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#1  Edited By mrjoshua

I would at least like a mention of the Joker in the next movie. Something about him being in Arkham or having escaped and his whereabouts unknown. He did have a huge impact on Gotham so to have him never mentioned again would seem rather odd to me.  I would also like it if other villains were mentioned. Maybe Batman has dealt with them in between movies.
 
@cattlebattle, I think when Chris Nolan says definitive, he means Heath was so good at being the Joker in his movie no one else could replace him. I don't think he means he was the best Joker ever. In fact, the best Joker ever was Caesar Romero.  HA HA HA HA!

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 Thank you for the comment. I agree Wonder Woman needed something to happen in order to gain some attention and increase sales. I read that Wonder Woman 600 has sold out and will go into a second printing. I love it. I think she needs all the support she can get. Hopefully DC will see that there are people out there interested in her stories and will give her the push she needs.  She is supposed to be on par with Batman and Superman. So where are her spin off comics. Why not a Sensational Comics? Batman has Detective and Superman has Action. What about a Donna Troy or Wonder Girl comic? There's been a Nightwing and Robin comic. And also a Supergirl comic. I hope this will generate enough attention where they make moves in this direction. 
 
My issue isn't really the changes made. Sure they are temporary. How many times have they changed her looked and her story only to change them back or go in another direction? I know after say a year or so they will take her in another direction. They'll give her back her old suit back with possible alterations. What I don't like is changes based on trends or hidden agendas. There are plenty of ways to improve on Wonder Woman. But do it based on what has been lacking in her stories and not on what works for other characters. My example being Batman. Because of the popularity of The Dark Knight and the disapproval of Superman Returns there were articles put out how they wanted to make Superman darker and grittier. They wanted to shape Superman into the same mold as Batman. As we know that makes no sense because Batman and Superman are like night and day. Instead of tackling what was wrong with Superman Returns they want to copy The Dark Knight and hope that will make it a success. Maybe it will but is that true to the character? 
 
That is my only real objection to the Wonder Woman changes. They are making them based on what is popular. They even say it in the article included with issue 600. To update her to what is in comic books today. I disagree with this. Wonder Woman was the first. She is an icon. She shouldn't be changed so she looks like other female superheroes. If they were going to make any changes they should have altered her to have her own unique look and therefore she should have set a new trend. Other female superheroes should then copy her.  But as we can see this isn't what's happening. Even the story isn't all that original. How many times have we seen the altered timeline needs to be fixed story? Is this really the best they could come up with? And is this really the best they could do with her? Sure this issue and maybe even this run will be successful but will it be for all the right reasons? And besides that, with all the success and interest generated, will Wonder Woman ever get the due she is owed? To truly sit alongside Superman and Batman with a franchise as firmly established as theirs? Or is this just a trend for now and in year she's back to where she was before? I certainly hope not.

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#3  Edited By mrjoshua

I asked Dan DiDio via myspace about him and he said he may return in the future.

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#4  Edited By mrjoshua

I didn't even finish this issue. I love Buster Gold but this was terrible. The comedy wasn't funny and I had know idea what was going on. Midway I didn't care how it ended. I stopped and went on to something else. I hope the next issue is better than this.

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#5  Edited By mrjoshua

I hate when they kill off characters. No matter how insignificant or even stupid a character may be, I never understand the reasoning for killing them off. I'm sure people have their opinion and can show where killing off a character made sense but that's not why I'm writing this. 
 
I came across the character the Blue Snowman not to long ago and I thought what an interesting character to bring back. A female villain disguised as a man with the power to generate blue snow. Blue snow was supposed to be used as a beneficial element to humans but that was never explained how. I would like to see where it could be, I was excited to see the Blue Snowman join the Ice Pack in the DC Superfriends however that's a kids comic and has nothing to do with the regular DC continuity. I was even more excited to see she would appear in Power Girl 7. But then her character didn't come across the way I had hoped and then she was eaten. 
 
She may or may not be dead but I'm assuming she is since they show her life as expectancy as ending on page 14 panel 4. I'm hoping that since this issue of Power Girl is a bit silly it's not part of the regular continuity and the Blue Snowman can make a return. I would love to see a real Ice Pack formed. It would be cool, no pun intended, to see the Blue Snowman, Icycle, Killer Frost, Mr. Freeze, Captain Cold and Minister Blizzard try to work together. 
 
This is why I hate when they kill off characters. There is potential to use them later but then they can't be used cause they're been killed off. I would love to see a series with the Global Guardians but they recently killed off Freedom Beast and Tasmanian Devil. So there goes any future stories with them. It's a shame cause I liked them.

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#6  Edited By mrjoshua

I like the character of Muhammad X and what they were trying to bring across in in this comic. However I was bothered by some of the things in it. Why does he have to live in Harlem? Of all the places in New York City  why Harlem? I'm from NYC and I lived in Harlem for awhile. It's a great place but it's not the only place where Black people live. Why not Bed Stuy or Queensbridge? Sure it might be identifiable to people outside of NYC but it seems like whenever they have a Black character the place to live is Harlem. And why the named Muhammad X? He states in the comic why he took the name but why not just give him a real superhero name? I mean it's better than just putting the word Black in front of what his  superpower is. He could have been Black Density. Not a bad name but Muhammad X seems too on the nose. And since his name is Muhammad X is he Muslim? That would have been an interesting point in the story. Especially since the comic came out around 9/11. If they brought him back they could have addressed him dealing with Muslim issues in a post 9/11 world. There is so much they could have done with him. However his character comes across as one dimensional. He has an interesting power. He has a great look. But nothing more. And why would Superman come to Harlem if he's there? Yeah there are no mad scientist or anything like that needs Superman. Muhammad X has an extraordinary power to handle it himself. Why get mad at Superman? I agree with you that it comes across as being rude. Why not a side story with Muhammad showing why he feels this way? You come away from the story wondering what is this guy's issue. My overall problem with the story is it seems a little late. It seems like it would have made more since had it been written ten or twenty years earlier. Race is still an issue even with Obama as president but Muhammad X seems like a  character out of his timeline. He may have been more accepted back when Public Enemy was still big. I do think he is an interesting character. It would be nice if they brought him back but he needs be developed more. Keep him tough. Leave him with the attitude. But give him depth and make it so you understand his point of view.

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#7  Edited By mrjoshua

I also liked the Blue Snowman. He was really a woman dressed like a man. And every superhero should have an Ice villain.

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#8  Edited By mrjoshua

Guy Gardner. He reminds of that kid that wanted an Easter egg from Bugs Bunny. 
 

 
 
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#9  Edited By mrjoshua

I have to go with the classics: 
 
Cheetah -Barbara Ann Minerva. 
Dr. Psycho. 
Giganta.  
Baroness Paula Von Gunther
Circe

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#10  Edited By mrjoshua
@dc-kid21:@dc-kid21 said:
" NO AQUA MAN "
Yeah, like WTF? He was a founding member of the Justice League. I'll watch it but I'll be gnashing my teeth the whole time. He better at least have a cameo or something.