Comics Review- April First Issues
Apr. 15th, 2014 05:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bedsitter23Batman Eternal (DC)- written by Scott Snyder et al... - Batman Eternal is a weekly series from DC that will focus on Batman, and will be written by a team of writers much in the same way as their successful 52 series.
I have been picking up the main title for some time now, and really like Snyder's work. The criticism of Snyder is he overexplains, and every issue hasn't been a hit, but overall, I have enjoyed the series.
Batman Eternal, as a thought, has a lot going for it as well. Each writer tasked with a speciality, maybe it's colorful supporting characters, maybe it's adventure, or horror; or batgizmos.
Certainly, Batman Eternal #1 is a strong book, showing what Snyder (here with James Tynion IV) does best of all. It has an interesting hook- in this case involving the GCPD, and exposes a back history of the police dept. showing how crooked they have been; and ends with Commissioner Gordon (here presented as a strong of character as he has been) getting framed.
Everything here really delivered on the promise. Big thoughts, big plots; but expertly planned out. I find recent Bat-history to be a bit of a mess, but felt like this provided a good jumping on point.
So, here's the rub.
I can't do it.
I tried 52 and thought it ended up being more work than anything. I can't commit to a weekly comic.
There's things about Batman Eternal, that make me think they can pull it off. certainly, Batman is someone who has a universe where you can play off weekly. I just don't think a 52-week comic is for me. Yes, part of it is that i haven't really been excited by anything DC has done in years, but even a favorite Marvel title, I would be less than eager to sign on.
I am sure DC will do well, and it's a sure way to get fan's money, and it may even be a pretty good storyline, but I am out
Caliban (Avatar Press) -written by Garth Ennis- Ennis has written for Avatar before, what like this was a musing on horror, in that case, a visually arresting, somewhat disturbing comic called Crossed.
Caliban appears to be in the horror vein, with a real Alien feel.
This comic got highmarks from the internet, though I would have liked to see a little more character development (Maybe, there wasn't character development in Alien, and you don't need it).
In any case, Ennis has been a pretty good roll of late, and I'm definitely checked in.
Avatar may never have the look of a DC or Marvel book, but they have an artist named Facundo Percio who is pretty amazing, He's responsible for the art of my most favorite Avatar titles of date- the Warren Ellis penned Anna Mercury, and the graphic adaptation of a Alan Moore/Malcolm McLaren script called Fashion Beast.
Not that I need to pick up another title, but with Ennis and Percio as creators, this should be a sufficiently creepy book and I am going to make the decision to say it will be worthwhile. I know it feels like I mentioned Alien, but I think that is everyone's touchpoint for horror stories set in boundless space. Certainly, that's the reference in every review thus far. I think Ennis will take it into new territory.
Your nightmares start here...
I have been picking up the main title for some time now, and really like Snyder's work. The criticism of Snyder is he overexplains, and every issue hasn't been a hit, but overall, I have enjoyed the series.
Batman Eternal, as a thought, has a lot going for it as well. Each writer tasked with a speciality, maybe it's colorful supporting characters, maybe it's adventure, or horror; or batgizmos.
Certainly, Batman Eternal #1 is a strong book, showing what Snyder (here with James Tynion IV) does best of all. It has an interesting hook- in this case involving the GCPD, and exposes a back history of the police dept. showing how crooked they have been; and ends with Commissioner Gordon (here presented as a strong of character as he has been) getting framed.
Everything here really delivered on the promise. Big thoughts, big plots; but expertly planned out. I find recent Bat-history to be a bit of a mess, but felt like this provided a good jumping on point.
So, here's the rub.
I can't do it.
I tried 52 and thought it ended up being more work than anything. I can't commit to a weekly comic.
There's things about Batman Eternal, that make me think they can pull it off. certainly, Batman is someone who has a universe where you can play off weekly. I just don't think a 52-week comic is for me. Yes, part of it is that i haven't really been excited by anything DC has done in years, but even a favorite Marvel title, I would be less than eager to sign on.
I am sure DC will do well, and it's a sure way to get fan's money, and it may even be a pretty good storyline, but I am out
Caliban (Avatar Press) -written by Garth Ennis- Ennis has written for Avatar before, what like this was a musing on horror, in that case, a visually arresting, somewhat disturbing comic called Crossed.
Caliban appears to be in the horror vein, with a real Alien feel.
This comic got highmarks from the internet, though I would have liked to see a little more character development (Maybe, there wasn't character development in Alien, and you don't need it).
In any case, Ennis has been a pretty good roll of late, and I'm definitely checked in.
Avatar may never have the look of a DC or Marvel book, but they have an artist named Facundo Percio who is pretty amazing, He's responsible for the art of my most favorite Avatar titles of date- the Warren Ellis penned Anna Mercury, and the graphic adaptation of a Alan Moore/Malcolm McLaren script called Fashion Beast.
Not that I need to pick up another title, but with Ennis and Percio as creators, this should be a sufficiently creepy book and I am going to make the decision to say it will be worthwhile. I know it feels like I mentioned Alien, but I think that is everyone's touchpoint for horror stories set in boundless space. Certainly, that's the reference in every review thus far. I think Ennis will take it into new territory.
Your nightmares start here...
