tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post4179948550286641849..comments2024-03-28T05:58:47.833-04:00Comments on Weird Science DC Comics: Wonder Woman #51 ReviewJim Wernerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12307419602315578911noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post-3518806198420695982018-07-27T14:25:25.787-04:002018-07-27T14:25:25.787-04:00This issue wasn't "Night of the Monster M...This issue wasn't "Night of the Monster Men" bad; but it was pretty unremarkable. Nice art; but I knew as soon as they started numbering the visits, the issue would end on visit 52. So trite.<br />I also want to remark on how much I love Eric's reviews! Eric Shea's wonderful reviews are undoubtedly the number one reason to visit the site!Someone who's totally not Dancing Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post-60192689714011917022018-07-26T18:59:30.482-04:002018-07-26T18:59:30.482-04:00(Sorry. I deleted my earlier comment, because it w...(Sorry. I deleted my earlier comment, because it was mostly unreadable. Try again...)<br /><br />I kind of liked this, but that's only because I was expecting it to be characteristically terrible from Orlando. That's not to say there aren't problems here. Mayfly opens up way too easily in that first meeting (shades of The Ray and Dreamslayer in JLA #3) and Orlando's penchant for throwing in random stuff that doesn't really mean anything is well and truly on display here. The future glimpses of Diana, for example, would be interesting but for the knowledge that none of them are likely to be followed up which makes them much less exciting. The relationship between Diana and Mayfly is reasonably well-drawn, though. (Not as big a compliment as it might appear. The relationship is the sole focus of the issue.) But, on the whole, you're right. It's not enough to sustain the issue and it does eventually become a bit boring.<br /><br />I notice that Orlando's choice to take a character from Shea Fontana's run is being touted on The Internet as evidence that Orlando is in some sense repudiating Robinson's run on the title. I don't know about that. Orlando doesn't strike me as being that snidey. This story is a nice idea, but I think it needed something more than Orlando's random nonsense. Tony's suggestion about it being in an annual is fair enough - although not for the whole thing. It could do with losing a few pages of 'story' ('incident' is probably a better word) and appearing as a back-up not the main feature. That art is lovely, though. 5.5 for me.<br /><br />(Diana using the word 'patriarchy' made me wince, although not as much as Inversion, The Inside-Out Man made me laugh. :))Jeremy Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713744816491178705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557726951171561616.post-48034044803088749022018-07-26T10:08:13.777-04:002018-07-26T10:08:13.777-04:00Felt like this should have been an annualFelt like this should have been an annualAnthony Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916041543063391900noreply@blogger.com