Wildcats preview!

[DaveEB]

We can link to other news sites, right?

http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/Oct06/previews/wildcats.html

What do you guys think?

[hex111]

reposted from the WSU boards on DC's site...

cautiously optimistic

this preview hasn't mitigated my fears about the direction at all... and honestly, for Grant Morrison, the story thus far is a little... blah... I expect more abstract concepts from Grant... but as I said, cautiously optimistic... I'll be there for the first issue and likely a good number of the following issues... but I don't neccessarily support the direction that they are going... they have their opportunity to change my mind... I hope they make the best of the opportunity..

[Stellar]

HELLSPONT!! OMG, OMG, OMG...like....OMG, OMG, OMG!! ZOINKS!

now that i've done my little fanboy bit, they really need to do a little cleaning up. the page still says 'starting september.'

but DAMN the art looks good. lessee what good old Grant will make of this.

call me revitalized

edit: diggin' the references to Gamorra. take it this is real Kaizen and not John Colt's corpse.
oh, look, Jenny Sparks is back. wonder what's going to happen to Quantum.

The High is back, bitches!

but why is there a chick in Colt's threads with the peeps from Team One?

[aelio]

I cannot fracking wait! Seriously, it has been awhile since I've been this excited about an upcoming book. It looks great, and Morrison is awesome.

[DaveEB]

HELLSPONT!! OMG, OMG, OMG...like....OMG, OMG, OMG!! ZOINKS!

now that i've done my little fanboy bit, they really need to do a little cleaning up. the page still says 'starting september.'

but DAMN the art looks good. lessee what good old Grant will make of this.

call me revitalized

edit: diggin' the references to Gamorra. take it this is real Kaizen and not John Colt's corpse.
oh, look, Jenny Sparks is back. wonder what's going to happen to Quantum.

The High is back, bitches!

but why is there a chick in Colt's threads with the peeps from Team One?

I'm thinking those are flashback scenes so I'm not sure if Jenny Sparks will be back...also the addition of The High and Bendix in the Authority are note worthy...

I noticed the John Colt woman too...Wonder if they're writing out the whole Fire From Heaven thing...John Colt was a big part of that...

[aukevin]

I'm thinking those are flashback scenes so I'm not sure if Jenny Sparks will be back...also the addition of The High and Bendix in the Authority are note worthy...

I noticed the John Colt woman too...Wonder if they're writing out the whole Fire From Heaven thing...John Colt was a big part of that...
yeah, I'm pretty sure those are all flashbacks according the the text around them. It looks great. I freaking can't wait! I was hoping the preview would show what the Wildcats will look like now though.

[Mia]

This looked boring. I loved the Midnighters sinister smile though. It fairly screamed 'Just wait 'til I kick your ass!'. Ah I miss the days when he was cool.

[Subotai]

Looks good. It doesn't look like Cash walked - or rolled - into the sunset with Zealot, given his blood alcohol level in that scene. But the nod to the wide variety of original Wildstorm characters was gold, and Hellspont and Kaizen - terrific. I guess they must've dug his corpse out of the rubble of Gamorra Tower or wherever he wound up (confirm the kill!!).

But man, I hope they come out with a trade collecting the remaining 3.0 issues.

[the goddamn batman]

I'm going to say... boring.

I dunno, I like 3.0 too much to appreciate anything that's going back to the original cats.

[daletron]

do u guys think i'll be able to read this series enjoyable without knowing any sort of background on the series?

[Mia]

I doubt it. Unless Morrison plans on giving some brief information, and I haven't noticed him do that in any of the stuff I've read from him. I'm sure someone here will give you a run down on the WC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcats_(comics)

[Stellar]

do u guys think i'll be able to read this series enjoyable without knowing any sort of background on the series?

you could, but you're not going to enjoy it anywhere near as much. seeing ol characters and subplots come back is going to be a key factor in this book.

i wonder if the guy in the slums is Max? or is it Cole and does he mean that Max is the hero?

AND WHERE'S MAJESTIC??? 7 pages and no Majestic?? Blasphemy!!

[DaveEB]

Looks good. It doesn't look like Cash walked - or rolled - into the sunset with Zealot, given his blood alcohol level in that scene. But the nod to the wide variety of original Wildstorm characters was gold, and Hellspont and Kaizen - terrific. I guess they must've dug his corpse out of the rubble of Gamorra Tower or wherever he wound up (confirm the kill!!).

But man, I hope they come out with a trade collecting the remaining 3.0 issues.

