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Mighty Avengers 21-36
Read in order to complete my Amadeus Cho reading - for which it's actually pretty disappointing (also had my two least favourite Young Avengers & Quicksilver - I guess it does complete other stuff I've read pretty well). Decent otherwise with some fun moments but also a lot of dorky moments. Hank Pym really is the only character with solid characterisation through out though; and even there the writer seems to be under the delusion that having him go "SCIENCE!" loudly enough will trump having some actually good storytelling/plotting around scientific (even very pseudo-scientific) ideas. Art very inconstant (which is a shame, as I really liked it when it was being good)

And, lest you guys think I've been doing nothing all this time, I'm also 25 issues into Nightwing (which is good but a bit dry), and 6 issues into The Question (which is very good). I'll have more to say later

Re: Irrelevant is an art-form and I am its master.

Date: 29 March 2011 11:44 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] etrangere.livejournal.com
maybe he'll get better at it latter (he does seem to be playing for the long game, which isn't a bad thing), but right now I don't feel like the city & the supporting cast's come alive yet. Too much tell don't show.

Can't help that I'm also reading the Question at the same time, which, as far as portrayal of a corrupted city goes, takes the palm.

Re: Irrelevant is an art-form and I am its master.

Date: 30 March 2011 12:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] runespoor7.livejournal.com
It's probably also because it's been long enough since I read it that my memories have gelled into a sort of atmosphere. Aided by manymanymany fics taking place during the period Dick was a cop, on top of that.

*dutifully adds the Question to list of stuff to read, because I? have such a narrative kink for cities it's not even pathetic anymore.*

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