tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post7490761571590728931..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Part 2: Superman: Grounded Vol. 1 reviewcollectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-22877480659268377222011-09-30T13:02:46.989-05:002011-09-30T13:02:46.989-05:00It's very interesting to read your take on ...It's very interesting to read your take on 'Grounded', CE, given that in singles most of the reviews I came across were negative. I haven't read the story as yet myself, so I'll follow your series with interest to see if it holds up better as a completed storyline.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680455254697605169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-20294634465973310522011-09-23T11:54:56.696-05:002011-09-23T11:54:56.696-05:00I don't know Stracynzski, never met him, proba...I don't know Stracynzski, never met him, probably couldn't pick him out in a crowd, and couldn't say what he's like as a person. My perception of him, however, is exactly as Mark says; I haven't read anything by Stracynzski that I haven't found thought-provoking or interesting, but yet his machinations within the industry and some things he's said in interviews (on Wonder Woman's new costume, "What woman doesn't accessorize?") have turned me off of him. <br /><br />It goes to one of the things I try to reach toward with my reviews -- acknowledge and consider all the various politics and issues that surround these various books, and then try to hone in on the story itself and discuss what a bookstore reader would encounter if they just picked the book off the shelf. The average person has no idea, for instance, whether The Art of Fielding's Chad Harbach (random top book on Amazon right now) likes or doesn't like his publisher or if the book was later coming than it was supposed to be -- it's just a book, on its own merits. So I'm trying to do some signal-to-noise separation in regards to Stracynzski and Grounded and Odyssey, to try to get down to the answer to "is it good?"<br /><br />@Anon, interesting thought that maybe it's Batman who's "over-told" and not Superman, and yet Batman's not being rebooted (much). Will be curious to see how far the current Bat-teams can take the character; when Morrison finishes the Batman, Inc. saga next year, what if anything will be next?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-75022640429331064572011-09-23T10:48:10.514-05:002011-09-23T10:48:10.514-05:00I always thought Batman was the better example of ...I always thought Batman was the better example of a character who had no more story to tell, with him literally travelling through time and taking over the world in Batman Inc. and all, but now you mention it, Superman may have that problem too. Though it doesn't help that people seem to like rebooting his origins continually instead of coming up with new things for him to do. Hoping the reboot changes that, at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-36428170809042918932011-09-23T10:13:06.645-05:002011-09-23T10:13:06.645-05:00From the bit of JMS's work I've read (nota...From the bit of JMS's work I've read (notably his run on Brave & The Bold), I've enjoyed his writing and his ideas often feel fairly fresh and interesting. And yet, it seems that he's drawn the ire of the comics Internet community. Maybe it's because he doesn't seem to finish what he starts (Wonder Woman, Superman, apparently he left Thor in the middle of a story...heck, even Brave & The Bold was delayed and delayed for months waiting on his next issue before they finally said "oh we're not doing that anymore"), but reading about JMS on the Internet would suggest that he's a terrible writer (at least, that's my perception of it). Yet, from my own experiences, and I think from yours (based on your reviews of Odyssey and Grounded), his stuff really is worth reading. Again, it's just too bad it never seems to get finished by him!<br /><br />I guess JMS is working on the next Superman: Earth One book? I wonder if he'll show up somewhere in The New 52? Maybe he's one of those writers that should stick with mini-series (Kevin Smith comes to mind there) rather than on regular monthlies.D. Mark Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537028797086907873noreply@blogger.com