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@Rebel, I googled and found this: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/young-justice-invasion
Looks like [SPOILER] Miss Martian has a shorter haircut and Aqualad gets a new uniform. [/SPOILER]
Anthony Tini
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 10:59:08 pm EST from 50.29.205.45
"This is totally unrelated, but I'm upset about that picture being released of the character in Season 2 D: (of the toy or whatever) I know you had nothing to do with it, but it was all over my tumblr and I was like ._. SPOILER MUCH. WARNING NEXT TIME. Just makes me sad...ItotallydigMegan'shairthough. "
Anyone have a link to the pic this person is talking about?
Rebel
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 10:44:47 pm EST from 69.134.102.225
Battle Beast> I've also been to Mexico! It seems we visited similar places. Unfortunately, I did not meet Xanatos. I am now a being of pure, infinite sadness.
I didn't see any Mayan Sun Amulets, either.
Harvester> Technically, if we all agree he's a troll, the assertions you claim are false and nonsensical are the result of that trolling. By your own logic, in order to mock his attempts at trolling, gaps in logic, or generally poor trolling form you too must be a troll or have trolled previously (and also, at least by indirect implication, have done better).
Since trolling is, like any piece of writing, ultimately a creative enterprise (being born from fabrications or turns of logic meant to anger or frustrate the target), you're likewise asserting by implication that a creative work can only be criticized by others who partake in the medium and not the general audience.
[SPOILER] You have also just been trolled, and now that I have partaken in the event I can conclude that None of Your Business is indeed a poor troll. Far too antagonistic. The key, really, is putting something like this in the direct middle of a wider point with calm confidence. But that may be a stylistic bias of mine.
Really, his attempts would have been more successful had he attempted specific instances of what he claimed. But that might be working a bit too hard, and his ambition and target were sloppily allocated between Bishanky and the submission policy. [/SPOILER]
Incivis> I actually don't find it surprising at all. I'm sure, to a lot of people, Clan Building represents a fresh, new era divorced from what they've known as Gargoyles for MANY years. Just like Angela, Katana represents a distinct new member of the core cast that promises to drastically change the status quo. Even fan anticipation aside, you could probably make a fairly decent case that all of the potential of plot progression, new canon, and expansion of the universe could be iconically represented in the image of Katana. She's NOT the most significant character, but she's a brand new gargoyle promised for the core cast we've never seen before. There's a great allure to that.
You can't say the same things about, say, Peredur or Falstaff. As great a character as Falstaff is and as ominous and powerful Peredur's appearance is, they don't represent a shift in iconography like Katana does. She's an inherently powerful symbol that sells the notion of progression. Not even Coldstone or Coldfire can really do that, they've been introduced previous and are more like the equivalent of Matt Bluestone finally joining the Clan.
Harlan Phoenix - [harlanphoenix@live.com]
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 9:13:55 pm EST from 74.5.131.13
Katana> No, we haven't seen her speak yet, but I'm not entirely surprised that she would crack the top 10.
Likely most of the people accessing GargWiki are also Gargoyles fans, for whom Brooklyn is a popular character. Katana represents some character development for Brooklyn, and an answer to the long-standing question of "Who is Brooklyn's mate?"
So it's not surprising that a lot of fans were looking at her page. What *does* surprise me, though, is that they continue to do it.
Incisivis - [incisivis@hotmail.com]
"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality--even dragonflies and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream"--Shirley Jackson
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 8:21:01 pm EST from 96.52.110.250
BATTLE BEAST - Thanks for sharing your story with us.
BISHANSKY - And we haven't even seen Katana speak yet. Of course, if someday we get new "Gargoyles" stories....
Todd Jensen
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 6:43:35 pm EST from 4.244.208.74
Battle Beast> Whoa, amazing! :O
Comet
I'm shipping off...to find my wooden leg!
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 6:14:10 pm EST from 80.187.110.134
I just got back from Mexico... specifically, Playa del Carmen on the Mayan Rivieara. One of the activities I partook in was to visit Ek'Balam, a Mayan pyramid. Very cool. Very old.
One of the men in our tour looked a lot like Jon Frakes, but it obviously wasn't him. We got to the top of one of the smaller Pyramids, and he just stood at the top edge, overlooking the land. He said those immortal words which every Gargoyles fan gets chills listening to: "Pay a man enough, and he'll walk barefoot into hell."
