Previously in COMICS 101: Last time, we began our discussion of the Giffen/DeMatteis era of JUSTICE LEAGUE, in which the Justice League reorganized following the events of the DC summer miniseries LEGENDS, with a membership consisting of many of the company’s biggest stars. Complicating matters for team leader Batman is the involvement of the mysterious […]
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GUY GARDNER HAS A BOWL CUT Part Four: Justice League International #8 (1987)
On the last installment of Guy Gardner Has a Bowl Cut, we witnessed Guy Gardner get knocked out by Batman. A one hitter quitter, no less. We left off with a Creeper-related cliffhanger, but you know what? We’re crazy out here in these streets. Let’s skip ahead a bit, because get this… the title of […]
GUY GARDNER HAS A BOWL CUT Part Three: Justice League International #8 (1987)
On the last installment of Guy Gardner Has a Bowl Cut, we witnessed Booster Gold join the team under dubious circumstances. As the series continues, Guy Gardner remains the loudmouth contrarian, Batman is the team leader, and Maxwell Lord manipulates from – well, I was going to go with “afar” but actually last time he […]
GUY GARDNER HAS A BOWL CUT Part Two: Justice League #4 (1987)
On the last installment of Guy Gardner Has a Bowl Cut, we saw 1987’s Justice League sit down for their “Here’s how it’s gonna be” board meeting. It didn’t go well. Everyone hates Guy, Guy attacks everyone, everyone attacks back, Guy’s haircut makes him look like the bodily appendage that he acts like – it […]
GUY GARDNER HAS A BOWL CUT Part One: Justice League #1 (1987)
I can’t lie… I missed you. I dipped away for a moment, but Blastoff’s modernist is back. My name is Pat Shand, and I’m here at Blastoff talking about comics new and old… though we’re focusing a bit more on the old this month. I’m diving into 1987’s Justice League run by J. M. DeMatteis, […]