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Something I've been meaning on getting to for a while: Lost.
I've loved this show. I've dedicated hour upon hour to memorizing every little nuance of the show. I combed over the characters, the branching story lines, and the references made in almost every minute detail of the show. And now that we are on the cusp of the end of this great series I can only say one thing. What the Hell are you guys thinking?
These last few episodes have been a huge let down. After promises of a "bible" and big pay off everything seems a bit contrived and as if there will be no comfortable ending to this show after all. I don't know why I expected any different. Season upon season of character and crew changes were bound to blow up in their face. You can't balance that many threads over that much time and have things end cleanly. So now...I just want it to end.
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Comics: This is clearly a geek edition.
Bravo Marvel! Boo DC! Heroic Age has been outrageously entertaining and is returning to something I've sorely missed in my comics. There was a time where everything Marvel touched seemed to have this ancient mythological feel to it. Then...the Bendis years. Don't get me wrong. Brian Micheal Bendis is an outstanding writer. His Daredevil and Ultimate Spider-Man remain some of my favorite super hero works, and his pre-Marvel stuff just screams talent. But what Bendis brought was street level heroes. No more sense of awe. Just the vicarious living of a geek. That has never been what the medium has been about for me.
Well with the start of Heroic Age Marvel has already delivered a more intriguing cohesive universe. From the outset with Avengers Finale we get some of the biggest stories Marvel has done in some time with a feel of what made the company...well...marvelous. Heroes that feel like something to strive for. But then there is DC...
Dear DC...why does your universe feel like a constant cluster fuck over the last 3 years? Oh...right...Dan DiDio. Despite having some of the best titles on the market (Batman and Robin, R.E.B.E.L.S., Green Lantern. etc.) yet again we are being choked out with the heavy hand of editorial. I've never understood the editorial function in comics. It seems like somewhere along the line a bunch of liberal arts majors that wanted to write but don't have the talent decided the way they can get their justification is by ruining the work of the truly talented. I won't go on as I've covered this before but most of what DC is putting out is simply unreadable.
Most...Vertigo is still a beacon of all things that make graphic storytelling great. American Vampire, IZombie, DMZ, Sweet Tooth...the list goes on. Vertigo really sets a standard that is unmatched. Vertigo is the imprint that I hand people when I want to introduce them to why I love comics. Spider Jerusalem and Jesse Custer have become the oil that greases the wheels. Hear me Marvel? Hear me D...wait...DC owns Vertigo. Hmmm? Apparently someone lost the memo on what makes good comics. Just stop turning these titles into shitty action movies...wait...that is another blog.
Have a great day all. I have a shower with my name on it.
J...
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