I just about fell down the pyramid steps! I immediatly asked him why he said that, and he responded that, "It was a line from a TV show I watched as a teen and I've remembered it ever since."
I said, "Yah, Gargoyles," to which he replied, "You know the show?" "Are you kidding?" I replied back, and we got to talking about Gargoyles the rest of the day. He had NO IDEA about the DVDs or comics, but he did have the Hot Topic T-Shirt.
I Also told him he reminded me of Frakes, and to some extent, Xanatos. He tells me, "Yah, but a fatter Xanatos/Frankes with a terrible sounding voice." LOL.
I also thought about the Mayan/Guatamalan Clan as I stood on the pyramid... I looked for something in the gift shops that resembled the MAyan Sun Ammulet, but I didn't really see anything...
So that's my story.
Battle Beast - [Canada]
I DID IT!!! I WATCHED ALL 485 BEST PICTURE NOMINEES IN ONE YEAR!!!
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 4:49:01 pm EST from 173.181.82.64
Gorebash: Ouch-that hurt to read! ^_^
Wingless
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 3:50:18 pm EST from 99.246.10.54
Well that was a [SPOILER] bummer [/SPOILER] episode. Especially nice [SPOILER] twist of the knife [/SPOILER] showing all the [SPOILER] kids and parents reuniting [/SPOILER] then cutting to [SPOILER] Zatanna. Holy crap! [/SPOILER] When [SPOILER] Zatanna [/SPOILER] produced the [SPOILER] Helmet of Fate [/SPOILER] my thinking was [SPOILER] she was just tricking Klarion [/SPOILER] with a [SPOILER] fake [/SPOILER]. Total [SPOILER] bummer [/SPOILER] when I realized that wasn't the case.
Gorebash
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 2:57:39 pm EST from 70.22.240.23
Every now and again, I like to check GargWiki to see which pages get the most views. Obviously there is the Main Page, but I tend to discount that. I've posted this before, a couple of years ago. But, it interests me.
1. Timeline ‎(100,953 views)
2. Demona ‎(64,973 views)
3. Goliath ‎(53,547 views)
4. Gargoyle ‎(50,542 views)
5. Elisa Maza ‎(49,222 views)
6. Brooklyn ‎(45,751 views)
7. Angela ‎(43,042 views)
8. Katana ‎(39,159 views)
9. David Xanatos ‎(37,600 views)
10. Children of Oberon ‎(36,716 views)
The only one here that really surprises me is Katana cracking the Top Ten, especially for a relatively new character. The Timeline being our most popular page does not surprise me in the slightest.
Likewise, Demona's incredibly high number of views... since a case could be made that she's the breakout character of the series.
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-by-Fours]
when asking girlfriends to shave pubic hair, do not say "Will somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?"
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 2:50:46 pm EST from 24.185.74.60
"Marvelman writes...
1) Can you please list the blood type of every single character that has appeared in the series and then arrange the list by astrological sign and birth date excluding those characters that were born in a leap year?"
OMG, LMFAO!!! Really? Is this for real? Some one should make a rule axe stupid questions like this.
Parker
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 2:22:31 pm EST from 184.22.188.110
Actually, Noneofyourbusiness is partially right. Greg B put a microchip in my brain which he will detonate if I don't read his reviews of things. So there's no hope for me. ( ;
But last I checked, everyone else has the power to not read something if they don't want to. Which applies to every walk of life. So I'm not sure how Greg is forcing reviews upon anyone. I'd also be curious to see if NOYB can send us a link to anything he's reviewed, since he's so quick to judge other peoples' reviews as witless.
Hmmm... NOYB. Just one letter away from something else.
Harvester of Eyes - [Minstrel75@gmail.com]
"You are superior in only one respect: you are better at dying!" -Dalek Sec ("Doctor Who")
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 11:20:27 am EST from 97.102.10.159
Noneofyourbusiness is a troll, ignore that clown.
Raptor
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 1:03:57 am EST from 96.252.60.196
I'm getting a really good vibe in the Latest Responses queue. Things appear to be running smoothly and I'm grateful that Todd and Masterdramon are putting in the time to help out. It's sad people that some people don't care and don't read before asking a question, but I hope that one day they realize that it's an honor and a privilege that Greg takes the time to answer fan questions.
