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February 3, 2012 4:17 pm You know, despite some of the hate that Liefeld gets on the net, there are peeps that love his stuff. Lots of my guys at the store I go to dug his Hawk and Dove. It's a taste thing. Also, we should remember that the dude loves comics and is never out to hurt the industry.

February 3, 2012 4:15 pm If you dig fantasy books, you should totally be checking out Skullkickers and Orc Stain from Image. Both are excellent titles and filled with fantasy goodness. Get thee to a comic shop! :)

February 2, 2012 1:36 pm I will definitely check out the issue he writes. I found Finch's writing to be not my cup of tea, so I'm looking forward to trying this one out with a great writer like Hurwitz.

January 31, 2012 1:44 pm All of these moves sound good. I just cut Stormwatch from my stack, but I probably won't hop back on unless I hear good things about Milligan's issue. I'll definitely check out Lemire on JLD, which has been underwhelming, and I'm excited for Kindt on Frankenstein.

January 27, 2012 7:06 am This issue was a punch in the nuts, but it was fantastic. Unwritten is certainly hitting its stride now, and it's become one of my top books.

January 19, 2012 2:00 pm Totally agree. This was a great issue, and I'm totally digging on the time travel aspect.

January 19, 2012 1:48 pm @TheGoddamnDeadpool Ok, so maybe when I posted 100+ books, it was a bit high, but in the end Marvel typically puts out more product than DC OVERALL. I don't think anyone can argue otherwise. If you look at the Feb. solicits they have over 80 titles coming out, not to mention the multiple HCs and TPBs they're putting out. In my opinion, the ratio of quality product to product put out is just better at DC. Not saying there are titles I'm not enjoying at Marvel. I just think there's more at DC at the moment. In the end, all these things are cyclical and we'll be talking about how DC is struggling in a few years while Marvel is riding high.

January 19, 2012 7:07 am @TheGoddamnDeadpool My point is that when you put out that many books per month and only 10-20% of them are critically loved, there is a perception created that the rest of the line is ho-hum. Also, when you put out that much product, creators, editors, and marketing have a harder time producing quality with deadlines and a lack of creative focus.

January 18, 2012 5:07 pm My Marvel stack has diminished as well. I think it mostly stems from two factors. The first is that I'm getting really tired of buying some of my books 2x a month. That's a big commitment and for me, most of those books waver between great and just ok. Also, I guess I've become more self aware that Marvel is constantly trying to manipulate me to buying more. LIke this double shipping thing or merging titles so that you have to buy two. I guess that, psychologically, I can accept a certain amount of marketing/branding before my brain reacts with disdain.

January 18, 2012 5:03 pm While you make a solid point about events souring others, I find it important to point out that most Marvel events encompass almost all of their main books as well as miniseries. I know as a fan, I really don't enjoy when a book I'm liking completely changes tone and direction, just to tie into an event. There's only been a few times that its been done successfully in my mind. In the end, DC/Marvel is just a taste thing. You may not dig what they're doing at DC and that's just fine. Marvel's style just fits you more as a consumer.