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January 22, 2009 11:04 am They were out when I got to Jim Hanley's - but they had full displays of hte Obama cover so I decided to get it.

January 22, 2009 11:03 am

I like Grant Morrison.  I don't like Final Crisis.  I don't understand why.  Though, I don't take it personally - it's just not for me.

 I really, really, really like the premise of Final Crisis.  It surprised me, and it really should work.  We have the DC icons vs. the ultimate evil over the fate of a multiverse.  I like the premise of Final Crisis more than the premise of Secret Invasion, and I was on board for that (though I think it would have benefited more if it was just in the Avengers titles and wasn't an event or mini on its own).

 So I pick up a few pieces of Final Crisis to see if I would like it.  I really liked issue 3.  I hated the bits I read of 1, 2, and 5.  I read 1 all the way through and it left me scratching my head.  I read 3 and I got what was going on, and I liked it.  I read 6 (I think the latest is 6) after reading all of RIP and really didn't like it.  It just isn't for me.

 It should, by all rights, be something I'd get on board for.  Perhaps if it was more straightforward.  Perhaps if the storytelling was a bit more economical (like if it was done, say, by Brian K. Vaughan).  It could still be far-reaching and metatextual, but the story would have a more logical a to b, c to d, etcetera.

I will hold back judgment tiil I glance through the trade, I'm sure.

 That being said, I love Rucka's Final Crisis: Revelations. 

December 7, 2008 2:26 pm This was gone when I got to Jim Hanley's

December 1, 2008 6:20 pm

@JumpingJupiter - it was NOVA that introduced the telepathic dog inside a Celestia''s head - now co-starring in Guardians of the Galaxy.

 It contains as much paranormal as was in marvel before - and space paranormal - i.e. the celestials and Galactus, and all of that.

November 28, 2008 9:17 am I totally missed this on Wednesday.  Now I have to find it.

November 13, 2008 4:33 pm Yeah, a no **** clause in the contract.  Wow.

November 13, 2008 1:32 pm Liked this, but it ended abruptly.  Should definitely write a review later.

November 13, 2008 1:30 pm

This is book is doing something that's a mixture between the Real Ghostbusters and the Ghostbusters movie in tone.  The villain ghosts could not be as well characterized as they are in this, and in the second one definately.  The ghosts are real characters here, which is what I like.  As are the Ghostbusters as the stakes are pretty high for them here.

 It could use a LOT more humor.

 Back for #3.

November 12, 2008 4:38 pm

But as Runaways readers, we know it’s just a temporary stop along the way. 

This is a false premise.  Runaways always ran in its own little corner of the Marvel Universe, and therefore had the freedom to go anywhere.  When it started, it was in LA since no one else was there (with the exception of the would-be Losers).  As it continued, it slowly pushed into the Marvel U, but still had its own real characters.  The time travel arc, while a convenient way to get out of certain events, really was a natural progression to that story.  How do the kids continue to battle the Pride when the Pride is gone?

I also think Cyclops is awesome.  He's the example of the straight-and-narrow when readers all want to be Wolverine.

November 11, 2008 6:02 pm Not a bad idea, keeps up the humor, but didn't capture the Ghostbusters from the movie.  Though, I did enjoy it and didn't feel it was a waste of money.