Stormwatch #1
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Re: Stormwatch #1
I recommend starting with Authority. I don't think I would have liked Stormwatch as much if I read it before Authority. Also, Authority changes a lot after issue 12, when Warren Ellis leaves, and Mark Millar comes on. A lot of the subtlety is lost, it becomes much more "in your face" and blatant. Those first 12 issues of Authority, however, are really great.Lightning Strike wrote:I hear this a lot. I may have to check these issues out. My local library has a bunch of Stormwatch and Authority tpbs. Don't know if they have his or not.Dr. Solar wrote:There was quite a bit I liked about this. I have always liked Warren Ellis's run on Stormwatch and his run on Authority is one of my favorite runs of comics ever. I'm fairly interested to see how this pans out.
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Re: Stormwatch #1
Okay, thanksDr. Solar wrote:I recommend starting with Authority. I don't think I would have liked Stormwatch as much if I read it before Authority. Also, Authority changes a lot after issue 12, when Warren Ellis leaves, and Mark Millar comes on. A lot of the subtlety is lost, it becomes much more "in your face" and blatant. Those first 12 issues of Authority, however, are really great.Lightning Strike wrote:I hear this a lot. I may have to check these issues out. My local library has a bunch of Stormwatch and Authority tpbs. Don't know if they have his or not.Dr. Solar wrote:There was quite a bit I liked about this. I have always liked Warren Ellis's run on Stormwatch and his run on Authority is one of my favorite runs of comics ever. I'm fairly interested to see how this pans out.
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Re: Stormwatch #1
Stormwatch vol. 1 #37-50 are great.
Stormwatch vol. 2 Preview, #1-11, and Wild C.A.T.s/Aliens #1 are OK but lack any focus or goal (Ellis admitted to this in the farewell letter he wrote for #11) and I didn't like the fact that Ellis kills off most of the orginal Stormwatch team in Wild C.A.T.s/Aliens.
Stormwatch vol. 2 Preview, #1-11, and Wild C.A.T.s/Aliens #1 are OK but lack any focus or goal (Ellis admitted to this in the farewell letter he wrote for #11) and I didn't like the fact that Ellis kills off most of the orginal Stormwatch team in Wild C.A.T.s/Aliens.
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Re: Stormwatch #1
Here's a suggested reading list for Wildstorm in general that lists the suggestions giving to you so far as well as others:Lightning Strike wrote:Okay, thanksDr. Solar wrote:I recommend starting with Authority. I don't think I would have liked Stormwatch as much if I read it before Authority. Also, Authority changes a lot after issue 12, when Warren Ellis leaves, and Mark Millar comes on. A lot of the subtlety is lost, it becomes much more "in your face" and blatant. Those first 12 issues of Authority, however, are really great.Lightning Strike wrote:I hear this a lot. I may have to check these issues out. My local library has a bunch of Stormwatch and Authority tpbs. Don't know if they have his or not.Dr. Solar wrote:There was quite a bit I liked about this. I have always liked Warren Ellis's run on Stormwatch and his run on Authority is one of my favorite runs of comics ever. I'm fairly interested to see how this pans out.
http://www.wildstormaddiction.com/suggested-reading/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Stormwatch #1
coolgrifter78 wrote:Here's a suggested reading list for Wildstorm in general that lists the suggestions giving to you so far as well as others:Lightning Strike wrote:Okay, thanksDr. Solar wrote:I recommend starting with Authority. I don't think I would have liked Stormwatch as much if I read it before Authority. Also, Authority changes a lot after issue 12, when Warren Ellis leaves, and Mark Millar comes on. A lot of the subtlety is lost, it becomes much more "in your face" and blatant. Those first 12 issues of Authority, however, are really great.Lightning Strike wrote:I hear this a lot. I may have to check these issues out. My local library has a bunch of Stormwatch and Authority tpbs. Don't know if they have his or not.Dr. Solar wrote:There was quite a bit I liked about this. I have always liked Warren Ellis's run on Stormwatch and his run on Authority is one of my favorite runs of comics ever. I'm fairly interested to see how this pans out.
http://www.wildstormaddiction.com/suggested-reading/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;