Post by outsider on Aug 25, 2007 1:07:52 GMT -4
Grades
Excellent - Pure excellence, can't be missed.
Great - Majority of people should love it.
Fine - An OK book, but not a must read.
Poor - A book with problems. You'll be thankful if you miss it.
Crap - Not fit to print. Shouldn't even be on the shelves.
This is easily the goofiest thing linked to Annihilation: Conquest, and maybe in all of Marvel for that matter. Star-Lord's team is basically comprised of either forgotten characters, or characters that no one can do anything with. I don't think their was any sort of outcry from the fans to bring back Rocket Raccoon, but here he is in all his furry glory. As hard as it might be to believe, all these characters existed before this mini series, everyone from Bug to Groot (look it up if you don't believe me). The Kree basically send Star-Lord on a suicide mission, and comprise his team of what they see as useless prisoners currently in their cells.
While the premise of this mini series might seem silly, the characters themselves are put in very dangerous situations. They all know that the Kree don't really expect them to accomplish their mission, but they do it anyways and aren't certain if they'll make it out alive... and some don't even make it past issue #2. Giffen is smart enough to use very broad characterization in this series as he only has 4 issues to work with, and he's done a great job. While I don't expect any in depth character development, he's managed to give every member of the team a distinctive voice in a short amount of time. The dialog is never boring, and down right funny in some cases. Timothy Green II's style is spot on for this story. He's able to illustrate these weird characters and actually make them look serious. If he's able to make Groot and Rocket Raccoon look cool you know he's doing something right.
Out of the three Annihilation: Conquest mini series, this is the best one hands down. It might even beat out Nova's part of the story arc. Simply put, it's an wildly entertaining space adventure featuring fun characters and great dialog. At this point I actually wish the series wouldn't end at issue #4.
Grade: Great
Excellent - Pure excellence, can't be missed.
Great - Majority of people should love it.
Fine - An OK book, but not a must read.
Poor - A book with problems. You'll be thankful if you miss it.
Crap - Not fit to print. Shouldn't even be on the shelves.
 | Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #2 of 4 Writer: Keith Giffen Artist: Timothy Green II |
This is easily the goofiest thing linked to Annihilation: Conquest, and maybe in all of Marvel for that matter. Star-Lord's team is basically comprised of either forgotten characters, or characters that no one can do anything with. I don't think their was any sort of outcry from the fans to bring back Rocket Raccoon, but here he is in all his furry glory. As hard as it might be to believe, all these characters existed before this mini series, everyone from Bug to Groot (look it up if you don't believe me). The Kree basically send Star-Lord on a suicide mission, and comprise his team of what they see as useless prisoners currently in their cells.
While the premise of this mini series might seem silly, the characters themselves are put in very dangerous situations. They all know that the Kree don't really expect them to accomplish their mission, but they do it anyways and aren't certain if they'll make it out alive... and some don't even make it past issue #2. Giffen is smart enough to use very broad characterization in this series as he only has 4 issues to work with, and he's done a great job. While I don't expect any in depth character development, he's managed to give every member of the team a distinctive voice in a short amount of time. The dialog is never boring, and down right funny in some cases. Timothy Green II's style is spot on for this story. He's able to illustrate these weird characters and actually make them look serious. If he's able to make Groot and Rocket Raccoon look cool you know he's doing something right.
Out of the three Annihilation: Conquest mini series, this is the best one hands down. It might even beat out Nova's part of the story arc. Simply put, it's an wildly entertaining space adventure featuring fun characters and great dialog. At this point I actually wish the series wouldn't end at issue #4.
Grade: Great
