Overopinionated? Yes, most likely.
Comments Off | Posted: May 24th, 2007 | Filed under: UncategorizedNo, I didn’t read Countdown this week because I canceled it last week. Paul Dini, it’s not that I don’t understand how the series works; I just think the series is, so far, remarkably stupid.
Was I the only person a little disappointed in The Spirit this week? I mean, yeah, it was really pretty and had an interesting hook, but the musical aspects were just enough off to yank me out of a story. (Sort of how I imagine Dr. Scott getting distracted by an improperly-placed IV. I’d also say it’s probably the same for real journalism geeks having to deal with The Daily Planet.)
The lack of “backmatter” in the Fell collection bothers me less than I thought, perhaps because I’ve already read the issues and don’t feel the need to go over the nasty, true stories that fuels the fiction again or re-read the letters from fans.
Speaking of Ellis, I was talking to Kitty, and we came up with ten different Ellis series that featured either a female protagonist or a woman leading a team: The Authority, Down, Mek, Nextwave,Reload, Global Frequency, Tokyo Storm Warning, Ocean, DV8, and Two-Step. Throw in his strong portrayal of Sue Storm in Ultimate Fantastic Four, and Quit City‘s female lead and I think you’ve got a strong case for proving Ellis is one of the most casually feminist writers in comics.
Yes, I spend some portion of my time talking to women about Warren Ellis. What do you do with the ladies?
Chip Zdarsky offers bad advice. It’s frequently very, very funny.
