tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post117011083359484771..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Fall From GraceScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-59739838787331795142007-02-04T18:58:00.000-05:002007-02-04T18:58:00.000-05:00It's Trad, Dad! was more a music video than a movi...It's Trad, Dad! was more a music video than a movie.<br /><br />I realized within moments that it was of poor quality, yet I made the decision to watch it anyway.<br /><br />As a movie, it's a 4. As a look at the popular music of the time, both pop and Dixieland jazz, it's a 7.<br /><br />Alan CoilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170503722835840462007-02-03T06:55:00.000-05:002007-02-03T06:55:00.000-05:00Greg Rucka's Checkmate is good. It just seems as t...Greg Rucka's Checkmate is good. It just seems as though he's doing less while he's on 52.<BR/><BR/>Seaguy, Batman, We3, Villanarama, the odd bits of 52, and yes, even the surreal Seven Soldiers only prove to me that Morrison is one of, if not THE, greatest writer in comics. US and the Freedom Fighters is good, and he only developed the idea.<BR/><BR/>Aparo's work become really bland around the end of his run on Batman and during the Outsiders. He drew these wide featureless faces that looked like cardboard cutouts where in his early work, he was really detailed.<BR/><BR/>Claremont and Bryne's JLA storyline makes me wish the multiverse was back years earlier to shove that piece of crud into. The greatest of DC vs. a vampire. Really?<BR/><BR/>I don't know where the Geoff Johns who wrote Flash, the reintroduction of the Teen Titans, and JSA went, but Justice Society of America seems to be the only place to find him.Jon Hexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13599387638866026637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170460857249927442007-02-02T19:00:00.000-05:002007-02-02T19:00:00.000-05:00We'll call it Earth-Whimsical and Detective Chimp ...<I>We'll call it Earth-Whimsical and Detective Chimp will be our leader.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm buying property there right now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170338306349891002007-02-01T08:58:00.000-05:002007-02-01T08:58:00.000-05:00JMS- I dug the first year+ on Rising Stars, Midnig...JMS- I dug the first year+ on Rising Stars, Midnight Sons, & Spider-Man. After that, we had Spider-Totem, really bad FF, etc.<BR/><BR/>Greg Rucka- I used to buy his books no matter what. I really liked the Whiteout stories & Detective Comics. Although he hasn't "lost it" entirely, he doesn't strike me as an exceptional or consistent writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170306803449442752007-02-01T00:13:00.000-05:002007-02-01T00:13:00.000-05:001) No one can deny Stan's enthusiasm and role as t...1) No one can deny Stan's enthusiasm and role as the face of the industry. I loved the guy on "Who Wants to Be a Superhero" and hope he has many good years ahead of him.<BR/><BR/>I just don't want him writing funnybooks.<BR/><BR/>2) Chaykin only draws guys with cereal-box heads when they don't look like Dominic Fortune/The Scoropion/Blackhawk/Reuben Flagg or any of his other generic characters.<BR/><BR/>3) The Mantlo joke was tasteless, but the guy was a hack at best. What's his legacy? Micronauts? Rom? Woodgod? Yeah. Put those next to Top Ten and the Helfer/Baker Shadow.<BR/><BR/>4) Balent's wedding is just sad.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383234713692495686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170294231606085022007-01-31T20:43:00.000-05:002007-01-31T20:43:00.000-05:00Hey, don't you pick on Jim Balent! He's a fine hu...Hey, don't you pick on Jim Balent! He's a <A HREF="http://www.jimbalent.com/adventures.htm" REL="nofollow">fine husband and provider</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170288236644760302007-01-31T19:03:00.000-05:002007-01-31T19:03:00.000-05:00I have an odd pick: Jim "The Talent" Balent.He dre...I have an odd pick: Jim "The Talent" Balent.<BR/><BR/>He drew some Alan Scott stories for Green Lantern Quarterly in the early that were actually pretty serviceable. But then he patented the "balloon-bod" look in Catwoman and then went on to torment Chris Sims monthly with TAROT. <BR/><BR/>I regard Miller's DKR and Batman: Year One success as a fluke in that otherwise he has totally mismanaged DC's characters. DC should issue Miller a restraining order. His Sin City and Marvel work are the only things keeping me off my "fall from grace" list.<BR/><BR/>Did Howard Chaykin always draw all his characters with rectangle heads? I've lost track.<BR/><BR/>Claremont and Byrne should be listed, both separately and together. Their reunion in JLA was a huge disappointment as well as a glorified Byrne promo. Me enjoying their work used to be a rule and now it's an exception.