Over on Newsarama's WWPhilly coverage:
A fan expressed some disappointment with the first issue of Final Crisis. In response both Jones and Sattler said “Don’t worry.” J.G. added that “The pace picks up immediately with issue #3. Grant structures his stories in such a specific way, and you will see why the first issue has so much set up. It all pays off!”
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is a 7 issue mini-series, right? And there's a month break after issue #3, right?
Major company events are supposed to have a bit of summer popcorn movie to them. There should be some manner of POP early on to grab the reader. Something. But there really isn't a POP in the first issue. It's quite possible that there isn't one in the second issue, if we're getting a "just you wait until #3!"
I'm sure there's some payoff in this mini, though (even if Grant hasn't had a spotless record on endings). I get that Grant is an artist, but company events tend to be weighted more toward the commerical aspect than the artistic angle. So you normally would want to get some SIZZLE into that first issue.
By the way: "don't worry"? Your customer expresses disappointment in the book and they're told "don't worry"? I'm hoping there was something not captured in the fan's question by the reporter. If not...that's a bit off as an answer.
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I'm so bored with both SI and FC. Is anything actually going to happen in either?
ReplyDeleteIt was slow paced definetely but I still really enjoyed it. If people want Infinite Crisis part deux they shouldn't have bitched about it so much.
ReplyDeleteI'm of two minds on the first issue, myself. You'll see what I mean when I post the vlog.
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