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Jla: Earth 2
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3.5 stars
Whoa.
But. It's so lucid !
I just never expected to say something like that about anything Morrison wrote.
Ever.
It's even, dare I say, simplistic? I mean, the bad guys are bad because they're from the bad world, where evil always triumphs! And the good guys are...oh, you get the picture.
And that wasn't the only surprising thing. It's also a really quick read. I assumed with all of the hullabaloo surrounding this one, that it was probably lengthy and intense. It's really not.
Almost fluffy by Morrison's standards.
The art?
EEEK!
It's so bad it's almost good. I'm not sure how to explain it.
Was the artist going for the Neolithic look? It looked like this characters would be better suited to clubs and mammoths skins, rather than capes and tights. Not quite blocky, maybe more like stumpy? I don't know. It's just one of those things you have to see to believe.
At any rate, I had fun reading this. And even if it didn't blow me away today, I probably would have been gushing praise if I'd read it when it first came out.
Whoa.
But. It's so lucid !
I just never expected to say something like that about anything Morrison wrote.
Ever.
It's even, dare I say, simplistic? I mean, the bad guys are bad because they're from the bad world, where evil always triumphs! And the good guys are...oh, you get the picture.
And that wasn't the only surprising thing. It's also a really quick read. I assumed with all of the hullabaloo surrounding this one, that it was probably lengthy and intense. It's really not.
Almost fluffy by Morrison's standards.
The art?
EEEK!
It's so bad it's almost good. I'm not sure how to explain it.
Was the artist going for the Neolithic look? It looked like this characters would be better suited to clubs and mammoths skins, rather than capes and tights. Not quite blocky, maybe more like stumpy? I don't know. It's just one of those things you have to see to believe.
At any rate, I had fun reading this. And even if it didn't blow me away today, I probably would have been gushing praise if I'd read it when it first came out.
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Mar 25, 2014 10:33AM
I've been curious about this one for years. I attempted to order it twice and had Amazon not be able to get ahold of the book both times.
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It's not bad, but I wouldn't go crazy trying to get it. It's pretty short...
Anne wrote: "It's not bad, but I wouldn't go crazy trying to get it. It's pretty short..."Good to know. Any fishnets?
Not a fishnet in sight. Or boobsicles. Sorry. :(
Anne wrote: "Not a fishnet in sight. Or boobsicles. Sorry. :("So no Power Girl either...
I am forever ruined, biased against fishnets and boobsicles.
Dear God, man! Say it ain't so?!
Lucid? Are you sure Morrison wrote this one?
I enjoyed to read this one a lot. Good review!
Sesana wrote: "Lucid? Are you sure Morrison wrote this one?"Hard to believe, but he's listed as the author. lol!
i just got this book, and after reading Forever Evil, I'm excited to read the original Crime Syndicate story.
It won't blow you away, but it's pretty good!
I must agree with you about the art. Everyone is just so damn muscular-even the women. I think you summed it up nicely when you said the art is so bad it might be good.
