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Post by Action Ace on Aug 21, 2014 22:27:52 GMT -5
First issue of Multiversity read much as advertised in the promotional articles and interviews from the last several months. A bit underwhelming, perhaps because so much has been given away beforehand by Morrison in interviews. I expect it will read better after the series is complete. The artwork was a serious disappointment, though. I'm not a fan of Ivan Reis but I've seen much better work from him than this. It was like he was trying to emulate the worst of 2000s-era superhero comics. Ivan Reis is probably my favorite monthly artist in comics today, but I also thought his art was a little off. |
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Post by The Cheat on Aug 22, 2014 16:12:41 GMT -5
Daredevil #7
Good stuff from Waid (as always) and Rodriguez, who's proved an excellent and perfectly suited fill in for Samnee. Waid deftly weaves in his usual little plot twists and manages to avoid all the clichés and pitfalls a lesser writer might have fallen into. Nice.
4/5
Batman Eternal #20
Most of the current plots seem to be resolved in this issue. Not sure if the series was designed to be told in two halves with a few overlapping threads, or if this was something to do with the writer switch that was forced upon them. Felt a bit clunky though. Seeley's scripts are proving to be my favourite of the bunch, and really enjoyed the art, glad they're starting to allow a bit more variation to the usual sterile DC mandated New52 house style.
3/5
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Post by dupersuper on Aug 22, 2014 22:58:08 GMT -5
Daredevil #7Good stuff from Waid (as always) and Rodriguez, who's proved an excellent and perfectly suited fill in for Samnee. Waid deftly weaves in his usual little plot twists and manages to avoid all the clichés and pitfalls a lesser writer might have fallen into. Nice. 4/5 I was unaware Black Panthers sister was a villain... |
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Post by Randle-El on Aug 22, 2014 23:22:37 GMT -5
I actually prefer Javier Rodriguez's artwork to Chris Samnee, though Samnee is no slouch himself. I also miss Paolo Rivera's work from the early issues of Waid's run.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 0:14:01 GMT -5
I actually prefer Javier Rodriguez's artwork to Chris Samnee, though Samnee is no slouch himself. I also miss Paolo Rivera's work from the early issues of Waid's run. It took me a little bit to get used to Samnee's style, but his skill as a visual storyteller-his panel to panel, page to page storytelling-is superb. After the initial adjustment though, Samnee's become one of my favorite artists (second only to Marcos Martin on Waid's run on the title). I've seen his stuff pop up elsewhere (Shadow covers for Dynamite, an Adventures of Superman short for DC, etc.) since then and enjoyed it whenever I encountered it. I've not really checked out his earlier stuff, but the stuff since he's been on Daredevil I quite like. -M |
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Post by berkley on Aug 23, 2014 0:37:54 GMT -5
The Map is nice, though I've yet to see a reproduction of it big and clear enough that all the text can be read with ease. This one comes the closest, but it,s still a struggle to make out the print in the two side columns.
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Post by berkley on Aug 23, 2014 0:40:33 GMT -5
First issue of Multiversity read much as advertised in the promotional articles and interviews from the last several months. A bit underwhelming, perhaps because so much has been given away beforehand by Morrison in interviews. I expect it will read better after the series is complete. The artwork was a serious disappointment, though. I'm not a fan of Ivan Reis but I've seen much better work from him than this. It was like he was trying to emulate the worst of 2000s-era superhero comics. Ivan Reis is probably my favorite monthly artist in comics today, but I also thought his art was a little off. It's partly just that I don't like this style of artwork at all. I think it's as exemplary of bad 2000-era superhero art as Rob Liefeld et al were of the 90s. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Aug 23, 2014 9:56:06 GMT -5
I actually prefer Javier Rodriguez's artwork to Chris Samnee, though Samnee is no slouch himself. I also miss Paolo Rivera's work from the early issues of Waid's run. It took me a little bit to get used to Samnee's style, but his skill as a visual storyteller-his panel to panel, page to page storytelling-is superb. After the initial adjustment though, Samnee's become one of my favorite artists (second only to Marcos Martin on Waid's run on the title). I've seen his stuff pop up elsewhere (Shadow covers for Dynamite, an Adventures of Superman short for DC, etc.) since then and enjoyed it whenever I encountered it. I've not really checked out his earlier stuff, but the stuff since he's been on Daredevil I quite like. -M If you like his work you seriously need to read his Thor: Mighty Avenger, if you haven't already that is. |
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Post by The Cheat on Aug 23, 2014 15:26:40 GMT -5
Daredevil #7Good stuff from Waid (as always) and Rodriguez, who's proved an excellent and perfectly suited fill in for Samnee. Waid deftly weaves in his usual little plot twists and manages to avoid all the clichés and pitfalls a lesser writer might have fallen into. Nice. 4/5 I was unaware Black Panthers sister was a villain... Who says she is? She's the ruler of a country who often has to make tough decisions for the good of said country. |
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Post by The Cheat on Aug 24, 2014 15:53:40 GMT -5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2014
Very disappointing. Loved Eastman's annual from a couple of years ago, so had high hopes for this. Art was great, but the plot was just tedious. Meh.
2/5
B.P.R.D, Hell On Earth - The Broken Equation #1
Satisfying read, as always. Hopefully this marks the beginning of some progression of the overarching plot, it feels like the current status quo has been in place for a while now and it'd be nice to see something big happen. Very Abe looking monster at the end there.
4/5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 16:18:42 GMT -5
Shopping list for the week of 8/27-ugh kind of a big week, may need to make some cuts.
Dark Horse
Conan the Avengers #5
Dream Thief: Escape #3
Groo vs. Conan #2
DC
Star Spangled War Stories #2
Dynamite
Flash Gordon #5
Image
Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta #3
Marvel
Savage Hulk #3
Silver Surfer #5
depending on budget might check out the 2 Robinson books FF & Invaders, or may wait or just no get them.
-M
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Post by Action Ace on Aug 24, 2014 18:30:37 GMT -5
This will be my last decent sized week for a while. I might only need one trip to the comic shop in September.
DC COMICS
Adventures of Superman #16
Aquaman #34
Batman '66 #14
Batman/ Superman #13
Flash #34
Sinestro #5
Superman #34
DYNAMITE
Flash Gordon #5
IDW
Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth #15
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 19:33:40 GMT -5
This will be my last decent sized week for a while. I might only need one trip to the comic shop in September. DC COMICS Adventures of Superman #16 Aquaman #34 Batman '66 #14 Batman/ Superman #13 Flash #34 Sinestro #5 Superman #34 DYNAMITE Flash Gordon #5 IDW Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth #15 Are you skipping the 5 years later issues? -M |
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Post by Action Ace on Aug 24, 2014 20:54:23 GMT -5
This will be my last decent sized week for a while. I might only need one trip to the comic shop in September. DC COMICS Adventures of Superman #16 Aquaman #34 Batman '66 #14 Batman/ Superman #13 Flash #34 Sinestro #5 Superman #34 DYNAMITE Flash Gordon #5 IDW Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth #15 Are you skipping the 5 years later issues? -M Yes. I'm down for just 13 comics total in September, though Justice League #33 slipping to next month adds one more. |
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Post by DubipR on Aug 24, 2014 21:03:20 GMT -5
Decent sized week...
DC Comics:
- All Star Western #34- the last Jonah Hex from Palmiotti & Gray. I have to give the high praise for giving this Jonah fan 9 years of entertaining western comics.
- Harley Quinn #10
Marvel:
- Amazing Spider-Man #1.4
OTHERS:
- Damsels in Excess #2
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