tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post3273294303572159232..comments2023-11-05T07:44:07.654-05:00Comments on GeniusboyFiremelon: Amazing Spider-Man #546 ReviewTimothy Callahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-58271277468864365012008-01-13T04:25:00.000-05:002008-01-13T04:25:00.000-05:00Actually I've been buying Spidey on and off for th...Actually I've been buying Spidey on and off for the past few years, Ult Spidey beig consistent...and Spider-Girl actually.<BR/><BR/>OMD was quite possibly one of the most painful things to read in years...everyone was so out of character and terrible and it compltely was a slap in the face to the character of Aunt May who months earlier whwile in her coma is psychically connected to Peter by Madame Web...and SHE TELLS HIM TO LER HER GO.<BR/><BR/>Peter Parker as by editorial edict is a painfully immature and selfish child.<BR/><BR/>So yes, Dan Slott on Spidey intrigues me..but Brand New Day...nope, not happening, far as I'm concerned, One More Day, My Last Day.<BR/><BR/>So mainstream spidey, unless you're in New Avengers from now till whenever...we're done.<BR/><BR/>How ironic that Bendis writes a 15 year old Peter Parker that is 1000 times more mature than the mid 20s one?marcwrzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558816994072889277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-10160973928314343782008-01-11T20:35:00.000-05:002008-01-11T20:35:00.000-05:00Hey there Tim. I don't know, maybe it's because ...Hey there Tim.<BR/><BR/> I don't know, maybe it's because I HAVE been reading ASM on a regular basis, but I thought this was horrid. Nothing wrong with the STORY per se, but the foundation for all this is so wrong-headed that it just undermines everything about it. I wrote a really long essay about why I despise this "Brand New Day" thing here:<BR/><BR/>http://niteowlz.blogspot.com/2008/01/spider-mans-brand-new-day-unmasked-man.html<BR/><BR/>feel free to check it out... I think it pretty much explains why I'm fed up with Spider-Man. I had never considered dropping ASM in all my years... not during the clone saga, not the other, not anything. BUT THIS... I'm really considering dropping the title. And if you knew me, you'd know that's no small feat...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-59500626702668367452008-01-11T13:56:00.000-05:002008-01-11T13:56:00.000-05:00I think there's something that can be gained as we...I think there's something that can be gained as well--it's just that everything I've seen/read/heard suggests that they're more interested in recreating a status quo from 30 years ago than actually pushing forward. I hope that's a wrong way to look at it and it somehow turns around to be some fantastic comics, but... not holding my breath either.Chad Nevetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785622045733202883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-82694259082501455452008-01-11T13:41:00.000-05:002008-01-11T13:41:00.000-05:00And I hope they DO carry out an intended plan of a...And I hope they DO carry out an intended plan of action for more than ...well, more than they have in the past. <BR/><BR/>I dig McMiven's work, too. Artwise, they're all solid, but all differently specialized, if you can follow that. All of the artists (except Bachalo) have done Spider-Man at length before, so that's good. But I'm most excited to see Bachalo's work. On a quick look-see, I might break my wait-a-year plan. I also hope that the arcs play to the strengths of both the writer AND artist.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-72572716443997382522008-01-11T13:06:00.000-05:002008-01-11T13:06:00.000-05:00Chad: I'm not defending the editorial decision of ...Chad: I'm not defending the editorial decision of One More Day/Brand New Day, but I do think that there's something gained, dramatically, by this new status quo. And, as for McNiven, you don't like plastic superheroes? Doesn't every kid dream about their action figures coming alive???<BR/><BR/>Marc: I think the big difference here is Steve Wacker. Plus, I haven't been burned by Spider-Man in the past because I assumed they were lying the other times. This time I think they mean it.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-20246873175092865382008-01-11T11:54:00.000-05:002008-01-11T11:54:00.000-05:00Timothy, I was in the same place you are until ear...Timothy, I was in the same place you are until earlier this week. I, too, give all my Spidey-love to USM because it captures the pure, true essence of the character. And I was prepared to jump in to "Brand New Day".<BR/><BR/>Until I read some of the crap they're giving as explanations. <BR/><BR/>I'll mail you the "One More Day" issues - no one should have to pay for that. But I wouldn't be as pissed if they didn't do some stupid stuff. Essentially, they made alot of mistakes with the retcon. Mistakes that I think will make this reboot MORE difficult to read, especially in the initial issues.<BR/><BR/>I think the creative teams are great, with the exception of Gale, as well. I, too, read those Daredevils - no one, including Marvel's reprint department, think anything of them. They're the only pages of DD, v.2 that aren't collected. But I love BTTF like nothing else, so I'm open. Structurally, this is a radical paradigm and I'm wishing them good luck getting it off the ground.<BR/><BR/>BUT - everything with Spider-Man over the last few years has been, "This will change the wall-crawler forever!" and "open up brand-new storytelling possibilities." Yeah, well, they haven't. The Other, the unmasking - all canceled without ever trying to explore its possibilities because they were rushing to the next big thing. <BR/><BR/>If after a year, they're still following this line of progression, I'll gladly buy the HC, the tpbs, whatever. But they've burned me badly. And a great deal of people feel the same. Marvel's come a long way this year of regaining my faith (and DC's done almost as much to lose it), but not with this one. I'll continue to keep tabs, but for now, it'll be easy to trade-wait.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-3171360042249390992008-01-11T11:46:00.000-05:002008-01-11T11:46:00.000-05:00I won't be buying any of the new Amazing Spider-Ma...I won't be buying any of the new <I>Amazing Spider-Man</I> issues. Not because of OMD, but because it just doesn't interest me. None of the writers do anything for me and I rarely buy books for the art (although, MicNiven's art bugs the crap out of me with its damn plastic people). Nothing about it makes me feel compelled to pick it up. Especially when nearly every review I've seen points to the fact that this issue would fit perfectly into <I>Essential Spider-Man</I> Vol. 7--why not just go out and buy that instead, you know?<BR/><BR/>Actually, that's something that really bothers me: Joe Quesada has said a few times that one of the reasons for this little retcon/reboot is to allow new generations of readers to experience a single Spider-Man, which was a great argument before collections became so widespread. There's so much material from that period in print now that I can't see that as a valid argument. Same for keeping characters alive just for the sake of future generations getting to see Batman fight the Joker... what's the point when nine times out of ten, the new story sucks and the truly great stories can still be read? Of course, there are other good reasons for doing these things, I just can't stand that "future generations" argument, because it's bullshit--unless you mean future generations of creators get to tell the story they've wanted to since they were kids, which always works out great, no?<BR/><BR/>But, really, McNiven's art... why is everyone made of plastic?Chad Nevetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785622045733202883noreply@blogger.com