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Post by berkley on Jun 11, 2016 12:29:54 GMT -5
It is sad so many terrible comics just run on and on and titles like Desolation Jones, Fell and Doktor Sleepless never got finished as basically there wasn't enough money in it to finish it off. Then there was also New Universal and Anna Mercury's second mini-series that never completed. I'm mostly ticked on the PKD second story in Desolation Jones as I thought that was really clever and unique how he was weaving Dick's mythology into the story. Doktor Sleepless seemed to be setup to tell a pretty big story, that one ended in what to me seemed like maybe the first third of what was overall planned. I think Injection kind of picks up on some similar threads in mixing technology with folklorish horror. Fell I guess was tied to Ben Templesmith having some health issues not finishing it's second arc, which is a shame as that series seems to be one that if there was enough source material would be one property that might be sell-able as a tv or movie property. It's just to me, I honestly think some of these series could have been way interesting to see how they would have played out if the market would have supported them to run out for say 40-50 issues. I broke down and got and read the first Injection trade. I kind of liked how it was written that it was at least somewhat completed at the end of the trade, that way if it doesn't continue, you got a whole story. Desolation Jones suffered a bit with the change of artists, or so I thought at the time. I'll have to give it another look one of these days. Doktor Sleepless was on its way to becoming my favourite work of Ellis's but as things are we didn't get to see enough to know how good it might have been. Apart from Templesmith's outstanding artwork I thought Fell was rather mediocre. It read like something written to order - as if Ellis was saying, "Look tv executives, I can write a police series just like what you guys want." |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Jun 11, 2016 17:01:43 GMT -5
Desolation Jones suffered a bit with the change of artists, or so I thought at the time. I'll have to give it another look one of these days. Doktor Sleepless was on its way to becoming my favourite work of Ellis's but as things are we didn't get to see enough to know how good it might have been. Apart from Templesmith's outstanding artwork I thought Fell was rather mediocre. It read like something written to order - as if Ellis was saying, "Look tv executives, I can write a police series just like what you guys want." I'm a real sucker for Danielj Zezelj, so the change of artist in Desolation Jones was warmly wellcome in this home. In fact, I just wish I'd get a monthlly does of Zezelj art as he's good at everthing IMHO. His Captain America mini with Darco Makan was amazing, especially since it used a different kind of colorist then his usual. His current work on Starve at Image is mind blowing. Never read Doktor Sleepless. Is it that good? The artwork didn't appeal to me, but I could go past that. Are there enough issues to make it a worthwhile read? I must confess I share your feeling regarding Fell. Got 'em all back then, but the decompressed technique just took its toll as I merely found it quite unremarkable if not slightly boring. |
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Post by berkley on Jun 11, 2016 18:03:13 GMT -5
Desolation Jones suffered a bit with the change of artists, or so I thought at the time. I'll have to give it another look one of these days. Doktor Sleepless was on its way to becoming my favourite work of Ellis's but as things are we didn't get to see enough to know how good it might have been. Apart from Templesmith's outstanding artwork I thought Fell was rather mediocre. It read like something written to order - as if Ellis was saying, "Look tv executives, I can write a police series just like what you guys want." I'm a real sucker for Danielj Zezelj, so the change of artist in Desolation Jones was warmly wellcome in this home. In fact, I just wish I'd get a monthlly does of Zezelj art as he's good at everthing IMHO. His Captain America mini with Darco Makan was amazing, especially since it used a different kind of colorist then his usual. His current work on Starve at Image is mind blowing. Never read Doktor Sleepless. Is it that good? The artwork didn't appeal to me, but I could go past that. Are there enough issues to make it a worthwhile read? I must confess I share your feeling regarding Fell. Got 'em all back then, but the decompressed technique just took its toll as I merely found it quite unremarkable if not slightly boring. I remember looking at online samples of Zezelj's work when I read he was going to be the artist on the next Desolation Jones story and thinking it looked really good. So I was optimistic about the change, though of course sorry to see JH Williams go, but I didn't find it working for me once I saw it. I'll read it again sometime, though, and see if I can learn to appreciate it. With Doktor Sleepless I'm pretty much going by memories of my reaction at the time, which was as I described above: I thought it was the best thing I'd read by Ellis at that point (warning: I haven't yet read Transmetropolitan). It's been long enough now that I'd have to read it again to see what I really think, but I'd say, yes, there was enough to make it worth reading, though of course you'll be frustrated it's cut off just when the story was getting going. I agree the art wasn't up to the writing but I found it good enough that it didn't spoil the reading experience for me. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2016 22:45:36 GMT -5
Not sure if Vertigo qualifies as indy, but I picked up the Twilight Children trade by Jamie Hernandez and Darwyn Cooke while at my lcs to pick up my copy of Wacky Raceland #1 this afternoon.
