Comments on: REVIEW: Rann-Thanagar Holy War #1 http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/4000.htm/ We know you love comics. We do, too. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:12:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ~wyntermute~ http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/4000.htm/#comment-64929 ~wyntermute~ Thu, 22 May 2008 05:34:15 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=4000#comment-64929 I like Animal Man/Kory/Adam. Bizarro am funny. Maybe i'm not taking my comics seriously enough, but this was a fun enough ride for me. :D I don't feel qualified to judge art or preachiness since i'm not an artist and i think EVERYbody's preachy about something, soooo... i can't really speak to the book on that level. I found it a good 20 minutes, nothin more or less. I like my superheroes doing superthings, and this looks like the start of some of that. As far as filler goes... Any future retcon can make ANYthing filler in hindsight. I mean, i bought all the "Armageddon 2001" annuals in 1991 (gimme a break, i was, like, 13), thinking THAT might actually lead somewhere..... Hank Hall who? Hawk what? Monarch where? Captain Atom?? whoa. See what I'm sayin? I like Animal Man/Kory/Adam. Bizarro am funny. Maybe i’m not taking my comics seriously enough, but this was a fun enough ride for me. :D I don’t feel qualified to judge art or preachiness since i’m not an artist and i think EVERYbody’s preachy about something, soooo… i can’t really speak to the book on that level. I found it a good 20 minutes, nothin more or less. I like my superheroes doing superthings, and this looks like the start of some of that. As far as filler goes… Any future retcon can make ANYthing filler in hindsight. I mean, i bought all the “Armageddon 2001″ annuals in 1991 (gimme a break, i was, like, 13), thinking THAT might actually lead somewhere….. Hank Hall who? Hawk what? Monarch where? Captain Atom?? whoa. See what I’m sayin?

]]> By: Stacy B. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/4000.htm/#comment-62673 Stacy B. Tue, 13 May 2008 15:54:23 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=4000#comment-62673 I agree with Matthew. Unless they are going to have an ongoing down the road that is set in space and visits different worlds, this is probably just filler material anyway. It also seems like a response to Marvel and their recent space based series, much as I felt Annihilation was brought on by DC's space stuff. No one gave a damn what happened in space till one of the big guys decided toconnect it to a major event. Starlin, as much as I enjoy his work, does have a dendency to get preachy and that has gotten pretty old to me. Go preach with Cosmic Guard. Bad enough DC is trying to do political opinion series. If I want preachy, I'll turn on the news. I read comics as an occasional escape, not for a writer's personal op ed piece. I agree with Matthew. Unless they are going to have an ongoing down the road that is set in space and visits different worlds, this is probably just filler material anyway. It also seems like a response to Marvel and their recent space based series, much as I felt Annihilation was brought on by DC’s space stuff. No one gave a damn what happened in space till one of the big guys decided toconnect it to a major event.

Starlin, as much as I enjoy his work, does have a dendency to get preachy and that has gotten pretty old to me. Go preach with Cosmic Guard. Bad enough DC is trying to do political opinion series. If I want preachy, I’ll turn on the news. I read comics as an occasional escape, not for a writer’s personal op ed piece.

]]> By: Matthew Peterson http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/4000.htm/#comment-62503 Matthew Peterson Tue, 13 May 2008 02:25:15 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=4000#comment-62503 I read it, and I can honestly say that it felt like I've read this half a dozen times before. With Countdown to Adventure spinning straight out of 52 and no real change coming, it seems like we've been reading about Buddy, Adam and Kory doing something in space since rougly the Industrial Revolution. Ron Lim's art has never done much for me, which I'm sure led to my less-than-half-hearted opinion of issue #1, though... I read it, and I can honestly say that it felt like I’ve read this half a dozen times before. With Countdown to Adventure spinning straight out of 52 and no real change coming, it seems like we’ve been reading about Buddy, Adam and Kory doing something in space since rougly the Industrial Revolution.

Ron Lim’s art has never done much for me, which I’m sure led to my less-than-half-hearted opinion of issue #1, though…

]]> By: E. http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/4000.htm/#comment-62499 E. Tue, 13 May 2008 02:10:12 +0000 http://www.majorspoilers.com/?p=4000#comment-62499 I'm not sure about this one. I've bought all the Rann/Thanagar stuff before, but I'd like some other planets to get the spotlight. Thanagar's quest for the "god of the week", every other mini-series, is getting played out. Also, if Carter Hall wants to constantly associate himself w/ Thanagar stuff, perhaps DC needs to revisit his origin again. The thing that might keep me around is Starman, a strong character that needs the spotlight. I’m not sure about this one. I’ve bought all the Rann/Thanagar stuff before, but I’d like some other planets to get the spotlight. Thanagar’s quest for the “god of the week”, every other mini-series, is getting played out. Also, if Carter Hall wants to constantly associate himself w/ Thanagar stuff, perhaps DC needs to revisit his origin again.
The thing that might keep me around is Starman, a strong character that needs the spotlight.

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