tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post7386687503045472266..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Demon Knights Vol. 1: Seven Against the Dark trade paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-34333134851506293572012-09-21T07:02:27.556-05:002012-09-21T07:02:27.556-05:00Thank you CE for the link. If that's the case,...Thank you CE for the link. If that's the case, it does clarify things a bit. The thing is, how does a company measure the success of a title? Is it based on the revenues or on the positive reviews? I don't keep track on DC's earnings, but it seems they are looking only at their short term revenues. When you look at the cancelled titles, there are some good ones that deserve to be continued.Dannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-29684555153187997742012-09-20T17:33:12.007-05:002012-09-20T17:33:12.007-05:00As a fan I'm trying not to get too disheartene...As a fan I'm trying not to get too disheartened by what does seem to be a host of talented people deciding they don't want to work for DC anymore. On the disheartening side, however, Greg Rucka's recent comments (via <a href="http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/20/greg-rucka-on-leaving-marvel-and-dc-behind/" rel="nofollow">Bleeding Cool</a>) seem to characterize the current landscape pretty well, that the emphasis these days is not on the creator but on the product, for better or worse.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-43752224296117402942012-09-20T14:21:52.143-05:002012-09-20T14:21:52.143-05:00What's going on at DC that they are leaving th...What's going on at DC that they are leaving the titles or worse, the company?Dannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-25007960730437785562012-09-19T16:49:54.024-05:002012-09-19T16:49:54.024-05:00Interesting stuff in the air right now, or maybe r...Interesting stuff in the air right now, or maybe reading too much Bleeding Cool just makes us all paranoid. Cornell affirms on Twitter that Demon Knights isn't cancelled -- that's not saying he's not leaving it, just that it isn't cancelled, unless his not leaving it was meant to be understood. Which would leave Cornell with ... no titles in the DC New 52? Which would be a shame; we can list which of his books have been hit or miss, but he's a nice guy and you know his books have a lot of thought behind them. So ... wait and see, I guess.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-5587082751104068652012-09-19T02:29:00.882-05:002012-09-19T02:29:00.882-05:00I'm a big fan of The Demon, so I'll be pic...I'm a big fan of The Demon, so I'll be picking this one up for sure!Eyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350758607787528425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-60055525452576731032012-09-18T14:43:38.841-05:002012-09-18T14:43:38.841-05:00Come on Zach! Demons, dragons, sorcerers... That&#...Come on Zach! Demons, dragons, sorcerers... That's just awesome :)<br />But seriously, it's a great trade. I read almost the whole trade this morning before work, I just couldn't stop reading. The story has a good pacing, good character development and Neves' is a joy! And it is funny at times. I look forward to volume 2.Dannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-12492990627030093402012-09-18T09:13:33.658-05:002012-09-18T09:13:33.658-05:00Interesting review - lots of insights on the story...Interesting review - lots of insights on the story that make me rethink my opinion of this title. I dropped it in floppies about where this collection ends for two big reasons: I felt like I was reading chunks of a collection and not a monthly title (something your review seems to support), and I never really felt emotionally invested in any of the characters beyond, "Oh, look what Wacky Character #5 is saying/doing now. Catchphrase!"<br /><br />Maybe I went into this title all wrong. I think I was looking for the next "Secret Six" but didn't find it at all. Maybe I'm just not as big a Paul Cornell fan as I thought I was.<br /><br />Y'know what, that's it. I think I like Cornell's writing when he's playing in a sandbox, not when he's building a world, in an ongoing. I never quite knew what this book was supposed to be - medieval adventure, zany team-up, Stormwatch prequel, significant tie-in, insular world - and not knowing a book's identity bothers me. Knight & Squire was just the right amount of kooky British hijinks, but any more might have been insufferable; Stormwatch tried to do way too much all at once, but Black Ring is still brilliant. Maybe Demon Knights picks up and reads better in trades, and I'm willing to give the second collection a read based on your endorsement.Zach Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905320964723323391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-87100000563755099772012-09-18T00:34:29.144-05:002012-09-18T00:34:29.144-05:00Of all the New 52 I've read so far, this is th...Of all the New 52 I've read so far, this is the one I worry about the most with cancellation prematurely ending something wonderful.Hixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-8182537014751536472012-09-17T11:11:07.217-05:002012-09-17T11:11:07.217-05:00I had a feeling that this would read well as a col...I had a feeling that this would read well as a collection.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.com