonna experience the anger of one of the Thanagarians. Judging by the cover alone , your thinking its Katar . Instead what we got , was nothing at all like that.

[Slugger]

[color=deeppink]Did you tell her she looked dece? If so, she's probably just confused.

I can't remember what I did/said. And in my circle "dece" is high praise, I don't know how it evolved to that, but it did.

[Slugger]

Those are swell pics, Mike! You da man.

[Matt Algren]

Well it's not like they'd ever seen a photo of the Confessor, is it?

[Jeff Brady]

Also, I tried to PM you a "You're fucking welcome for the baby stuff, Jeff Brady!" but your PM box is full, asshole. So you're not fucking welcome anymore.

Apologies, m'lady. It's safe now.

[Spike-X]

Yikes! The lower wound looks like a bullet hole wound. Did he get impaled by a stick or something?

No, that's just an additional scrape. The photo makes that one look worse than it was.

[Matt Algren]

Smurfette has died.

Moment of smurf, everybody.

[Slam_Bradley]

Smurfette has died.

Moment of smurf, everybody.

More importantly...Crusader Rabbit.

[StoneGold]

See, lively and not too boring...and yes, we're cheesy and bought the ride photo:



.

That's why I like Splash Mountain at Disneyland better. Instead of sitting side by side, you kind of sit in each other's laps. Which makes for fun sexy time, and all kind of stupid "Is that a ______ in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" jokes, generally involving the souvenir you just bought. So like if you bought a lightsaber at Star Tours, "Is that a lightsaber in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" And then you pull out the lightsaber. Yes, this has happened.

[StoneGold]

Also, there's an at least 50-50 chance I might be moving to Indianapolis next year.

[Tadhg]

Also, there's an at least 50-50 chance I might be moving to Indianapolis next year.

I'm so very sorry. If that does happen, I'll drive down and buy you a drink or 10 though.