Anthony Tini
posted @ Sun, Mar 4, 2012 12:39:48 am EST from 50.29.205.45
Wow. I don't think I realized how much I was missing new episodes until today. That was excellent. [SPOILER] And I know nothing whatsoever about Starro, but I'm still really intrigued to see how The Light will utilize it. [/SPOILER]
Noneofyourbusiness> "Since you force them down on us in every medium you can..."
Don't exagerrate. No one's forcing you, or anyone else, to read reviews if you don't want to.
Ross
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 11:36:00 pm EST from 50.106.83.170
I also have to add that the Young Justice page on GargWiki has a link to a YJ wikia that incorporates info from Ask Greg, such as the often repeated age questions. So if you're (just talking to folks in general who tend to do so) going to ask for an age, look at the character articles on the wiki to see if it's there.
And really, if it's too much trouble to check to see if your question has been answered or just checking in the comment room, then maybe the information isn't really that important to you.
Antiyonder
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 8:42:26 pm EST from 50.106.8.26
"I do. But right now, I forget how old Zatanna is... You may see that question pop in now and then."
So you're just going to deliberately break the Ask Greg rules just for the sake of being an ass?
I can see why you don't want anyone here knowing your name.
Algernon
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 7:54:47 pm EST from 86.40.243.125
Plus, Greg W. has never asked anyone to stop sending reviews of his works, fawning or otherwise. While he has repeatedly asked people to stop requesting spoilers or asking questions without checking the archives first.
Basically, Greg B. has obeyed the rules. Those who repeatedly ask how old Zatanna's is, not so much.
Algernon
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 7:48:27 pm EST from 86.41.106.96
"Oh, and the word you were looking for is "stink."
Very astute. You'd be better off employing that insight into your bland, superficial and witless reviews for once. Since you force them down on us in every medium you can, you might at least give us something to sink our teeth into.
"And while you're at it, check the archives and the questions being submitted ahead before posting a question."
I do. But right now, I forget how old Zatanna is... You may see that question pop in now and then.
Noneofyourbusinees
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 7:45:51 pm EST from 173.224.217.162
Noneofyourbusiness> The problem with most of these submissions is asking a question that is:
A. A spoiler for future YJ episode and issues when the question will be answered in time, and thus not allowed.
B. A question that has been answered or could be answered by asking someone in the comment room.
Does Greg B's submissions fall into either category?
Antiyonder
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 7:32:38 pm EST from 50.106.8.26
<<Mr. Bishansky, maybe you could do everyone a favor and get off your high horse and take a look at your own crappy "submissions".>>
What, you mean the ones where I check the archives first, check the unanswered questions ahead of me, and don't ask what color characters' eyes are, or how old a character is when it's been asked multiple times?
<<Or don't you think that your self-indulgent "reviews" (and I also use that term loosely) don't bog down the queue?>>
Greg has asked for and invited reviews in the past. No, they don't bog down the queue. Asking several times if the Joker is popping up again, or how old Lord Kobra is (hours after it was already answered and near the top of the Latest Responses, might I add) does.
And as for my reviews, hey, a major animation site like World's Finest seems to like them and publish them, I might be doing something right.
<<How can anyone put up with your "my sh*t don't sting" attitude?>>
I am honest, direct, and not a coward who hides his name.
Oh, and the word you were looking for is "stink."
<<Seriously. You think if you keep gushing and fawning all over Greg Weisman he'll hire you or something?>>
Gushing and fawning... have you read most of my YJ reviews? I like the show, but don't love the show.
But I praise when I feel praise is merited. Read my thoughts on Scorsese, Nolan, or Tarantino movies some time. Wow.
And while you're at it, check the archives and the questions being submitted ahead before posting a question.
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-by-Fours]
when asking girlfriends to shave pubic hair, do not say "Will somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?"
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 7:26:44 pm EST from 24.185.74.60
Mr. Bishansky, maybe you could do everyone a favor and get off your high horse and take a look at your own crappy "submissions". Or don't you think that your self-indulgent "reviews" (and I also use that term loosely) don't bog down the queue? How can anyone put up with your "my sh*t don't sting" attitude? Seriously. You think if you keep gushing and fawning all over Greg Weisman he'll hire you or something?
