Comics Update: "Kinda meh" edition
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bedsitter23Brilliant #1 (Icon/Marvel) -written by Brian Michael Bendis - Everything about ths comic feels like Mark Millar should be writing it, instead of Bendis. It essentially is Kick Ass meets The Social Network- a not all that terrible idea. It seems to suffer that Millar isn't writing it.
I have been a Bendis fan going back to Jinx and Goldfish, and I'm pretty sure when all is said and done, this will be a worthwhile book, but issue 1 is a bit of a mess. We meet a variety of underdeveloped characters, and the story seems to randomly go back and forth. The villain is clearly the most interesting character, but the book is about a group of college-aged kids whose history and relationships aren't very defined. That would be normally okay in a first issue, but Bendis writes it like you should know the relationship without giving you that.
Hawk and Dove #1 (DC) - written by Sterling Gates - Rob Liefeld in a 'Liefeld draws feet' shocker. This book feels like a 1990s Image title - quick action, snappy dialogue, over-the-top characters and of course, Liefeld. Your opinion of the book probably depends on what you think of those old Image titles. I generally liked it. Certainly, other 52 titles should have been able to hit the ground running like this.
Gates puts the right amount of work into this, bringing the characters to life, and updating new readers to the Hawk and Dove past. It's not a book that I plan on continuing to pick up, but still maybe one of 52's highlights.
Superman #1 (DC) - written by George Perez - Perez didn't pencil this, but it sounds like he plotted the artwork, and if nothing else, you get value for the money with Perez. The Superman in this issue reminds me of the character in Superman Returns. A major plot point being The Daily Planet is now in the hands of a Rupert Murdoch type magnate (I maybe knew this, but had forgot if I had).
I like Perez and this will appeal to some, but this is not a title I intend on continuing. The story feels like 1980s superhero, and the dialogue is pretty basic generic move-the-action along. I didn't feel any particular connection to any of the characters, though a lot of the storyline ideas were interesting.
This is a more than competent reboot, but it feels very underwhelming within the 'excitement' of the 52 relaunch.
Voodoo #1 - (DC) -written by Ron Marz - Well, for all the buzz about DC's 52 relaunch being sexist, it probably doesn't help launching a comic about a stripper (or at least in issue 1, is a stripper).
That out of the way (and Voodoo does feel like the stereotypical nerd whose favorite female characters are those who like to show as much cleavage as possible when they fight Evil), it is Marz, and as you probably have seen, I am a big fan- and Voodoo is good.
Sam Basri's artwork is great (and will be appreciated by teenage boys), and the story works well. The comic moves quickly a good R-rated thriller- the characters are well thought out, and it does what a first issue should do- draw you quickly into the story and still building up enough mystery to make you wonder what is going to happen next.
This looks to have a lot of action, a bit of sci-fi, horror, and mystery, and its got Marz. This may end up being one of the 52 best.
I have been a Bendis fan going back to Jinx and Goldfish, and I'm pretty sure when all is said and done, this will be a worthwhile book, but issue 1 is a bit of a mess. We meet a variety of underdeveloped characters, and the story seems to randomly go back and forth. The villain is clearly the most interesting character, but the book is about a group of college-aged kids whose history and relationships aren't very defined. That would be normally okay in a first issue, but Bendis writes it like you should know the relationship without giving you that.
Hawk and Dove #1 (DC) - written by Sterling Gates - Rob Liefeld in a 'Liefeld draws feet' shocker. This book feels like a 1990s Image title - quick action, snappy dialogue, over-the-top characters and of course, Liefeld. Your opinion of the book probably depends on what you think of those old Image titles. I generally liked it. Certainly, other 52 titles should have been able to hit the ground running like this.
Gates puts the right amount of work into this, bringing the characters to life, and updating new readers to the Hawk and Dove past. It's not a book that I plan on continuing to pick up, but still maybe one of 52's highlights.
Superman #1 (DC) - written by George Perez - Perez didn't pencil this, but it sounds like he plotted the artwork, and if nothing else, you get value for the money with Perez. The Superman in this issue reminds me of the character in Superman Returns. A major plot point being The Daily Planet is now in the hands of a Rupert Murdoch type magnate (I maybe knew this, but had forgot if I had).
I like Perez and this will appeal to some, but this is not a title I intend on continuing. The story feels like 1980s superhero, and the dialogue is pretty basic generic move-the-action along. I didn't feel any particular connection to any of the characters, though a lot of the storyline ideas were interesting.
This is a more than competent reboot, but it feels very underwhelming within the 'excitement' of the 52 relaunch.
Voodoo #1 - (DC) -written by Ron Marz - Well, for all the buzz about DC's 52 relaunch being sexist, it probably doesn't help launching a comic about a stripper (or at least in issue 1, is a stripper).
That out of the way (and Voodoo does feel like the stereotypical nerd whose favorite female characters are those who like to show as much cleavage as possible when they fight Evil), it is Marz, and as you probably have seen, I am a big fan- and Voodoo is good.
Sam Basri's artwork is great (and will be appreciated by teenage boys), and the story works well. The comic moves quickly a good R-rated thriller- the characters are well thought out, and it does what a first issue should do- draw you quickly into the story and still building up enough mystery to make you wonder what is going to happen next.
This looks to have a lot of action, a bit of sci-fi, horror, and mystery, and its got Marz. This may end up being one of the 52 best.
