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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 1, 2011 17:26:37 GMT
The comic shows no-one dying. He's in no worse a 'no-hope' situation than in a many other comics, when we last see him. I read it. I didn't see any deaths in it. It's just a twist that's been over-hyped. -Ralph I haven't read it yet, but being a big F4 fan I haven't been able to escape the hype about it. And I confess I did find out who it is/was 'cos I couldn't stand not knowing anymore. (I cracked, Ok! I cracked! Don't judge me!) I don't see why a character has to die in order to 'shock' or 'shake things up'. Interesting the scene you've described, Doc', it'd be good if it was to be left that way. Hickman's a good writer, imo, so I would imagine the actual story telling is good, I just don't approve of killing a character for the sake of it (if that's what's happened). The F4 are the F4. The dynamic of those 4 characters is what I love about them. This character, hopefully, will return one day along with the Sentry. |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 6, 2011 21:05:08 GMT
My only other acquisition of this week was Infestation issue 1.... multiversally threatening Zombie uprisings should be the sort of thing Abnett and Lanning can hit all the marks on with ease. Apparently their heart really isn't in this one. Mechanically effective but lacking the spark that I know they are capable of. They really don't seem very engaged with this. Hopefully it is just a case of a bumpy set up and not a reflection of the general engagement of the creative teams with the crossover as a whole. Karl Infestation #1 is one of the shittest comics I have ever read and I've read some crap in my time. -Ralph |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 6, 2011 21:10:10 GMT
I heartily concur.
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Feb 6, 2011 21:30:06 GMT
Infestation #1 is one of the shittest comics I have ever read and I've read some crap in my time. -Ralph Wow, really? That is quite the achievement! Is this Infestation #1 the general infestation title or the TF one? |
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Post by legios on Feb 6, 2011 21:36:18 GMT
Wow, really? That is quite the achievement! Is this Infestation #1 the general infestation title or the TF one? First part of the two-part book-end mini-series. Still waiting for TF:Infestation ish 1 to ship. Karl |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 6, 2011 21:36:34 GMT
General one, starring IDW's very own CVO Cover Vampire Operations. They are dreadful, the comic is dreadful.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 6, 2011 21:44:04 GMT
And I've read Leonard Nimoy's Primortals.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Feb 6, 2011 21:57:18 GMT
And I've read Leonard Nimoy's Primortals. -Ralph I think that can be defined under 'self-harm' |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 6, 2011 21:58:59 GMT
I LIKED Primortals.
I was their audience.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 15, 2011 19:04:28 GMT
Steve Ditko has republished his collected MR A comic. It is bonkers. There is black! There is white! And there is nothing inbetween!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 17, 2011 19:06:24 GMT
I must acquire a copy of this mighty tome. Where did you see it?
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 17, 2011 19:12:59 GMT
I found one copy in the shop of infinite evil.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 17, 2011 19:24:47 GMT
I see.
I shall scour ebay then!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 19, 2011 18:13:05 GMT
YOU INVITE DESTRUCTION.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 19, 2011 18:30:39 GMT
Indeed I do, but I like to live dangerously.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 19, 2011 21:12:35 GMT
Those who choose evil forfeit the right to mercy!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Feb 20, 2011 21:30:29 GMT
Batman Legends 44: The nice thing about getting three Batman comics for the price of one (which is basically what you are getting with these UK reprints) is that you do feel like you are getting a bit of variety. Batman and Robin kicks off the Return of Bruce Wayne stuff with a bit of detective work set in Wayne Manor and some skullduggery involving the League of Assassins - it is all mysterious portraits, hidden chambers and dark secrets done in reasonable style by Morrison and Andy Clarke. Batman gives us more of the Black Mask story, with a mind-controlled Batman being used as a would-be assassin. I haven't really been able to get into this story to be honest. Not my cup of tea for some reason. Detective continues the Cutter storyline and is by far the darkest of the three. But then, a story about a brutal serial killer is likely to be fairly grim. I actually think that Batwoman's tenure in Detective has been my favourite part of these reprints. Greg Rucka is well suited to this somewhat gritty vigilante material and Jock's artwork is well suited to this kind of tone. (I am enjoying the fact that we have a return of a distinct sense of each Batman book having a distinct tone and purpose - with Batman and Robin being the "mythology" title, Batman the "superhero" book and Detective being the more "vigilante" book.)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Issue 1: Being that this is the start of a comic tie-in to a prequel to one of my all-time favourite PC games I felt I have to give it a whirl. I wasn't expecting a great deal from it and in all honesty that is what I got. Although it pays lip-service to the setting - with anti cyber-augmentation protest movements, and "keep humanity pure" terrorists it doesn't really have much sparkle - it lacks the humor that was present in both of the previous Deus Ex games, coming across as rather po-faced and generic low-budget action movie stuff. Sadly it is also a mature readers title in the worst way - i.e the "we can show lots of blood and stuff" way, rather than actually doing anything mature as such. Trevor Hairsine also doesn't seem to have had much art reference on this either - from all the previews of the game it seems that it has a very distinctive art design, a heavily Leonardo influenced bronzed future that is much more cusp-of-posthuman than the Cyberpunk noir of the original Deus Ex. Sadly the comic appears to be taking place entirely in genericville somewhere to the east of an Image comics villian lair and cookie-cutter action movie land. Videogame tie-in comics are rarely good, even when they are based on a good game. This is not the exception to that rule. Dropped like a malfunctioning cybernetic arm.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 22, 2011 17:09:02 GMT
The Unwritten and Chew remain solid enjoyable monthly reads that are worth $3 and work well in that format. The former has actually managed to make me interested in Moby Dick, a feat previously impossible. Chew manages a level of bonkersness which appears to escalate month on month, skillfully bringing alien invasion threats into the mix without the comic breaking.