Noneofyourbusinees
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 6:54:29 pm EST from 173.224.119.174
MASTERDRAMON - Thanks. (And some of the comments I read in the queue fitted in with that.)
BISHANSKY - I'd like to thank you for your "Temptation" comment. That line of Demona's (which I'd forgotten about - it's been too long since I watched any "Gargoyles" on DVD) does take on new meaning ever since the Timedancer story in "Clan-Building Volume Two". Good job on noticing it and sharing it.
Todd Jensen
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 6:50:26 pm EST from 4.244.215.97
Ugh... do you know how many people asked if the Joker is popping up again....
These people (and I use the word loosely) just don't give a shit.
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-by-Fours]
when asking girlfriends to shave pubic hair, do not say "Will somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?"
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 6:39:45 pm EST from 24.185.74.60
Todd: Only in a sense. [SPOILER] You've seen "Denial," and I think you can figure out the rest from there. [/SPOILER]
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 6:30:27 pm EST from 68.32.165.95
128 questions in the queue already? Now I'm officially scared.
BISHANSKY (on the Light I.Q. question you mentioned) - I remember reading a comment/question on those kinds of questions, wondering whether the people submitting them had developed too much of a "role-playing game" mentality.
So (as a person who hasn't seen today's episode of "Young Justice"), just to make certain I understand this from Masterdramon's review, [SPOILER] Zatanna's father dies in this episode? [/SPOILER]
Todd Jensen
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 6:23:57 pm EST from 4.244.215.97
That entire response from Greg should come up each time someone tries to submit a question to Ask Greg.
Matt - [Saint Louis, Missouri, USA]
"... And if we did it before, we can do it again." "And we will. Together." - Goliath and Elisa, "The Edge"
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 6:06:31 pm EST from 99.92.109.252
Ah, point taken. Thanks, and sorry!
Anonymous
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 5:59:16 pm EST from 188.80.119.223
Anonymous> "So instead I'm saying no comment for yes, for no, for no way in hell, for yes absolutely, for any and all questions about what may or may not be coming down the pike."
Check the link: http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=13125
Richard Jackson
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 5:55:53 pm EST from 122.199.116.237
Brainiac: Heh, fair point. And even if he didn't really do much, Blackbriar Thorn's design was amazing.
Anonymous: That was me, and I respectfully disagree. The key clause of the quoted response was, "Even obvious stuff can't be addressed, because if I acknowledge anything, the stuff I don't comment on is spoiled by default."
In other words, if you ask whether, say, Static/Virgil Hawkins will appear in "Young Justice," it doesn't matter he actually WILL or not. If he's planned for a future episode you get "SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT." If he's not planned for a future episode you get "SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT."
Because if he were to answer those differently, as he states above, he'd be "[spoiling] by default." Anything, at all, that has to do with future plans/events/characters in unaired episodes gets the same response.
Hope this answered your query more sufficiently.
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 5:55:14 pm EST from 68.32.165.95
To whomever answered the question posted on "March 03, 2012 04:37:56 AM">That answer doesn't really satisfy the question, which was not "WHY do you reply "SPOILER REQUEST. NO COMMENT.". I think the original question is different and fair, and deserves a reply from Greg...
Anonymous
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 5:45:30 pm EST from 188.80.119.223
Masterdramon> Actually, [SPOILER] each of the "evil immortal sorcerors" did get one repeated line. [/SPOILER]
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 5:10:07 pm EST from 174.101.230.22
Greg B.: Definitely agree that there was a lot of good meat in that one, and I hope the poster will submit them again as separate posts soon...but rules are rules, after all.
Loved your review of "Misplaced," BTW.
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 5:05:51 pm EST from 68.32.165.95
Aw man, I was actually looking forward to that one.
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-by-Fours]
when asking girlfriends to shave pubic hair, do not say "Will somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?"
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 4:31:15 pm EST from 24.185.74.60
Todd: Whoops, you're totally right. Early on it was a single Gargs question in a sea of YJ, and I momentarily forgot that they're not held to the same standards.
In any event, I've gone back and deleted it. Won't happen again.
