March 20, 2012 5:59 pm Geoff Johns & Gary Frank nailed it for me. Having stopped reading Superman (one of my top 5 superhero characters) years ago (Superman Red/Blue was the death knell), I picked up Superman/Brainiac at the library. WOW. THAT is Superman. That WHY he's Superman (Supergirl was so awesome too).
I haven't watched Christopher Reeve movies that much since I was a kid (love them but they are a bit hokey and dated) but seeing Gary Frank draw him was...WOW. I immediately bought the trade & also bought Origins. Geoff John's magic touch & Gary Frank's amazing art. Epitome of Superman stories and refreshing reminder why Superman has always been one of my favorites.
August 10, 2011 6:26 am To many comic book fans, these interviews with Marty Pasko are a TREASURE. Besides the insights to the characters and stories many of us love, we also get behind-the-scenes history and politics that got these stories to print. I am so thankful that Mr. Pasko (and John) took the time to record this (if John wants to publish these interviews, I'd buy the book!). I am eagerly awaiting part 3.
February 10, 2011 5:35 am I still love this show but I agree with Conor that this season was not as good. However, I think it was how Ilsa and Ames were written into a few of the episodes. Without seeing the writing credits, in some episodes the women were used as "comedy relief" but the result was not funny at all. They were silly or stupid or a liability or all of the above. The 3 men also got dumbed down in these episodes and there was no chemistry.
However, about half the episodes of season 2 were really solid (especially this one). In those episodes, the women played their characters intelligently & strong and the men didn't act like 12 year olds around them. The best example I can think of are the back-to-back episodes where Chance's South American love interest comes asking for help (horrible episode) followed by the one where Chance & Ilsa are on the run in the jungle from the mercenary/assassin (very good episode).
I really hope the show gets another season. Overall, it's fun and entertaining.
December 17, 2010 6:54 am The best way I can describe this show is that it "feels" like a combination of McGyver and the A-Team. Although it's very formulaic (protect/rescue someone, obligatory car chase/stunt, obligatory hand-to-hand combat scene), it's really well-paced and the 2 main characters (Chase & Winston) are charismatic/funny enough to keep you going. I LOVED season 1.
I'm a little worried about season 2 though because the addition of the 2 women to the team seemed to add unncessary comic relief and also seemed to dumb down everyone. The first episode was great, the next 2 were disappointing, but this week's was back to good.
December 17, 2010 6:47 am CrossGen rocked! I was close to stopping collecting comics when my local shop owner suggested picking up Meridian & Scion. I gobbled up the first couple of trades in 1 weekend and started picking up issues. What a breath of fresh air--it gave me a reason to continue my 25-year hobby. Marvel: please bring them back too!
Both were medieval fantasy-ish stories: Well-written Meridian, about a smart, adventurous teenage girl and beautifully drawn by Steve McNiven (unknown to us fanboys back then) and the story of 2 archenemy princes with jedi-like swords beautifully drawn by Jim Cheung.
Shows you how superhero genre fiction can work if done well and faithfully to the written character. Glitz it up (Tim Burton films) or spend $100 million and 4 years (Chris Nolan films) and you lose many prospective fans.
Keep it simple (one & done), low budget (read: made for tv) and you can have kids lapping it up on TV for years.
How many of us old fogey comic book readers wonder how and where new readers/lovers of superhero fiction will come from? We grew up watching George Reeve Superman and Adam West Batman re-runs ad nauseum and that just was great for us.
Make a TV series for kids can love (Human Target comes close) and let the love of comics/action heroes live on in the next generations.
Heroes was dying since season 2. Granted there were a few signs of life (i.e., good superheroic plot) interspersed which kept me (stupidly but loyally) watching, I had made my decision to stop watching it at the end of this year's finale.
Human target is now my "can't miss" show fow which my wife clears out the living room TV for me.
This show hits the sweet spot for a forty-ish guy like me. The whole show has a light-drama feel of a MacGuyver (Christopher Chance seems to know EVERYTHING) crossed over with the do-gooder-mercenary-for-hire feel of the A-Team (Chance is like Hannibal and Face rolled into one). Every week is a new adventure with an undercurrent of a seemingly deep and elaborate, slowly-unfolding mystery/secret reminiscent of Bourne Identity with Bourne-like up-close hand-to-hand combat. I've loved every episode so far and really, really hope that they don't screw it up. This is my new "can't miss" show because I'm dropping Heroes--I've given them too many chances (hah!).
I thought this volume started kinda weak (3-4 episodes), kicked into gear for most of the rest and went off the rails the last 2 trying to re-weave loose threads and cut off stagnant ones. Very disappointing attempt at saving this show from bad ratings.
1. Nathan had to die in a "heroic" manner (fighting) because his character got so twisted up (rounded up heroes and put them into comas) and lame (doing God's work?!?) since volume 2. Wasn't his save at end of volume 1 awesome (taking Peter away from NY to save everyone from the blast)? What happened to that guy?
