The Bat, The Cats And All That Jazz...

Ðñüóöáôá, ï insanely fan-favorite artist, Jim Lee (#2 óôï poll ôïõ CBR ðáñáêáëþ), ðáñá÷þñçóå óôïí Matt Brady ôïõ NEWSARAMA, ìéá óõíÝíôåõîç (åäþ ôï ðñþôï ìÝñïò êáé åäþ ôï äåýôåñï), üðùò êÜíåé êÜèå êáëüò äçìéïõñãüò ðïý èÝëåé íá ðñïâÜëëåé ôçí äïõëåßá ôïõ. Ìéá óõíÝíôåõîç ðïõ ïìïëïãþ üôé äéÜâáóá ìå éäéáßôåñï åíäéáöÝñïí. ¼÷é åðåéäÞ ï Lee åßíáé Ýíáò êáëëéôÝ÷íçò ðïõ ôïí Ý÷ù êáé óå ôüóï ìåãÜëç åêôßìçóç (áí êáé Þìïõí "ðáñüí" üôáí ç äçìïôéêüôçôá ôïõ áíÝâçêå óôá ýøç, ÷Üñç óôç óõíåñãáóßá ôïõ ìå ôïí Claremont óôï UNCANNY X-MEN - åöçâéêÜ áíáãíþóìáôá, äçëáäÞ êáé êáôÜ óõíÝðåéá, õðÜñ÷åé Ýíá ìéêñü óõíáéóèçìáôéêü äÝóéìï ìå ôï Ýñãï ôïõ), ðïôÝ, üìùò, äåí ìðïñþ íá ðù üôé ôï üíïìá ôïõ áðïôåëïýóå áíáôñåðôéêü ðáñÜãïíôá ãéá íá ôóåêÜñù Ýíáí ôßôëï. ÁðëÜ, óå áõôÞ ôçí óõíÝíôåõîç âñÞêá äõï "äéáìáíôÜêéá", Ýíá åê ôùí ïðïßùí åßíáé åíôåëþò ðñïêëçôéêü êáé áíáìöéóâÞôçôá ðñïóâëçôéêï!

Êáëýôåñá íá ôçí äéáâÜóåôå ãéá íá Ý÷åôå êáëýôåñç ãíþóç ôïõ áíôéêåéìÝíïõ...

ÅíôÜîåé; Ôåëåéþóáôå; Ùñáßá, áò ôá ðÜñïõìå ìå ôç óåéñÜ.

Ôï ðñþôï "êáõôü" èÝìá, óôï ïðïßï ï Lee êëÞèçêå íá áðáíôÞóåé, äåí Þôáí Üëëï áðü ôéò êáèõóôåñÞóåéò óôçí êõêëïöïñßá êáéíïýñéùí ôåõ÷þí ôùí äõï ôßôëùí óôïõò ïðïßïõò åñãÜæåôáé áõôü ôïí êáéñü, äçëáäÞ ôá ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN êáé WILDCATS. Äõï ôßôëïé ìå ôéò óõããñáöéêÝò õðïãñáöÝò ôùí Frank Miller êáé Grant Morrison, áíôßóôïé÷á, ðïõ ðïëý áðëÜ óçìáßíåé hot creative teams + hot characters = sure sales. Áí èõìÜìáé êáëÜ, üôáí åß÷å îåêéíÞóåé ôï ASBAR, åß÷å áíáöåñèåß èá êõêëïöïñåß Ýíá ôåý÷ïò êÜèå 6 åâäïìÜäåò êáé ôåëéêÜ, ìå ôéò óõíå÷åßò áíáâïëÝò, Ý÷åé êáôáëÞîåé íá åßíáé ôï áíÝêäïôï ôïõ ìÞíá (êáé êÜèå ìÞíá), ãéá ôï ðüôå èá öôÜóåé óôá stands ôï êáéíïýñéï ôåý÷ïò - by the way, åíôüò ôçò ÷ñïíéÜò ðïõ äéáíýïõìå, êõêëïöüñçóå ÅÍÁ ìüíï ôåý÷ïò. ¼óï ãéá ôï reboot ôïõ WILDCATS, ôï ðñþôï ôåý÷ïò Ýöôáóå óôá ñÜöéá ìå êáèõóôÝñçóç åíüò ìÞíá (áíåðßôñåðôï ãéá ðñþôï ôåý÷ïò), åíþ ôï åðüìåíï èá ôï äïýìå (ßóùò, êáëþò å÷üíôùí ôùí ðñáãìÜôùí) ôïí ÌÜñôéï ôïõ 2007! ¼ëá áõôÜ ãéá Ýíáí ôßôëï ðïõ -õðïôßèåôáé üôé- åßíáé bi-monthly. Ðñïöáíþò, óôçí áìåñéêáíéêÞ âéïìç÷áíßá ôùí comics, Ý÷ïõí ìéá ëßãï äéåóôñáììÝíç áíôßëçøç ãéá ôïí õðïëïãéóìü ôïõ ÷ñüíïõ.

