The complete Phonogram ... what a pretentious POS.
Haha couldn’t even finish it. Oh well, I was warned.
The complete Phonogram ... what a pretentious POS.
Haha couldn’t even finish it. Oh well, I was warned.
hmmm yeah great comparison. I think I prefer Invincible but might just be because the art is stronger (although I don't hate Bagley at all). It's been a while since I've read Invincible so I can't really make any proper criticism but it really engaged me. I think people hype it so much because it does what a superhero comic should do but streamlines it and trims off the fat which makes it a better reading experience than your average MArvel or DC series that is based around superheroics. I think your enjoyment depends on your affinity for superhero books.
I enjoyed it as well, but I agree about the writing part. Kirkman phones it in sometimes. Invincible has a lot of highs, but when he's trying to make fun of Marvel/DC, he ends up doing the same thing and kind of falls flat.
While I'm sad to see it end, I have a feeling he'll return to it in the future.
That is exactly what I liked about USM; it didn‘t come with any of the ballast of a whole universe, at least for a very long time. And I agree about the artwork though. I also don‘t hate Bagley, but his art is too manga-y, if you know what I mean (though I also like a lot of manga).
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor
“We have a saying, my people. Don’t kill if you can wound, don’t wound if you can subdue, don’t subdue if you can pacify, and don’t raise your hand at all until you’ve first extended it.”
I love USM, but I love Invincible even more, probably considerably. It just checks off pretty much everything so many people complain about with modern DC and Marvel. Great characters, both main and supporting, with constant growth, relationships, great and fleshed out villians, fun but engaging stories in both short and long term form, great twists and cliffhangers, Allen the Alien, consistently good if not great art, excellent, though often quite violent, battles and fights, etc. Also fantastically produced deluxe hardcovers with great extras with commentary by Kirkman, Ottley, and Walker that's actually fun to read. What's not to love if you like superhero comics, it's got it all.
For good measure, I only read the hardcovers, so no spoilers on how it ends please.
If it wasn't Jones' art, I would get dust jackets for them. But I love his art, even if it doesn't line up.
Ultimate Spider-Man was awesome. It felt like I was reading Spider-Man from the early days again. It's probably Bendis' best work ever.
“Now faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love.”--1 Corinthians 13:13
“You had a dream; I have a plan”--Cyclops
“There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.”--The Doctor