tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760242555416345702.post4849272440733481471..comments2023-10-30T03:26:18.531-07:00Comments on Second Printing!!: Devon Vs. Checkmate #26 And The Bear Wins And Other Stories - UpdatedDevon Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08223057696498728357noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760242555416345702.post-10928579888594075362008-05-23T19:39:00.000-07:002008-05-23T19:39:00.000-07:00Two awesome JLA issues in a row. I loved this mont...Two awesome JLA issues in a row. <BR/><BR/>I loved this month's Robin.<BR/><BR/>The Brave and the Bold had several really excellent moments, too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790510518220086999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760242555416345702.post-67617549569865865382008-05-23T13:49:00.000-07:002008-05-23T13:49:00.000-07:00Rob: Don't you find it hi-larious that once Benes ...Rob: <BR/><BR/>Don't you find it hi-larious that once Benes is off the book, everyone talks about how much the art's improved?Devon Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223057696498728357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760242555416345702.post-61315727281942831552008-05-23T08:25:00.000-07:002008-05-23T08:25:00.000-07:00Aaron is really good; I hope he comes back to DC t...Aaron is really good; I hope he comes back to DC to do some heroes there, eventually. Sooner or later, I expect I'll be buying his Wolverine in tpb.<BR/><BR/>And I so want to like JLA. I enjoyed #20, and really liked #21. But the wooden Benes art (with asses like that, who needs facial expressions?) and perpetual derailing of storylines have driven me away. I'll pick up done-in-ones, though -- anything McDuffie writes and Benes doesn't draw.Rob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07331286524477806963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760242555416345702.post-6950856343494255232008-05-22T13:29:00.000-07:002008-05-22T13:29:00.000-07:00SallyP:You hit the nail right on the head. The art...SallyP:<BR/><BR/>You hit the nail right on the head. The art's been another thing holding this book back. Carlos Pacheco has that rare ability to make everything he draws seem epic. Regular artist Ed Benes isn't bad by any means, I just don't think he's right for this book. He just sort of assembles the page and throws in some poses for good measure. Too 90's for my tastes.<BR/><BR/>I wish Pacheco could stick around but he's never been known for his "stick-to-it-iveness."<BR/><BR/>Boz:<BR/><BR/>Agreed. More Aaron on Wolverine!Devon Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223057696498728357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760242555416345702.post-20523263352938539822008-05-22T12:29:00.000-07:002008-05-22T12:29:00.000-07:00See? I told you Wolverine is still the mad hotness...See? I told you Wolverine is still the mad hotness. All he needs is a team capable of understanding the sublime meaning of the phrase "badass," and they can sit back and let the fur (and Adamantium claws) fly. <BR/><BR/>Jason Aaron is like Christos Gage--these dudes write some kick-ass comics, and yet they aren't getting the assignments they should be. Don't get me wrong, I love the stuff they are doing, but I want to see them taking on some higher-profile work. Let's hope the trend of raw awesome continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760242555416345702.post-3590803489368952952008-05-22T08:28:00.000-07:002008-05-22T08:28:00.000-07:00Holy Moley! JLA WAS good. Finally. Decent art t...Holy Moley! JLA WAS good. Finally. Decent art too, which helps enormously.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.com