From: jordan@castor (Jet Jaguar)
Subject: Re: VERTIGO: How much should we buy?
Organization: University of Georgia
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 05:43:48 GMT

lsmith@deci.cs.umn.edu (Lance "Squiddie" Smith) writes:
>Again, I wouldn't worry. Karen Berger's track record is good enough 
>that the new titles shouldn't be tepid efforts being sold only on the
>strength of the other books under Vertigo. They still may be crap, but
>they'll more likely be well thought-out crap with good intentions.

I agree, for the most part.  As I mentioned earlier, I can't see why Swamp
Thing is included with these just because it USED to be a mature title.
Also, I can't see why LSH isn't moved up to Vertigo and Legionnaires is
kept as a "regular" title to keep the old Legion fans happy.  (I would never
have picked up LSH if a friend of mine hadn't told me "it's not like other
superhero team books.")

Pretty much everything i saw in the Vertigo Preview except for "Enigma"
looked like something I'd like.  I'm going to check them all out probably,
but I don't know how many I'll keep up with.

>Here's my checklist:
>
>Animal Man #57: They're starting a new storyline here. I may buy the
>the three issues of the storyline just to see how it goes. I never
>really got the hang of AM.  

Me neither.  I'm starting to think more and more that the only reason I
liked Jamie Delano's writing before was because John Constantine is such
a great, near-impossible-to-f*ck-up character.  The first Animal Man story-
line was okay, but I'm not predicting a long relationship between me & AM.

>Death:The High Cost of Living: Buy lots.

I haven't liked Bachalo's art in the other stuff I've seen him do, but
the spread they included in the preview looked great!  I don't know if I'd
say "buy lots," but I'm definitely going to check it out.

>Enigma #1: The descriptions for this have been overly pretentious. I have no
>idea what its about. I'm not sure if I like Fegredo's unpainted art. At
>$2.50 it's pricey. Dunno. I'll probably see if I can page through a copy.

I agree.  The art didn't thrill me at all.  I like Peter Milligan's work on
Batman a lot, but the whole concept of this book doesn't seem too promising.

>Hellblazer #63: I'm growing increasingly uneasy with this title. The 
>upcoming stories show promise, however. I'll probably keep buying it.
>I just hope that Ennis stops "lecturing" to us.

Huh?  Could you explain what you mean by this "lecturing?"

>Kid Eternity: Not sure. I hope the preview was poorly chosen.

I liked the preview.  The Grant Morrison 3-parter was a little too dark for
my tastes, but the idea behind the character seems kind of neat.  I'm going
to check it out.

>Mercy: I like the premise. Since it's a one shot, I'll probably get it.

JM DeMatteis' writing really bugs me.  Especially since I LOVED his work on
Dr Fate.  The art on this was pretty, but I'm going to have to hear really
good things about it to buy it.

>Sandman Mystery Theatre: Looks good. The creative team is enough reason to 
>buy the first few issues. They'd really have to screw up the basic idea to 
>keep me from buying the second issue. 

I have NEVER looked forward to a comic book as much as this one.  "Get
anxious!" is right.  I really wish Matt Wagner had enough time/desire
to do the art too (I didn't like the art in the preview at all) but I think
he's such a good writer and it's a neat idea for a character, too.  I'll
be seriously disappointed if this title turns out bad...

Chuck

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