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Re: Secret Six R.I.P.

sharkpaul — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:08:37 -0000

Why many very excellent comic books are ended instead of expanding further? Why not instead end some useless titles that bear neither intelligence nor beauty that fans crave for?

Re: Uncanny X-Men Coming to an End

sharkpaul — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:11:41 -0000

Another reason why fans are slowly shunned away by this marketing gimmickry! Get real, Marvel! Search or put back a highly qualified writer and an excellent artist that match the intensity and sensibility of these confused and misunderstood race! Where's Chris Claremont when he's needed most!

Re: Daredevil Joins New Avengers

sharkpaul — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:21:33 -0000

Is Marvel running out of IDEAS?! Most definitely! Bendis's take on Daredevil was great, if not superb. Yet, his Avengers run is really way OVERRATED! Daredevil's nth time for re-integration/re-assimilation to the society he loves/loathes is getting way BORING! Instead of the moniker "House of Ideas", how about "House of Rehashing"? GET REAL MARVEL!

Re: Captain America Corps #1 Exclusive Preview

sharkpaul — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:26:18 -0000

First, if I'm not mistaken, the Green Lantern Corps. OK, Fine! Then, the Thor Corps. BLEECH! Much later, DEADPOOL CORPS! Way to go, Liefield!< Then now, Captain America Corps! What next, Spider-Man Corps, Daredevil Corps, Wolverine Corps, Lots of CORPS! Why not CORPSES!

Re: The 25 Greatest X-Men Stories

sharkpaul — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:36:12 -0000

I agree with the most of the items, but not definitely with the top spot! Dark Phoenix Saga is considered as THE BEST X-MEN STORY ever! Even Marvel acknowledges this! Without Chris Claremont or even Grant Morrison to begin with, how could Joss Whedon cook something more delectable than his predecessors? I have huge respect to Whedon's take on the best Astonishing X-Men storyline ever, but to put his work on the top is something else! Granted, the dialogue is still intelligent, sensible, melodramatic and even infuriatingly funny, yet Claremont's painstaking characterization on every X-Man in his long run was yet to be outmatched. Images of the Dark Phoenix's ultimate sacrifice is still haunting even to this day, the era where comic deaths are plain commercial crass! Cyclops' despair, in Chris' pen, remains unmatched! How about Morrison? Well, Grant Morrison will always be GRANT MORRISON! Confusingly intriguing, thought-provoking, engagingly intelligent and most importantly, brain-boosting take, not some profit-first-mentality of sorts. Yes, he is still one of the most difficult read comic writers today, but heck, his work still influences many aspiring auteur to think way beyond the conventional wisdom! Just look at X-Men First Class, the uniform/costume used in the movie is definitely Morrison-inspired, among others. Art is definitely the waterloo of Grant's run, and this is highly understandable! Come on, we know that Frank Quitely was, and even now is, a very slow illustrator. He cannot simply keep up with the pace on a monthly basis! And wait a minute, Is the list focused more story than art? IGN should be more specific next time on how to balance this. Anyway, Joss Whedon is very lucky to have John Cassaday on board. How come IGN said very, very less on the latter's contribution? I strongly believe that his art is ONE of the reasons why Astonishing X-men was a sure fire comic book in the last part of 2000. And, where are some of the more important sagas here? Namely, Fall of the Mutants and X-tinction Agenda. A good list, but still wanting!

Re: Comic Book Sales for May 2011

sharkpaul — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:58:27 -0000

After Grant Morrison's maniacal run in Batman and Robin and Action Comics 900, I stop buying DC single issue comics. Geoff Johns et al keep on recycling and/or retconning the characters/stories/sagas/existences. Neither creative nor thought provoking, I quit! Just waiting high-quality high-end graphic novels like Absolutes and/or Omnibuses, though.

Re: DC Comics Relaunch Round-up

sharkpaul — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:03:34 -0000

I may suggest another moniker--Disgusting Corpses!

