Comments on: All You Need to Know: New Avengers #26 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/ no, really, there are some comics you really should read Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:56:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: News and commentary about comics » Bendis bewilders http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-6819 News and commentary about comics » Bendis bewilders Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:13:39 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-6819 [...] Bendis bewilders Filed under: uncategorized — duras January 1, 2007 @ 2:07 am After reading this synopsis of New Avengers #26, I’m hard-pressed to figure out: what’s so great about Brian Michael Bendis? The story sounds insulting to the intellect. [...] [...] Bendis bewilders Filed under: uncategorized — duras January 1, 2007 @ 2:07 am After reading this synopsis of New Avengers #26, I’m hard-pressed to figure out: what’s so great about Brian Michael Bendis? The story sounds insulting to the intellect. [...]

]]> By: News and commentary about comics » Bendis bewilders http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-6606 News and commentary about comics » Bendis bewilders Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:09:07 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-6606 [...] Bendis bewilders Filed under: uncategorized — duras January 1, 2007 @ 12:07 am After reading this synopsis of New Avengers #26, I’m hard-pressed to figure out: what’s so great about Brian Michael Bendis? The story sounds insulting to the intellect. [...] [...] Bendis bewilders Filed under: uncategorized — duras January 1, 2007 @ 12:07 am After reading this synopsis of New Avengers #26, I’m hard-pressed to figure out: what’s so great about Brian Michael Bendis? The story sounds insulting to the intellect. [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-6094 admin Sat, 30 Dec 2006 05:48:17 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-6094 Hey, the vaguer you are, the more people make up their own stories and the more satisfied they are. Classic horror movie trick. Not so good for comics with no answers. Hey, the vaguer you are, the more people make up their own stories and the more satisfied they are. Classic horror movie trick. Not so good for comics with no answers.

]]> By: Mo S http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-6016 Mo S Tue, 26 Dec 2006 18:51:45 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-6016 Loved the art in the issue, not so hot on the lack of focused content, but the single most amusing thing is reading the comments on a lot of the message boards. The issue seems to have confused the heck out of a large segment of the population. Some people seem to think that readers developing conflicting theories for what actually happened in the issue = "writing with depth to it." And that, while sad, makes me snicker. Loved the art in the issue, not so hot on the lack of focused content, but the single most amusing thing is reading the comments on a lot of the message boards.

The issue seems to have confused the heck out of a large segment of the population. Some people seem to think that readers developing conflicting theories for what actually happened in the issue = “writing with depth to it.” And that, while sad, makes me snicker.

]]> By: admin http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-5834 admin Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:17:19 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-5834 I would have liked to see more than a glimpse, but then I'm a sucker for character development. My daddy's or no, it's... not exactly the Avengers. I wholeheartedly agree that Marvel Comics Presents would have rocked this story which makes me again ponder why they don't like ot keep anthology books around for just such occasions. You'd think with the glut of 'Spider-Man Family', 'Giant Size Wolverine' and whatnot, mostly filled with reprints (boo), they would have taken the hint. I would have liked to see more than a glimpse, but then I’m a sucker for character development. My daddy’s or no, it’s… not exactly the Avengers. I wholeheartedly agree that Marvel Comics Presents would have rocked this story which makes me again ponder why they don’t like ot keep anthology books around for just such occasions. You’d think with the glut of ‘Spider-Man Family’, ‘Giant Size Wolverine’ and whatnot, mostly filled with reprints (boo), they would have taken the hint.

]]> By: Spencer Carnage http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-5830 Spencer Carnage Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:29:00 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-5830 Bendis' use of Dr. Strange in this book works. Hell, after Jeff Parker's interview at NewsARama about his Avengers Disassembled What If? I would even argue that his appearance in the original Avengers Disassembled holds water. Just don't ask me about the overusage of the phrase" chaos magicks." That all being said, this isn't your daddy's Avengers. No way in hell. Its an interesting glimpse into what's up with Hawkeye that deserves its own one shot. This is where something like Marvel Comics Presents comes in. Bendis’ use of Dr. Strange in this book works. Hell, after Jeff Parker’s interview at NewsARama about his Avengers Disassembled What If? I would even argue that his appearance in the original Avengers Disassembled holds water. Just don’t ask me about the overusage of the phrase” chaos magicks.” That all being said, this isn’t your daddy’s Avengers. No way in hell. Its an interesting glimpse into what’s up with Hawkeye that deserves its own one shot. This is where something like Marvel Comics Presents comes in.

]]> By: admin http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-5813 admin Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:51:59 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-5813 I dunno. Normally, I agree, Bendis just likes him as a Exposition Monster, but I think that if I had randomly resurrected a second time, I'd go find a doctor with a serious mystical bent to him. Mind you, after the check up he just seems kind of lazy but.... eh. Silly me and looking for more answers to last year's events. I dunno. Normally, I agree, Bendis just likes him as a Exposition Monster, but I think that if I had randomly resurrected a second time, I’d go find a doctor with a serious mystical bent to him. Mind you, after the check up he just seems kind of lazy but…. eh.
Silly me and looking for more answers to last year’s events.

]]> By: CalvinPitt http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-5810 CalvinPitt Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:45:18 +0000 http://www.elegantmess.net/snap/2006/12/20/all-you-need-to-know-new-avengers-26/#comment-5810 Cripes, that's the issue? I know Hawkeye's a horndog, but you'd think his anger would last long enough to not get in the sack with the person he's ticked at. And I really wish bendis would just stop trying to include Strange in books he writes. He's awful at writing Strange, so anytime the team could use his help, just say the Doc is off in some other dimension battling Nightmare or something. Better than making him look like a tool. Cripes, that’s the issue? I know Hawkeye’s a horndog, but you’d think his anger would last long enough to not get in the sack with the person he’s ticked at.

And I really wish bendis would just stop trying to include Strange in books he writes. He’s awful at writing Strange, so anytime the team could use his help, just say the Doc is off in some other dimension battling Nightmare or something.

Better than making him look like a tool.

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