Peter Milligan, the writer behind DC Comics’ “Red Lanterns” and Vertigo’s “Hellblazer,” is adding a new monthly comic book series to his plate: the ongoing cosmic adventures of “Stormwatch.”
In Jim Lee’s Wildstorm Universe, the original “Stormwatch” was created in 1993 as a super-powered…
dunno if i should be relieved, or apprehensive. i’ll settle for tentatively optimistic.
i mean, it’s not like it can get worse. (right?)
You’d think not, but… I can’t deny being a bit worried, I have fears that, given his admitted unfamiliarity with Wildstorm, he will use to Cornell’s characterizations, and we will be right back to annoying knowitall Midnighter making clumsy and embarrassing passes at Apollo. Especially after I actually quite liked Jenkins’ first issue. Sure, light on plot, but the characters actually felt like themselves, (with the exception of Midnighter being all apologetic to Angie) he clearly knew them from Wildstorm pretty damn well, he even had Apollo’s pop culture fixation in there. It felt familiar, unlike the imposters in Cornell’s run, and the dialogue didn’t have me wincing. I think I would like to keep him, at least until he can get their characterizations settled, rather than go back to uncertainty. :p
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