The Astonishing Spider-Man

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, the first arc wasn't so bad. I really only hated it from the Supergirl arc. Loeb ****ed that up and then it never got better.

 

[PhotoJones]

I'm not familiar with DC's cluster**** that is the Supergirl continuity, so I just took it for what it was.

 

[Harlekin]

Yeah, the first arc on S/B was good. After that, meh, although I did like Absolute Power. That was fun.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm not familiar with DC's cluster**** that is the Supergirl continuity, so I just took it for what it was.

It wasn't so much the continuity, although that's pretty awful where Supergirl is concerned. It was the fact that Supergirl was a complete *****ebag and Loeb appeared to be trying to make her even more of a stuck-up ass with entitlement issues.

 

[venom892]

I loved Absolute power.But maybe it was Carlos Pacheco's art.

 

[PhotoJones]

I wish Pacheco did something important or considerable. He seems to waste away, lost in the sea of Superman books.

 

[venom892]

I'm liking his run with Busiek thus far even though I am behind.

 

[PhotoJones]

Yeah, but someone as good as Pacheco should be doing something a little more significant then a random Superman book.

 

[venom892]

Well it's one of the big two superman books.How much bigger a project do you want?Superman is the most iconic comic book hero in the world.

 

[PhotoJones]

If it's DC? The Justice League. Or they could've kept him on Superman/Batman

 

[venom892]

Superman/Batman hasn't been good in a while.Last time I bought was only for the Ethan Van Sciver art.

 

[PhotoJones]

I don't think I've ever herad anyone say they bought something specifically for Van Sciver. Anyway, I agree on S/B being crap these days. That's why I said I would've like to see Pacheco stay on it.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

If it's DC? The Justice League. Or they could've kept him on Superman/Batman

Pacheco would kick some monster ass on the JLA, especially now that McDuffie is writing JLA stories again instead of the **** Meltzer was turning out.

 

[PhotoJones]

I read Meltzer's run at the shop as the came out and I wasn't impressed by his story or the art. In fact, that relauch reminded me a lot of the New Avengers launch in that both books had boring, decompressed stories and so-so art by so called superstars.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, it was quite similar. Hell, you could even draw comparisons between Roy Harper's ascension to the big leagues and Spider-Man's at the beginning of Meltzer's JLA and Bendis' New Avengers, respectively--both could initially be viewed as fitting, but both were handled really, really badly.

 

[PhotoJones]

I was thinking that, myself. I just didn't get the big deal with Meltzer's stuff. Benes is Benes. The fanboy community loves him, but I think he's a rip off artist.

I'll read McDuffie's run. Depending on the artist, I may even pick it up.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I liked Benes on Birds of Prey. I think he's overloading his art with too much detail on JLA, though. More lines are not always better.

 

[PhotoJones]

He seems to be trying to draw Jim Lee's Batman and a hybrid Art Adams/Jim Lee style for everyone else.

 

[venom892]

I don't think I've ever herad anyone say they bought something specifically for Van Sciver. Anyway, I agree on S/B being crap these days. That's why I said I would've like to see Pacheco stay on it.

But his talents would be wasted on that book because of the crappy stories.Also Van Sciver is one 0f my top 5 artists.

 

[PhotoJones]

But his talents would be wasted on that book because of the crappy stories.Also Van Sciver is one 0f my top 5 artists.

Well, if I could've kept Pacheco on, I'd have Loeb on, too. Either Loeb or Busiek.

And if Van Sciver's in your top five, who else do you have rounding it out?

 

[venom892]

John Romita Jr.
George Perez
Tony Daniel
and I know I'm going to get crucified for this...Todd Mcfarlane Back in is prime.

 

[PhotoJones]

John Romita Jr.
George Perez
Tony Daniel
and I know I'm going to get crucified for this...Todd Mcfarlane Back in is prime.

Seriously? Dude...that ain't right.

 

[venom892]

Which ones aren't right.Also what are your favs.

 

[PhotoJones]

Tony Daniel, mostly. But even McFarlene, too.

 

[venom892]

Well the Tony Daniel slot is always rotating But the other four are always there.I loved Mcfarlane on Amazing Spider-man.