Post by cfs on Mar 22, 2008 16:27:52 GMT -5
I'm late posting this, but I got the book late.
I read it and I must say, I still after all these years don't care about DC characters. I trust Jim Shooter to pull a great story out of them, but the art continues to be a problem for me. This story is still building a greater story. We are still being teased about what is going on. A mystery character is introduced and tracking the whereabouts of all the Legion members. I'm paying attention to the members which have their status shown on screen but haven't appeared yet. I'm still involved with the story but it's a strain dealing with characters I'd rather not read about.
The art can't be ignored. It's just missing the mark. In one scene they show the palace or wherever Princess Projectra is. It's empty and desolate except for her and a single torch. In the next panel Princess Projectra is supposed to be projecting how lavish the the place was. Uh.... no! The artists draws the same desolate place with pillows scattered around the posts. A few extra torches. Maybe three paintings on the wall and a few scattered stands hold orbs of some kind. Sorry! Don't see lavish. I see friggin' pillows and extra lights. Somehow I don't think Jim Shooters script said "fill up the scene with pillows, we want to show how magnificent it was."
The story was fine. It was interesting. The art and characters are a big strain for me with every issue.
cfs
I read it and I must say, I still after all these years don't care about DC characters. I trust Jim Shooter to pull a great story out of them, but the art continues to be a problem for me. This story is still building a greater story. We are still being teased about what is going on. A mystery character is introduced and tracking the whereabouts of all the Legion members. I'm paying attention to the members which have their status shown on screen but haven't appeared yet. I'm still involved with the story but it's a strain dealing with characters I'd rather not read about.
The art can't be ignored. It's just missing the mark. In one scene they show the palace or wherever Princess Projectra is. It's empty and desolate except for her and a single torch. In the next panel Princess Projectra is supposed to be projecting how lavish the the place was. Uh.... no! The artists draws the same desolate place with pillows scattered around the posts. A few extra torches. Maybe three paintings on the wall and a few scattered stands hold orbs of some kind. Sorry! Don't see lavish. I see friggin' pillows and extra lights. Somehow I don't think Jim Shooters script said "fill up the scene with pillows, we want to show how magnificent it was."
The story was fine. It was interesting. The art and characters are a big strain for me with every issue.
cfs
8 out of 10 books I pick up and hate instantly is because the art makes me want to puke as soon as I see it. I think the ratio was like 2 out of 10 back in the old days. It needs to be less about style and more about substance. 
