tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post4036909917517431889..comments2024-03-19T05:16:46.908-04:00Comments on Weird Science DC Comics: The Unexpected #1 Review and SpoilersJim Wernerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12307419602315578911noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post-19197532517815717122018-06-10T08:52:48.594-04:002018-06-10T08:52:48.594-04:00I doubt Shazam! will ever work, he just isn't ...I doubt Shazam! will ever work, he just isn't that interesting for the general public to carry a solo book. Even Geoff Johns couldn't make it work.Jodie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189431699921641558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post-16830825037775206862018-06-09T16:49:45.233-04:002018-06-09T16:49:45.233-04:00I can see where you're coming from. It's f...I can see where you're coming from. It's frenetic, features new characters that it may be a bit difficult to identify with at first (although I'd argue that Firebrand is actually a pretty well-realised character) and features Orlando's trademark dialogue which can often be awkward or just plain bad. It's entirely possible that my experience of reading Orlando's stuff (The Shadow/Batman, JLA in particular) has conditioned me to expect the execrable and I'm overreacting to something that actually isn't as bad as I was expecting it to be. We'll have to see how things pan out.<br /><br />Your broader point about DC's editorial policy when it comes to the launching of new books is one I can definitely understand, though. There are a number of titles that we really *should* have by now (and Shazam is one of them). I do like the idea of new characters, but we really could do with some of those long-awaited titles finally appearing over the horizon. I can only assume that their prolonged absence (and I'm thinking specifically of JSA, LSH and Shazam here) is Doomsday Clock-related.Jeremy Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713744816491178705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post-77923490900123079312018-06-09T10:30:39.936-04:002018-06-09T10:30:39.936-04:00I actually enjoyed this books too. I am super surp...I actually enjoyed this books too. I am super surprised by this as I hate nearly everything Steve Orlando has ever done with the exception of the Midnighter and Apollo mini.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226330316298067932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post-15543785314730515652018-06-07T18:03:02.638-04:002018-06-07T18:03:02.638-04:00Bobbie, that is pretty much how I felt on reading ...Bobbie, that is pretty much how I felt on reading it. I'd read the preview and hadn't been overly impressed, but the whole issue just felt like fun to me. Silly fun and slightly ropey fun, but fun all the same. :)Jeremy Dawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post-10536993235408727462018-06-07T11:16:16.646-04:002018-06-07T11:16:16.646-04:00I can't Bring myself to see any positives in t...I can't Bring myself to see any positives in this book. This was the first book of these new wave of heroes that has lost me by the first issue. Why! Why do I have a book of convoluted nothing, but no shazam book. Why is this book going to be reviewed on the world's great podcast instead of an issue of injustice. This book doesn't deserve to exist.<br />3/10Action Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03897822189163698025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post-45548833840590078932018-06-06T06:57:21.553-04:002018-06-06T06:57:21.553-04:00Lol...i cant wait to read it nowLol...i cant wait to read it nowJim Wernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307419602315578911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post-73610543606690293392018-06-06T06:10:31.823-04:002018-06-06T06:10:31.823-04:00I was expecting to hate this book and as I started...I was expecting to hate this book and as I started reading it I feared I was right BUT i actually ended up liking it and I want to know what the heck is going on. Will it last? Probably not but I hope I enjoy the following issues as much.Jodie Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189431699921641558noreply@blogger.com