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Post by Elliot Kane on Apr 26, 2005 4:43:26 GMT
Of the planned mini-series we have so far had:
Shining Knight #1 Guardian #1 Zatanna #1 Klarion #1
And all have been very good. The question is - can Morrison keep this level of quality going throughout?
And perhaps more importantly - can he bring the whole 'big picture' together well enough to blow our socks off?
What are your thoughts, people?
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Post by hector on Apr 26, 2005 5:29:11 GMT
I'm way behind my SS reading, I still have to get Zatanna and Klarion, but SK and the Guardian were extremely good, not to mention SS #0.
Can Morrison mantain the quality? I hope so, but I don't know. He usually starts with a bang, top-notch stuff, then loses steam in the middle before picking up the pace for a no-hold-barred ending. If he doesn't slag in the middle as he usually does, this will be indeed memorable.
And even if he does, it will be better than 90% of the stuff out there.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Apr 26, 2005 7:17:57 GMT
It's been a good start so far. Morrison usually doesn't have that much impact on me, but there are some good ideas in this.
I've been more drawn to Guardian and Klarion than the others so far, but I could be saying something different by the time it's all over. We still have yet to see the other three titles and where they lead.
And am I the only one who gets the feeling that Zatanna is Morrison's answer to Promethea?
Can he bring it all together? Not sure yet. Possible he might. But then, Morrison tends to be hit or miss for me generally. Especially if he goes on long enough on a title.
All in all, I'm interested and hopeful so far. I'm sticking the whole epic out.
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Post by thebarkingshark on Apr 26, 2005 11:32:44 GMT
I've been loving Seven Soldiers so far. I read Klarion last night and really dug it. I really don't think Morrison is going to let down with this project, he's been extremely hot the last few years not letting me down once. -SHARK DIGGLER
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Post by thebarkingshark on Apr 28, 2005 8:09:45 GMT
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Post by Duncan on Apr 29, 2005 1:20:17 GMT
I'm way behind my SS reading, I still have to get Zatanna and Klarion, but SK and the Guardian were extremely good, not to mention SS #0. Can Morrison mantain the quality? I hope so, but I don't know. He usually starts with a bang, top-notch stuff, then loses steam in the middle before picking up the pace for a no-hold-barred ending. If he doesn't slag in the middle as he usually does, this will be indeed memorable. And even if he does, it will be better than 90% of the stuff out there. Funny, a lot of his critics (i.e. not me) say his endings are the weak point. I was (whisper it) really quite disappointed in Guardian #1, given my love of both GM and Cam'ron Stewart's art; prolly the most disappointed in a Morrison comic I'd been in since, maybe one of the Jiminez X-Mens; the Magneto-centred ones. Then Zatanna #1 came along, and was pretty much everything I wanted + more, so. Definitely a cheeky riff on Promethea, Steve, but with an abiding respect (and, dare I say, love?) for the climactic part of Alan's Swamp Thing - which is something I've been reading recently, and I challenge anyone to find a more moving comic than 'My Blue Heaven' - #53, I think. Wow. Really. I'm really thinking this is the Moore/Kirby mashup revs with plans to transcend later down the line. Someone pointed out on Barbelith that Submissionary Judah looks an awful lot like V, and my God, he's right.
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Post by hector on Apr 29, 2005 1:59:48 GMT
Funny, a lot of his critics (i.e. not me) say his endings are the weak point. Maybe because he doesnt like to explain them plainly to the reader? I can't say I've ever been by a Morrison ending, not World War III, the magnificent Animal Man #26 nor The Invisibles vol.3 #1 or Empire of Chairs. Even my least-liked Morrison work ended pretty well in Here Comes Tomorrow. #56. Very good issue, rather poignant. Makes the storybook happy ending of the run even better.
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Post by Elliot Kane on May 23, 2005 21:15:47 GMT
Shining Knight #2 and Guardian #2 both done... And I gotta say, Guardian was the better of the two, this time. SK is basically setup, but Guardian puts us right into the action. Excellent stuff, both art and writing
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Post by Duncan on May 24, 2005 12:51:40 GMT
Yeah, I think you're right.
Guardian #2 was a vast improvement for me. The whole pirates thing took off completely. Looked better too. Quite moving.
D'you notice the President Clinton ran over the Horigal form Klarion, and methinks the dice is the sun from Ra-Realm over in Zatanna, very quantum.
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Post by Duncan on May 24, 2005 12:53:17 GMT
'Empire of chairs'? Doom Patrol, yeah?
I'm missing like 3-4 issues of the close of that. Most annoying.
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Post by Elliot Kane on May 24, 2005 15:32:58 GMT
Not sure on the Empire Of Chairs. Good spot on The Horigal, though. I just thought 'horrid monster' and didn't connect them - kinda forgot the purpose of 7S there, really I bet Klarion'll be laughing The single die did make me laugh, though. That was a very nice touch. I think with the second issue, Guardian sneaked into pole position as best series... Though that will probably change again before the end
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Post by Duncan on May 27, 2005 2:52:52 GMT
dices, dices everywhere(I know this is not the correct plural) I was almost unbelievably unjazzed by Guardian #1, but I can see it's appeal now. Zatanna's still my fave after that bombing first ish. #2 could see her fall back though. We'll see.
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Post by thebarkingshark on May 31, 2005 20:31:06 GMT
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Post by Elliot Kane on May 31, 2005 21:51:39 GMT
Cool. Thanks, Shark (And welcome back, BTW
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jun 10, 2005 18:07:53 GMT
Finally got Zatanna 2, and that really rocks. Right now, it's between that and Manhattan Guardian for best of the 7S titles... But they are all really good, and I expect there to be more changes at the top ere long
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Post by Duncan on Jun 10, 2005 22:38:31 GMT
Here's the (fairly exhaustive) Z#2 anno.'s I did. Check them out if you're interested. Tell me anything I missed.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jun 11, 2005 0:32:36 GMT
Other than Cassandra clearly being named after the Greek prophetess, I think you've pretty much caught it all, Duncan. Or if you've missed anything, it's not apparent to me...
The 'Kilroy Woz Ere' thing prevalent in the late 70s/80s was indeed Kilroy, not Kilgore. Though the name Kilgore does sound familiar to me for some reason. Can't place it right now, though...
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Post by hector on Jun 12, 2005 1:15:13 GMT
If I were a magician and had a cat, I'd probably name him 'Prowley', too.
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Post by thebarkingshark on Jun 12, 2005 16:44:56 GMT
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jun 12, 2005 16:51:03 GMT
Cool stuff! Thanks, Shark
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