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by **Arion** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:30 am

GHERU wrote:Unwritten vol 2
this book's last shot with me

What? You didn't like vol. 1?

by **malcolm reynolds** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:25 am

GHERU wrote:the first volume was way to much like Books of Magic that I couldn't get BOM out of my head. It doesn't help that Bolton drew a larger portion of BOM. The story was alright, and I can see it getting better, but if vol 2 doesn't kick BOM out of my head I really don't see a point in buying a book that, through no fault if its own, I won't be able to like

Fair enough, I've never read Books of Magic so I can't compare. It borrows tropes from so many different sources, but I've always felt that it still managed to have its own voice. Hopefully volume 2 will be more your thing.

by **Chris** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:01 pm

Crazy.. The Unwritten is one of the best books out right now.

by **Arion** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:50 pm

malcolm reynolds wrote:

Fair enough, I've never read Books of Magic so I can't compare. It borrows tropes from so many different sources, but I've always felt that it still managed to have its own voice. Hopefully volume 2 will be more your thing.

I'll re read Books of Magic and come back here.

by **LobsterJ** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:23 am

just read unwritten 4, morning glories 1, and the nobody by jeff lemire, all from the library.

unwritten is good, but the stories with that damn evil rabbit are always the best part. morning glories did not inspire me to continue reading, but i might if the library system keeps getting them. the nobody was whatever.

by **Zero** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:54 am

LobsterJ wrote:just read unwritten 4, morning glories 1, and the nobody by jeff lemire, all from the library.

unwritten is good, but the stories with that damn evil rabbit are always the best part. morning glories did not inspire me to continue reading, but i might if the library system keeps getting them. the nobody was whatever.

These are all pretty much my opinions. I think maybe I liked The Nobody a bit more than you but not a whole lot.

Christmas Haul, not really got stuck into them yet.

by ****** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:08 am

The Red Wing

It would have been better if it were a 40 issue series rather than a 4 issue series, but as it's presented I liked it more than any of Hickman's Marvel work save for possibly S.H.I.E.L.D. Loved Pitarra's art, that guy is going to be freaking awesome.

by **Arion** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:56 pm

John Snow wrote:The Red Wing

It would have been better if it were a 40 issue series rather than a 4 issue series, but as it's presented I liked it more than any of Hickman's Marvel work save for possibly S.H.I.E.L.D. Loved Pitarra's art, that guy is going to be freaking awesome.

Pitarra's art was really good. Don't remember seeing him in other titles.

by **Zero** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:33 pm

Arion wrote:
Pitarra's art was really good. Don't remember seeing him in other titles.

He's doing something else with Hickman this year I think.

by ****** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:40 pm

Yeps, they're working on a new series called The Manhattan Projects...

by **covalesky** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:16 pm

John Snow wrote:The Red Wing

It would have been better if it were a 40 issue series rather than a 4 issue series, but as it's presented I liked it more than any of Hickman's Marvel work save for possibly S.H.I.E.L.D. Loved Pitarra's art, that guy is going to be freaking awesome.

I'm not a fan of Hickman's work at all, but I'm curious about this

by ****** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:20 pm

covalesky wrote:
I'm not a fan of Hickman's work at all, but I'm curious about this

If you haven't liked Hickman's other stuff, I doubt this would change your opinion of him.

If you haven't read Nightly News or Pax Romana though, those are the works you should really be judging him on.

by **covalesky** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:35 pm

John Snow wrote:
If you haven't liked Hickman's other stuff, I doubt this would change your opinion of him.

If you haven't read Nightly News or Pax Romana though, those are the works you should really be judging him on.

Read Red Mass of Mars and didn't like it.
But have read good things about Pax Romana. Maybe I should give that one a try.

by **Zero** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:14 pm

Red Mass had a weird ending, made worse by the year or so between issues 3 and 4 but on the whole I enjoyed it. Pax Romana is probably the best balance of plot, style and ridiculous ideas that Hickman has managed in his Image work.

by **Chris** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:31 pm

John Snow wrote:The Red Wing

It would have been better if it were a 40 issue series rather than a 4 issue series, but as it's presented I liked it more than any of Hickman's Marvel work save for possibly S.H.I.E.L.D. Loved Pitarra's art, that guy is going to be freaking awesome.

Agreed on Pitarra, and 40 issues.

I'm of mixed minds about this. I like everything Hickman has done. Even this. But I just felt like it was a summary of a much longer series. I didn't give a shit about any of the characters or the story, because it just felt like a quick cliffs notes-ish rundown of the story. 4 issues made for a massive rush job, IMO.