Brian Fowler Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 8 hours ago, Horton Hears a Wooo!!! said: As for Johns, he's probably my favorite comics writer of the past 15 or so years. I don't really get the backlash. Gary Frank handling the art doesn't bother me any either. He's the most hit or miss writer ever. His Wally Flash run, his JSA/Hawkman stuff, Sinestro Corps War, things like that? Amazing. His Barry Flash might be the most boring mainstream comic ever, Infinite Crisis is actively terrible, Blackest Night was shockingly disappointing... Oh, and nobody remembers he had a Marvel stint, but he should never be allowed near The Avengers ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I'm disliking Hitch as a writer so far. The Finches' Wonder Woman book wasn't terrible. KInda average, imo. I think it'd be perfectly acceptable at another time, but sandwiching it between a great Brian Azzarello run and two even better Rucka runs hasn't done it any favors. The Finch stuff felt like something DC would put out for a B title, but Wonder Woman doesn't sell well enough to support two books. In general, I'm kinda tired of artists who think they should be writers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Manapul has been pretty decent. Miller and Byrne worked out okay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 7 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Manapul has been pretty decent. Miller and Byrne worked out okay. Debatable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WholeFnMachine Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I've really enjoyed Manapul's Trinity series, I like it best when he does the artwork as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 How was Gleason on his own for Robin: Son of Batman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 6 hours ago, Eivion said: How was Gleason on his own for Robin: Son of Batman? A lot of fun. Honestly not super different from his work with Tomasi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Neat, maybe I will check out that run of Robin then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Just keep in mind it switches to Ray Fawkes writing and someone else on art for the back half. The whole run is a ton of fun though and a lot of stuff from Damian's appearances in Superman and Super Sons originates there (Goliath and Maya primarily) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I thought that might be the case. I dug both when I was reading that volume a couple of weeks back so I'm looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Oh my god this week's Batman is a terrific standalone issue. One of the best done in ones I've read in a while. Also it's hilarious that Swamp Thing's dad is basically Alan Moore living in Weinwrightson Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 On 5/16/2017 at 2:51 PM, Matt D said: Debatable? They work... to a certain point in time. Byrne has been actively terrible since... gosh his Wonder Woman run? Byrne on FF, Alpha Flight, Hulk Superman and Action was amazing. Shit I even loved the insanity of his OMAC mini. But then came Wonder Woman and I was like "Serisouly?" I can''t figure out where Miller went wrong. Batman/Spawn? James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Robocop 2/3 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Man Without Fear was while he was writing one of the RoboCops and it's still excellent. Of course, I'm the guy that will defend All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder to my last breath, as the best grim and gritty superhero parody ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 I'm not fond of Man Without Fear. Of course, I'm not fond of very much of Miller's stuff these days, except maybe the first run of DD and big guy & rusty. I haven't read Ronin or Martha Washington in a while, so I would reserve judgment of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Which six issue Byrne run on the Hulk was "amazing?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 7 hours ago, odessasteps said: I'm not fond of Man Without Fear. Of course, I'm not fond of very much of Miller's stuff these days, except maybe the first run of DD and big guy & rusty. I haven't read Ronin or Martha Washington in a while, so I would reserve judgment of those. I read Ronin for the first time not long ago and kinda had to accept it was an 'of its time' thing because I thought it sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 So I've been getting back into comics(I go through 6-9 month periods of buying nothing then 3 months of devouring) and have kind of just grabbing single issues to see what I dig. I finished the whole Flash/Batman Button cross over. I like the events of what happened, but I felt like it was really 2-3 issues stretched to 4 issues. I'm okay with where they left Batman, but part of me thinks it's a little weird for him to be as affected as he was. He kinda felt like a noob teenager instead of a grown man who's experienced a TON of crazy shit as Batman. I'm weirdly excited for wherever they going with the Superman/Dr. Manhattan even though I also dug Harley Quinn Issue 19 which finished the short Red Meat storyline, had some funny shit and I dug John Timms art style. It's very Humberto Ramos-y. There's also a Paul Dini backup story in all the Red Meat issues that's Batman TAS style. It's cute, but I was almost taken aback at how whoever the artist keeps drawing Harley more sexually suggestively than the Animated Series would have. Not that I'm offended by that, but it's like a clashing of styles. Like she's wearing a nighty most of the time that's loos fitting but he faintly draws all the lines of her body so you get the idea she's naked underneath. It takes a second to realize they're not making this content for FOX KIDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unholy Dragon Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Fwiw there's some evidence the last issue of the Button was changed which caused the delay. Preview copies of the last issue of Detective had Bruce knowing Tim was alive and Red Robin is on the lenticular cover for Flash #22 despite never showing up in the issue. Gotta wonder what else might have been changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Oh shit I didn't even notice that. I got all the lenticular covers because I'm a 90's kid and shiny covers take over all reason. Weird. I'm still unclear as to what is known and unknown to characters because I dropped out once NEW 52 happened. I plan on checking out most of the Rebirth Banner trades through HOOPLA(shout out to whoever mentioned that existed because Chicago Public Libraries apparently are all over the Hoopla) to kind of get up to speed on the characters I like. I also thought it was weird that the lenticular kinda made Jay look evil. I'm not super familiar with DC mythos because I spent most of my life as a Marvel only guy, so I don't know if it's a reference I don't get, or if I'm just misreading the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin877 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I bought the Allred family produced Bug, Adventures of Forager #1 . Being that is of the Young Animal imprint, I hope it isn't too wild and wacky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 You want a Fourth World book to not be wild and wacky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 I could see not wanting a fourth world book to be irreverent in the way much of Allred's can be sometimes. But it's Bug, not Desaad or Granny Goodness or Steppenwolf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I want a book dedicated to Tusky the walrus, Topo the octopus , Ark the sea lion and all of Aquaman's finny friends. Is this too much to ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin877 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 6 hours ago, odessasteps said: I could see not wanting a fourth world book to be irreverent in the way much of Allred's can be sometimes. But it's Bug, not Desaad or Granny Goodness or Steppenwolf. Don't get me wrong, I love Madman and I love the Kirby's Fourth World. I just hope it isn't going to be "oo cool for school" like the other Young Animal books. Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, I am looking at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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