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FortNinety
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 Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:20 pm |
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Why the vehement no?
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FortNinety
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:53 pm |
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Can you cite any specific examples? Not trying to bust your chops, but whenever any goes on record by saying they flat-out hate it, they never seem to offer many concrete/specific reasons.
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FortNinety
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:10 pm |
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| Predator Goose wrote: |
Understandable. And in this case as well I can't cite very specific examples. This is because my memory is for shit, especially where books are concerned, and I'd estimate that it's been at least 4 years since I've read the book. I'm not eager to revisit it just to provide reasons why I hate it to someone else (no offense intended).
The only vague thing that I can recall is that he seemed to often present his conclusions before he asked for the readers, and it felt like the book was leading you on. |
I can live with that. And to be honest, I really like the book, but I can understand why some might think its overrated.
But ultimately, it was the first of its kind, and very few to this day have attempted to cover the same territory, and for that, I have to respect it. Its also kind of sad... sort of how, and I know this is off-topic and highly debateable, but Watchmen was the last true high watermark for super hero comics and nothing has come close in the past twenty years. But you know, IMHO.
When many people bitch about the first McCloud book, it just comes off as sour grapes, as if they were pissed that they didn't think of it first. But it almost always works like that. I think its best for those who have no clue about comics in general, and some proof that it ain't just about Hulk smash. Again, it kinda deserves the acclaim that it gets.
Though I have heard nothing but bad things about his third book...
What was this thread about again? Gondry? A personal hero of mine, so its dissapointing to hear such thoughts, but hey... when you become a parent, a lot of opinions change/appear to be rather hardlined. A basic fact of life.
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