tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post2609910805470032595..comments2024-02-29T14:12:01.955-05:00Comments on Flashback Universe Blog: 2014 in Comics - The Good, The Not So Good, The Bad and the UglyJim Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-71954939082493655472015-01-02T12:14:44.518-05:002015-01-02T12:14:44.518-05:00Matt, thank you for letting me know what books you...Matt, thank you for letting me know what books you've been buying. As it turns out Pierre was liking the new Nova series as well (I think up until there was a some crossover with Original Sin...) <br /><br />Here's an interesting creative challenge for you: Could you conceive of a modern comic that would appeal to modern readers and old school readers like ourselves? As much as I (and other messageboarders) enjoyed Thunderworld, I don't really think a series like that would have legs. The last series that really tickled by Bronze Age funny bone was, believe it or not, the DC 52 revamp of OMAC. It felt like classic Len Wein Herb Trimpe Hulk from the 70's. Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-16702156100839334572015-01-02T08:13:13.485-05:002015-01-02T08:13:13.485-05:00@Jim. My comic reading for current stuff these day...@Jim. My comic reading for current stuff these days is very very sporadic. I read almost exclusively in trade or digital these days. There just isn't a lot that catches my interest because it's all a sea of grimdark and big bloated events for the most part. Sometimes something starts out ok and then eventually falls prey to a change in creative team or editorial shenanigans. I was enjoying the new Nova there for awhile. I took a shine to Miles Morales as Ultimate Spider-Man but I kind of wonder when the hammer is gonna drop on him. Recently checked out the new Ms. Marvel series. I had been reading Adventures of Superman and Smallville Season 11 as alternatives to New 52. Now both are gone. S11 wasn't always great in the art department but Bryan Q. Miller was able to weave a Superman out of the Smallville tv series that I could get behind. <br /><br />I haven't really kept up with any of the Multiversity stuff but my wife showed me the Thunderworld issue in particular. <br /><br />MattComixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015552734150732758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-16743273337980120162015-01-02T07:48:51.514-05:002015-01-02T07:48:51.514-05:00Matt - yeah, I knew you wouldn't like that cho...Matt - yeah, I knew you wouldn't like that choice but the comment on Thunderworld does raise a question for me...what other comics do you currently read and enjoy?Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-86311679700463140952015-01-01T22:46:29.194-05:002015-01-01T22:46:29.194-05:00I can't really agree with you on "Superio...I can't really agree with you on "Superior" Spider-Man. As for reading now that Peter is back well, the same cook is still running the kitchen.<br /><br />On the positive, I did enjoy that Thunderworld issue. The art in particular some of the best I've seen on the big red cheese in a very long time. If Thunderworld went to series I'd definitely want to see Cameron Stewart on board. MattComixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015552734150732758noreply@blogger.com