jacksondanger33
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A shit-storm of mediocrity, disappointment and rage. To put it bluntly, “Cable and the X-Force #1” features some of the…
Read full review and commentsThis is the most likable Steve Rogers I’ve ever read in my life. This is a Steve Rogers, aware of…
Read full review and commentsFraction has done a great job of setting the bar incredibly high for Hawkeye and, for the first time, he…
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THE HOLLOWS #1
December 12, 2012 9:39 pm Yea, the art in this enhanced the story so well. You really feel like you are a part of this world, which is something, many comics do not do.
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THUNDERBOLTS #1
December 8, 2012 11:01 am I wouldn't say that Dillon isn't trying, it's just that his style doesn't fit a 'super-hero' type book. I can't look at The Punisher without thinking 'Jesse Custer' every time.
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HAWKEYE #5
December 6, 2012 9:13 pm Pulido definitely had some great panel work and storytelling in this issue. However, @scorpion, I think you might mean 'pulpy' and not corny. My thoughts were that they were trying to go a little 'tongue in cheek' with that scene for humor's sake. It definitely is a different type of art for an action scene, but I felt it worked, for humor's sake, at least.
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Preview: GARFIELD #8 “The Tale of Santa Mouse” [Exclusive]
November 29, 2012 8:02 pm I'll read this, but only because I love Christmas.
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HAWKEYE #4
November 21, 2012 9:26 pm This issue felt the most 'super-hero' out of the issues thus far, but is really hurt in Aja's absence. His style and storytelling do so much for this book and you can really feel how essential he is to Hawkeye in this issue.
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JUDGE DREDD #1
November 19, 2012 10:15 pm Not to plug another website that is, of course, far less superior than this one, but here's a preview of issue #1. As a huge Judge Dredd fan, I'd say that this looks pretty damn good:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=14275
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SAGA #7
November 15, 2012 1:35 am Plus. Double good fucking review.
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SAGA #7
November 15, 2012 1:33 am Yea, I'm with you on this, but that's the problem with storytelling: there's NOTHING new under the sun. Tropes, archetypes and epic heroes have graced stories for ages, and for good reason. We are attracted to certain types of stories because they define and reflect who we are as human beings, not because they necessarily tell us something new. Thus, I think the goal of an effective story-teller is to tell an old story in a new light: to take something familiar and true and make it completely his or her own. Iconic characters borrow heavily from other works, but is a great storyteller who helps us care about these characters, even though a.) they're fictional and b.) we've seen them before.
Odysseus, Luke Skywalker, Marty Mcfly, Frodo and Harry Potter are variations of the same story interpreted by individual story-tellers in the way they see fit.
Just because a story type has been told before doesn't mean it is unoriginal. It's just a question if that artist's execution of that story fits the story and characters best and whether they have worked to re-interpret this story in a new and different light.
However, I am heavily biased towards this series, as it seems like its the most effective storytelling, in my opinion, in comic form today. Once again, heavily biased.
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FANTASTIC FOUR #1
November 15, 2012 1:19 am Bagley's art fits the story quite well. It's more a set up issue than anything else, but I think there's a lot Fraction can develop with the family dynamic. However, there just wan't enough, in my opinion, to feel out of the box.
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Marvel’s Next Big Thing: Rick Remender Reveals UNCANNY AVENGERS New Members
November 14, 2012 10:26 pm What in the fuck is a Wonder Man? I'd give him one issue, and end it with his inevitable suicide.
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