Magnus 1 Reviews

JCVaughn · Post by **JCVaughn** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:57 am

Despite my deep affection for Solar #0 - 10 at Valiant, Magnus was always my favorite character. I found myself smiling on the way to the comic shop, with a real sense of anticipation, and I wasn't disappointed.

I've waited a long time to read new Magnus stories by Jim Shooter. I also have enjoyed Bill Reinhold's work on The Badger and Punisher, so it'll be good to see how the two of these creators really get in synch as the series progresses.

What's really interesting to me is that even the great Russ Manning clearly got better. His original Magnus #1 story was quite enjoyable, but it's no match for his later stuff (even just a few issues later).

My LCS had more copies of this than Solar. Again I'm sure my constant raving had nothing to do with that.

I did get a few extra copies of the regular cover through my account, so if anyone can't get one, we can talk. Got the variant, too, but only one copy.

Love the paper stock.

And seriously, after how long we've all waited, if it's possible, just enjoy the fact that we can even have this discussion and have it not be theoretical... it's been a long time, hasn't it?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:22 am

JCVaughn wrote: And seriously, after how long we've all waited, if it's possible, just enjoy the fact that we can even have this discussion and have it not be theoretical... it's been a long time, hasn't it?

I'll drink to that (pepsi in my case)

Phantom.. · Post by **Phantom..** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:12 am

slym2none wrote:This was out today?

I haven't even gotten a copy of Solar #1 yet...

-slym

Ididn't know either

dave · Post by **dave** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:43 am

Plan to pick up mine today!

raymondsolar · Post by **raymondsolar** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:55 am

caxiotis · Post by **caxiotis** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:27 pm

JCVaughn wrote:Love the paper stock.

And seriously, after how long we've all waited, if it's possible, just enjoy the fact that we can even have this discussion and have it not be theoretical... it's been a long time, hasn't it?

I completely agree. I really enjoyed this issue and really enjoyed the Solar issue. I am so happy to see that some of my favorite characters are back.

Also, I really love the paper stock. it really makes the colors stand out. I wish that Valiant would have done all of their books on good paper stock, instead of just a few titles.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:02 pm

I picked up a copy of each cover today along with the latest Glamourpuss, glad I stopped in because it was the last two copies they had of Magnus and the last copy of Glamourpuss. Is one cover on the Magnus #1 supposed to be more rare than the other? If I only could have bought one, I would have went with the Swanland cover, just a gorgeous painting.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:30 pm

Brother J wrote:I picked up a copy of each cover today along with the latest Glamourpuss, glad I stopped in because it was the last two copies they had of Magnus and the last copy of Glamourpuss. Is one cover on the Magnus #1 supposed to be more rare than the other? If I only could have bought one, I would have went with the Swanland cover, just a gorgeous painting.

The Reinhold cover is the variant and more rare (rarer?). Not sure what the ratio is.

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:35 pm

Just flipping through it, and I have to say I'm not particularly crazy about the art in this one, either. I think Reinhold does a good job at storytelling in that I can tell pretty much what is going on even without reading the words, but his work just isn't very attractive, IMO.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:12 pm

I flipped it at a shop today. I liked the coloring. I liked that it was 56 pages for $3.50.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:23 pm

Ryan wrote:
Brother J wrote:I picked up a copy of each cover today along with the latest Glamourpuss, glad I stopped in because it was the last two copies they had of Magnus and the last copy of Glamourpuss. Is one cover on the Magnus #1 supposed to be more rare than the other? If I only could have bought one, I would have went with the Swanland cover, just a gorgeous painting.
The Reinhold cover is the variant and more rare (rarer?). Not sure what the ratio is.

I think it's a 1 in 5 ratio.

raymondsolar · Post by **raymondsolar** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:36 pm

Knob · Post by **Knob** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:26 am

I just read Magnus One... and I thought it was INCREDIBLE. At the end I felt like I could have kept reading another dozen issues. If this stays Shooter/Reinhold I'm on board for sure, hopefully they build a strong enough base that whoever takes over after them has a great foothold too.

It feels new, but it also feels like it's right back in the great pre-Unity Valiants. I really don't understand those who dislike the art... if I were to try to capture the essence of the Gold Key Magnus and the best of Valiant Magnus... this is pretty much exactly what it would look like. The writing and plot and some hints of what's to come were great too.

I have to say I really did not care for Solar... and not just the art. I thought the writing and story were very poor as well. I'm giving it another issue or two but I just can't imagine liking it unless there's a radical shift. Loved the cover of Solar #1 though. I am not a huge Solar fan though, I really only like Alpha & Omega, not the Goldkey or post-unity Solar.

