Magnus #1 preview YEEEEAH!

orbitalshift · Post by **orbitalshift** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:15 pm

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... disp=table

Art looks better than the FCBD issue.

The pages seem a bit out of order though.

Is it just me, if Magnus had a lightsaber, this would remind me a lot of Attack of the Clones?

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:18 pm

FYI - Pages were out of order when I checked it out.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:24 pm

Those pages look pretty good, but I was hoping they would get rid of the black boots and go back to the white ones.

maraxusofkeld · Post by **maraxusofkeld** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:40 pm

If the art didnt look like a coloring book I'd be a bit more excited.

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:53 pm

Thanks for the link! I wasn't sure if some of the panels weren't also out of order as well.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:03 pm

Magnus hits the ground running, with lots of action!

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:11 pm

Looks great

Reinhold's style is solid and classic, a great fit for Magnus.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:05 pm

I don't really care for the art.

orbitalshift wrote: Is it just me, if Magnus had a lightsaber, this would remind me a lot of Attack of the Clones?

It's not just you.

-slym

orbitalshift · Post by **orbitalshift** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:27 pm

More Magnus art from Bill Reinholds Deviant Art page.

I actually like his style, It has a classic sort of feel to it. It makes me nostalgic. I'm just not sure thats the best tone for this books reintroduction. I feel like from these pages his art has improved since the FCBD issue and there may come a time I will wonder why I didn't love it from the get go. At this point it just doesn't excite me. Dark Horse does this alot. They seem to get ok art for the inside and great art for the covers. Part of it may just be managing expectations. I feel like Jim Shooter is top tier talent, I just had hoped he would be matched with top tier art. It could also be that Jims reputation or working style makes it difficult to get great artists. I dont want to come off negative, this is head and shoulders better than Doctor Solar #1. It's just not what I was hoping for as art goes. I do like the design of the "thug-bots". Much more menacing than what we saw in the FCBD issue.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:32 pm

OK, it has to be the colours, because the B&W art is nice... I like that.

-slym

robb77 · Post by **robb77** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:13 pm

slym2none wrote:OK, it has to be the colours, because the B&W art is nice... I like that.

-slym

true, the bw art is very nice

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:26 am

Reinhold IS top tier art, and this book as a whole looks absolutely fantastic. Especially when compared to the art on Solar.

I can't wait for this book to come out!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:05 am

The Beyonder wrote:
I can't wait for this book to come out!

Same here. It will be nice to finally be able to start reading new Magnus stories again.

dave · Post by **dave** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:00 pm

I didn't like it that much.

I like the Solar Number one better than that preview.

orbitalshift · Post by **orbitalshift** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:09 pm

For some perspective, I guess I'm disappointed that in comparison to Early Valiant, Defiant, or Broadway Comics, Dark Horse has the same great writer, amazing cover artists, but so far haven't been able to match the quality of the interior art pages of either of these cash strapped start ups. I had hoped that a strong company like Dark Horse would have the resources to make the art better than anything Jim had done before. Just seems to me the interior art is an Achilles heel at this point. While I was at my LCS I saw two teenagers pick up Solar #1 only to deride the art and return it to the shelf. The fact that these are the first issues really makes me wonder what we are gonna get for fill in issues.

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:22 pm

orbitalshift wrote:While I was at my LCS I saw two teenagers pick up Solar #1 only to deride the art and return it to the shelf.

Teenagers?!?! In an LCS? I call BS!

Those teens would probably deride the early Valiant art as well!

orbitalshift · Post by **orbitalshift** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:54 pm

Well teenagers may have been generous, maybe late teens early twenties, guess I'm getting old when I can't really tell.

Your right, they may have sneered at the early Valiant art as well. A lot of people did because it wasn't as stylized as the image stuff at the time. At the time I turned my nose up at Magnus #1, due to the retro looking robots and the dress. I thought how goofy is that, but I didn't look at the art and think it had been poorly done. A few weeks later when I decided to give it a shot, the sory and art seemed to jump off the page. It all flowed seamlessly. Its a testament to Art Nichols artistry that you can compare his art (and JayJays colors)from almost 20 years ago with the preview art from Dark Horse Magnus #1 and the Valiant book is far superior in every way. This art in my opinion just isn't gonna do them any favors. Maybe Solar will improve with issue 3. Maybe Reinholds style will grow on me, but I have yet to see interior art from this line that blew me away like, Magnus(Valiant), Rai, Harbinger, Archer and Armstrong, Dark Dominion, Warriors of Plasm, or Fatale did. I don't know what Jim's secret was, but he needs to teach it to Dark Horse and fast... that being said, maybe they can teach him a bit about staying in business for 20+ years

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:59 pm

I'm with you on the Calero art! But for me, Reinhold brings such a great look to the table on Magnus, I can't picture anyone else doing that book right now!

geocarr · Post by **geocarr** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:15 pm

I have no problems with Reinhold's pencils and lines and I like them. I believe the inking could be done better. I believe teh coloring would look better with better inking. As has been already said, the art and coloring on Magnus is 10 times better than Solar. Now Solar looks like a coloring book to me.

orbitalshift · Post by **orbitalshift** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:15 pm

Art is subjective, maybe it will grow on me. Truthfully as long as Shooter is writing, I'd buy it with stick figures depicting the action. I just want the line to grow beyond us Shooterites. I want these characters and Shooter to get the recognition they deserve.

jbtheo · Post by **jbtheo** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:27 pm

I agree. As long as Shooter is involved, I will continue to buy the books. I am okay with Reinhold's art. It's solid. It tells the story. I think his art will work better with Jim Shooter's scripting than what happened in Dr. Solar #1. Can't wait for this to come out!

OmenSpirits.com · Post by **OmenSpirits.com** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:24 pm

looks better than solar.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:48 am

11 days until Magnus 1!!!

JonesyAZ · Post by **JonesyAZ** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:18 am

StarBrand wrote:11 days until Magnus 1!!!

YEEEEE-HAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:02 am

Yeah I can't wait for this. Shooter's VH-1 Magnus is still favorite series he's ever done. I thought the art in the FCBD story was better than what's in this preview but it still looks fantastic. The new robs look bad @$$.

I'm reading Magnus Archives Vol 3 (TFAW has it for $5 in their nick and dent section) to tide me over til then. Great stuff.

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