Comments on: Wouldja Believe? Comics Reviews!

By: Professor.Fury

Professor.Fury — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 15:34:15 +0000

I actually bought the most recent issue of JSA Classified this week (despite my Johns-bashing ways today) and thought it was pretty alright. Not great, but pretty good—I’m genuinely interested to see how this whole origin thing plays out, but mostly just because I’m attached to Power Girl from her JLE days.

I’m torn on this whole Infinite Crisis thing (and I’m skipping all the lead-in minis). I want to hate it, and the preview pages looked about like I expected—pretty Phil Jiminez Perez-lite art, clunky expository dialogue, the sacrifice of B-list characters for cheap drama—but the fact that Morrison, the anti-Johns, has signed on to re-create the DCU in the wake of whatever is going to happen makes me want to be there for the big event. (And this guy has an interesting theory on who the big bad is behind the whole thing, which sort of geeks me out a little bit).

By: Polly

Polly — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:57:26 +0000

no WAY! I only by JSA stories that take place in the 40s if i can help it. I like the Spectre, Dr. Fate and Dr. Midnite. if i can’t get the regular versions of those guys, i try to steer clear. (though, i have to admit i’ll buy stuff off of a good cover now and then and JSA can have some good ones)...oh, and DAVE’S LONGBOX is making me wanna read those recent Power Girl stories.

Finally Read Blankets on the night before the election. i never EVER read 500 pages of anything in one sitting. it was shockingly good.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 04:43:50 +0000

OK. Don’t know a rip about comics, but “I’ll stop looking when you stop sucking. Or when you get a court order.” is classic. Wish I had used that line first.

Carry on, gentlemen.

By: gorjus

gorjus — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:57:51 +0000

I think I gotta wait. While it’s not “widescreen” in the wait-on-it Ellis or Bendis way, it’s . . . dense, and I’ll forget about what’s going on too easily.

Maybe jp!’s to blame for the JSA probs.

By: Professor Fury

Professor Fury — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:50:40 +0000

What? Me? I convinced you to buy mediocre JSA tpbs? I don’t remember this. Was this when you were in town? If so, sorry. I do generally try to convince people to buy whatever comics they have in their hands when we’re in the comics shop. Comics shops need money! I didn’t realize how bad new JSA was myself until I bought the Hawkman thing recently. The early new JSA stuff had James Robinson, right? And he’s okay. Starman ruled.

I’m not a “wait-for-the-trade” kind of guy, but it might actually be a good idea with Seven Soldiers, although that means it’ll be, like, next Christmas before you could read the whole thing. My advice is to read as much of it at once as you can, perhaps multiple times.

By: gorjus

gorjus — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:38:51 +0000

Waitaminnit—you’re the cat who convinced me to buy all those damn mediocre JSA trade paperbacks!! I mean, I bought them ALL, like at one time! And they sucked! Peter Snejberg has a great feel for Golden Age characters (honed on his better-than-Harris run on Starman—oh yeah, I said it), but the stories . . . blah.

I think I read too much Grant Morrison by obsessively reading & re-reading the Doom Patrol in my teen years. I mean, the guy is a Universe of Big + Weird ideas. It often leaves me cold, but your enthusiasm is making me want to pick this up (despite the burning sensation I still feel after the first issue of Shining Knight).

I remember D-Man! And, good point on the ‘liberal’ Cap: I liked him a whole lot, and the “Captain” identity, too (“the black star on his chest represents the way America has lost its way, man!”).

Gosh, I heart comixx.