Thanks so much for pointing it out to me, though. Still learning, LOL.
Brainiac: I thought this episode was phenomenal. While [SPOILER] I could see the tragedy coming, that didn't make it any less painful when Zatanna has to say goodbye to her father's consciousness, probably until Giovanni is on his deathbed.
I loved the really serious take (and name-drop) of the "World Without Grown-Ups" concept from the comics, and even moreso when it ended up being a multi-dimensional affair that made both Billy Batson AND Captain Marvel essential facets of the battle plan. I loved the bits we got at the end with the Team/Billy and their families. And I loved, loved, LOVED that forlorn look Wally gives the juice bottle when he places it on the souvenir shelf to replace the Helmet of Fate.
Best part of the episode, though? The fact that the Light's disparate plans are finally coming together. Breaking the Riddler out of Belle Reve, shattering Starro into pieces and sending it to the surface world, and then this...all so the Light now can get their hands on one of the most powerful sources of mind control in the Universe.
Also, really cool to see that the Riddler's apparently one of those "can count them on one hand" Light agents who know all seven, like Sportsmaster. My money's on Vertigo being one as well.
I think my only real complaint is that Felix Faust, Blackbriar Thorn, Wizard, and Wotan were all really just window-dressing to the plan; none of them even got a line. But with such a jam-packed episode, it's a small complaint. [/SPOILER]
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 3:55:55 pm EST from 68.32.165.95
gfhfg
Anonymous
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 12:54:44 pm EST from 208.77.23.4
Wow...
***
Anonymous writes...
Can you please rank the members of the Light by IQ?
***
I hate these people, I hate these people, I hate these people...
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-by-Fours]
when asking girlfriends to shave pubic hair, do not say "Will somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?"
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 12:28:50 pm EST from 24.185.74.60
I see someone messed up the Young Justice end credits again. :( (The billing for 120 "Coldhearted" aired at the end of 119 "Misplaced.") I wonder if this is Cartoon Network's fault or the production team's.
On the other hand, [SPOILER] Zatanna will be joining The Team in the credits [/SPOILER], too.
Kirk
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 12:19:16 pm EST from 129.59.105.7
Well, that was...intriguing. Masterdramon, your thoughts?
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 11:05:49 am EST from 174.101.230.22
. . . and its still not even 10:30 EST yet! (granted, none of the YJ questions seem to be spoiler-related from the new episode, but still)
On a chipper note (and while we're on the subject of soon-to-be-released stuff), I DID place my orders this week for Mecha-Nation #1-3 . . . Hmmm, I wonder if they'll still have the multiple covers by Sean "Cheeks" Galloway and Greg Guler . . .
Phoenician
"The suspense is terrible . . . I hope it lasts," -- Willy Wonka
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 9:41:39 am EST from 74.162.130.42
45 questions already? Sheesh.
Anthony Tini
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 9:13:01 am EST from 50.29.205.45
There's a new episode of Young Justice at 10:30am ET on Cartoon Network with a Sunday encore at 10:30am. There will be 5 new YJ episodes in March: http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=1268
Landon Thomas - [<- Gargoyles News Twitter Feed]
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 9:07:50 am EST from 71.34.0.54
MASTERDRAMON - Sorry about this, but one of the questions you approved was a "multiple subject" question for "Gargoyles". (The first question was about Oberon and Titania, the second question about the Space-Spawn, a later question about Peredur, etc.). According to Greg's instructions, multiple-subject questions for "Gargoyles" are supposed to be deleted, because they're too difficult to file in the archives.
Todd Jensen
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 7:05:08 am EST from 4.244.213.18
And the floodgates are officially open...
Although, on the bright side, I just got to approve my first dozen or so questions. So I'm feeling pretty giddy at the mo', LOL.
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 2:59:33 am EST from 68.32.165.95
TODD> <<If I was Greg Weisman, I'd have been tempted to, the sixth or seventh time I got a question about how old Zatanna was, to reply "Below the age of consent, and she's a fictional character anyway".>>
Wow...
