From: ainsi@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Michael Robert Bristol)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: WildCATS #2 and image in general
Date: 17 Nov 92 22:20:02 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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	This was originally a post about WildCATS #2 and all the stuff 
contained therin, but I think I'll add a little to the "Image is CRAPP!"
argument.
	Personally, I get into different comic titles because of their story-
lines and title characteres.  I'm relatively new and know almost nothing about
the future "value" of different comic titles.  i.e. I don't go out of my way
to buy something simply because of value.  Generally I get roped into some-
thing because I want to see what happens NEXT.  This is what happened to me
during the Omega Red run in Xmen.  The writing and everything (I thought)
was fairly competant, they used a lot of ideas from the past, etc.  The 
current storyline (X-cutioners Song) is kinda weak, I think, although I do 
like the apocalypse character quite a bit.  The current writers also seem to
be using the characters for their powers, rather than for their character,
like the story is written into what they could do, rather than what they would 
do.  I'll probably drop it around #300 if it doesn't get better.
	Personally, I also find "different" characters interesting.  This is
partly because my friend get all the regular titles, so I try to pick up
stuff they don't.  I got Terror for that reason.  I see a lot of potential in
that character (as well as Deathlok) if the right writers egt a hold of it.
Just like Claremont was a great match for the X-men, Marvel needs to find
a good match for the two aforementioned titles and I think they will begin to
read a lot better than they are now.  
	As for DC, I see the same problem, with this Doomsday thing being a 
good example.  There is no story here.  Doomsday kill, superman defend, etc.
Nothing new thrown into the works.  The only DC stuff I get is Lobo, and this
is for the reason mentioned above, it's different.  There seem to be far too
many real tough, mentally balanced characters out there.  Find me someone
with a definate weakness, or quite a bit of mental instability (like 
Wolverine WAS) and I tend to enjoy it,
	This brings me to Image.  Sure, it reads a lot like marvel, but why not,
Most of the writers were brought up there.  Like Liefield.  He's not all bad.
He just has far too many characters and not enough ideas.  Strap him down to
something big, give him a pen for about 5 minutes and make him make ONE 
character and I think he could have merit.  Youngblood is too big.  I think its
crap.  Savage Dragon could be good, but I don't like it as much as the others.
Spawn, I think, is pretty good.  They've given him a lot of power, but it has
a limit, forcing him to use it sparingly.  They've givin him quite a background
as well as quite a abd time of things.  Granted, the Violated thing was silly,
but if you can look past that, there are som good points.  Ans about you guys
saying you'll by the Miller & Friends issues ... aren't you saying you have
faith in the character?  I don't think any write could pull a BAD, one -   
dimensional character out of a bag comic.  Anyway,  Cyberforce was weak, but
the art was OK.  Wetworks looks stupid, but simply because they are 
indestructable, the suit idea is nifty (VENOM) though.  Pitt looks like it
could have promise and Darker Image could be something to look for.
	I think Jim Lee has a lot of promise in WildCATS,  simply because he
has put a lot more thought into all of the characters than anything Liefield
has ever done (Supreme? give me a break).  They all seem to have a weakness 
that they have to work around, and when one is weak, the others can compensate.
This makes a good team.  Personally, I'm wating for #3.  And then what?  A
friend think that they will change into ShadoWatch (his next title) and I
kind of agree.  But with WildCATS? do you think that the history that they
presented (alien races mating and such) holds true for all of the Image
mutants?  Or just The ones mentioned (Warblade, Voodoo, etc?)  I got that idea.
Spawn is an exception, of course, he came about a different way, but I'm 
saying Mutants, like not created, but born ones.
	Huh? Huh? Whaddya think?
	Go ahead, tear me apart, but I can safely say that I have never 
bought more than one copy of any comic for a future monetary gain.  So,
don't call me on that one.

	-Later
	Feel free to email if you want to keep this out of the Netwaves.

	PS: I think Image also has merit because I get the idea that they 
	    aren't afraid to kill (and keep killed) major characters. This
	    may be another area that Liefield has merit.
  
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