tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post1078311011652351457..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: Lies, All Lies!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-52813214349377553632014-07-14T11:02:54.870-04:002014-07-14T11:02:54.870-04:00I purposefully bought this entire series when I we...I purposefully bought this entire series when I went to DC for 3wks back in March. As a diversion from my military course, I'd read each issue during this time just to focus on the story, but many distractions became evident...:<br /><br />1) Too.. much.. action.. in the panels, issue after issue after issue. No sense of pacing or dramatic pauses for a truely epic story. Just layers and layers of panel detail, it's hard to keep your mind on an otherwise courageous effort. Visually it seemed like a Phil Specter 'Wall of Sound' more than simply serving the intended story.<br /><br />2) I never liked the Space Phantom previously, but seems like his stature was elevated here much better. Not quite sure how he fit in, but I've since sold the series, I'll never really know, I guess.<br /><br />3) Really liked how the team members were plucked out of different streams, it was great to see the characters as they were back in the Bronze; however the story just seemed to convolute more than answer the old questions. Why the need to close threads in the first place..? Leave 'em to the imagination. <br /><br />It was an interesting concept, however the ending didn't really satisfy as much as I'm sure it was meant to.<br /><br />All in all, a nice revisit with old villains, a hugely-courageous attempt to bring stuff together, perhaps enhancing the original stories.., all in all it's ultimate enjoyment value depends solely on the reader. It just could have been drawn/told more simply.david_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218727673816200051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-44780396849101631832014-07-13T17:13:51.427-04:002014-07-13T17:13:51.427-04:00"What. A. MESS"...well put.
A little pu..."What. A. MESS"...well put.<br /><br />A little putty and paint every now and then to cover up some oddball contradictions in continuity is okay. Assuming a skilled hand, of course. This wholesale renovation without disturbing the furniture doesn't improve anything. One mess for another.<br /><br />On another quibbly note of irritation...<br /><br />"Destiny Force". This fetish of Marvel to give any big power a quasi-sentient, pseudo-science-mythical label makes me gag. Rick <i>(and I'm willing to bet the first days of Jean Grey as Phoenix)</i> wasn't possessed by some "Force". He wasn't given the keys to a Force like the keys to a Corvette. The original explanation was fine and dandy: humanity would someday evolve to this level of power. Similar to the Watchers or the Celestials, humans would one day stride the cosmos.<br /><br />It's a minor detail, I suppose, but it cheapens the grandeur of the majestic evolution future. Humans can bench press buildings, but they're not allowed to be <b>that</b> powerful without some sort of cheat/help.Murrayhttp://www.murraylindsay.ca/author_site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com