The Byrne-Verse

[Randy Jackson]

I've lately read through a couple of John Byrne's IDW offerings, namely Trio and Triple-Helix.  They're both essentially pastiches of series' that he's worked on before, namely Fantastic Four and X-Men.  

So far, I've found them to be paced briskly, almost too briskly IMO.  It seems like things are happening constantly, but outside of one character (Rock) we have very little idea of who these characters are or why they're doing what they're doing.

Has anyone else read these?

[Jeff of Earth-J]

I've been reading them, Randy (and HIgh Ways, too, sandwiched in between). I pretty much agree with your assessment. They're good clean super-hero fun, but nothing we haven't seen before. I just as soon see Byrne work on real Big Two characters than pastiches. I've heard he's "Byrned" a lot of bridges at the Big Two, though.

[Mark S. Ogilvie]

I've looked at them but I haven't really been captivated or anything.

[Richard Willis]

In my email it says:

Randy Jackson started the discussion "The "" on Captain Comics

There is (or was) something wrong with the title of the thread.

[Randy Jackson]

Yeah, I was going to use "Byrne-Verse" initially in the thread title, but the board software objected...or I hit the wrong key on my keyboard, or gremlins.  I had to edit it.

Richard Willis said:

In my email it says:

Randy Jackson started the discussion "The "" on Captain Comics

There is (or was) something wrong with the title of the thread.

[The Baron]

I wonder what a discussion titled "The ""  would be like.

[Randy Jackson]

A conversation between Black Bolt and Henry?

The Baron said:

I wonder what a discussion titled "The ""  would be like.