Battle for Bludhaven TPB

[riftt]

I was all set to pick this up when it is released as a good follow-up to infinite crisis but then yesterday I read the interview with Palmiotti and the other guy who basically said their work was trash and they were surprised fans didnt notice so now I am really second guessing my desire to purchase. Is the mini any good?

[Harding Prime]

They said their work was trash, LOL! I'm glad I didn't pick it up, looking at the first cover issue made me think it looked stupid. And why would I care about Bludhaven and all the characters in that book that aren't even main characters of that city. Where is Nightwing, oh yeah, he bounced!

[snide]

I was all set to pick this up when it is released as a good follow-up to infinite crisis but then yesterday I read the interview with Palmiotti and the other guy who basically said their work was trash and they were surprised fans didnt notice so now I am really second guessing my desire to purchase. Is the mini any good?

Eh I wouldn't care what they think about their work. Harrison Ford thinks Blade Runner is a bad movie.

[sly_kat]

where was the interview?

[The Cool Thatguy]

I think it had potential, three factions fighting for control of a city, but that quickly vanished. Instead it was some obscure characters battling other obscure for vague reasons, and then the place gets blown up for the final time.

[agentofthebat]

what happen in that story what happen to Bludhaven

[Capt Hunter]

I didn't grab the series for monitary reasons at the time... But I plan on definately grabbing the trade.... One of my friends spoiled the book for me... I would buy the trade for the ending.....

OHNOES!!!!!!

Got a link to this interview..... I need to read what context it was said in.....

[UniqueFrequency]

wow where did he say that? i didn't really like Battle for Bludhaven, but Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters is worse.

[areacode212]

I thought Battle for Bludhaven sucked, but the last issue contained some pretty interesting elements that kept it from being a total waste, but I get the feeling that the seeds that were planted there will be forgotten or fumbled. I still wouldn't recommend actually buying it, though.

[jadrax]

IMHO It stank of way to much editorial mandate.

Between wiping out a popular city for no good reason, and setting up the Freedom Fighters Mini, there was little time for any actual story.

[Sean Walsh]

wow where did he say that? i didn't really like Battle for Bludhaven, but Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters is worse.

Wow, I'm of the exact opposite opinion. BfB was lousy but actually entertaining to see how lousy it was (like watching a car wreck: you want to look away, but you just can't) while Uncle Sam has actually been pretty decent. I actually sold the series to my friend by just saying "Gonzo the Robot Bastard."

[agentofthebat]

what happen in it?

[Sean Walsh]

what happen in it?

Lots of weird things that included: Uncle Sam, Firebrand, the Force of July, Captain Atom becoming Monarch, the Nuclear Family, SHADE, Reactron and a bunch of radioactive villains, the Teen Titans, Monolith, the Atomic Knights and a sweet Kamandi reference on the last page of the last issue.