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Avengers is outselling Thor and Cap because Avengers has Thor and Cap... and Spidey and Wolverine. And it's THE book of the status quo.
Well...Bendis already brought back the thought bubbles in Mighty Avengers two years ago....then fans complained that he abused them and they disappeared again. lol
TheCorpulent1 said:No, the fact that the Sentry beat himself. Siege's whole point was ostensibly that the heroes got their act together and pulled themselves and the world out of the long misery that Civil War had plunged them into, but that message loses a lot of its impact when you realize that the heroes didn't actually do anything to the Void. Bob Reynolds killed the Void. And both will probably come back.
Dread said:I am glad to see this much chatter about Academy. I am stunned I seem to the only one reading Thunderbolts now.
Avengers is outselling Thor and Cap because Avengers has Thor and Cap... and Spidey and Wolverine. And it's THE book of the status quo.
I find it funny that so few people are willing to believe that people buy the Avenger books for the simple fact that they enjoy them. Bendis has his flaws and I'll point them out when I see them, but typically, I find I enjoy what I read of his Avenger books.
Hey, if he brings in the numbers then he deserves it... and for Marvel he does, though not as much as he used to.
SUPER DINOSAUR #1: "This is where it begins", as the cover boldly says. Robert Kirkman reunites with ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN artist Jason Howard to launch what he sees as a more "family friendly" comic book title, after claiming there are too few of them on the racks (while writing titles like INVINCIBLE, WALKING DEAD and DESTROYER that have loads of swears and gore). This is, in fact, the title that Kirkman and Howard were so eager to launch that they chose to walk away from WOLF-MAN after 25 issues to do so promptly. This is a true "extra sized" debut issue - 28 pages of story with zero ads and no extra price hike for the luxury. If Image can afford to do this without going bankrupt, and they remain roughly 3-4% of the industry on a good month, why can't Marvel, who represent at least 35% of the industry on an average month? There is an "origin special" issue being offered for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY on May 7th, which leaves this issue to cover a lot of said origin for paying customers with a lot of narration boxes - it borders onto "info-dump" exposition territory. On the other hand, this is a debut issue that literally leaps right into some action; no waiting six issues for the title character to appear here!
The premise is that Derek Dynamo is the son of aging scientist Dr. Dexter Dynamo, who discovered that the earth is supposedly hollow at the center and that at said center are dinosaurs as well as a valuable new mineral, Dynore. Dr. Dynamo's partner, Dr. Max Maximus, "turned out to be totally evil" and has been creating genetically modified dinosaur warriors to steal Dynore and get revenge on Doc Dynamo. Derek, alongside his custom made robot Wheels and Maximus' prototype dino-warrior, Super Dinosaur, stop said evil plans on a regular basis. There also is another of Maximus' creations who has rebelled and has her own path. Super Dinosaur (SD) is a typical 9 foot tall T-Rex, only he talks and makes up for such tiny arms by wearing armor that has larger ones; he is Derek's best friend and a video game fanatic. The oddity is that while SD is the titular character, he is practically Derek's larger sidekick. The fact that Derek is more of a genius than his aging father comes into play when a family of technicians moves into their lab to help out with SD's armor in a way that brings things down to earth a bit. This reads, to be honest, like a pitch for an above average CARTOON NETWORK or NICKTOONS show, which may be it's inevitable fate. The first half of the issue, with so much exposition being thrown at the reader that ones used to decompression may get whip-lash, is the most tedious; the second half of the issue improves greatly once things are established. To a degree, Kirkman almost seems to be pandering to younger readers, with a lot of alliteration inspired names to remember and focus on dinosaurs, which supposedly every child loves (much like gorillas and ninjas). On the other hand, Kirkman is effective at capturing the voice of a genius ten year old and simply because the premise involved dinosaurs doesn't prevent it from being accessible to adults, too. Kirkman comics typically become vastly different by issue six or twelve than in the first.
While this issue may not make some fans get over missing WOLF-MAN, it is a solid launch for those who like talking T-Rexs and a lot of boundless energy in their comics. Despite the last name, this comic also has nothing to do with Jay Faerber's DYNAMO 5 series (even though they have appeared in INVINCIBLE, and vice versa). It would, however, fit in perfectly with the world of another Kirkman creation seemingly destined for a cable network cartoon series, SCIENCE DOG. This isn't Robert Kirkman's best debut issue, but it still is fairly good for those who like some original energy to their comics, and given Kirkman's current popularity, might sell well. It will be curious to chart this book's sales alongside HAUNT.
I still read it and enjoy it. I just haven't yet. It just easily got lost in the mix of Pool MAX, AA and UXF this week. I was way too tired to read that and Hellblazer. They're gonna have to wait this weekend sometime between the Knicks playoffs and Easter.
Hasn't been like this for years, tho that might change now to this suspsense of him being unmask as Peter Parker changes his identity with presumingly Green Goblin telling the world who Parker is, so Bendis can set up the "Spider-Man: Brave and Bold" status quo where Parker is being trained by Nick Fury and teams up with other heroes, sounds familiar? Yeah it's the pitch Bendis has for the ULTIMATE Spider-Man cartoon.
How is Avengers then outselling Thor and Captain America? These characters are highly important with Fear Itself, Avengers will have tie-ins witrh Fear itself but Bendis top selling titles we never used to build up for this year's big event so why are they selling? Dark Avengers was a very liked comic and from what i gathered it might have been the highlight of Bendis' Avengers career. Also what about his creator owned title Scarlet which is top selling Icon book? Are you telling me that Icon is so important that people just buy all the creator owned material people put out?
