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- opaquereptilian
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Where are the Care Bears/Wiggles/Teletubbies?
It's so cute I want to hurl. I can only hope on the next few pages after the preview someone gets gutted. My luck, even if someone does parish, the Care Bear Stare might revive them.
But what I know, I like(d) AHM
But what I know, I like(d) AHM
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So what you're saying is that so long as there's carnage and violence, plot and character can go hang?opaquereptilian wrote:It's so cute I want to hurl. I can only hope on the next few pages after the preview someone gets gutted. My luck, even if someone does parish, the Care Bear Stare might revive them.
But what I know, I like(d) AHM
Or that, because the world in question is peaceful and brightly coloured, it's automatically populated by children's tv characters and therefore rubbish?
The first page is a portent of things to come. The other preview pages are what's known as "a flashback to happier times." It's a common storytelling device - the things employed by writers who are able to do more than big explosions and who use them to bridge the gaps between the cynical crowd-pleasing set pieces.
^^ no offence to you personally meant in any of that. I've just left my tact and diplomacy in my other jeans.
Nevertheless (if we had a cute smilie, there'd be several in here, 'kay?)Halfshell wrote:The first page is a portent of things to come. The other preview pages are what's known as "a flashback to happier times." It's a common storytelling device - the things employed by writers who are able to do more than big explosions and who use them to bridge the gaps between the cynical crowd-pleasing set pieces.
Nice covers. Darn it, it'll cost me a pretty penny for all three. I do like the of conceit of Cliffjumper jumping off a cliff...
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My computer's working to slowly at the moment to wait the 12 hours it'll take those pages to load up. This is McCarthy again isn't it? Regardless of any potential cuteness factor (which doesn't bother me at all if it works in context) I'm more worried it'll be as throwaway and forgettable as his other two Spotlights, even if they were better than AHM by being 11 issues shorter.
It's not that it's not funny in some senses, just depressing and harsh after spending several years building up a rapport between the audience and characters...
Spotlight looks alright. The difference between Blurr / this preview and AHM is like the gulf between Ramjet and TF / New Avengers -- okay, none of it's unadulterated classic material, but it's like different writers were handling the spotlights.
Spotlight looks alright. The difference between Blurr / this preview and AHM is like the gulf between Ramjet and TF / New Avengers -- okay, none of it's unadulterated classic material, but it's like different writers were handling the spotlights.
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Im still taking that as a TOS Star Trek reference. 100 quatloos on 'Jumper!*Cliffjumper wrote:I just don't get the vest.
I find the quasi pop-art style interesting. spotlights are a great place to experiment with visual styles (kup was another good one), and always produce interesting results. looking forward to it.
*'Gamesters of Triskelon', if anyone is still wondering
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Is it bad that I thought it was from that Simpsons episode where they send Homer into space?borg72 wrote:*'Gamesters of Triskelon', if anyone is still wondering
I do agree, though - while the 'main' books have maintained a certain 'house style', the Spotlights have been a lot more varied and interesting, stylistically. It's not always good, but unlike the main books they're rarely boring.