Reply With QuoteAnyone else besides me really dislike the whole mutliverse thing. Its something DC should have never brought back cause it leads to some of the dumbest shit ever put onto paper.
Thank you, Satoru Iwata
Some thoughts:
Old Man Logan- Really fun and engrossing, every chapter leaves you wanting to read more. Surprisingly violent/graphic, I say that given the popularity of the character and there's bound to be younger readers, even though the character lends himself to such an approach and Millar's previous run with Romita Jr. was similar in that way. Beautiful art by Steve McNiven.
Secret Invasion/New Avengers/Mighty Avengers- Business as usual for Bendis, and I'm dearly trying to avoid using the word "hack" here. I figured I would see if he managed to get better in any way, he hasn't unsurprisingly, so it's back to avoiding anything with his name on it like I have for the last three years.
Avengers/Invaders- I read three of the first four issues of this, and was pleasantly surprised. Granted I liked Krueger's writing in Earth X and always thought he should have had a shot at an Avengers title, he delivers here plus adds a few great barbs with Spider-man. Although Sadowski's art didn't draw me in at first glance of initial previews, I liked it as I read the book. This should be getting the promotion and attention that lame shit Secret Invasion is, it's much better as an event story. Both Avengers teams - as well as the Thunderbolts, Namor, and the current/new Captain America - are weaved into the story of the time-displaced Invaders thus far.
Final Crisis: Superman Beyond- I need to re-read this again at least once. Morrison went full-bore here.
Last edited by Geo; 03 Sep 2008 at 05:33 PM.
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Anyone else besides me really dislike the whole mutliverse thing. Its something DC should have never brought back cause it leads to some of the dumbest shit ever put onto paper.
Thank you, Satoru Iwata
I dig it for the most part and it's a big part of the history of DC Comics, but when it confuses the crap out of readers and puts them off, that's no good at all.
Still, everything works in cycles (especially in comics) so it's only a matter of time before this resurgence is followed by a single, more streamlined "universe."
or bust.
I even like Bendis, but Secret Invasion is just a huge dithering waste of time. The main series slowly ambles along with its ridiculous story ("we'll take over the Earth by sending copies of what the Avengers used to look like in the 70s to Antarctica!!!") while all the tie-ins are either "oh no, skrulls are attacking the city, let's easily kill them by the dozen" or "here's an entire pointless issue devoted to what happened between panels 4 & 5 of page 6 of some comic three months ago. No, this doesn't have anything to do with anything. Enjoy."Originally Posted by Geo
And it just goes on and on and I can't believe there's still another fucking quarter of a year of this. He'd better have one hell of an ending in mind, because he basically had this great set up and then next to no ideas after that.
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I just got Army @ Love #2 and Fables #75. I'm getting Secret Invasion out of morbid curiosity but this is the good stuff.
Secret Invasion really needed to be a four-issue series with very few crossovers. This company-wide event crap dilutes both the main series and the regular titles it infects. The story needs to hit like a ton of bricks, and this incredibly drawn-out schedule is killing it. Maybe next year will be better...?
James
Thank you, Satoru Iwata
I've had this idea that if Marvel or DC or whoever do an event story like this, and it's released during the summer, it should be biweekly imo. Start in the summer, end in the summer. Have it be all everyone is talking about for those months, when some/most of the demographic is on vacation from school and so on. Get a collected edition out in time for Christmas.
Of course, that would require having everyone (especially the artist) work months in advance, to not have a delay.
I have to say, I am greatly enjoying Final Crisis thus far, even though delays will rear their heads with it. I've always felt that the perfect crossover was Ultimate War by Mark Millar and Chris Bachalo - check it out if you haven't, it's perfectly constructed and hits every beat - a few years back, but Final Crisis thus far could dethrone it. You never know what will happen when you turn the page, despite the presence of commercial icons we all know of, and Morrison is delivering in plot, character, and script.
Some of the criticism I've seen is that it jumps around too much. I can see that in a way, but this is huge deal and things are developing everywhere. I just love the news of Barry Allen's return by Jay Garrick in just three pages, or Supergirl's apartment in one panel, have more story to them than some whole comics.
Picked up a big-ass stack of old "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe" books from '83 and '89 for ten bucks a couple days ago.
If you want to know how Marvel comics get written these days, you need to pick these up. Flipping to random pages pulls up all the obscure characters that Bendis/Millar/etc like to drag out.
Here's hoping "Doctor Bong" has a comeback soon. (his head is a bell)
Thank you, Satoru Iwata
Mark Millar's Ultimate Avengers is announced.
Looking forward to seeing which artists work on the book, it sounds fun.
Hopefully it can make up for the shithole that was Ultimates 3.
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That seems ambitious and awesome.
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