Is this just a cynical attempt to recapture the sales success of AoA? Although it can't possibly be as bad as the sequel...
OTOH I do enjoy what-ifs and AoA was great in its series of character redesigns. Marvel have some talented folks putting out books at the moment, it would be great to see a top-down revamp of the entire line, if only to see what would stick.
Age of Apocalypse was a great time series. I remember the time well, when Joe Mad adorned the cover of every second book and we as collectors finally turned our backs on foil covers and wrestling comics (thank god!).
There does seem to be an element of AoA to this and with the return of Apocalypse to shelves early next year we'll have to see if your prediction is on the money!
Reese Witherspoon is having a moment and it’s a pleasure to see. It is so satisfying to witness that the actress who gave us the utterly original and terrifying, Tracy Flick, has still so many more surprises for us. That super sharp, full of intensity, scarily Machiavellian high-school girl (perhaps sociopath) promised an actress who does not hold back. Reese commits fully and with real vigour and we have seen this over and over again in roles like Legally Blonde (the original is still so fun), Walk the line , Vanity Fair and more. Recently the critically-acclaimed and Emmy award winning TV series Big Little Lies which is sensational, as well as her role in it. In Home Again Reese has returned to the romantic comedy genre which she has championed in her career many times and sadly, to some questionable results. I know Sweet Home Alabama is a favourite among many but sadly it did not ignite me. I am quite fond of Just Like heaven with Mark Ruffalo (don’t judge) which I
Today I have the pleasure of speaking to writer Tom Taylor and artist James Brouwer, creators of my favourite book of recent time , The Deep: Here be Dragons. In case you haven't heard, The Deep: Here be Dragons is the Aurealis award winning graphic novel from Aussie duo, Tom Taylor and James Brouwer, and the patriotic streak doesn't end there. This book is beautifully presented by the good folks at the independent Aussie comics company, Gestalt. Follow on after the jump and not only will you get an interview with some of Australia's best and brightest but you will get a look at some interior art and an EXCLUSIVE look at an all new piece of art from the forthcoming VOLUME 2, The Vanishing Island. Intriguing?
When I first moved to Australia, I was not – as Dave Chappelle would say – having a great go at it. An ethnically ambiguous kid with a weird accent, in a weird city, with just one friend who was also all of those things and from the same country I’d just left, I felt pretty alone. I didn’t have anyone to hang out with, so my granddad would pick me after school on his bike and dink me to the local library. For a suburban Gold Coast joint, it had an impressively dense comic book section with a row of multicoloured beanbags guarding it like a protective fence from the other texts. The first thing I saw on the shelf of that hallowed ground was two collected volumes positioned side-by-side. The first was Batgirl: A Knight Alone , which featured the defining image of Cassandra Cain’s Batgirl: arms flexed gripping a Batarang and poised on a Gotham rooftop as the Bat signal was illuminated in the night sky behind her. The cover by Damian Scott was mostly all black - with the exception of a
Is this just a cynical attempt to recapture the sales success of AoA? Although it can't possibly be as bad as the sequel...
ReplyDeleteOTOH I do enjoy what-ifs and AoA was great in its series of character redesigns. Marvel have some talented folks putting out books at the moment, it would be great to see a top-down revamp of the entire line, if only to see what would stick.
Age of Apocalypse was a great time series. I remember the time well, when Joe Mad adorned the cover of every second book and we as collectors finally turned our backs on foil covers and wrestling comics (thank god!).
ReplyDeleteThere does seem to be an element of AoA to this and with the return of Apocalypse to shelves early next year we'll have to see if your prediction is on the money!