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Post by HoM on Apr 25, 2010 18:15:23 GMT -5
Please tell us what you thought of this very special issue!
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Post by HoM on Apr 25, 2010 18:23:15 GMT -5
I may not have enjoyed the "context" of the issue-- I'm not a fan of Gotterdammurung as a concept, and would rather see it contained within it's own series-- but Chris, you delivered the story with charm, the dialogue between Booster and Ichiro was great, and Batman continued to shine. He's one of the guys you just kind of get, even though I didn't like his interaction with Joker. Too playful. I felt the end was a bit easy, a bit simple for such a high concept, but hey, GT continues to be contained, but again, I just wish it would have fallen inside its own umbrella (a Gotterdammurung Special #1, perhaps?).
You've got a knowing grasp of the characters, and you've got grand ideas too... the only thing I feel lets you down is your delivery. Your reliance on dialogue highlights a lack of consistency with everything else. Sometimes you're good, and sometimes you're not on your a-game, and that's a shame. Great cover by Jamie Rimmer too, I always love to see him illustrate the League in any form-- even if his fat Booster looks pregnant! Ouch, poor Michael.
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Post by chris on Apr 25, 2010 18:32:38 GMT -5
Thanks for commenting Charlie. I'm glad Booster and Ichiro came off well. I had hoped for Ichiro to come off as his own man and not like Ted too much.
The reliance on dialogue you mention will most likely lead me to working mostly in script formats outside of DC2. I do have a tough time with action scenes in prose for sure. I also tend to assume that other people have the same attention span as myself and I feel that dialogue just moves faster for the most part. Thanks again though your input is appreciated.
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Post by HoM on Apr 26, 2010 6:13:39 GMT -5
The reliance on dialogue you mention will most likely lead me to working mostly in script formats outside of DC2. I do have a tough time with action scenes in prose for sure. I also tend to assume that other people have the same attention span as myself and I feel that dialogue just moves faster for the most part. Thanks again though your input is appreciated. I can see where you're coming from, and sure, there are moments that underwriting works-- horrific moments, I think. Times when what the reader thinks is worse than whatever we chose to write (which is always, I find). But dialogue after dialogue becomes wasteful, and it becomes more a case of telling and not showing. A balance needs to be found, and that's something I always work at. |
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