tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post1744075323654642486..comments2024-03-28T04:14:30.305-04:00Comments on Thoughts on Stuff: The KingdomPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702965396185870813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-69507141328786228972009-05-15T11:12:00.000-04:002009-05-15T11:12:00.000-04:00Kingdom isn't the only in-story use of Hypertime. ...Kingdom isn't the only in-story use of Hypertime. Karl Kessel also used it for a multi-part Superboy story in that series, shortly after Kingdom finished.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497471112230791353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-32660608723085156512009-04-01T22:56:00.000-04:002009-04-01T22:56:00.000-04:00I think there's certainly some cliche stories in t...I think there's certainly some cliche stories in there, I went in with really low expectations, and was pleasantly surprised by some of the stuff, particularly the Rose story. I think the Iris/Wally story hit some fairly obvious beats, but was still emotionally satisfying. Though the Nightstar and Ibn stuff was bad 90s DC on autopilot. Reading the series now, Quitely's art stands out even more Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483689490186954593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-4164496043635783952009-04-01T20:23:00.000-04:002009-04-01T20:23:00.000-04:00Your mention of Quitely and the thought that the d...Your mention of Quitely and the thought that the democratic quality of hypertime might undermine <I>Kingdom Come</I>'s worshipfulness made me pick this up from the library. I'm not sure that the defeat of the (negatively) worshipful Gog with knick knacks quite manages to support such a reading. Oh well.<BR/><BR/>The main story isn't really that interesting, and I'm not sure about the individual David Goldinghttp://pah2.golding.id.au/noreply@blogger.com