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Post by berkley on Mar 5, 2016 17:39:37 GMT -5
I just read the first volume of Gillen & McKelvie's The Wicked + the Divine last week: thought it was pretty good, but not quite as good as I'd been hoping. Perhaps I'm just not as interested in reading about 17-year-olds, god-possessed or not, as Gillen is in writing about them. I'll keep going with it for now, though.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Mar 9, 2016 11:23:37 GMT -5
I wanted to like Wicked and The Divine, but it just tried to hard to be hip for me... it's a good concept, though, so maybe if as the series goes on he's stop trying so hard to be the writer the 'gets' teens and get back to being a good writer that happens to write teenagers. Read Rexodus today, which I picked up on a whim... I mean Dinosaurs in Space Armor have to be good, right? Well, meh. The is really good (reminds me very much of Joe Mad's Battle Chasers), only with Space Dinosaurs. The story is pretty blah, though, really entirely generic. I might recommend it to Reptilasaurus, but probably not generally.  |
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Post by earl on Mar 9, 2016 19:36:33 GMT -5
Reading into the third volume of the title, I kinda see The Wicked + the Divine as being much more about 'fandom' than being about teens, although obviously some of the most zealous fans are often young. The subject matter really isn't my usual style of comic, but it is well done. I think after Fables and Saga, there is kind of a modern fantasy style of comics that has developed a following. It remains to see how the whole series will play out, but it is an interesting read.
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Post by Gene on Mar 9, 2016 23:10:35 GMT -5
I just read Action Comics #50. It's kind of sad that Greg Pak is done with the book. It seems like he's one of the only Superman writers since the New 52 started that had any kind of grasp on the character.
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Post by tingramretro on Mar 10, 2016 2:50:26 GMT -5
Just read 2000 AD #1968-1970, and Star Wars: Darth Vader #17. ABC Warriors continues to be the best thing in 2000 AD, though most of the lineup is quite strong at the moment. Vader is definitely the best of Marvel's Star Wars titles.
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 10, 2016 9:41:38 GMT -5
Just read 2000 AD #1968-1970, and Star Wars: Darth Vader #17. ABC Warriors continues to be the best thing in 2000 AD, though most of the lineup is quite strong at the moment. Vader is definitely the best of Marvel's Star Wars titles. One of the reasons why I stopped reading 2000 AD is because there really seems to be a lack of new characters and talent. They really just seem to want to focus on the mainstays, which is probably why the decided to revive Bad Company after god knows how long |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Mar 10, 2016 11:02:24 GMT -5
Reading into the third volume of the title, I kinda see The Wicked + the Divine as being much more about 'fandom' than being about teens, although obviously some of the most zealous fans are often young. The subject matter really isn't my usual style of comic, but it is well done. I think after Fables and Saga, there is kind of a modern fantasy style of comics that has developed a following. It remains to see how the whole series will play out, but it is an interesting read. I can see it going that way... I read up to... either #6 or 7. Maybe I'll pick it up again at some point. I'm not sure I see the similarity with Fables though... Fables shares much more stylistic with stuff the Sandman, League of Extraordinary Gentlement, Unwritten, even 5 Ghosts and Legenderry more than Wicked and the Divine, IMO. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Mar 10, 2016 11:03:43 GMT -5
Just read 2000 AD #1968-1970, and Star Wars: Darth Vader #17. ABC Warriors continues to be the best thing in 2000 AD, though most of the lineup is quite strong at the moment. Vader is definitely the best of Marvel's Star Wars titles. I wish 2000 AD was a little cheaper to get here in the states.. I've pretty much always enjoyed what I've read, but not enough to pay what it costs to get it here. There's trades, I know, but half the fun is the letters and such. (at least the older ones I have) |
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 10, 2016 11:14:18 GMT -5
Just read 2000 AD #1968-1970, and Star Wars: Darth Vader #17. ABC Warriors continues to be the best thing in 2000 AD, though most of the lineup is quite strong at the moment. Vader is definitely the best of Marvel's Star Wars titles. I wish 2000 AD was a little cheaper to get here in the states.. I've pretty much always enjoyed what I've read, but not enough to pay what it costs to get it here. There's trades, I know, but half the fun is the letters and such. (at least the older ones I have) Most of that overpricing has to do with Diamond or so I've heard. 2000 AD is just a really hard sell in the states, numerous comic shop owners that I've personally talked to have said as much |
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Post by tingramretro on Mar 10, 2016 11:51:10 GMT -5
Just read 2000 AD #1968-1970, and Star Wars: Darth Vader #17. ABC Warriors continues to be the best thing in 2000 AD, though most of the lineup is quite strong at the moment. Vader is definitely the best of Marvel's Star Wars titles. One of the reasons why I stopped reading 2000 AD is because there really seems to be a lack of new characters and talent. They really just seem to want to focus on the mainstays, which is probably why the decided to revive Bad Company after god knows how long I think The Order is probably the best new(ish) series they've come up with in some years. I do agree that the revival of Kano and his not-so merry men was rather pointless, but I am thoroughly enjoying what's been happening with old stalwarts Dredd, Johnny Alpha and the Warriors so I'm still pretty happy. The only current series I could really do without is the plodding, seemingly interminable Kingdom. At this point, I would quite happily put Gene the Hackman and his doggy chums down myself... |
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Post by tingramretro on Mar 10, 2016 11:52:03 GMT -5
I wish 2000 AD was a little cheaper to get here in the states.. I've pretty much always enjoyed what I've read, but not enough to pay what it costs to get it here. There's trades, I know, but half the fun is the letters and such. (at least the older ones I have) Most of that overpricing has to do with Diamond or so I've heard. 2000 AD is just a really hard sell in the states, numerous comic shop owners that I've personally talked to have said as much Because it's an anthology? Or because of the price? |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Mar 10, 2016 12:12:14 GMT -5
Its definitely true that people don't seem to like anthologies in the US.. they haven't sold for a long time when Marvel and DC have tried them.
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 10, 2016 12:26:55 GMT -5
Most of that overpricing has to do with Diamond or so I've heard. 2000 AD is just a really hard sell in the states, numerous comic shop owners that I've personally talked to have said as much Because it's an anthology? Or because of the price? Probably both |
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Post by tingramretro on Mar 10, 2016 12:38:23 GMT -5
Its definitely true that people don't seem to like anthologies in the US.. they haven't sold for a long time when Marvel and DC have tried them. Anthologies have always been the standard format, here. Even the comparatively rare titles devoted to single character will always have at least three separate stories featuring that character per issue, mostly by different creators. |
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Post by dupersuper on Mar 10, 2016 22:22:49 GMT -5
Its definitely true that people don't seem to like anthologies in the US. I like anthologies. Then again, I'm Canadian... |
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