The first of DC's New 52 to pull the WildStorm Universe into a new era, "Stormwatch" and writer Paul Cornell serve up a love letter to Warren Ellis, a bad ass Martian Manhunter and the great romance of Apollo and Midnighter.
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09-20-2011, 11:59 AM #1Mild-Mannered Reporter
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CBR: Cornell Dissects "Stormwatch" #1
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09-20-2011, 12:49 PM #2World Famous Nobody
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Looking forward to where Cornell take us with these characters
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09-20-2011, 01:24 PM #3Senior Member
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Ok, so the Midnighter's costume had to be tweaked to avoid looking too much like Batman, I get that... but adding spikes all over it just for kicks? Come on DC, Cornell and Co: they look ridiculous guys - specially the one on his chin, get rid of them ASAP
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09-20-2011, 01:24 PM #4Veteran Member
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Ellis, Milligan. I can't fault Cornell for his taste.
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09-20-2011, 01:25 PM #5World Famous Nobody
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Agreed, no more spikes!!!
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09-20-2011, 01:30 PM #6BANNED
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hoping for king, winter and swift
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I like the spikes on Midnighter's costume, but I have to say that this book is basically "on notice" as far as I'm concerned. I'll keep reading until the first arc is complete, but after that I can't say.
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09-20-2011, 01:43 PM #9Junior Member
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You'd think if they're both gay that one of them would have enough fashion sense to say get rid of the spikes. That's like my only problem with the book. Suffice to say I really like this book.
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09-20-2011, 01:47 PM #10♥♥ dilettante ♥♥
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Not agreed. More spikes. I want to see Midnighter more leathered-out than Rob Halford in his glory days. Originally Posted by Chris Striker
Agreed, no more spikes!!!
What I would like to see is a better outfit for the Projectionist. Her red pants/ankle boots/massive belt combo was so dated!Last edited by Pixie_Solanas; 09-20-2011 at 01:49 PM.
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09-20-2011, 01:48 PM #11tell me whats it all mean
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Just a bit of nitpicking, but "Stormwatch" is "The Authority's" predecessor, and "The Authority" is "Stormwatch's" successor.The former DC imprint started by Co-Publisher Jim Lee was best known for boundary-pushing superhero stories like Warren Ellis' original run on "Stormwatch" and its predecessor "The Authority."
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09-20-2011, 01:52 PM #12LUONGOLD
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If the Midnighter channels Screaming for Vengeance-era Halford, Apollo should totally channel Freddy Mercury. Originally Posted by Agent_Torpor
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09-20-2011, 01:56 PM #1333408 is the other way
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Me neither. But Wildstorm always felt to me like pre-Vertigo years, only filled with a little more gin. But it had to be done, yeah.. Originally Posted by Leocomix
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09-20-2011, 02:00 PM #14Fraggin' Bastich
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Oooh, I see what you did there. Originally Posted by Shatterpoint
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09-20-2011, 02:02 PM #15Senior Member
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I think I was the only one in the world who really dug Stormwatch #1. It was my favorite of week 1, out of 8 books including Action and Animal Man.
The art was alright to me. Some panels looked off and others looked great. Maybe since I'm not familiar with Midnighter's previous costume, I don't mind the new one.
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