Jack_Lanterna

June 18, 2013 9:59 pm ANOTHER book I must check out. Hell, I`m going broke.

May 23, 2013 2:03 pm I can' help but recommend Silent War by David Hine and Frazer Irving. It was the story that made me care about the Inhumans. A dark, moody, creepy horror story set in the fallout of the Day of M event (I hadn't read Day of M when I read Silent War and thoroughly enjoyed it, so no previous knowledge required).

April 28, 2013 8:44 pm Man, this is so exciting. Imagine the devastating psychological effects that suddenly becoming mortal would have on an immortal man whose life is defined by his heroic actions which constantly produce brutal injuries that would be fatal if not for the now gone regenerating factor. Can't wait for it. And that cover alone for Wolverine #7 is so dramatic.

March 22, 2013 2:59 pm Wow, what a terrible host. Not only she didn't know squat about what they were talking about, relying solely on the most stupid clichés about comics as a medium ("who reads comics? are they just for kids?"), she kept on interrupting the guests as soon as they started talking. Declan and Eoin McCauley even tried to educate her, but she seemed to remain clueless for the most part. Terrible journalism is not limited to Brazil, it seems.

March 19, 2013 4:21 pm Filipe Andrade's art and Jordie Bellaire's colors are a match made in heaven.

March 12, 2013 6:46 am @illmatic: I got to read issue 4 yesterday. I thought it was much smoother around the edges in terms of the writing. It "flowed" more naturally. Some of the hyper-pompous narration still bothers me, and the fact that the team is taking their time to introduce some of these characters doesn't excuse the confusion of past issues (which may have led to the loss of many readers), but I think it was a step in the right direction. And some funny moments too. The art, on the other hand, was very erratic and looked quite rushed at some points. For example, the page where we learn how baby-Hyperion escaped a dying a planet was so weird and bland-looking...

March 11, 2013 2:48 pm Having only read the first three issues of Hickman's Avengers so far (I live in Brazil, and my weekly packages take a long time to get here), I would say that the series is currently a fascinating mess. I fear that Hickman spends too much time thinking about the overarching, multiyear-spanning plot and too little time refining each individual issue. Bunches of characters being dumped without any explanation as to who they might be, confusing storytelling (poor new readers, if there are any), deus ex machina moments. Nevertheless, there is indeed a lot of stuff to like in the series. I like the new villains, the diversity of the cast, the scope. Also, some of the character bits are very good indeed (the recruitment of Shang-Chi and Wolverine, for example, the flirting between Abyss and Thor). Unfortunately, the books seem to be assembled less like a organic serialized story and more like Lego: here is the plot development! Here is the character-driven scene! More plot! And I'd almost swear that Hickman writes the worst in-costume Captain America ever... But so far it has been entertaining enough and the plot has me interested, so I'll keep reading (at least for now).

January 8, 2013 6:23 am Mark Brooks is killing with those covers. And, come to think of it, Marvel is probably the publisher putting out the best covers at the moment, what with Allred, Aja, del Mundo, Johnson, Ribic etc

January 3, 2013 5:56 am @IthoSpaien: You are right, they are not rapists. My bad. However, that doesn't really change the amazons' status as despicable, self-interested murderous betrayers, which pretty much sinks the idyllic, feminism-friendly qualities traditionally associated with the amazons from Wonder Woman's world.

January 2, 2013 11:46 am Good list, but I am quite appaled at the absence of Kieron Gillen on the list. Journey into Mystery was brilliant, and Uncanny X-men was excellent. Even AvX: Consequences was pretty good. In my opinion, the only writers who were able to match the quality of his work were Jason Aaron and Grant Morrison (and maybe Paul Cornell, with Saucer Country and Demon Knights). Perhaps he should have taken the place of Azzarello on the list. Despite having written interesting stuff in Wonder Woman and Spaceman, he also managed to produce absolute crap like the Before Watchmen titles and the revelation of the Amazons as rapists and killers.