Comments for Comics Nexus http://comicsnexus.com Comics Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:09:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on I’m Just Sayin’…#8 by Comics Nexus | I’m Just Sayin’…#36 http://comicsnexus.com/2008/04/30/im-just-sayin8/#comment-1104 Comics Nexus | I’m Just Sayin’…#36 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:08:20 +0000 http://comicsnexus.insidepulse.com/2008/04/30/im-just-sayin8/#comment-1104 [...] …because in the last week I’ve found two more gift ideas for that fanboy or girl in your life. Those of you who’ve been reading the column since I got started probably remember that I once mentioned a fun, twisted little webstrip called GARFIELD MINUS GARFIELD - one of the myriad of webcomics I read on a regular basis: [...] [...] …because in the last week I’ve found two more gift ideas for that fanboy or girl in your life. Those of you who’ve been reading the column since I got started probably remember that I once mentioned a fun, twisted little webstrip called GARFIELD MINUS GARFIELD - one of the myriad of webcomics I read on a regular basis: [...]

]]> Comment on Who’s Who in the DCU by Dirk http://comicsnexus.com/2008/09/01/whos-who-in-the-dcu-15/#comment-1102 Dirk Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:26 +0000 http://comicsnexus.com/?p=74778#comment-1102 Another question. Has there ever been a version of Bizarro that wasn't all "Me am happy." and rather dumb? I've always thought that Bizarro would make a great "evil Superman" kind of guy, but the way he's presented, it seems rather kid-oriented. What about Superman Prime? I know he's supposedly dead or some such.. but do you think he'll ever make a comeback? (please forgive me if he already has, but I haven't read DC comics in ages really) Another question.

Has there ever been a version of Bizarro that wasn’t all “Me am happy.” and rather dumb? I’ve always thought that Bizarro would make a great “evil Superman” kind of guy, but the way he’s presented, it seems rather kid-oriented.

What about Superman Prime? I know he’s supposedly dead or some such.. but do you think he’ll ever make a comeback? (please forgive me if he already has, but I haven’t read DC comics in ages really)

]]> Comment on The Gold Standard #14 by The Big Show http://comicsnexus.com/2008/11/11/the-gold-standard-14/#comment-1064 The Big Show Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:58:13 +0000 http://comicsnexus.com/?p=75748#comment-1064 Dude, it's Boston. Everything's closed by 11. Your grandmother did you a favor, not a disservice. Dude, it’s Boston. Everything’s closed by 11. Your grandmother did you a favor, not a disservice.

]]> Comment on I’m Just Sayin’…#35 by Jay http://comicsnexus.com/2008/11/12/im-just-sayin35/#comment-1053 Jay Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:51:39 +0000 http://comicsnexus.com/?p=75549#comment-1053 That Obama and Superman picture is SWANK! That Obama and Superman picture is SWANK!

]]> Comment on I’m Just Sayin’…#34 by Comics Nexus | I’m Just Sayin’…#35 http://comicsnexus.com/2008/11/05/im-just-sayin34/#comment-1047 Comics Nexus | I’m Just Sayin’…#35 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:46:39 +0000 http://comicsnexus.com/?p=75682#comment-1047 [...] a little on the nose if you’re a Republican, but hey that’s perspective for you. But you know what I’m talking about, and I’m gonna be coming back to this in just a few [...] [...] a little on the nose if you’re a Republican, but hey that’s perspective for you. But you know what I’m talking about, and I’m gonna be coming back to this in just a few [...]

]]> Comment on Capsule Reviews 11/08/2008 by Brad Curran http://comicsnexus.com/2008/11/09/capsule-reviews/#comment-1039 Brad Curran Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:08:11 +0000 http://comicsnexus.com/?p=75704#comment-1039 So, Avengers: Intiative isn't a good jumping on point. Good to know. So, Avengers: Intiative isn’t a good jumping on point. Good to know.

