The Irredeemable Ant-Man #11
Another EXCELLENT issue of this EXCELLENT series that nobody bought and is now being cancelled. Goddamn you, Marvel. You get some real talent working on a quality book, and then you do nothing to promote it? Instead, you just let it languish there while most of the comics buyers pass it by unaware of just how good it truly is. And then it fails. And you wonder "well, how did that happen?" or say "see? We told you the market wouldn't support this book!" Well, duh, when it gets set up to fail!
I had hoped to be reading Ant-Man well into my golden years. Now, it seems, its twelve issues will have to last me forever. Unless Marvel gets a clue and gives it a second shot as they did for She-Hulk. But I'm not going to hold my breath. Because, like Eric, I don't have any inherent superpowers, and I'd just black out and die. Fare thee well. Kirkman, I'll keep reading anything you write.
On another note, did you catch the Walking Dead reference in Simone's Welcome to Tranquility #9? Looks like you owe her some flowers, K-man.
Showing posts with label Welcome to Tranquility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Welcome to Tranquility. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Friday, April 13, 2007
Welcome to Tranquility #5
Welcome to Tranquility #5
Suddenly, I have no idea where this is going, or why, and I find myself completely blown away by it. Plot twists galore in this issue, none of which I saw coming. In a word, "whoa". I just felt that this issue was too damn short, due to the tacked-on "reprint" taking a full four pages at the beginning. VERY GOOD.
Suddenly, I have no idea where this is going, or why, and I find myself completely blown away by it. Plot twists galore in this issue, none of which I saw coming. In a word, "whoa". I just felt that this issue was too damn short, due to the tacked-on "reprint" taking a full four pages at the beginning. VERY GOOD.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Welcome to Tranquility #4
Welcome to Tranquility #4
No complaints here, this little book is EXCELLENT. Gail Simone has given each of these characters their own unique voices, and it's a pleasure to read this book every month. A neat little mystery is being developed here, one for which all the clues will eventually show to have been present at the end, which is always important. As Emo pointed out in issue #2, it's important that the solution to a mystery not be a cheat. It's dishonest to the reader. I'm glad to have seen Gail recognize that fact - especially when so many of her fellow writers often ignore said observation. I'm looking forward to the end of this arc, when it will all, undoubtedly, come together.
No complaints here, this little book is EXCELLENT. Gail Simone has given each of these characters their own unique voices, and it's a pleasure to read this book every month. A neat little mystery is being developed here, one for which all the clues will eventually show to have been present at the end, which is always important. As Emo pointed out in issue #2, it's important that the solution to a mystery not be a cheat. It's dishonest to the reader. I'm glad to have seen Gail recognize that fact - especially when so many of her fellow writers often ignore said observation. I'm looking forward to the end of this arc, when it will all, undoubtedly, come together.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
New Releases for 3/7/7
Geez, I can't believe it's been nearly a month since my last post. I guess Adrian Watts was right...but, c'mon, February's such a short month...
Anyways, speaking on tomorrow's releases:
I'm looking forward to Atom #9.
I had been under the impression that the Dark Tower series was comprised of new material, so you can imagine my disappointment when I found out that it's a collation of Roland's backstory pulled from the various books of the series.
Fantastic Four: The End has been entertaining so far, albeit a tad nonsensical. I'm interested in seeing how it wraps up.
Wasn't Helmet of Fate supposed to be coming out weekly? Why the delays?
I've been half surprised and half disappointed with this series. Detective Chimp was EXCELLENT. Ibis was likewise VERY GOOD. But I had such high hopes for Black Alice, and it really wasn't any good. It was actually CRAP. It and Sargon - which sucked ASS - didn't even have anything really to do with furthering the fate story. I'm very disappointed in Simone and Niles.
Incredible Hulk has been a lot of fun lately. And it was nice to see Bruce Banner get some in #103.
Justice League of America continues to meander towards the "end" of an arc...which I really can't see as being any sort of conclusion whatsoever. Even Bendis isn't THIS decompressed.
Of course, Justice League Unlimited!
And Manhunter! My LCBS guy told me this is ending with issue 30. Boo hoo. Blue Beetle just came back, Shaw is on course to be the next Azrael (wonder if he'll want Kate's gauntlets?), and Kate still hasn't gotten together with her cousin Jack Knight. There's so much more that this book could do. I really don't want to see it end. I love this book. It's EXCELLENT.
Marv Wolfman's Nightwing has been extremely disappointing so far. He teased us with the spectre of the Monitors, and then took the book way out into left field. And now he's got this new villainous couple? I couldn't be less interested. Heck, I'm more interested in Outsiders, and that book sucks.
