Good, solid art even if there aren’t any inks, the colors make up for it. Fine opening with weak pacing.
Battlefield: Dear Billy 3
April 11th, 2009 - Respond
Wow. Ennis pulls off something near impossible here, making his plot succeed. It is startling, fantastic writing.
Battlefield: Dear Billy 2
April 11th, 2009 - Respond
Snejbjerg’s art is amazing here–it’s a beautiful mix of war and romance comics, but distinctive. Great plotting.
Battlefield: Dear Billy 1
April 11th, 2009 - Respond
I love how it is totally impossible to see where Ennis is going with the story. He should write more women leads.
Locke & Key 6
April 10th, 2009 - Respond
Huh. It’s all a set-up for the next series, which is kind of fine, but it doesn’t really resolve anything or answer anything.
Locke & Key 5
April 10th, 2009 - Respond
The pacing’s funny… it’s basically an all-action issue and really dark. Hill set the characters up to show their suffering.
Locke & Key 4
April 10th, 2009 - Respond
Well, what a totally disturbing read. Hill’s protagonist this issue is a psychopath killer (juxtaposed with one of the kids).
Locke & Key 3
April 10th, 2009 - Respond
Better, but the ending, instead of a cliffhanger, tries to give some pat resolution to the protagonist’s conflict. But solid.
Locke & Key 2
April 10th, 2009 - Respond
It’s all intriguing, but using the youngest kid as the protagonist. It’s a little too convenient; again a forced cliffhanger.
Locke & Key 1
April 10th, 2009 - Respond
The plotting is so well-done, so surprising, it doesn’t really matter the cliffhanger’s a little off; the art’s solid enough.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 12
March 22nd, 2009 - Respond
Solid, if unexciting. The series doesn’t give Indy’s quests enough weight. Marion is wasted here.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 11
March 22nd, 2009 - Respond
Thank goodness Gammill’s back. The issue’s a tad mediocre. The poor pacing hurts it quite a bit.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 10
March 21st, 2009 - Respond
An even more problematic Raiders follow-up. They should have left it alone… the story’s goofy.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 9
March 21st, 2009 - Respond
It’s a direct sequel to Raiders–the movie, not the comic version. Iffy pacing, dialogue and art.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 8
March 18th, 2009 - Respond
A whole bunch of story, a filling amount of content. A lost civilization story; a derivative one.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 7
March 17th, 2009 - Respond
A tad predictable (again with the Nazis?), but ok. Mostly interesting for the Indy/Marion banter.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 6
March 15th, 2009 - Respond
A great done in one. Chaykin’s pencils are solid for the action, not so much for the expressions.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 5
March 14th, 2009 - Respond
Again, the pacing’s off. Michelinie uses constant action to fill. It’s varied, but still padding.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 4
March 14th, 2009 - Respond
Frenz draws really good expressions. The issue’s pacing is outstanding, but it is a fine episode.
Solomon Kane 5
March 13th, 2009 - Respond
It’s an okay finish. The book should have been better, but decent overall. They never explain why Kane looks like a monster.
Soloman Kane 4
March 13th, 2009 - Respond
And now for the action issue, which the art really does not suit. Plus, Kane’s something of a twit–the Baron has to be bad!
Solomon Kane 3
March 13th, 2009 - Respond
It’s still solid, but the increased pace (another clue would have been nice) is unfortunate; the mystery’s pretty much over.
Solomon Kane 2
March 13th, 2009 - Respond
The gradual pace has won me over, even if the art hasn’t. The story’s basically a haunted house mystery and it’s a good one.
Soloman Kane 1
March 13th, 2009 - Respond
There’s not a lot of dramatic impulse to it, but it is a competent production. Not sure why they didn’t get an inker though.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 3
March 13th, 2009 - Respond
Wow, one of those Marvel issues directly following the previous when it really should not. Yucky.
Captain Marvel 4
March 13th, 2009 - Respond
I can identify–easily–David’s A, B and C plots, which takes some of the fun out of the read. Ron Lim’s art’s super-blah.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 2
March 12th, 2009 - Respond
Another packed issue. Not sure about some of the story developments, but it is a fine comic book.
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones 1
March 12th, 2009 - Respond
Byrne paces the issue incredibly well and his faces don’t all look alike. A solid, genial effort.
Raiders of the Lost Ark 3
March 12th, 2009 - Respond
It’s hard to imagine how this’d read to someone who’d never seen the movie. It’s a lesson in narrative shortcuts.
Raiders of the Lost Ark 2
March 12th, 2009 - Respond
Simonson fits a bunch of story into a regular-sized issue. Maybe movie adaptations are ideal for pacing examples.