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Old 06-28-2017, 07:52 AM   #26054
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Originally Posted by Luffy View Post
Sounds like you need to take a break from comics. Why read on if they let you down?
Out of the six volumes I mini-reviewed, you spotlighted one ambivalent comment ("completely disposable" could apply to a whole lot of stories that don't shake up continuity) and three negative ones, while overlooking the two positive reviews (Extremis and Avenging) and the positive things I had to say about the rest. In none of the six cases did I say anything like "this was horrible and I regret reading it."

That said, Irresistible, which I read after posting that message, was horrible and I regret reading it. (Thumbnail: Whiny dude can't get over the woman who left him a year and a half ago, so when he gets to make a wish, his desire for sex completely ruins his life. The only things I can say in favor of the book are that all of the words are spelled right and the art is pretty.)

To answer your original question, though - did you miss that this is a limited-time access situation? I didn't know I'd been granted access, but while I have it, I don't plan to waste it. One of the benefits of an all-you-want scenario is being able to try new titles; I fully expect that they won't all turn out to be to my taste. (See Squirrel Girl - heard good things, tried it, not for me, found out without wasting money. Knowledge gained!)

Jessica Jones: Alias 1-2 were great, more than making up for the shoddy Daredevil: Father. The two Star Wars volumes I've started look to match the high quality of the Darth Vader series I paid to read last year, and I have high expectations for the two Dresden Files stories I'd heard about but not read. I may get to volume two of the "Archie gets married" storyline after that; I liked volume one. Heck, I may even read the Archie/Sharknado issue just to see if it's as bad as it sounds!

Since the weekend, I've been dealing with a toothache that's left me grouchy and a bit depressed. Money's been tight since well before that. Free access to a ton of graphic novels is an unexpected gift that I don't plan to waste. Even the bad stories get me out of my head and away from the pain for a bit, and that ain't nothin'.
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