Marc at Howling Curmudgeons perfectly summarizes what I don’t like about Ultimates:
“Mark Millar has always exhibited a tendency to build his self-promotion into his narratives, writing stories that incessantly remind us how awesome or transgressive they are. That tendency has become even more pronounced in his recent Ellis- and Bendis-chameleon mode, and understandably so: Millar aping those two is self-aggrandizement squared.”
Speaking of awesome, Dan Slott has a question for readers over at Comic Book Resources:
“I’ve seriously been toying with the idea of pitching a four issue ‘Awesome Andy’ mini to the guys at ‘Marvel Age.’ Four done-in-one stories for all ages about what Awesome Andy does on his weekends and days off. Kind of like Curious George stories. Like, ‘Awesome Andy Goes to the Zoo’ or ‘Awesome Andy and the Treasure Map.’ What do you guys think?”
I love this idea so much that I choose to believe it’s already in production. It’s always a treat to read interviews with Slott, and this one is no exception. Here’s his system for striking the right tone (which he does without fail) in his delightful She-Hulk:
“Step One: taking the comics-must-be-dark-and-gritty-stick out of my ass. Step Two: not caring if some readers roll their eyes. And Step Three: not caring that there’s no Step Three.”
Many thanks to CBR staffer Arune Singh for this fun read. Now I’m off to come up with a twee, pro-Awesome Andy acronym.