Wildcats

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:17 am

Grant Morrisson just keeps coming up with better and better *SQUEE*!

I really did not think he could rescue Wildcats. I wasn't expecting anything from. I just finished reading it. And it was REALLY good!.

Looks like Morrison is opening up a whole new dimension for Wildcats. Its really hard to explain but the first issue was a quality book through and through.

If you haven't read it its really worth picking up.

If only they could get Morrison to do the same thing for Hardcorps!

Morrison did some Wildcats work previously right? Anybody know what the name of the series was?

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:48 am

I will have to check this out.

Alan Moore did a great run on wildcats that was fun to read. Image actually had some good reads for a while, Ellis Stormwatch & even DV8 was pretty good.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:01 am

Jay Tomio wrote:Morrison is the king of the retcon!

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:55 am

I really enjoyed this and the Authority. One issue in to each and the feel of both is complettely different. Ace! And it is so coll that the starts of the Authority weren't there.

Not Morrison I know - Midnighter #1 was great also, I humbly state.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:18 am

Yeah. Ennis has stated he intends it to be very much a solo book, not focusing on Midnighter's interacations with his team-mates or Apollo in particular.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:34 am

No ice-cream or pizza option, again. What is happening to this board?

I don't read WildCATS, so I can't say if I love it or hate it.

I like pizza.

-slym

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:35 am

leonmallett wrote:I really enjoyed this and the Authority. One issue in to each and the feel of both is complettely different. Ace! And it is so coll that the starts of the Authority weren't there.

Not Morrison I know - Midnighter #1 was great also, I humbly state.

Might take a look at those, too.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:11 am

Each was better than I expected. And none in that over-rendered Image style of the early 90's. Recommended. Plus WILDCats isn't going to be costly to buy as issue 2 isn't likely to ship until feb/march next year!

Makes me want other comic lines from the early 90's to be relaunched....

Even just a hint of VALIANT.

stone384 · Post by **stone384** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:17 am

I liked 1, but am dropping the book. Issue 2 has been delayed untill April. They couldn't even get 2 issues out before have a 6 month delay? *sigh* I have my fingers crossed for the Authority, but will drop it too if something similar happens. Deathblow by Azzario (sp?) is quite good tho.

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Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:23 pm

leonmallett wrote: Midnighter #1 was great also.

I thought this said 'Midgeteer' for a second.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:35 am

Y'see, I would buy a book called 'Midgeteer'. Either on this board or another someone posted that in the early 90's Image could have successfully sold a book called S***man (or was it S***force, I don't recall) - again a title that sounds cool to me. There is an untapped customer base for truly bizarre superheroes (me), although they might not make it into Diamond's top 100 sellers....

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:30 am

Would the Midgeteer be a midget? Fight midgets? Fight for midgets? Control midgets like puppets?

Throw a bone, here!

Woops. It just turned gay.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:13 am

We really need to research the amount of posts before a thread is 'turned gay', just for the sake of knowing when the almost-inevitable will happen.

As for the Midgeteer, I think you were on the money with controlling midgets like puppets. I see him in a (small, naturally) shadowy sanctum sanctorum, manipulating midgets like the Shadow had underlings spread around the city. His puppet-midgets would skulk around the city's darkened streets meteing out midget justice, striking foes in the kneecaps, evading vertically superior foes with their midget-ness, driving in their midget -mobiles.

That's assuming the Midgeteer uses his powers in the pursuit of good rather than for evil ends. That would be a whole other book.

Initially however, I was thinking the Midgeteer needs a side-kick (Midgeteer sounds really Golden Age to me), but couldn't think of an appropriate concept.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:33 am

I finally got around to reading my copy of WildCats #1. I was a bit lost and confused. But that may be because I haven't read an issue of WildCats since #2 of the original early 90's series.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:41 am

I think the idea is that it isn't quite the WILDCats we knew, and that the blanks as to what the characters have been up to will be filled in. Eventually. Like when they consider publsihing issue 2. Next year.

stone384 · Post by **stone384** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:01 pm

and here is Jim Lee's excuses for the lateness....
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=90408

Same story different day.

And Liefeld has the bad rep.

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cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:06 am

stone384 wrote:and here is Jim Lee's excuses for the lateness....
http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=90408

Same story different day. And Liefeld has the bad rep.
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That actually doesn't sound like too bad an explanation form Jim.

If its true what he says about the earliest Diamond being able to re-solicit a comic is 4 months later, then he's not really 4 months late.

Time will tell whether it comes out earlier.

But what about the AS Batman? That has actually been 3 or 4 months late anyway right?

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:40 am

I tried to pick up a copy today from my comic shop.

They were out.

They were also sold out of Annihilation #4 by 3 pm.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:20 am

Jay Tomio wrote:If it wasn't for the last few munths of Nightwing, I dare say All-star Batman is the worst comic from a major on the rack. I could not imagine a Miller/Lee project on my favorite character being this bad.

I bought All-Star Batman #1 for 75 cents. After reading it, I wanted my money back. I haven't read any subsequent issues.

Schmakt · Post by **Schmakt** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 11:17 am

Heath wrote:
Jay Tomio wrote:If it wasn't for the last few munths of Nightwing, I dare say All-star Batman is the worst comic from a major on the rack. I could not imagine a Miller/Lee project on my favorite character being this bad.
I bought All-Star Batman #1 for 75 cents. After reading it, I wanted my money back. I haven't read any subsequent issues.

I'm not a big Batman fan, so I actually quite enjoyed this book (except for that Black Canary issue). If it would actually come out, I would buy it. I miss Jim Lee's art.

AzbatX · Post by **AzbatX** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:25 pm

I thought the new Stormwatch was really good

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:14 am

All-Star Superman is great (if seemingly infrequent) isn't it? There is more stuff around at present (WILDCats, and some other Worldstorm included) that I am enjoying, than say a year ago.

The Spider · Post by **The Spider** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:49 pm

leonmallett wrote:All-Star Superman is great (if seemingly infrequent)

I think it's generally screwed up when All-Star Superman, which came out about four months AFTER All-Star Batman's debut, and has its own delays due to art.... still manages to be an issue ahead of All-Star Batman.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:02 am

The Spider wrote:
leonmallett wrote:All-Star Superman is great (if seemingly infrequent)
I think it's generally screwed up when All-Star Superman, which came out about four months AFTER All-Star Batman's debut, and has its own delays due to art.... still manages to be an issue ahead of All-Star Batman.

I think it has something to do with Grant morrison controlled hypertime. no I got nothing really.

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