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  • Sep. 2nd, 2009 at 10:21 PM
crypto: Amy Pond (Default)
I feel as though my fannish interests are drifting further and further away from the LJ/DW zeitgeist, which makes me hesitant to post about the stuff I'm enjoying. So, as an experiment, I'm going to try to post in code to make my enthusiasms sound more relevant to everyone else's interests.

I've been catching up on The Secret Six Leverage and I'm really enjoying the "band of misfit outlaws" team vibe and Gail Simone's John Rogers' writing. And the characters are great -- I had my doubts about Bane Eliot at first, but I think I like his dynamic with Scandal Savage Sophie.

Another recent find is The Mighty Avengers Merlin. I'll admit, I found the art anachronisms jarring at first, but it's very well done visually. And the writing somehow hits that magical "so wrong, it's right" sweet spot. The characterization of Hank Pym Uther is especially inspired, and I'm intrigued by where they're going with Loki Nimueh.

A pretty strong episode of SYTYCD Canada Supernatural this week; I haven't seen tonight's results show yet, but I'm assuming that Melanie B. Castiel gets eliminated. Still, America's Best Dance Crew House had possibly its best episode this season with the Bollywood challenge.

...okay, I'm stumped for what to substitute for professional wrestling. I guess I haven't used the Star Trek reboot yet: if Randy Orton = James Kirk, who's the WWE's Spock?

Wow, this code thing pretty much went all down hill after Secret Six/Leverage, huh? ETA: or possibly during.

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(Anonymous) wrote:
Sep. 3rd, 2009 02:53 pm (UTC)
You think that's hard? Try talking football (somehow proudly and sadly just about my primary fannish passion) on LJ/DW!

That said, Secret Six (GUSH!)!!! I'm no longer picking the single issues (of just about anything these days), but I can't wait for the next trade. Gail kicks ass with these characters and until DC wises up and reboots Birds of Prey with her (again), this will be my favorite capes-n-spandex title.
crypto: Amy Pond (Default)
[personal profile] crypto wrote:
Sep. 3rd, 2009 06:33 pm (UTC)
*tries talking about football; can't think of anything to say; proves your point*

I got the impression that Gail Simone has a lot of freedom with Secret Six precisely because the characters are relatively marginal to the DC universe. Which makes me almost hope that the series keeps flying under the radar and the team doesn't get drawn into the constant mega crossovers or characters poached by more central titles.