Comments on: Picks & Pans – November 14, 2007

By: Josh Fenderman

Josh Fenderman — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:14:34 +0000

this is insane. honestly i don’t even know why i try sometimes. i don’t know what you lot are responding to, but you’ve missed my point by a mile. your grade is fine, it’s your use of the word “ideal” that needs work. maybe you’re just not paying attention or something. instead of being so defensive, just find the word “ideal” in a dictionary and re-read my original post.

By: Ernie Estrella

Ernie Estrella — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:31:09 +0000

I’m going to defend my A- because it wasn’t perfect. There was room for a little bit more, and I talked about how abrupt some of the endings can be. And if there was more of a natural progression for an arc, even if it’s two issues I’d feel better about it, rather than, “oops we’ve got 3 more pages and we need to wrap it up” which is the feling i got, but as far as understanding the characters, the title character, and the drive to do something new, hit classic touchstones, and bring something new to the table, those are the things that every come should aspire to, and Howard hit it on the head, that’s a statement on All Star Superman in its entirety. If only more titles could be considered A’s and A-’s. That’s ideal.

By: Josh Fenderman

Josh Fenderman — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:05:48 +0000

Hey I love All-Star Superman, too. It’s the only book I pick up in single issue form anymore, and I’d probably give an automatic “A” any book Frank Quitely drew. But no matter how you slice it, “A-” and “ideal” just don’t match up. And “the series as a whole” includes this issue, which is obviously not perfect by Ernie’s standards. No sense in arguing.

By: BNew

BNew — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:02:50 +0000

I agree with what was said about All Star Superman. However, I think this is by far the strongest issues to-date. Definitely a solid A at the least.

Also love WWH#5 being called on it’s B.S. Crappy, incoherent action, minimal emotional appeal, and nothing but plugs for the future line. Such a bust.

By: Jon Haehnle

Jon Haehnle — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:45:15 +0000

Although I still think Pak achieved some awesomeness with World War Hulk, I sadly have to agree with David — the finale was disappointing, not to mention confusing. Ah well. We’ll see where things lead from here.

Also, Venus in Love sounds decidedly bad!

By: Howard Brown

Howard Brown — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:02:24 +0000

Ernie’s statement was regarding the series as a whole, not that particular issue. And an A- isn’t a bad score

By: Josh Fenderman

Josh Fenderman — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:45:29 +0000

Er, so an A- is “the ideal that every comic should aspire to?”

Nice work, Ernie.

By: Jon Haehnle

Jon Haehnle — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:28:07 +0000

Sorry Erin, got em up now!

By: Erin F.

Erin F. — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:09:50 +0000

Aw, man, no covers for my picks or pans? My pan image is already on the server, under “Manga”… I sent a link. Was this an aesthetic choice?