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Post by Van Plexico on Jun 15, 2006 16:43:26 GMT -5
Just read CIVIL WAR #2, and I think I know what it is that's most bothering me about this series.
It's reading like a novel-- a really, really long novel-- but one that we're only getting to read a very brief synopsis of, with a few demo scenes thrown in.
For the story this is trying to tell, it needs to be once-a-week for six or seven months, not seven issues overall. And even then, I'm not sure justice would be done to it.
Too much is happening offscreen, and too much is happening that seems out of character with out FAR more build-up.
Again, it reads like a series *proposal* to me, not a series.
But I am enjoying it for what it is. I think Millar's work is solid, within the space he has to operate. There are only a handful of other writers I'd want tackling this. Thank goodness it didn't end up being in Bendis's hands...
And I think Kurt Busiek, for example, could write a kick-ass novelization of it, with lots of expansion and fleshing out...
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Post by The Night Phantom on Jun 15, 2006 21:06:55 GMT -5
It's reading like a novel-- a really, really long novel-- but one that we're only getting to read a very brief synopsis of, with a few demo scenes thrown in. For the story this is trying to tell, it needs to be once-a-week for six or seven months, not seven issues overall. And even then, I'm not sure justice would be done to it. I guess that’s what the tie-ins are for.  |
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Post by von Bek on Jun 16, 2006 9:09:45 GMT -5
It's reading like a novel-- a really, really long novel-- but one that we're only getting to read a very brief synopsis of, with a few demo scenes thrown in. For the story this is trying to tell, it needs to be once-a-week for six or seven months, not seven issues overall. And even then, I'm not sure justice would be done to it. I guess that’s what the tie-ins are for. Yeah, it supposed to have almost 70 tie-ins  |
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Post by The Night Phantom on Jun 16, 2006 16:27:42 GMT -5
Yeah, it supposed to have almost 70 tie-ins , not counting the promotional Opening Shot Sketchbook or the interview-magazine-style Marvel Spotlight: Millar/McNiven. |
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Post by balok on Jun 18, 2006 20:44:31 GMT -5
Past "events" like this have not required the reader to seek out and devour all the tie-ins. In fact, some of those tie-ins seemed more like shoehorn-ins, in terms of how well they fit into the event continuity.
Evidently Marvel is experimenting with a new model intended to separate comics buyers from more of their dollars.
I'm not sure it's a good idea. It might have a tendency to make people skip the event entirely - you can't even pull the "wait for the trade" on this sort of thing unless the trade will collect the side stories as well.
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Post by The Night Phantom on Jun 19, 2006 16:59:01 GMT -5
It’s not just Marvel; Crisis on Infinite Earths had a similar modus operandi.
As for waiting for the trade, the House of M “event” was so scattered that it’s been collected in multiple volumes.
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Post by Shiryu on Jun 21, 2006 5:26:34 GMT -5
Well, HoM could easily be read just by having the 7 main issues, but, alike CW, it was all set in a fantasy reality and therefore one didn't have to worry too much. Now things seem to be different, with the heroes choosing their positions on the field.
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