I'm glad there's no modern messaging. I love EC so can't help but collect anything connected to it even if it's not so good like the Papercutz stuff from the late 2000s.
Glad I watched these reviews. Subbed you! I’m also a huge horror fan and these covers are certainly a bait and switch. Sad indeed. Not buying any of this garbage.
When I read Cruel Universe ( which I almost didn't get because of Epitaphs ) my over all comments were At least there wasn't any Politics this time , and that the first story was the best . Given that we seem to be in agreement on both of these , I figured the least I could do is Subscribe .
@@ericbreen4340 thank you brother for subscribing. My little channel needs all the help it can get. I put out a lot of content b/c I’m very passionate about comics…. Probably too much 😂. You know what they say “ great minds think alike “ I’ll sub you up if you have a channel 👊
I didn’t order this one Dope, seems I made the right choice. I’m also sticking with Epitaph for now, see how it goes. Talking reviews, did you give up on reviewing Creature or did I miss it somehow? I’d be interested to hear how you thought that ended. 👍
@@comicpickups man it ended so poor I didn’t even wants talk about it. Or think anybody else did. That was probably Ram Vs worst work I’ve read. It was so disappointing b/c I know Ram can do better. Honestly feel like he just wanted to make a quick buck. Dracula was so much better….. and that’s hard for me b/c I’m such a Creature fan.
@@dope_comix4455 I feel the same, Creature and Wolfman are my favs, so hopefully they do that eventually. I don’t feel the same about Dracula to be honest, I didn’t feel they did anything new there, I liked it, but I think it was lazy.
@@comicpickups Frankenstein starts soon. Micheal Walsh is writing it. He’s on of my favorite writers. He’s the guy who owns Silver Coin ….. my letter got published in Dracula 3 and they hinted about a Bride of Frankenstein in their reply….. Wolfman would be so awesome if done right.
That is a stunning cover! Fantastic illustration. Sorry to hear the interior art is lacking. Same thing happened with the recent revival of the Gold Key line of Boris Karloff comics. Interior are was awful.
I really wish these companies would see that instead of having a fast cash grab and then fizzling out, to instead focus on quality that will turn into repeat customers and multiple printings. Fingers crossed for the next issues… oh and those leather face figures you picked up the other day are sick man!
@@kbdm4323 I love comics and I’m very passionate about them. As you seen on my short I had to drive an hour each way just to get that book on opening day. I care about EC…. To bad ONI don’t
@@dope_comix4455 Yeah Comic Books are going in a weird direction now a days. You put time effort energy money into them and they're not worth it. It sucks.
I just read this Book and it was better than Epitaphs but nothing Awesome. Your review is pretty spot on. I enjoyed 2 of the 4 stories. I'm gonna stick it out and Hope it gets Better.
@@stevewhite4533 I thought the first story had a clever ending but I’ve never heard of these writers or artist. The stories a really basic…. And the art 👎🏻. But it was better than last week.
A two hour drive for that!? You took one for the team again, Dope. You just know those crappy "artists" will be hired by Marvel to draw Hulk sometime in the future! Perhaps you should reverse the 2.99 challenge and save all your crap comic books and see what you can swap them for at the drive-thru? Sadly, I share your despair though. The state of comics these days is abysmal. Thankfully as you proved in one of your prior videos, there are gems from the past out there ready to be found...e.g. the Vincent Locke Dead World you acquired recently.🤘 The past is a treasure trove of good stuff! (As an aside Dope, I was wondering if you have read much Judge Dredd? I have been reliving my youth of late diving into some classic Dredd stories. I can't see you not already being knowledgeable about Judge Dredd, but just in case, I recommend any Brian Bolland drawn stuff to start you off with) Keep on crackelating, and all the best!👍
Yeah brother 58 mins there…. 58 mins back! 😂 It’s crazy to me for ONI Press to buy the EC name and imo I don’t think they’ve ever looked at a real EC Comic. Really basic simple stories with very basic art. I’d love to do a deep dive into some old Judge Dread it’s really cool. I’ve just got SO MUCH on my plate right now. It’s hard for me to keep up with what I got. I read that Cruel Universe is the parking lot of my LCS and think about it all the way home and do my review…. Seems to work out well. Thanks brother for all the support and comments. I love talking comics.
That first story about the dinosaur was reminiscent of the old EC stories with the switch at the end… that art though!! EC should take the most pride in the art and story that’s what they are known for… Gosh damn Jack Davis turning in his grave over this slop
You know it's not a good sign when a reviewer starts talking about the paper quality....LoL. Hopefully Oni is watching these vids...and does a course correction....
Omni press just doesn’t get it. Why pay for the EC name and not lean in it. My complaints of their first two issues. 1. Horror host barely used. 2. Most stories not EC style stories ( EC comics had a certain structure to them) 3. Art is all over the place like an uneven titty show. Nothing shouts this is modeled after that four color greatness of the past. 4. Missed opportunity to use real pulp. God I hate high quality glossy shit.
@@fiddlechips8555 yeah I believe ONI Press has never opened a real EC Comic. If they put as much time in the stories and interior art as they do the covers they’d be great. The stories are SO BASIC and most of the interior art looks like a high school kid did it. Their business model isn’t got legs. It’s more of a cash grab before people see that they have no talented people working at ONI Press.
@@dope_comix4455 I always wait for reviews for modern books, too many times they just fingerblast my dreams away. Yet this was EC. Thought to myself first few issues have to good. I can buy this without fear. Instead of an EC book, I got hamfisted political nonsense that every other comic seems to be in love with.
Sounds so lame and rehashed, thanks for your review, I'll be passing on it. I like your way of grading artists and writers the same way slabs are done. 😅
