tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post6458857914454606189..comments2024-01-21T09:25:55.810+00:00Comments on Civilian Reader: “Final Crisis” & “Kingdom Come” (DC)Civilian Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978134983999101494noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post-44324814238094328692013-02-03T23:12:43.547+00:002013-02-03T23:12:43.547+00:00Any recommendations?Any recommendations?Civilian Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978134983999101494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post-64806650958861267682013-02-03T14:37:33.785+00:002013-02-03T14:37:33.785+00:00Kingdom Come works a lot better once you're mo...Kingdom Come works a lot better once you're more familiar with the players involved, and certain incidental details become more powerful (especially during the gulag breakout where so much happens in the background of panels unrelated to the main story). <br />The Kingdom is not a bad companion piece to KC, fleshing out a few of the next generation characters we meet...Dawfyddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850748786961129675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post-81861453170400231492013-01-31T15:45:56.896+00:002013-01-31T15:45:56.896+00:00I think you're right about the art-pacing. I&#...I think you're right about the art-pacing. I'll check out the novel (didn't realise it was out in prose) - thanks for the tip. :)Civilian Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978134983999101494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25675853.post-74334619015715489492013-01-31T14:53:00.000+00:002013-01-31T14:53:00.000+00:00Oddly, I came into "Kingdome Come" becau...Oddly, I came into "Kingdome Come" because my father bought me the novelization. I had no idea it was also a graphic novel until it had been out for nearly half a decade. That said, I think the novel was a better way to 'read' the story because it paced itself better and had to actually explain WHY certain characters were doing certain things instead of relying on the pictures to convey the message (which at times wasn't happening...Alex Ross has beautiful illustrations, but they distracted me from the story itself).Lexiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997726505496899916noreply@blogger.com