Jimmy Olsen (USA) di Fraction & Lieber

[Man of Steel]

Letto #5
Hrm, va bene scrivere il numero con tanto humuor, ma alcuni pg dovrebbero rimanere in-character imho.
zzo era quel Bats???

Discarded.

[Man of Steel]

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #9
written by MATT FRACTION
art and cover by STEVE LIEBER
variant cover by BEN OLIVER
Jimmy and Jix are on the run, pursued by an intergalactic death force that wants to break up their marriage by any means necessary. If they succeed in offing Jimmy, their prince regent plans to marry Jix and unite their warring empires...but Jimmy Olsen's still busy trying to solve his own murder! (Or rather, his decoy corpse's murder.) It's a typical day for Superman's pal...
ON SALE 03.18.20
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Letto #6
Nonostante non mi stia facendo impazzire, spero che questo non sia l'ultimo lavoro di Fraction in casa DC/testata legata a Superman.
Perchè intravedo del potenziale, specialmente quando leggo il suo Lex.

[Azrael]

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #10
written by MATT FRACTION
art and cover by STEVE LIEBER
variant cover by BEN OLIVER
Jimmy continues his world tour, risking his life for more of your sweet retweets, likes, and faves! Plus, the mastermind behind Jimmy's assassination is revealed... and the insidious secret he's willing to kill for will upend everything everywhere forever, assuming by "everything" you mean "everything in the pages of just this comic." Also...you've heard of Arm-Fall-Off-Boy? Get ready to meet the entire Fall-Off-Family. What connection do they have to all this nonsense? Probably not much, but hey, you never know.
ON SALE 04.15.20
$3.99 US | 10 OF 12 | 32 PAGES
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[Azrael]

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #7
Written by Matt Fraction
Art by Steve Lieber and Nathan Fairbairn
Lettered by Clayton Cowles
Published by DC
Review by Matthew Sibley
'Rama Rating: 9 out of 10

The Silver Age was a wacky time, and none more so than for Jimmy Olsen, who was subject to all manner of transformations: a giant turtle man, a Bizzaro version of himself and a werewolf, to name just a few. From a creative perspective, the character was malleable enough that as long as the necessary hijinks could be thought up, they could be inflicted on the poor lad. From Jimmy's perspective however, it's responsible for the identity crisis he finds himself being diagnosed with in the first vignette of this issue.

As Dr. Lorelei Liu runs down the many potential versions of Jimmy Olsen – including photojournalist, prankster, investigator – artist Steve Lieber maintains a consistent top-down perspective of Jimmy lying down on his therapist's couch in his panelling, though his appearance shifts with each panel to match the description being given. It's an example of how versatile an artist like Lieber can be, as well as how Nathan Fairbairn is able to switch up his coloring style to fit, most evident in the switch between the prankster and investigator versions going from young to grizzled and the less defined linework of a sweater-vest and bowtie to the crumpled overcoat, stubble and furrowed brow.

The page as scripted by Matt Fraction works almost like a newspaper strip in how it builds to a punchline, though an additional panel that follows shows he's not just doing this for the purpose of a joke. The vignette style of the series, that sees it make defined shifts in scene, situation and tone throughout, allows for a madcap energy and screwball comedy's pace that asks readers to keep up. By making these issues as varied as they can possibly be, it allows the series to be everything a Jimmy Olsen comic could be, all at once - sort of a hyper-distillation of the character.

Fraction has always played with structure in his books - an early issue of Casanova had him telling three individual tales that all came together by the end, much like this series has let threads join up - and there's multiple issues of Hawkeye where the non-linear storytelling required the audience to fit the timeline together. Considering how long it's been since Fraction stepped away from Marvel, it's been a treat to have him back writing a Big Two book, bringing his level of ambition to DC and a series that's a welcome fit for it.

