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Review Group Week #291 - Static Shock #1
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 I can't believe the reboot turned Static into a black guy! It's political correctness gone mad! Plus it's a rip-off of Ultimate Spider-Ma-- wait? What? He was always black? Then what am I supposed to bitch about now? Did they get rid of his pants?   Static Shock #1 as selected by SilverPhoenix The brilliant, slightly awkward high school student Virgil Hawkins transforms into the cocky electromagnetic hero Static! A mysterious tragedy forces the Hawkins family to relocate from Dakota to New York City! Virgil embarks upon new adventures in a new high school and a new internship at S.T.A.R. Labs! As Static, he dons a new uniform and establishes a new secret headquarters! But is he ready to take on the new villains who lurk in New York City’s underworld?  Eli Katz has next week's pick  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. There is no such thing as a "late" review. The only request I make 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. Also you'd better keep in mind the Amber Atoms rule, if your pick isn't reviewed by 2 or more people you will be exiled from the Group for 1 year. Our definition of a single issue comic is limited to comics listed at $3.99 or lower, anything above that is off limits. Also, to prevent utter filth being chosen deliberately, the Weird Worlds Rule has also gone into affect. Any book scoring a new all-time low (2.12 as of today) will not count as a miss if people wisely choose not to purchase it. Any poor soul who did review the book will earn a free pass on a book of their choice. SilverPhoenix Eli Katz Twig AMS Comic_Doctor Zero Kerny Royal Nonesuch Victorian Squid False Prophet Stephen Day GLX Punchy BlueStreak guitarsmashley Starlord John Snow fieldy snuts Daringd Ameobas Deadfett 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.  Eventually, someone will together all of our reviews and we will have our very own article on the front page of The Outhouse! If you would like for your review to be included, please try to have it posted by the end of day on Monday. |
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Need to keep the average down, unlike last week's ridiculous score for that turd. |
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Don't worry, I plan on dropping a 1 or 2 on that just as soon as I can force myself past the second page. |
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From now on, I think I'll start scoring in binary. 1 for good comics, 0 for bad ones. That will take around five seconds of thinking time away from my reviews. |
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If you do they won't be counted as part of the average! |
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You running the group for very long would definitely motivate me to re-ascend. |
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This is only a short stint, like when John Goodman was President in the West Wing. |
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My previous zeroes are all counted, how dare you tyrannise away my inevitable future zeroes! |
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Then I read Static Shock #1... Recap: Teenage hero stocks uber-powered maniac, gets no thanks from the crowd. Goes home to Mom & Dad asks if he can get a drivers license. Goes to work at Star Labs where the computer there asks him to suit up and fly over New York City where he's attacked and gets his arm cut off. Analysis: I kind of always liked Scott McDaniels art (with nothing here changing that opinion) but as a writer, he needs to find some consistency with his characterizations. Is Static just a 16 year kid in a costume, or is he a 16 year old scientific genius in a costume? A lot of science babble early in the book just felt wrong. The mystery of the sunspot maniac gets some screen time but nothing that makes me interested in the subplot. And how does a 16 year old kid get a job at Star Labs in the first place? Like I said, I never got into or cared for Static before. I still don't. Writing - 5 Art - 7 Overall - 6 |
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