View Full Version : What's your favorite "special feature"/back-up story so far?
SeritoNiN
08-21-2009, 01:00 AM
Mine is, The Question, which is found in Detective Comics.
Retro315
08-21-2009, 01:12 AM
Also The Question ... it was never really much of a question ... more Rucka-penned Question, Cully paying his respects to Denys Cowan's original style.
But I'm really, REALLY enjoying Captain Atom as well. But even with the hints and clues it's leaving so far, there hasn't been enough revelation yet to elevate it to the kind of neo-noir goodness of The Question yet. Still, with that CAFU art it's only a matter of time, I suppose ...
(Go figure ... Charlton heroes take the win).
I'm trying to remember all the others ... Beetle in Booster. Manhunter in Gotham. Ravager in Titans. Metal Men in Doom Patrol. Did I miss any?
robbieglenn
08-21-2009, 01:35 AM
Im going for Manhunter, Jane Doe is just plain scary!
Immortal
08-21-2009, 12:35 PM
Manhunter in Batman: Streets of Gotham.
I consumed all the five Manhunter (Andreyko's run) trades with no satiation. So seeing her only as a co-feature is somewhat of a downgrade, but 'its better than nothing'.
Lemurion
08-21-2009, 01:06 PM
Metal Men is the best I've read.
theXfactor
08-21-2009, 01:14 PM
Metal Men, too. I also love The Question and LoSH.
Personamanx
08-21-2009, 01:18 PM
So Far the Only Back-Up I've read has been Captain Atom, and I did not enjoy it at all...... Perhaps because I really do not Care for him or know him at all.
SeritoNiN
08-21-2009, 01:31 PM
The Captain Atom story just seems poorly written. I bought Doom Patrol # 1 but have yet to read it, I have this 8 part Metal Men mini-series from 2007 I want to read first that I picked up so I'm more familiar with them going into their special feature(s)
Manhunter is certainly a good read, number 2 on my list for sure.
I don't read Teen Titans so I haven't read the Ravager feature, I find the Blue Beetle feature pretty damn disappointing vs. the series, and the Black Canary feature is "meh"....Course Green Arrow has been "meh", for sometime now imo.
Apathetic-piggy
08-21-2009, 02:08 PM
Metal Men has been my favorite thus far. That said, I'm enjoying the main feature of the same book quite a bit.
DeTroyes
08-21-2009, 04:24 PM
Ravager. A cool character, and McKeever has a real interesting take on her.
I think the Blue Beetle feature is okay, but its barely started, so I don't think its quite hit its stride.
Will.S
08-21-2009, 04:50 PM
Mine is, The Question, which is found in Detective Comics.
Same here.
Haven't read the Metal Men one but I'd like to get my hands on a copy of Doom Patrol that doesn't have the pages stuck together badly.
F1uke
08-21-2009, 04:53 PM
Mine is Manhunter right now, in my opinion, it has been better than Streets...
Metal Men close second, but because its only had one issue
True Herald
08-21-2009, 04:59 PM
Metal Men by a mile.
Free-Man
08-21-2009, 06:24 PM
The Question. The pacing is a bit odd, but I love the art and the writing.
BrianT
08-21-2009, 07:06 PM
I think "Manhunter" in BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM is the only one I'm following regularly. And I buy that title specifically for that Second Feature.
Chiroptera
08-21-2009, 07:09 PM
Question in Detective Comics is so far the only back-up I've held last interest in.
I liked Manhunter but not enough to buy a whole comic for it.
EZMOHR
08-21-2009, 07:37 PM
I've liked the Ravager one the best so far as a.) I still am interested in the story and b.) It has made Rose a pretty decent character.
Raharu
08-21-2009, 07:47 PM
Metal Men, great little story and I've always been pretty fonded of them. All of the back-ups I've read have been quite good though. Kudos to DC on that front
Green Griffin
08-21-2009, 08:53 PM
The Question. it's the only one i'm buying at the moment but i love the character. The art and writing isn't so bad either.
I would love to read the Metal Men one.
Gitaroo_Dude
08-21-2009, 10:45 PM
So far, I've read Metal Men, LoSH, and the Question. And I think Metal Men takes it by a mile. Perfect creative team that really takes advantage of having less pages. A really great done-in-one story. I've enjoyed the other two backups, but I think Metal Men really nails it where the other two are kind of finding their footing.
SJNeal
08-22-2009, 01:07 PM
Manhunter is by far my favorite, and though I've only read the first part, I have high hopes for Captain Atom.
Am I the only one that thinks the new format has worked well for GA/BC? Granted, nothing will really save that sinking ship except a new creative team, but the last couple issues have been an improvment and I think it's the whole "Meanwhile..." aspect they're using for the book.
carabas
08-22-2009, 01:17 PM
Manhunter would probably be my favourite, but I very much dislike Dini's writing on the main feature, and €4 for 8 pages of story is really a bit too much.
But I like The Question more than I like Batwoman so far; and I like Batwoman a lot.
Name Already Taken
08-22-2009, 01:24 PM
Have to go with Metal Men.
SmoManCometh
08-23-2009, 11:05 AM
I'm enjoying all of them really (except Manhunter because I don't read streets)
Ravager is the only reason I'm still reading Teen Titans, because regardless of what you thought of Mceekver's run, his take on Rose has been great.
But I guess the best for the money is The Question. She's just a great character by a great writer.
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