Every year there's always one or two times where like a wave and some deluxe releases all hit at the same time and regardless of my financial situation it's always devastating lol I remember when all of the X-Men Anniversary stuff hit at the end of one Summer just not being prepared for an extra 600 bucks of random stuff all at once.
I remember reading the Authority, and really enjoying it as such a different take on superheroes. The Ultimates comes out, and at first I'm excited because...hey...same guy who wrote The Authority! I quickly realized that The Ultimates was nothing more than the Authority cosplaying as Avengers. I've hated about 90% of his writing since. He's a one-trick pony, in my opinion.
Millar never understood any of the characters he was writing outside of his own original creations. His take on Cap is Cap in name only. This extends beyond the Ultimate universe too, as his stuff set in the "616" is equally divorced from the history of the characters and their actual personalities. I remember so many people praising Civil War, and me thinking it was hot garbage.
I'd definitely like to see more superhero stories done as animated movies. There are some characters who would really shine in animated form in a way that a "live-action" film never could.
Absolutely. The single best adaptation of comics into ANY medium, period.
Might just be me, but I loathed when Millar took over on Authority. I found his writing instantly made the book worse for me. I haven't gone back in a while (and thanks to Ellis, I may never) so the early stuff might not hold up either, but even in my early 20s I could tell I did not like that dude's work.
Yup. Made me anxious to go into the comic book store, I’d be bracing myself for “what have they done to these poor characters now?” every week. Made me sad. Still does.
Everyone saw they're rereleasing the 20th Captain America too, yeah?
That one perplexes me. We are two Caps down the road on this, both pinless and updated.
I consider the first arc of the Authority under Ellis justifiably angry at the world, and the second arc under Millar just fucking mean. I absolutely hated his run. The Authority could be an abrasive book but the first creative team was mad because they wanted a better world, and Millar's Authority was just people being shitty.
I think this is accurate - and interestingly, it doesn't include Spider-Man or Wolverine, Marvel's biggest moneymakers.
I'm so happy for you!! What are you going to ask her - what's her favorite product with her likeness?
We did. It was called Batman Forever and it is a perfect film. I will fight anyone.
I just want his claws.
This is exactly how it felt. All the edgy characters became edgier, and the non-edgy characters became edgy or just flat gross. Even the villains became more cartoonishly awful.
I need to revisit that one. I liked it at the time and I feel like it still probably holds up for the vibes it was going for.
I can kinda see it. It's not the latest and greatest, but it does have a few things the more recent caps lack in either sculpt, paint, or accessories. And it did go fast at the time IIRC. I'm never really gong to get mad at them for a rerelease of a popular figure.
I really don't have anything to ask her.I'm so happy for you!! What are you going to ask her - what's her favorite product with her likeness?
