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08-16-2017, 03:58 PM
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Statue Forum MacDaddy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Originally Krypton, now Iowa
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Though to be fair DC hasn't had a event in quite awhile. Convergence was their last big event and that was a couple of years ago. Rebirth was a change in publishing strategy not an event. So kudos for them for not overdoing it. Marvel has had about 4 in that timeframe
Secret Empire
Monsters Unleashed
Inhumans Vs. X-Men
Civil War 2
Secret Wars
The Clone Conspiracy
and that's just off the top of my head
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08-16-2017, 04:50 PM
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Cyclops
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by protector2814
Anyone else, besides me, suffering from extreme "Big Event" fatigue? "Whew man", this is getting ridiculous. Have we gone 2 months in the last 3 years with DC or Marvel w/o a big event?
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This and the reboots are what pushed me to stop collecting single issue comics.
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08-17-2017, 08:37 AM
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Batman
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Michigan
Posts: 20,089
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heres a quick little review from the lcs i buy from:
DARK NIGHTS: METAL #1
(W) Scott Snyder
(A) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki
Reviewed by Kevin Healy
A quick flip through this book made me worried I was about to read a train wreck. There's a Justice League Voltron moment, and all I could think was "C'mon...." and then swear.
The book is better than that. Better, but not great, so I guess I'm here to tell you why I think that is. Scott Snyder has a tendency to make things more convoluted than they need to be. Call it a Hickman trait, passed down to his followers. Snyder brings all of his 'does this maybe mean something' to bear in Metal. A bunch of stuff happens, and many words are used to sort of kind of explain what those things are w/out making any clear connections. My problem with that is Rebirth has been clear and quick even when complicated, and Geoff Johns complex is vastly different from Scott Snyder complex. Snyder wants desperately to be able to do Grant Morrison complex, and there's no indication he's anywhere close to that yet (even if he throws Grant's map in the book).
My other issue is that the art looks rushed to me. A quick comparison against Capullo's artwork in Reborn will show what he's capable of. His best stuff isn't here (but his paycheck is).
You will get to see Batman ride a dinosaur though. I don't know if that's enough to make me rush to issue #2.
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08-17-2017, 08:47 AM
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If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Gotham
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Comics just aren't what they used to be, writing and art wise. They worked so well back when I was a kid, what happened??
These titles that mix subpar artists now with this rush to get issues out is clearly quantity over quality. And yeah, I'm in my 40s and get confused reading a comic, theres gotta be something wrong here LOL.
Hey DC! Sometimes less is more!
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08-17-2017, 10:36 AM
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Batman
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Michigan
Posts: 20,089
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jpuli28
Comics just aren't what they used to be, writing and art wise. They worked so well back when I was a kid, what happened??
These titles that mix subpar artists now with this rush to get issues out is clearly quantity over quality. And yeah, I'm in my 40s and get confused reading a comic, theres gotta be something wrong here LOL.
Hey DC! Sometimes less is more!
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YES to all of this
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08-19-2017, 06:24 PM
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Columnist Thunder Mod
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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I bought the first issue, being a fan of Capullo's art, less so of Snyder's writing. Trying not to reveal any spoilers, while the art is unsurprisingly beautiful, the story is strained and tired. References to Crises and the reemergence of old and classic characters makes this feel like just another inflection point in DC's eliminating and subsequently returning characters and themes that just feel like a continuous loop but with different shades and details. I'm sure others will feel differently but, other than the last page reveal that started this thread, to me, while the details are different the themes just in this one issue feel like a retread.
Last edited by wktf; 08-19-2017 at 11:03 PM.
Reason: Correcting typos.
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08-19-2017, 06:39 PM
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If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?
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Location: Gotham
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Too add, there are only 6 Metal books (ending in Feb '18). The rest of the story comes from numerous one offs and tie ins from JL to Suicide Squad to Teen Titans etc... I'm out with that nonsense.
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08-19-2017, 09:17 PM
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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jpuli28
Too add, there are only 6 Metal books (ending in Feb '18). The rest of the story comes from numerous one offs and tie ins from JL to Suicide Squad to Teen Titans etc... I'm out with that nonsense.
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Same here. I'll read the Metal issues and that'll be it. I liked the first issue, but wasn't blown away by any means.
I like Scott Snyder, but I also think he is very over-rated (yeah, I said it). The Court of Owls story was great, but I stopped reading All-Star Batman awhile ago..
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08-19-2017, 11:04 PM
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Columnist Thunder Mod
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Denver Area, between Asgard and Krypton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Agent23
Same here. I'll read the Metal issues and that'll be it. I liked the first issue, but wasn't blown away by any means.
I like Scott Snyder, but I also think he is very over-rated (yeah, I said it). The Court of Owls story was great, but I stopped reading All-Star Batman awhile ago..
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Agree on all points.
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08-22-2017, 09:10 PM
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The Avengers
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 698
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Not a Snyder fan. Beyond his Owls storyline (which introduced some craptacular threads like Bruce Wayne having a brother his parents disgarded... come on) Other arcs too long, 10+ issues to tell a story. Ridder taking an entire city hostage... Pass!
These huge event story arcs have really been underwhelming a few years back. I stopped reading them, so maybe they improved. Like last Secret Wars, but only because of use of FF characters and it provuded closure on them as characters in MCU.
Not interested.
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