chrismg, I'm with you on AXM. The characters didn't really sound like themselves at all.
Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!
Wash ,'Serenity'
Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!
Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!
Please use spoiler font for new releases until after the weekend following release.
Polter-Cow - Jul 06, 2008 9:24:58 am PDT #1683 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Kalshane - Jul 06, 2008 12:08:35 pm PDT #1684 of 5059
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I enjoyed Buffy, though Molina's art doesn't seem nearly as crisp as it was for Fray, though I don't know if that's a change in his style, the fault of the inker or colorist or what.
Sounds like it's a good thing I decided I didn't really need to be spending as much money on comics a month as I was and had AXM removed from my pull list after Joss' last issue. (I also removed Angel and Ultimate X-Men. I was on the fence about Angel and then my comic shop goofed and forgot to save an issue for me and I took it as a sign. Ultimate X-Men got the axe because I've been kind of "meh" about it for the last year or so and the Apocolypse storyline was pretty lame.)
So my current pull list is down to Ultimate Spidey, Buffy and Dresden Files now that the Serenity mini wrapped up. I may pick up the trades for Angel: ATF, but it just wasn't grabbing me enough to make it worth buying the monthly anymore, especially after missing an issue.
Jars - Jul 06, 2008 12:18:06 pm PDT #1685 of 5059
I really enjoyed the new Buffy, but I thought the art was awful. The faces looked they'd been drawn with a blindfold on for funsies.
Okay, that might have been a little harsh, but still. Didn't like the art one bit.
SailAweigh - Jul 06, 2008 3:13:45 pm PDT #1686 of 5059
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Have to agree. I loved the story, did not like the art. No one looked like themselves or was impossible to identify. I dislike trying to identify characters solely by content of the dialogue.
eta: Talking about Buffy, but then I realized it could equally be said about Astounshing. I'll give that one more issue to see how I feel.
CaBil - Jul 08, 2008 9:02:20 am PDT #1687 of 5059
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Parts of the San Diego Comic Con schedule have gone up. So far they are up to Friday...
Friday 1:30-2:30 Joss Whedon— Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and the writers and cast of his new short film, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, will show never-before-seen clips while Joss also discusses Buffy Season Eight, the Fray crossover, and the upcoming Serenity comic focusing on Shepherd Book. Ballroom 20
Frankenbuddha - Jul 08, 2008 9:05:16 am PDT #1688 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
the upcoming Serenity comic focusing on Shepherd Book
Ooh, hadn't heard about this.
CaBil - Jul 09, 2008 8:30:39 am PDT #1689 of 5059
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Variety has reported that the Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard script called The Cabin in the Woods has been acquired by MGM. Article found here.
Strega - Jul 09, 2008 9:24:37 am PDT #1690 of 5059
Oooooo:
Vertigo’s Exterminators series is in development as a Showtime series, with Dexter exec producer Sara Colleton heading it up, according to Hollywood Reporter.
Potentially awesome. And might make up for Vertigo dropping it. Speaking of DC's suckiness....
Polter-Cow - Jul 09, 2008 9:28:14 am PDT #1691 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So did the rumored Preacher HBO series just fade away? Or does it still have legs? Not that I trust Mark Steven Johnson with it.
Strega - Jul 09, 2008 10:09:54 am PDT #1692 of 5059
I think it's probably in development hell; it's been ages and they never got as far as shooting a pilot. And the head of HBO entertainment has changed since then.