This week, in our look at A Comic Book Blog, we will examine the Blog's review of Batwing #4. For those who do not know, Batwing is a title written by Judd Winick and drawn by Ben Oliver(though this issue in particular has Chriscross drawing) about a Batman type character in Africa fighting against the rule of African warlords. This issue promises the origin of Batwing. Lets see what the blog had to say about it.
-The Blog states that the origin in question was predictable, another in the long line of a loved one dying making the hero take on their role.
-Spending nearly the whole issue on this origin has, in the Blog's opinion, caused the story to "lose steam" and slow plot development to a halt.
-The Blog believes this issue was created just to make Winick's story arc 6 issues to sell in a trade paperback collection, something that DC has promised less of with the New 52
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
A Comic Book Blog- Week 2
For week 2, we are going to examine a post on A Comic Book Blog that was posted on November 29'th, 2011 on their overall opinion of DC's New 52 reboot now that all of the issue 1's have been released.
-The Blog's position is overwhelmingly negative, saying that the New 52 does not match up to what DC high ups said it would be.
- The Blog qualifies these statements, acknowledging the books that do meet these standards, while using the books that do not as evidence against DC.
-The Blog brings up the point that DC has rebooted little to none in the Batman, Green Lantern, and Legion of Superheroes line of books, requiring readers to know of past occurrences, such as the death of Earth Man in the last Legion arc before the reboot.
-The Blog challenges DC's definition of an icon, citing that the current Robin, Damian Wayne, is the least iconic of all the Robins, and that the new look of characters Harley Quinn and Amanda Waller in the Suicide Squad comic look nothing like their "iconic" interpretations.
- The Blog also notes the abundant use of sex, such as the scene between Catwoman and Batman in Catwoman #1, and graphic violence, such as the bloody cliffhanger of Batwing #1.
-The Blog's position is overwhelmingly negative, saying that the New 52 does not match up to what DC high ups said it would be.
- The Blog qualifies these statements, acknowledging the books that do meet these standards, while using the books that do not as evidence against DC.
-The Blog brings up the point that DC has rebooted little to none in the Batman, Green Lantern, and Legion of Superheroes line of books, requiring readers to know of past occurrences, such as the death of Earth Man in the last Legion arc before the reboot.
-The Blog challenges DC's definition of an icon, citing that the current Robin, Damian Wayne, is the least iconic of all the Robins, and that the new look of characters Harley Quinn and Amanda Waller in the Suicide Squad comic look nothing like their "iconic" interpretations.
- The Blog also notes the abundant use of sex, such as the scene between Catwoman and Batman in Catwoman #1, and graphic violence, such as the bloody cliffhanger of Batwing #1.
A Comic Book Blog-Week 1
For this next couple weeks, this blog will be spotlighting the postings of the blog known as A Comic Book Blog. For this first installment, we will be focusing on the Comic Book Blog's criticism and interpretation of the new costume of Darkseid, one of the biggest villains in DC Comics, designed by Jim Lee for the new Justice League book(image will be linked to). This was posted on A Comic Book Blog on November 14, 2011
-The Blog believes that the images and feel that made Darkseid a great villain to begin with when he was created by seminal comic book creator Jack Kirby are still present.
-Even though he is a bit more colorful than previous interpretation, Darkseid is still big and foreboding and someone who could pose a threat to the League.
-Some of the new designs and insignia's shown on this design may or may not foreshadows future re-designs of the Fourth World concepts that Darkseid came from.
-The Blog believes that the images and feel that made Darkseid a great villain to begin with when he was created by seminal comic book creator Jack Kirby are still present.
-Even though he is a bit more colorful than previous interpretation, Darkseid is still big and foreboding and someone who could pose a threat to the League.
-Some of the new designs and insignia's shown on this design may or may not foreshadows future re-designs of the Fourth World concepts that Darkseid came from.
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