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Geez, now I have to explain my reasonings on Barbelith? Stupid elitist Barberoyality demanding logical, well reasoned responses. Ruzzalfussalrableannoyscreamscream.
Hookay. My reasonings go as follows:
Zatanna is at the top of my list, because Zatanna is somewhere in my top five favorite DC characters of all time. Seriously. It borders on obsession. She doesn’t beat out Batman, but occasionally she does edge out Matter-Eater Lad. Depends what mood I’m in. So, Zatanna is always going to have a major edge over everyone else. Her mini was excellently written, with dramatic, amusing, and totally awesome parts all mixed together. Plus, the art is lovely.
Klarion is another favorite, I admit, though nowhere near as popular with me as Zatanna. I suppose I feel a bit of a connection with Klarion (which is the point, of course) the trouble-making youngster who goes against his parents wishes and ultimately saves the day. Plus, Teekl. Teekl rules.
Shining Knight and Frankenstein are a toss up. They form a bizarre debate within my head. The best I can describe it is that it’s evolved into a debate of which I love more: my love of intelligent stories based on Arthurian legend, or my love of Steven Segal movies. Each has their own individual merits, but I’m having trouble distinguishing them to the point of choosing which I like more. It makes sense in my head, really. So, I pick both for third place.
Guardian was extremely enjoyable. I love things like the Subway Pirates and issue 3’s robotic map of the planet was awesome and pointed at the same time. But my favorite character in this mini was easy, because I fell in love with her the moment I saw her: Chop Suzy. And I think that’s why this isn’t higher up on my list, because I instantly wanted her to be a character we’d see again sometime, and of course, she was doomed from the start.
Bulleteer was fun, but I think that due to the nature of being almost last in the run, the serious had to spend more time on dealing with the over all plot of the 7 Soliders serious than the earlier minis. Which is fine, I totally dig all the craziness of the real plot. But a lot of people on the board seem to have fallen in love with Alix’s character, and I just didn’t, I guess. It was fun. Just not Zatanna fun, for me at least.
And I did enjoy Mister Miracle, for the most part. For me, two things really distracted me from it. The first being that, well, I wanted crazy adventures with Barda and Scott on Apokolips. And once I realized I wasn’t going to get that, that was fine, I really liked what Grant ended up doing with them instead, even if I didn’t expect it. But also, I think the resolution in issue 4 was done too quickly. I think it would have gone better if the reality compressing had started in issue 3. But that’s just me. |
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