You also keep telling that Ultimate Marvel is irrelevant thesedays, yet why is Spider-Man selling well and even getting higher on sales chart with the event going on? Are you perhaps going to tell me Ultimate Marvel is now important again?What about Bendis' upcoming Brilliant?
PS. Anyhow i really agreed on the "no arch villain" thing on Thunderbolts, perhaps they should get a chance to fight bigger named villains or having a AIM/Hydra as a big arc villain or so. I really hope Parker won't perma lose Man-Thing and Juggernaut, but B team looks intriquing. I think Mr. Hyde will be in more control of himself because the upcoming Fear Itself tie-in preview art showed Mr. Hyde all fancy-dressing cane guy, so perhaps the serum had nanonites to his brain to calm him down.
Avengers is outselling Thor and Cap because Avengers has Thor and Cap... and Spidey and Wolverine. And it's THE book of the status quo.
I nearly picked up the past two issues of Academy but I need to stop buying things. I may come back to it at some point but I can't afford it now.
As for Thunderbolts, that was one of my first drops. I hated the art but now I'm real curious how the Shocker does. He's always been one of my favorite villains. I'll definately be skimming to see how his progress goes.
That is exactly what I think. I remember being accused of being a Marvel employee once because of my defending Avengers way back when BMB took it over. (It's an odd insult, because if I had ANY creative ability, that would be my dream job.)
But I do understand why people like Dread drop his stuff. His flaws can be really annoying. And if it gets under your skin, there's really no hope of enjoying the comic. For me, the most noticeable flaw is when you start to picture the writer rather than the character when they talk, and unfortunately Bendis' voice permeates every one of the characters that he writes. It really is a testament to how fun his ideas are that I'm still along for the ride. I've said it before, but if Bendis was in more of an editorial position, or one where he was just an idea-generator, where other people ran with his ideas, I think that would rock.
Heh, so you did decide to get that after all, eh![]()
I've said for a while that Bendis would probably be a better editor than writer; most of his ideas are better once someone else writes them. Even with a co-writer, his work gets less horrendous. Thus, his flaw is the execution. Unfortunately, good ideas with bad execution are almost useless, and downright frustrating - like a canine knowing the cure to cancer but trying to find a way to get it to tell you.
Hope you weren't disappointed by the Knicks playoff game. I mean, they've made the playoffs for the first time in 7 years and earned a winning record, barely, in the regular season. That's pretty much the most one could expect of them, and I say that as a New Yorker. It's still been ten years since they won a playoff game.![]()
Sounds like me and the Bengals or the Reds.
No, the fact that the Sentry beat himself. Siege's whole point was ostensibly that the heroes got their act together and pulled themselves and the world out of the long misery that Civil War had plunged them into, but that message loses a lot of its impact when you realize that the heroes didn't actually do anything to the Void. Bob Reynolds killed the Void. And both will probably come back.
Avengers Academy #12
This title is a mixed bag for me. I LOVE that we get some great characterization...something I've mentioned this week that can be lacking in other comics; but, many times I'm dying for a bit more action. Finally, we get it with issues #11-12; but, I come away still wanting. I think one of my biggest complaints is that we get one of the baddest of the baddest Avengers foes, Korvac; and, a reader comes away thinking that he's really not that bad, after all. The story actually tarnishes Korvac's legacy; but, that's just a natual occurrance in comics nowadays. (Doomsday came on the scene, and he was just awesomely bad. Now, we've seen him too often and defeated too easily. He's not the same threat, or draw, that he used to be.) Do I believe the Avengers Academy could defeat him, whereas the regular Avengers were just swatted away like flies? (Even future versions of the Academy?) No way!
I did like that Veil doesn't have a death sentence over her character any longer. I would start to get bored with the woe-is-me attitude; and, it's nice to see a writer not draw it out for ages on end. (Kind of like how it would take forever for Professor Xavier to help a mutant with their powers...aka, Rogue.) We're being introduced to many new characters with Marvel and DC in all these team books that come out. Gage has done the best job in getting us into the characters..truly invested and caring about them.![]()
Hey Dread you thinking of dropping Haunt after #18? Greg Capullo is leaving Image to work on Batman for DC and apparently that was more then enough reason for Robert Kirkman to leave Haunt title too.![]()
Finally went back and started reading other people's reviews of the comic I finally got to. Wow, JH. You and I are on opposite sides this week. I actually liked the direction War Of The Lanterns was taking...although, I must admit that we don't get a whole lot happening in those two issues. (I don't know if you can blame the fewer pages in DC comics for that. I thinks it's more that this is less of an event and more of a dragged out Green Lantern story.) I was surprised to see people enjoying Wolverine; but, glad I wasn't the only one who thought the story was dragged out far too long. (It should have been two issues, at most.) Finally, Generation Hope. I really wish I could enjoy this book more, as Gillen can be such a fantastic writer. This just pales in comparison to Avengers Academy; and, I don't think it's wrong to compare the two.
Skaar: King Of The Savage Land #1-2
Gotta say, I wasn't looking forward to this, especially as I'm starting to tire of Incredible Hulks. How surprising to find out how great these first two issues are! The focus isn't just on Skaar, but we get some great scenes with Ka-zar, Moon Boy and Devil Dinosaur, and Shanna (whose body is taken over by some alien villian). The writing and art is top-notch, and I'm only sorry to see it's a 5-issue mini. I think Skaar has finally found where he belongs; and, it's great to see Ka-zar being written to magnificantly. (It did get me thinking. Remember waaay back when the X-Men had turned Ka-zar into a child? Whatever became of that storyline? Was it just dropped?? And, where did this child of Ka-zar and Shanna turn up??)
I whole-heartily recommend this mini!t: