Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra came out this week in trade paperback and boy, am I unhappy with it. Frank Miller gave us Elektra's origin in 7 pages - Greg Rucka takes four motherfucking issues to tell a story that's about half as compelling and manages to make the whole thing seem like a Lifetime movie. I don't agree with removing the Cool Ninja Stuff from Elektra's past at all, as Cool Ninja Stuff makes the world go around. (Also, he's broken my heart with the Marvel Knights Elektra book by just going the misogynist route, which is disappointing considering how strong his female characters in both prose and comics have been in the past.)
So I figure I'll reread all the "real" Marvel Elektra stuff before the movie just to make sure I am filled with rage afterwards. Saw a clip last night on Entertainment Access Extra Hollywood Tonight or something and it was supposed to be a fight scene. After hearing Garner's Very Bad Greek Accent (ugh...) and watching how they're quick cutting the action I was filled with foreboding doom even more. The fight made Batman Forever look like a John Woo film.
Oh, Wizard magazine is still telling you all that it's going to be great, aren't they?
So I figure I'll reread all the "real" Marvel Elektra stuff before the movie just to make sure I am filled with rage afterwards. Saw a clip last night on Entertainment Access Extra Hollywood Tonight or something and it was supposed to be a fight scene. After hearing Garner's Very Bad Greek Accent (ugh...) and watching how they're quick cutting the action I was filled with foreboding doom even more. The fight made Batman Forever look like a John Woo film.
Oh, Wizard magazine is still telling you all that it's going to be great, aren't they?
