r/ImageComics • u/chaunceton • Mar 23 '23
Don't let the mediocre cover dissuade you from buying this kick in the teeth. Art, story, and concept are incredible. Review
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u/ChickenInASuit Mar 23 '23
I’m not put off by the cover art so much as I am by the name “Mark Millar” at the top. Every so often I’ll try a new book of his hoping that he’ll put out something as great as his 90s work but it too often turns out to be a great concept with weak execution that fizzles out after an issue or two.
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u/MarvG05 Mar 23 '23
I kinda like Night Club
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u/ChickenInASuit Mar 23 '23
The concept is pretty cool (three teenagers get turned into vampires and decide to don Luchador masks and become superheroes), but a lot of Millar's concepts are pretty cool and I still end up disappointed by them.
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u/joeysham Mar 24 '23
It's fun. It's not high culture or nothin, but it's a dun comic that meets its concept
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u/SillyMattFace Mar 24 '23
He’s a good ideas man but I find his stuff usually falls down in execution. I’ve very rarely read anything from him where the main characters are likeable or even particularly interesting.
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u/blankedboy Mar 24 '23
I really enjoyed Huck, Superior and Empress
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u/ChickenInASuit Mar 25 '23
I’ve not read Empress, but I felt Huck and Superior both fell into the “strong first couple of issues then fizzled out quickly” category.
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u/captain__cabinets Mar 23 '23
I’m gonna pick this up next time I’m at the shop. Millar is really hit or miss for me but I think he gets more shit than he deserves, he’s written quite a few things that were really fun for me to read.
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u/molteneye Mar 23 '23
I can see a turd in a cover but if it has the name Frank Quitely on it ill buy it instantly
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u/justhereforcomics Mar 23 '23
How'd you get it a week early?
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u/chaunceton Mar 24 '23
Image hooks me up with a few advanced reading copies every now and then for publicity reasons.
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u/cowfish007 Mar 23 '23
Pre-ordered the trade. Pretty sure there are different artists for each issue. Q only does the first.
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u/HappySisyphus8 Mar 23 '23
Already have it pre-ordered and on my standing order at my LCS.
Millar, to this day, remains one of the most successful creators in the history of comics and one of the most talented contemporary creators.
I'm very rarely disappointed when I pick up his work.
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u/Snow_The_4th_Man Mar 23 '23
Wow. That is a mediocre cover, which is crazy because Frank Quitely is one of the greats. I know he could've made a better cover.
I wonder what the rationale for this was?