<BR/><BR/>Jim Aparo always ruled, but he didn't always get the most appropriate inkers in recent years. Whose brilliant idea was it to have Bill Sienkewicz ink him?<BR/><BR/>Also, shame on the poster who made that tasteless Bill Mantlo joke. Today's Marvel comics could use some of that Mantlo magic.notinthefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537680561821564347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170236760184127142007-01-31T04:46:00.000-05:002007-01-31T04:46:00.000-05:00I will never use the word 'hack@ again.I will never use the word 'hack@ again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170232012301306972007-01-31T03:26:00.000-05:002007-01-31T03:26:00.000-05:00There was declination in the quality of Aparo's wo...There was declination in the quality of Aparo's work in his latter years, but he was still better at storyboarding than too many of the younger artists.<BR/><BR/>Stan Lee, yeah. I hated that "Spiderman and Daredevil" that he put out in the '90s. Still love his enthusiasm though.<BR/>WMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170215808490344022007-01-30T22:56:00.000-05:002007-01-30T22:56:00.000-05:00Apparently, my antimatter copy has found me.Apparently, my antimatter copy has found me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170212128660048512007-01-30T21:55:00.000-05:002007-01-30T21:55:00.000-05:00Aparo was excellent.Superman III was pretty awful....Aparo was excellent.<BR/>Superman III was pretty awful.<BR/>Miller's TDKR, Year One and Daredevil were also AWFUL..but now he's brilliant!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170208252969992912007-01-30T20:50:00.000-05:002007-01-30T20:50:00.000-05:00Aparo was always mediocre.Superman III was pretty ...Aparo was always mediocre.<BR/>Superman III was pretty decent.<BR/>Miller's TDKR, Year One and Daredevil were brilliant; now he's laughably awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170207900082996722007-01-30T20:45:00.000-05:002007-01-30T20:45:00.000-05:00"But many of you have followed the careers of writ..."But many of you have followed the careers of writers and artists more closely than I (who have been more preoccupied with the history of characters)"<BR/><BR/>Hence your dislike for creators (MOrrison, Kirby) who's work is all about using the characters to present their worldview?MarkAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956940483406724174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170207769511992172007-01-30T20:42:00.000-05:002007-01-30T20:42:00.000-05:00I think this is all a red herring from the IMPORTA...I think this is all a red herring from the IMPORTANT point...Scip-how do you know that Raisins taste good on pizza???? <BR/><BR/>pineapple I get..but raisins??<BR/><BR/>do they reallY??<BR/><BR/>Dr. M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170206116595314112007-01-30T20:15:00.000-05:002007-01-30T20:15:00.000-05:00I completely agree that Aparo has always been pret...I completely agree that Aparo has always been pretty lame. I've never liked his work and then when I got into comics fandom and found him consistently praised, I was very surprised. <BR/><BR/>I would also nominate Howard Chaykin. How does he even get work any more?<BR/><BR/>Sadly, after having read American Gods, 1602, and the Eternals (which might still pull itself out of the fire), I might have to suggest Neil Gaiman. Sandman was awesome, as were his collaborations with Dave McKean. But the stuff he's done lately has just been incredibly bland and lacked any real emotional power to it.Bryan-Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186471352854473743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170191008640003682007-01-30T16:03:00.000-05:002007-01-30T16:03:00.000-05:00That reference to Bill Mantlo was rotten. I don't ...That reference to Bill Mantlo was rotten. I don't know who the man is and I haven't read comics by he, but after googling his name, well, ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170190469104839232007-01-30T15:54:00.000-05:002007-01-30T15:54:00.000-05:00Claremont was always bad. Aparo was always awesome...Claremont was always bad. Aparo was always awesome.Bill Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811238618910477219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170188429509510842007-01-30T15:20:00.000-05:002007-01-30T15:20:00.000-05:00Bill Mantlo. It's like he suffered brain damage o...Bill Mantlo. <BR/><BR/>It's like he suffered brain damage or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170188378116091482007-01-30T15:19:00.000-05:002007-01-30T15:19:00.000-05:00Jared hit the nail on the head. Winick's my pick. ...Jared hit the nail on the head. Winick's my