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Review Group Week 191 - HAUNT #1
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I forgot to start the thread! Time for someone new to take over, clearly. 
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Haunt #1 as selected by Mr_Batman[/center] story ROBERT KIRKMAN art GREG CAPULLO, RYAN OTTLEY & TODD McFARLANE McFARLANE & KIRKMAN’S HAUNT HAS ARRIVED! Daniel Kilgore is dragged into his estranged brother Kurt's secret life of murder and espionage... by his ghost. With no training whatsoever, guided by the spirit of his secret-agent brother, Daniel must now solve his brother's murder and save the world – or die trying! It all starts here, people: Witness the birth of HAUNT! 
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Unwritten #6 as selected by GLX[/center] Written by Mike Carey Art by Peter Gross As the Tommy Taylor fanbase reels in the aftermath of the Villa Diodati slayings, Tom arrives at Donostia prison in Southern France and falls into the orbit of another story: The Song of Roland. Unfortunately for Tom, it's a story that ends with a massacre... Vertigo | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US | Mature Readers 
If you would like to join the group it's easy. Just post a review and I'll add you to the member's list. As long as you stay active, eventually it will be your turn to make a pick. With $4 comics becoming the norm, the economy being what it is and the growing popularity of mail order services the Review Group recognizes that it's becoming harder and harder to commit to participating each and every week. As long as you can post one review per calendar month you will stay in the member's list. It doesn't matter if you post your review the week of it's release or if you post it later. Going forward, there is no such thing as a "late" review. The only request I make with the new format is that if you don't plan on posting a review or if you're going to be posting late is that you drop a note in the thread so that I can keep track of who is active and who isn't. The Spreadsheet of Doom is thorough, but it can't read your mind. 
Comics are to be scored on a scale from 1-10. 1 being suck, 10 being a damn good comic. Beyond that, there's no right or wrong. 
If it's your week, you must announce your selection by 5pm EST the day Diamond releases it's shipping list. If you do not announce your pick at that time, I will add a poll to the thread that will remain open until 12pm EST so that the group can make the selection for that week. (If you're seriously MIA, I'll probably put the poll up sooner) To ensure that you know it's your week, I will PM you when Midtown's list goes live on Thursdays. Mr_Batman - 7.75 (this week) GLX - 7.20 MrBlack - 7.50 SuperginraiX - 3.00 doombug - 8.50 Chubbles guitarsmashley Jack Burton amlah6 - 5.50 young neil - 7.75 Old Man - 3.00 thefourthman Chris Fintan Dum Dum Dugan Punchy - 7.00 Daringd - 8.30 House of J - 5.00 GHERU - 6.50 McKegan Kerny - 8.00 Dragavon - 7.00 PDH - 8.00 48THRiLLS - 6.00 Sire v 2.0 starlord - 4.00 Jude Terror - 7.50 prozacman - 7.50 BLUE indicates explanation given for not posting a review. RED indicate that no review or explanation has been posted in two weeks. RED and BOLD will be deleted at the end of the week unless a review or explanation is posted. 
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Boom! I give Haunt #1 a 7/10 |
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I was pleasantly surprised by this comic. The story is intriguing ("In this issue, the main character dies!"), and the apparent rivalry between the two brothers sets up an interesting conflict. The scene transitions were a bit clunky in places, and the torture scene is over the top, but overall this was a solid first issue. As for Haunt himself, I actually like the design, although I prefer Ryan Ottley's version over Todd McFarlane's. While I initially assumed this was a Spider-Man clone, the power set is actually pretty interesting, and I like the very organic, primal looking costume for the character. While the idea of a man combining with his ghost brother to form a superpowered entity is, believe it or not, an old concept (see Captain Triumph), it is not exactly well trodden ground, and I can see Robert Kirkman getting a great deal of mileage out of the character. The art from Ottley is, as always, fantastic. The faces are all very expressive, and the action sequences are dynamic without reaching Liefeld levels of ridiculousness. I am also quite the fan of Greg Capulo's panel layouts. He is not as original as Frank Quitely or J.H. Williams III, but he manages to walk a fine line between traditional layouts and more progressive work, and he does a great job using his layouts to draw attention to important scenes. The only downside is the inking, which is a bit messy and seems to take away from the fluidity of Ottley's pencils. It does add a "gritty" touch to the book, but I would prefer to have Cliff Rathburn here rather than McFarlane (odd that the two problems I have with the art are connected to the biggest name on the book). I am still undecided as to whether I will continue with this series. It has some interesting ideas, and Ottley is always a lot of fun, but I do not know if it is enough to keep me entertained. Nonetheless, I think it was a solid first issue, and I would recommend checking it out. Story: 7 Art: 8 Overall: 7.5 |
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(it's not) 
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Depends how good he thinks it's going to be, what if he thinks it will be a 9, but secretly hopes it's a 10?
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Dammit! 
This is definitely not the case. |
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it shows your reverence to me!!!!! |
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Now just a few more points and the book'll be in the positive number scale. |
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I see what you did there 
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I like that we're reading Haunt, it should make for a wide range of opinions. I'm looking forward to seeing how the book has turned out. |
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I'll take it under consideration. |
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