In article <CM18HL....@csc.ti.com>, a130149@crazy (John Hall 0032 jvh )) writes:
|> I'll agree to disagree on this.  The sameness of Infantino's heads really distracts
|> me (so does Aparo's).
|>

You found this to be true even in his 60's work?  I agree that his work in the
80's was not up to his work in the 60s.

|> Yes, I like Swamp Thing 7 very much.  One of my favorite longer runs was the Colan
|> run that took place during Moench's complicated mid-80s thread.  After reading that,
|> I'd had such high hopes for Moench coming back to Batman, but there's none of
|> the plot density.  Ah well.  I could really do with a long stretch of Bruce (Batman)
|> doing some DETECTING while life goes on around him.  Think we'll get that?

I don't think so.  One of the things I miss in modern comics is the _small_ story.
Every menace has to be earth-shaking, every event cataclysmic, every plot device
as overstated as this sentence.  I'd really like to see a common, garden variety
mystery with some real detective work and a common crook.

One of my favorite Golden Age covers was a picture of Superman getting his hair
cut.  This was back when Supes hair couldn't be cut.  The barber was exasperated
and Supes seemed either bemused or unaware of the barber's difficulties.  It had
nothing to do with the stories inside.  It was just an amusing, quiet cover.  I
wish we had some of that today.

Sorry about forgetting which Swamp Thing Batman was in; I'm sure it was 7 now that
you point it out.

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