Weekly Question 09/23/14 #LBHQuery
We here at Longbox Heroes read a lot of comics. Just wait until you see this week’s Pull Post, And in that, we come across books that we run hot and cold on. There are books that will be perennially on our lists, for me Spider-Man, for Todd, anything with a barbarian in it. But there are times when a character we love just isn’t doing “it” anymore.
I became a Captain America fan back in the pre-Heroes Reborn world when Mark Waid took over the title and LOVED it! And since then, every time a new creative team comes on to Steve Rodgers’ adventures, I give it a try. Currently, Cap is cold for me, and that’s not a frozen in a block of ice pun.
Other times, it’s a change in direction of the book. You’ll see plastered across the cover “All-New! All-Different!” or “A Bold New Chapter in so and so’s Life!” and a lot of times it’s writer looking to make his mark after taking over a widely successful book or the existing creative team trying to shake things. Sometimes it works, sometimes it causes people to head for the hills.
Where am I going with this? What is the current book that you wish was better?
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The current book that I wish was a lot better than it actually is for me is Jeff Lemire’s “Justice League United” book. I tried the first three issues and it was meh. I really enjoyed Lemire’s run on Animal Man and wanted to continue with him with the new book. However, it simply didn’t feel right. Adam Strange seemed “wrong.” Green Arrow, on that team, seemed like a misfit. I may be incorrect in saying this, but New 52 Justice Leagues overall between all of the titles (sans “Dark”) have been a miss for me. The Grant Morrison run and the Giffen/DeMatteis run are by far the best post-Crisis JLA’s to date. I am looking forward to “Justice League 3000” #12, though, which will feature the real #BoosterGold and #BlueBeetle.
I would have to agree with Justice League Dark. It started of strong, but has declined since Jeff Lemire left. Although most character additions were well received, I did not care for the Night Nurse addition. The over extended Blight story line also caused me to drop the box and not look back.
Just listened to the podcast. Appreciating the shout out guys. I really enjoy listening to the show.