Mark Millar's CLINT

[Daveycandlish]

So, bought it. Read it. And... it's alright.

8 pages of Kick Ass 2 is not enough, considering it's the headline piece.

Nemesis is ok, but seems very text-lite when compared with Turf (which to my mind is the best thing in it, even though I've read it before)

Rex Royd left me cold. Poorly depicted action which was at times hard to decipher, and to be honest, if it hadn't been written by Frankie Boyle I doubt it would have been printed.

The text pieces were just fluff and filler. Don't get excited by the idea of hot mums. When one of those listed is the mother from Family Guy, you know it's not meant to be serious

Overall, not bad, and I'll give it another go, but three superhero strips and a reprint I've already got, along with an average three pager futureshock/terror tale wannabe which has Huw Edwards face at the beginning, just so they can put his name on the cover, leaves it poor value in my mind (the spandex brigade never has floated my boat - I was brought up on British comics - you know, WWII action and sci-fi)

[Batman's Superior Cousin]

Can't find it in my local ASDA, WHY????

[Steve Green]

I don't think it's due to launch until 2 September.

Forbidden Planet had some preview copies.

[Batman's Superior Cousin]

Thank You!!!

[Colin Zeal]

Got this in FP last night and I'm still not quite sure what to make of it. Turf was easily the best thing in it, but I felt a bit old for some of the articles and I'm only 29 so apparently in their target range. Millar also needs to seriously sort out the page count of Kick Ass 2. If he keeps it at eight pages per month I'll have long lost interest by the time it finishes.

[Emperor]

Millar also needs to seriously sort out the page count of Kick Ass 2. If he keeps it at eight pages per month I'll have long lost interest by the time it finishes.

Wellll KA2 hasn't launched yet at Icon and there is already talk of delays, so it might be this means they can ensure there is some KA2 in each issue.

[Christov]

Is it bad? Is it good? Is it tasty with a dab of BBQ sauce?

The more I read about it, the more I recoil in horror. Technically I'm in the demographic for this but I just can't see the point in picking it up. I hated Kick-Ass, I hated Nemesis, I enjoyed Turf (but CLiNT is just reprinting issues, yes?), and I've heard plenty about Rex Royd leaving people cold.

I think I'll stick to the indie comics scene, thanks. The comic equivalent of Nuts is only bound to insult my intelligence.

*puffs on pipe*

[Goosegash]

Managed to snag a copy today, although I nearly passed it by in Smiths as it was hidden away behind Metal Hammer, of all things. In fact I probably wouldn't have spotted it at all if I hadn't recognised the Jonathan Ross strapline.

I've skimmed through and yeah, Turf does seem to be the highlight. One thing that really bugs me though is it contains no less than FOUR full page ads for Kane & Lynch 2! I don't think there's a single game I have less interest in playing, even more so now.

[Withnail's liver]

Saw it in my local Smiths, It was at least next to (well actually on top of) Twoth and near all the various Marvel/DC Panini/Titan reprints.

Picked up this weeks Twoth and had a flick through it and wasn't overly impressed, I'm sure it's been mentioned already but the title seems all about trying to be shocking etc (ooh looks it like a rude word at first glance) fine for the lower end of the target market (the mid teeies), but felt like it was trying too hard to get a cheap joke, which kinda summed up the whole experience.  It felt like it was trying too hard.

The comics seemed to be buried amongst the various other space fillers (which didn't really seem worth bothering with- "Funny things people have shouted out whilst having sex"?)  And it almost seemed as though they were trying to apologise for the fact that there were comics in it (the cover call-out "Warning: contains comics!" was again probably trying to give the impression of attitude but kinda fell flat in my eyes. Was gonna get myself a copy but didn't really inspire me to do so. 

Maybe I'll get it later in the week when I've not got anything else to read...

[COMMANDO FORCES]

Picked mine up today from Smiths, it was next to the Meg. Had a quick look through and will read it tonight, I must admit I'm not looking impressed at the moment but we will see!

[pauljholden]

Got a copy. Love the design work, love the fact that it exists. Sad that I'm not in the core demographic, which meant a lot of the content left me cold (also: there's a meanness to Millar's stuff that I'm not fond of). Turf looks great big, though, and looking forward to setting aside a few hours to digest that.

-pj

[radiator]

Stopped by WH Smith this morning to get a copy, but couldn't find it anywhere.

[Peter Wolf]

I bet this is a tense time for Mark Millar and i wonder if the sales will match the projected sales ??

Some of the feedback here hasnt been that good so far but i cant help but think that it was pandering to NUTS readers a bit too much for its own good to the point where it puts off other readers who arent in that kind of demographic but i guess this is because the target demographic have cash to spend and its all about cash at the end of the day.

It will be interesting to see how it all works out in the end but either this is a serious long term project or its a Mark Millar vanity project that will fold after about 3 issues.

Who knows but in my opinion it should have been a little more adult and less NUTS so that the existing comic readership like here and myself included are more tempted to buy it in the long term.Perhaps Mark Millar will read the feedback and listen to it and make any necessary changes because it would otherwise be a wasted opportunity for the  UK comic scene.

[mogzilla]

only glanced at the blurb at the front on the bus and was a bit miffed at "...your dads had 2000ad" as if it is a thing of the past ...the fools! they seem to be trying to ignore 33years of history and the hugemungus impact 2000ad has had and is still doing today almost felt like it was dismissive in a "i'm here now forget the rest" way....maybe i'm wrong but we'll see... the proof they say is in the eating so i'll make a nice cup of tea and peruse it at my leisure.

[SmallBlueThing]

WHS had it 'up with the Nuts' and Bizarre, so i had to overcome my fear of being seen "fingering shit" in order to buy. It's okay. Ive only read half of it so far, but the best thing in it is Turf. It benefits from not reading as if "written by Jonathan Ross" and all that implies. It was overwritten and overlong though.
Frankie Boyle's strip, whatever it was called, was an absolute mess. Horrible art, i have literally no idea what its about and every gag is in his autobiography. Dismal. Millar's Kick Ass 2 seemed like an afterthought and very, very, tired.
Other than that, the jimmy carr interview perversely entertained me, despite not consciously being a fan of his.
I'll read the rest later, but on this standard it'll be lucky to outlast Blast or Revolver.
SBT