gonzoron: If I recall correctly, BatMite was a being from another dimension, somewhat on the order of Mr. Mzytptlk or however the hell you spell it, who idolizes Batman and sometime makes his life miserable. He was never a resident of the Batcave to my knowledge.
Mockingbird: Why shouldn’t companies bring out Doc Savage comics? There are many of us who love those old pulps.
Do characters from X-Statix ever show up in other books? Has the Orphan appeard in Fantastic Four? U-Go Girl in Spider-Man? Has Dead Girl applied for Avengers membership?
(I know about the Doop/Wolverine book, but I’m curious how often X-Statix characters appear in Marvel books outside their own title.)
I don’t doubt your answer, but X-Statix seems to be doing something so unique that it’s hard to see how the rest of the Marvel U would use its characters, even though X-Statix uses other Marvel characters really well in its own book.
Comic Book Guy, why do comics come out on a wednesday? Some kind of tradition?
I got 2000AD Prog 1349, end of current Lobster Random story 
No, Metropolis is in Delaware. Gotham is in New Jersey, which I guess makes it possible that the statue could be the Statue of Liberty.
The statue in question holds a sword, and is the famous Statue of Justice.
I believe it first “appeared” in Kafka’s novel Amerika.
They just do at the moment.
When Marvel tried to go through a different distributor, they came out on (IIRC) Fridays.
When I started collecting comics, they came out on Monday afternoons (I used to wait at the newsstand for them). When I started working in a comic store, they came out Fridays. Somewhere along the line they were Saturday mornings, then Tuesdays.
They’ve only been Wednesdays for about the last…5? 7? years or so.
(Note, I’m trying to remember which days comics came out on 30 years ago…I may just possibly have gotten the days wrong. But they’ve certainly changed multiple times over the decades.
X-Statix crossovers into other books have not happened in any major way. Seems like none of the other creators want to touch these guys.
I always get those two turned around. But as DrFidelius pointed out, it is definitely not the Statue of Liberty. Just another of those amazing coincedences between Gotham and New York. 
Lok
Here’s the list for this Wednesday’s comics:
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
MARVEL
Black Panther #62
Fantastic Four #500 Director’s Cut Edition
Hulk #58
Hulk: Nightmerica #2
Hulk TP Vol 4: Abominable
Inhumans #3
Startling Stories - Thing: Night Falls on Yancy Street #3
Venom #3
Mystique #4
X-Men Unlimited #50
X-Statix #11
DC
American Century #26
Batgirl #42
Batman: Dark Knight Archives HC Vol 4
Birds of Prey #57
Eye of the Storm Annual
Fables TP Vol 2: Animal Farm
Jimmy Olsen Adventures by Jack Kirby TP
JLA Scary Monsters #5
Lucifer #40
Outsiders #2
Robin #116
Robotech the Macross Saga TP Vol 3
Superman #195
Terra Obscura #2
Tokyo Storm Warning #2
Wildcats Version 3.0 #12
Wonder Woman #194
THE REST
Artesia Afire #2
Assassin School #1
Bird TP Vol 2: The Mask
Blankets GN
Boneyard #11
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #59: Slayer Interrupted Part 4
BPRD Dark Waters
Cain GN
Castle in the Sky TP Vol 2
Comic Expo 2003
Cinescape Sep 2003
Comic Book Market Place #103
Comics Journal #254
Crossovers #7
Crux #28
Art of Tim Vigil: Dark Utopia #7
Dogwitch #6
Extinctioners: Tales of the Endangered #1
Finder TP Vol 5: Dream Sequence
Futabakun Change TP Vol 8
Futurama #14
GI Joe #19
GI Joe Frontline #9
GI Joe Transformers #2
Gold Digger #44
Gold Digger TP Vol 11
Growing Up Enchanted #4
Hell #1
How Loathsome #3
Invincible #5
Kolchak: Devil in the Details GN
Legacy #2
Lenore #13
Love & Rockets Vol 2 #8
Luba #7
Luftwaffe 1946 #11
Manhattan Beach 1957 GN
Mega Dragon & Tiger #5
