Dr Spektor #4
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Dr Spektor #4
Dr Spektor #4.... wow, convoluded, zany, completely nonsensical. What a mess of a book, now I'm convinced this wasn't originally intended as a four part mini. Yuck, after this and Turok #10, I'm not even gonna finish the few remaining books through issues 12. This GK revival was a colossal mess, and a terrible failure. sad
Turok was worse, looks like a high school artist drew the issue, total departure from last issues style. I think they're rushing out the last few issues to be done with them, so they can move on to the King characters.
Turok was worse, looks like a high school artist drew the issue, total departure from last issues style. I think they're rushing out the last few issues to be done with them, so they can move on to the King characters.
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Re: Dr Spektor #4
Right? No way this was intended to be, from the start, a four issue mini series.
You don't end an issue, as all over the map as this one was, with that splash page. That closing page is clearly meant to be the start of something else for the good Doctor if not this Dynamite GK universe.
Crazy title and the thing is I could see him being used well, just wasn't here.
You don't end an issue, as all over the map as this one was, with that splash page. That closing page is clearly meant to be the start of something else for the good Doctor if not this Dynamite GK universe.
Crazy title and the thing is I could see him being used well, just wasn't here.
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Re: Dr Spektor #4
So having read it all I can say is, what the hell?
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Re: Dr Spektor #4
I gave up after #1.
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Strange that Waid would write such a bad book.
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"Hey, the check cleared"StarBrand wrote:Strange that Waid would write such a bad book.
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What's sad is that that is becoming more and more obvious with some writers.Chiclo wrote:"Hey, the check cleared"StarBrand wrote:Strange that Waid would write such a bad book.
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obviously it didn't matter, people bought it anywaydornwolf wrote:What's sad is that that is becoming more and more obvious with some writers.Chiclo wrote:"Hey, the check cleared"StarBrand wrote:Strange that Waid would write such a bad book.
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Re: Dr Spektor #4
judging by the sales numbers, it looks like they didn't.myron wrote: obviously it didn't matter, people bought it anyway
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Re: Dr Spektor #4
This book was so bad. Over half the book was someone describing a better story. :Yawn:
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Re: Dr Spektor #4
StarBrand wrote:Strange that Waid would write such a bad book.
Not everything Waid has written has been great or good. He's written and/or co-written some bad stories before (his run on The Legion of Super-Heroes was pretty bad) granted most of his worst stuff is often better than some other writer's best work.
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Re: Dr Spektor #4
Totally agreed re: hos LoSH run; it was so slow, dull with engaging characters. I dropped it after 19 issues, and funnily the 19th was the best of all from my perspective. Kitson's quite static character work (IMHO at least) didn't help the situation.Cyberstrike wrote:StarBrand wrote:Strange that Waid would write such a bad book.
Not everything Waid has written has been great or good. He's written and/or co-written some bad stories before (his run on The Legion of Super-Heroes was pretty bad) granted most of his worst stuff is often better than some other writer's best work.
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