tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post9132336850960413373..comments2024-03-29T02:32:15.437-04:00Comments on Remarkable: Comics Out March 5, 2008Geoff Klockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-23365803504682895132008-03-11T05:12:00.000-04:002008-03-11T05:12:00.000-04:00Hey Geoff, you've said that Fray is indispensable ...Hey Geoff, you've said that <I>Fray</I> is indispensable a few times, but I don't think you've said---why? I read it as it came out and was underwhelmed to say the least. What did I miss?David Goldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988083380983768496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-52175062032524748742008-03-08T11:03:00.000-05:002008-03-08T11:03:00.000-05:00Fraction has also mentioned his real name in a bun...Fraction has also mentioned his real name in a bunch of podcasts, but to be pompous, I think it's the whole "creating-an-image" thing that has led to him not using it often.<BR/><BR/>Plus Fraction sounds so much catchier. ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>And once again we got screwed over by Diamond and didn't get any comics for wednesday. I'm seriously getting sick of it.Christian O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00444025571307204096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-49651372880172978992008-03-08T09:15:00.000-05:002008-03-08T09:15:00.000-05:00I really dug the New Frontier special, and I haven...I really dug the New Frontier special, and I haven't even read New Frontier. Of the two Punisher War Journal "Supporting Cast Specials", I much preferred this one. It left me with a palpable sense of dread, now that we know Stuart and Frank both have deadly secrets from one another. This won't end well.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, I also bought Cable. "He's a soldier. Trained for anything... except changing a diaper!" That's an actual joke from this issue. When it was first announced, I was just annoyed they'd be taking Olivetti off Punisher. When they revealed the baby angle, and the cover to <A HREF="http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=8488" REL="nofollow">issue 2</A>, I started imagining a Hard Boiled/Sergio Leone mash-up and got excited. The reality is the above-mentioned diaper joke, and some unsuccessful hard-boiled narration. Olivetti's pretty good, but the whole thing looks TOO similar to Punisher War Journal - Cable's a time-travelling X-Guy, his arsenal needs to be way more crazy and sci-fi than Frank Castle's. I quite liked Bishop's arm, though.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740669500899738381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-42413806701492389642008-03-08T00:34:00.000-05:002008-03-08T00:34:00.000-05:00I think Fraction's real name has been identified o...I think Fraction's real name has been identified on his Wikipedia page for a while now.<BR/><BR/>Also, here's what I said about Chaykin when Chad Nevett complained about his art: <BR/><BR/>"I know his work has changed since the 1980s; his line-work has become more scratchy and he's less concerned with "realistic" anatomy, but he's easily one of the best comic book artists ever, and what he brings to his recent Marvel work (War Journal included) is a sense of the weariness of life. These characters have been through some shit. The women try to cover it up with a lot of eye-liner and lipstick, but these are some rough-looking women in this seedy underbelly of the Marvel Universe, and the men don't look much better. They're Cary Grant when the camera's not rolling and the lighting's not quite right. They are lantern-jawed mockeries of heroism, and that's what Chaykin is all about. I think the aspects of his art that you find unattractive are the very things that make him a brilliant artist."<BR/><BR/>That's my position.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-46700415910120049122008-03-07T19:06:00.000-05:002008-03-07T19:06:00.000-05:00The New Frontier special was great; the setup make...The New Frontier special was great; the setup makes fun of DC in a clever way, and it includes one of the best "trinity" stories I've read. <BR/><BR/>I didn't love the New Frontier (it's in the "great, but not for me" category), but I think Darwyn Cooke's approach to superhero revision is North America's best response to the British invasion of comicsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900815847530039373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-78014597112351421052008-03-07T18:33:00.000-05:002008-03-07T18:33:00.000-05:00I still don't quite know what I think about the Bu...I still don't quite know what I think about the Buffy/Satsu slamdown. It's either the best decision Whedon's ever made or the biggest mistake he's ever made. Time will tell. <BR/><BR/>Either way, I NEED THIS COMIC. More than I need any other comic book (with the exception of <I>Fables</I>) out there.Patrick Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410343584813208100noreply@blogger.com