I've started the Priest Black Panther too, and am feeling the same complaints you are all expressing. The storytelling drives me a little crazy and it's just not a very good series to read with breaks in between. (I mostly read Marvel Unlimited books on my subway commutes)

I agree that the hit-or-miss nature of the tie-ins and the bungled relaunch soured the reception of Secret Wars. It's a really great story that had to anchor a lot of not-great stuff around it. Time will be kind to the book, I think.

I thought it would be that, or the first Survivor game for PS1 - particularly the U.S. release. It was meant to be a first-person RE game built entirely around using a lightgun, but then they removed it from the U.S. version after Columbine. I've never experienced it myself, but I heard that it was nearly unplayable.

That, plus a scene in the second playthrough when you're running away from Mr. X and you think you've lost him, and then he bursts through a wall right behind you. I think I ran into the next room (in game) and then immediately threw down the controller and started wailing out loud.

I honestly forgot there ever was an Elektra movie until you mentioned it just now.

Aren't they gettin divorced after he had an affair with the nanny?! That Dardedevil movie is cursed! Nothing good can come from it.

I watched the director's cut for the first time recently and it was still terrible. I think it may have earned a pass when it first came out, but it is far worse than any superhero movies we see today and isn't as good as the first Spider-Man or X-Men movies. I'd lump the Director's cut somewhere below the Ang Lee…

Frank Miller said in interviews that he saw Jennifer Garner on set and thought "That's exactly my Elektra." I don't remember if this was pre-DK2, but it was an early sign that he was losing his God damn mind.

Thanks, I must have missed that mention. But how do they take down goons so fast?! Unimportant questions…

I assumed there was a hidden cut in there two based on what I read before, but I just double checked and holy crap you're right.

Plus Diggle - who often lectures Oliver and serves as the voice of reason - straight up shoots people with his gun while on the field as Spartan.

Really glad you asked! One thing that annoyed me this episode is that Jess never actually does anything about the abuse she's receiving - she just straight up quits. You never see her actually push back against her boss or complain to anyone about the treatment. It's an artificial conflict because the only options…

Essex County and Trillium didn't hit me quite as hard, but Sweet Tooth is far and away the most effective story he's ever told IMO. I probably like Bloodshot Reborn so much because it's the most similar title, tonally.

Black Beetle was just a joy to read, even if it was pretty simplistic. I derived a certain pleasure from it that I normally only get from Darwyn Cooke and Mike Allred writer/artist books.

The Pulse is really enjoyable as long as you adjust your expectations a bit. It's not exactly Alias 2.0, but it's as close as you can get to a combination between Marvel MAX and the regular 616-verse. The initial artist is Mark Bagley, which is a good indicator of how big of a shift in tone it is at first.

Definitely read Bendis, Brubaker, and then go straight to Waid (skipping Diggle). Daredevil has been the most consistently good title at either of the Big Two since about the Marvel Knights era.

I actually really liked the Pieces of a Hole storyline that introduced Echo! It's unfortunate that they didn't really treat her character well over the years afterwards.

I really enjoyed Kanan during the opening arc where it served as a gritty and interesting take on the Clone Wars (particularly Executive Order 66). I finished the series but I slowly lost interest as it came closer to telling a story that ran concurrent with the Rebels TV show.

They're really annoying to me too. Spider-Women is the next big crossover that's going to hit me since I only buy Silk out of those 3 books. I prefer it when it's just a tie-in rather than a mega-series.

"Serviceable" is the best word I would use to describe him too. Death of Wolverine is probably his highest-profile story and it's perfectly okay. I just find him to be a writer that has absolutely nothing to say.