I haven't liked any of the Fables, either. Great idea, but as a writer, Willingham is a good artist. Actually, I thought the same of his Sandman apocrypha. I think the man just can't write imaginative-yet-realistic dialogue to save his life, and his stories can generally be predicted from the first panel. Since most of the comics I've read are by Gaiman, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, or Bendis, it may be that I have impossibly high standards.
You were very nearly devoured by a giant demon snake. The words 'let that be a lesson' are a tad redundant at this juncture.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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Hayden - Dec 14, 2004 1:21:34 pm PST #6991 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Atropa - Dec 14, 2004 1:22:34 pm PST #6992 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Actually, I thought the same of his Sandman apocrypha
Huh? What did he write that was Sandman -related?
Hayden - Dec 14, 2004 1:24:18 pm PST #6993 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
It was called something like "Everything that you always wanted to know about The Dreaming but were afraid to ask."
Atropa - Dec 14, 2004 1:25:23 pm PST #6994 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
It was called something like "Everything that you always wanted to know about The Dreaming but were afraid to ask."
Hmmm. I don't remember that one. Off to Google I go ...
Hayden - Dec 14, 2004 1:26:22 pm PST #6995 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I found a review on Pop Matters: [link]
Atropa - Dec 14, 2004 1:31:36 pm PST #6996 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I found a review on Pop Matters
Okay. I didn't read that collection, but I did read his Merv Pumpkinhead book. I suspect Willingham's writing just doesn't quite click for me.
Mr. Broom - Dec 14, 2004 2:35:19 pm PST #6997 of 10000
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Okay. Because it felt to me that Willingham was trying to fill the gap left by Sandman, and not *quite* carrying it off. I still found Fables to be an entertaining read, but an oddly flat-seeming one.I like the Fableverse, but frankly, I don't know of a continuity that could ever make me happier than the Endlessverse. It's almost unfair to compare the two, because Fables would have to seem flat next to Gaiman's work. Most do.
I rillly rilly rilly love the Endless.
victor infante - Dec 14, 2004 2:37:22 pm PST #6998 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Comparing anyone to Gaiman and Moore is a tad unfair, don't you think? I mean they're more than a little exceptional.
Atropa - Dec 14, 2004 2:41:15 pm PST #6999 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Comparing anyone to Gaiman and Moore is a tad unfair, don't you think? I mean they're more than a little exceptional.
Oh, I know. Which is why I'm going to re-read Fables and try and not make those comparisons. But it will be hard, considering the set-up of Fables is similar to things both Gaiman and Moore have done.
victor infante - Dec 14, 2004 3:03:34 pm PST #7000 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Eh, it's just working with Fairytales, really. Which is all anyone does when you think about it. Personally, I'm all about Bigby Wolf, though. Him and Rose Red.