*Applauds*
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-by-Fours]
when asking girlfriends to shave pubic hair, do not say "Will somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?"
posted @ Sat, Mar 3, 2012 2:46:25 am EST from 24.185.74.60
Todd: If nothing else, I do recommend picking up the trade paperback compilations as they come out; it'll give you the biggest bang for your buck and won't require you to visit a dedicated comic book store regularly. Only the first volume (compiling issues #0-6) has been released so far, a link to which is below; it's definitely a worthwhile read.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/young-justice-vol-1-art-baltazar/1104326185?ean=9781401233570&itm=1&usri=young+justice+vol.+1
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Fri, Mar 2, 2012 7:15:48 pm EST from 68.32.165.95
ALGERNON - I know, but there's not much we can do about it. (If I was Greg Weisman, I'd have been tempted to, the sixth or seventh time I got a question about how old Zatanna was, to reply "Below the age of consent, and she's a fictional character anyway".)
Speaking of "Young Justice", I recently read a synopsis of the companion comic book issues over at the "Young Justice" wiki (which, by the way, has completed its synopsis of "Failsafe" - thanks, whoever did it). I know that it's not a substitute for reading the comics themselves, but I don't get out to Starclipper Comics (where I bought the "Gargoyles" comics) often enough to regularly buy them, so decided to take this way of reading them.
They really do seem like a companion to the television series, filling in the blanks between episodes. Two elements stood out to me most of all.
[SPOILER] 1. One of the stories has the Team try to protect a CEO whom the Light had once done business with from being assassinated (with the indication that, after the Cadmus Labs incident at the start of the series, the Light has decided to get rid of the people they'd worked with) - and fail to save her life. Her assassination takes place off-stage and is implied rather than shown, but it still struck me as a surprise. (Of course, I don't know the age of the intended core audience.) Though it certainly one good way of keeping the Light dangerous while still keeping the Team and the Justice League alive (a bit like all those revelations at the ends of "Gargoyles" episodes about what Xanatos' real goal had been - and that he was after more than capturing the gargoyles).
2. Speaking of Xanatos, I remembered Greg Weisman, in a chat session, mentioning that his work on General Eiling in Captain Atom comics that he'd written for DC before he helped create "Gargoyles" was a kind of preparation for Xanatos in "Gargoyles" - and the revelation at the end of the Captain Atom story in the "Young Justice" series that Eiling had really been behind all the scheming and sees his convincing Captain Atom that he's really a friend as a major victory, felt a lot like Xanatos. [/SPOILER]
Todd Jensen
posted @ Fri, Mar 2, 2012 6:55:13 pm EST from 4.244.213.241
I still think it kinda sucks that Todd and MasterDramon have to give up their free time to do what these people could easily do themselves if they only used the search function. Still, if that's the price that must be paid to keep Greg sane.
Algernon
posted @ Fri, Mar 2, 2012 4:35:07 pm EST from 86.40.154.92
Masterdramon> In the past, such repeat questions have been answered with "An Ask Greg helper says" (in the place where it would usually say "Greg responds").
Supermorff
posted @ Fri, Mar 2, 2012 1:55:19 pm EST from 86.174.147.4
Sorry for the double post, and sorry especially to Landon for stealing his act, but I simply couldn't wait to post this here:
http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=1268
New episodes on every Saturday in March!
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Thu, Mar 1, 2012 9:56:53 pm EST from 68.32.165.95
Rebel: I'll note that. Greg's specifications this time around were to (a) use only direct quotations and (b) include the date of the quoted response, so I was pretty much figuring I would be using "" marks anyway.
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Thu, Mar 1, 2012 9:40:33 pm EST from 68.32.165.95
Masterdramon > Just my opinion, but I think it would be nice to put quotation marks around anything that you are quoting directly from Greg. I know that you are already saying "Greg Weisman says:" with the colon after it and I guess that's more-or-less sufficient, but my eyes long to see quotation marks.
Rebel
posted @ Thu, Mar 1, 2012 8:31:31 pm EST from 69.134.102.225
I wonder if any of those fourteen people even bothered to return to "Ask Greg" after submitting their question.
Todd Jensen
posted @ Thu, Mar 1, 2012 7:39:46 pm EST from 4.244.211.67
Anthony: Greg's given Todd and I the okay to answer repeat questions with "Greg Weisman says..." followed by a quote, which should hopefully reduce the volume of ridiculousness a little bit (ala here: http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8787).
