tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post9031738413604870064..comments2023-10-23T00:04:35.356-04:00Comments on The Vault of Buncheness: RECENT COMICS ROUNDUPBunche (pop culture ronin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-48459068809352820652011-10-01T21:18:18.850-04:002011-10-01T21:18:18.850-04:00It sounds like this week's books turned out pr...It sounds like this week's books turned out pretty much as I expected with the exception of Superman which sadly it seems turned out worse. This bothers me for much the same reason as you since I hold George Perez in pretty high regards both creatively and on more personal level. Point of fact, I was just fortunate enough to spend a little time with him in Atlanta, Georgia a few weeks ago for Dragon Con (where I was very much looking forward to seeing your friends Amanda Conner and Jim Palmiotti but alas the weather caused a change in their travel plans) and Mr. Pezez was his usual fun, giving, modest, fan friendly self. I guess I'll find out just how bad it is for myself when I hit the store and pick up this weeks books tomorrow. <br /><br />For the record, I have tried my best to be open minded with this whole "New 52" business which admittedly, DC hasn't made easy for me with the way they went about it. I don't even want to get started on why friends of Jim (Wildstorm > or = to JSA) Lee have books(jobs) while other far more talented writers and artist are nowhere to be found. Despite this, and so much more, I really want to judge these books on their own merit and planned from the start on giving most of them a couple of issues before passing final judgement but now I'm not even sure I can do that anymore since it looks like none of them will have lay enough groundwork, or for that matter even finished introducing the "new" characters before issue number five! Do I really have to buy that many issue of a book I may not like or wait for the trade paperback to make an informed decision? I guess after four decades of reading and collecting comics, three of them on my own dime, I just not person the new books are meant for anymore. Certainly DC but Marvel isn't guiltless either. Hell, I'm honestly not sure who the new books are meant to be purchased, read and loved by anymore.<br /><br />Oh well, there is always back issues and original art and with new titles going between $3.00 to $6.00(or more) an issue, spending $5.00 to $10.00 on Silver and early Bronze Age back issues isn't so bad. Especially when you know that you are going to get something good for your coin. Heck, I've found quite a bit of the good stuff in the $1.00 boxes at certain shops and cons. You just have to take the time to look.Acroyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766427417489883213noreply@blogger.com