Comments on: Good Superhero Comics: Week of Jan 17 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:03:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Antione http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/comment-page-1/#comment-42656 Antione Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:31:21 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/#comment-42656 Your dead on about Civil War. I'm not sure if your right why they spit up Sue and Reed. It seems all comic books especilally Marvel will do something different to peak interest in dying book. I mean when Superman died it seemed various books was trying the same fumula to revive the characters. The forget the Fantasic four was built on family. If anything they should let Reed loose that super inteligence of his and let him struggle without it. We wouldn't see that coming. Why that you may ask? He always had it and if he didn't he would be a normal guy with powers and Sue and him would enjoy a better marrige. He would be a different type of hero too maybe cooler. Comics in general always let the character stay the same no matter what happens to him. Maybe they could change that. Nuff said. Your dead on about Civil War. I’m not sure if your right why they spit up Sue and Reed. It seems all comic books especilally Marvel will do something different to peak interest in dying book. I mean when Superman died it seemed various books was trying the same fumula to revive the characters. The forget the Fantasic four was built on family. If anything they should let Reed loose that super inteligence of his and let him struggle without it. We wouldn’t see that coming. Why that you may ask? He always had it and if he didn’t he would be a normal guy with powers and Sue and him would enjoy a better marrige. He would be a different type of hero too maybe cooler. Comics in general always let the character stay the same no matter what happens to him. Maybe they could change that. Nuff said.

]]> By: Mel Valentin http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/comment-page-1/#comment-42410 Mel Valentin Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:39:16 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/#comment-42410 Well, there's more MODOC/MODOK goodness coming our way. Bill Reed at Comics Should be Good! has a post about upcoming projects: http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/17/365-reasons-to-love-comics-17/ Including Super Villain Team-Up: Modok's 11 (April release): http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=89691 Sweet, methinks. Well, there’s more MODOC/MODOK goodness coming our way. Bill Reed at Comics Should be Good! has a post about upcoming projects:

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/17/365-reasons-to-love-comics-17/

Including Super Villain Team-Up: Modok’s 11 (April release):

http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=89691

Sweet, methinks.

]]> By: Rob Barrett http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/comment-page-1/#comment-42404 Rob Barrett Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:16:47 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/#comment-42404 Jeff Parker is awesome. My favorite parts of the issue had to do with Karl, the Best Ineffective Henchman Since Daredevil's Turk. The reaction panel where Karl realizes just who lives next door to the secret base he's acquired for MODOC is priceless. As for the She-Hulk issue, I'm sorry you didn't like it, Johanna. I enjoyed it greatly. Favorite line: "Candygram." Jeff Parker is awesome. My favorite parts of the issue had to do with Karl, the Best Ineffective Henchman Since Daredevil’s Turk. The reaction panel where Karl realizes just who lives next door to the secret base he’s acquired for MODOC is priceless.

As for the She-Hulk issue, I’m sorry you didn’t like it, Johanna. I enjoyed it greatly. Favorite line: “Candygram.”

]]> By: caleb http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/comment-page-1/#comment-42402 caleb Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:50:58 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/#comment-42402 Ha, yeah, okay, maybe a mini (my secret hope is that they'll become the next "Marvel Zombies" style phenomenon). But damn did this issue excite me! I think there's a good 22 pages of simple acronym jokes, like Hulkdoc declaring that he's a "Mental Organism Designed Only For Smashing, "Wolvdoc saying he's a "Mental Organism Designed Only for Being the Best There Is At What He Was Designed Only For Doing" and so on. Of course, I don't know how wide the audience of people who think MODOK being an acronym a Mental Organism Designed Only for Computing/Killing/Conquest is hilarious is... Ha, yeah, okay, maybe a mini (my secret hope is that they’ll become the next “Marvel Zombies” style phenomenon). But damn did this issue excite me!

I think there’s a good 22 pages of simple acronym jokes, like Hulkdoc declaring that he’s a “Mental Organism Designed Only For Smashing, “Wolvdoc saying he’s a “Mental Organism Designed Only for Being the Best There Is At What He Was Designed Only For Doing” and so on.

Of course, I don’t know how wide the audience of people who think MODOK being an acronym a Mental Organism Designed Only for Computing/Killing/Conquest is hilarious is…

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/comment-page-1/#comment-42401 Johanna Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:02:59 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/#comment-42401 An ongoing? A miniseries, perhaps, just to see how well they combine crime-fighting and their desire to take over the world. But month after month? Then again, my lack of imagination in this area shows why I'm not a comic writer. An ongoing? A miniseries, perhaps, just to see how well they combine crime-fighting and their desire to take over the world. But month after month?

Then again, my lack of imagination in this area shows why I’m not a comic writer.

]]> By: caleb http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/comment-page-1/#comment-42399 caleb Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:48:23 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/#comment-42399 The premise leads, as all roads do, to a Wolverine guest appearance. I'll admit I liked the original, court case-centric issues the best, but I thought the all-action format gave Rick Burchett an opportunity to shine. The scene where we watch the Abomination's face fall when She-Hulk essentially calls him ugly was heartbreaking. And I think I'd happily read an ongoing monthly starring the M.O.D.Avengers The premise leads, as all roads do, to a Wolverine guest appearance.

I’ll admit I liked the original, court case-centric issues the best, but I thought the all-action format gave Rick Burchett an opportunity to shine. The scene where we watch the Abomination’s face fall when She-Hulk essentially calls him ugly was heartbreaking.

And I think I’d happily read an ongoing monthly starring the M.O.D.Avengers

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/comment-page-1/#comment-42392 Johanna Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:05:45 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/#comment-42392 Ok, I'll admit that Sampson's analysis of why each Hulk-related character (including this issue's villain The Abomination) wound up with the particular appearance they did was interesting, but I got more enjoyment out of reading your review, Tim, than I did flipping through the issue. I'll check out the next one, though, to see if the premise leads anywhere promising. Ok, I’ll admit that Sampson’s analysis of why each Hulk-related character (including this issue’s villain The Abomination) wound up with the particular appearance they did was interesting, but I got more enjoyment out of reading your review, Tim, than I did flipping through the issue. I’ll check out the next one, though, to see if the premise leads anywhere promising.

]]> By: Tim O'Neil http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/comment-page-1/#comment-42391 Tim O'Neil Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:56:31 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/01/19/good-superhero-comics-week-of-jan-17/#comment-42391 You missed a good issue of She-Hulk. The all-action format may seem left-field, but it's not, really, because the issue is built around Jen's doubts and fears of not being able to live up to her cousin's example, as well as missing him (because no one on Earth except for a handful of people know the Hulk was blasted away to an alien world by Tony Stark and Co). One of the things I always liked about She-Hulk was that she was a superhero whose very concept was tied to family, so it's nice to see those aspects played up. Maybe there's no Awesome Andy, but it's a nice change of pace that also places She-Hulk in the position of being able to call Iron Man and Co. on their bullshit when she inevitably figures out just why the Hulk has been gone... so yeah, I thought it was great. You missed a good issue of She-Hulk. The all-action format may seem left-field, but it’s not, really, because the issue is built around Jen’s doubts and fears of not being able to live up to her cousin’s example, as well as missing him (because no one on Earth except for a handful of people know the Hulk was blasted away to an alien world by Tony Stark and Co). One of the things I always liked about She-Hulk was that she was a superhero whose very concept was tied to family, so it’s nice to see those aspects played up. Maybe there’s no Awesome Andy, but it’s a nice change of pace that also places She-Hulk in the position of being able to call Iron Man and Co. on their bullshit when she inevitably figures out just why the Hulk has been gone… so yeah, I thought it was great.

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