Comics and Stuff
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muccamukkFirst off, I linked this in my Lent post this morning (along with referencing Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter and 27 Dresses. Christianity via pop culture?) but, it deserves a public link. This, among other things, is what BC Schools are doing to raise awareness and prevent bullying. I find it big, goofy and immensely cheering.
Nenya and Dad teamed up to get me comics, which I haven't read all the way though, or anything near all the way though, but I did read Ultimate Comics Spider Man #7 and #8, X-23 #20, X-Club #2 and Children's Crusade #8,
Miles! I miss Sara Pichelli, but I think Chris Samnee is doing a very fine job in her place. He's less blocky in style than he usually is, and the faces are very expressive. Being Bendis, these two issues are largely set up for the new arc, with Miles training and talking to his family, plus stepping up the new villain. I really liked Miles' interaction with his mum especially. I do wonder what the point of getting Nick and Jess' support in the last arc, if Miles doesn't seem to be going to them for training. Why is he watching videos of Peter, and not hanging out with Spider-woman.
Boring tie in with whatever the X-men event is with Laura's comic, but despite that, it's really about Laura and Jubilee hanging out and fighting crime, and Laura trying to figure out where she fits in with the mutants. This requires kicking people in the head and lots of hugs. I love this comic. Also: Black Widow! ILU Natasha! I bitterly resent that we don't get the arc where Natasha mentors Laura. Dammit.
X-Club continues to completely and utterly crack me up! I have no idea what's going on, but it's cranky mutant-related scientists wandering around with empathic starfish glued to their heads, and snark and randomness, and I don't even know, but it's hilarious. This comic is everything a comic should be. "I shall restore normal physics using stubbornness alone."
Children's Crusade. Yeah. That went about as well as I thought it would. Oh dear. Poor Scott Lang.
I also blasted through the first... some number of volumes of The Authority, up through the end of the Brubaker run, anyway.
I really, really love Apollo/The Midnighter, and Jenny Sparks, and Jenny Q, and Shen, and Angie. I don't care as much about Jack or the Doctor. Mostly I love how totally normal the gay men are. There's some shitty homophobia stuff, but for the most part no one in narrative questions that they should be gay and get married and raise a kid. It's just lovely.
TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of rape. I liked the Ellis run a lot. Great characters and dialogue, and interesting plots. Ellis just knows how to write a good comic. Could have lived with out the rape camps, and the xenophobia. But eh, it was played out well, and Jenny Sparks was deeply and utterly amazing. Really nice art. Brian Hitch on his A Game.
Millar was what everyone had warned me about. It's just... well... vile is the best word I can come up with. The homophobia increases about 300%, and Apollo gets raped about once a story line. Like once, okay, fine; it's a pretty violent awful world, but three times? Seriously? The last arc, with the lingering violence against Apollo and the sexy, sexy enslavement of Shen were pretty fucking hard to read. I skimmed heavily. Art was pretty terrible for most of it too. However, there were some cute moments with Midnighter and the baby, and the wedding was nice. I made an icon.
Human on the Inside didn't make much sense to me, and I didn't like the domestic violence. The pacing of the whole thing felt off. Pretty art though.
I also skimmed the Morrison run, as it again had really nice character moments, but the plots were kind of blah, and they again stepped up the Xenophobia. I did like the story line with the two Jennies though, and Jenny and her dads were usually well done.
I never thought I'd be this happy to see Ed Brubaker's name on something. Seriously. Interesting plot, well laid out, great set up, and spun out very neatly indeed. The characterisation was solid, the angst played well, the art was nice, and Jenny rocked. Well done, Bru.
Nenya and Dad teamed up to get me comics, which I haven't read all the way though, or anything near all the way though, but I did read Ultimate Comics Spider Man #7 and #8, X-23 #20, X-Club #2 and Children's Crusade #8,
Miles! I miss Sara Pichelli, but I think Chris Samnee is doing a very fine job in her place. He's less blocky in style than he usually is, and the faces are very expressive. Being Bendis, these two issues are largely set up for the new arc, with Miles training and talking to his family, plus stepping up the new villain. I really liked Miles' interaction with his mum especially. I do wonder what the point of getting Nick and Jess' support in the last arc, if Miles doesn't seem to be going to them for training. Why is he watching videos of Peter, and not hanging out with Spider-woman.
