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Anyone looking for a superhero team comic book that is actually excellent, then look no further than THUNDER Agents, which at long last has found a home at DC.
Writer Nick Spencer continues to show why he may be the single best new rising star in the comics industry with his tight, complex scripts and fascinating characters. The pacing keeps you engaged while continually going in directions you didn't see coming.
Artist CAFU is a genuine surprise as his artwork is glorious to behold. Dynamic yet with a crisp, clean style that is very pleasing on the eyes.
THUNDER Agents is one of those concepts I've always liked because of it's place in comics history as well as being Wally Wood's great Silver Age series, but in all honesty, there have been so few Thunder Agents' comics that it hasn't always been high on my radar. Now, with a solid creative team and unique premise, I'm suddenly quite interested.
Other than Doom Patrol, this is hands down better than any other DC Comics team book--highly recommended!
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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The series is up to #4 now and it's just blowing away every other team book DC and Marvel are doing these days. The writing is fantastic and Nick Spencer brings the originality he's infused to his indie titles here. Meanwhile, the art by CAFU is really a joy to behold, capturing both the energy of a superhero series and the mood of the complexity.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Not enough energy for a full-scale "donut" review right now, but...having finally read issues 1-3, I can say I'm definitely hooked! Nick Spencer, between this book and Morning Glories, is clearly THE new writer to watch!
Keep bringing the T.H.U.N.D.E.R., Nick!
P.S. Sure hope with all that work Marvel's giving him that he doesn't leave this book!
-------------------- "Suck it, depressos!"--M. Lash
From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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9 issues in and still absolutely terrific! Love how Spencer unfolded Colleen's and Iron Maiden's story. He really is showing he's a master story-teller.
I also loved the luscious Mike Grell bits. As he's proved with Warlord and Jon Sable lately, the man still has it. And wow can he draw attractive people.
I'm thrilled this is probably going to continue in the DCnU.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Hate to say it, but that last arc of the recently-ended THUNDER Agents series was a bit of a snoozefest. I read issue 10 recently, and it didn't exactly end the arc in a way to make me change my mind. Much of the arc concerns the history between villainess Iron Maiden and the original Dynamo of the Agents.
Honestly, the story was just dragged out nad could have easily been told in a couple of issues, IMO. I mean, there were nice artistic flares by artists like Mike Grell for the flashbacks, but the backstory seemed to keep backtracking and repeating itself. The final scene between Colleen and her mother was pretty dramatic, I'll admit, but it just seemed to come to late to rescue this too-long storyline.
Volume 1 of THUNDER Agents started out very promisingly but just went out with a yawn. I'm sure that the upcoming mini which concludes Nick Spencer's story, but I'm unsure if I will be buying it as this storyline really left a bad taste in my mouth.
It seems Morning Glories will be the only creator-owned work Spencer will be doing anytime soon. That's a shame because his work-for-hire stuff that I've seen (with the exception of his excellent Jimmy Olsen back-ups from Action recently collected and concluded in a one-shot) just isn't up to snuff.
-------------------- "Suck it, depressos!"--M. Lash
From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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I'm surprised you disliked it so much! I actually enjoyed the second arc of Thunder Agents quite a bit. What I liked was how different the story-telling style was from everything else I've been reading.
But hey, we can't like the same thing *all* the time.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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My biggest problem is that an issue, maybe two, of story was decompressed into four. It felt like James Robinson could have made this a "Times Past" one-off in his Starman run and used the remaining three issues to tell something more dynamic. I realize flashbacks have been a part of the storytelling method Spencer's been using from the beginning, but there just didn't seem to be enough "meat" here to justify the length. There were enjoyable aspects, but I didn't feel like I got $12 worth of story.
-------------------- "Suck it, depressos!"--M. Lash
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