tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post4047073399337883726..comments2023-10-30T06:14:27.520-04:00Comments on HEROESONLINE: TOP TEN :: Top Ten Single Issues Ever :: #9Dustin Harbinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773952076286647203noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-7842267655648708822007-08-31T18:15:00.000-04:002007-08-31T18:15:00.000-04:00I think what gets me about this issue being on thi...I think what gets me about this issue being on this list is that for one thing and (I remember Bendis saying something along these lines in the letter pages) is that issue makes no sense outside of the overall storyarc. It's a story about monkeys and (I'm going to spoil the end here so people who haven't read it don't read on!) oh two of them get superpowers at the end. It's okay by itself (and Oeming's art is the really redeeming factor here) but it feels like a gimmick everytime I read it. It just reads like post-modernism for the sake of post-modernism.Dan Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948836319140491968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-29967348668796472912007-08-31T09:09:00.000-04:002007-08-31T09:09:00.000-04:00I agree. good issue, but on that criteria, why no...I agree. good issue, but on that criteria, why not use Elfquest Number 19 instead. The issue was bold, exciting, different and successful but to be held in the same breath as Spiderman #33. I need more convincing.<BR/>Powers is truly a remarkable and successful series.Andy Mansellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107759322885626363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-55179888507946831902007-08-30T18:39:00.000-04:002007-08-30T18:39:00.000-04:00It was not the idea that he was virtually immortal...It was not the idea that he was virtually immortal, from the paleolithic, it was the execution of that issue that left something to be desired. The idea, as you correctly point out, was quite ingenious.Phil Southernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002953193204650086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-18913538656385197942007-08-30T17:32:00.000-04:002007-08-30T17:32:00.000-04:00Ooh, fight! I have to disagree with you here, Phi...Ooh, fight! I have to disagree with you here, Phil. Powers #31 turned that comic into a must-read for me. I'd always wondered how he was going to deal with the whole superpower thing, and sorta dreaded it the whole time, suspecting it would suck. This was totally outlandish to me, in the best way--how many times do you get surprised while reading monthly comics? Being able to surprise the Powers readership gives you double points. While this isn't anywhere near my Top Ten list, it is probably my favorite issue of the series, and to me an audacious direction to take.Dustin Harbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773952076286647203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-23919402410121325912007-08-30T15:31:00.000-04:002007-08-30T15:31:00.000-04:00In reference to Michael's comments above--while th...In reference to Michael's comments above--while the monkey scenes during 2001 were an excellent story telling device,in Powers, it seemed overdone, gratuitous, and derivative of Quest for Fire. it smacked of "look how clever I Am"ism, while actually lacking the qualities of being clever. Sometimes folks are desperatley in need of an editor.Phil Southernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002953193204650086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-21147017619136856162007-08-30T15:28:00.000-04:002007-08-30T15:28:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phil Southernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002953193204650086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-87932589723731650122007-08-28T14:43:00.000-04:002007-08-28T14:43:00.000-04:00Doug, C'mon man..get with it!Everything IS better ...Doug, C'mon man..get with it!Everything IS better with monkeys....I know that, and I've never even read this book! <BR/><BR/><BR/>By the way-what's copulation mean?Rusty Bailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18316392263223929400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-85912659253974444012007-08-28T11:17:00.000-04:002007-08-28T11:17:00.000-04:00Is everything really better with monkeys wheatley?...Is everything really better with monkeys wheatley? EVERYTHING? Maybe you liked aspects of this comic a little too much.Douglas Merklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247456236137054699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-80602464720817117032007-08-28T10:30:00.000-04:002007-08-28T10:30:00.000-04:00Hey, it's pretty commonly known that everything's ...Hey, it's pretty commonly known that everything's better with monkeys.Jason Wheatleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963612884467776184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-85841985266040756092007-08-28T09:46:00.000-04:002007-08-28T09:46:00.000-04:00Hey, Michael--bees do it; birds do it...Hey, Michael--bees do it; birds do it...Dustin Harbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773952076286647203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369220268366947449.post-71269273641806252342007-08-27T20:09:00.000-04:002007-08-27T20:09:00.000-04:00It was original, but really could have done withou...It was original, but really could have done without the monkey copulation!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345076657753826652noreply@blogger.com