That’s what I meant!

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I got that trade and that book was terrible – it made little sense as a concept, and even in and of itself it was sub par.

I hear it’s having a crossover with Outsiders, and from my reading they were the worst thing in Winnick’s Green Arrow, and that’s one of the worst books I’ve read in a while.
Why read a crappy book crossing over with the crappestt thing ever?

I have little interest in Marvel at the moment, beyond She-Hulk which you put me onto, and I now love, and zero intrest in their crossovers, but I saw this sucker at the shop the other day, and had an overwhelming urge tto buy it.

I need someone else to try it and tell me not to.

I bought the Epic/Marvel mini when it came out and it’s a beauty! Mignola was very inspired and at his best! I have read Fritz Leiber’s novel and can say that Howard Chaykin did a very nice job of selecting the best short stories and a very faithful adaptation (unlike most of Roy Thomas work on R.E. Howard stories!).

I have not tried the brand new Spirit series by Darwyn Cooke. But with all the recommendations here I might just give it a chance.

I am a huge fan of Cooke’s art and storytelling, but it is difficult to me to imagine a good Spirit story by anyone but Will Eisner. There was an anthology series published by Kitchen Sink about ten years ago (1997-1998) that featured the best creators in the business having a go at the Spirit. Among them Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Neil Gaiman, Kurt Busiek, Paul Chadwick, Mike Allred, etc. All brilliant creators but none of them could make ‘their’ Spirit work for me.

I’ll give it a look to se if Mr. Cooke can do what none of those “big guns” couldn’t.

I’m tempted to say Guggenheim’s second Flash issue, because it really deserves a chance. He’s a good writer and has a pretty good grip on defining what Bart will be like after the most disasterous restart in the last ten years.

But instead I’ll second how astoundingly fun Wisdom has been sof ar. I don’t like the character at all either, but it’s working great. It’s a lot ligher than what I was expecting, especially from a Max title. Sort of a grounded Smax feel to it.

I find it hard to believe that Greg hasn’t already tried out The Spirit (though I haven’t searched through earlier posts to check), and I assume he’s just decided it isn’t for him.

I’d really like to hear a more in-depth argument for the Spirit, which I’ve been unimpressed by. Everyone who digs it seems able only to tell me repeatedly that it’s fun and Cooke is magically great. They can’t explain why or how, though. Take me through the details, the technique, explain the artistic success of Cooke’s Spirit!

I know what you mean. I’ve gotten the first three issues, and I like them, but I passed on recommending it in favour of Brave and Bold. I’m just not attached to the Spirit yet the way I am with the mainstream DC characters.

If I was going to recommend The Spirit, it’d be because he’s a classic character, because Cooke has been able to skillfully update him (and his supporting cast) for the 21st century, because Cooke’s art is cartoony but with a lot of depth and texture, because the stories don’t make you wait another month (or longer) for the payoff, because it lives up to Eisner’s slogan for the comic (Action–Mystery–Adventure), because Cooke’s got a good sense of humour… All those things are true. It’s obviously a good comic book. I just don’t like it enough yet.

While flying.

You’re just lucky we don’t go to the same comic store, or I’d fight you for the last copy.

I’d really like to hear a more in-depth argument for the Spirit, which I’ve been unimpressed by. Everyone who digs it seems able only to tell me repeatedly that it’s fun and Cooke is magically great. They can’t explain why or how, though. Take me through the details, the technique, explain the artistic success of Cooke’s Spirit!

If anything it’s got great Mike Mignola art (and it’s his favorite Pre Hellboy book).

but if you’re not interested in that then give
ULTIMATE POWER # 4 a try.

Dare to be different.

Failing that, the book I’m antecipating the most this week is Adam Warren’s Empowered, check it if you don’t get Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. If it’s half as good as the other Adam Warren books I have, it’ll be very cool indeed!

Best,
Hunter (Pedro Bouça)