Is anyone else reading this great Vertigo book?
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
I am. Don't usually go for the shoot-em-up action books, but the premise sounded intriguing and I find there's a curious mix of characters, not all Rambo types. Plus I love it when the underdogs win.
This was based on some earlier war/army book I think - but I'm not familiar with that history.
Posted by Stealth on :
I thought of posting this in the Veritgo Reader thread, but I decided this was more appropriate.
I love this series.
It only lasted long enough to fill five trades, but the story is so seamless it seems like it was planned that way from the beginning.
When people wonder what it is about Andy Diggle that makes me such a fan of his, I need only point them to The Losers.
Bang-bang shoot-'em-up stuff with brains, heart, and sensible politics -- it may sound impossible, but if you find out for yourself, you'll discover it's absolutely true.
Who else loves The Losers?
Posted by Blacula on :
I started off as a big fan of this series (mainly for the amazing covers though) but got tired of it about half way through.
I have to like the characters I'm reading about and I don't remember actually doing that with any of these ones.
The new movie coming out has me interested in giving it another shot though, and with most of the issues I'm missing in the 50c box at my local shop I think I might just do that.
P.S. If anyone asks me what Andy Diggle's best work is I point them to Adam Strange 'Planet Heist'. That book was awesome from start to finish.
Posted by Stealth on :
Thanks for your thoughts, Blacula. For a while there, I was afraid this thread was going to get buried.
I ADORE "Adam Strange: Planet Heist," but in the end it's still just a rousing good old-fashioned space opera, compared to the complexity and nuance of "The Losers."
I thought the protagonists were all likeable in their own warts-and-all way.
I'm cautiously optimistic about the movie, although I don't like that they've cast Zoe Saldana (Young Uhura from the latest "Star Trek") as Ayesha. She's too skinny and she lacks charisma. IMO, Freda Pinto would have been a great Ayesha, but I guess after "Slumdog Millionaire", her advisors think she's too "prestiguious" for a "mere" genre movie or whatever.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
This is like Astro City, it just fell off my radar. I stopped getting the monthly in my Great Pamphlet Reduction Phase, then sort of forgot about getting the trades. I liked the concept of the spy masters turning against the spies because they knew too much, although it's not entirely new. And I particularly enjoyed the character of Ayesha, who had a toughness born of hopelessness and was just driven enough to be a little scary.
Now Stealth has reminded me of it, I want to see how it all ended.
For anyone who wants a peek at the series, you can download Issue #1 at the Vertigo site.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
This is one of those series that for whatever reason fell under my radar when it was coming out. By the time I learned of its existence, it was already finished. But based on your recommendation, Stealth, I will one day get around to checking it out in the trades. I can't praise "Adam Strange: Planet Heist" enough, and Diggle's writing there is enough to make me at least try anything he's done.
Posted by Stealth on :
So, has anybody caught up with this series yet?
I've been re-reading it from beginning to end in anticipation of the movie. I just finished the second trade. Great stuff.
The movie is currently scheduled to come out on April 23. Zoe Saldana's ferocious performance in Avatar has made me newly optimistic about her casting as Aisha. I'm sure we'll have a movie thread in The Anywhere Machine when it comes out.