Newtype Vol 2 #8 Aug 2003
Paradigm #10
Pete the PO’d Postal Worker #12
Previews Vol 13 #8 Aug 2003
Puffed #1
PVP #3
Route 666 #14
Saiko & Lavender TP Vol 1
Samurai Jack: Code of the Samurai TP
Scion #38
Sheba Vol 3 #3
Silent Mobius TP Vol 11 Hell
Skumm #3
Solus #5
Spectrum #33
Star Wars Empire #10: Yavin Base Part 1
Strange Killings: Strong Medicine #1
Terminator 3: Before the Rise #2
Three Strikes #3
Twisted Toyfare Theatre TP Vol 3
Usagi Yojimbo #68
Vagabond TP Vol 6
Vampi: Vicious #1
Vampire Princess Miyu TP Vol 4
Warrior Nun Areala #19
Weasel TP Vol 1: Ripple Predilection for Tina
Write Now #5
Well it looks like a small week for me. I’m going to get Lucifer #40, Eye of the Storm Annual, Usagi Yojimbo #68, and X-Statix #11. How about you guys?
So, what do you guys (and the average comic fans) think about anime?
Hey, been a while, but I’m back on the boards…like I was missed or something…
Going back to my comment on shooting Batman, yes yes, I know if Batman was prepared he could defeat the entire heavenly host. I was more referring to the fact that all of Batman’s designs to defeat the JLA worked on using their powers and weaknesses against them. When it comes down to it, Batman is human and a well placed bullet would stop him.
Hell, Harley Quinn could have done it in Mad Love. Batman was chained up over a tank of pirhana. He was pretty much screwed and Harley could have made short work of Bats if she’d not been trying to show Joker how it was done.
This week all I picked up were the three GI Joe titles. I’m really enjoying Joe vs Transformers.
Wednesday’s picks:
*X-Statix #11- Pretty good issue but Milligan can do better than this. I just hope he’s not getting burned out like he was at the end of Shade, The Changing Man.
*Eye of the Storm Annual- Okay stories, nothing to write home about.
*Lucifer #40- Best Vertigo title on the stands today.
*Usagi Yojimbo #68- This book is always entertaining and clever and it proves it again in this outstanding issue.
I would have picked up Hulk but Bruce Jones IMO has run out of steam on this title in a big way. I also think someone else should write Hulk because as of late Jones’ stories have been terrible.
What did you guys think of this week’s comics?
Two, this time…
In a few “Superman” materials, I’ve heard references to a weapon called the BG-60 “Toastmaster,” an assault rifle designed by John Henry Irons (aka “Steel”). What does this weapon look like, exactly? Are there any pictures of it available?
How many times has a Green Lantern been shown in animation?
Honestly I don’t read Superman that much so I have no idea what the answer is but I’m sure their are Superman fans on here who know the answer.
Now this one I’m pretty sure I know. Green Lantern was first shown in animation on the Superfriends cartoon the GL shown was Hal Jordan. After that Green Lantern took a long break from animation untill the new Justice League cartoon on Cartoon Network the GL shown is John Stewart. Green Lantern will make his third appearance in animation in the Dock Dodgers cartoon, the Green Lantern that will be on the show will be the Hal Jordan Green Lantern. My source for the Duck Dodgers cartoon is from comicon.com.
'nother one…
Can anyone tell me what comic this scan comes from? I found it online awhile back, and it’s apparently May “Spider-girl” Parker, but I’ll be danged if I know what issue it came from.
Ya left out the episode of Superman adventures featuring the origin of Kyle Rayner.
Toastmaster-
Actually, John developed the BG 60. A woman going by the name of the White Rabbit upgraded to the BG 80. IIRC they look something like the gun Ripley uses in Aliens. Each shot is roughly the size of a fist. A hit leaves a human being with a big hole, as well as instantly charbroiling them. Hence the name.
