I hate the clumsy pastiche of characters from sources spread out over 80 years, all of whom have horrible things happen to them. It's like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=2619246) crossed with this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)).
I liked the first couple of issues, but it seemed to stray very quickly into "How many 19th century fictional characters can we cram into this thing?" By the time they recruited the Invisible Man, I was sort of... meh.
I bought the whole second series, too, and didn't like it either.
I had read the first collection into TPB and enjoyed it but perhaps not enough to nab the second one. I found a lot to enjoy about it, I can see how the ongoing execution of that concept could lead to a less enjoyable read. If presented with the opportunity to read the second volume I probably would but I'm not chasing it down with undue effort.
I found the movie fun but, like most adaptations, not equal to the better points of the book. I enjoyed in the book, for example, that Mina was the functional leader of the group while Quartermain was troubled by substance abuse and a real trainwreck overall. In the movie, of course, Connery plays himself as quartermain and Mina gives up all power and control she had in the book. That was a pity.
Yeah, I actually enjoyed the first series in several spots, but by the end of it I was disappointed. The 2nd started promising, but the good parts seemed further and further apart.
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I liked the first couple of issues, but it seemed to stray very quickly into "How many 19th century fictional characters can we cram into this thing?" By the time they recruited the Invisible Man, I was sort of... meh.
I bought the whole second series, too, and didn't like it either.
Also, the Electric Negro was never funny.
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I found the movie fun but, like most adaptations, not equal to the better points of the book. I enjoyed in the book, for example, that Mina was the functional leader of the group while Quartermain was troubled by substance abuse and a real trainwreck overall. In the movie, of course, Connery plays himself as quartermain and Mina gives up all power and control she had in the book. That was a pity.
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I agree, btw, and despite the majority finding Planetary different, I more or less found Planetary pretty much the same.
But then maybe I'm just not pop enough.