While this issue marks the start of the maxiseries' second half, it works reasonably well as a standalone issue that communicates the charms and quirks of Jimmy Olsen, both the character and the series. The introduction we got to Fraction, Lieber, Fairbairn, and Clayton Cowles' run in last year's Leviathan Strikes one-shot makes itself relevant once more by crashing into another aspect of the story this issue, though this is just one piece of a comic that also contains a Peanuts homage, the story of how Jimmy ended up working for The Daily Planet, and a knowing meta joke about the series' design and format. It's still recommended to start with the first issue, though it is an effective glimpse into the series' storytelling style should anyone want to sample.

Of course, what allows the series to navigate a varying level of time periods and styles as well as it does is the fact that Lieber is just as capable of shifting between these with aplomb. The therapy session switching is his work on the series in microcosm, the changing expressions of his lead character and matching body language show what a nuanced cartoonist he is. The pages built around homaging Charles Schulz's strips see Lieber making use of far thicker linework compared to the rest of the series, while Fairbairn opts to use make his colors a tad brighter. Despite this shift in aesthetic style, the more rounded character designs retain the level of emotion you find in the rest of the book, with a more youthful energy having been baked into their composition.

As easy as it is to whiz through reading the issue, it invites returning for a re-read in order to home in on the finer details like the preceding six have. Not knowing where the story will zig and zag to on the page turn is exciting. That versatility and potential to be different is such a strong fit for a character like Jimmy, to take a look at the DC Universe from a different angle. These qualities are true of the series' creative team as well. That's what makes them as great a match as they are; Jimmy might be having an identity crisis, but Fraction, Lieber, Fairbairn and Cowles know exactly who he, and what this book, is.

[Azrael]

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #11
written by MATT FRACTION
art and cover by STEVE LIEBER
variant cover by BEN OLIVER
Hey, look—it's issue 11 of a 12-issue series, so it's the perfect jumping-on point for new readers! Mysteries get solved, criminals are revealed, and a secret ally emerges from the shadows. Want more? There are robots, aliens, and The Daily Planet faces a threat to its existence at the same moment the actual planet faces the same! Now's the time to get on board, guys!
ON SALE 05.20.20
$3.99 US | 11 OF 12 | 32 PAGES
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Spiacente, ma non sei autorizzato a visualizzare il contenuto degli spoiler.

SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #12
written by MATT FRACTION
art and cover by STEVE LIEBER
variant cover by BEN OLIVER
Whoa—is that what I think it is? If I'm reading this solicitation text correctly, we made it to issue #12! Mazel tov! Party time! If you see Matt and Steve at the next convention, go buy them a drink because I have no idea how we made it this far! No, wait, I do—it's all thanks to you guys! In this final issue, with the Daily Planet on the ropes, Jimmy learns something about it that'll change everything forever.
ON SALE 06.17.20
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FINAL ISSUE
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[Azrael]

Mi lascia indifferente.

[Azrael]

Preview: Jimmy Olsen #9



https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/03/15/this-preview-of-jimmy-olsen-9-dismantles-capitalism-in-the-cutest-way-possible/

[Man of Steel]

Letti gli ultimi 4 numeri
Solita roba di Fraction, stando a quello che disse Bendis, le testate di Lois e Jimmy avranno delle conseguenze su...boh, AC o Supes?
Posso capire Lois di Rucka, ovviamente, ma Jimmy?

[Azrael]

Preview: Jimmy Olsen #11



https://www.cbr.com/supermans-pal-jimmy-olsen-11/

[Man of Steel]

Letto #11
Beh, se non era chiaro prima...a quanto pare solo l'ultimo numero sarà veramente importante, tutto il resto...

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Letto #12
Oh...quindi era questa la grande rivelazione.

Spiacente, ma non sei autorizzato a visualizzare il contenuto degli spoiler.

Non so se la cosa mi piace, ma...che cazz, non è che stiano facendo nulla di che con Jimmy...
Come con Lois, anche questo plot point poi verrà usato da Bendis e non Fraction.
Praticamente tutti stanno jobbando Bendis e questo la dice lunga sul pelato.

Comunque sia, tutta la questione del Daily Planet in crisi scazza con quanto detto da Bendis in Superman e onestamente...per come sono state gestite le cose -e non credo alle mie stesse parole, ma- ha ragione Bendis.

Oh e così a random sbuca fuori Tessmacher, donde estas Mercy?