Comments on: Hot Pants: The Spirit

By: rob

rob — Tue, 15 May 2007 19:03:08 +0000

the sprit is a good comic it is NOT great. I read it I smile bUT IT’S nothing that I RUSH to buy like Johanh h

By: Ovid

Ovid — Tue, 15 May 2007 09:55:23 +0000

I think I’m one of the few wierdos who haven’t enjoyed this. The art’s amazing as usual, but the characters (with the exception of Hassan) just haven’t engaged me. It might be because I spoiled myself by reading The Best of The Spirit recently, but I don’t see much of Eisner’s Everyman wit and wisdom here. Instead Cooke’s chosen to do some awkward social commentary and concentrate on bizarre villains rather than Joe Schmoes. The book plays like a pastiche or reanimated corpse rather than a living thing.

By: Dave Farabee

Dave Farabee — Mon, 14 May 2007 23:10:06 +0000

Also, it would take only a small adjustment to make this comic suited to all ages, and I think Cooke is missing an opportunity by keeping things as adult as he does.

Some good points in there, and this one in particular is the issue I most had (and still have) with his New Frontier material.

By: Simon DelMonte

Simon DelMonte — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:05:48 +0000

This book is almost but not quite what I want. The art is amazing. The characterization of the main cast is great, faithful to the original versions without being dated. And the anything goes storytelling guarantees this series will rarely be dull.

But every so often Cooke goes to places I don’t like, such as the bizarre Spirit Baked Beans story, or P’Gell’s dark origin. He tried too hard in the latter to be contemporary, and too hard to be satirical in the former, and I was dragged out of the story. Thus I remain just a little unsure where this book is going to go long-term. Also, it would take only a small adjustment to make this comic suited to all ages, and I think Cooke is missing an opportunity by keeping things as adult as he does.

Still, it’s a far sight better than most super-hero comics.

By: T. Martin

T. Martin — Sun, 13 May 2007 13:57:34 +0000

I’ve tried the Spirit and it just isn’t clicking for me. Sure, it looks beautiful, as you’d expect, but with the exception of Hassan the characters just strike me as superficial It might be because I’ve also recently read The Best Of The Spirit collection, so I’ve been spoiled. But Cooke’s incarnation just doesn’t have the Everyman wit, wisdom and empathy of the original. I dropped this as of last issue.

By: c. towns

c. towns — Sun, 13 May 2007 02:05:54 +0000

i do enjoy the spirit. it’s such a fun book.

By: James Doe

James Doe — Sat, 12 May 2007 22:46:46 +0000

This easily is the best comic book published each week.
You gotta love Darwyn Cooke!!!!

…. I meant each month….

By: James Doe

James Doe — Sat, 12 May 2007 20:05:51 +0000

This easily is the best comic book published each week.
You gotta love Darwyn Cooke!!!!