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BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #2 (OF 6)


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  1. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    September 28, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    The first issue was decent, but if this one doesn’t wow me I may drop it.

  2. Avatar photo twooldridge says:
    September 28, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    I agree.  I like that he gives him a bit of a differnt voice, but if it sucks i’m done.

  3. Avatar photo mikeandzod21 says:
    September 28, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    i miss old kevin smith.  he was really good.  his GA kicked ass.  now, hes just a pale version of what he was.

  4. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    September 28, 2009 at 5:12 pm

    I think he has it in him to reclaim that form.  I thought the last issue of Cacaphony (or whatever it was called) was pretty solid.  I thought the first issue of this was pretty good, too.  Maybe he just needs to lay off the weed?

  5. Avatar photo mikeandzod21 says:
    September 28, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    Agreed. He wrote better when he smoked less weed

  6. Avatar photo comicdork37 says:
    September 28, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    I recently went and saw a live Q&A with him and he said that he thinks this is the best comic book stuff he has ever done. He talked about writing it all when he was high and then waking up the next morning sober to read what "the other guy" wrote and loving it. Amusing story, but he does need to lay off the weed a bit. Smodcast has also suffered from the Chronic.

  7. Avatar photo WadeWilson says:
    September 29, 2009 at 1:57 am

    I thought the first issue was good. Way better (especially on art) than his last series. I don’t understand all the hate it got … oh yeah, it’s Kevin Smith, lol. Dude is like a magnet for fanboys hate. Which is a bit sad, when he’s really just "one of us" & he got lucky.

  8. timothymcgrath says:
    September 29, 2009 at 8:12 am

    I loved the first issue.  Definitely picking up this issue.

  9. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    September 29, 2009 at 8:24 am

    I’m not trying to hate.  Jay and Silent Bob Strike back is one of my favorite movies (so damn ridiculous and quotable).  I felt the first issue was pretty solid, but I have limited comic book funds, so I have to keep only the stuff I enjoy the most.  This has been good, but not great.

  10. Avatar photo VelcroKing says:
    September 29, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    Kevin Smith came though Minneapols recently, doing another Evening With Kevin Smith Q&A session. I guess he recently started frequently smoking a lot of pot (since hanging out with Seth Rogan during Z&M), and this is the first thing he’s written where he was annihilated for pretty much the entire writing process. I have to admit, that’s only made me more curious about the comic.

  11. Avatar photo robbydzwonar says:
    September 29, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    I probably should just trade wait this but #1 was so fun!!

  12. Avatar photo comicdork37 says:
    September 29, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    @VelcroKing: You were there too!?! Great show; I will definitely be buying tickets again next time he comes through Minneapolis.

  13. Avatar photo zenman says:
    September 30, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    The only thing widening with me is my disinterest in Kevin Smith.

  14. Avatar photo PhantomPhrenemy says:
    September 30, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    I liked Cacophany, but the first issue of this…well I just didn’t see what all the fuss was about.  I’ll buy a couple more before rendering my thumbs down.

  15. Avatar photo Hawkboy says:
    September 30, 2009 at 3:56 pm

    The first issue of this was VERY good.  Take away Smiths name and less people would be turning their nose up at it.  Walt’s art was excellent too… give that guy a regular gig!

  16. Avatar photo comicdork37 says:
    September 30, 2009 at 7:27 pm

    BIG improvement from issue #1. Wasn’t a huge fan of the first issue but this was very good. Plus Walt’s art is noticeably better each issue that he does.

  17. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    September 30, 2009 at 7:32 pm

    Crap… apparently I forgot to take this off my subscription list and I got stuck with #2

  18. Avatar photo cubman987 says:
    September 30, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    Liked the first issue, really liked this one.  Looking forward to #3.

  19. Avatar photo Slockhart says:
    October 1, 2009 at 12:07 am

    Did anyone else notice on the page where Bruce is reading the paper, that Alfred has a completely different mustache in each panel, including not even having a mustache at all in one of them?

    And did Batman really call that guy a turd? 

  20. Avatar photo cubman987 says:
    October 1, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    Yeah I made myself forget the "turd" comment, seemed very un-Batman-like, though it seems very Kevin Smith-like…..the rest of the issues was pretty good though so I’ll let him have that one.

  21. Avatar photo DarthDuck says:
    October 1, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    He told the same story when I saw him in Ann Arbor.  It definately made me want to read this series but I’ll catch the trade.

  22. Avatar photo mikeandzod21 says:
    October 2, 2009 at 1:51 am

    This seems to be like smith is getting his sea legs back fir writing good comics. This was a pretty solid, non over sexualized or smith-flourishly diologued issue.

  23. Avatar photo shaunbat says:
    October 2, 2009 at 2:01 am

    Another great issue from Smith and Flanagan. The art was just fantastic and I just love the flashback pages. This issue was very atmospheric and very enjoyable.

  24. Avatar photo Hawkboy says:
    October 2, 2009 at 2:28 am

    I say give Walt Flanagan a regular title… I would love to see him on Booster Gold or something very super-heroey along those lines.

  25. Avatar photo forestjwp says:
    October 2, 2009 at 9:46 am

    This story seems to be the who can I dig up from the past that people may not know and re-introduce them.

  26. Dietz82 says:
    October 2, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    Loved Smiths Daredevil and Green Arrow. Was really excited for this. Now after reading issue #1 and 2 im really worried about his up coming project Green Hornet.

  27. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    October 3, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    This was quite good.  I was pleasantly surprised.  I agree that Flanagan is getting better.  Good for him.

    A few too many sirs, but that’s one of Mr. Smith’s things.

  28. Avatar photo Mustbedamned says:
    October 4, 2009 at 9:10 am

    This issue is a vast improvement over the last, both in art and story.

    Plus I love Mr.Sienkiewicz’s cover.

  29. Avatar photo theegreatone says:
    October 4, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    I’m interested in the story but the writing is off. I did have to look up the surpise character on Wikipedia cause I never heard of them.

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