Ç áðÜíôçóç ôïõ Jim; He was busy, or more precisely, really fucking busy. Ôïõ Ýðåóáí ðïëëÜ ìáæß, ôïõ áíèñþðïõ. ÐÝñá áðü ôïõò äõï ongoing ôßôëïýò, áíÝëáâå êáé ôç èÝóç ôïõ conceptual designer, ãéá Ýíá Massively Multiplayer Online game, âáóéóìÝíï óå ÷áñáêôÞñåò ôçò DC, åíþ åðßóçò äåí ìðïñåß íá ðåé ü÷é, üôáí ôïõ æçôÜíå íá óõììåôÜó÷åé êÜðïõ êáé ôÝëïò, áíáöÝñåé êáé êÜôé ðåñß personal -unspecified- reasons.

Êáé Ýñ÷ïìáé åãþ êáé áíáñùôéÝìáé: O Üíèñùðïò äåí åßíáé ÷èåóéíüò, Ý÷åé ìéá ðåßñá ðåñßðïõ äýï äåêáåôéþí óôçí ðëÜôç ôïõ. Äåí Þôáí óå èÝóç íá ðñïâëÝøåé ôçí ðïóüôçôá Ýñãïõ ðïõ ìðïñåß íá ðáñáäþóåé, óôïí ÷ñüíï ðïõ ðñÝðåé; Ùñáßá, ôï "personal reasons" ôï áöÞíù, äåí îÝñù ôßðïôá êáé äåí åßìáé óå èÝóç íá êÜíù åéêáóßåò ãéá ôï ôé óõìâáßíåé óôçí ðñïóùðéêÞ ôïõ æùÞ (ðÝñá áðü Ýíá whatever it is, it must be rather serious), ìå áðïôÝëåóìá íá åêôñï÷éáóèåß üëï ôï work schedule ôïõ. Áêüìç, äåí æù óå Ýíá öáíôáóôéêü êüóìï, Ý÷ù ðåñÜóåé áðü ôï óôÜäéï ôïõ áðïãáëáêôéóìïý êáé êáôáíïþ ìéá ìåãÜëç, âáóéêÞ áëÞèåéá. Ïé Üíèñùðïß (ïé ðåñéóóüôåñïé) ðñÝðåé íá äïõëåýïõí êáé ç ÷ñçìáôéêÞ áíôáìïéâÞ åßíáé óõíÞèùò ôï êáëýôåñï êßíçôñï ãéá ôçí åðéëïãÞ åñãáóßáò.

ÁëëÜ üëç áõôÞ ôç óõìðåñéöïñÜ ìðïñþ íá ôçí ÷áñáêôçñßóù ìüíï ùò áíôéåðáããåëìáôéêÞ. ÅðåéäÞ åßóáé ï Jim Lee -êáé ãíùñßæåéò üôé ôï üíïìá óïõ åßíáé åããýçóç ãéá Ýíá óåâáóôü áñéèìü ðùëÞóåùí- äå óçìáßíåé üôé Ý÷åéò ôï äéêáßùìá íá óõìðåñéöÝñåóáé ìå áõôü ôïí ôñüðï. ÄéÜïëå, áí áýñéï ðÞãáéíå áõôüò ï Üíèñùðïò óôçí Marvel êáé ôïõò áíáêïßíùíå ôï åíäéáöÝñïí ôïõ ãéá ôï relaunch ôïõ SLEEPWALKER, Þ ôïõ DARKHAWK, (Þ ïðïéïõäÞðïôå 3rd rate 90's Marvel book, áðü áõôÜ ðïõ ìüíï ï Robert Kirkman ôá èõìÜôáé êáé ÷áßñåôáé), óýóóùìï ôï editorial department ôçò Marvel èá Ýìðáéíå óôçí óåéñÜ óáò öþêéåò ôïõ ôóßñêïõ, ready for the complementary you-know-whats. ÔÝôïéá åßíáé ç äýíáìç ôïõ ïíüìáôïò ôïõ.

