Contrary to what it may sound like above, I don’t hate or even particularly dislike the work of Warren Ellis. I just don’t think that it’s all that momentous, and for all Chris Claremont’s faults, I think he’s contributed a helluva lot more to the comics medium.

I understand what they are trying to say but I have to take issue with using Claremont as an example for “lack of substance or originality.” Claremont is a fucking legend and certainly deserves more respect than the guy that brought us The Island and (according to IMDB) 5 more in the next 12 months. Yes I liked The Rock but that’s pretty much it. Woody Allen is the definition of prolific, Michael Bay just “cant say no.”

And I’ve been reading comics and visiting conventions/signings for the last 25 years and I’ve never heard the term, “widescreen” used to describe the crap of the late 90s. If you want to discuss Michael Bay more accurately, maybe the author should have used the other analogy from the late 90’s comic scene, multiple covers. Slap a different title on Mr. Bay’s films and they can be re-sold with the same crappy content inside. And like the 90s, people will buy them until they realize its crap. Some never make that distinction.