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by **chap22** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:18 pm

ElijahSnowFan wrote:
Soooooooooo....maybe I kinda liked an issue of Avengers that Austen wrote. Maybe two.

I don't even know who you are anymore.

by **alaska1125** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:19 pm

The President wrote:
I'm open to reading more of his stuff, because I know he's almost universally loved.

What do you recommend?

Gotham Central.

by **BubbaKanoosh** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:19 pm

chap22 wrote:I don't even know who you are anymore.

It's like all the valid arguements he made in this and other threads are just shot to shit with one mere post.

by **chap22** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:20 pm

The President wrote:
I'm open to reading more of his stuff, because I know he's almost universally loved.

What do you recommend?

Gotham Central
Stumptown
Whiteout
the Hiketeia
and I'm an admitted homer for he and Bru's whole Bat-era Bruce Wayne: Murderer/Fugitive stuff

by **ReturnoftheMack** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:20 pm

Thank you for not liking Nextwave!

I just don't get the love. It was awful.

by **ElijahSnowFan** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:20 pm

chap22 wrote:I read it. Turrible.
Authority? Turrible.
Nextwave? Turrible.
Red? Actually not bad
Doom 2099 and Excalibur? Utterly forgettable
Desolation Jones? Dropped after 1

Planetary? Absofrickinglutely awesome

Come on, man -- I can't STAND Norman Osborn, but that speech he had Osborn give when he put on his Green Goblin costume was AWESOME.

What made it epic was when he had American Eagle beat the living shit out of Bullseye. That was worth its weight in GOLD. :-D

by **Jubilee** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:20 pm

His FF run was ok. But the Kirby = God thing, the whole blackboard come to life as a villain thing. The whole "Jonny grows up for the 1000th time thing... eh.

I just think it was standard comics with a good happy vibe.

by **ElijahSnowFan** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:21 pm

chap22 wrote:I don't even know who you are anymore.

His fight sequencing is actually OK! Plus he used the Wrecking Crew!

I said it yesterday: I'm a simple man! What do you want from me? I read comic books in a specially designed den! :smt102

by **chap22** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:22 pm

The President wrote:Thank you for not liking Nextwave!

I just don't get the love. It was awful.

I have trouble taking seriously anyone who raves over that turd-bomb.

by **chap22** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:23 pm

ElijahSnowFan wrote:
Come on, man -- I can't STAND Norman Osborn, but that speech he had Osborn give when he put on his Green Goblin costume was AWESOME.

What made it epic was when he had American Eagle beat the living shit out of Bullseye. That was worth its weight in GOLD.

I repeat: turrible

by **BubbaKanoosh** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:27 pm

The President wrote:Thank you for not liking Nextwave!

I just don't get the love. It was awful.

It was shit.

Pretty to look at, but just shit.

by **alaska1125** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:27 pm

chap22 wrote:I have trouble taking seriously anyone who raves over that turd-bomb.

So don't go for the collected edition? I've heard nothing but good, but it never seemed appealing.

by **ElijahSnowFan** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:28 pm

alaska1125 wrote:
I'm so glad I'm not the only one. It may have had more to do with the artwork, to be fair.

We shall hold our heads up high! No one is awful every single time. (Though I'm not reading another issue penned by Adam Beechen to find out.) :-D

by **chap22** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:29 pm

alaska1125 wrote:
So don't go for the collected edition? I've heard nothing but good, but it never seemed appealing.

the people who like it LOVE it. And Immonen's art is gorgeous. But honestly, for a book that's supposed to be funny, I think I laughed once, MAYBE twice in 12 issues. And beyond that, there's just nothing there.

by **Jubilee** » Sat May 26, 2012 2:30 pm

I think Ellis and BKV are the only two writers I have read multiple issues from, and liked everything they've done.

As a matter of fact, they're the only people maybe above 50%.

EDIT: Moore and Morrison are up there as well. I guess also Willingham, but everything none Fables and Jack of Fables have been average at best.