Comments on: Mike M’s Weekly Reads – 5/23/2006

By: neal s

neal s — Fri, 26 May 2006 02:27:01 +0000

No problem, Mike. Whenever I have a book come out I try to keep tabs on the reviews as much as I can, and I like to try and say “thanks” for the good ones when I get the chance.

By: Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:38:08 +0000

I never thought anybody read any of my reads and it is an honor to have one of the authors comment on my feedback.

I thought that was pretty cool, too.

By: Mike Myers

Mike Myers — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:20:45 +0000

Neal, sorry I got the publisher wrong. My bad. Great book and I will continue to plug it, I believe I heard about it from Comic Geek Speak if I remember correctly. I never thought anybody read any of my reads and it is an honor to have one of the authors comment on my feedback. I also would like to say I loved the format. Keep up the good work and I will continue to look for your work. Thanks…..

By: neal s

neal s — Thu, 25 May 2006 02:39:20 +0000

Hi, Mike –

Thanks a ton for your positive words about the book. It counts for a lot. I wanted to let you know, as well, that it’s actually from Oni, not IDW. Not a big deal – just for the sake of accuracy.

Volume 2 is on the schedule for late 2006. Here’s hoping we can count on your support again when it comes out.

By: Kirk G

Kirk G — Thu, 25 May 2006 01:44:34 +0000

I just thought I’d comment on the last two-parter in the FF… which feature Thor’s Hammer and Doom’s attempt to possess it. I loved the covers, but both portrayed scenes that did not occur in the books. I loved them on a symbolic level, but I have to agree, I would have suspected that the Doom who attempted to lift the hammer might also have been a DoomBot. Also, I felt a good bit of the story could have been condenced. Why could this story not have taken place in only one issue? Why did we have to pay $2.99 twice to get the story instead of once and enjoy the whole one-part story? These are my most recent objections to how Marvel is pacing their stories. The plot developments take too long to play out… and most of these stories could have been (and used to be) contained in one issue through creative artwork and apppropriately sized panel artwork.
As a result, I have less money left to pursue other good stories or series, and I must eliminate or pare down the number of Marvel books that I can buy each month. Instead of 15-16, I must drop that number to 8 this month. Was this the best policy for Marvel to adopt?

After spending 8 issues on House of M, which could have been just 5 or 6, why would I invest in every aspect of Civil War? Granted, I enjoyed the first issue, and I’m now enjoying New Avengers and the tie in that are occuring… just as long as I understand when and why Civil War fits into the current NA storyline, or does it conclude before Civil War happens. I almost thought NA 19 was going to lead directly into CW1… until they all walked out on it.