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Jayson
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Notes:
(1) This "Bolphunga" two-parter is where it became crystal clear that Seeley's writing the book as a tongue-in-cheek comedy.
- While not full-on breaking the fourth wall, it plays with tropes and intentional incongruities that come off like a sketch show parody.
(2) So, is Simon religious or not? Because he's reciting Islamic prayers but also having one-night stands.
— May 20, 2025 06:30PM
Notes:
(1) This "Bolphunga" two-parter is where it became crystal clear that Seeley's writing the book as a tongue-in-cheek comedy.
- While not full-on breaking the fourth wall, it plays with tropes and intentional incongruities that come off like a sketch show parody.
(2) So, is Simon religious or not? Because he's reciting Islamic prayers but also having one-night stands.
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Jayson
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Notes:
(1) There's a debate in the ending arc about whether superheroes should take political sides (on alien worlds).
- Jessica says no because situations are complex and require context they don't have.
- Simon says they as brown people know racism and need to fight it everywhere.
- This would be decent nuance if Jessica didn't ultimately admit that Simon's totally right.
— May 20, 2025 10:05PM
Notes:
(1) There's a debate in the ending arc about whether superheroes should take political sides (on alien worlds).
- Jessica says no because situations are complex and require context they don't have.
- Simon says they as brown people know racism and need to fight it everywhere.
- This would be decent nuance if Jessica didn't ultimately admit that Simon's totally right.
Jayson
is on page 47 of 164
Notes:
(1) The first arc here's a two-parter about how blindly stubborn religious folk are.
- It's sort of a play on how Jehovah's Witnesses refuse life-saving blood transfusions. In this case, a species refuses to evacuate their doomed planet because it's also their god.
- There are definitely good anti-religious stories, but this isn't one of them. There's no nuance here.
— May 19, 2025 10:40PM
Notes:
(1) The first arc here's a two-parter about how blindly stubborn religious folk are.
- It's sort of a play on how Jehovah's Witnesses refuse life-saving blood transfusions. In this case, a species refuses to evacuate their doomed planet because it's also their god.
- There are definitely good anti-religious stories, but this isn't one of them. There's no nuance here.
Jayson
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Notes:
(1) So, this is when Sam Humphries and Tim Seeley swapped series. The former went over to write "Nightwing" and the latter took over "Green Lanterns."
- To me, Seeley's one of those writers who you don't remember reading much of, but you actually have. He's solid but forgettable.
- That said, It seems to me "Green Lanterns" got the better end of the trade. We'll see.
— May 19, 2025 03:00PM
Notes:
(1) So, this is when Sam Humphries and Tim Seeley swapped series. The former went over to write "Nightwing" and the latter took over "Green Lanterns."
- To me, Seeley's one of those writers who you don't remember reading much of, but you actually have. He's solid but forgettable.
- That said, It seems to me "Green Lanterns" got the better end of the trade. We'll see.
