tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post2020525217475932596..comments2023-11-12T17:42:42.313-08:00Comments on The Bad Genious: Can Marvel sucessfully revive two 80s "hits" today? (Part One)The Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13882212598013962066noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-7813820057667887052008-04-20T10:27:00.000-07:002008-04-20T10:27:00.000-07:00I think the problem with this title is that it ref...I think the problem with this title is that it references the previous series WAAAY to heavily, leaving new readers, like myself, wondering what in the hell is going on. The artwork hasn't helped, with a lot of the characters looking very similar. Then there are the whole issues full of talking heads and Marc Spector arguing with what is either actually Konshu or a hallucination. Either way, I'm about to drop this book.Chris Warehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973510218830922850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-43608824062488910112008-04-20T08:07:00.000-07:002008-04-20T08:07:00.000-07:00I'll concur with Jon's assessment of Charlie Houst...I'll concur with Jon's assessment of Charlie Houston, novelist. He's quite good.<BR/><BR/>I love the Moench/Sienkevich Moon Knight. Prior and subsequent executions have not enamored me. When Moon Knight went supernatural, I found it lost the essential conceit for the character -- the uncertainty with how insane the man actually was. Adding the mythology took away from the madness, offered an explanation and higher force.<BR/><BR/>Houston reinforced this mythology too much, and worked too hard to establish external tensions. I think he could have made a far more powerful story with "A wealthy man wore a costume until he lost his mind. That's the good news."EG Comicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276882719612816746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-13843552594265089982008-04-18T12:52:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:52:00.000-07:00I miss the big dense Annuals too. Back when I firs...I miss the big dense Annuals too. Back when I first started collecting X-men, it seemed like their annuals (and the new Mutant ones) were just massive epics. I'm thinking about the Asgards War stuff, and the Mojoverse stuff. There was about a half dozen annuals from that period that I loved... and since then, bleh!<BR/><BR/>(Oh, and nice first post!)The Generalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882212598013962066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-84261924639854641862008-04-18T12:43:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:43:00.000-07:00He shouldn't be. I mean, he's basically Marvel's B...He shouldn't be. I mean, he's basically Marvel's Batman, only crazier. Who doesn't want to read an even crazier Batman book?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471971360749802047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892865276755822178.post-45077144592414604702008-04-18T12:24:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:24:00.000-07:00I wonder if Moon Knight is a character that just c...I wonder if Moon Knight is a character that just comes across as dated.Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037402608009195098noreply@blogger.com