Áðü ôçí Üëëç, äåí îÝñù êáôÜ ðüóï ç åõèýíç âáñáßíåé êáé ôïõò writers. 'Áíôå, o Frank Miller åßíáé ôï íÝï golden boy ôïõ Hollywood, áëëÜ äåí ðéóôåýù üôé õðÜñ÷åé íïÞìïí Üíèñùðïò, ðïõ íá ðéóôåýåé üôé ôï ãñÜøéìï ôïõ ASBAR ôïõ ðáßñíåé ðåñéóóüôåñç þñá áðü ôçí ðñùéíÞ ÷ñÞóç ôçò ôïõáëÝôáò ãéá ôï "÷ïíôñü" ôïõ (êáé ðñïóùðéêÜ, åßìáé ó÷åäüí ðåðåéóìÝíïò üôé åêåß åßíáé üíôùò ï ÷þñïò ðïõ êáôåâÜæåé ôéò éäÝåò ôïõ ãéá áõôü ôï "áñéóôïýñãçìá"). ¼óï ãéá ôïí Morrison, ôß íá ðù; Ç åîáìçíéáßá êáèõóôÝñçóç ôïõ SEVEN SOLDIERS #1 ôá ëÝåé áðü ìüíç ôçò üëá, áëëÜ êáé ðÜëé, I can never be sure.

ÁõôÞ ç óõìðåñéöïñÜ ôùí äçìéïõñãþí, áí ôç äïýìå êáé áðü ìéá Üëëç óêïðéÜ, öáíåñþíåé ìéá áóÝâåéá áðÝíáíôé óå áõôïýò ðïõ ôïõò "Ýöôéáîáí" - ôïõò ïðáäïýò äçëáäÞ. Óôï ôÝëïò, áðü ôçí ðïëý áíáìïíÞ, ôï óùóôü èá Þôáí ïé fans íá âáñåèïýí êáé íá öýãïõí, åðåíäýïíôáò ÷ñüíï êáé ÷ñÞìá óå comics öôéáãìÝíá áðü áíèñþðïõò ìå ðéï Ýíôïíá áíåðôõãìÝíç ôçí áßóèçóç ôçò õðåõèõíüôçôáò. Äõóôõ÷þò, áðïöáóßæïõí ôåëéêÜ íá ìåßíïõí, óõíôçñþíôáò ôïí Lee - ôïí üðïéïí Lee.

Ôï åõ÷Üñéóôï óå üëá áõôÜ åßíáé üôé ôïí êáëëéôÝ÷íç ôïí äéáêáôÝ÷åé ìéá åéëéêñßíåéá êáé åíôéìüôçôá. Áíáãíùñßæåé ôï ëÜèïò ôïõ (üôé õðåñåêôßìçóå ôéò äõíáôüôçôåò ôïõ óôï ðüóï öüñôï åñãáóßáò ìðïñåß íá ÷åéñéóôåß), áðïëïãåßôáé, ìïéÜæåé ìåôáíéùìÝíïò êáé åßíáé ðñüèõìïò íá åðáíïñèþóåé åíôüò ôçò íÝáò ÷ñïíéÜò ðïõ ìáò Ýñ÷åôáé. Ùñáßá ôá ëüãéá, áëëÜ ïé ðñÜîåéò åßíáé áõôÝò ðïõ èá ôïí êñßíïõí óôï ôÝëïò.

