MattWilliams

July 3, 2015 11:37 pm Yeah, Infinity Guantlet may be the best of the bunch. The art is amazing. The first issue was like a great action film at breakneck speed, but still able to convey character. So good. Reminded me of Mateo Scalera on Black Science or Dead Body Road but actually had more meat to sink your teeth into. I actually dislike the mother to some degree, but love the father and daughters, but I like that too. Everyone is complex even the characters I dislike. Red Skull was pretty fun this week. An obvious Suicide Squad rip, but felt like cool, classic Ostrander material. Much better than that current DC Squad stuff. Very much looking forward to 1872. Really fun summer reading. Marvel did well getting top notch guys on this stuff.

June 29, 2015 8:05 am Glad that Ron is back. I enjoyed Conor and Josh as a duo but three voices gives the conversation so much more vim and verve!! Also, glad Ron is interested in Secret Wars. I feel that while Secret Wars and Convergence had a certain similarity, the drawback that made Convergence a bit stale was the limitations set by the world vs. world, mostly hero vs. hero, setting the stories in very specific continuities, and not necessarily teaming the right writers and artists with certain eras and characters. On the other hand, Secret Wars has made my summer reading really fun due to Marvel putting solid writers and artists on a lot of books. Sometimes these tie-ins feel rushed and like try outs with creators without history with the characters. The main series is also great summer popcorn action. I'm have been disappointed to not hear many reviews of the tie-ins as I think them "not counting" and just being cool well written stories have freed up some top notch guys to do cool stuff (barbarian Steve Rogers riding Devil Dinosaur through a land of Gamma chaos? What's not to love?). Truly Ultimate End has been a poor representation of what these guys are doing. Infinity Guantlet, Marvel Zombies, Mrs. Deadpool, Where Monsters Dwell, Weirdworld, Master of Kung Fu, Runaways, Ghost Racers have all been amazing. I like what Ron said about just picking up the tie-ins with concepts, characters, and writers/artists that interest him. I feel that's the best way to read comics anyway. Stick with creators you dig and whether it has stakes or counts doesn't matter. Just nifty stories. Glad for the trimumverate of voices. Oh, and Invisible Republic is stunning!!