Magus
02-17-2012, 12:09 AM
Like I know this is pretty late to the game but I just have to agree with The Sevenshot Kid's prognosis that the new Batman was pretty damn awesome. I haven't enjoyed comic books this much in a long while.
Also the new Batman & Robin is equally engrossing. In fact I think it is better than Batman which is saying a lot since Batman is pretty amazing.
The other Batman books are...eh. Pretty average. This statement includes Catwoman, Nightwing, etc, too. Been reading most of them and they're not really must reads. In fact I kind of dislike Detective Comics which is surprising since it is the other main Batman comic. The most recent issue made me want to continue, though, so we'll see.
I've been kind of meh about all the other books in the New 52, especially since I've only been really following about 15 of the series. All-Star Western is pretty good. The Flash is good. The main Justice League is sort of okay.
Superman is pretty terrible, actually. Just have to say. Quite terrible. Action Comics is only slightly better, replete with pretty terrible new origins for some of the villains. Chubby, out of shape Lex Luthor is kind of lame. Unless they're going for a long-game thing where he like, starts pumping iron because of his intense jealousy of Superman. That would be interesting. Not sure if they're clever enough to do this.
Aquaman is terrible. Every issue is about how everybody thinks Aquaman sucks, even when he proves that he doesn't suck. He then complains to his girlfriend that he is depressed that everybody thinks he sucks. This was funny for one issue--now it's just terrible. Terrible, terrible, terrible.
So they canceled Hawk and Dove. I saw that coming. They then gave Rob Liefeld Deathstroke to draw. So I guess we can expect that comic to not only be written badly, but terribly, terribly drawn. God bless you, Mr. Liefeld. You make my day sunnier with the hilarious stuff coming out of your portfolio.
Also the new Batman & Robin is equally engrossing. In fact I think it is better than Batman which is saying a lot since Batman is pretty amazing.
The other Batman books are...eh. Pretty average. This statement includes Catwoman, Nightwing, etc, too. Been reading most of them and they're not really must reads. In fact I kind of dislike Detective Comics which is surprising since it is the other main Batman comic. The most recent issue made me want to continue, though, so we'll see.
I've been kind of meh about all the other books in the New 52, especially since I've only been really following about 15 of the series. All-Star Western is pretty good. The Flash is good. The main Justice League is sort of okay.
Superman is pretty terrible, actually. Just have to say. Quite terrible. Action Comics is only slightly better, replete with pretty terrible new origins for some of the villains. Chubby, out of shape Lex Luthor is kind of lame. Unless they're going for a long-game thing where he like, starts pumping iron because of his intense jealousy of Superman. That would be interesting. Not sure if they're clever enough to do this.
Aquaman is terrible. Every issue is about how everybody thinks Aquaman sucks, even when he proves that he doesn't suck. He then complains to his girlfriend that he is depressed that everybody thinks he sucks. This was funny for one issue--now it's just terrible. Terrible, terrible, terrible.
So they canceled Hawk and Dove. I saw that coming. They then gave Rob Liefeld Deathstroke to draw. So I guess we can expect that comic to not only be written badly, but terribly, terribly drawn. God bless you, Mr. Liefeld. You make my day sunnier with the hilarious stuff coming out of your portfolio.