Did Harry shave his beard off??

Turns out, not so much.

If you read the issue and feel this way, we'll hhave to agree to disagree. If you haven't read it though, remember that writers do have the ability to grow over time.

Each of the charchters in this issue had their own voice, that's my review and I'm sticking to it.

I like some of Ellis's stuff, 'Planetary', 'Authority', 'Thunderbolts' for instance. But, no, the voice of all the characters in all those books is the same.

That's a bit more of what I was going for.

I think he did some daring work on the panel layouts and I loved the detail of the splash pages.

This one truly boggles my mind, but I would love some clarity.

True story.

Brubaker's Captain America was a great book, but I stopped reading it purely because the coloring was atrocious.

I can't agree on the panel layout though, I thought it was a good use of space.

Plus a lot of writers want to tackle the iconic charachters.

I am not reading Astonishing anymore, but I did just pick up Uncanny 501, and I was totally underwhelmed by #500. But then the Greg Land art seemed so apropo for this book, I had to buy it...and even liked it.

It's all about the right art for the right book. Quitely is my favorite artist, but I don't think I'd love him as much on Brubaker's X-Men as I did on Morrison's, for example. And Bianchi's "messy" style doesn't work on a book that is better suited to "tighter" art.

And maybe I'll check out Booster, a character I like but whose book I never considered picking up even for a second. But that review did make it sound good.

We discussed Kirkman on the "Shoot The Messenger" TB. But you have to really develop a following before a creator can do what he suggested. If Palmiotti/Grey did that, I'd be all over it...unless it was in B&W, that is a real deal breaker for me unless you're Los Bros. Hernandez.

But I just won't buy stuff he writes any more, cuz I tend to, y'know, hate it.

And, as a writer, I've never read anything by him that was any better than 'competent' and plenty that was 'god-awful'.

PS-Dear Grant Morrison: Please stop buying into your own hype like Mr. Bendis has because your work is starting to be as yawn inducing as his. The world has enough boring bald men already don't you think?

But apparently it's not weird for pedantic little haters like you try to throw that label onto everyone they disagree with. I sincerely pity any person that actually has to interact with you in real life. And ANYONE who buys their own hype is is pretty much as mentally deficient as yourself.

Hey @$$holes, have you wondered why the Cogs have all but abandoned the column? You can thank people (term used in the loosest connotation possible) like Mr. JoeNathan The Troll here. *mwah*

Then again, you HAVE shown yourself to be both ignorant and immature quite consistently. Lemme guess, no branches on that family tree? Either that or mommy consuming serious amounts of alcohol and drugs (which she likely needed to cope with being being unable to get the coat hanger far enough up herself) during your natal gestation would go a long way toward explaining a eugenic throwback like you.

Lesson the first fuckwit, some people (especially if you don't know them for fuck all) should not be fucked with randomly. But again, it's all good, keep backpedaling and trying to blame me for what a useless chunk of afterbirth you really are.

I repeat (though I suspect this is quite common for people having to deal with you): You have yet to rebutt a single point of mine that didn't involve insulting me for simply making them. All you do is hurl insults so take it like you dish it or (and this would be preferred by more than me I'm sure) sit down and shut the fuck up.

You were stupid enough to mess with someone you don't know at all, now deal with the consequences you little bitch.

You seem to assume I give a shit about anything regarding you other than now harassing you for being the worthless troll that you are. I don't.

You think these posts are hate filled? I'd have to say that's categorically impossible as in order to hate you have to care. The only thing I could possibly care about where a sad testament of humanity like you is concerned is in perhaps getting to watch be hit by a bus. Have you ever considered suicide Joe? You'd win a Darwin Award on the spot I'm sure.

The only 'point' you've made is to insult me repeatedly. Not be all schoolyard but hey, you did start first. Like I've said numerous times already you can dish it out but can't take it at all. But keep trying though, it's funny to watch you try to dig out of the troll hole you've dug for yourself.

Then again, I suspect this is the closest you actually get to interacting with people (though I'm sure anyone that knows you personally is grateful for that).