Terry Kavanagh

I was ten when the Maximum Carnage story arc began. It was also first story arc I was ever introduced in the world of graphic novels - ahem! comic books. (The second taking place a few years after with the Age of Apocalypse.)

Looking at it now, I can remember what I loved about the arc. However, it's not the same feeling I got when I was ten - go figure. It seems that the story gets too wordy - for instance, Spider-Man's internal monologue gives us the information rather than letting us come up with it alone. And the moral - for lack of the better word - is what you find in a lot of the old story arcs - despite all that surrounds us, there is still good in the world and it's worth fighting for (whoa! talk about Lord of the Rings). All in all, the book is still a fun read.… (más)

Heart of magic is part of a larger realm of stories and it makes it hard to get into this graphic novel. There are footnotes if you will that tell you what other volumes of books you need to go back and look at. This story of ice starts out really weird as Dorothy is blue and there are all these new characters you've never heard of. And the monkeys aren't flying they are type of flying lion, maybe a Griffith? I have dnfed this book. I find it hard to understand but also intriguing. I think this will be better received by those who have read the cannon that comes before.… (más)