RSS Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 The Darkness: Butcher one-shot, Kick-Ass #2, Noble Causes #34 and Punisher War Journal #16 are just a handful of the comic books reviewed this week. The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/c/iiwy/iiwy-036 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I just noticed how embarrassingly short my reviews are compared to Dan's and Drq's. I really need to get off my ass. And I thought I had it bad with Cable, then I saw that Dan got Punisher War Journal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Dan, your bit about the Beast was pure awesomeness! Speaking of which... <----------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 "Nazi bees, my God" I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malpractice Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 How the hell does Omega The Unknown keep gettng a skip ? It's the best book Marvel puts out (well that and Criminal). What's with the Chaykin bashing too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Well, the best book Marvel does should have a recap page and some actual direction. As for Chaykin, I'm convinced he's never actually seen a human body before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Just because Howard Chaykin used to be good (or so I hear; I'm mostly unfamiliar with his body of work), doesn't mean he's still good. All of his recent Marvel work has been crap, frankly, and deserves the panning it gets. Omega is unreadable, as far as I'm concerned. Maybe as a collection it'll be great, but as monthly installments it's trying way too hard to be indy-cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 For the record I want to state that the IIWY? writers have all come to the same conclusion about Chaykin and Omega. There is no editorial interference or site-wide decree forcing them to claim something they don't believe. Down the line, if someone wants to write a positive review of Chaykin's artwork or an issue of Omega, I'll gladly publish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 One of the top five IIWY? segments yet. Awesome all around. "Nazi bees. My God." had me rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Chaykin actually blew me away with his aeronautical work in "The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle," but the rest of his recent artwork, especially his godawful stretch on Wolverine, made me want to scream. There's an old saying in drawing instruction: for every line you add to a character's face, a year is added to that character's life. By that rule, every character in this book is roughly three centuries old. That got a legitimate laugh out of me. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 For the record I want to state that the IIWY? writers have all come to the same conclusion about Chaykin and Omega. There is no editorial interference or site-wide decree forcing them to claim something they don't believe. Down the line, if someone wants to write a positive review of Chaykin's artwork or an issue of Omega, I'll gladly publish it. I didn't actually dislike the issue of Omega I did last month. I would be more than willing to look at the trade once it comes out and judge it on its own merits. However, as a single issue it was confusing and weird, especially with the utter refusal by Marvel, or the writer, or whoever, to have a recap page. A recap page would make a lot of complaints go away. And Chaykin used to be really, really exciting. Now everything he draws is a mess. I actually feel exactly the same way about Frank Miller, and that's who Chaykin's art in this book reminds me of - in a not at all good way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 "Nazi bees, my God" I love it! That... was... AWESOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Ha. I wrongly assumed that Mike was going to edit that joke out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Ha. I wrongly assumed that Mike was going to edit that joke out. I swear, one day I'm gonna slip a dig at Quesada by him. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 DW: Truth be told, I was on the fence. It made me laugh, but there's that "how many people are going to get it?" factor. In the end, anyone who doesn't "get it" can Google it. Had I not known "Bees. My God." was a real line, if I still thought Luke's avatar was manipulated, it would have been cut. Dan: We'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Avi Arad? Dan Buckley? Damn it man, give me something. Someone has to be the personification of the comic industry's willingness to take a fanboy, hold him upside down, and shake him till all his money falls out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tglancy Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Thank god I am taking a leave, because I might have killed someone if I ever had to read Omega again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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