The 5 Worst Comics of 2010

[InformationGeek]

For the comic readers and anyone else, here's a fun list (lists are always fun to look at or criticize).  All good choices, but I might need to read number one to fully understand why that is number one.

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/30/worst-comic-books-2010/

[The Burgomaster]

I have been reading the SUPERMAN "Grounded" series and find it to be pretty enjoyable.  I guess the hardcore fans would rather see him fighting Lex Luthor or something.

[Hammock Rider]

Well, I don't want to come across as a bitter old man so I won't uncork Rant #752: What's Wrong with Comics Today! There's plenty of good out there, but there's also alot of bad.
   What I don't understand is why the big companies don't run two lines of comics. I kind of like the grittier stuff sometimes but I don't like it mixing with the lighter stuff, just like I don't like mixing corn and peas on my dinner plate.  They could do a darker, more "realistic" line for people that enjoy that, and a more traditional line of comics for fans of that kind of thing. I know the Ultimates line was suppossed to address this for Marvel fans , but it seems the darker stuff has leaked out of that universe all over the Marvel Mainstream. 
  If you want to write a story where Superman is a self-absorbed, pretentious little @$$, that's fine. It might even be interesting in someway. But why dump it into the mainstream titles and then drag it on forever?
   

[Flick James]

The problem with comics today, in my own humble opinion, is that they are a reflection of what's hot in comedy films nowadays. The vast bulk of comedy films coming out today have a very small crowd associated with them, and half of them are made by Judd Apatow. Now, I've got nothing against those movies, I've even enjoyed one or two, but that's all there is. Now, what is the goal of virtually every competing comic out there? To make it to the movies. So if they have any shot at all of making into the next movie with Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd, what brand of humor do you think they're going to push?

[InformationGeek]

Well, I don't want to come across as a bitter old man so I won't uncork Rant #752: What's Wrong with Comics Today! There's plenty of good out there, but there's also alot of bad.
   What I don't understand is why the big companies don't run two lines of comics. I kind of like the grittier stuff sometimes but I don't like it mixing with the lighter stuff, just like I don't like mixing corn and peas on my dinner plate.  They could do a darker, more "realistic" line for people that enjoy that, and a more traditional line of comics for fans of that kind of thing. I know the Ultimates line was suppossed to address this for Marvel fans , but it seems the darker stuff has leaked out of that universe all over the Marvel Mainstream. 
  If you want to write a story where Superman is a self-absorbed, pretentious little @$$, that's fine. It might even be interesting in someway. But why dump it into the mainstream titles and then drag it on forever?
   

Yep, the dark and gritty stuff seems to be all over.  It's hard to find something nice and light hearted, like Justin Gray's run on Power Girl (I'm collecting the trades and I got to say, comic fans should give this a look).  Has anyone seen Brightest Day?  Bright is not the key word to be associated with this series, but I do still like it.

[El Misfit]

Well, I don't want to come across as a bitter old man so I won't uncork Rant #752: What's Wrong with Comics Today! There's plenty of good out there, but there's also alot of bad.
   What I don't understand is why the big companies don't run two lines of comics. I kind of like the grittier stuff sometimes but I don't like it mixing with the lighter stuff, just like I don't like mixing corn and peas on my dinner plate.  They could do a darker, more "realistic" line for people that enjoy that, and a more traditional line of comics for fans of that kind of thing. I know the Ultimates line was suppossed to address this for Marvel fans , but it seems the darker stuff has leaked out of that universe all over the Marvel Mainstream. 
  If you want to write a story where Superman is a self-absorbed, pretentious little @$$, that's fine. It might even be interesting in someway. But why dump it into the mainstream titles and then drag it on forever?
   

Yep, the dark and gritty stuff seems to be all over.  It's hard to find something nice and light hearted, like Justin Gray's run on Power Girl (I'm collecting the trades and I got to say, comic fans should give this a look).  Has anyone seen Brightest Day?  Bright is not the key word to be associated with this series, but I do still like it.

well, It may be over NOW, but a few years ago, Dark and gritty wasn't enough for Grendel: Behold the Devil, trust me, Dark and Gritty doesn't do justice to this graphic novel. I would also add Batman: Hush, yeah, a 5-6 year old two part graphic novel that is dark and gritty, but at last, stuff doesn't seem to hold onto ideas for very long, and the ones that do are the sucky ones.