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By: Good Comics Out February 1 » Comics Worth Reading

Good Comics Out February 1 » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:18:50 +0000

[...] the periodical front, The Twelve is finally returning (Marvel, $2.99)! This 12-issue miniseries launched in 2008, and I liked it, but it got bogged down in its writer, J. Michael Straczynski, doing other things. [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:33:39 +0000

Oh, there’s nothing that warms a critic’s heart more than knowing that a recommendation was acted on, and the reader liked it! Thanks for letting me know. Sorry that you found it just as the cancellation was announced, though.

Fraction has also written Casanova and Iron Fist.

By: Jim Perreault

Jim Perreault — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:20:09 +0000

After reading a bunch of positive reviews here, I finally broke down and picked up an issue of “The Order.” I liked it so much the next week I went back and picked up the entire run (minus issue 1, which was sold out).

This series is fantastic! Like Johanna, I really like the structure of interviewing one character per issue but without neglecting the rest of the team.

And while each character could easily fall into cliche ( the teen idol, the hard as nails military vet, the unscrupulous marketing agent) he somehow sidesteps that and makings each one believable and three-dimensional.

What else has Fraction written?

By: Tomorrow’s Comics Today » Comics Worth Reading

Tomorrow’s Comics Today » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:42:53 +0000

[...] was very pleasantly surprised by The Twelve #1, reading it multiple times with enjoyment. So I’m curious to see if I like the second issue [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:06:22 +0000

If part of the appeal of serialized entertainment for a reader is “what happens next?”, then their enjoyment might be damaged by knowing that in three months, there won’t be any more.

Not to mention the economics — a cancelled series might be easy to pick up in dollar bins in six months instead of paying $3 off the rack.

By: Hal Shipman

Hal Shipman — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:26:31 +0000

“I knew the Order was canceled with 10, so I skipped buying the latest issue.”

People really do this? Wow. I’ve always thought if a series is good, I’ll buy it up to the end, because I’m enjoying it.

And while I haven’t read the Twelve yet (really not a fan of JMS), the “one of us is dead” thing had really become a cliche. I just finished the novel Hero last night and, sure enough… But the “culture clash” aspect is interesting. I do always like those.

By: Comic Book Noise 97: Black Women In Comics at Comic Book Noise

Comic Book Noise 97: Black Women In Comics at Comic Book Noise — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:43:14 +0000

[...] Johanna’s review of The Immortal Iron Fist 12 [...]

By: Alan Coil

Alan Coil — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:51:00 +0000

“The Twelve: Watchmen Done Right!”

By: caleb

caleb — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:46:27 +0000

This one deals with the question of whether did she/didn’t she with the Juggernaut.

Gasp! Really?! But…but…Slott already addressed that…in his last story…

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:41:43 +0000

Oh, that. I kind of ignored it, because it seemed like a patch just to keep people interested.

I would have hoped JMS would have learned to avoid Watchmen comparisons after Rising Stars. :)

By: Michael Denton

Michael Denton — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:57:22 +0000

I think the Watchmen comparisons come primarily from the SPOILER ALERT! mystery death of one of the characters at the end. Combine that with characters who were published in a prior era and then largely forgotten like the Charlton heroes and the merest suggestion of a larger conspiracy and there you have it.

It easily could go into a Watchmen riff, but it’s far to early to tell.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:34:39 +0000

I don’t think it has much in common with Watchmen at all — I’m curious why people are saying that. I think it’s much closer to The American Way or Red Menace, in using a different era to show how visions of heroism have changed. At least, that’s what I’m guessing. It’s still early.

By: Tim O'Shea

Tim O'Shea — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:17:52 +0000

I knew the Order was canceled with 10, so I skipped buying the latest issue. Now you have me kicking myself for not picking it up… :)

I was intrigued to get your take on JMS’ Twelve. Some reviews have dismissed it as Watchmen revisited. I enjoyed it and was glad to read your take.