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Thu, Mar 1, 2012 3:14:02 pm EST from 68.32.165.95
Wow. I just searched the archives and 13 people asked "how old is Zatanna" and 1 person asked "How many years have a Zatanna".
I really hope that people click on "Ask Greg" and SEARCH the archives and read the UNANSWERED QUESTIONS before asking one of their own.
Anthony Tini
posted @ Thu, Mar 1, 2012 2:14:42 pm EST from 159.240.11.245
Spen> Oh, maybe it was there where I found this list. It wasn't directly connected to the avalon site as I remember, but maybe it was in one of the links. Thank you for the help.
Comet
I'm shipping off...to find my wooden leg!
posted @ Thu, Mar 1, 2012 8:36:31 am EST from 80.187.110.143
Comet : Your best bet would be to go to the Internet Archive and enter http://avalon.gargoyles-fans.org/ , find the latest date, click on the "skiff" and see which links still work.
Spen
posted @ Thu, Mar 1, 2012 5:04:58 am EST from 69.63.7.88
MATT - True. Maybe the people asking spoiler questions are the ones who turn to the last page in a mystery book to see who did it, before reading page 1.
As I've said before, reading "Bad Guys" #2 helped me understand more than anything why Greg Weisman is so reluctant to give out spoilers.
Todd Jensen
posted @ Wed, Feb 29, 2012 7:16:14 pm EST from 4.244.209.30
Tangent: I couldn't help but think of Xanatos & Elisa's exchange in "Awakening: Part Three" when I read this article . . .
http://money.cnn.com/2012/02/29/technology/apple_market_cap/index.htm?hpt=hp_t3
Elisa: "'Repelled an invasion'? You're a private citizen, Xanatos, not a country."
Xanatos: "Detective, I am the owner of a multi-national corporation, which is bigger than many countries you could name . . ."
Phoenician
"The suspense is terrible . . . I hope it lasts," -- Willy Wonka
posted @ Wed, Feb 29, 2012 11:46:03 am EST from 24.206.36.236
Young Justice fans could learn some patience from Gargoyles fans. We had to wait ten years for new material. Three months is nothing.
Matt - [Saint Louis, Missouri, USA]
"... And if we did it before, we can do it again." "And we will. Together." - Goliath and Elisa, "The Edge"
posted @ Wed, Feb 29, 2012 9:33:14 am EST from 99.92.109.252
MASTERDRAMON - Thanks.
I recently wondered whether the spate of spoiler requests Greg's been receiving at "Ask Greg" have had anything to do with the off again/on again schedule for "Young Justice" (from what I've been able to pick up, it's had long hiatuses like the one from November last year to March this year); did some viewers despair of seeing the remaining episodes? (Though that's probably too charitable a theory about their motives.)
Todd Jensen
posted @ Wed, Feb 29, 2012 7:37:58 am EST from 4.244.214.242
Question I considered asking Greg, but felt I should try here first, but relating to an old question: http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=627
Long story short, I asked Greg if he could do his Disney Villains series as a comic and he responded that another company (for the record, I asked this question in relation to Boom possibly publishing it) would have trouble publishing it as each villain comes from a different franchise (licensing).
Now to ask my question:
Now would Marvel (a company owned by Disney) have that same problem or not?
Antiyonder
posted @ Tue, Feb 28, 2012 11:43:49 pm EST from 50.35.219.148
Anthony: Considering it's going to be headlining DC Nation from now on (alongside Green Lantern: TAS), I'd have to wager yes. But we don't have airdates for episodes 20-46 yet, so we can't be sure until those are released.
Todd: Just wanted to let you know that Gorebash got back to me today, and I'm officially ready to go with approving "Young Justice" questions once the queue opens back up on March 3! Hopefully I can ease the burden on you a little bit from here on out, LOL.
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Tue, Feb 28, 2012 11:18:13 pm EST from 68.32.165.95
So not only is YJ on Saturday, but it's on at 10:30 AM. Is this its new day and time slot moving forward?
Anthony Tini
posted @ Tue, Feb 28, 2012 11:04:41 pm EST from 50.29.205.45
Hey, I'm searching for good Gargoyles fanpage lists. Do you know any? I had one that had hundreds of links (many of them leading to pages no longer existing, but whatever) but I can't find it anymore :S
Adam> You always ask such interesting questions... but I also think the answers to these would be quite ambiguous.
