Comics Fondle

The first issue to not totally blow me away. It’s still excellent, but feels like it was written to end a limited series.

Tagged Alberto Ponticelli, Joshua Dysart in May 2009, Unknown Soldier, Vertigo Comics

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Not where I expected Dysart to take the plot, not this soon. The unexpected turn is in the issue’s favor. Superior work.

Tagged Alberto Ponticelli, Joshua Dysart in April 2009, Unknown Soldier, Vertigo Comics

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It seems like an all-action issue, but it’s not. It is deceptive how much work Dysart gets done in during the first half.

Tagged Alberto Ponticelli, Joshua Dysart in March 2009, Unknown Soldier, Vertigo Comics

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Things start to develop. Dysart’s pace is great. He tells his story; makes social commentary (without drawing attention).

Tagged Alberto Ponticelli, Joshua Dysart in February 2009, Unknown Soldier, Vertigo Comics

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Amazing second issue–how Dysart manages to tell this one in a big two comic book is beyond me. It is a devastating read.

Tagged Alberto Ponticelli, Joshua Dysart in January 2009, Unknown Soldier, Vertigo Comics

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After hearing so much about the book, how good it is, I thought it couldn’t live up. Silly me. It excels any expectation.

Tagged Alberto Ponticelli, Joshua Dysart in December 2008, Unknown Soldier, Vertigo Comics

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Bride of Frankenstein references. It lessens work, the painfully obvious reference. The art confused the heck out of me.

Tagged Joshua Dysart, Tone Rodriguez in Image Comics, January 2002, Violent Messiahs

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And this issue does a Jesus on the cross reference. Seriously, given the pacing and the art, I do not care what goes on.

Tagged Joshua Dysart, Tone Rodriguez in Image Comics, September 2001, Violent Messiahs

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Good grief, does it really rip off a line from Alien 4? Still, it is an okay action issue. Even if the pacing is screwy.

Tagged Joshua Dysart, Tone Rodriguez in Image Comics, May 2001, Violent Messiahs

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Essentially a filler issue. It asks for a lot of patience, something it doesn’t earn. But, I can think of a good moment.

Tagged Joshua Dysart, Tone Rodriguez in Image Comics, January 2001, Violent Messiahs

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Boo! An all-action issue. Mostly, anyway. Art gets better at the end; Dysart introduces a new character. But it is blah.

Tagged Joshua Dysart, Tone Rodriguez in December 2000, Image Comics, Violent Messiahs

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And it’s silly again. The visual style–the costumes–it’s like 1990s Image. The pace’s way too quick. Needs to breathe.

Tagged Joshua Dysart, Tone Rodriguez in Image Comics, September 2000, Violent Messiahs

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Much better. Even with clichéd character relationships, Dysart’s dialogue prevails. The art’s too slick, too gloom-free.

Tagged Joshua Dysart, Tone Rodriguez in August 2000, Image Comics, Violent Messiahs

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Is it supposed to feel like the introduction to a video game? Hackneyed details; Dysart comes through in smaller scenes.

Tagged Joshua Dysart, Tone Rodriguez in Image Comics, June 2000, Violent Messiahs

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Lead story, cute story and last story are weak–last one’s an ad. Dysart’s is an awesome pseudo(?) auto-bio.

Tagged Colleen Frakes, Dan Braun, Jeff Preston, Joshua Dysart, Mark Wheaton, Rahsan Ekedal, Ron Wimberly in Dark Horse Comics, MySpace Dark Horse Presents, October 2008

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