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2010 Reading #72: Defenders: Indefensible by Giffen, DeMatteis, and Maguire
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
71. Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
72. Defenders: Indefensible by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire. The Defenders were one of my first fandoms (after "Sesame Street," "Gilligan's Island," and "The Monkees"), and the Giffen/DeMatteis/Maguire team was responsible for my favorite JLA run--so why hadn't I read this before? 'Cause it came out when comics and I were taking a break, that's why. And honestly . . . this one is skippable. It's not dreadful, but it's got the irreverence of the JLA run amped up by about a third, and the jokes, sadly, just aren't that funny. In the JLA run, at least Batman and J'onn J'onzz were allowed some (if only occasional) gravitas: here Dr. Strange and Namor are just pompous swelled heads, and the Silver Surfer is a space case. Possibly literally. I'm not sure that applies. Anyway, it's too bad.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
Books 61-70.
71. Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
72. Defenders: Indefensible by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire. The Defenders were one of my first fandoms (after "Sesame Street," "Gilligan's Island," and "The Monkees"), and the Giffen/DeMatteis/Maguire team was responsible for my favorite JLA run--so why hadn't I read this before? 'Cause it came out when comics and I were taking a break, that's why. And honestly . . . this one is skippable. It's not dreadful, but it's got the irreverence of the JLA run amped up by about a third, and the jokes, sadly, just aren't that funny. In the JLA run, at least Batman and J'onn J'onzz were allowed some (if only occasional) gravitas: here Dr. Strange and Namor are just pompous swelled heads, and the Silver Surfer is a space case. Possibly literally. I'm not sure that applies. Anyway, it's too bad.