ÊÜðùò Ýôóé êëåßíåé ôï ðñþôï ìÝñïò ôçò óõíÝíôåõîçò. ¼óï ãéá ôï äåýôåñï, îåêéíÜåé óõíôçñçôéêÜ, áöéåñþíïíôáò Ýíá ìåãÜëï ìÝñïò óôï çìß-ðåôõ÷çìÝíï/çìß-áðïôõ÷çìÝíï (depends on your point of view) relaunch ôïõ Wildstorm Universe. Åêåß, ï Lee ëÝåé ôá áíáìåíüìåíá, ðåñß creative freedom, åýêïëçò ðñüóâáóçò åíüò êáéíïýñéïõ áíáãíþóôç óôïõò ôßôëïõò, ÷ùñßò ôï öüâï ôïõ continuity... Standard promotional info, äçëáäÞ, barely worth mentioning.

ÌåôÜ áðü ìåñéêÝò áêüìç åñùôÞóåéò ó÷åôéêÜ ìå ôï publishing schedule ôùí äõï íáõáñ÷ßäùí ôïõ relaunch (ôï THE AUTHORITY bi-monthly êáé ôï WILDCATS bi-annually!) -ïé ïðïßåò äåí äÝ÷ïíôáé áðáíôÞóåéò Üîéåò åíüò äéáöïñåôéêïý ó÷ïëéáóìïý, áðü áõôüí ôùí ðéï ðÜíù ðáñáãñÜöùí ðïõ Ý÷åôå åßäç äéáâÜóåé- öôÜíïõìå óôçí åñþôçóç ðïõ ü÷é ìüíï êáßåé, áëëÜ áíÜâåé öùôéÝò, ìåãáëýôåñåò áðü ìéá åëáöñþò åíäåäõìÝíç íåáñÜ êáëëïíÞ óå Ýíá ðñùéíü ôïõ êáôá÷åßìùíïõ (nice mental image, I might say).

ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN. ¼÷é ôï ðüóï ìåãÜëï åßíáé ôï ÷ñïíéêü äéÜóôçìá ìåôáîý ôùí ôåõ÷þí, áëëÜ ôï ðüóï áðïãïçôåõôéêÜ ÷áìçëÞ åßíáé ç ðïéüôçôá ôïõ (áêüìç ðåñéìÝíù íá ãíùñßóù ôïí Üíèñùðï ðïõ èá ìïõ ðåé üôé áõôüò ï ôßôëïò åßíáé áíôÜîéïò ôùí -áðïäåäåéãìÝíùí- éêáíïôÞôùí ôùí äçìéïõñãþí ôïõ). In other words, it sucks. Äåí ôï Ýâëåðå ï Lee, üôáí äéÜâáæå ôá óåíÜñéá ôïõ Miller;

Ï superstar penciler -üðùò Þôáí ðñïâëÝøéìï, Üëëùóôå- õðåñáóðßæåôáé ôï öéëáñÜêé ôïõ, äéêáéïëïãþíôáò ôùí Miller êáé ôéò åðéëïãÝò ôïõ ãéá ôçí êáôåýèõíóç ôïõ ôßôëïõ, ìå ôçí ðñüöáóç üôé Ýíáò äçìéïõñãüò ôïõ âåëçíåêïýò ôïõ Miller Ý÷åé ôï äéêáßùìá íá ãñÜøåé ôïí ÷áñáêôÞñá ôïõ Batman, üðùò åêåßíïò ãïõóôÜñåé. Ôá ÷ñüíéá Ý÷ïõí ðåñÜóåé êáé ï Miller Ý÷åé áëëÜîåé ùò óõããñáöÝáò êáé Ý÷åé åîåëé÷èåß (really?). ÐáñÜëëçëá, õðïóôçñßæåé üôé õðÜñ÷ïõí áñêåôïß ïðáäïß ðïõ ãïõóôÜñïõí áõôÞ ôçí over-the top åêäï÷Þ ôïõ goddamned Batman. (Èá Þèåëá íá ôïõò ãíùñßóù üëïõò áõôïýò. Íáé, êáé ôïõò 7 - Þ ìÞðùò ëÝù ðïëëïýò;)

Ìáò äïõëåýåé øéëü ãáæß, ìïõ öáßíåôáé... Óßãïõñá, ôï ASBAR åßíáé ìéá áðü ôéò ìåãáëýôåñåò Þôôåò ðïõ Ý÷ù äå÷èåß, üëá áõôÜ ôá ÷ñüíéá ðïõ äéáâÜæù comics êáé ìÜëéóôá áðü Ýíáí óõããñáöÝá ðïõ êÜðïôå ôïí åêôéìïýóá ôüóï, ðïõ áãüñáæá áêüìç êáé êÜèå óõëëïãÞ ôçò Dark Horse, áñêåß åêåßíïò íá Þôáí áíÜìåóá óôïõò óõììåôÝ÷ïíôåò. Ôï ãñÜøéìï ôïõ Miller åßíáé ôüóï áðåñßãñáðôá êáêü, ðïõ ìå ïäÞãçóå óôçí áðüöáóç íá ìçí îáíáãïñÜóù êÜôé êáéíïýñéï áðü áõôüí, áêüìç êáé áí ìå äùñïäïêïýóå ï ßäéïò ðñïóùðéêÜ.

ÁëëÜ êáé ðÜëé, äéêáéïëïãþ ôïí Lee (ôé ìå Ý÷åé ðéÜóåé óÞìåñá;). Ôï åðáããåëìáôéêü ôïõ óõìöÝñïí âñßóêåôáé åêåß êáé åßíáé êáôáíïçôü íá äåßîåé ôçí åéêüíá ôïõ êáëïý "team player", õðïóôçñßæïíôáò ôï óõíåñãÜôç ôïõ. Äõóôõ÷þò, üìùò, äåí ôï êÜíåé ìå åðé÷åéñÞìáôá, éêáíÜ íá äéêáéïëïãÞóïõí ôï îå÷åéëùìÝíï óåíÜñéï (o Batman óõíáíôÜ ôïí Dick Grayson óôï ðñþôï ôåý÷ïò, îåêéíÜíå ãéá ôçí Bat-cave êáé åðéôÝëïõò, öôÜíïõí åêåß ìåôÜ áðü 3 ôåý÷ç!), ôïí ðïæåñÜäéêï äéÜëïãï (áðëÜ áíïßîôå ìéá óåëßäá óôçí ôý÷ç ãéá íá êáôáëÜâåôå ôé åííïþ) êáé ôçí üëç ðñï÷åéñüôçôá ðïõ äåß÷íåé ç äïõëåéÜ. ÔÝëïò, áöÞíåé ôçí õðüó÷åóç üôé èá âãÜæåé íüçìá, üôáí áõôü èá ïëïêëçñùèåß - hopefully, in this decade. Ãéá ôçí þñá, ðÜíôùò, åãþ, áëëÜ êáé ðïëëïß áêüìç óáí åìÝíá, ðåñéìÝíïõìå ôï ôåý÷ïò åêåßíï ðïõ ç ðñþôç óåëßäá èá ãñÜöåé "JUST KIDDING! This is the true All-Star Batman And Robin! Sorry for the inconvenience..."

Ùñáßá üëá áõôÜ, ðåñß ïñÝîåùò êïëïêõèüðéôá, ðïõ ëÝåé êáé ï ðÜíóïöïò ëáüò ìáò, Üëëá óôçí åðüìåíç åñþôçóç ï Lee, ôá óêÜôùóå êáíïíéêüôáôá!

Óôï ôñßôï ôåý÷ïò ôïõ ASBAR, õðÜñ÷åé ìéá óêçíÞ ðïõ, áêïýóéá, öáíåñþíåé ôï ìÝãåèïò ôçò áñðá÷ôÞò. Åíþ ôï not-yet-world-famous-dynamic-duo åßíáé áêüìç óôï Bat-mobile, êáèïäüí ðñïò ôç Bat-cave, ôçí ßäéá þñá óôç Metropolis, ï Clark Kent êïéôÜåé Ýíá êïõôß ãÜëá, ðÜíù óôï ïðïßï åßíáé êïëëçìÝíç ç öùôïãñáößá ôïõ Dick, ãñÜöïíôáò ôç ëÝîç "missing". ÔåëéêÜ, áõôÝò ïé áðïóôÜóåéò óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ åßíáé ðñáãìáôéêÜ ôåñÜóôéåò! Åßíáé ôüóç þñá óôï äñüìï ïé Üëëïé äõï, ðïõ óå ìéá Üëëç ðüëç ôï ãåãïíüò Ý÷åé äçìïóéïðïéçèåß êáé ìÜëéóôá Ý÷ïõí áñ÷ßóåé êáé ïé áðáñáßôçôåò Ýñåõíåò. Ðïëéôéóìüò, óïõ ëÝù, ðïëéôéóìüò!

