Koete Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Not really, considering that Superman: Earth One has gotten more attention than his Superman and Wonder Woman combined. He'll be around writing OGNs for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Actually, I just read through issues #603 and #604 of Wonder Woman, and quite liked them. Very interested to see what happens next. As far as Superman goes, though, yeah. Stay far away from that one. I'll still check out the next SEO novel, but I don't have high hopes. Actually, I'm thinking of starting a video blog, and having my inaugural video be a rant review on SEO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 C/o Linkara, an excellent point, a link to which I will add once I'm back at the dorm: JMS only finished 5/12 planned Supes issues, and 4/12 Wonder Woman stories. That's pretty abysmal. Left At The Altar (Again And Again And Again...) Well, that didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would. JMS is stepping down from writing Superman and Wonder Woman "to focus on writing a sequel to the recently released original graphic novel Superman: Earth One." Even as critical as I've been of him, I expected JMS to have a longer term at the helm of those books. But, alas, it was not to be. So, JMS' last issue of Superman will be #706. Which means A) Given that issue #704 was a fill-in, he leaves after completing only 5 issues of his projected 12-issue story; and B) DC's January solicit for issue #707 is, well, wrong. Adjust your orders accordingly. As for Wonder Woman? Well, after the much-ballyhooed "reboot," JMS will have completed 4 issues (#604 is his last). 4 out of projected 12 issues? Wow, what a coup, DC. After abandoning Supreme and The Twelve mid-storyline at Marvel, JMS has now bailed on two of DC's highest profile titles, and storylines which DC has spent a considerable amount of time, effort and money promoting (and I wouldn't count on his Adam Strange story showing up in Brave & The Bold anytime soon. Sorry, Lissbirds!) You would think a guy who came originally from television and movies would have some sense of responsibility about finishing a project. But then again, like many celebrity comic writers, Marvel and DC bend over backwards to praise him to the skies while he quietly shafts them and their fans. Maybe, though, someone is finally wising up to his act. According to Newsarama article, "Straczynski won't be working on monthly comics for the foreseeable future. The writer is quoted in the publisher's statement as saying this news coincides with a 'one- to five-year sabbatical from writing monthlies' for him." What a firm commitment, JMS. "One to five years?" Still, at least someone has realized that JMS has no business writing monthly comic books. I don't know how much longer we'll be stuck with Broody Superman's Walkabout--new writer Chris Robinson will be using JMS' "story notes" (as will new WW scribe Phil Hester). (Please notice that--"story notes," not even completed plots, for issues scheduled to appear this month!!) But at least they'll undoubtedly be better written, and they'll be scripted by writers who have shown the responsibility to write on a monthly schedule. UPDATE: I love the spin some sites are putting on this, claiming that JMS bailing on yet more projects is actually a sign that original graphic novels are the future of the comics industry, and that "pamphlet's" are dying. Said death, of course, having absolutely nothing to do with JMS' complete and utter inability to actually complete said pamphlets on anything remotely resembling a monthly basis. Nope, this had nothing to do with DC putting a pretty face on canning JMS because his inability to meet deadlines was humiliating to DC and their attempts at big PR. And had nothing to do with the hugely negative critical reception the books were getting. Nope, it was "the evolving nature of comics." Uh-huh. Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 That's just ridiculous. Will anyone ever give him a high-profile job again? Why would they? I remember how much I loved "Rising Stars" back in the day, and then he just let it die. He makes Kevin Smith look reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Second the Rising Stars love. I have an irrational affection for that series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Cover to Volume 2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 What the fuck is wrong with is face? I'm wishful that a fan colored that from a sketch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Two pages from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Hooray for out-of-context supposed murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Just read Volume 2. Liked it, but not as much as Volume 1 which I really enjoyed. Now remembering some complaints in this thread have to warn you that this story just like Volume 1 focuses mostly on Clark Kent. Reading them back to back it is obvious these are Clark Kent stories over Superman, the villians, or any of the secondary characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Just read this. I liked it quite a bit more than Volume 1. Enough to say that I actually did enjoy it. It had its flaws, but overall I think it worked really well. To clarify on my comment from two years ago: I don't have a problem with a Clark Kent-focused story. I had a problem with Volume 1, in large part, because it was a Superman origin that didn't do the origin part right. But since that was out of the way here, this worked a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Just read it today and I'm with KnightWing. Volume 2 was a lot better than Vol.1. And again, I did like the Clark parts to it. In fact they were more interesting to me than the Superman sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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