So, that was 2004. Wow. That went down hard. In the wake of hundreds of thousand dead at the hands of nature, an electoral campaign as ugly as sin itself, war and more war and also some war thrown in for good measure, and Orson Scott Card allowed to write the single greatest comic book character of all time (that was some hyperbole: I know how the comics bloggers love it when someone gets hyperbolic) I think we can say that we got out of that one just in time. Sure, there were good things about 2004, and so dwelling on horrendous natural disasters (and say, if you're looking to give money, here's a link and I apologize for just how non-comic book related that is) may not be the most productive way to look at the year.
So what do we have on tap for next year? Morrison and Quitely on All-Star Superman, DC's answer to the Ultimate lines (and while I love you, Grant, could you maybe cut back on the narration-as-asides thing you did in JLA Classified 1 and 2? It got a little over the top at times) and the return of Hal Jordan in a new Green Lantern series by Geoff Johns, and hopefully more Paul Chadwick, oh, and we know they're letting Johns do some sort of Crisis series, and thankfully we now know that shapechanging superheroes and their wives are forever going to have extremely tumultuous relationships no matter what universe they appear in.
Goodbye, 2004. That was a very interesting year you just had, with the comic books being dissassembled and all that... I'm looking forward to pulling this sharpened shit-knife out of my leg before the infection sets in and seeing what you've got for me in 2005. I know one thing for sure: one of Todd McFarlene's 7 companies will be able to dodge its debts this year thanks to bankruptcy proceedings... apparently not even acclaimed british comics scribes and the wrath of an NHL player could slay the beast. When are we going to see Gaiman's take on Medieval Spawn?
Drive safe and have a happy new year, everyone.
Posted by Matt Rossi at December 31, 2004 10:43 PM