Posts Tagged ‘dingo’

Comic Run 03-03-10

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Dingo #1
So… was this a tie in to something? I really hope so. The ending was fun, but it pulled so much never before mentioned stuff out of absolutely nowhere in the denouement portion of the story that I don’t know what happened anymore. There was nothing leading up to that talk with his mother. There was very little about his marriage to Darby. There was… not enough. It either needed a couple more issues to flesh out the back story or to cut out those extra dangling strands.

Then again, apparently the guy also wrote Hexed, which is another story that feels like it was just a small section of a larger story that no one was putting out, so I suppose this is normal for him.

Girl Comics #1
It’s a nice idea. An all female art, writing and editing team making a bunch of short comics about the Marvel universe. The trouble is that some of the art doesn’t feel very Marvel, nor do the stories a lot of the time. I would have probably preferred original stories instead, but I suppose when you’re working under the Marvel banner…

God Complex #4
That was cute. In the end, the street comes together and helps each other, Apollo gets to stay Paul after defeating the Medusa, Sophia was of absolutely no consequence at all during the whole issue and it all wrapped up rather nicely. I think I’m done with the series now, though. Something about it tells me that this is a good time to let it end.

Sweet Tooth #7
This is kind of going downhill. The focus is too far split. Glimpses of what’s happening to Gus here, Tom and what he’s doing over there and parts about Tom and his wife while she was still alive overlapping in there too. It’s just too much happening and not enough focus anywhere for the story to bring me in anymore.

Underground #5
So… the guy wanted to open up the cave to tourism. The protagonist didn’t want that and thought the cave was more important than the people in the town. The bad guy is caught and they make it out and whatnot and in the end… they open the cave up to tourism. Okay, fine, whatever.

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Comic Run 02-04-10

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Between job hunting and working on my anthology/book//novel-in-story thing, I still have the comicses.

Dingo #3
First: “Douche nozzle” remains the funniest insult ever and I still have to use it some day to make someone seem threatening. Even if using it will make me burst out laughing. I SHALL DO THIS. And second, I think I get it now. Brother’s soul kept in scary little teddy bear. Part of it got out. Dingo has a demon dog following him around everywhere. I think I get this.

God Complex #3
I don’t honestly remember what happened last time anymore, but this time was a fight. I’m sort of finding myself detatched from the characters and interested in the way everything plays out, though. I mean, they brought in the Gorgon for an issue, but it seems to be a comic done via events rather than characters. And an abundance of double page panelling.

Sweet Tooth #6
Honestly, I don’t really care too much for Jeppard’s back story when there’s Gus in containment to unravel in an arc called “Captivity.” I was more interested in that than his old hockey days and how he got to be a fighter. Returning his wife to their old house, that part was great, though.

The Secrets of Sarah Winchester #1
The most surprising things about this is that Ben Templesmith’s name appears nowhere on this title. It reads like one of his books, the art is like his art and yet, no name. I am confused.

And the minute:

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Comic Run 01-14-10

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Daytripper #2
I am thoroughly confused and intrigued at the same time. I started reading it and thought he was the same guy from the first issue having a flashback into some part of his life and a trip he took with his friend. Then he died at the end and I thought maybe it was someone who looked like him. And then I realized it was about the time he died when he was 21 as opposed to when he died at 32. And now, I don’t know what’s going on.

Echo #18
I don’t know why, but it feels like ages since the alst issue. And it’s still just as fun, but now with the pace picking up, I’m hoping we get more than one or two events an issue.

Uwritten #9
The great and magical jailbreak. I loved it. I really did. All of the pieces are falling into place, though the Harry Potter parallels are getting a little strong now that we have both a know-it-all brunette and a redhead with a smart mouth and comic relief value. Now I need to decide whether I want to continue this in issues or trades, but I think trades for this one might be best. I want to reread the story and my issues don’t hold up well on transit.

Weekly World News #1
Ed Anger is amazing. He’s the crazy folk you see yelling at everything he doesn’t like for being un-American and angry because now aliens, intelligent apes and Bat Boy (Who doesn’t seem to be able to close his mouth for some reason) are even in the country. Although once again, my favourite is the alien. All level headed and a lovely foil, he’s fun.

And the minute for the week:

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Comic Run 01-07-10

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

First comic run of the year!

Dingo #2
It’s actually getting to be a pretty fun series, honestly. We meet family that he gets along with, see him be nice as well as a badass and watch him get beaten up by his ex wife’s posse. With the censor bar shades. Seriously, what is up with that?

Greek Street #7
Interesting developments. It;s always interesting when a character announces the start of act two and one of the chorus decides to abandon her post to become a part of the story. Some of the subplots I’m just not caring about, but the chorus woman and Cassie/Eddie, I’m starting to get into them.

God Complex #2
Oh Hercules. Anyway, the issue seems to be free of the typographical issues that plauged the first one and the story moves well enough. I’m just having a little trouble staying interested. There’s characters thrown in and pushed aside as well as the fight scene seeming to have not left the impact it should have. Sigh.

Sweet Tooth #5
Still a wonderful read. He’s finally made it to the preserve only to have it be not such a nice place. It would have been nice if a bit more had actually happened in the issue, since the shootout seemed to be kind of thrown in there as a plot device that really wasn’t necessary. The dream sequence could have been done anyway. But meh. Still fun.

Also, a comic minute:

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