tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978834198689217453.post7248007435358128862..comments2023-05-10T06:32:56.403-04:00Comments on Gutter Talk: DC Retroactive: Superman--the 70's ReviewedRay "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978834198689217453.post-46527524894589468672011-08-03T13:32:55.971-04:002011-08-03T13:32:55.971-04:00I just picked up the DC Retroactive: Batman -- the...I just picked up the DC Retroactive: Batman -- the 70's (that's a damn long title when one actually types it out!) and I know exactly what you mean about the coloring. While Batman has a reputation for being a creature of the night, the colors were too dark to properly capture the retro look of a 70's comic. The backup almost seemed to glow by comparison.<br /><br />Unlike this Superman issue, (I'm not typing that full title a second time!) the Batman issue's main feature and backup were writen by the same scribe, in this case Len Wein. Part of the fun of the whole reading experience was that Wein included a subplot in the new story that tied in nicely with a subplot from the reprint.<br /><br />DC may indeed be cashign in on the nostalgia dollar, but personally speaking, these are the kind of comics I would have been interested in as a kid. Even as a boy I was more interested in back issues than what was new on the shelves. I remember cherishing the Megazine reprints of 70's and 80's Marvel comics that came out in 1994. (Then again, you've already written a blog about how disgusting Marvel's 90's comics generally were!)<br /><br />My allowance as a tot probably wouldn't have afforded the $4.99 price tag, but maybe allowances are higher nowadays to account for inflation. Were I a kid totay, I'd have probably begged my grandmother to buy one of these for me instead!Jonathon Riddlenoreply@blogger.com