*(this is not a hate thread; it's intention merely is to highlight comics that you think are not worthy of the acclaim that is bestowed on them)
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05-05-2019, 10:34 AM #1Astonishing Member
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05-05-2019, 11:55 AM #2Hold your machete tight!
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When I think of overrated comics, my mine tends to jump towards the work of Garth Ennis. I wouldn't be able to call them bad comics, but he certainly doesn't waste time telling you what is on his mind. He comes on very strongly, and gets to the point rather quickly. I feel like I've read everything he has to say after a single issue, and generally speaking I'm not interested in finding out what else might be in store. That wouldn't be so bad if a large body of his work wasn't long running serialized fiction. The Boys, Preacher, his Marvel runs, and anything he does from Avatar Press.
Continuity, even in a "shared" comics universe is often insignificant if not largely detrimental to the quality of a comic.
Immortal X-Men - Once & Future- X-Cellent - X-Men: Red
Nobody cares about what you don't like, they barely care about what you do like.
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05-06-2019, 10:30 PM #3Mighty Member
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The Killing Joke by Alan Moore
Hush by Jeph Loeb
Batman (New52) by Scott Snyder
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05-07-2019, 06:35 PM #4Astonishing Member
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I agree with all of these choices completely.
Originally Posted by jb681131
As for myself, I've just read the first volume of Tokyo Ghoul, and boy what a myriad of young adult horror cliches that was.
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05-09-2019, 11:08 AM #5Swollen Member
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I could never get into Ditko's artwork. Amateur is what it feels like. Did not like Bob Kane's artwork as well.
McFarlane's work really has not held up over time.
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05-09-2019, 11:53 AM #6The Cyborg Sage
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Matt Fraction's Hawkeye.
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05-11-2019, 05:34 PM #7Surfing With The Alien
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Most of "Bob Kane's artwork" was by other people. Originally Posted by GOLGO 13
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05-11-2019, 05:33 PM #8Surfing With The Alien
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I don't think you know what 'critical acclaim' means. Originally Posted by Zetsubou
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05-13-2019, 04:48 AM #9Astonishing Member
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I find him probably the most reliable writer in comics. His work tends to work on multiple levels, but a lot of people seem put off by the crude/shocking exterior (which I know wasn't your complaint but it is a lot of people's). Originally Posted by Personamanx
Yup Originally Posted by jb681131
Yeah. Spiderman has a great costume, but that's pretty much where it ends for me. Originally Posted by GOLGO 13
FWIW, the third TPB is where it really kicks in (which I think might be in the second TPB with the newer editions) Originally Posted by Spike-X
Yeah. Glorious art, but the story isn't great. Originally Posted by tbaron
For me (other than what I've said above):
Chris Claremont's X-Men - All of it.
Casanova
Legion of Superheroes: The Great Darkness Saga
Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
Everything by John Ostrander
Everything by Christopher Priest
Y: The Last Man - I like Vaughan a lot, but found this to be one of his weaker works.
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