"MEANWHILE," Part Three
"Hey hey! We're back with another mysterious slaughter-filled romp! And man oh man, is this one...honestly, guys, there's not much I can say here without spoiling every single page. Look, I don't know, guys. Writing solicitations is hard. Come read our crazy little book!!"
Shaw does some amazing visuals throughout the story. I also love the fact that Oeming was brought in to illustrate his own part of the story. Both art styles complement the story perfectly. Read Full Review
As we continue the journey through the ever-interesting world of Crossover, and after the latest reveal. I can't help to wonder what is next, will it change direction again? From murder mystery to some psychological trippy experience, that ends up in a horror showdown? This might sound a bit out of the left-field, but the possibilities with Crossover are endless. Read Full Review
Crossover #10 is a lot of fun. This is the second issue in a row that made fun of Bendis, but its even funnier because Bendis himself did it. The art is gorgeous, and the book sets up some stuff that should pay off nicely in the future.. Read Full Review
Crossover #10, and the series at large, is a comic about comics, but sometimes loses itself in the attempts to be meta. Its hard to get a bead on if the book is hacky or transcendent, and maybe that nebulous territory is enough to continue reading. The art and the fun Bendis/Oeming interlude are worth the cover price alone, and the world and premise are strong enough to drive the plot forward even as it sometimes gets bogged down by the seemingly clever smirk of meta-commentary. Read Full Review
Crossover borders on being too self-indulgent about half the time, and issue #10 largely falls into the wrong half of that equation. It's entertaining, but it does little to move the story along. Read Full Review
So this issue kind of makes it super clear what this book is, and I think the meta will be too much for some, but I love it. I even liked the Bendis and Oeming pages. They felt appropriately self deprecated, and it's shocking how coherent the dialogue here is compared to, say, Justice League. If you love comics, even the behind the scenes of it all, you'll probably get a lot of of this issue and this series. If you're more casual, it may not work so well.
I am coming around to Crossover more and more. At first I didn't understand what was going on but now I do and it is great. If you're well versed in Image lore, comic writers and styles like "Bendis speak",you will benefit the most from this.
This book is just stupid fun but I love it anyways. It’s definitely not for everyone but I can really feel the passion for the medium coming from Cates and Shaw in this project and I’m always a sucker for that kind of acknowledgment. I also love the Bendis / Oeming insert as part of the story that really emphasizes the theming of this being by the comic community, for the comic community. This is a sickeningly meta comic and I’m here for it.
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