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Post by berkley on Jun 15, 2016 17:15:56 GMT -5
Not sure if Vertigo qualifies as indy, but I picked up the Twilight Children trade by Jamie Hernandez and Darwyn Cooke while at my lcs to pick up my copy of Wacky Raceland #1 this afternoon. -M First I ever heard about this one. Had a look for it today but didn't see it at the LCS. Hernandez wrote it and Cooke provided the artwork? |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Jun 15, 2016 18:11:03 GMT -5
Most indeed, and it's been great. You should check the news more carefully, this was a major book!
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Post by berkley on Jun 15, 2016 19:27:32 GMT -5
Yeah, don't know how I could have missed it|
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 22:36:15 GMT -5
Not sure if Vertigo qualifies as indy, but I picked up the Twilight Children trade by Jamie Hernandez and Darwyn Cooke while at my lcs to pick up my copy of Wacky Raceland #1 this afternoon. -M First I ever heard about this one. Had a look for it today but didn't see it at the LCS. Hernandez wrote it and Cooke provided the artwork? This is the cover...  yes, Hernandez writer, Cooke art... -M |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2016 0:05:10 GMT -5
brain cramp-I've been saying Jamie but it was Gilbert....mea culpa.
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Post by Spike-X on Jun 16, 2016 4:06:04 GMT -5
I've got to gets me a copy of that! I read the first issue and decided to trade-wait the rest. Money's just been a bit tight lately.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2016 16:52:20 GMT -5
Apparently the Amazon seller who listed the second volume of the Micronauts Time Traveler trilogy didn't actually have a copy, and neither did the second seller I tried after the first transaction was cancelled, so I ended up using the last bit of the gift card to order Black Magick Vol. 1 by Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott instead. Should arrive this weekend.
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Post by brutalis on Jun 21, 2016 8:58:54 GMT -5
Picked up the 1st collection of Manifest Destiny from Image and I Hate Fairyland. Kept seeing both around and have read some good reviews and local shop was having a summer graphic novel sale to buy 2 for $10 to encourage new reading purchases. Ate up Fairyland in one afternoon and looking forward to slower enjoyment with Manifest Destiny. May wait to read until picking up a few more editions so i won't be in withdrawal once finishing the 1st collection. Like the idea of Lewis and Clark exploring the horrors of the unknown "untamed wild forests" beyond the Mississippi.
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Post by Dizzy D on Jun 22, 2016 2:10:13 GMT -5
Just finished Sex Criminals vol 3. Some of the jokes are now about Matt and Chip themselves (one scene is interrupted by a phone call between Matt and Chip were Matt complains that he can't get the scene to work.) The amount of sex and nudity does seem to have increased compared to the last two were most of it was implied.
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Post by dupersuper on Jun 22, 2016 19:49:11 GMT -5
Just finished Sex Criminals vol 3. Some of the jokes are now about Matt and Chip themselves (one scene is interrupted by a phone call between Matt and Chip were Matt complains that he can't get the scene to work.) The amount of sex and nudity does seem to have increased compared to the last two were most of it was implied. I also got that one. The meta-comedy also seems to have increased. It used to just be the monologues to the reader, now the characters are saying things to each other like "But that's the premise of the book" whenever it's suggested they stop using their powers to rob banks. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 22, 2016 21:39:11 GMT -5
Picked up the 1st collection of Manifest Destiny from Image and I Hate Fairyland. Kept seeing both around and have read some good reviews and local shop was having a summer graphic novel sale to buy 2 for $10 to encourage new reading purchases. Ate up Fairyland in one afternoon and looking forward to slower enjoyment with Manifest Destiny. May wait to read until picking up a few more editions so i won't be in withdrawal once finishing the 1st collection. Like the idea of Lewis and Clark exploring the horrors of the unknown "untamed wild forests" beyond the Mississippi. I was really excited when Manifest Destiny came out, but then it turned out it was skipping history and adding zombies, so that was it for me. |
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