tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post5474432751123684317..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Bullet Review: DC Bombshells #32Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-89153270390460055122017-08-09T12:35:20.269-04:002017-08-09T12:35:20.269-04:00Pompous and incoherent right to the end....it does...Pompous and incoherent right to the end....it doesn't matter in what sequence you view the panels you are just as mystified as you were six months ago. Okay so unpowered Russian Mom and Dad show up to shame Faora into submission when Kara couldn't overpower the alien dictator?? I can't tell really because Supergirl essentially vanishes out of the storyline for the last two pages. And every damn time she starts getting weepy about Dear Departed Kortni I wanna scream "Kortni is Dead, She had it Coming to Her, She Made Enemies!!"<br />This book had tons of potential all of it squandered, I think I could happily accept "the alleged agenda" behind it but the storytelling is catastrophically inept and incoherent...that I cannot forgive.<br /><br /><br />Sorry if I sound harsh but at this point reading "Bombshells" is an exercise in masochism. The successor book should make clear linear storytelling and a smaller cast a top priority. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-91239017194021470382017-08-08T21:31:51.136-04:002017-08-08T21:31:51.136-04:00I never thought the book would last this long.
I...I never thought the book would last this long. <br /><br />I mean, it's a book based on a line of products, so it was started in part as promotion.<br /><br />It has numerous characters that would be title characters in their own books that have to all be given time, I mean, it has 2 or 3 times as many as a Justice League book. More like a LOSH book but without the history to work with.<br /><br />A writer needs to balance all that, provide some story and development for all of them, have enough action and plot to keep us nerds happy, make all those characters interact with each other and stay in character, all the while trying to make a coherent storyline arc.<br /><br />Like I said, I'm amazed it lasted this long without melting down into a puddle. My hats off to Bennett for what she's accomplished with all of it.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-90979806874689824102017-08-08T09:20:54.879-04:002017-08-08T09:20:54.879-04:00Thanks for the reviews, but after 32 issues, appro...Thanks for the reviews, but after 32 issues, approximately $120, I can't take any more of this. Surprised myself that I continued with it as long as I did. But, in the words of "The Raven" Nevermore.<br /><br /><br /><br />garybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637500979727068557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-78408586326997712232017-08-08T08:29:47.103-04:002017-08-08T08:29:47.103-04:00"I do have to say how much I like the look of..."I do have to say how much I like the look of the uncontrolled Raven with huge Hela-esque horns. I wonder if this is a variant statue in the making."<br /><br />No! Say it isn't so!<br /><br />Honestly I like Kara acknowledges at least Whitemore was trying to protect his daughter. Yes, his actions were wrong but I can' fault him for loving his daughter and wanting to keep her safe. And it isn't like the guy isn't genuinely sorry.<br /><br />I also like Kara's getting a big role, but both plot and writing have become convoluted and confusing. And I don't think it gets better afterwards.<br /><br />It also appears Bennett has trouble managing such a huge cast and moving multiple simultaneous plotlines forward. When it was the last time Diana showed up in a non-flashback scene? Yes, I know she'll show up again in the next volume. What was with Lex and that whole subplot? And although I'm happy to see Barbara Gordon, it feels like her only story arc has been pointless and a waste.<br /><br />I have the feeling the book has been underperforming for a while, hence the relaunching and renumbering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com