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Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

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Is it?

Yes
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13%
No
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33%
One of the Best
8
53%
 
Total votes : 15

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Re: Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

Postby S.F. Jude Terror » Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:36 am

One of the things I really like about it is the narration. It's a very old school approach to narrate the story in caption boxes, but at the same time it's a modern twist. The captions compliment the art and pack more story into the book, making each issue fulfilling, while captions in older comics had a tendency to slow the story down as they simply stated what was already clearly visible on the page.
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Re: Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

Postby Starlord » Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:44 am

S.F. Jude Terror wrote:One of the things I really like about it is the narration. It's a very old school approach to narrate the story in caption boxes, but at the same time it's a modern twist. The captions compliment the art and pack more story into the book, making each issue fulfilling, while captions in older comics had a tendency to slow the story down as they simply stated what was already clearly visible on the page.



Agreed. It kind of reminds me of the old Prince Valiant strips I'd read in the Sunday morning funnies.
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Re: Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

Postby Punchy » Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:45 am

Zero wrote:
But Fraction is terrible and Gillen is excellent so I don't see your point...


I like both, but prefer Fraction.
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Re: Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

Postby chap22 » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:08 pm

Holland Oats wrote:No way. That's insanity.

It's very good, though.

1. Uncanny X-Force
2. The Unwritten
3. Swamp Thing
4. American Vampire
5. Locke & Key
6. Scalped
7. Wolverine & The X-Men
8. Batman
9. The Ultimates
10. Daredevil


I would put Journey somewhere in the next 10, though.

why do i keep having to remind you about Sixth Gun? :smt011 :smt011
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Re: Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

Postby Chris » Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:57 pm

chap22 wrote:why do i keep having to remind you about Sixth Gun? :smt011 :smt011


Fucking shit.. :lol:

I don't know.
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Re: Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

Postby US Agent » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:25 pm

GHERU wrote:no
that's GI Joe: RAM


It's so good it barely sells 8K books a month.

And since there's 2 covers and an incentive that's artificially inflated.

But I still pick it up out of habit.
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Re: Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

Postby S.F. Jude Terror » Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:11 pm

Just read the latest issue, and this continues to be the best book currently being published.
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Re: Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

Postby habitual » Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:27 pm

It's good, Fantastic Four is better.

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Re: Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

Postby habitual » Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:29 pm

Holland Oats wrote:
Fucking shit.. :lol:

I don't know.


It's not the only thing fucked up on your list :lol:

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Re: Is Journey Into Mystery the Best Comic on the Stands?

Postby TimDrake'sDumbWings » Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:33 pm

chap22 wrote:why do i keep having to remind you about Sixth Gun? :smt011 :smt011


Cullen Bunn's name makes me giggle.
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