I believe Kaizen was brought back(within continuity) within the pages of the Cybernary miniseries a while back...the one with Eric Canette on art. I'm not sure if they're going to aknowledge that continuity though.

[Generic Eric]

This preview has convinced me to at least try this new version of Wildcats. It looks like Grant Morrison is going for some of that Authority wide screen action. The opening sequence is meant to give readers an idea of the scope and flavor of the Wildstorm universe. It looks like new readers will be able to get the gist of what's going on. Grant Morrison is always good in sprinkling in background story information without having to spoon feed the details to readers.

[aukevin]

AND WHERE'S MAJESTIC??? 7 pages and no Majestic?? Blasphemy!!

LOL, I thought the same thing!

[DaveEB]

LOL, I thought the same thing!

Wherever Helspont is Majestic will be...

[tstrike99]

This is another one of the WS books I'm really looking forward to. WildCATS has always been one of my favorite teams in ANY comic. I'm glad to see they are finally returing, hopefully for a nice long run!

[Subotai]

What's the kid saying? "I read all about you on the phone"?

[mdg1]

What's the kid saying? "I read all about you on the phone"?

Yeah. There was a comment on an earlier page about Halo 3D phones. He was probably surfing the web on his phone. :)

[DaveEB]

For those of you who had misgivings about the color, you had good reason. Newsarama messed the pages up...The actual pages are here:

http://gelatometti2.blogspot.com/

[Stellar]

yeah, that looks a lot better. especially the double page.

hm....nostalgia

[BigBoss]

it's wildcats adventures get any better I bout the first issue of it at my local comic shop and thought it really sucked. if you want me to explain why just ask.

[Stellar]

it's wildcats adventures get any better I bout the first issue of it at my local comic shop and thought it really sucked. if you want me to explain why just ask.

wildcats adventures was based on the TV show. i only found two issues, not sure if there are more.

[nihil_domini]

I'm not a big art guy or anything like that, but I think it was totally worth the wait. As for the story, it seems to be building on some social groundwork, which is something I consider a good thing.

[Emerald Empress]

Can't wait to see Voodoo again...

~Emerald Empress~

[ultramandingo]

if their bringing back old foes , hows about another aliens cross over ..........ynow , kill em all ( again ) then let morrison ( or ellis) start over without the stinky 90s stench all over it

[Stellar]

if their bringing back old foes , hows about another aliens cross over ..........ynow , kill em all ( again ) then let morrison ( or ellis) start over without the stinky 90s stench all over it

perish the thought. no one should pull a stunt like that again.

i was ready Wildcats v1 #50. on the cover, Voodoo and Majestic are practically next to each other, yet i've never really seen them interact in the comics. i'd like to know what Majestic thinks of her, especially since she's part Daemonite

[Lightbend]

I know he's the arch enemy, I know he's a Daemonite warlord and he's supposed to be a badass, but for some reason, I can never take Helspont seriously. Maybe it's because his head is on fire. Maybe it's because, for some reason, I hear the Monarch in my head whenever he speaks.

[Stellar]

dude...Helspont has got to be the 'cats most interesting vilain. hell, dare i say he's the coolest vilain in WSU. that, and he's had a long lasting rivalry with Majestic. Helspont is also an excellent strategist, and the only Daemonite to possess such a powerful host body

[ultramandingo]

" im the best there is , at what i do . and what i do.......is drink"
my hero!

[DaveEB]

" im the best there is , at what i do . and what i do.......is drink"
my hero!
Yeah, I didn't get the "stay in Character" line until I reread the book. Gotta love Morrison...well, most of the time.

[aukevin]

I loved the first issue, it was exactly what I was looking for. Hadrian is still running his business, but he has finally decided that the Wildcats are still needed. The way he just totally stopped being Hadrian/Spartan in Wildcats 3.0 really bothered me, glad to see he's gonna be back. Now with Voodoo, when we last saw her after she got injured real bad, did she end up with Jeremy, or were they "just friends" taking care of each other? I can't remember.

Good to see Zealot and Majestic still getting butt :) So Zealot has created a new sect of the Coda? Sounded like it? I wish Maj would lose the helmet, maybe it is only for heavy battle situations. Interesting that Zealot and Maj went back to Khera, looks like the Deamonite War broke out again, and it looked like the Kheribum were losing, or at least a stalemate. The world looked all tore up and isn't that what Maj meant when he said Earth was next, meaning the Deamonites where attacking there next?

