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This makes me think of something Rocky made me aware of a couple years ago:

When the Post-Crisis JSA got its issue of Secret Origins, it was pretty much a straight retelling of the classic Paul Levitz/Joe Staton JSA origin special, except for one thing: with no Earth-2 Superman Post-Crisis, it was Alan Scott who got the most iconic scene in the story: smashing through a German aircraft at just the right time to save the day.

I actually read the retelling years before I read the original. In many ways, I liked the revised telling better. Having two fewer characters made the story tighter. Batman's part really was just left out completely. I also liked that the Valkyries were dressed like Valkyries and not refugees from a bad '70s porno.

LOL

I wonder if that's exactly what Joe Staton used for reference?

Just sing Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" with "wacka-chicka wacka-chicka" for lyrics and I'm sure it will make total sense.

I think even today, some readers would see Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash and Green Lantern as a "Big Five" within the "Big Seven".

If there are any readers just now coming in, they might even see Hawkgirl (because of the JLU Toon), Cyborg (because of Flashpoint), or Aquaman and Martian Manhunter as equally iconic.

"An icon (from Greek "image") is generally a flat panel painting depicting Jesus, Mary, Saints and Angels, which is venerated among Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and in certain Eastern Catholic Churches.

Comparable images from Western Christianity are generally not described as "icons", although "iconic" may be used to describe a static style of devotional image."
--Wikipedia

(...this thread will never die...)

I know there have been discussions on the use of icons in religion. Some feel that it encourages worship of the icon itself, but others say there's no issue as long as people are clear that the icon is only meant as a symbol.

There has been a resurgence of use of icons in the Western Church in the last 20 years or so. Many Episcopal parishes, for example, have Eastern-style icons in their buildings.

And just like that, we go from comics to religion by way of porn.

Such roundabout directions are the way of this thread

The early 70s song "Roundabout" was the biggest hit single for the progressive rock band Yes until the early 80s, when they topped it with "Owner of a Lonely Heart".

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is one of those older songs I really like. When Jessica Sierra sang it on American Idol, I fell in love with her.

That's a great song, but the "literal video" version is awesome!

Jim Steinman, who wrote and produced "Total Eclipse of the Heart", also gave us other 80s chestnuts such as "Holding Out For a Hero" (also sung by Bonnie Tyler) and "Making Love Out of Nothing At All" (sung by Air Supply).

"Holding Out For a Hero" was used as a theme song for the TV show "Cover Up", best remembered for the death of its original lead actor, Jon Erik Hexum, who accidentally killed himself playing Russian Roulette with blanks. The series was created by Glan Larson of original BSG fame.

Glen A. Larson also created the IMO underrated "The Highwayman", with a great kitsch cast: failed Flash Gordon Sam J. Jones, Aussie flash-in-the-pan Jacko, and "V" arch-villainess Jane Badler. The 2-hour pilot was terrible, and had little to do with the excellent series that followed; I would go so far as to say that the pilot was probably what kept people from watching the series and led to its early cancellation.

I wish it would be released on DVD. It could easily be fit onto 2 discs. YouTube has nothing but a few short clips.

I have vaguely positive memories of the Highwayman tv series, but don't really remember much about it.

That reminds me, however, of Outlaw Country supergroup The Highwaymen, and their theme song:

Not a bad song, although the Mount Rushmore visual is a bit much. But I realize that's just entertainers' egos.

So I'm looking for a comic and I come across Avengers #1 by Busiek & Perez. There are forty odd heroes on the inside cover. Yet a selection committee gets to pick the worthy on the team, and determine that a certain number of founders being on it is always a good idea.

So, just giving Fickles a for mentioning the elitist thing on page #31. It was annoying when the JLA did it, and I see it's just as annoying here.

If we're talking selections, I read that the original plan for resolving the adult Legion vs. Sw6 Legion plot was that the youngsters would' be revealed as the real team; then the adult and Sw6 teams would be involved in some gigantic battle against some big bad guys with lots of random deaths. The deaths would be selected by pulling names from a hat.

Thanks, Thoth. I feel vindicated that history is being so unkind to that run.



I'm glad they didn't go through with that ridiculous plan.

I have never read an Avengers comic. Actually, I have only ever read a handful of Marvel comics ever. At about age eight, I decided I was a DC fan and always felt I'd be disloyal if I read a Marvel. Thirty-seven years later, here I am.

But current DC is much worse than current Marvel.

Not that I can think of any current Marvel books I'd recommend.

At this point, I don't think I could do it.

I would like to see them undo this "New 52" silliness and bring back the continuity I love.

As would I, but they'd need to bring back the Pre-Identity Crisis continuity, IMO.

Heck, I wouldn't mind if they went so far as to bring back the Pre-CoIE continuity!

I'm of two minds about going back to pre-COIE continuity. Some of my favorite stories grew out of the world where the JSA and JLA coexisted. There were also some aspects of the pre-Crisis Earth-Two (such as Québec being an independent country) that just seem unnecessary.