I had pretty much given up on Marvel minis with the $4 price-point, but #1 of the new Power Man & Iron Fist was $3 so gave it a go. Quite enjoyable. The new dynamic works very well. I can see me sticking with the rest of the mini.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 17, 2011 22:07:39 GMT
Are Marvel's June 2011 solicitations up yet?
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Post by legios on Mar 22, 2011 21:24:30 GMT
Batman Inc issue 3 - continues in the slightly bonkers mode established in the first couple of issues. I'm not sure that this book is entirely gelling for me - I don't know what it is but there is something about it that makes me feel like I don't quite "get" it. That said, there is still a lot to enjoy here - Batman teams up with El Gaucho who is firmly uninterested in becoming part of Bruce's Bat Army. There is something rather amusing about a guy whose costume consists of a jacket and a bandana tied around his head being so strident about wanting to keep his own identity rather than be Batman. The fact that we get a subplot about Bruce Wayne pretending to be Batman impersonating Bruce Wayne is making me start to think that there is a theme of identity being woven through this which will become more relevant as things go on.
Power Man and Ironfist (2011) looks like it is going to be a cracking little series. The first two issues get us of too a cracking start with a tangled web to unravel and some downright odd villians to face. The dynamic between the new Power Man and Iron Fist, with the latter discovering that if he thought being a student was hard then try being Sensei, is a lot of fun as well. A real winner, I think I shall be along for the remaining three issues here.
The Unwritten, which I have just caught up on a big chunk of remains wonderfully absorbing. As a meditation on stories and how we relate to them it is quite interesting, and it is also fantastic as a story in its own right. Normally I groan whenever a story about someone in pursuit of something or other trots out the Moby Dick analogy, but this deploys it so well and in a somewhat unexpected way that it very much makes me see it in a slightly new way. Cracking stuff.
Karl
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 3, 2011 17:31:01 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 9, 2011 23:50:36 GMT
Added Iron Man 2.0 to the monthly pick-up. At last, a decent War Machine title. Been ages since Rhodey was well written. Engaging opening mystery story too.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 19, 2011 17:21:29 GMT
The Mighty Thor #1: Comic companies need to understand that decompression does not work in the era of $4 comics. Shit.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 27, 2011 21:08:21 GMT
I picked up ALPHA FLIGHT #0.1.
Hmmmm, it was ok but lacked any kind of sparkle to it. Nice to see the old-line up but it didn't grab me I'm afraid.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 28, 2011 11:18:41 GMT
The latest issue of the Megazine is out - has brand new Judge Dredd tale drawn by Brendan McCarthy.
Also currently running in 2000ad is a series of tales focusing on Judge Anderson drawn by Carlos Ezquerra. Looks like his health issues are behind him which is good news.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 2, 2011 18:19:03 GMT
I picked up ALPHA FLIGHT #0.1. Hmmmm, it was ok but lacked any kind of sparkle to it. Nice to see the old-line up but it didn't grab me I'm afraid. -Ralph On the way, as is the Alpha Flight Chaos War one shot we missed. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 10, 2011 13:26:55 GMT
Alan Davis drawing a Namor-centric X-Men story -joy. Greg The Pornomatic Tracebot Land doing X-Men story immediately following it. Crushing come down...
Also this week's 2000ad has a return to art by Redondo (he of Meltdown Man and Nemesis The Warlock Book 2 - the much overlooked book) on a Terror Tale. Made me smile so it did.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 10, 2011 13:37:01 GMT
Davis work here was an improvement on hisn X-Men: New Age stuff with Claremont where it looked like all the joy and life had been sucked out of it. But it's still not Dr & Quinch/Captain Birtain/Early X-Men/Excalibur Alan Davis great. Because those issues are, like, totally awesome.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 10, 2011 13:42:09 GMT
The new age stuff was absolutely killed by the colouring jobs that it had inflicted on it. Frank D'armata being the absolute worst. Drenching the art in fucktons of layers of gradients and shading.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 10, 2011 13:46:23 GMT
It wasn't Claremont's best work either, but his last decent scripting was Xtremem X-Men when LaRocca was drawing it. Which I think once again says how much an artist puts into Claremont's scripts.
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