I'm guessing the convo between Cutlery Kid and Tin Man was Warblade and Spartan right? I hope to see some of Warblade and Maul next issue.

Anyway, I'm excited about this comic and can't wait to see what Kaizen and Helspont are up too.

[the film freak]

" im the best there is , at what i do . and what i do.......is drink"
my hero!

I snickered when I read it. This book is pretty fun. It's sort of like an early 90s Image Book with a sense of irony.

[alextron]

What happened to the short guy? I don't think I saw him in there.

Anyone get the McFarlane variant.... cuz I did.

Looks like Erik Larsen is doing a varient for issue 2.

[the film freak]

What happened to the short guy? I don't think I saw him in there.

He died in the Casey run. But it was one of those ascension to a higher level deaths. Kind of like Yoda. So he might be back.


Looks like Erik Larsen is doing a varient for issue 2.

Looks pretty sweet. I even like the infamous Wildcats issue he wrote and drew. Which most Wildcats fans hated.

[Gaspard]

I know this may sound like a total newb question, but what is WildCats about? I've never read it, but some of the characters look real cool. Recommend me a good issue and I'll see if I can find it.

[Stellar]

well the thing about wildcats is that the best issues or from v2 and v3, because v1 wasn't all that.

however

you really see the awesomeness of v2 and v3 if you know what v1 was like and see them evolve.

[the film freak]

well the thing about wildcats is that the best issues or from v2 and v3, because v1 wasn't all that.

however

you really see the awesomeness of v2 and v3 if you know what v1 was like and see them evolve.

The James Robinson and Alan Moore issues were good.

[Stellar]

but you know what bothered me? when i got the book, the first thing i thought was 'where the hell are my 32 pages??'

[rilokyle]

Okay, so I have never read Wildcats before today, and tempted by the allure of Jim Lee + Grant Morrison I just had to pick it up.

Now, I know of the characters and plotlines somewhat thanks to the internet, but I basically went in there without much to judge it with. And I loved it. It was such a great read! Gen13 didn't 'wow' me last week, but this, this 'wowed' me.

The art was obviously amazing, and the colors were so bright and catchy. And the writing was great too- I really wanna know what's going to happen next now. It sucks that this book is bi-monthly, but at least I won't be waiting every week, not knowing if the book will ship or not.

So, was this whole issue before the "Worldstorm" event? What was the Worldstorm event? Hopefully the next issue with get into that.

But yeah, I really enjoyed this! I read it twice just to make sure I got everything. The characters seem likeable; I already love Grifter, Voodoo and Spartan, and once I see more of Zealot, I'm sure I'll like her too.

Plot-wise, I like how things escalated at the end. We're all easy-going with Voodoo and Spartan, and then all of a sudden Zealot's fighting and looks like her side is losing. I liked the action at the end- it made the issue end with that much more of a cliffhanger. So yeah, a wonderful read. I think I'll stay with this book from now on.

[carabas]

Hmm...

I'm beginning to see a pattern here.
Chris Claremont: used to be a great writer.
Chris Claremont + Jim Lee: not so much, and the poor sod never recovered.

Jeph Loeb: used to be a very good writer.
Jeph Loeb + Jim Lee: abominable trash, never recovered either.

Brain Azzarello: one of the best writers.
Brian Azzarello + Jim Lee: borderline unreadble tosh

Frank Miller: giant (even if he used to be better)
Frank Miller + Jim Lee: the horror, the horror...
Grant Morrison: one of the greats
Grant Morrison + Jim Lee: guess what.

Le'ts hope that there won't be any Ennis/Lee, Brubaker/Lee and Ellis/Lee collaborations any time soon.

[Stellar]

i don't think that was Lee's fault. sure, he had some input in the story, which along with the new designs made X-men #1 the bestseller it is. it seems more like they tried to adapt their writing style to match his flashy art.
and wasn't coupe de'tat done by Brubaker?

[carabas]

Just the Sleeper issue.
And it was awful compared to the regular Phillips ones.

[rilokyle]

Hmm...

I'm beginning to see a pattern here.
Chris Claremont: used to be a great writer.
Chris Claremont + Jim Lee: not so much, and the poor sod never recovered.

Jeph Loeb: used to be a very good writer.
Jeph Loeb + Jim Lee: abominable trash, never recovered either.

Brain Azzarello: one of the best writers.
Brian Azzarello + Jim Lee: borderline unreadble tosh

Frank Miller: giant (even if he used to be better)
Frank Miller + Jim Lee: the horror, the horror...
Grant Morrison: one of the greats
Grant Morrison + Jim Lee: guess what.

