tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882610517765002247.post3005345552036764035..comments2024-03-28T09:11:49.881-05:00Comments on Warren Peace Sings the Blues: This week, I'm getting too old for this shitAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867868039166531163noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882610517765002247.post-73313021842609065302009-06-16T12:37:38.217-05:002009-06-16T12:37:38.217-05:00Kenny: yeah, I'm hoping Hickman can keep his u...Kenny: yeah, I'm hoping Hickman can keep his unique style going, but after seeing Fraction lose his mojo, I'm not all that optimistic. Here's hoping for more Casanova and stuff along the lines of The Nightly News.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867868039166531163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882610517765002247.post-24751691503774696252009-06-16T12:18:52.173-05:002009-06-16T12:18:52.173-05:00Matt, I absolutely love your reviews and generally...Matt, I absolutely love your reviews and generally think you're spot on, but this made me throw up in my mouth a bit:<br /><br />"I blame Marvel, who has snapped up Jonathan Hickman and is in the process of smoothing out his rough edges and turning him into the next Matt Fraction."<br /><br />NO! God No! Hickman has many rough edges, but....ugh....the idea of turning anyone into the next Fraction makes me quesy. Fraction has lost several steps since Marvel picked him up. A lot of the fun in Hickman's work is when he just vomits a thousand ideas on a page. Plus, Hickman should *always* draw his own stuff. <br /><br />Madman - you're right on. I felt like the book lost its way after that tribute to every artist ever issue. It's very much the product of Allred drawing whatever he feels like drawing, and while it makes for pretty pictures, it also makes for dreadful reading. <br /><br />Absolutely go to the library and read Irredeemable Ant Man!!! It's not high-lit or anything, but it doesn't pretend to be. It's standard Kirkman soap-opera stuff, but it has a great sense of humor about itself. My favorite is the issue where the mock the Hell out of Marvel's product placement thing by forcing a picture of Old Spice into *every* panel. <br /><br />Speaking of Kirkman, Destroyer...I'm waiting for the trade, but yeah, that's an old property. I don't know why Kirkman did it, though. His creator owned stuff is where it's at!kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649763676628428647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882610517765002247.post-39516085550277583672009-06-15T21:23:10.099-05:002009-06-15T21:23:10.099-05:00yeah, Hitman had 5 trades out while it was still b...yeah, Hitman had 5 trades out while it was still being published & they never finished it. Here's hoping they go all the way. <br /><br />DC has such a strange manner in which they choose what books get re-issued in certain formats. Starman gets the big omnibus, but Hitman, The Question, Sandman Mystery Theater & Shade all get the usual 5-6 issue trades.<br /><br />the Nexus book, is that really coming out? I read on Steve Rude's site that they didn't have enough money to pay Diamond to ship it & were about to miss a mortgage payment on top of it. Sounded like a horrible situation.seth hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180747421289470887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882610517765002247.post-67981400502063052832009-06-15T16:27:53.898-05:002009-06-15T16:27:53.898-05:00Sandy: It's played more for laughs, from what ...Sandy: It's played more for laughs, from what I remember, with a teddy bear that talks like a badass. Definitely not very Grant Morrison-like.<br /><br />Chris: Whoops! Fixed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867868039166531163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882610517765002247.post-23320811198180264862009-06-15T16:16:35.973-05:002009-06-15T16:16:35.973-05:00FYI: Yokai Doctor is from Del Rey, not Yen Press.FYI: Yokai Doctor is from Del Rey, not Yen Press.Chris Mautnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10403679880795552715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882610517765002247.post-1954845488376389022009-06-15T15:18:03.283-05:002009-06-15T15:18:03.283-05:00Sorry - I meant "Mr. Stuffins." Not sur...Sorry - I meant "Mr. Stuffins." Not sure why my brain just did that.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672666055136757425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8882610517765002247.post-75363003364534860762009-06-15T15:17:19.968-05:002009-06-15T15:17:19.968-05:00Stuffed kind of sounds like We3....Stuffed kind of sounds like We3....Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672666055136757425noreply@blogger.com