I'm So Disappointed
I am so utterly disappointed in comic books right now that I may just quit. If you haven't read you comic for this week (Dec 15th) you might want to skip this and come back when you are done...
Let's start, and probably finish with, Identity Crisis from DC Comics. Come on, unless you are dead comics fan, you know the story I am talking about. It is "the biggest thing in the DC Universe." First let me say I think Brad Meltzer did a great writing job. My complaints probably have very little to do with his writing and more to do with the editorial decisions. The story was a good murder mystery that left you guessing until the last installment. It used some of the smaller heros in unique and creative ways. Meltzer should be commended for what he has accomplished.
But why, why do I spend money on 7 comic books that are supposed to be a story only to get stories that won't close out until after be played out for 5 years in 7 different titles? Why? (Stop reading here if you haven't read it yet) Why is the interesting part of the story left open? Why do we have to wait to find out how Batman reacts to his min wipe? I cared about it, until I closed issue #7. I don't care anymore. I won't take the bait. I also won't bite on your next important story arc.
Not to mention I dropped Batman with that silly, "please buy our comic books", cross over War Games. I got out of comics the last time the comics industry was pulling money grubbing tactics. I will get out again.
I am about to drop all my Spider-Man titles. I care for Peter Parker not gods and crazy fantasy story lines. Okay. Okay. Sins Past and the poker game one shot in Spectacular Spider-Man was good and Ultimate Spider-Man has always been good. However, I will not tolerate another Spider-Man getting sucked into an alternate dimension, Spider-Man being tormented with real spiders story line. I will spend my money on...on...on...cable
There are a few bright spots in comics, Ocean, Losers, Daredevil,Trigger, new from Vertigo, seems promising but everything else is a becoming a disappointment. I used to brag about how the best sci-fi was being written in comic books. I am slowly dropping comics to the point where I can't get by going to the comic shop one a month rather than weekly.
If there are other bright spots in comics please fill me in.
Let's start, and probably finish with, Identity Crisis from DC Comics. Come on, unless you are dead comics fan, you know the story I am talking about. It is "the biggest thing in the DC Universe." First let me say I think Brad Meltzer did a great writing job. My complaints probably have very little to do with his writing and more to do with the editorial decisions. The story was a good murder mystery that left you guessing until the last installment. It used some of the smaller heros in unique and creative ways. Meltzer should be commended for what he has accomplished.
But why, why do I spend money on 7 comic books that are supposed to be a story only to get stories that won't close out until after be played out for 5 years in 7 different titles? Why? (Stop reading here if you haven't read it yet) Why is the interesting part of the story left open? Why do we have to wait to find out how Batman reacts to his min wipe? I cared about it, until I closed issue #7. I don't care anymore. I won't take the bait. I also won't bite on your next important story arc.
Not to mention I dropped Batman with that silly, "please buy our comic books", cross over War Games. I got out of comics the last time the comics industry was pulling money grubbing tactics. I will get out again.
I am about to drop all my Spider-Man titles. I care for Peter Parker not gods and crazy fantasy story lines. Okay. Okay. Sins Past and the poker game one shot in Spectacular Spider-Man was good and Ultimate Spider-Man has always been good. However, I will not tolerate another Spider-Man getting sucked into an alternate dimension, Spider-Man being tormented with real spiders story line. I will spend my money on...on...on...cable
There are a few bright spots in comics, Ocean, Losers, Daredevil,Trigger, new from Vertigo, seems promising but everything else is a becoming a disappointment. I used to brag about how the best sci-fi was being written in comic books. I am slowly dropping comics to the point where I can't get by going to the comic shop one a month rather than weekly.
If there are other bright spots in comics please fill me in.