The Cheap-Arse Film Critic
10-28-2006, 12:14 PM
Ahem...
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... what I mean by that is, I recently gave into my urge and actually bought some comics before I stated that I would. I was planning on starting this thread a few months from now, but, looking at what I've picked uo, now seems as good a time as any for it.
With all the huge events happening in the Big two recently, we have been presented with a spat of relaunches and new number ones, and I thought it would be cool to have a thread, in the style of Ray's OYL thread, where I spout off about them and say whether or not they've interested me enough to buy the next issue.
So, without further ado...
I was never not going to buy at least the first issue of this book, based totally on the creator's names at the top of the cover. Morrison is instant buy in my world, and I've been waiting for Gene Ha to provide more regular work since Top 10 ended.
Was it worth it? Well...
... kind of. It looks fucking beautiful, there is no disputing that. And that's not just down to Ha's linework, either, as the colour work here is truly breathtaking, anning to the cinematic feel of what we're seeing. The writing, too, is vintage Morrison, although with a more human and appealingly mundain feel to it. There were also, I feel the need to add, a startling ammount of UK-centric references that would sail right over the heads of most non-Brits reading this book, and, given the fact that most of the people reading this book will probably not be British, I found it to be shocking, and made me feel strangely smug at the same time.
However, I have one small gripe with the book. Actually, it's a pretty big one. Not to come over all ds9 here, but...
... where's The Authority? Seriously, I don't think you have to be a foaming Fanboy to be disappointed when the characters on the cover don't make a single appearence in the pages within.
I'll definitely be picking up the next issue, as this issue caught my interest enough to give it that. But I hope the pace picks up soon.
More reviews to come.
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... what I mean by that is, I recently gave into my urge and actually bought some comics before I stated that I would. I was planning on starting this thread a few months from now, but, looking at what I've picked uo, now seems as good a time as any for it.
With all the huge events happening in the Big two recently, we have been presented with a spat of relaunches and new number ones, and I thought it would be cool to have a thread, in the style of Ray's OYL thread, where I spout off about them and say whether or not they've interested me enough to buy the next issue.
So, without further ado...
I was never not going to buy at least the first issue of this book, based totally on the creator's names at the top of the cover. Morrison is instant buy in my world, and I've been waiting for Gene Ha to provide more regular work since Top 10 ended.
Was it worth it? Well...
... kind of. It looks fucking beautiful, there is no disputing that. And that's not just down to Ha's linework, either, as the colour work here is truly breathtaking, anning to the cinematic feel of what we're seeing. The writing, too, is vintage Morrison, although with a more human and appealingly mundain feel to it. There were also, I feel the need to add, a startling ammount of UK-centric references that would sail right over the heads of most non-Brits reading this book, and, given the fact that most of the people reading this book will probably not be British, I found it to be shocking, and made me feel strangely smug at the same time.
However, I have one small gripe with the book. Actually, it's a pretty big one. Not to come over all ds9 here, but...
... where's The Authority? Seriously, I don't think you have to be a foaming Fanboy to be disappointed when the characters on the cover don't make a single appearence in the pages within.
I'll definitely be picking up the next issue, as this issue caught my interest enough to give it that. But I hope the pace picks up soon.
More reviews to come.