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FYI: The fella being stepped on by Timber Wolf on the cover is none other than Pete Woods himself!
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Tom De Falco's writing causes me physical pain.
I'm sure he's a lovely person and if he were actually a contemporary of Roy Thomas/Stan Lee/etc, I could probably justify it as him being a product of his time, but his expository and stilted dialogue just gives me an aneurysm every time I read it.
"I am the Native American character! Let me throw in a random objection about exploiting the noble primitives! Also, we all remember that Tellus has telepathic abilities, right?"
"I am level-headed and will remind us all that we are part of the Legion of Superheroes! We came here to stop a terrorist from our time, which is the 31st century, and yet we failed to stop him and now we must track him down! I believe the plot requires us to be in New York soon!"
Ugh. Sorry to anyone who likes him, but I just cannot deal.
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IMO, the art--especially on page 3--shows great promise. And its nice to see the full team back together in one place, too, having a moment of peace for a change.
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quote:Originally posted by razsolo: Tom De Falco's writing causes me physical pain.
I'm sure he's a lovely person and if he were actually a contemporary of Roy Thomas/Stan Lee/etc, I could probably justify it as him being a product of his time, but his expository and stilted dialogue just gives me an aneurysm every time I read it.... Ugh. Sorry to anyone who likes him, but I just cannot deal.
Yeah, I remember coming to that conclusion once and for all during his post-Clone Saga Amazing Spider-Man run.
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I've never read not one singular comic book written by this DeFalco fella. He seems to elicit strong responses both pro & con.
From: Gorilla Nebula Pub | Registered: Jul 2003
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I didn't think this issue was too bad. It won't go down as a classic, but I did like some of the little touches, like the fact that Tellus's mental environment was an ocean, and Timber Wolf's dismissal of the thug's attempts at friendship.
The exposition was way too much, but hopefully we'll see less of it as time goes on. And Gates's lines were awful. But I was certainly prepared for much worse from DeFalco, and this issue didn't live down to my worst expectations.
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From: New York, NY, USA | Registered: Nov 2003
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Umm, I haven't gotten the issue yet, but I agree, in theory, with gone about the Timber Wolf portrayal. The only thing that we might be able to chalk it up to is time lag or maybe, hypertaxia grumpiness and moral confusion. Maybe.
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From: Salem, Oregon USA | Registered: Aug 2003
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Well, I didn't cancel this title from my pull order in time, so I was obligated to buy it one last time today, unfortunately. What utter drek. I don't mind an expository issue now and then as long as the exposition has merit. This issue has none imho. Save yourself the 3 bucks, Shady.
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