Postby ljacone » Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:10 pm
Wow, looking at it now, Jonah does look a little bit like Eclipso. Which would be hilarious, frankly; Eclipso running around the Old West zapping people. "What in tarnation-- ?!" "MWUAHAHAHA!"
Jonah throwing the guy out the window was great. There's not enough casual window tossing nowadays. Interesting that the thugs specifically call him a "professional killer," I guess furthering the branding of Jonah as a bounty hunter. The death of Iron-Jaws is not surprising but still sad. But Jonah is a loner, so it was only a matter of time before he lost his "sidekick." I guess you could have run with the idea that they were two loners together, though. I like how this feature is getting a sort of minor Grand Guiginol theme going, with Jonah dealing justice in painfully ironic methods.
By the way, the Twilight Zone episode you are thinking of is "A Hundred Yards Over The Rim." Thats a good one. I don't remember that Amazing Stories, though... I wonder if that series is on Netflix?
Regarding Stan's letter and your response, my wife also is... tolerant... of my comics. I have gotten her to read some comics (including a few Wonder Woman trades in my half-hearted attempt to get her into superhero comics) but she does dig superhero movies and shows, so I have that at least.
The thing about Bat Lash versus Jonah Hex is that while Jonah seems pretty clearly informed by the Spaghetti Western, whereas Bat Lash is a more of a traditional American Oater. Lash is a very lighthearted feature, more along the lines of Maverick than anything else, but with an occasional harder edge. I think this is why Jonah Hex had a long run as a star, whereas Lash had a shot and didn't catch on. The light, nearly-comedic tone works well, I think, in a backup capacity since it would be such a contrast to a deadly serious lead feature like Jonah Hex or Scalphunter or whatnot. In fact, I have long thought that if Palmiotti and Gray had to cut down their output to 14 or 16 pages a month, or if DC wanted to raise the price, Lash would make the perfect "co-feature" for that title.
Alas, Lash is the kind of feature which doesn't really work so well today -- comedy in today's comic book market is usually very, VERY broad instead of subtle. If Jonah Hex is Clint Eastwood, then Bat Lash is James Garner (or, if you think like me, Roger Moore).
Good show, man. This podcast is quickly becoming a favorite. Keep up the good work!
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