Reborn Issue 3 Recap

[tsukinofaerii.livejournal.com]

Seeing as Reborn issue 4 is due out tomorrow (gods help us all), here's your Issue 3 recap!

I apologize in advance for whatever pain is about to be inflicted upon you all.

Comments

[harmonyangel.livejournal.com]

I'll certainly give you sloppy art, but I've always disliked Hitch. That's why I've been squeeing over The Marvels Project, just for the chance to see some nice Epting art again.

As for the rest, I guess I'm just not seeing what other people are seeing. This does feel epic to me, and well-organized; I have faith that Brubaker knows what he's doing. He's the king of decompression, sure, so you're right that very little happens in each issue, and it's going a bit longer than planned (though I'm sure that change happened pretty early in the writing process, and the marketing is just catching up now -- that's the way comics production timelines work). But I don't think that's necessarily a flaw; it's Brubaker's style, and something I've gotten used to over all the years of reading his Cap. His passion for this project, at least, is clear -- it's not like his abysmal 12-issue X-Men arc that really was stretched out and boring and had nothing happening.

[valtyr]

See, I actually like Hitch. I was delighted when I heard he was doing it, although I like Epting too. (My favourite Steve is Cho's in New Avengers.) But Hitch, by all accounts, works slow. For this, especially if it's going to be a hook to draw in new readers, they should have given him the time he needed.

Also, honestly, the slow and convoluted plot is no way to hook new readers. Just... we're half way through the story, and I have no real idea what's going on. I guess it's just a matter of taste, then.

Oh, I think maybe I know why it's meh-ing me to such an extent - I like active protagonists, and this seems to have very passive protagonists. Cap is literally unable to act. I got all excited when Steve left a message with Vision, because he was actually doing something! And the present-day protagonists seem very reactive, they don't seem to have much of a plan, they just respond. (I'm hoping Sharon has turned herself in as part of a Cunning Plan; in that case, I will rescind a couple of criticisms. Even if that is the case, she should have kept the others informed.)