Mighty Avengers will probably be just as bad as most of Civil War. So unless one of you deems it worthwhile, I'm not even going to bother.
Yay! More Planetary Brigade! How lucky are we to get an issue of this AND Hero Squared IN THE SAME month! Now I just have to get my comic shop to carry it.
Superman/Batman - Fuck you, Verheiden, for taking a promising title and turning it to CRAP.
I'm interested in reading the Transformers Prequel merely to get a sense of whether or not the movie will suck.
I'm wondering where Bendis is going to take Ultimate Spider-Man now. But Ultimate Vision is soooo freaking lame. And the concept is just unbearably stupid. Truly AWFUL.
I'll read Uncle Sam because I'm hoping for some Ray Terrill. Who else wants him back in the JLA???
And, of course, Welcome to Tranquility. It's a GOOD fun book to read.
Anyways, speaking on tomorrow's releases:
I'm looking forward to Atom #9.
I had been under the impression that the Dark Tower series was comprised of new material, so you can imagine my disappointment when I found out that it's a collation of Roland's backstory pulled from the various books of the series.
Fantastic Four: The End has been entertaining so far, albeit a tad nonsensical. I'm interested in seeing how it wraps up.
Wasn't Helmet of Fate supposed to be coming out weekly? Why the delays?
I've been half surprised and half disappointed with this series. Detective Chimp was EXCELLENT. Ibis was likewise VERY GOOD. But I had such high hopes for Black Alice, and it really wasn't any good. It was actually CRAP. It and Sargon - which sucked ASS - didn't even have anything really to do with furthering the fate story. I'm very disappointed in Simone and Niles.
Incredible Hulk has been a lot of fun lately. And it was nice to see Bruce Banner get some in #103.
Justice League of America continues to meander towards the "end" of an arc...which I really can't see as being any sort of conclusion whatsoever. Even Bendis isn't THIS decompressed.
Of course, Justice League Unlimited!
And Manhunter! My LCBS guy told me this is ending with issue 30. Boo hoo. Blue Beetle just came back, Shaw is on course to be the next Azrael (wonder if he'll want Kate's gauntlets?), and Kate still hasn't gotten together with her cousin Jack Knight. There's so much more that this book could do. I really don't want to see it end. I love this book. It's EXCELLENT.
Marv Wolfman's Nightwing has been extremely disappointing so far. He teased us with the spectre of the Monitors, and then took the book way out into left field. And now he's got this new villainous couple? I couldn't be less interested. Heck, I'm more interested in Outsiders, and that book sucks.
Mighty Avengers will probably be just as bad as most of Civil War. So unless one of you deems it worthwhile, I'm not even going to bother.
Yay! More Planetary Brigade! How lucky are we to get an issue of this AND Hero Squared IN THE SAME month! Now I just have to get my comic shop to carry it.
Superman/Batman - Fuck you, Verheiden, for taking a promising title and turning it to CRAP.
I'm interested in reading the Transformers Prequel merely to get a sense of whether or not the movie will suck.
I'm wondering where Bendis is going to take Ultimate Spider-Man now. But Ultimate Vision is soooo freaking lame. And the concept is just unbearably stupid. Truly AWFUL.
I'll read Uncle Sam because I'm hoping for some Ray Terrill. Who else wants him back in the JLA???
And, of course, Welcome to Tranquility. It's a GOOD fun book to read.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Welcome to Tranquility #1
Welcome to Tranquility #1
I'm a fan of Gail Simone. How could I not be? She started out as a blogger! Competent posting requires a deft touch with dialogue and vocabulary, and, at least here, Gail shows that she's definitely got it. I already read Birds of Prey excitedly every month, and I can assure you all that I will definitely be adding Welcome to Tranquility to my pull list.
Think Top 10, but without the grit. That's this most EXCELLENT book. I look forward to it next month, as Gail is known, for, among other things, always getting her books out on time. Let's hope that tradition continues with this cute little title.
I'm a fan of Gail Simone. How could I not be? She started out as a blogger! Competent posting requires a deft touch with dialogue and vocabulary, and, at least here, Gail shows that she's definitely got it. I already read Birds of Prey excitedly every month, and I can assure you all that I will definitely be adding Welcome to Tranquility to my pull list.
Think Top 10, but without the grit. That's this most EXCELLENT book. I look forward to it next month, as Gail is known, for, among other things, always getting her books out on time. Let's hope that tradition continues with this cute little title.
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