Wolverine #8 - the X-Men books got better as I went along with this one being my favorite.
Well now. It seems this is one of those rare "I can't disagree with you more" moments that happen from time to time
Usually with this title.
I have read virtually nothing this week, but I got a few in yesterday and last night.
Jeff, you mentioned that Sword title and how Ewing is writing it. On 11'O'Clock podcast a couple days ago they mentioned that and reminded me of that very thing, it is written by Ewing, so I decided to give it another go. In-fact I started that again last night, but after reading the other stuff and after getting frustrated that I couldn't find it when searching "Sword" on MU ... and then finally finding it after realizing that I should try with the damn "dots" ... S.W.O...
I was too tired to finish. Ha,
But that said, may as well start with the other one on topic ...
Wolverine #8I try and I try but I can't get into Percy's writing. His beats hit my eyes/ears all wrong, I don't like his dialog and some of the stuff he adds to "sound in character" is just wrong. Like Wolverine and Omega Red's entire conversation. It sounded horrible to me. And according to Percy, if Wolverine doesn't say "blood", "Bled", "bleeding", or some other form of that word at least 4,000 times in an issue, it can't be Wolverine. I may go back and get an accurate count of this issue's total later
The art by Bogdanovic (whom I normally really enjoy) was also adding to my frustration as it was really off this issue. Heck, as was Kubert's art. At first with guys in black that look like a Rob Liefeld character design
and then everything past the Omega red stuff ... which yeah, I did really enjoy that part
Sadly, I just don't enjoy reading this title and haven't since issue #1. However, I will continue to do just that, read this title, as I think deep down, real deep, there is something here that I don't want to miss
(Plus as I cut most all of the X books out of my reading list since Swords, I need to try and stay in the loop and Wolverine is still a good character that I enjoy, so may as well ride the wave ... UNTIL I BLEED!!!
X-Men #16 - Man I missed this title. Still not an uber fan of the island thing and the war that is sure to come, but this was still done very well. Loved the
also liked seeing what Scott and Jean have planned!
Sea of Sorrows #4 - This title, from the same guy that wrote the Road of Bones mini that I enjoyed so much, has not had the same impact as that, but I am hoping it ends just as well. Decent horror book but a tad predicable. Also the art, while at times simply amazing, has my eyes wondering what they are seeing on some panels. Still, only one more issue, so ...
Swamp Thing #1 I was told recently that as a Swamp Thing fan (when it's done with a horror tilt), and someone that has been enjoying Immortal Hulk as much as I have been that I really needed to read this issue. Give it a shot. Yep!!! Enjoyed it ... until I got to the last panel ... then I was blown away. Loved it!! This may just be a very, very interesting book.
Amazing Spider-Man #114 - The origin of HammerHead!!! Ha, pretty funny. Dude gets beaten so badly his skull is crushed but as he is passing out, he sees an old movie poster about Al Capone and it imbeds in his memory so deeply that once this doctor (who just happens along and finds him laying there) fixes his head ... by making his skull from a metal alloy (and flat for some reason
) he retains the 1930's style gangster persona. Ha, crazy good/stupid 70's Marvel stuff!!
Marvel Feature #2 And I'm done. The stories are not the only problem here. It is the way Marvel uploaded this series. For some reason every issue so far (and I peeked into the last issue, #3, and it does it as well) throws the panels up out of order, when reading in guided view (or whatever Marvel calls that). Sure I could read them by the page, but damn it I love the guided view or panel by panel or smart view or whatever it is called and I want to use it. But no, this series is horrible, riddled with panels out of order. BAH!! Bring me Defenders, screw Marvel Feature!