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04-01-2008, 03:19 PM
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Columnist Thunder Mod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Léon
Joe, have you read Bendis' run on Daredevil?
I prefer his run to Brubakers', but only by a small margin.
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Hi Léon! Not only have I read Bendis' run on Daredevil, I reviewed every issue when it came out and own all the oversized HC compilations. I loved what he and Maleev did on the book but, maybe opposite of you, I prefer Brubakers' work by only a small margin to Bendis'.
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04-01-2008, 03:33 PM
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#12
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Jedi Order
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Quote:
Originally Posted by madjazz
He thinks through the ramifiactions of his plot devices and never takes the cheap way out. Whether someone loves or hates his writing, they have to respect him.
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This is what makes for a great editor in chief. Right now, you don't get the sense that there's much forethought in what Marvel does. What also makes Brubaker work is that he clearly cares about what he's doing...
Sadly, the same can't be said about Spiderman. From him joining the Avengers, to the public unmasking, to the shooting of Aunt May, to the barely comprehensible magic-fixing-everything scenario, to the resurrection of Aunt May, to the break up of MJ and Peter, to bringing back Harry and so on and on, I never got the sense that the present EIC had a good handle on things with Spiderman or of what the public would enjoy with Spiderman. Spiderman has never been in worse shape.
Does anyone else agree with that?
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04-01-2008, 03:42 PM
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Defender of The Defenders
Join Date: Aug 2004
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I've stuck with Spider-Man, but read it as if it has been reset. They have taken the cheap way out with Spidey.
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04-01-2008, 03:46 PM
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Phoenix
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Location: Silver Spring, MD
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I do not like his writing in Daredevil. I think he's just spinning his wheels on that title. I am however, enjoying Captain America so I'm on the fence with this guy. I.M.O., he has a tendancy to drag things out. I'm left with the impression that comics may not be his medium. He'd be better with TV or Film screenplays; somplace meant to be darker.
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04-01-2008, 04:38 PM
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Iron Man
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Location: Denver, CO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by risingstar
This is what makes for a great editor in chief. Right now, you don't get the sense that there's much forethought in what Marvel does. What also makes Brubaker work is that he clearly cares about what he's doing...
Sadly, the same can't be said about Spiderman. From him joining the Avengers, to the public unmasking, to the shooting of Aunt May, to the barely comprehensible magic-fixing-everything scenario, to the resurrection of Aunt May, to the break up of MJ and Peter, to bringing back Harry and so on and on, I never got the sense that the present EIC had a good handle on things with Spiderman or of what the public would enjoy with Spiderman. Spiderman has never been in worse shape.
Does anyone else agree with that?
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I'm not sure that I agree that Spidey's never been in worse shape, but the rest of it I'm on board with.
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I prefer Brubakers' work by only a small margin to Bendis'.
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I concur with this, too--which is to take nothing from Bendis' run. Personally, there were storylines in Bendis' run that I didn't like at all (Echo). But I'd still say that the best DD writers in recent memory have been Brubaker, Miller, and Bendis.
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04-01-2008, 05:51 PM
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Baron Zemo
Join Date: May 2006
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I have not read any of his DC stuff, but everything that I have read from him at Marvel has been great. Given the number of comics he has written, those are pretty high odds to put out that much quality product consistently.
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04-01-2008, 05:55 PM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
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In a word, No.
I respect him for his love of comics and continuity, just as I love Johns.
They will always have my complete respect.
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04-01-2008, 06:17 PM
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Jedi Order
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teague
I'm not sure that I agree that Spidey's never been in worse shape, but the rest of it I'm on board with.
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You'll have to excuse my Spidey-lore as I stopped buying Spidey after the clone saga (ugggh). I hopped back on board when JMS started writing it.
Was there something in between that was even worse?
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04-01-2008, 06:22 PM
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Advanced Tweet Mechanic
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wktf
Some have said he's too dark on DD, which I can see. Still, he's the best DD writer since Frank Miller.
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Au contraire mon frere!
Brubaker's been great on DD, but I think Bendis' run on Dd may have been a little bit better. Bendis was the one who unmasked DD in the first place...all of that prison drama, the Kingpin, Bullseye, Punisher...and that last issue of Bendis' run was a pure CLASSIC.
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04-01-2008, 06:23 PM
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Advanced Tweet Mechanic
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Quote:
Originally Posted by protector2814
I do not like his writing in Daredevil. I think he's just spinning his wheels on that title. I am however, enjoying Captain America so I'm on the fence with this guy. I.M.O., he has a tendancy to drag things out. I'm left with the impression that comics may not be his medium. He'd be better with TV or Film screenplays; somplace meant to be darker.
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I agree. I'm not a big fan of this current Mr. Fear storyline.
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