tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post8987757821102060052..comments2024-01-02T07:48:42.623-05:00Comments on Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales: Best to Worst of Last WeekJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352163584546054887noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-73487678832669614672007-09-12T23:45:00.000-04:002007-09-12T23:45:00.000-04:00Airielle - I could do that.Airielle - I could do that.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352163584546054887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-35248691924856692482007-09-12T09:32:00.000-04:002007-09-12T09:32:00.000-04:00Haha, I didn't segue very well in my comment - Mik...Haha, I didn't segue very well in my comment - Mike likes Spiderman for whatever myriad reasons Mike likes Spiderman - I was simply commenting on an aspect of the character that *I* appreciated.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I'll still let Mike know that you've offered to be his hero. He may require that you dress in a costume and wisecrack while fighting mutant villains before he'll take you up on it, though. =DAriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414921155140556313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-18718110569088490332007-09-12T07:29:00.000-04:002007-09-12T07:29:00.000-04:00Steve - I enjoyed Astounding Space Stories (I bele...Steve - I enjoyed Astounding Space Stories (I beleive that was the title), but this book actually feels just like the TV show from the sixties and for me that just lacks something. I think it needed to be given a more modern edge. Hope the book does well.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352163584546054887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-41054119552818586122007-09-11T23:26:00.000-04:002007-09-11T23:26:00.000-04:00Jim,Thanks for the review. Sorry it wasn't your cu...Jim,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the review. Sorry it wasn't your cup of tea.<BR/><BR/>Just to clear up what Matthew said...<BR/><BR/>Nothing in the scripts, in my mind, has ever been "off" (I've passed along the odd uber-trekker nitpicks but that's just me. :) ) and as I mentioned to Matthew, I think Dave Tischman has a real sense of the original series and captures it well. Every issue is another attempt to make sure I serve the script a bit better and send along the best possible art to Len O'Grady to color.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for trying the book and for sharing your thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes!<BR/><BR/>-- SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-41774511827238959092007-09-11T22:31:00.000-04:002007-09-11T22:31:00.000-04:00Arielle - I have a healthy relationship - I can be...Arielle - I have a healthy relationship - I can be Mike's hero.<BR/><BR/>Todd - I took great comfort from Alien Pig Farm.<BR/><BR/>Matt - Thanks for the insights into that book. I'm still dropping it, but nice to know what's going on.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352163584546054887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-40517773262202567772007-09-11T20:33:00.000-04:002007-09-11T20:33:00.000-04:00I spent a lot of time talking with Steve Conley at...I spent a lot of time talking with Steve Conley at the Comic-con this weekend. He's been doing sketches for me for the past 2 years. He's really a nice guy. We talked at length about the new Star Trek book. I thought issue 2 was much better than issue 1. He explained that he's following the script he's given. As a writer himself, he doesn't want to rewrite the script or be too pushy. He's made some suggestions, when things were really "off". We both thought the ending of issue 2 was a little too quickly resolved, leaving the reader a bit confused as to who's on what side. They allowed him to open up a bit on that grenade two-page spread. He said he had a real tough time getting Spock to look right lobing the grenade at McCoy. I'm not sure if it's called out in the script or not, but I like how each scene is a different camera shot. He could easily take the cheap way out and just do the same talking heads, but changing the perspective keeps the eye entertained. Seeing the original inks in black and white - you can appreciate more how good he is. In the first issue especially, he wasn't sure how the colorist was going to fill stuff in. So, he's putting in more blacks to keep his contrasts in, but still leaving room for the colorist to do his thing. It is a more simplified style, but the storytelling is good. I think the script is where a lot of the problems are cropping up. But it will probably get better as they work together more. He's a huge Trekkie himself. I had him draw me a quick sketch of Spock trapped inside a Mego toy blister card. It's cool, maybe I'll get him to ink it next year or at SPXPO.<BR/><BR/>Oh, Gordon Purcell is pencilling the third issue, not Steve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-56919565795515920212007-09-11T13:00:00.000-04:002007-09-11T13:00:00.000-04:00If they split I'm guessing they'll get back togeth...If they split I'm guessing they'll get back together but I agree. It may be old school, the idea of a long lasting relationship, but I find it comforting. Do I really need comfort in my comic books? Uh...yeah...in some of them I do.Todd Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368890738936310067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33311991.post-139050331498722932007-09-11T09:33:00.000-04:002007-09-11T09:33:00.000-04:00Even though I've never read a whole lot of Spiderm...Even though I've never read a whole lot of Spiderman, it makes me sad that they might be splitting up Peter Parker and Mary Jane. He's been one of Mike's favorite characters for years, and I always thought it was cool that at least <I>one</I> popular hero had a lasting, fairly healthy relationship. It just won't be the same if they really do have them split up.Ariellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414921155140556313noreply@blogger.com