1.0Spiral Comics Bloghttps://spiralcomics.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KW0E1t9rOW"><a href="https://spiralcomics.com/blog/first-impression-damage-2018-1/">First Impression: DAMAGE [2018] #1</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spiralcomics.com/blog/first-impression-damage-2018-1/embed/#?secret=KW0E1t9rOW" width="600" height="338" title="“First Impression: DAMAGE [2018] #1” — Spiral Comics Blog" data-secret="KW0E1t9rOW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://spiralcomics.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://spiralcomics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/OCT170201.jpg500765DC kicks off a new wave of superheroes with DAMAGE, THE IMMORTAL MEN, and THE SILENCER. Damage doesn’t look half bad. Sorry, if I can’t get too excited about a wave of superheroes, as we’ve seen this sort of thing many times…a publisher trying to instantly create a whole universe or a whole stable of characters. What inevitably happens is most are mediocre, some outright flop, and maybe one or two catch. If the publisher is established, as DC most certainly is, than when the effort dwindles, the publisher will try to work the catchy ones into its existing lines. If the publisher is an upstart, it usually just goes out of business. It’s sad, but that’s the reality. If […]