Quote: Yeah, I'm also a fan of shorter, more self-contained stories.
That's one of my biggest complaints, that the new books rarely come to a satisfying and complete conclusion, like the old stories did.
One of the good things about Planetary is that almost all of the issues are self contained.
As for the missing fun and heroism in superhero comics, I guess at the end of the day that vein of writing changed after Dark Knight Returns, which triggered the "realism" school of writers. I was watching a music video show the other day, and wasn't in the least bit surprised to see that so many popular songs are fueled by teenage angst. None of you are teenagers, its obvious to say, and so you don't get into the same vibe.
