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Subj: You would be my number 1 choice of reviewer for this book Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 at 07:06:23 am EST | Reply Subj: Visionary offers a review of "The Vision" comic from Marvel, issues #1 & #2 Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 at 01:54:20 am EST | ||||||
I haven't read it, or any new comic for several years, but I understand that it has been well receivied amongst critics. Quote: It seems as though by all rights I should have hated these comics... A sad legacy of the Byrne and post-Vyrne process is that many writers and readers don;t get the core "heart" of Vision's story. Quote: So imagine my surprise when I found I really enjoyed these two issues. Chalk it up to a combination of disassociation (I really don't even emotionally connect this to the Vision I grew up with) and some clever, intriguing writing.I read the first few pages online. If one gets past the initial dissonance there is definitely something interesting there. Quote: Despite being a Marvel comic, and apparently set within the current continuity, this seems very much like an attempt at a "Vertigo" kind of book. It's decidedly not a super-hero tale in the classic sense, being more like the kind of mature soap-opera that you would find playing out in an edgy cable television show. Marvel does seem to be taking more risks these days with its style and content, in a good way. People keep pointing me towards Kamala Khan, for example. Quote: ... and considering how quickly the whole thing descends into murder and blackmail within just 2 issues, it's not hard to believe that.We all have days at the office like that. Quote: I can go into details and spoilers if anyone is really interested, but in general I'd say that it's definitely worth a look, Put me down for "interested". | |||||||
