Reply With QuoteUFF isn't coming out next week.
This review group is the 'mainstream' one now - that means we only review books from the 4 main comic Publishers: Marvel, DC, Image, and Dark Horse (and any imprints like Vertigo, Wildstorm, and Icon)
If you would like to join, just PM me or Denny and we'll get you on the list. Everyone is welcome, all we ask is that you participate in some way every week.
This week, we are reading / reviewing:
Desolation Jones #1 (Wildstorm) by Warren Ellis and J.H. Williams III, chosen by Frozen Sooner
Next week we will be reading: Seven Soldiers: Guardian #2 (DC) by Grant Morrison and Cameron Stewart, chosen by Fourthman (UFF is not comming out next week)
Our Reviewers are:
Thudpucker - 9
TIP - 10
TonyFleecs - 10
Kirby's Corpse - 9.6
silverboy - 8.5
neophyte - 7
Mike D! - 9
rodnunley - 10
STOLTMAN -
Jaypee - 7
Ultimate Auron - 10
dEnny - 8.5
J. R. Scherer - 8
**Criden - 9.3
Nathan Patton - MIA
anThONY_s - 8
Frozen Sooner - 9
Fourthman - 10
alan - 10
Freeway2k - 9
The beggar - 10
Raydawggie - 9.5
Blake4000 - 9
You Killed Hawkeye -
Opus Croakus - 10
JABSEN - 10
itsdlevy - 6.5
Matt Higgins -
Wakkajawakka - MIA
Mad Monkey - 8
DrSettleton - 7
Deadend -
(* means you skipped a week, ** means you skipped 2 weeks. If you had a reason to skip, PM me and I'll take them off.)
Our Previous 16 weeks of reviews (scores lost during the Image Board crash)
Week 1 - 11/17/04 – Captain America #1
Week 2 - 11/24/04 – Flash #216
Week 3 - 12/01/04 – Darkness Vol. 2 #17
Week 4 - 12/08/04 – Demo #12
Week 5 - 12/15/04 - Plastic Man #13
Week 6 - 12/22/04 – Goon #10
Week 7 - 12/29/04 - Legion of Super Heroes #1
Week 8 - 01/05/05 – Flaming Carrot #1
Week 9 - 01/12/05 – Majestic #1
Week 10 - 01/19/05 – Human Target #18
Week 11 - 01/26/05 – Conan #12
Week 12 - 02/02/05 – Black Panther #1
Week 13 - 02/09/05 – Young Avengers #1
Week 14 - 02/16/05 – Ex Machina #8
Week 15 - 02/23/05 – X-Men #167
Week 16 - 03/02/05 – Ultimate Iron Man #1
Week 17 pick - Shining Knight #1 (Morrison & Bianchi) average grade - 7.8
Week 18 pick - Invincible #21 (Kirkman and Ottley) average grade - 6.3
Week 19 pick - Expatriate #1 (Moore and Latour) average grade - 5.4
Week 20 pick - Temporary #2 (Hurd & Smith) average grade - 7.4
Week 21 pick - GLA #1 (Slott and Pelletier) average grade - 6.8
Week 22 pick - Nightwing #107 (Grayson and Hester) average grade 5.8
Week 23 pick - Iron Ghost #1 (Dixon and Cariello) average grade 4.9
Week 24 pick - City Of Tomorrow (Howard Chaykin) average grade 6.2
Week 25 pick - Villains United #1 (Simone and Eaglesham) av grade 5.7
Our higest average grade so far was for Ex-Machina #8 with 8.4
Our lowest average grade so for was for Darkness #17 with 3.7
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Last edited by Thudpucker; 05-17-2005 at 07:56 AM.
UFF isn't coming out next week.
Diamond says it is.Originally Posted by Criden
Is there something else we're supposed to go by?
Last edited by Fourthman; 05-11-2005 at 10:45 AM.
Winter is Coming.
Desolation Jones #1 continues Warren Ellis' subversion of popular genre conventions. The dialogue is sharp; if it's not the way people actually talk, then it's the way they talk in really great drama. The plot is threadbare and silly - but that's not what Ellis' main concern is. By giving us the initial answers to the most pertinent questions (Who what why where and how is Desolation Jones) Ellis gives his lead and his version of LA a neo-pulp atmosphere dense with possibility. Although we've seen similar premises in Ennis' Preacher work, by choosing not to play it for laughs, Ellis has a much broader palette to choose from. He's really crystallized what aspects of the supernatural he wants to talk about with his recent writing. Kudos to Wildstorm for not allowing this book to become limited as an Avatar production.
The art is amazing. Williams continues from Promethea to knock readers on our collective asses by showing the visual skill of the best film directors. His broad style range and decisive panelling keep him in the same league as, but distinctive from, Cassaday. These two on the same book keep it fresh and unguessable - the only place I'm sure this book is going is my collection.
10 out of 10
Last edited by Fourthman; 05-11-2005 at 10:58 AM.
Winter is Coming.
Diamond shipping update recently had it moved to 5/25.
I'll check Midtown Comics' list on Saturday. If it's not there I'll pick something else.
Winter is Coming.
Ok, cool. It would be nice if it was there.
i love you. i cant wait to read this book. it only makes sense that a book with all the pieces in place that you mentioned is a 10 out of 10.
Yeah Fourthman, glad to see your glowing review. Ellis and Williams is a great combo. Since this is a 6-parter I was gonna wait for the reviews, and then do the old "wait for the trade" routine most likely, but I just might have to pick this up in singles instead now.
THE WRITING:
I dig Warren Ellis. I love his Transmetropolitan. I really like his Ultimate FF. He writes crazy, cool stuff...and this is no different. The concept behind Desolation Jones is cool, and the set-up done here is pretty cool.
THE ART:
I first came across Williams when he did a Moon Knight mini a few years back. I loved his art then, and I loved it here.
THE GIST:
I wasn't planning on picking this up, but now that I've read the issue I feel immersed in this world they've set up. I'm definately considering picking his up regularly.
9 outta 10
FREE HUGS.
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