Secret Warriors fizzled out after 30 issues instead of pruposed 60+. Ultimates showed a lot of promise but is pretty much a well made abortion. Avengers + New Avengers were full of ""epic""" grandstanding, important shit going on off-screen, underwhelming conclusions and badly defined arcs.
Plus the samey "look at me I'm a designer" look to every books and the cancerous "two-page spread with nothing but credits" that went to shit on practically every Marvel book.
Where's all the goodwill that makes people cheer for him on X-Men coming from?
Read his indie work. The design thing works best in black Monday murders where it's part of the storytelling. East of West and Manhattan Projects are just, I dunno how to describe it. He's a smarter writer than most people in comics and sometimes that's a hindrance but I like his non-linear plotting style, big ideas, and he has some genuinely endearing characters under his belt (Babylon in East of West or the Einsteins in Manhattan Projects) As for x-men, he loves the characters (said this is the first of his marvel books he didn't think of as a job) and he's saying all the right shit. He even is unhappy with his avengers run
Jose Murphy
>the first of his marvel books he didn't think of as a job Given his interviews, it is implied he's got no one above him to tell him "No" in regards to the story, which isn't necessarily a good thing.
Kevin Miller
>conveniently leaving out F4 and ALL of his indie work Fuck off shitter
Alexander Long
Well they could have shot him down during pitching stages, so the implication is they like what he has to offer.
He's talked about how his two favorite teams are essentially the X-Men and The Legion of Superheroes. Every writer should get a chance at their favorites, because they'll put the most effort into that.
Seriously, give East of West a look. It starts its final arc in September. Manhattan Projects is worth looking at as well, on extended hiatus though because he and the artist on the outs with each other. His Fantastic Four run is really good too.
Lucas Torres
I'm not saying he's a bad writer, though a lot of his past work has underwhelmed me, I'm saying that it's a double edged sword. Sure, people will put their most effort into their favorites, but people can also be really audience blind when it comes to their favorites and write stories for themselves and themselves alone. Not getting shot down during the pitch stage isn't a sign of quality when you consider every shitty thing ever published wasn't shot down during the pitch.
Hudson Lopez
East. Of. West. There's like 6 people that read it on this board for some reason. While it's not a Big 2 cape book, it's excellent and incredibly readable. You can catch up before X-Men starts, and should, as it seems like it'll wind up sharing more DNA with his X stuff than even FF and Avengers imo. Socio-political; factions, deals, quasi religious etc.
Ayden Green
well then that's just a matter of taste isn't it? What you thought was shitty somebody else probably saw value in.
Think about what you want in your capes, and ask yourself, "will Hickman fill that void for me based on past reading experiences?" If the answer is no and you have trepidation, then don't read it.
Luis Thompson
seriously. Gonna post one of my favorite moments in the series. Be wary, spoilers
There's a lot of posts like this these days. >I don't like ___, why does anyone? >Here's why I do. >Ok I'm not saying ___ is terrible i just don't like _____. >Ok. >Ok. >... >...
