DANCER was absolutely fantastic! It remained great from beginning to end. A very exciting / artistic "spy versus spy with sci-fi twist" that shines in how the narrative comes through with art and atmosphere.
ALPHA GIRL, I skipped.
AMERICA'S GOT POWERS - I felt exactly the same. Stopped after #2.
I have a whole slew of new series to read & review coming up: Nowhere Men, Storm Dogs, Bedlam, etc.
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EPIC KILL #1
Honestly I wasn't expecting much from this one, but I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Another assassin thriller book, though without the moody-coolness of Dancer. Still, an intriguing set up that I wouldn't mind checking out more of in the future!
I think I'll give it 4 collapsing pillars!
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FATALE #1
I liked this quite a bit as well, though I suspect it would probably read better in trade than by the single issue. The switch between two time periods was a bit jarring, but interesting.
Another 4 collapsing pillars!
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Fatale is brilliant! Like top 5 in all of comics brilliant! My highest recommendation and I'd add it only gets better as it goes. I read them monthly and love it that way.
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GLORY #23
Meh. This was okay, but definitely not my kind of thing.
HELL YEAH #1
This started out kind of blah, but got more interesting as it went along. Definitely has potential.
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HOAX HUNTERS #1
So, apparently this is actually the second issue, since there's an #0? Anyway, it was pretty groovy. A reality TV show debunking various cryptids/weird stuff being used as a cover for a team whose mission it is to cover them up. Definitely cool.
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Wow, sounds like I should have given Hoax Hunters a shot. I picked up the #0 issue and thought it was okay but I've heard it's not really representative of the series.
Hell Yeah is pretty freaking awesome. It's gotten continually more so as its gone on, and has introduced a few characters I think you'd like (you = Eryk). It has a very viceral, strait forward was to the story telling where it doesn't hide the fact that its appealing to action lovers too; that's not a bad thing and in fact I like it. But the overall focus is on character and sci-fi elements with a quasi-superhero bent.
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: FATALE #1
I liked this quite a bit as well, though I suspect it would probably read better in trade than by the single issue. The switch between two time periods was a bit jarring, but interesting.
Another 4 collapsing pillars!
I read it monthly but I think it would be much better as a trade ... I liked the first story arc better than the second and was a bit surprised that they did a second story arc. I think the 2nd story needs to go somewhere big soon. The first story arc did up the ante as it went along, It intends to be a bit of a mystery for the readers.
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GRIM LEAPER #1
Given that it's written by Kurt Weibe, the brains behind the groovy Peter Panzerfaust, I had high expectations for this one, and it pretty much met them! Love the dark romantic comedy genre, and this is a solid example! Bonus points for the solid "Love Stories to Die for!" back-up feature!
I would probably really give it four and half collapsing pillars, but the pillars don't do halves!
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THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1
This had a lot going for it, with some fun alt-history, wacky science stuff, but somehow it just didn't quite work for me. It's like Atomic Robo, minus all the stuff that makes AR fun, charming, and exciting.
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Thanks Edes ... I was wondering about Manhattan Projects ... they've got some great covers but ... I never submitted to actually buying one.
Did anyone follow Secret? I was curious about it but/because the 1st issue was a torture scene ... wondered if it ever went anywhere in the subsequent issues?
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Secret #1 is in my queue.
I think the real problem for MPs may be the lack of a real POV character, at least in the first issue.
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1
This had a lot going for it, with some fun alt-history, wacky science stuff, but somehow it just didn't quite work for me. It's like Atomic Robo, minus all the stuff that makes AR fun, charming, and exciting.
I've actually enjoyed this one quite a bit, and moreso as the series has gone on. (Though I did enjoy #1 more than you did I think). The later issues are pretty awesome with Werner Von Braun (not in a way you've ever seen before) and then a huge revelation about Einstein.
You do get a "kind of" POV character as the series goes on, or at least one fictional character who is a bit of an everyman. Or at least as much as a super-genius could be an everyman.
For me, it gets a definite huge recommendation.
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Secret #1 is in my queue.
I think the real problem for MPs may be the lack of a real POV character, at least in the first issue.
I'll await your thoughts on this. I thought it was very good though I did not like it as much as MP. There have only been 2 issues to date as I think the artist has caused a bit of a delay which is too bad.
It definitely has the Jonathan Hickman "this is about to get batshit crazy" sense to it though so I'm curious as to when that will happen.
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