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bigsime22

Name: Simon McDonald

Bio: Writer at www.thought-balloons.com & www.writtenbysime.com


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PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN #156.1 is a quietly captivating Spider-Man tale, wonderfully told by veteran scribe Roger Stern and beautifully illustrated…

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Oh dear… Up until the last page I was thoroughly enjoying Hulk #15. Sure, it was pretty much a battle…

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Wolverine Weapon X #1 isn’t a bad comic. Jason Aaron’s writing is good – as it generally always is –…

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bigsime22's Recent Comments
October 5, 2010 8:04 pm That Andy Kubert cover seems wasted on a title like Batman Confidential.
September 23, 2010 8:36 pm

Fantastic review, encapsulates my thoughts entirely.

September 23, 2010 8:07 pm

Thought this was pretty good - although, was it just me, or was Iron Man a little too chatty when he took on the Hulk?  I could've done without the backups, though. Some of the dialogue in the Rick Jones story was awful; couldn't believe the same writer had scribed it. Even so, I'll be back for #26.

September 20, 2010 8:00 pm This series has steadily improved. In hindsight, however, I wish I'd just waited for the trade.
September 20, 2010 7:48 pm

I'm jumping off. Majorie Liu and Acuna had a good thing going, shame it had to end so soon. I'm sure Swierczynski will do a good job, seems right up his alley ... but changing a creative team 5 issues into a series is too good an excuse for me to drop something from a pull list that's in need of some serious trimming.

September 14, 2010 6:41 pm @DenverDave - Awesome, thanks!
September 14, 2010 3:03 am

Is this a good place to jump on board?

August 12, 2010 9:21 pm

I understand / respect your criticism, but at the same time I'm not sure I needed Langridge to waste panels over Thor apologising / Jane reacting. Thor wasn't thinking straight and she knew that.

The scene probably could have been played better though, I agree. Why'd it have to be a backhand? Maybe a gentle shove instead, a slight push.  That one moment aside, I think Langridge is doing a wonder job on this book.

July 26, 2010 8:05 pm

Yeah, delays are seriously hurting this book. I loved the first couple of issues, but when the second came out I had to re-read the first because I couldn't remember the intricacies of the plot, and I quite frankly don't have the time to re-read #1 & #2 before reading #3. Such a shame, I would've loved to support Azzarello's project, but I can't quite justify it in single issues.

 I'm sure it'll read brilliantly in trade format.

July 22, 2010 6:38 pm

@PraxJarvin - I agree, this was awesome stuff. Nothing heavy, just a fun read.

Action Comics & Superman might be getting all the attention at the moment, but Supergirl (when the book is avoiding crossovers) is probably the best of the bunch, in my opinion.