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Post by cyberstrike on Apr 7, 2010 10:20:40 GMT -5
I consider Millar "The shock jock of modern comics" with work is often controversial and is a hit-and-miss with me.
I enjoyed with work on The Ultimates, The Ultimates 2, and Wanted (I liked the book, the movie not so much) and Nemesis looks pretty cool.
I glanced through a TPB of Kick-Ass and wasn't impressed by it or the trailer to the movie.
Civil War, Old Man Logan, 1985, American Christ, and his runs on The Fantastic 4 and The Authority don't really appeal to me very much.
I think Millar is a GOOD writer but not a really GREAT writer. He tries to get in the same league as Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Warren Ellis but he's never going to make it until he tries something that is out of his normal comfort zone.
Due to health issues his work tends to be late a lot and this does not help him.
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Post by bigw1966 on Apr 12, 2010 10:22:21 GMT -5
I enjoy the vast majority of his work. Old Man Logan was good and had some very enjoyable ideas in it, but I am not sure it is deserving of the Eisner nom it just got.
KICK ASS is actually to me an exceptionally good book.
His Authority run opened the door for the Ultimates.
1985 This is an underrated masterpiece. Aside from the artwork, the story itself would probably make for one of the coolest Marvel films ever. It is nothing like any of his other works.
American Jesus (Chosen was the title when it came out) was a good little story that had a interessting twist to it. I am still waiting for a sequal to it. WANTED: The comic was really good. I only liked the first hour of the film which makes sense since it was a direct adaptation of the book. The second hour sort of jumped the shark.
CIVIL WAR; A good Idea and story that was very topical for the time it was released and probably will not have much life down the road.
He does take chances thats for sure. I love what he did with Ultimate Cap and I am really digging his version of Ultimate Red Skull.
He also did a bang up job in creating Ultimate X-MEN and Ultimate FF his runs on both of those books delivered solid work.
He is no Ellis though. Or Moore for that matter.
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