The Mighty Reviews 1/8/09

[protector2814]

Great reviews fellers. Thank-you.
WKTF - I too very much enjoyed this week's Dead of Night Werewolf by Night book. Not crazy about Russel's Origin Rewrite but, if it means he's back in the MU fold, I'll live. I liked the whole Sister set up in the 70's as did I like that his curse was hereditary. We'll see if writer, Swierczynski, incorporates more of the original origin into later issues. Just great to have Jack back. Many more Marvel Monsters made appearances this week. Morbius and the Midnight Sons visit Marvel Zombies 3 #4, and Man-Thing and Spidey's one-shot this week is tons of fun.
Sam - I couldn't have been any more pleasantly surprised by this new Punisher Book. Frank vs. The Sentry....and it worked. I didn't think Frank still belonged in the regular MU after Ennis' amazing run on his Marvel Knight's book, but boy, was I wrong. Remender and Opena roll the Punisher into the MU perfectly. Great book!
Bat_Collector - I don't know, man. I love Walking Dead because I love well written Zombie anything. Kirkman apologizes for the odd ground he broke in this book in the letter's page but I just don't understand why he breaks this ground to begin with.
Does a comic making the reader nauseous w/ dread a good thing? I'm still digesting. But....great review.

[wktf]

Originally Posted by protector2814

Great reviews fellers. Thank-you.
WKTF - I too very much enjoyed this week's Dead of Night Werewolf by Night book. Not crazy about Russel's Origin Rewrite but, if it means he's back in the MU fold, I'll live. I liked the whole Sister set up in the 70's as did I like that his curse was hereditary. We'll see if writer, Swierczynski, incorporates more of the original origin into later issues. Just great to have Jack back. Many more Marvel Monsters made appearances this week. Morbius and the Midnight Sons visit Marvel Zombies 3 #4, and Man-Thing and Spidey's one-shot this week is tons of fun.
Sam - I couldn't have been any more pleasantly surprised by this new Punisher Book. Frank vs. The Sentry....and it worked. I didn't think Frank still belonged in the regular MU after Ennis' amazing run on his Marvel Knight's book, but boy, was I wrong. Remender and Opena roll the Punisher into the MU perfectly. Great book!
Bat_Collector - I don't know, man. I love Walking Dead because I love well written Zombie anything. Kirkman apologizes for the odd ground he broke in this book in the letter's page but I just don't understand why he breaks this ground to begin with.
Does a comic making the reader nauseous w/ dread a good thing? I'm still digesting. But....great review.

Protector, I was waiting for you to chime in on Dead of Night!

Yeah, I was a bit unsettled by the origin rewrite, especially about the father not passing on the curse (yet, that we know) and the family not coming from Transylvania) but, like you, just happy to have a series about Jack again.

Technically, Midnight Sons didn't visit Marvel Zombies 3 other than to visualize Morbius' strategy for Zombies 4 but, regardless, very cool to know they're coming back soon.

I'm still confused about Sentry's return post Secret Invasion (see my prior post) but it'll probably never be told and probably doesn't really matter.

[Kdawg59]

Originally Posted by wktf

I'm still confused about Sentry's return post Secret Invasion (see my prior post) but it'll probably never be told and probably doesn't really matter.

or if it is told you won't know because it won't be interesting enough to buy

[bat_collector]

Originally Posted by protector2814

Bat_Collector - I don't know, man. I love Walking Dead because I love well written Zombie anything. Kirkman apologizes for the odd ground he broke in this book in the letter's page but I just don't understand why he breaks this ground to begin with.
Does a comic making the reader nauseous w/ dread a good thing? I'm still digesting. But....great review.

This is definately as unsettling as Michone's brutal treatment at the hand of the Govenor, and the payback brutal as well.

My only justification is that Kirkman is telling a story of living in a brutal world to begin with, and he pulls no punches in telling it as he sees it. The actions, though horrifying, are not really surprising (surely there would be some sick guys out there doing this), but it still doesn't make it any easier to read.

[wktf]

Originally Posted by Kdawg59

or if it is told you won't know because it won't be interesting enough to buy

Ah, good point, oh mighty Dawg. For sure, I wouldn't buy it.

[bat_collector]

I know I wouldn't buy it, lol

[wktf]

Anyone else read the Wolverine Origins: Our War trade of storyline? Other thoughts on this one?

[Sam Wilson]

Originally Posted by wktf

Ah, good point, oh mighty Dawg. For sure, I wouldn't buy it.

word brother. And word, I got Wolverine Origins, I'm just way behind on reading...

[moon_knight1971]

Originally Posted by bat_collector

What didn't you like about it? I'll say it was more set-up than anything, but maybe i loved it too much because I thought the cover was awesome!

And I wonder how much the artist, Scott Kollins, actually wrote, since he was credited as co-writer.

It being a simple set up is the whole reason why I didn't like it. Well, maybe the mini will be better?

[Kdawg59]

Originally Posted by wktf

Anyone else read the Wolverine Origins: Our War trade of storyline? Other thoughts on this one?

I think that story line as well as the crossover with X-Men Legacy have been certainly the best Wolverine Origins tales to date Mighty Joe Young!!!