I was never a huge Turok fan, but this Magnus has me giving it a real chance too. If Solar can get turned around... NICE THING GOING ON HERE!

Really it kind of flabbergasts me that anyone who would be on a board like this talking about the "glory days of Valiant" wouldn't just be going ballistic over this first issue of Magnus. The Free Comic Book day teaser really didn't even do it justice.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:08 pm

raymondsolar wrote:
StarBrand wrote:
Ryan wrote:
Brother J wrote:I picked up a copy of each cover today along with the latest Glamourpuss, glad I stopped in because it was the last two copies they had of Magnus and the last copy of Glamourpuss. Is one cover on the Magnus #1 supposed to be more rare than the other? If I only could have bought one, I would have went with the Swanland cover, just a gorgeous painting.
The Reinhold cover is the variant and more rare (rarer?). Not sure what the ratio is.
I think it's a 1 in 5 ratio.
All I can tell you is that when I place my order with TFAW for each Gold Key Heroes book, I order and receive an equal amount of regular and variant copies, all at the same pre order price of $2.80.

That's a nice bonus from TFAW.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:51 pm

I haven't got a copy yet

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:05 pm

Just finished reading it and liked it much more than Solar. Good story and solid art and one of my favorite characters written by one of the best. What more could I ask for?
I liked the homage to Tesla with the giant Tesla coils. Very cool.

orbitalshift · Post by **orbitalshift** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:28 pm

Broken Frontier reviews Magnus

http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p ... -fighter-1

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:00 pm

orbitalshift wrote:Broken Frontier reviews Magnus

http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p ... -fighter-1

That's another good review from a mainstream place. Good to see.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:15 am

I picked up the Reinhold cover. I guess it must be the rare one as the shop had one of this and about 7 of the painted cover. I prefer the Reinhold cover because it's comic book line art. I'll read it one of these days.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:38 am

So overall it seems people enjoyed this more than Solar # 1 right?

Phantom.. · Post by **Phantom..** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:09 am

ian ~ GO to ebay.
THey are 2.70 shipped.

I just brought a copy. Because it is raining, and I cannot be asked to wlak to town.

Got the wizard 277 aswell. Bored and raining , I buy things online.

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:54 am

Phantom. wrote:ian ~ GO to ebay.
THey are 2.70 shipped.

I just brought a copy. Because it is raining, and I cannot be asked to wlak to town.

Got the wizard 277 aswell. Bored and raining , I buy things online.

Same thing I do. Going into town later so if I don't get one there eBay is the place to go. The seller I normally get my weeklys from on eBay didn't get Magnus shipped which was a bummer.

Phantom.. · Post by **Phantom..** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:25 pm

Who do you buy from on ebay?

I actually went to town in the end.
I went to the comic shop.
They had no Magnus.
I asked.
They said it had not shipped yet ??????
I said when does it ship ~ he said they don't have shipping dates ???????

This is the comic ordering guy.
This is the comic shop that was to hold FCBD comic for me.
THis is a *SQUEE* shop.

But I wanted to flick throught the book.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 6:11 pm

I just read Magnus #1.

As disappointed as I was with Doctor Solar #1, I really, really enjoyed Magnus #1 a whole lot more than I expected to.

I really liked the art alot and I'm pretty sure it will get better each issue. The coloring is great. If I have any gripes (and they are very minor) it's that Magnus is a bit too buff and the black robs are a bit tough to see clearly in the action scenes.

The story was a 100% improvement over Solar. It started with some quick action, introduced a love interest, villains, character interaction and ended on a cliff hanger. What I really liked was the interaction with 1-A. Where Solar #1 had cheesy, campy dialogue, this book had none, but had good character interaction instead.

I guess all the books are going to stick to the mainly 5-6 panels per page with all the action occuring only inside of rectangle/square panels. This gives the books a dated feel compared to most books out there right now, but I guess that's the way Shooter writes his scripts and wants the books. I like this artist alot even though this is the first work I've seen from him.

4/5

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 6:17 pm

Knob wrote: I really don't understand those who dislike the art... if I were to try to capture the essence of the Gold Key Magnus and the best of Valiant Magnus... this is pretty much exactly what it would look like. The writing and plot and some hints of what's to come were great too.

I have to say I really did not care for Solar... and not just the art. I thought the writing and story were very poor as well. I'm giving it another issue or two but I just can't imagine liking it unless there's a radical shift.

I agree with all of this.

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