Re: Will a DC Universe Reboot Happen?

sharkpaul — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:18:39 -0000

So, what Alan Moore did in DC will either disappear or finally come to fruition. Swamp Thing and John Constantine are now part of the main DC continuity. But Barbara Gordon will be back as Batwoman! HAH!

Re: Superman Doesn't Love Lois Lane

sharkpaul — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:11:39 -0000

If this latest gimmick fails to sate thy visual appetite, just don't buy it! With the exception of Action Comics 900 and Absolute All-Star Superman, I care less on anything Superman! LONG LIVE BATMAN!

Re: Hero Worship: Green Lantern's Fan Service

sharkpaul — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:28:15 -0000

I may be a voice of the wilderness here, but I give less to the experts/critics! I watched it and found a bit enjoyable, at par with Thor. I agree with the writer/reviewer here, comic fans, me including, are disappointed on how the movie turned out. But I always try to remind myself that movie versions are a compromised lot--trying to be accessible to both fans and casual movie-seekers alike. Yet, the negatives prevailed me a lot--Parallax, unbelievable GL training time, Parallax vs. GL and its demise at the SUN, etc. Enjoyable in the sense of laughing/chuckling many times. Indeed, BATMAN Begins and the DARK KNIGHT are the true paragons of excellent comics-to-movie adaptations, but Green Laterns fails the bill. I hope Ryan Reynolds will redeem himself in DEADPOOL!

Re: Who is the American Panther?

sharkpaul — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:34:46 -0000

What a cheap way of "upgrading" the abovementioned comic superhero! What's this, a Captain America-animal/panther version!?! Marvel, you are doing the readers/fans a terrible disservice! I would rather play Angry Birds instead!

Re: Grant Morrison on Recreating Superman

sharkpaul — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:01:58 -0000

If Grant Morrison's take on the Superman proves to be successful, I will just wait for the hardcover trade. Geez, how many times do we have to suffer from this "going-to-the-roots" thing!? Sorry for being jaded, but are ideas being dried up? Please Morrison, prove me wrong, just like what you did in Batman and Robin!

Re: The Worst Comic Book Events

sharkpaul — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:11:52 -0000

I disagree with Secret Invasions here! That paved way for the ascendancy of Norman Osborn as the Top Dog of Villainy in the Marvel Universe! Why singled-out Secret Invasion here, why not SIEGE, which was way more horrible and terrible in plot and dialogue! Yes, there were more innovative ways of getting the true Green Goblin to the top of the Marvel food chain, but I think that this event was a better substitute than anything else. It actually served Marvel more than anything else, least in the year 2008. Other than that, happy, happy, joy, joy for NOT buying those stuffs! Good article and well-suggested!

Re: The Greatest Green Lantern Comics

sharkpaul — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:06:30 -0000

Green Lantern: Rebirth as a "recommending" book? Partly agree! It is the start of Geoff Johns' DC retcons and revitalization of the Silver Age characters (in DC, of course) which he truly loves since childhood! But the list will be more significant if the "recommending" opus is part of it!
Furthermore, if Identity Crisis will be released in the Absolute format, why can't DC also do the same with the Sinestro Corps War and Blackest Nights? Excellent list!

Re: The Best Comic Book Events Ever

sharkpaul — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:39:58 -0000

The reviewer has a mind of his own! Fine with that! But in the post-modern era, the final arbiter is the reader-buyer! I like the list except for one big aberration--Final Crisis! The very reason why I bought the hard cover version was the hype of Batman's "death"! Yes, my most favorite superhero "died"! But NO! Morrison's story is like reading a very unreadable (read: highly intellectual, astrophysicist-leveled, "Luthor"/Stephen Hawking level genius) piece of visual literature! Don't get me wrong, I prefer Batman: RIP than this one! That's the problem with Grant, very elitist and understandably-challenged! It's akin of reading a Kant-inspired philosophical discourse! Final Crisis became more digestible upon Grant's "revelation" in the pages of Batman and Robin and other Batman series! Little wonder why many fans still believer/prefer Infinite Crisis than this one!

