Comments on: 31 Days of Seven Soldiers, Day 2 - Seven Soldiers of Victory #0 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:09:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ken Raining http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/comment-page-1/#comment-18591 Ken Raining Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:45:37 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/#comment-18591 Greg: You're absolutely right about the quality of this issue making the whole thing almost a downhill proposition. This issue was so good, and set things up so well, that I really thought the whole thing would be an absolute classic. And, in the end, I don't think it is, because the finale was so dissapointing. Perhaps we should read the series backwards, like that Byrne Lost Gerneration book? Greg: You're absolutely right about the quality of this issue making the whole thing almost a downhill proposition. This issue was so good, and set things up so well, that I really thought the whole thing would be an absolute classic. And, in the end, I don't think it is, because the finale was so dissapointing. Perhaps we should read the series backwards, like that Byrne Lost Gerneration book?

]]> By: Greg Burgas http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/comment-page-1/#comment-18515 Greg Burgas Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:42:59 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/#comment-18515 Yeah, that's true, Rebis, but I don't have to be fair! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!!!! For the most part, I LOVE the art on the mini-series. Then I look at Williams' work on the bookends and almost fall out of my chair. Yes, it's not Bianchi's, or Stewart's, or Sook's, or Mahnke's, or Irving's fault, but that's the way it is! Yeah, that's true, Rebis, but I don't have to be fair! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!!!!

For the most part, I LOVE the art on the mini-series. Then I look at Williams' work on the bookends and almost fall out of my chair. Yes, it's not Bianchi's, or Stewart's, or Sook's, or Mahnke's, or Irving's fault, but that's the way it is!

]]> By: Rebis http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/comment-page-1/#comment-18447 Rebis Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:38:37 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/#comment-18447 Great stuff. Such a multi-layered epic, I'm eager to dive into it in this much tighter time span to really connect the dots. And to see which dots you connect ... and everyone else ... But I have to take a small issue with this: "It’s not really the fault of the artists who follow him on the mini-series, but Williams sets such a high standard that we can’t help but be disappointed with what follows." That's not really a fair statement. (As you practically acknowledge yourself.) That's like faulting some other really innovative inventors or artists from the Renaissance for not being Da Vinci. Williams is simply in a class of his own ... but that's not to say the others don't (almost univerally) do a top-notch job. I'm particularly in love with Frazer Irving's work on Klarion! Doug Mahnke rocks on Frankenstein, ditto Ryan Sook on Zatanna, and Cam Stewart cranks Guardian too. Each mini demands such a different style from the others, really. DC oughtta be embarrassed for letting most of these artists on Soldiers slip over to Marvel (some in exclusive contracts — d'oh!). Great stuff. Such a multi-layered epic, I'm eager to dive into it in this much tighter time span to really connect the dots. And to see which dots you connect ... and everyone else ...

But I have to take a small issue with this: "It’s not really the fault of the artists who follow him on the mini-series, but Williams sets such a high standard that we can’t help but be disappointed with what follows."

That's not really a fair statement. (As you practically acknowledge yourself.) That's like faulting some other really innovative inventors or artists from the Renaissance for not being Da Vinci. Williams is simply in a class of his own ... but that's not to say the others don't (almost univerally) do a top-notch job. I'm particularly in love with Frazer Irving's work on Klarion! Doug Mahnke rocks on Frankenstein, ditto Ryan Sook on Zatanna, and Cam Stewart cranks Guardian too. Each mini demands such a different style from the others, really. DC oughtta be embarrassed for letting most of these artists on Soldiers slip over to Marvel (some in exclusive contracts — d'oh!).

]]> By: Patrick http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/comment-page-1/#comment-18409 Patrick Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:24:39 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/#comment-18409 You guys linked to it before, but <a href="http://thoughtsonstuff.blogspot.com/2006/05/seven-soldiers-0.html" rel="nofollow">here's my summanalysis</a>, as you appropriately dubbed it, of SS0. I wrote up the whole series, some issues more in depth than others, but linking would be great. And it's a cool, ambitious blog series you've got going here. I love SS0, but I'd disagree that it's the best issue of the series. Zatanna or Guardian #4 both surpass it for me, but I do think what's remarkable is the way Grant creates these really memorable characters in such little page time. They have to be good because when they crop up many issues later in Bulleteer, I was really eager to learn more about them. You guys linked to it before, but here's my summanalysis, as you appropriately dubbed it, of SS0. I wrote up the whole series, some issues more in depth than others, but linking would be great.

And it's a cool, ambitious blog series you've got going here. I love SS0, but I'd disagree that it's the best issue of the series. Zatanna or Guardian #4 both surpass it for me, but I do think what's remarkable is the way Grant creates these really memorable characters in such little page time. They have to be good because when they crop up many issues later in Bulleteer, I was really eager to learn more about them.

]]> By: Michael G http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/comment-page-1/#comment-18385 Michael G Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:05:51 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/12/02/31-days-of-seven-soldiers-day-2-seven-soldiers-of-victory-0/#comment-18385 Re: the mission bells... it's not comic-booky, but that always reminds me of "Hotel California". "On a dark desert highway... I heard the mission bells, and I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell..." Re: the mission bells... it's not comic-booky, but that always reminds me of "Hotel California".

"On a dark desert highway... I heard the mission bells, and I was thinking to myself this could be heaven or this could be hell..."

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