Does anyone know of a torrent of the BBC broadcast versions of TV Nation? I can only find NBC versions on eMule.
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Hey Kids! Comics!
SEVEN SOLDIERS #1 On first reading I was a little disappointed. On second reading I started to love it. The problem is that it encompasses Morrison's main weakness in that it lets the clever stuff take over at the cost of a coherant narrative. It needed another 12 pages really to solidify the narrative and give more stage time to the Soldiers. As it is, too large a percentage is given to exposition.
Williams' art is well, awesome. While some have said it's down to Morrison's excessive page descriptions, it is one thing to ask for a pages to be drawn in the style of different artists such as Kirby and McKay, and it's another thing to actually execute it. Williams executes it masterfully.
All in all though, while this issue and the Mr Miracle mini are the weak links in the series (for opposing reasons, MM's art is it's weakness), it is still an awesome project. Now, we just have to see how the concepts introduced here are used in the DCU now. We've had Bulleteer briefly used in 52, but the telling story will be the Robin story coming up with Klarion.
SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #1 This was actually more confusing than Seven Soldiers, due to the propensity of doubles floating around. Once costumes are put on it's more readily understandishable though. The whole plot though is merely an excuse for Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness to return to the character that made their names:
DEADPOOL.
In an amusing conceit, this comic introduces the Crime Syndicate Universe (I've no idea what number Earth that has nowadays) Slade Wilson. Who rather than behaving like his counterpart, Deathstroke, behaves like Marvels Merc-With-A-Mouth (and Deathstroke rip-off). To make things more confusing, Deathstroke turns up as well. It all makes a pretty good gag if you read their Deadpool run, Not sure how well it works if you didn't.