‘Course, with the JSA now consigned to ADVENTURE, i suspect it’ll be getting my eight bits ahead of everything else on the shelf for some time to come. :)

BTW, That Odd Man story’s been sitting in a drawer for a year or two now; if you ask me, shoulda stayed there. Not everything the Giants of the Industry think up is pure gold.

I have not taken a look at Proof…yet.

In your opinion…

Matt Sturges has absolute no sense of the fantastic. When he does bring in the fantastic elements into “House of Mystery” they are so throw-away and pointless that one hardly even cares where the larger plot is going. He does this in “Jack of Fables” as well which probably explains why its sales rank is 50 positions LOWER than Fables. The “cardboard lid” thing is a perfect example of how retarded his “fantastic” elements are – instead of being cool or mysterious, it’s entirely silly and pointless. He intended it to be witty and self-aware but it actually is boring and moronic. If this is what you consider “great writing” then I suggest you go see your neurologist.

In your opinion…

It is outrageous to say that House of Mystery is as good as “Sandman” or “Preacher”. It’s like saying that a Big Mac is exactly the same quality as a Filet Mignon.

Nobody said that.

I have to say that Matt Sturges is the most annoying writer I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading. I can’t believe he’s getting all this positive buzz.

He’s getting positive buzz because people like his writing.

Vertigo Comics is in a really bad state of disrepair. It has really fallen from the great days of Doom Patrol, Animal Man, Sandman and the Invisibles.

Mmm… Hindsight is always 20/20, isn’t it?

Jack of Fables, Fables and House of Mystery are like the retard’s/poorman’s Sandman. There is absolutely NO INTELLECTUAL SUBSTANCE to any of Bill Willingham’s or Matt Sturges’ writing.

In your opinion.

Granted, Final Crisis is not Morrison’s best work but it is still thousands of times superior to anything written by Matt Sturges or Bill Willingham.

Once again, I reiterate… in your opinion.

The statement that I made was, and I quote me here, ” There are signs here that this could be Vertigo’s next “Sandman” or “Preacher,” and this book shows the depth and care required to be the flagship of Vertigo.”

I didn’t say that it’s currently up to the standards of Sandman. Not only that, I WAS THERE for the genesis of Sandman, and I’m gonna be frank: I didn’t like the first arc, certainly not in retroactive comparison to what came later. Sandman wasn’t Sandman until issue #8, and didn’t really become the tapestry that we think of until the advent of the Corinthian, in my opinion.

With all due respect to any and all readers and opinions:

I like comics. I like reading comics. I am not here to trash creators, to malign editors, to divine thought processes of creators. The tagline says it all. “We know you love comics. We do too.” If I say, f’rinstance, that Youngblood is the new Justice League of America, feel free to rebut that statement with your opinion, but bear in mind, I’m an upbeat, positive guy. I accentuate that which is good about the things I read. I ask that you do the same.

If you don’t like something, feel free to register that. If you don’t like me, that’s fine, too. I’m a big boy, I can take the hit. But please be respectful of one another, and remember: subjectivity is the bane of all reviews. Your bias will go with you, wherever you may wander.

If you go in looking for something to hate, I guarantee you’ll find it.

And, for the record, I like Sturges’ writing, and Willingham’s even more.

On a postive note, I’m still enjoying Iron Fist regardless of the change in creative teams. In the age when cretive teams change every 6-12 issues, I’m happy to have gotten 16 issues of teh previous team and am likeing where the current team is going as it really seems they are using what Frubaker and Aja left for them to pick up.

And my only criticism of Jack of Fables is that the content seems to have been sanitized a little bit. I blame editorial on that one.

Matt Sturges has absolute no sense of the fantastic. When he does bring in the fantastic elements into “House of Mystery” they are so throw-away and pointless that one hardly even cares where the larger plot is going. He does this in “Jack of Fables” as well which probably explains why its sales rank is 50 positions LOWER than Fables. The “cardboard lid” thing is a perfect example of how retarded his “fantastic” elements are – instead of being cool or mysterious, it’s entirely silly and pointless. He intended it to be witty and self-aware but it actually is boring and moronic. If this is what you consider “great writing” then I suggest you go see your neurologist.

It is outrageous to say that House of Mystery is as good as “Sandman” or “Preacher”. It’s like saying that a Big Mac is exactly the same quality as a Filet Mignon.

I have to say that Matt Sturges is the most annoying writer I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading. I can’t believe he’s getting all this positive buzz.

Vertigo Comics is in a really bad state of disrepair. It has really fallen from the great days of Doom Patrol, Animal Man, Sandman and the Invisibles.

Jack of Fables, Fables and House of Mystery are like the retard’s/poorman’s Sandman. There is absolutely NO INTELLECTUAL SUBSTANCE to any of Bill Willingham’s or Matt Sturges’ writing.

Granted, Final Crisis is not Morrison’s best work but it is still thousands of times superior to anything written by Matt Sturges or Bill Willingham

Heh.