(Ðáñåìðßðôïíôïò, ôï åí ëüãù ôåý÷ïò äåí ôï Ý÷ù óôçí êáôï÷Þ ìïõ - ìÝ÷ñé êáé ôï äåýôåñï Üíôåîá ðñïôïý êüøù ôïí ôßôëï. Áðü Ýíá îåöýëëéóìá ðïõ ôïõ Ýêáíá óå Ýíá ìáãáæß ðïõ ôï âñÞêá, èõìÜìáé üôé óå áõôÞ ôç óêçíÞ, óôçí ðÜíù ãùíéÜ áíáãñáöüôáí ç öñÜóç "fifteen hours ago...")

Ðïéá åßíáé ç åîÞãçóç ôïõ õðü óõíÝíôåõîç êáëëéôÝ÷íç; Óáò ôçí ðáñáèÝôù áõôïýóéá.

"There's a certain amount of suspension of disbelief that's required in every fictional story whether it's presented in comic book, novel or film format. Every reader/viewer/fan has to decide when it's too much so that it breaks the enjoyment of the story. I think Frank wanted to play with the idea that Dick was really a kid and wanted to use the imagery of Missing-Child-on-Milk-Cartons to reinforce this idea through images. I think this was a conscious decision as editor Bob Schreck even suggested having Clark hearing about the kidnapping over the radio but Frank chose to go with the iconic image. On the other hand, maybe the Metropolis Dairy Commission has really, really timely deliveries [laughs]."

Åóåßò âãÜëáôå íüçìá; Åãþ ü÷é - Þ ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí, ü÷é áõôü ðïõ èá Þèåëå ï Lee íá âãÜëù.

Ôá üóá óõìðÝñáíá åßíáé üôé:

Ðñþôïí: Ï Miller ìÜëëïí Ý÷åé ôïí ôßôëï áõôü ãñáììÝíï óôá ðáëáéüôåñá ôïí õðïäçìÜôùí ôïõ. Ïé êéíçìáôïãñáöéêÝò ìåôáöïñÝò, ôüóï ôïõ THE SPIRIT, üóï êáé ôïõ äéêïý ôïõ 300, åßíáé ðéï øçëÜ óôçí ëßóôá ôùí ðñïôåñáéïôÞôùí ôïõ.

Äåýôåñïí: O Bob Schrek (ï editor - ôñïìÜñá ôïõ) Þ åßíáé âëÜêáò, Þ êïéìÜôáé üñèéïò, ç åðåéäÞ åßíáé öéëáñÜêéá ìå ôïí Miller, ôïõ Ý÷åé äþóåé ôï åëåýèåñï, ðåñéìÝíïíôáò ôï cash flow.

Ôñßôïí: Ï JimÜêïò áíáãêÜóôçêå íá âãÜëåé ôï ößäé áðü ôçí ôñýðá, äéêáéïëïãþíôáò ôá áäéêáéïëüãçôá êáé áðïôõã÷Üíïíôáò ïéêôñÜ.

ÔÝôáñôïí: Áõôïß ïé ôñåéò ìáò èåùñïýí âëÜêåò êáé ðñïóâÜëïõí ôç íïçìïóýíç ìáò.

