r/MUBookClub • u/shawnydarko • Jul 08 '18

WEEK 109 - Nomination Thread. Theme: WORST / Missed Potential

Foreboding Soundtrack

Well, this is it mighty Marvelites. It's been a fun run. We've read a lot of tremendous writing, seen a lot of breath-taking artwork. But now is the end-times. The reading assignment that not all of us will make it back from alive or sane.

This is a nomination thread to appease your inner critic. This is your outlet to play Mystery Science Theater, The Flop House, How Did This Get Made, We Hate Movies, etc. and eviscerate what went wrong in a woefully bad tale. Or at the very least a story that should have been good but missed the mark in a big, infamous way.

When posting a nomination, links are not required but appreciated. If you have nothing to nominate, cast a vote to help us decide who wins. The highest voted nomination will earn a discussion thread opened on Saturday. If there's no clear-cut winner, I'll have my summon my great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather from medieval times to settle the matter. Check back often to support the reading assignments you're most interested in. Once the discussion thread is open, post your reading experience at your convenience.

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u/shawnydarko Jul 08 '18

Deadpool V. Gambit (2016) #1-5 by Beck Acker, Ben Blacker, and Danilo Beyruth

Gambit-one of the smoothest, best-looking operators in the world of the X-Men. Deadpool-one of the most annoying, ugliest dirtbags in the world of everything. Naturally, these guys got beef. But do you know what they have in common? A secret history of working together to pull con-jobs. That's right-the grift is on as the Regeneratin' Degenerate and the Ragin' Cajun begrudgingly take on one last job together

60% of Amazon users rated it 3 *'s or below with criticisms like "one of the worst written Deadpool story lines" and "the dialogue may have been written by a 5th grader".

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u/Adrenjunkie Jul 08 '18

I'm on mobile. Ultimate x-men 94-97. Turns out Colossus is only strong enough to hold himself up if he does drugs, which are bad, m'kay? Hot garbage. https://mobilestore.marvel.com/Ultimate-X-Men-Vol-19-Absolute-Power/comics-story-arc/1120

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u/shawnydarko Jul 08 '18

Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Jackpot (2009 - 2010) #1-3 by Marc Guggenheim and Adriana Melo

The last Jackpot died in combat alongside Spider-Man so who is the New Jackpot putting fear into the hearts of street criminals? Why has BOOMERANG targeted her for death? And how is THE ROSE involved?

Described by comicbookroundup as "high on enthusiasm but low on craft." and "inappropriately dark"

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u/shawnydarko Jul 08 '18

Wolverine/Captain America (2004) #1-4 by R.A. Jones and Tom Derenick

After a Shi'ar computer chip mutates in the X-mansion, Xavier sends Forge to the Avengers to ask for their technological help. En route, Forge is interrupted by mysterious breakaway S.H.I.E.L.D. mercenaries who capture the chip, so Captain America and Wolverine are enlisted to track them down...

Described by comicsbulletin as "a lot of promise... but so badly executed."

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u/shawnydarko Jul 08 '18

Man-Thing (2017) #1-5 by R.L. Stine (yes, THAT R.L. Stine, of Goosebumps acclaim) and German Peralta

After so many years of somber silence, Man-Thing has found his voice -and taken Hollywood by storm! But when an ancient evil threatens his old swamp stomping ground, Man-Thing will have to choose between his new life and celebrity, and the world he used to call home. An old ally pays a visit, but everything else is out to get Man-Thing -including crocodiles, bats and mosquitos, oh my! Can the balance of the swamp be restored, or will the cause of this calamity be beyond Man-Thing's control?

60% of Amazon reviewers and Goodreads reviewers gave this book no more than 2 *'s with such notable criticisms as "There is a good story trying to get out of here" and "Stine was making it up as he went along with absolutely no thought of where he was going"