Comments on: Wednesday Number Ones 3/21/07

By: Hellhound

Hellhound — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:43:13 +0000

What a waste of paper Runaways Saga was. It literally felt like having the entire series recapped by an 11 year old girl which is not a good thing. New readers would be better served by spending a few dollars more to get the first digest. They would get most of the info they need to jump into the series without having all the other storylines partially spoiled. And was that framing sequence really meant to wrap up the cliffhanger from the last issue?

By: T. Martin

T. Martin — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:57:25 +0000

Can I pick up a run from a creator and just get good stories without the worry of continuity gaps and so on.

Pretty much. There are details you might miss, but it’s very new reader friendly.

I had switched to trades, but I loved The Losers and this review might tempt me back.

By: Tim Agen

Tim Agen — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:40:21 +0000

Hellblazer. I know I need to read Hellblazer. But I’ve never really tried to catch up with a ongoing with multiple creators with what some indicate to be varying qualities of execution. In my head I just say, start with Ennis. But what I worry about is that even if I start with Ennis, I will enjoy his work, but I will be missing some things, some history that was developed before him.

Or is that not really a concern? Can I pick up a run from a creator and just get good stories without the worry of continuity gaps and so on.

By: Jacob T. Levy

Jacob T. Levy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:46:38 +0000

This Hellblazer seemed like the most Delano-ish, 80s-vintage issue I’ve seen since Ennis first took over; and that’s a very good thing. Really excellent.

By: Randy Lander

Randy Lander — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:06:03 +0000

Just a quick correction, Coffman is both the artist and writer, Embury does the coloring on the Hero Book.

Thanks! Fixed.

By: Kiel

Kiel — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:02:33 +0000

I’m a bit disheartened to see Hero by Night get a bland review, because it had a great-sounding solicitation. After the Cape, on the other hand, had an awful solicitation - but the preview art looked really nice.

I’ll have to try Army @ Love out today, too. Sounds like a great concept, but I usually buy all my Vertigo stuff in trade. Still, I’m dying to get a taste of it.

Other than that, pretty light week, as far as stuff I didn’t pre-order. Might check out the TMNT prequels. Maybe pick up the newest issue of Blood Nation, the first issue of which kinda (surprisingly) hooked me.

By: readerX

readerX — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:42:13 +0000

Just a quick correction, Coffman is both the artist and writer, Embury does the coloring on the Hero Book. I know because I read the daily webcomic they’ve had up since october or so. http://www.drunkduck.com/Hero_By_Night/index.php?p=101795

I love that stuff. They’ve taken an old familiar concept and freshened it up for new audiences. Im so sick of the same old same old in super hero comics.

By: Bronn

Bronn — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:35:45 +0000

I’m disappointed to see that Tad Williams didn’t do better on Aquaman, although maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. He’s always been a “wordy” writer, and despite being a fan, I’ve often had to work to get through parts of his fiction. I was considering picking this up, even though I don’t think I’ve ever read an Aquaman comic in my life, but maybe I’ll have to think about passing now.