pick. More <I>Ween,</I> less whine!Rob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07331286524477806963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170181165399019562007-01-30T13:19:00.000-05:002007-01-30T13:19:00.000-05:00There is an awful lot of hatin' on Claremont here ...There is an awful lot of hatin' on Claremont here (and elsewhere too). His work on the New Mutants and his earlier stuff on the X-Men (and during the early NM period) was pretty good, IMO. <BR/><BR/>Gambit did suck. And Claremont did start seriously recycling ideas, and went way downhill - but his characterization of Rahne Sinclair and Kitty Pryde (for instance) from the 80s was solid... And show me a male comic-fan teenager from the time who didn't at least somewhat identify with Doug Ramsey...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491386537225283381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170170214754043062007-01-30T10:16:00.000-05:002007-01-30T10:16:00.000-05:00Re: Claremont being paid to suck. While I admit t...Re: Claremont being paid to suck. While I admit that Gambit isn't exactly an iconic comics mainstay, he's appropriate for Marvel, and really isn't directly indicative of Claremont's suckitude. Claremont's problem was when he ran out of ideas and just started shuffling permutations of his old ideas around, and really didn't go anywhere with it. When Claremont's stories actually went somewhere -- such as with the Skrulls and the Shi'ar -- they were a pretty good read. But those stories ended up being few and far between, with most issues feeling like filler where some new sub-plot was introduced that (in any other writer's hands, anyway) should be resolved within five issues. Quick, does anyone know if Pretty Boy ever got his handsome robot body back? Does anyone care?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170170156530849892007-01-30T10:15:00.000-05:002007-01-30T10:15:00.000-05:00Judd Winick.How the man who created Barry Ween, Bo...Judd Winick.<BR/><BR/>How the man who created <I>Barry Ween, Boy Genius</I> is now pumping out the dreck that is <I>Outsiders, Green Arrow,</I> and <I>Trials Of Shazam</I> is beyond me.<BR/><BR/>Did his run on <I>Green Lantern</I> somehow break him, or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170169569814002262007-01-30T10:06:00.000-05:002007-01-30T10:06:00.000-05:00Stan LeeActually, I thought his recent Stan Lee Me...<I>Stan Lee</I><BR/><BR/>Actually, I thought his recent <I>Stan Lee Meets Spider-Man</I> was great. Very funny, and the best dialogue I've ever seen from Stan in a comic book. And it's still got that charm of his early work. I hope the other <I>Stan Lee Meets</I> comics are as good.<BR/><BR/><I>So where can I find the Richard Donner is an overrated hack thread? I wish him no ill really, but I am worried by the way DC appears to worship him (largely GEOFF JOHNS inspired I know).</I><BR/><BR/>Ahh, can't stand the word "hack." It's just one of the worst things you could call a creator, in my opinion. It bugs me how comics fans on the Internet throw the word around so casually (not referring to you, andy g, since I've only seen you use it once, but there are some guys who use it over and over).Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806565171767967754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170168622021479492007-01-30T09:50:00.000-05:002007-01-30T09:50:00.000-05:00Richard Donner: Superman, Lethal Weapon, The Omen....Richard Donner: Superman, Lethal Weapon, The Omen.<BR/><BR/>Richard Lester: A Hard Day's Night, Three Musketeers/Four Musketeers, Robin and Marion.<BR/><BR/>I would say that these are the Richards' best work, and that it is clear who is the artist of the two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1170166417194974862007-01-30T09:13:00.000-05:002007-01-30T09:13:00.000-05:00I liked Superman III more than Supermen I and II, ...I liked Superman III more than Supermen I and II, but that's not saying much. More to the point...<BR/><BR/>My first pick would definitely be John Byrne, who's been consistently inking himself with a thick sharpy now for years. But whenever I think back to the time I couldn't get enough of his FF, Alpha Flight or Superman, I wonder if it's not me that's changed. I look at those old issues now and they've got the same "long expositions squeezing the art out of existence" and low panel-to-page ratio that I later came to dislike.<BR/><BR/>I suppose that makes him and Claremont "of their time" like Ben Jonson and not "universal" like Bill Shakespeare.<BR/><BR/>Howard Chaykin, Stan Lee (god yes), Englehart, Simonson, I all agree with.<BR/><BR/>In the creators with initial promise who totally sold out like Liefeld, I'd add Morrison's little brother Mark Millar.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.com