Le'ts hope that there won't be any Ennis/Lee, Brubaker/Lee and Ellis/Lee collaborations any time soon.
Oh stop being so negative. Wildcats #1 was a great read; did you even read it? Or are you just passing judgement?

[Mia]

Hmm...

I'm beginning to see a pattern here.
Chris Claremont: used to be a great writer.
Chris Claremont + Jim Lee: not so much, and the poor sod never recovered.

Jeph Loeb: used to be a very good writer.
Jeph Loeb + Jim Lee: abominable trash, never recovered either.

Brain Azzarello: one of the best writers.
Brian Azzarello + Jim Lee: borderline unreadble tosh

Frank Miller: giant (even if he used to be better)
Frank Miller + Jim Lee: the horror, the horror...
Grant Morrison: one of the greats
Grant Morrison + Jim Lee: guess what.

Le'ts hope that there won't be any Ennis/Lee, Brubaker/Lee and Ellis/Lee collaborations any time soon.


Your arguments are over simplified and a generalisation based on your own personal opinions. Not any verifiable fact.

[carabas]

Oh stop being so negative. Wildcats #1 was a great read; did you even read it? Or are you just passing judgement?

Bought it, read it, wondered what happened who these strange people were and what had happened to the characters from volumes 2 and 3.

[aukevin]

Bought it, read it, wondered what happened who these strange people were and what had happened to the characters from volumes 2 and 3.
I didn't get where any of the characters were different from past incarnations. Majestic and Zealot are both confident warriors. Hadrian is still trying to improve the world through Halo products, but he has decided his Spartan identity is needed again. I'm not sure what you are talking about?

[Stellar]

i'm going to agree with Mia on that list. and since you mentioned v2 and 3, i take it you never read v1, which is where most of those 'strange people' are from

[Stellar]

not to mention peeps like Team One, The High and Jenny Sparks

[the film freak]

Did The High ever come back? I always liked him.

[Kintales]

Awesome art and fantastic read! I'll be waiting anxiously to get me hands on the next issue :)

Speaking of which i gotta complete my Vol. 2 n 3 collections...

[SPAfreak]

Did The High ever come back? I always liked him.


He's a little...vaporized. In space.

Of course that hasn't stopped people in the past.

[the film freak]

He's a little...vaporized. In space.

Of course that hasn't stopped people in the past.

Seriously. This is comics people.

[hex111]

Seriously. This is comics people.

This is also Wildstorm... only Bendix ever comes back from the dead... so if they bring the High back, this "Worldstorm" thing is their one and only shot... in the Wildstorm Universe, dead DOES mean dead...

[aukevin]

Zealot's back on Khera fighting to save her Coda Sisterhood and a weary Majestic returns just in time to save the day. But is his new helmet hiding something more dangerous than those glowing red eyes?

Interesting... What's behind that helmet?

[Stellar]

i doubt it's anything of importance. and those red eyes are obviously his heat vision.

i still don't get his whole stuttering, though. and did he kneel to zealot or was he tired? cuz he didn't look tired when he vaped those daemonites

[Stellar]

Oh, and by the by. i'm sure everyone already has this, but i asked a friend to translate the german part

GRIFTER IS DISORDER,

GRIFTER IS DEATH,

GRIFTER IS DISORDER,

GRIFTER IS CHAOS,

and death!

and death!

and DEATH!

THAT is GRIFTER!

[aukevin]

i doubt it's anything of importance. and those red eyes are obviously his heat vision.

i still don't get his whole stuttering, though. and did he kneel to zealot or was he tired? cuz he didn't look tired when he vaped those daemonites
I don't know, I think he'll have a battle scar or something under there. Majestic seemed a bit battle-weary in this issue, I'm thinking something happened to him.

[MikeVic]

I bought and read the first issue... it was interesting, but I never read any Wildcats before. I thought I read somewhere that you can jump on this series without knowing anything about Wildstorm or Wildcats... is this true?

[aukevin]

I bought and read the first issue... it was interesting, but I never read any Wildcats before. I thought I read somewhere that you can jump on this series without knowing anything about Wildstorm or Wildcats... is this true?
I'm sure you can, but it's better to know something. You might want to read this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcats_%28comics%29 especially the character bio part, it might help some since these are the same characters and the history is still intact.

[karasu]

The only thing that struck me as odd was Hadrian selling Spartan model androids to the public. I mean WTF?