2. Matt met his soulmate (Daphne) only to lose her tragically and 2 episodes later he sweetly reconciled with his ex-wife ("If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with"???). Didn't make any sense
3. Smart of Peter to take shapechanging from Sylar. Too bad it's going to mess him up (Sylar was really losing it) worse than trying to cope with all the powers he was absorbing during Volume 1 & 2. And wasn't that (Peter losing it) getting tiresome?
4. Hiro is the idealist and hero at heart. So they kill his girl, send him into the past where he makes a mortal enemy of his idol, strip him of his powers, send him back into the past to helplessly watch him mom die again and then give him his power back but now it's killing him. Writers, make up your mind.
5. Rebel was the guiding force in the resurgence during this last volume. Yay, it's Micah. Sylar sends him away and he literally disappears from program. What the heck?
6. Too much screen time for Moron-hinder & Claire bear which gives the audience impression that they are important but they do so many 180's (i'm tough, i'm weak, i'm smart, i'm stupid, i know what to do, i don't know what to do, i trust my dad, i don't trust my dad) their characters get lamer and lamer.
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However, about half the episodes of season 2 were really solid (especially this one). In those episodes, the women played their characters intelligently & strong and the men didn't act like 12 year olds around them. The best example I can think of are the back-to-back episodes where Chance's South American love interest comes asking for help (horrible episode) followed by the one where Chance & Ilsa are on the run in the jungle from the mercenary/assassin (very good episode).
I really hope the show gets another season. Overall, it's fun and entertaining.
I'm a little worried about season 2 though because the addition of the 2 women to the team seemed to add unncessary comic relief and also seemed to dumb down everyone. The first episode was great, the next 2 were disappointing, but this week's was back to good.
Both were medieval fantasy-ish stories: Well-written Meridian, about a smart, adventurous teenage girl and beautifully drawn by Steve McNiven (unknown to us fanboys back then) and the story of 2 archenemy princes with jedi-like swords beautifully drawn by Jim Cheung.
Shows you how superhero genre fiction can work if done well and faithfully to the written character. Glitz it up (Tim Burton films) or spend $100 million and 4 years (Chris Nolan films) and you lose many prospective fans.
Keep it simple (one & done), low budget (read: made for tv) and you can have kids lapping it up on TV for years.
How many of us old fogey comic book readers wonder how and where new readers/lovers of superhero fiction will come from? We grew up watching George Reeve Superman and Adam West Batman re-runs ad nauseum and that just was great for us.
Make a TV series for kids can love (Human Target comes close) and let the love of comics/action heroes live on in the next generations.
Heroes was dying since season 2. Granted there were a few signs of life (i.e., good superheroic plot) interspersed which kept me (stupidly but loyally) watching, I had made my decision to stop watching it at the end of this year's finale.
Human target is now my "can't miss" show fow which my wife clears out the living room TV for me.
Direct Marketing (=Diamond) has been the bane of brick & mortar stores since the start ( R.I.P Wild Pig Comics II)
On a tangent: iFanLords (see paragraph #2)? hmm. i like it.
This show hits the sweet spot for a forty-ish guy like me. The whole show has a light-drama feel of a MacGuyver (Christopher Chance seems to know EVERYTHING) crossed over with the do-gooder-mercenary-for-hire feel of the A-Team (Chance is like Hannibal and Face rolled into one). Every week is a new adventure with an undercurrent of a seemingly deep and elaborate, slowly-unfolding mystery/secret reminiscent of Bourne Identity with Bourne-like up-close hand-to-hand combat. I've loved every episode so far and really, really hope that they don't screw it up. This is my new "can't miss" show because I'm dropping Heroes--I've given them too many chances (hah!).
I thought this volume started kinda weak (3-4 episodes), kicked into gear for most of the rest and went off the rails the last 2 trying to re-weave loose threads and cut off stagnant ones. Very disappointing attempt at saving this show from bad ratings.
1. Nathan had to die in a "heroic" manner (fighting) because his character got so twisted up (rounded up heroes and put them into comas) and lame (doing God's work?!?) since volume 2. Wasn't his save at end of volume 1 awesome (taking Peter away from NY to save everyone from the blast)? What happened to that guy?
2. Matt met his soulmate (Daphne) only to lose her tragically and 2 episodes later he sweetly reconciled with his ex-wife ("If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with"???). Didn't make any sense
3. Smart of Peter to take shapechanging from Sylar. Too bad it's going to mess him up (Sylar was really losing it) worse than trying to cope with all the powers he was absorbing during Volume 1 & 2. And wasn't that (Peter losing it) getting tiresome?
4. Hiro is the idealist and hero at heart. So they kill his girl, send him into the past where he makes a mortal enemy of his idol, strip him of his powers, send him back into the past to helplessly watch him mom die again and then give him his power back but now it's killing him. Writers, make up your mind.
5. Rebel was the guiding force in the resurgence during this last volume. Yay, it's Micah. Sylar sends him away and he literally disappears from program. What the heck?
6. Too much screen time for Moron-hinder & Claire bear which gives the audience impression that they are important but they do so many 180's (i'm tough, i'm weak, i'm smart, i'm stupid, i know what to do, i don't know what to do, i trust my dad, i don't trust my dad) their characters get lamer and lamer.