Boring tie in with whatever the X-men event is with Laura's comic, but despite that, it's really about Laura and Jubilee hanging out and fighting crime, and Laura trying to figure out where she fits in with the mutants. This requires kicking people in the head and lots of hugs. I love this comic. Also: Black Widow! ILU Natasha! I bitterly resent that we don't get the arc where Natasha mentors Laura. Dammit.
X-Club continues to completely and utterly crack me up! I have no idea what's going on, but it's cranky mutant-related scientists wandering around with empathic starfish glued to their heads, and snark and randomness, and I don't even know, but it's hilarious. This comic is everything a comic should be. "I shall restore normal physics using stubbornness alone."
Children's Crusade. Yeah. That went about as well as I thought it would. Oh dear. Poor Scott Lang.
I also blasted through the first... some number of volumes of The Authority, up through the end of the Brubaker run, anyway.
I really, really love Apollo/The Midnighter, and Jenny Sparks, and Jenny Q, and Shen, and Angie. I don't care as much about Jack or the Doctor. Mostly I love how totally normal the gay men are. There's some shitty homophobia stuff, but for the most part no one in narrative questions that they should be gay and get married and raise a kid. It's just lovely.
TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of rape. I liked the Ellis run a lot. Great characters and dialogue, and interesting plots. Ellis just knows how to write a good comic. Could have lived with out the rape camps, and the xenophobia. But eh, it was played out well, and Jenny Sparks was deeply and utterly amazing. Really nice art. Brian Hitch on his A Game.
Millar was what everyone had warned me about. It's just... well... vile is the best word I can come up with. The homophobia increases about 300%, and Apollo gets raped about once a story line. Like once, okay, fine; it's a pretty violent awful world, but three times? Seriously? The last arc, with the lingering violence against Apollo and the sexy, sexy enslavement of Shen were pretty fucking hard to read. I skimmed heavily. Art was pretty terrible for most of it too. However, there were some cute moments with Midnighter and the baby, and the wedding was nice. I made an icon.
Human on the Inside didn't make much sense to me, and I didn't like the domestic violence. The pacing of the whole thing felt off. Pretty art though.
I also skimmed the Morrison run, as it again had really nice character moments, but the plots were kind of blah, and they again stepped up the Xenophobia. I did like the story line with the two Jennies though, and Jenny and her dads were usually well done.
I never thought I'd be this happy to see Ed Brubaker's name on something. Seriously. Interesting plot, well laid out, great set up, and spun out very neatly indeed. The characterisation was solid, the angst played well, the art was nice, and Jenny rocked. Well done, Bru.
I still don't know to this day how Millar's storyline got past the editors
Date: 6 Mar 2012 09:10 (UTC)Someone in the cap_im fandom called him the Michael Bay of comics, and they aren't lying.
Interesting fact: iirc it was the work on that series that brought Millar and Ellis to the attention of The Big Two, especially Marvel.
Children's Crusade! Well, here's hoping issue 9 ties stuff up, even though I'm jumping out for X-men vs Avengers. I cannot with Fraction.
I need to sit down and finish reading my Ultimate Spiderman. Miles' parents seem decent, and hard working. I've been pleasantly surprised that Bendis is taking the character of Miles seriously, but I'm not complaining.
Re: I still don't know to this day how Millar's storyline got past the editors
Date: 6 Mar 2012 18:40 (UTC)I can see why it would be a boost for Ellis' career. That was a sweet, sweet run, but Millar? What in there had any redeeming value at all, other than the one page I got this icon from? I guess it must have sold well.
When is issue 9 coming out, anyway. I thought it was last month, but no?
Bendis is doing really well with Miles. He seems to really like him and have things to say about him. I'm especially enjoying the gentle meta commentary about how difficult it is for people to accept a new Spider-man. He could be grudgy about that, but he seems to really respect the readers' feelings.
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Date: 6 Mar 2012 19:16 (UTC)