Ancillary, non-main-line stuff. Star Wars TF, Speed Stars, Titanium Series, Robot Heroes, that sort of thing. They're kinda neat, but we all know they're not really that important. Admit it, you know it's true.
...So FNM lyrics aside, I can't help noticing no one really commented on the idea of posting scans. As one half of a mod on scans_daily, I've gotta wonder why *we* don't put up scans of the comics we're always blabbing about...? Is there a particular reason?
In my case, it's a pain in the ass and very time consuming process and that's just to get the scans to come out complete and decent. Then tranlating them into a format that won't either have a size that's damn near a gig or more or somehow getting distorted in the file resizing process... yeah, I CAN do it, but I'd rather not if I don't have to.
Shockwave wrote:In my case, it's a pain in the ass and very time consuming process and that's just to get the scans to come out complete and decent. Then tranlating them into a format that won't either have a size that's damn near a gig or more or somehow getting distorted in the file resizing process... yeah, I CAN do it, but I'd rather not if I don't have to.
So what you're saying is, you're not motivated to do it and you don't feel as though you can be bothered to do it?
Dominic wrote: too many people likely would have enjoyed it as....well a house-elf gang-bang.
I suppose it could be translated that way, although my main point is easier said than done. It's easy to say "just scan it and post it" but when that process takes enough hours to torpedo any plans for an entire evening, it's something that has to basically be scheduled. I didn't mind doing it for "State Games" because that was a worthy cause and it allowed me to utilize something I have but rarely use.
I dunno if we've got our wires crossed, but I'm not implying entire issues should be scanned. For one thing, that's illegal, and for another, it kinda ruins the point of reviewing them, since then we can all just read the whole comic and make up our own minds. But a couple particularly good / bad panels can really add some visual flavour to a post. S'just me, s'cool!
As as has been mentioned by myself and others, "Infestation" is IDW's attempt to piggy-back their in-house book, "Zombies v/s Robots", on their licensed books. In an interview (meant to hype the series) last fall, IDW's Andy Schmidt pretty much admitted that the "GI Joe" portion was going to be a tough sell. When one of the editor's of a project is saying this while trying to hype the project, that is a pretty good indicator of how bad it will be. This series is not going to fail as epically as "Image United", largely because "Infestation" is likely to come out. (Putting an over-rated and under-talented hack like Robert Kirkman in charge of the raging egomaniacs that make up the Image founders was not so much asking for trouble as it was demanding trouble.)
To be fair, if one considers what "Infestation" is, the first issue is excellent. But, that does not change the fact that it is an idiotic premise that is being executed in the most crass and intrusive way possible. ("Star Trek" fans are really getting screwed, as it looks like the regular 'Trek book will not be coming out for two months to free up time on the Tipton's respective schedules.) The first issue serves to introduce the cast from "Zombies v/s Robots" and to set up the stage for interdimensional zombie invasion. Vaguely defined McGuffins are used to justify the zombies being a threat to Transformers.
After a predictable romp through IDW's book, the zombie are scattered to "at least 4" other universes. (IDW is setting up for sequels in the set-up issue of a series that has been getting luke-warm reception from day 1. Uh.....) The back pages have previews for the 4 cross-overs.
The "Transformers" series by Abnett and Roche will likely sell the best, and will realistically be well received. An A-list writer with a fan favorite artist is about as close to a real dream team that "Transformers" has ever gotten. ("Infestation" also marks the first time that a "Transformers" comic has an actual, honest to golly gosh, real and externally credible writer. This is not to say there are not good writers on TF otherwise. But, none of them have Abnett's credibility.) Roche's art seems a bit cartoony for a zombie story. This may be a reflection of Abnett's tone, or it make be Roche playing with his style a bit. Abnett's showing in the first issue leads me to think this will be phoned in. Abnett will also likely bring in outside readers. But, it is unlikely that any will stick around after he leaves. (I wonder if anybody knows what Abnett is costing IDW. I get the feeling it is hugely expensive.)
The "Star Trek" portion is the only part of this event that is written by the regular staff. Tipton does his best. And, if this were not billed as being 100% in context with the main book, it might even be tolerable. Part of me wonders if Tipton did not pull this assignment simply as the best way to handle damage control.
"Ghost Busters" is probably the most logical book for this sort of cross-over.
The "GI Joe" preview reads like it could have come out of any issue of IDW's run with the franchise. This is to say that it is inarticulate and trying way too hard to be "hard-core", capped off with irrational amounts of mean-spirited behavior. (At a certain point, overly cruel bad guys undercut the logic of a story.)
Grade: F Epic fail. Trainwreck. Possibly worse than "Countdown", (if only for not being self-conciously bad).
Dom
-and "Infestation" will effectively be a weekly book!
Sooo... are you actually going to review the events that happen and comment on them or is this just going to be four months of pontificating about the concept and the credibility of the artists and writers? C'mon Dom, I've seen much better reviews from you. Razzing aside, I would like to see some review of the events taken for what it is (I mean, we all know this isn't Tolstoy or Shakespear so why pretend it's anything other than what it is: Absurd for the sake of absurd pushed to a cracked out level).
