The Massive #1

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The works of writer Brian Wood are predominantly known for three unique traits or facets: their Network style, punk-rock political rage, the way in which they wear New York City as more than just a simple setting and of course, for being bloody good comic books. He’s been known for those things for years now, from the first page of the rough but potent Channel Zero through to the last of DMZ, the opus of his current career; that’s a long time to stay mad as hell, a long time not to take it anymore and so it only makes sense that his latest series, The Massive, would show him to have mellowed a little, that it would reveal a brand new Brian and that is exactly what it does. This book doesn’t brim with discontent, there is nary an American in it’s cast, let alone a New Yorker and yet, it seems some things never change no matter how much time slips by, because The Massive is without a doubt bloody good comic books.

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Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1

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1-0. So far so good, but so far still yet to go.

Zack Snyder’s Watchmen was the last time this special series was touched in a bad place and, in a lot of ways the last bit of news that prompted such primal controversy amongst comic fans; there weren’t many people pleased by the production taking place, to say the least. Though for a brief period during the casting the criticism dropped away, allowing hope to shine through for the first time; these weren’t big names but they were good ones and you know they kind of fit ( I daresay the same exact thing happened here when the writer/artist teams were announced for these books).

That newfound enthusiasm was, however, nowhere near enough to get people excited for the news that Malin Ackerman would be playing Silk Spectre, the stripperiffic spin that they put on her outfit certainly not helping matters. “She can’t act!” some said, “She’s just a pretty face” said others and much more – and much meaner things – besides; amongst these cries though came one that I instantly sided with and that call was this: “Well… It’s not like Silk Spectre was any different. She doesn’t so much have a story as she does sex, so what’s the big deal?”

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