War Journal Entry number 981 - Batman vs X-Men
I haven't read much new Batman in about a decade, but my brother-in-law-to-be let me borrow The Black Mirror and Death of the Family. Despite them being by the same writer, Scott Snyder, I preferred Black Mirror significantly more. Not only did I like the art more (the visuals of Jock and Francesco Francavilla are much moodier and less 90s than Greg Capullo's), but the pacing was much better as well. Additionally, I think I'm probably subconsciously favoring the pre-New 52 stories as they just feel like they have more "weight." I really like how The Black Mirror felt like detective horror story, which is a perfect genre for Batman.
I ended up dropping the last of the X-Men team books yesterday, I never thought I'd see the day. I used to be all about the X-Men, getting every single X-related book that came out. I'll keep an eye on Amazing X-Men, that was the last hold out of the FIVE different series.
I'm still getting X-Factor and X-Force, as well as Wolverine and Nightcrawler (that's still in a probationary period as only one issue has come out so far). I also dropped Savage Wolverine, that anthology series started well but I'm not interested in any of the upcoming tales.
To shake things up, here's a scene from my favorite series, Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye.
I ended up dropping the last of the X-Men team books yesterday, I never thought I'd see the day. I used to be all about the X-Men, getting every single X-related book that came out. I'll keep an eye on Amazing X-Men, that was the last hold out of the FIVE different series.
I'm still getting X-Factor and X-Force, as well as Wolverine and Nightcrawler (that's still in a probationary period as only one issue has come out so far). I also dropped Savage Wolverine, that anthology series started well but I'm not interested in any of the upcoming tales.
To shake things up, here's a scene from my favorite series, Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye.