IDW The X-Files: Conspiracy - Ghostbusters Preview

ricemazter wrote:Yeah, normally I don't like to comment on artwork in comics, beauty's in the eye of the beholder and all that, but the more I look at it the more it bothers me. The faces look as if someone drew a blank head shape and literally copy and pasted eyes, mouths, and noses on them. Ultimately it gives the effect of looking almost like caricature combine with a newspaper collage. Not to mention the fact that everything lacks expression. Especially Slimer, a pretty emotionally expressive character in his own right, who between the two panels seems, once again, copy and pasted with the only difference being the tongue sticking out.

Va'al wrote:

ricemazter wrote:Yeah, normally I don't like to comment on artwork in comics.

How do you manage to do that? Surely one can comment in terms of technique, style, colours, poses, dynamism, expression without getting into judging the aestethic value of it.

That said, I'm really confused about this issue's art. You can't see it in the preview, but it looks as though there are two very very different styles going on, one for the Lone Gunmen and one for everything else. And the latter works. Very weird.

Va'al wrote:They only show first pages, that's how the previews work. But yeah, not the best incentive in this case. Shame though, as the issue is kinda fun.

Burn wrote:

"On the road again..."

Last week IDW kicked off it's new company-wide crossover centred around The X-Files, more so The Lone Gunmen as they work to unravel a new conspiracy that would make WWE's R-Truth's head spin.

In this weeks adventure, TLG have set off to find out just who are the Mythbu...err ... Ghostbusters!

Compared to last week, this book is a bit of disappointment. TLG show up posing as reporters (which they are), poke around, stuff happens, stuff gets sorted and a new clue as to how TLG are receiving reports from the future via CERN is revealed.

In other words, nothing much really happens. Sorry IDW, just being honest here.

The artwork has ruffled a few feathers as it's done in more of The X-Files style, which is a huge difference compared to what on-going IDW Ghostbuster fans may be use to. Less cartoony, more realistic.

Combine that with a nearly pointless story, you really have to ask if this book is worth picking up, or as a fan of Transformers, should you just pass this company wide crossover by and stick to the on-goings.

Pop back for our next review as The Lone Gunmen go in search of a group of Italian Renaissance Ninja Painters.