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Post by peterh on Aug 16, 2005 17:57:31 GMT
You knew the joke was coming. All Star Superman in November.. Looks like another good month though I wonder how DC's sales will look like with the four countdown titles going away.  www.newsarama.com/dcnew/Nov05/nov05.html |
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Post by dominiccarr on Aug 16, 2005 21:41:14 GMT
I'm getting my ASS in trade.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Aug 17, 2005 0:59:53 GMT
Trust Peter to make getting a comic sound like a bad pick-up line. ;D Anyway, I'll be getting my copy of All-Star Supes. I'm not a great fan of Quitely's art, but I'm curious about Morrison's direction for Superman. I don't think we've yet seen what is really possible with this character in the actual Superman titles. Alan Moore's run on Supreme perhaps came closer to tapping that well than the Superman line of the last decade. As for sales, I expect All-Star Superman and Infinite Crisis should cover some of the loss from the lack of the tie-in minis. Also, GL: Recharge kind of replaces Rann-Thanagar War rather than bringing an outright ending to the series. All in all, I think this is still a good time to be a DC fan. |
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Post by dvdavenport on Aug 17, 2005 12:42:57 GMT
After being disappointed with Ultimate Batman and Robin, I doubt I'll pick up Ultimate Superman. Sad.
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Post by dominiccarr on Aug 17, 2005 13:34:29 GMT
I liked the batman One.
I didn't have my hopes raised to high.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 17, 2005 15:18:58 GMT
I like AS Bats too. After a single issue, I can't yet say if it's gonna be amazing, but for someone like me who is an irregular Bats reader at best, it's very accessible. As for AS Supes... Well, Morrison might be the only GOOD writer who has written Supes in... errr... A LONG time. I'm certainly looking forward to that one |
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Post by Gray Lensman on Aug 17, 2005 17:51:54 GMT
I liked All-Star Bats well enough. But then, it's a first issue, and I wasn't expecting to be immediately blown away. Right now, I'm sticking with it to see where it goes. Supes... well, it says a lot that the best Superman stories of the past decade or two have generally been Elseworlds. |
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Post by The Spider on Aug 18, 2005 1:44:02 GMT
After being disappointed with Ultimate Batman and Robin, I doubt I'll pick up Ultimate Superman. Sad. Aren't Miller and Morrison's current writing styles much different, though? |
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Post by hector on Aug 18, 2005 1:46:28 GMT
After being disappointed with Ultimate Batman and Robin, I doubt I'll pick up Ultimate Superman. Sad. Aren't Miller and Morrison's current writing styles much different, though? Depends on how different anyone think oil and water are.  |
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Post by dominiccarr on Aug 18, 2005 12:05:01 GMT
After being disappointed with Ultimate Batman and Robin, I doubt I'll pick up Ultimate Superman. Sad. Aren't Miller and Morrison's current writing styles much different, though? Very much so. |
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Post by brett on Sept 1, 2005 9:18:53 GMT
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Post by peterh on Sept 3, 2005 1:55:48 GMT
Unfortunatly, Brett, I've already seen the pages or otherwise I could've just kissed you. Maybe the next time you'll get lucky ;D Anyway, the pages are damn good. It'll take a bit to get used to Quitely's Superman but there's no denying that man's enourmously talented. Combined with Morrisons writing this could very well be the best superhero book of the year. This is second only to Crisis in terms of what I'm looking forward too |
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Post by hector on Sept 3, 2005 3:05:27 GMT
Jesus Christ, that's one horribly deformed Superman. It looks terrible.
But it's Morrison. So I'll just have to roll with it, wishing they would have chosen anyone else. Ugh.
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Post by The Spider on Sept 3, 2005 3:12:07 GMT
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Post by The Spider on Sept 3, 2005 3:16:07 GMT
Jesus Christ, that's one horribly deformed Superman. It looks terrible. But it's Morrison. So I'll just have to roll with it, wishing they would have chosen anyone else. Ugh. I'm mostly used to the art (though I admit Quitely has gotta improve the facial drawings a bit more), so I don't mind it much. My favorites are the "Supercompressed Origin", page 2-3, and pg 5. Page 8 reminds me of the scene in FLEX MENTALLO where 16-yr-old Wally Sage thinks it's the end of everything and Flex says "No. Not if I can help it." |
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Post by brett on Sept 3, 2005 3:43:05 GMT
The pg 2-3 double page spread is perfect. That is the best, new iconic image of Superman I've seen for awhile. Lately, it seems DC thinks Supes crying/with a tear in his eye is the best iconic image they can do.  |
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Post by hector on Sept 3, 2005 3:49:20 GMT
I'm mostly used to the art (though I admit Quitely has gotta improve the facial drawings a bit more), so I don't mind it much. My favorites are the "Supercompressed Origin", page 2-3, and pg 5. I don't mind the storytelling. And some of the art is OK. Luthor is fine. It's his Superman that is particularly terrible. I was expecting his Superman to look a bit like Mentallo, or even his previous work in JLA: Earth 2. But this is crap. |
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Post by peterh on Sept 3, 2005 8:10:18 GMT
Jesus Christ, that's one horribly deformed Superman. It looks terrible. But it's Morrison. So I'll just have to roll with it, wishing they would have chosen anyone else. Ugh. Well, Quityely's art is an aquired taste, I think, but it's really grown on me. Superman's face does need some getting used too but that two page spread of Superman is just damned good |
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Post by Duncan on Sept 3, 2005 12:14:03 GMT
I'll give you that one panel had a grotesque chin. Anyway, Quitely drew an MOTU promo. I never realised!  |
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Post by hector on Sept 4, 2005 5:51:52 GMT
Well, Quityely's art is an aquired taste, I think, One I don't have.  I tought it had with me, too. I have zero complaints about the art in We3, and even in JLA: Earth-2 I found his art tolerable. I wish DC would have put a truly iconic Superman artist so I wouldn't be thinking 'Great story!, I wish anyone else would've drawn it' |
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