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Southardlaw
| | Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 8:47 am: | |
That's the name of Brad's next DC comic. Taking place in-continuity between Final Crisis numbers 3 and 4, it will focus on what heroes do before heading off to a battle that they don't expect to return from. At least that was my interpretation of the Newsarama articles.
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=156355
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=156455
Two things look most promising to me. First, that in my humble opinion, this is the book that Brad is meant to write. What I enjoy most about Brad's comic writing and his writing in general, is how he captures the "voices" of the characters I have been reading for over 30 years. In Brad's capable hands, they think, joke, act, feel, react and respond, exactly the way I expect them to. Secondly, “Just like you saw in DC Universe #0, you’re going to see, mixed in with the current story, things that are coming up – hints and beats of things to come that are just as important as anything else in the book.” I may be in the minority but I love the teasing and buildup of upcoming storylines that DC has been doing lately. From low-priced comics, Brave New World, JLA#0, DCU#0, to chalkboards, to splash page artwork, to story epilogues, I think it really does keep the suspense buiilding. I'm guessing a late July - early August release and I can't wait. |
Superfriend
| | Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 1:07 pm: | |
Its another "poster event" in an angle of the DCU I wish they would not print. There ought to be someone who says, "Wait, is this a story our fans want to read?" I'm not interested in our heroes preparing to not come back. I want them all to come back. Its a comic book. Its supposed to be entertaining. entertaining means enjoyable. death and dismemberment, which is what we get from DC=DeathComics lately is not enjoyable to read about. And this bit about evil finally winning. That is the very opposite of what superhero comics are about. The heroes are supposed to win. Its part of the formula.
Then again, retroactive rape is not an enjoyable topic either.
Wake me when its over. |
Southardlaw
| | Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 4:29 pm: | |
The idea is not to glamorize death or disfigurement but rather to illustrate the costs and sacrifice of true heroism.
The fact that you "want them to come back" or have any emotions whatsover for their imaginary well-being is a testament to the writers who have created and maintained the DC Legends over the years. That being said, they do all come back eventually. I hope you aren't also complaining when heroes like Hal Jordan or Oliver Queen or Ice or Superman or [insert favorite revived character here] are returned. Comics are a fantasized life. But even in fantasy life, death is an inevitable component. If it makes for a good story, enjoy it or drop the title and buy something else.
As for evil winning, do you think that will be the status quo forever and ever? Obviously it's a plot device. Evil may win a battle but good will win the war. If comics followed a so-called formula, how do you think that the industry would have survived this long? Just as formulaic television shows or movie genres quickly fall out of public favor, so too would the formulaic comic book.
Just because something is not enjoyable to you, doesn't mean it won't be a profitable event for DC and enjoyable to others like myself who plan on picking it up.
As much as I enjoyed the 52 series, it couldn't match my intense dislike for Countdown. That's not based on who died or who won, the story was just a mess for me and I didnt enjoy it. |
Jsherry
| | Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 - 9:39 am: | |
Wow, I have such a different take on "entertainment", I guess. While I have no problem with consequence-less entertainment, like the types of comics you seem to enjoy, Superfriend, I am equally entertained by stories in which the lessons learned are hard won, and come at a cost.
I think Time Bandits was the movie that made me realize that as a child - the ending is downright depressing, but the movie is no less "entertaining" as a result. Fast forward to something like Dead Ringers (or...all of modern drama), which is a completely bleak observation on human interactions...I'm not saying someone needs to die every week, or even every year...But a good occasional death is what keeps me believing that the heroes are actually in peril, and that while they will (and should) USUALLY win, there's that outside chance that they may not.
Of course, the extreme is also what makes 24 and Lost so great AND entertaining - you know at any moment the consequences are real and ANY main character might go. |
Duke
| | Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2008 - 11:26 pm: | |
“I love the big moments and the big events, but for me, when it comes to the big scene, I don’t care about the world cracking in half – I care about the single person who’s standing on that crack as the world splits open beneath them,” the writer says. “I like reading about the big moment, but as a writer, I prefer the human moments."
that's what I love about your writing brad, and many times comics are missing just that
good luck! and can't wait for the novel |
Blackwilco
| | Posted on Monday, May 12, 2008 - 11:35 am: | |
I have agree with you Duke |
Daddywalter
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| | Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 7:30 pm: | |
What I like most of all about Brad's writing for comics isn't his imagination or even his storytelling style, although I certainly love those too. What I like most is that Brad Meltzer, a best-selling "serious" author, is writing for comics (under his own name, no less) and by doing so is bringing additional respect to the art form I've called a "guilty pleasure" for decades. I know, other big-name writers have written for comics too, but Brad clearly understands and loves the characters. Btw, his novels ain't bad, either! |
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