Wasn't he the one who wrote that short a while back about an old friend of Jason being tagged by some assassin? I think it was a Tec special. It was after the Robin special, of that I'm sure (maybe like four months after?). But maybe I'm mixing him with someone else. But I think it was him. I vaguely remember thinking it read way better than Flash.
Do you mean "Reunion" by Steve Orlando?
GOD, yes, I mean that one. So it was Orlando. I'm sorry for both of them, I absolutaly mixed their names, which means I thought Orlando wrote Flash, also.
I suck at remembering names, actually. Not a surprise I was so mistaken here. Edited: I'm sooo ashamed of myself. Orlando was the guy in Green Arrow, right? Who was the one in Rebirths Aquaman?
So... I don't know how he's going to write Jason. Well, I still stand for what I said: I think this is a story guided by the points that the office delivered for their pitches. I do think office wanted Jason to be the one with the side of the regime, and the odd one from the bats.
Last edited by Zaresh; 10-15-2020 at 01:27 PM.
No one is losing their minds. We're giving our opinions on the solicitation. That thing that's put out for you to judge and to convince you to buy something, that's the point of a solicitation, you are meant to judge it and gauge your interest in the concept it's presenting. And some of us are just not interested, and would have preferred something conceptually different. As it turns out, a solicitation for a story about Red Hood working for an evil regime, especially with every other bat working against it, isn't garnering much excitement.
Personally for me, the context isn't even relevant here, it isn't even my main issue because as I mentioned before, even if this is not (at it's worst) OOC and if Jason is 100% an unwilling participant in this, it's still a story about Red Hood taking contracts on behalf of an evil regime. Not the concept I would have preferred for the Red Hood of all characters in a cyberpunkish dystopia.
As far as solicitations go, this stirs no interest in me. As a Red Hood fan, this solicitation alone has not convinced me to make this purchase. And that's about it.
Last edited by RedBird; 10-15-2020 at 01:36 PM.
Yeah it's kinda... we just got him getting The Offer from Luthor and being suspected of Leviathan, so it's kinda... "this again?"... associated with the enemy again? It's a bit uncreative
I just noticed that Batman: The Adventures Continue #14 was released today. I'm glad it's over. The last chapters turned more and more into an unpleasant read.
Although I also have to admit that the last two pages were unexpected.
I mean, it could surprise us. Not that I think Flash Rebirth was great (I stopped reading it by issue 12, or 15, maybe? Too slow, too wordy, kinda "I already read that" and I'll be honest, Barry bores me); but you never know. Some writers can write well certain characters and stories, but not others.
I've some hopes for the new writer for RHATO, because a) I like the premise, b) Seems like Martinbropugh is a good fit for noir and suspense, and c) hey, Matthew Rosenberg said he was cool for Jason's book, so he may be. Hoping it wasn't just some polite tweeting (maaan, Rosenberg writing Jason, after Freefall? I'll totally support that one. Such a fun and intense read. But he's in Marvel, so...).
I get what you mean with Williamsons Flash, even though I was enjoying Flash at first, the drama felt needless at times and it did begin to drag a little and repeat itself. Though to be fair, the excess drama could also be due to the chaotic history of the flash and all the consequences of the reboot and retcons beginning to weigh down on the series due to Williamson, to his credit, trying to make everything fit.
And oooh Rosenberg is a good choice, I'd definitely would've wanted to see some of that. Also, wait, he said he was cool for Jasons book?