Attack of the 50 Ft Englishman
Grant Morrison is the current cutting edge in comic book writing. His book someone manage to get produce by a mainstream publisher (DC/Vertigo), and yet are completely insane. And I mean that in a good way. His latest series of mini-series, "The Filth" (microscopic Fetish Police/Garbagemen recycling the various abortions of reality), "Sea Guy" (Superheroes and Arthurian Legend mixed with Bubble Gum Pop and dumped into a Meatgrinder), WE3 (the Homeward Boundesque adventures of a Dog, Cat, and Rabbit who all just happened to be Governmentally funded Cyborg killing Machines), and Vimnarama (8 ft tall Superheroes from India) have all pushed, mashed, and flattened the envelope of what comics can do.
Morrison's latest little project is definately his most ambitious and mainstream since his infamous JLA run. It's called "Seven Soldiers". Here's the breakdown: "Seven Soldiers" is two bookend comics, with 7, four-issue mini-series between the first and last issues. Each comic is independant of its predeccessor (spell?), but at the same time if you read the entire run of 23 books, you'll be able to assemble this big ass, complex story. The book is set in the DCU and all of the characters are third and fourth rate characters, many of which I've never heard of before.
The first of the bookends, as well as the first issue of "Shining Knight" came out this week. The first "Seven Soldiers" bookend definately sets the tone. Fast, a little wierd, a little confusing, and ultra exciting. The art (and no, I forgot who the artist was) is utterly primo, and the story's already got me intrigued enough to pick up everything (course I was gonna anyway, but I digress...). "Shining Knight" is a crazed, space age take on Arthurian Legend, featuring an Army of Hi-Tech Knights of the Round battling an army of monstrous Demons in a City in the Sky. Our hero is the lacklusterly named, but still pretty cool looking, Sir Justin and his winged horse. The art is magnificent and the pace is intentionally set on super fast. Great stuff, which is cool considering I thought "Shining Knight" would be one of the weaker books.
Morrison's latest little project is definately his most ambitious and mainstream since his infamous JLA run. It's called "Seven Soldiers". Here's the breakdown: "Seven Soldiers" is two bookend comics, with 7, four-issue mini-series between the first and last issues. Each comic is independant of its predeccessor (spell?), but at the same time if you read the entire run of 23 books, you'll be able to assemble this big ass, complex story. The book is set in the DCU and all of the characters are third and fourth rate characters, many of which I've never heard of before.
The first of the bookends, as well as the first issue of "Shining Knight" came out this week. The first "Seven Soldiers" bookend definately sets the tone. Fast, a little wierd, a little confusing, and ultra exciting. The art (and no, I forgot who the artist was) is utterly primo, and the story's already got me intrigued enough to pick up everything (course I was gonna anyway, but I digress...). "Shining Knight" is a crazed, space age take on Arthurian Legend, featuring an Army of Hi-Tech Knights of the Round battling an army of monstrous Demons in a City in the Sky. Our hero is the lacklusterly named, but still pretty cool looking, Sir Justin and his winged horse. The art is magnificent and the pace is intentionally set on super fast. Great stuff, which is cool considering I thought "Shining Knight" would be one of the weaker books.
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