]]> Comment on The Gold Standard #13 by Manolis Vamvounis http://comicsnexus.com/2008/11/05/the-gold-standard-13/#comment-1037 Manolis Vamvounis Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:58:02 +0000 http://comicsnexus.com/?p=75628#comment-1037 i dont think X-Statix was as inconsistent as any of the other books. in the entire run they had three fill-in issues. and those were done by Paul Pope as the end of the first arc (I can't ever complain for a fill-in by POPE! the man's legend, hardly a last minute solution), Philip Bond (again a famous indie artist keeping with the theme of the book) handling a stand-alone flashback issue and Nick Dragotta who did an actual last minute fill-in for the Vivisector arc, but who later went on to become Allred's regular contributor for the past years in over a dozen books... the main problem with the art in the new volume was that Allred was now in a time crunch after issue 7-8 and couldn't ink his own work like he always did, and the inker selection, although selected by himself and personal friends (J Bone, Philip Bond) changed his style too much from the norm... nowadays he uses the aforementioned Nick Dragotta to do breakdowns and pencils for him ,and Mike goes in to 'Allred' the art style up with his amazing inks :) i dont think X-Statix was as inconsistent as any of the other books. in the entire run they had three fill-in issues.

and those were done by Paul Pope as the end of the first arc (I can’t ever complain for a fill-in by POPE! the man’s legend, hardly a last minute solution), Philip Bond (again a famous indie artist keeping with the theme of the book) handling a stand-alone flashback issue and Nick Dragotta who did an actual last minute fill-in for the Vivisector arc, but who later went on to become Allred’s regular contributor for the past years in over a dozen books…

the main problem with the art in the new volume was that Allred was now in a time crunch after issue 7-8 and couldn’t ink his own work like he always did, and the inker selection, although selected by himself and personal friends (J Bone, Philip Bond) changed his style too much from the norm… nowadays he uses the aforementioned Nick Dragotta to do breakdowns and pencils for him ,and Mike goes in to ‘Allred’ the art style up with his amazing inks :)

]]> Comment on The Gold Standard #13 by Ryan Ro http://comicsnexus.com/2008/11/05/the-gold-standard-13/#comment-1036 Ryan Ro Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:41:16 +0000 http://comicsnexus.com/?p=75628#comment-1036 One book that was hurt by inconsistent art - despite its brilliance - was the Milligan/Allred X-force revamp. The title was fantastic, outstanding, so much fun. A key to that was Mike Allred's art. His distinctive style gave so much personality and fit the story like a glove. He only missed a couple issues before it became "X-Statix" but then the art became inconsistent. It hurt the title and I lost interest. Unfortunately that book really needed Allred's art to be as good as it could be, IMO. One book that was hurt by inconsistent art - despite its brilliance - was the Milligan/Allred X-force revamp. The title was fantastic, outstanding, so much fun. A key to that was Mike Allred’s art. His distinctive style gave so much personality and fit the story like a glove. He only missed a couple issues before it became “X-Statix” but then the art became inconsistent. It hurt the title and I lost interest. Unfortunately that book really needed Allred’s art to be as good as it could be, IMO.

]]> Comment on REVIEW - Final Crisis: Fiesta by Alex Spencer http://comicsnexus.com/2008/10/06/review-final-crisis-fiesta/#comment-1033 Alex Spencer Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:03:40 +0000 http://comicsnexus.com/?p=75348#comment-1033 Didn't enjoy Superman Beyond very much at all, but that's a lovely bit of anaylsis. New Comics Journalism ftw. Didn’t enjoy Superman Beyond very much at all, but that’s a lovely bit of anaylsis.
New Comics Journalism ftw.

]]> Comment on The Gold Standard #13 by Aaron Glazer http://comicsnexus.com/2008/11/05/the-gold-standard-13/#comment-1015 Aaron Glazer Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:31:16 +0000 http://comicsnexus.com/?p=75628#comment-1015 Is this a golden age for Superman? All Star Supes wraps. We have the awesome JSA stuff... then we get Johns and Robinson on the solo books. If McDuffie pulls his JLA together, this goes down as one of the best Superman eras ever. Is this a golden age for Superman? All Star Supes wraps. We have the awesome JSA stuff… then we get Johns and Robinson on the solo books. If McDuffie pulls his JLA together, this goes down as one of the best Superman eras ever.

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