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LoEG 2, eh ? Boy, I dunno … maybe we don’t need another well-drawn and well-written, literate and funny comic on the racks.
Scheduling problems aside, I think that the ABC line is one of the better things coming out at the moment, but I’m biased, yes, because I think that Alan Moore is simply one of the most important creators in the medium. But let’s look at the range of the titles:
Promethea – chock-full of ideas and information, with some of the most gorgeous art and layouts I think I’ve ever seen. And note how the ‘fights’ don’t always feature actual fisticuffs. Grown-up stuff.
Tom Strong – fun. Superman crossed with Doc Savage, and with a fun supporting cast – his daughter’s perhaps the best example. With generally decent art, too, if occasionally the homage stories interrupt the flow. And again, not all the conflicts involve fights – the Modular Man and Aztech stories, for example, featured Strong figuring out what his opponent wanted and a way to give it to them.
Tomorrow Stories – Moore and friends enjoying themselves, with a Mad-style poke at various things. Science, politics, the media, and the comics medium itself all get ridiculed, and why not ? Shame that anthologies don’t seem to sell, and the book fell behind schedule, but ah well.
Top 10 – one of the most interesting, and plain innovative, comics in ages. Despite its all-powered cast, the stories are very human and touching, and the interwoven plotlines were handled marvellously. The revelation of who the killer was (about issue 9 or 10, I think) came as a total surprise to everyone I’ve spoken with, but was utterly logical and made perfect sense – as does the use of the multilayered ‘Hill Street Blues’ plot format. And with art that you can pore over looking for the jokes in the background. Shame it ended with issue 12.
So I’m kind of lost on what people are complaining about here – the comics come out with all the ads at the back, there are regular TPB collections, and if it wasn’t for the scheduling problems I’d be inclined to say that maybe this is the way all comics lines should be run…
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