Re: Will Spider-Man Really Die?

sharkpaul — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:44:30 -0000

Question: "what was the point of polybagging the issue if they were going to spoil it anyway?"
Answer: Not everyone stay tuned with IGN!

Re: Ultimate Comics Avengers vs. New Ultimates #5 Review

sharkpaul — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:08:28 -0000

Hah! Does that mean storytelling's the biggest chunk of judging the quality of the comic issue/collected version in the IGN review section? If that is the case, the reviewer's justification on it. But nonetheless, I'll buy this stuff for I'm a strong believer in the art's quality. I'm a 90s guy and more so, art is the final arbiter of the comic industry! Yu and Segovia are buddies/comrades-in-arm in the comic industry. The latter's specialty is similar to his fellow compatriot Tolibao-imitation. Isn't that the biggest complement in art is trying to mimic one's work? I'm not saying per se that they are bunch of copycats. They are just doing a favor or two with their good friend. And that's I probably surmise with Segovia's take on Yu's illustrations.

Re: Silver Surfer #5 Review

sharkpaul — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:16:31 -0000

If only Marvel just focused on only ONE artist after Segovia-TOLIBAO I really stress here-this series would be a true knock-out! But alas, Tolibao had to share with a so-so artist! Thus, the art quality of the book suffered a bit, most particularly in issue #4! Nonetheless, I partly nod with the reviewer!

Re: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160 Review

sharkpaul — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:32:20 -0000

Unless Marvel has something in its deep pockets, the main difference between 616 universe and the Ultimate counterpart is that the latter is grounded on "Reality"--heroes/villains DIED, unlike the former, resurrection is just a way of life for both superheroes and super villains. Agreed, Peter Parker's the Spider-Man. But that's not what the people in Marvel think so in the upcoming new Ultimate line. If anyone of us opts to end here, go!

Re: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160 Review

sharkpaul — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:38:03 -0000

Thank you for the Spoilers, sir Jesse! I don't need to rip off my copy anymore and keep it as is! Or wait a minute, wait for the second printing instead! The Quesada cover variant actually tells the whole story! Very moving!

Re: Deadpool #39 Review

sharkpaul — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:43:32 -0000

Despite its "mediocre" rating, I'll going to have it! Bong Dazo RULES!

Re: Superman #712 Review

sharkpaul — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:58:21 -0000

We have our own opinions and choices to make. If anyone really believes that this issue deserves a 10 rating, so be it! If not, again, so be it! I'm definitely no big fan of Krypto and will absolutely skip this. However, both the reviewers see something or two in this issue that make them rate this so "perfectly". That's their view, period. At least, we can learn something or two on how analyze/review/scrutinize/enjoy more deeply with comics.The ultimate test is the Eisner awards for Best Single Issue. If it will win or even at least nominated, that "10" mark justifies anything and everything the reviewers brag of. If not, the skeptics/doubters/hard-to-please/non-believers/harsh critics will have the field day! Let's wait for next year Eisner/Harvey for this one, shall we?

Re: Gene Colan Passes Away

sharkpaul — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:16:43 -0000

I am glad to savor Colan's last masterpiece-Captain America 601! A worthy Eisner piece of visual literature!

Re: Frank Miller's Holy Terror Set for Release

sharkpaul — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:02:43 -0000

Hmmm.... just because Bin Laden was killed/assassinated/finished, Frank Miller is now confident to release his long-delayed project! I'll simply just think the hero as the "god-damned Batman" without the Bat-images and the likes. But no, I'll wait for his 300 prequel instead! AWO!

Re: DC Reveals '80s Retro Covers

sharkpaul — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:08:31 -0000

No Watchmen cover retros! Ha3x!!! I like the Batman vs. Reaper! What a classic duel that never expanded! I hope Grant Morrison will cook up this delicious equation! I believe that this Reaper's more cool than Doctor Hunt!