I was thinking about getting into both Irredeemable and Incorruptible, but I'm not sure what order I should read them in relative to each other. Should I just buy both the Volume 1 trades and read straight through one and then the other?
I was just about to make a thread myself about this. Case in point: I know Executive Assistant Iris finished up some time back and I thought it might be about time for the tpb to come out. I did some searching around the internet and got a few reports that the title was slated for October of 2010, but there was no sign of it in the online retailers. Finally, on TFAW.com, I found a preorder with a date ( http://www.tfaw.com/Profile/Executive-Assistant-Iris-TPB-Vol.-01___369915 ). The date is still set for October with no sign of impending change. This is a regular occurrence over at Aspen it seems. The Executive Assistant series has born extensive delays issue to issue, as have Soulfire and Aspen. I get that the whole Michael Turner thing was a big deal, but it is a business and it should deliver on time. Even some lateness could be excused, but the level Aspen brings it to is ridiculous.
I just got and finished reading the Union hardcover volume. I loved it. Dini's writing continues to impress me: His characterization is just spot on. He's managed to make characters I didn't care for before (Ivy) really likable. Not to mention he's the master of writing Harley Quinn. I came into the series expecting a sort of 'girl power' gimmick, but Dini takes that and makes it genuinely interesting.-- not just a cliche. Guillem March's art style is perfect for this series: He's got a semi stylized realism with just a bit of pin-up flair. Love it.
I didn't anticipate that the series would run long-- most series I like don't seem to. When'd it get canceled?
I have to go with the majority: Tim Daly is as much the voice of Superman as Kevin Conroy is Batman. If I had to take a second pick out of all of those it'd be Brandon Routh though.
It's very demanding. You definitely have to be in the right frame of mind with some of Morrison's work. I felt the same way after Batman RIP. "The most recent Return of Bruce Wayne issue falls under the same category.
All in all, I love Morrison. He can write effectively enjoyable stories of both complex, and simplistic nature (simplistic for his standards, of course). "
How is the ROBW series as a whole? I'll probably catch quite a bit of flak for this but I actually enjoyed Grayson's run as Batman tremendously. "
It is well worth the read and paves the way for Batman: the Return, and Batman Inc. If you intend to follow Inc, reading those issues, as well as the final arc of Batman and Robin is essential. "
What is the essential reading to get caught up and into the RoBW and Batman Inc?
I think it's less a replacement and more an addition. It should be a quartet instead of a trinity. @Madame Rose: Sure Blackest Night gave Green Lantern a lot of exposure, but if the Lantern characters and concepts weren't strong enough they wouldn't hold that popularity. I guess time will tell.
Everyone who knows me really at all know I'm into basically everything geeky, comic books included. Only like one and a half of my friends are into them though.I didn't even know there was a comic book stigma until I started checking out comics sites. It's funny that this article should be posted today, because when I was riding home on BART a few hours ago and reading NYX the guy next to me (mid 20's and reading a car magazine) asked me a question. I thought at first that he asked me what time it was. Then I paused and did a double take, realizing that he actually asked me what comic I was reading. Every once in a while when I'm reading comics in public somebody will comment on some of the art or inquire and then shuffle away awkwardly. But this guy actually had some idea what NYX was and we started talking about comics. Pretty cool.
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