Green Lantern was first shown in 1967 in the Justice League of America cartoon as well as his own solo cartoont that was a part of the Superman/Aquaman Hour by Filmation
Info on the series: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0231046
This week’s comics and a possible spoiler behind the identity of Hush (people currently reading Batman know what I’m talking about).
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
MARVEL
Fantastic Four #501
Punisher: Born #2
Silver Surfer #1
Spectacular Spider-Man #2
Thor: Vikings #1
Ultimates #11
Ultimate X-Men TP Vol 6: Return of the King
Weapon X #11
DC
Batgirl: Death Wish TP
Batman #617
Catwoman #21
Beware the Creeper #4
Empire #1
Flash #200
Global Frequency #10
Green Lantern #167
Hellblazer #186
JLA #83
Legion #22
Losers #2
Red #1
Swampthing TP Vol 6: Reunion
Sweatshop #4
Tomorrow Stories TP Vol 1
Trinity #2
THE REST
American Geisha: Art of Olivia HC
Black Images in the Comics SC
Boys Over Flowers TP Vol 1
Brain Powered TP Vol 2
Brigadoon TP Vol 1
Brit #1
Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow TP Vol 6
Chobits TP Vol 7
Clamp School Detectives TP Vol 3
Comics Journal Library TP Vol 2: Frank Miller
Crimson Embrace TP Vol 6
CSI: Thicker than Blood
Demonslayer: Lords of Night #1/2
Demonslayer: Lords of Night #1
Dr. Who Magazine #332
Dragonball Z TP Vol 12
Dragon Hunter TP Vol 2
Dragon Knights TP Vol 9
Exel Saga TP Vol 1
Exotic Art by Lassen
Extraordinary Worlds of Alan Moore TP
Femme Fatales Vol 12 #4
Forbidden Dance TP Vol 1
GI Joe Frontline #10
Gold Digger End of Summer Swimsuit Special 2003
Graphic Classics TP Vol 6: Ambrose Bierce
G-Gundam TP Vol 2
Heirs of Eternity #3
How to Draw Manga Vol 8
How to Draw Manga More About Pretty Gals
How to Draw Manga Supersized TP Vol 3
Jing King of Bandits TP Vol 2
Joe Chiodo TP
Judge Dredd Necropolis GN Vol 2
Jungle Tails Vol 4
Juxtapoz Sep/Oct 2003
King of Hell TP Vol 2
Kissing Chaos: 1000 Words
Lost World TP
Love Hina TP Vol 13
Lupin III TP Vol 6
Marmalade Boy TP Vol 8
Mars TP Vol 13
Marshal Law: Fear Asylum TP
Masters of the Universe Vol 2 #5
Protoculture Addicts #77
Queen & Country: Declassified TP Vol 1
Samurai Deeper Kyo TP Vol 2
Savage Dragon #109
Shaolin Sisters TP Vol 4
Soul of the Samurai #2
Starburst #300
Star Wars Republic #56: Battle of Jabiim Part 2
Summer of Love SC
Tarot #21
Tokyo Mew Mew TP Vol 3
Tomb Raider: Epiphany
Transformers Generation One Vol 2 #4
Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Official Guide #4
Transformers War Within TP
TV Zone #165
Vampire Game TP Vol 2
Vampirella & Witchblade #1
Video Girl Ai TP Vol 6: Cutting Room
Voltron #3
Witchblade: Blood Relations TP
Wizard #0
X-Day TP Vol 1
Looks like I’m getting Born #2, Batman #617, Catwoman #21, Flash #200, Global Frequency #10, Hellblazer #86, and Losers #2. Anyone else have an idea about what they’re going to pick up?
Well here’s the souce to the possible identity of Hush. It could be a hoax but it looks pretty real to me. If it’s real I will be very disappointed at Jeph Loeb for pulling such a cheap stunt.
Source: http://www.swpalace.net/jtp.jpg
I’ll be dragging home Ultimates 11 and GI Joe Frontline 10. I’ve like both series so far.
