First things first, I NEVER liked the entire Brother Eye concept or how it was used in Infinite Crisis and I am REALLY not happy it got carried over into the new DCU. The writing for this book just does not grab me and the art is trying much, much too hard to be Jack Kirbyesque. I really hate the character design for the main character, that mow hawk is too huge and silly-looking and the costume is just a mess. This really is the first book I've read in the new DCU I can say is just not even worth a look. Skip it.
Men of War #1
This book is kind of the opposite of the problem I had with OMAC #1. Both the writing and the art are good for what they are but the problem here is the subject matter. I am just not all that interested in the adventures of soldiers fighting foreign wars in the DCU. I don't read comics to see men with guns doing military maneuvers and fighting terrorists. I get enough of that on the evening news (especially this week) and even the inclusion of what I assume is Superman in the first story really cannot convince me this book is for me. Going to skip this one for now, though I may revisit it in trade if I hear good things about it from others. I just cannot see why this book was one of the 3.99 titles. It just doesn't feel like it deserves the same price point as Justice League #1.
STORMWATCH #1
One of my biggest problems with the reboot is the inclusion of Wildstorm universe characters in the mainline DCU. This is the first book to really touch on such characters and it just feels incredibly out of place among the other books, perhaps mores than Men of War. The inclusion of the Martian Manhunter really doesn't help here either. While the book is well-drawn and well-written, all of the characters come across as total jerks and unlikable, even MM. I don't feel like this book really has a true place being in the DCU and I do not see a reason to have Apollo and the Midnighter around when Superman and Batman fill the EXACT same roles without coming across as bastards. This is another book I would say read if you REALLY like Stormwatch or the Authority but if you like the more heroic types in the main DCU, then skip it. So far, the fit between Wildstorm and the DCU really doesn't feel all that good.
Omac was great because of the Kirby! It was a great little sci-fi romp. I am taking it home.
ReplyDeleteI had a similar reaction to Men of War. Even though it was well crafted, something about it fell flat. I can't put my finger on it. A #1 should really grab ya. Not buying it.
I think Apollo and Midnighter are different enough from Supes and Bats to be entertaining in the DCU, but I do hate it on general principle. I like the Wildstorm U on the other side of the bleed. I can't make the transition with these.
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I think what made Wildstorm great is what's going to make it poison in the maintstream DCU- not the swearing or duplicate characters, but the permanent story lines, the major character deaths, the sheer potential for actual major changes and failures that were available just because it wasn't the main 'verse for Marvel or DC.
ReplyDeleteHonestly confused as to why DC integrated WS at all. Thoughts from a DC geek?