Comet
I'm shipping off...to find my wooden leg!
posted @ Tue, Feb 28, 2012 12:23:52 pm EST from 80.187.110.175
Adam> While I'd love to know the answers to those questions, I tend to doubt that Greg will actually respond with anything other than "Spoiler Request. No Comment." or the like. They could both be seen as ideas masquerading as questions too.
Matt - [Saint Louis, Missouri, USA]
"... And if we did it before, we can do it again." "And we will. Together." - Goliath and Elisa, "The Edge"
posted @ Tue, Feb 28, 2012 10:12:44 am EST from 99.92.109.252
With Ask Greg opening up again this weekend, I have got a couple of questions that I would like to ask him. Please let me know if you think he would answer them.
1. We know Samson's ancentor is Goliath through Broadway and Angela, but does he have any non "Scottish" in him. Meaning, is he 100% Scottish or does he have any other Gargoyle type in him?
2. I don't know if this has been asked or not, but of the 8 surving clans before 1994, we know that the New Olympian clan has members that came from all over the Mediterranean, but are any of the other surving clans like that.
Adam - [carl006_1999@yahoo.com]
posted @ Tue, Feb 28, 2012 9:38:05 am EST from 170.112.1.251
Hot Case, then
Supermorff
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 3:23:48 pm EST from 86.174.147.4
I say next week we do "Spec Spidey" titles.
Greg Bishansky - [<--- Greg's Blog of Clue-by-Fours]
when asking girlfriends to shave pubic hair, do not say "Will somebody get this walking carpet out of my way?"
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 3:13:23 pm EST from 24.185.74.60
Wonderland!
1 Brainiac Haunted
2 Phoenician Monkey Business
3 Chip Hack And You Shall Find
4 Masterdramon By Hook or By Web
5 Vinnie What's the Story?
6 Matt Fears
7 Adam Rabbit Holes
8 Anthony Wonderland
9 Cold Case
10 Hot Case
Anthony Tini
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 2:54:47 pm EST from 159.240.11.245
Im I 8th or 9th?
Adam - [carl006_1999@yahoo.com]
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 2:12:45 pm EST from 170.112.1.251
[Inserts "Fears" on Matt's behalf. And that one's actually sixth, BTW.]
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 8:35:50 am EST from 68.32.165.95
7.
Matt - [Saint Louis, Missouri, USA]
"... And if we did it before, we can do it again." "And we will. Together." - Goliath and Elisa, "The Edge"
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 8:21:35 am EST from 99.92.109.252
[Inserts "What's the Story?" on Vinnie's behalf.]
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 1:17:44 am EST from 68.32.165.95
(5)Fiver!!!!!
Vinnie - [tpeano29@hotmail.com]
God Bless you All!
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 12:29:32 am EST from 99.145.126.198
By Hook or By Web!
Masterdramon - [kmc12009@mymail.pomona.edu]
"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long..." - The Beach Boys
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 12:15:48 am EST from 68.32.165.95
Hack and you shall find!!!
Chip
"The next time you set up shop in the biggest state, don't pick the area that's only ten miles wide. Welcome to Canada, idiot"--Frank Zhang
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 12:02:47 am EST from 68.184.242.67
Second, then -- and its YJ comics? "Monkey Business"
Phoenician
"The suspense is terrible . . . I hope it lasts," -- Willy Wonka
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 12:02:01 am EST from 74.162.131.243
FIRST!
Phoenician
"The suspense is terrible . . . I hope it lasts," -- Willy Wonka
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 12:00:13 am EST from 74.162.131.243
We've had enough to do this for a while now, so I'm not sure why we haven't yet. Regardless, I'll kick it off.
Haunted! (Yes, Stopover was technically first, but it's an Issue #0 - it and the FCBD half-issue can sit this out).
Brainiac - [OSUBrainiac at gmail dot com]
There is balance in all things. Live in symmetry with the world around you. If you must blow things up and steal from those around you, THAT'S WHAT RPGS ARE FOR!
posted @ Mon, Feb 27, 2012 12:00:12 am EST from 174.101.230.22