Notorious Crackpot

At the end of the new issue of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, there's a quick bit of dialog between Batman and Green Lantern (Hal) where I inadvertently swiped a bit of Peter David 's from the Hulk. I wish I had caught it sooner (much, much sooner). But that's how it goes sometimes. Anyway, it's not a part that is important to the story, just a clever throwaway device that helps explain a potential logical gap. But it was Peter's cleverness, not mine. For anyone wondering, the original scene in question transpired in (I think) The Hulk #375 . Please check it out. I'm just glad I caught it before anyone else did and pointed it out. Because then I would feel doubly foolish.

Would you believe it if I said the bit of writing seen below was from a perfectly innocent all-ages comic? "He’s been banished back to the world of sexy dreams!" No... I guess I wouldn't believe it either.

The link below leads to a wonderful Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures fan written story I recently came across. The most striking part for me was how clear the voice of Belinda Zee came through, despite me not having anything to do with this. There's a bit of ego tied in with these characters... they exist in my head. That's where they were born and that is where they will always live. But that's ego. The truth is that a talented writer can take the characters and bring them to life. As exhibited below: mithen.livejournal.com The scene that plays out, and some of the perspectives held by the characters does not necessarily match how I would portray things. Nor should it. This is a well executed extrapolation from the mind of another writer. I think she does a very good job and I hope she chooses to write more in the future.