tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post2297709603381398195..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Review: Gambit Vol. 1: Once a Thief... Calebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-20965490469901808042013-06-06T08:55:59.714-07:002013-06-06T08:55:59.714-07:00The Nicieza Gambit is really good. He did downrigh...The Nicieza Gambit is really good. He did downright amazing things with X-Cutioner. It's pretty much the proof positive that there are no bad characters, only badly written ones. And he also did some fun stuff with time travel and the thieves' guild/assassins guild.<br /><br />That said, I liked the Asmus book too. <br /><br />And Marvel's X-men line is currently very strong. ANXM/Uncanny is Bendis' best Marvel work in years, easily. It has an energy and ongoing momentum his work has been missing for years while still hitting lots of character marks. Uncanny X-force also has this insane manic energy where they they mix and match continuity and a rollicking over the top feel that doesn't seem gratuitous. It's basically over the top in ways other than gore. <br /><br />Cable and X-Men is one of Marvel Now's most surprisingly enjoyable books. It's terse and straightforward but sort of hits all the marks it should hit and makes the most of its characters (including Dr. Nemesis and Boom Boom).<br /><br />X-Factor barely counts but it's been good for years and is at a point where everything is paying off.<br /><br />I didn't like X-Men #1 much. Legacy though is the closest to a vertigo book that Marvel's had in years (if you don't count Journey into Mystery). And for the most part it works as a fun, weird off-beat book, sort of like Marvel's answer to Animal Man.<br /><br />Wolverine and the X-Men is well paced, off-beat and tons of character-based fun. <br /><br />I can't really speak for Deadpool or Savage Wolverine but the main wolverine book is GETTING there. It's Cornell/Alan Davis so the talent is certainly there. I though the first two issues were way too decompressed and flat, but I really liked the supporting cast intro in issue 3 and I think it'll ultimately work out.<br /><br />Did I miss anything?Matt Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778958512167944058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-15987760922578819652013-06-03T08:45:06.213-07:002013-06-03T08:45:06.213-07:00hhaha :P
Priceless! That last bit should be made i...hhaha :P<br />Priceless! That last bit should be made into a recurring feature on the blog! XDEyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350758607787528425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-20330302889645000912013-06-02T16:52:43.915-07:002013-06-02T16:52:43.915-07:00I just love the idea that someone was put off by a...I just love the idea that someone was put off by a Gambit comic because he DIDN'T talk with that ridiculous accent. Brian Croninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223181857448999287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-58311949797026059292013-06-02T04:33:02.912-07:002013-06-02T04:33:02.912-07:00You SHOULD write that fan-fic.You SHOULD write that fan-fic.Aki Alaraatikkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432612143247843259noreply@blogger.com