Óáí íá ìçí Ýöôáíå áõôü, óôçí åñþôçóç "êáëëéôå÷íéêÞ åëåõèåñßá vs éêáíïðïßçóç ôùí expectations ôïõ êïéíïý êáé ôï ôé óõíäÝåé áõôü ôï ðïëõóõæçôçìÝíï ìïôßâï ìå ôï ASBAR", ï Lee... ôçí êÜíåé ðëáãßùò. Áðïöåýãåé íá áðáíôÞóåé ïõóéáóôéêÜ, ëÝãïíôáò óôçí ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá ìüíï üôé ç áëëáãÝò óôï óôéë ôïõ åßíáé ìéêñÝò êáé áöÞíïíôáò -ðÜëé- ôçí õðüó÷åóç üôé üôáí ïëïêëçñùèåß ôï run, ï êüóìïò èá êáôáëÜâåé. ÌÜëéóôá, ìðïñþ íá ðù üôé êáëýöèçêá áðïëýôùò, áëëÜ ü÷é óå áõôü ðïõ åñùôÞèçêå. Ï êáëëéôÝ÷íçò áõôüò (ðïõ äåí ôïí êüâù ãéá âëÜêá) áíÝëáâå áõôü ôï project, ãíùñßæïíôáò üôé åßíáé ãéá ôá ðáíçãýñéá, áäéáöïñþíôáò ãéá ôï áí üíôùò èá ìðïñÝóåé íá áíôáðïêñéèåß óôéò ôåñÜóôéåò ðñïóäïêßåò ôïõ êïéíïý. Äåí ðåéñÜæåé, ïíüìáôá åßìáóôå, èá ðïõëÞóåé - ëåò êáé ôá fanboys Ý÷ïõí Üëëç åðéëïãÞ.

Ç áðÜôç ôïõ ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN áðïêáëýöèçêå óå üëï ôï ìåãáëåßï ôçò. Ç åýêïëç êïíüìá -óõ÷íÜ åéò âÜñïò ôçò ðïéüôçôáò- åßíáé ïé êáèïäçãÞôñéá äýíáìç ðïõ óÝñíåé -ìå áñãïýò ñõèìïýò, åßíáé áëÞèåéá- ôï project áõôü. Áñðá÷ôÞ - åíäå÷ïìÝíùò, áðü ôéò ìåãáëýôåñåò óôçí éóôïñßá ôïõ ÌÝóïõ. ÌðñÜâï óôïí Brady ðïõ äåí êþëùóå êáé Ýèåóå êÜðïéåò åñùôÞóåéò, áðü ôéò áðáíôÞóåéò ôùí ïðïßùí öáíåñþèçêáí ðïëëÜ.

ÅìÝíá ôé ìïõ ìÝíåé íá ðù;

Áí åîáêïëïõèåßôå íá äéáâÜæåôå áõôü ôï comic êáé èÝëåôå íá óõíå÷ßóåôå íá ôï êÜíåôå, íá îÝñåôå üôé äåí óáò óÝâïíôáé, èåùñþíôáò óáò åëáöñþò ÷áæïýò, éêáíïýò íá äå÷ôïýí ôá ðÜíôá, åðåéäÞ öÝñïõí ôçí õðïãñáöÞ ôùí Miller/Lee. H áíôßäñáóç óáò, áí áõôü óáò åíï÷ëåß (üðùò êáé èá Ýðñåðå, ãéáôß áëëéþò, you are seriously fucked up) äåí ðñÝðåé íá åßíáé Üëëç ðÝñá áðü ôçí Üìåóç ðáýóç ôçò áãïñÜò ôïõ ôßôëïõ, áêüìç êáé áí áñ÷ßóåé íá âãáßíåé óôçí þñá ôïõ.

Áí ðÜëé, ìåôÜ áð' üëá áõôÜ, èÝëåôå áêüìç íá óõíå÷ßóåôå íá äßíåôå ôá ëåöôïõäÜêéá óáò óå áõôïýò, ôï åßðá åßäç: You are seriously fucked up.

¼óï ãéá åìÝíá, ðñïóùðéêÜ, ìåôÜ áðü ôïí óïâáñüôáôï êëïíéóìü ôïõ óåâáóìïý ìïõ áðÝíáíôé óôïí Lee, óêåöôüìïõí ìÝ÷ñé íá ìçí áó÷ïëçèþ ìå ôï WILDCATS, áí äåí áëëÜîåé ôï creative team. ÔåëéêÜ, üìùò, èá ôï óõíå÷ßóù. Ìïõ ðåñéóóåýïõí ãýñù óôá 7 åõñþ åôçóßùò êáé ìÝ÷ñé óôéãìÞò, äåß÷íåé áîéïðñåðÝóôáôï. ¼óï ãéá ôï ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN...

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