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fangrrl_squees) wrote2008-02-27 02:15 pm
fangrrl_squees) wrote2008-02-27 02:15 pm
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IDW - Doctor Who #1
Re: the new Doctor Who comic from IDW, which the husband just brought home after his weekly trip to the comic book store.
Like the writing. Hate the art. Like, really, really hate it. It's too trendy and a bit too cartoony. Yes, really.
Cartoon-y I can accept, indeed, I expected it, but something in the overall style is summoning up everything I dislike about Peter Cheung, and that's not good. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Peter Cheung fan, but I also acknowledge that some aspects of his stylel also drive me bonkers. And ridiculously trendy lines on the clothing. Yes, yes, yes, I know that's going to happen in any comic book - one need only cast one's eyes over the husband's Justice League Europe collection for confirmation of that - but a certain amount of (for want of a better word) moderation would be appreciated.
Or maybe I'm just another fuddy-duddy complaining about how comics have gone to hell since Transmetropolitan and Preacher came to an end...
I will, however, repeat myself in that the writing (Gary Russel, at the mo') is spot-on. The story was a bit simple but as it's a first-issue kickoff sort of thing, I didn't expect anything more than that.
I suppose it would help if I knew the target demographic for the title. In all likelihood, I'm ten years and two tax brackets away from it...
Like the writing. Hate the art. Like, really, really hate it. It's too trendy and a bit too cartoony. Yes, really.
Cartoon-y I can accept, indeed, I expected it, but something in the overall style is summoning up everything I dislike about Peter Cheung, and that's not good. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Peter Cheung fan, but I also acknowledge that some aspects of his stylel also drive me bonkers. And ridiculously trendy lines on the clothing. Yes, yes, yes, I know that's going to happen in any comic book - one need only cast one's eyes over the husband's Justice League Europe collection for confirmation of that - but a certain amount of (for want of a better word) moderation would be appreciated.
Or maybe I'm just another fuddy-duddy complaining about how comics have gone to hell since Transmetropolitan and Preacher came to an end...
I will, however, repeat myself in that the writing (Gary Russel, at the mo') is spot-on. The story was a bit simple but as it's a first-issue kickoff sort of thing, I didn't expect anything more than that.
I suppose it would help if I knew the target demographic for the title. In all likelihood, I'm ten years and two tax brackets away from it...