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The Nightly News

DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
edited December 2008 in Graphic Violence
I haven't had time to check this out yet-- just found it thanks to Ellis, but a quick skim reveals awesome art.
Image Comics' week-long holiday gift continues today with The Nightly News #1 by Jonathan Hickman.

For a refresher, the solicitation for the first issue read:

THE NIGHTLY NEWS #1 (of 6)
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art & cover JONATHAN HICKMAN

32 Pages
FC
NOVEMBER 1
$2.99

“I’M MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”

As an act of violence spirals out of control to encompass the entirety of the news media, a cult has emerged from the errors and retractions that have ruined careers, marriages and even lives. Under direction from his cult master, The Hand leads an army of followers committed to revolution, willing to die for their cause.

Contains mature content.

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited December 2006
    this book is really really really pretty

    I can barely read those shitty Newsarama scans though.

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited December 2006
    Those are some really terrible scans, I wish we had better. The first few pages feel like entropykid is writing. :?

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  • BruanBruan Registered User regular
    edited December 2006
    the art looks nice, but it feels like i'm reading chomsky aaaalmmooost

    edit: okay, like the first two pages seemed like it :P

    but this stuff looks pretty cool

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  • SpudsOnHolidaySpudsOnHoliday Registered User new member
    edited December 2008
    Figured I'd post here rather than start a pointless Hickman thread, but uh what is the deal on this guy? I picked up the first two issues transhuman based on the hype around him and found it all a bit uninspired, the writing was pretty awful, with the failed attempts at humor among other things sticking out. Is transhuman just really bad, I mean is nightly news and pax romana(sp?) any better? I know all this stuff is a matter of opinion but I don't really get all the hype around this guy, it seems like its starting to build to a Fractionish level in some places.
    Basically what I'm asking is did he slip up with transhuman?

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Transhuman is pretty great and I don't really get any of your complaints.

    What didn't you like about it?

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  • MunchMunch Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I really haven't read much of Hickman's stuff.

    I did like that book he did for Pilot Season though, The Core.

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  • KyleWPetersonKyleWPeterson Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Nightly News was absolutely wonderful, and I'd recommend it to everyone here; especially those of you who enjoy your comics without capes as much as you do with.

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  • nindustrialnindustrial Word Typer Los AngelesRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    What about Pax Romana? That one particularly intrigued me, but I'm not sure..

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  • jkylefultonjkylefulton Squid...or Kid? NNID - majpellRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I was extremely disappointed that we only got one issue of THE CORE.

    Pax Romana was a nice read - the art is a bit strange in a few spots, but the story is bang on. I'd recommend it.

    I can definitely see Hickman having a Fraction-esque career trajectory, if he can maintain a multi-book output.

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  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I've loved everything Hickman has written so far

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  • smokmnkysmokmnky Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Pax was awesome but so late that I ended up missing issue #3 and 4 because my shop just ran out and didn't order any more so I've decided that from now on with all of Hickman's creator owned stuff I'm just going to trade wait.

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  • SatanIsMyMotorSatanIsMyMotor Fuck Warren Ellis Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    The Nightly News is a fuckawesome book.

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