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.
Or maybe you could just be Buffy, he'll see your amazing heart, and he'll fall in love with you.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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 09, 2008 9:28:14 am PDT #1691 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
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.
Cashmere - Jul 09, 2008 4:30:07 pm PDT #1693 of 5059
Now tagless for your comfort.
Finally got my copy of last week's Buffy. The art is ass.
The story is good, the dialog is good, the pacing is good. The art...just...gah. WTF?
Also picked up The Umbrella Academy, Volume 2 of Lone Wolf and Cub's new pocket sized set--very handy and portable.
Diamond apparently made a mistake and shipped some stuff out early (I think it was just Ultimate Origins and Trinity for me). My comic book dude said I couldn't have them because of "street dates" and he was too afraid of Diamond to let them out of the store.
Polter-Cow - Jul 09, 2008 4:32:35 pm PDT #1694 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Finally got my copy of last week's Buffy. The art is ass.
See, I always think the art is ass, so I didn't really notice a difference.
Cashmere - Jul 09, 2008 4:37:16 pm PDT #1695 of 5059
Now tagless for your comfort.
Up until now, I've thought the art's been mostly decent. in this issue some of the faces in some of the panels--and I mean Willow and Buffy (hello!) just sucked so bad, I winced. Actually winced.
sumi - Jul 09, 2008 6:17:40 pm PDT #1696 of 5059
Art Crawl!!!
Great. I thought that they had been doing better. I gather that we've had a change in artist?
Frankenbuddha - Jul 10, 2008 3:11:40 am PDT #1697 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
See, I always think the art is ass, so I didn't really notice a difference.
P-C is me, and even this issue is nowhere near as bad as the Angel:ATF art (at leasts the main artist - I've liked some of the one-shot bits, like Lorne's Day One, or the dream bit at the beginning of the latest).
I gather that we've had a change in artist?
Yes. Isn't it the artist who did Fray?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 10, 2008 6:08:22 am PDT #1698 of 5059
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
So in addition to the art sucking, we can expect a six month delay until the next issue?
Glamcookie - Jul 10, 2008 7:57:39 am PDT #1699 of 5059
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Isn't it the artist who did Fray?
Yes, Karl Moline. His art was great in Fray. I don't know what happened.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jul 10, 2008 8:05:22 am PDT #1700 of 5059
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Thing is, peeps, comic artists rarely have a lot of time per page, unless they're a big name and the project will wait for them.
Add to that the extra workload of attempting likenesses many times per page (a herculean feat) and it's no surprise that the art just can't match expectations.
Of course, there are also just plain bad artists, but that's another story.