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The funny thing is I liked Wells’ Beyond chapters. And I tried to see the good in his run the first six months or so, even when my gut was telling me it wasn’t. He lost me somewhere between Dark Web and Dead Language. There have been a couple okay stories (like the Doc Ock one) but the bad has far outweighed the good. Gang War was a mess, so that’s three strikes right there. And we won’t even get into the mess with Paul, probably the most loathed supporting character of all time. But I’m going off topic. You’re right though. I should read more good books. Got any recommends?
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I like Amz, Ultimate, Superior and Spiderboy and as there are a ton of books by multiple publishers, there is bound to be something for everyone to enjoy. That's one of the reasons I like FCBD, as you get to sample books and may end up interested in trying something out for a bit.
It's all good to criticize a book. But to be the same comments about the same things month after month - I dunno - I would use my energy towards other things if a book bothered me that much. The creatives at the moment on Amz have a set tone - it's not going to vary much from month to month. Come back when the creatives change and give it a shot again.
That's what I did when I wasn't enjoying Spencers run - I stopped buying and found something else that I enjoyed. I didn't bash him or the other creatives, the book, the stories or the characters. I don't get much enjoyment in being that critical - the most I might say is "it's not for me" and keep pushing.
I did came back to his run when the annoucement was made that he was wrapping up, as I did want to see how the whole Kindred thing would pan out. And after it was over I didn't post "good riddance to that guy!". I simply transitioned to the next chapter in Amz hopeful I would enjoy it.
"He's pure power and doesn't even know it. He's the best of us."-Matt Murdock
"I need a reason to take the mask off."-Peter Parker
"My heart half-breaks at how easy it is to lie to him. It breaks all the way when he believes me without question." Felicia Hardy
lol nope. Got me there! The ending was horrible.
Are you telling me not to post here? To go away until the creators change? Because it’s coming off awfully like that. And I’m not posting that much about this run or much here on the forum in the first place. You can check my post history. You may have me confused with someone else. If it’s indeed “all good to criticize a book” then why is it seemingly an issue for you? I liked Spencer’s run a lot more than this one, but certainly wouldn’t challenge anyone who didn’t like it.
Wow! If only all of us could be so perfect! Come off of it, please. If you didn’t like my post, you could’ve skipped over it… just like you seemingly skipped over Spencer’s run.That's what I did when I wasn't enjoying Spencers run - I stopped buying and found something else that I enjoyed. I didn't bash him or the other creatives, the book, the stories or the characters. I don't get much enjoyment in being that critical - the most I might say is "it's not for me" and keep pushing.
I did came back to his run when the annoucement was made that he was wrapping up, as I did want to see how the whole Kindred thing would pan out. And after it was over I didn't post "good riddance to that guy!". I simply transitioned to the next chapter in Amz hopeful I would enjoy it.
It’s a veeerrrry distinctive line of dialogue though which is why it stuck with me in the first place. It seemed worthy of comment. I’ve never seen “call me ___ while I’m working” ever before in a book, and now it’s reused within a few months with different characters. I don’t know, it stood out to me and not in a good way. I am certainly hoping Wells doesn’t use it 5 or 10 times because that would certainly be something.
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Actually, I should have separated my response into separate posts.
Only the 1st part of that was responding to you directly regarding book recommends.
The rest of that wasn't directed to you - it was just me speaking about critical posters in general in reference to my response to Tuck. My fault for not providing clarity - I went off on a tangent.
BTW - I'm nobody - I would never suggest to ANYONE what, when, where, how, etc when it comes to posting here.
Take it down a notch.
I can at least kind of see what he's going for with since they have different names in their "dayjobs" so it's trying to be cute about it...whether it succeeds is up to interpretation.It’s a veeerrrry distinctive line of dialogue though which is why it stuck with me in the first place. It seemed worthy of comment. I’ve never seen “call me ___ while I’m working” ever before in a book, and now it’s reused within a few months with different characters. I don’t know, it stood out to me and not in a good way. I am certainly hoping Wells doesn’t use it 5 or 10 times because that would certainly be something.
But personally I think MJ as a Superhero in this instance is dumb so .
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