tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048560022330825878.post6439739805659646145..comments2023-08-19T05:09:21.060-04:00Comments on Thinking in Panels: Superhero Spring Round-Up 2012Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048560022330825878.post-54307612300151386882012-04-19T06:44:51.983-04:002012-04-19T06:44:51.983-04:00Awful, awful issue 8 of Supergirl. All the build-u...Awful, awful issue 8 of Supergirl. All the build-up blown to dust. The as yet unknown singer from the Cranberries shacks up with Supergirl and plays a gig in a bar where she turns the audience into undead freaks by the power of her voice. This would date the story around 1990-91, which roughly corresponds with George Pérez' unspeakable "art," the best about which I can say is that the girls' rubber doll expressions do not seem to be meant offensively. Urgh.Lutz Eitelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265424358386584255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048560022330825878.post-40772225223168188582012-04-03T02:49:00.838-04:002012-04-03T02:49:00.838-04:00(sorry for all the typos and than thats, can't...(sorry for all the typos and than thats, can't edit)Lutz Eitelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265424358386584255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048560022330825878.post-84499188186310038002012-04-03T02:45:17.687-04:002012-04-03T02:45:17.687-04:00Trade will be 1 to 6, and I think I'll actuall...Trade will be 1 to 6, and I think I'll actually enjoy the slacker superhero movie issue much more as an outro that than in its own right, so that's okay with me. Somehow it seems more often that a run starts very good but then deteriorates than that irt really picks up (if it hasn't after the first couple of issues). Eg. I only like the first trade of Brubaker's Daredevil and more than half of the first much thicker one of the Bendis (that actually was quite brilliant, hard to imagine today).<br /><br />I have the new Daredevil and it would be a beautiful thing except for the awful production values, pages are lacquered so heavily that they repel the gaze. Marvel is often too dark and glossy in a cheap way, which really hurts the very clear layouts here.Lutz Eitelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265424358386584255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048560022330825878.post-46347020780655748692012-04-02T19:45:42.067-04:002012-04-02T19:45:42.067-04:00I'm just wondering what happens - do TPTB tell...I'm just wondering what happens - do TPTB tell Lemire to stall indefinitely or was that the two writers' plan? I'm bummed because I was looking forward to the AM trade.GDThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872091702526782204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048560022330825878.post-58693929529683063052012-03-30T18:58:00.542-04:002012-03-30T18:58:00.542-04:00Damn, Guice too will leave. But maybe that's n...Damn, Guice too will leave. But maybe that's not so awful, I didn't think Winter Soldier looks much like his earlier work, so if they'll sit the next guy at the same computer ...Lutz Eitelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265424358386584255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048560022330825878.post-68260831121176158622012-03-30T18:17:02.270-04:002012-03-30T18:17:02.270-04:00Oh, and I wasn't sold on the first issue of Sa...Oh, and I wasn't sold on the first issue of Saucer Country, but I'll give it some time to see if it goes anywhere. I was much more into Brian K. Vaughan's new Image fantasy series Saga, which had a killer first issue with some great world-building setup.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048560022330825878.post-75246492397135005282012-03-30T18:04:17.155-04:002012-03-30T18:04:17.155-04:00Animal Man has definitely been stalling. The reaso...Animal Man has definitely been stalling. The reason is pretty obvious: it's set to start a crossover with Swamp Thing that's been simmering since both titles began, but Scott Snyder needed more time to get things into place over in Swamp Thing. So the last few AM issues have sadly been obvious filler; I'm still enjoying it but it's clearly not at the same level that it was. Also, Foreman is off the book, apparently by his own choice: he said that his mother died recently and all the death-and-decay was getting to him. Steve Pugh is taking over. I'll definitely miss Foreman but I'm really looking forward to the Red/Green crossover. Swamp Thing has become the better of the 2 books after a slow start, the last couple of issues of that have had the same vibe as the first few issues of AM.<br /><br />Daredevil's taken a bit of a dip but I still like it too. The only issue I hated was the one with the blind kids in the snow, that was real weak. The rest has been fun, including the Spidey/Black Cat stuff, which I actually enjoyed more than the current Mole Man storyline.<br /><br />Loving Fatale so far mostly for Phillips' art but I'm finding it really hard to keep track of the story month-to-month. That's clearly one of those series that will be much better in collected form. The same goes for the Azzarello/Risso Spaceman, which is pretty baffling but fun.<br /><br />Winter Soldier is great too, love the art (unfortunately Guice is leaving soon) and the spy movie vibe. All the Brubaker Cap universe stuff is cool. He just wrapped up a pretty good story in Captain America & Bucky bolstered by typically amazing Francesco Francavilla art. The vanilla Captain A title isn't as good anymore, but I'm still reading it.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.com