I suppose I can respect that Ellis was trying something different here, but it's almost as if his hate of the ongoing comic series format destroyed any chance he had of crafting a genuinely good book here. Going out of his way to assure that there would be absolutely no tie-ins, no broader storyline, no returning characters other than Miranda Zero and Aleph.....if it was a 6 issue thing then I might have thought Ellis capable of showing me something new each episode, but not 12. As it turned out he ran out of ideas really early on, and began reusing a lot of the same tired ideas, concepts and characters. The few interesting ones, while providing momentary entertainment, were lost, due to his determination to never use or mention them again.
I thought perhaps the least original or intriguing character in the entire thing was Miranda Zero, the main character. Ellis' diverse array of female characterizations include: the tough, in-your-face queen-bitch....and the tough, in-your-face queen bitch. Jenny Sparks, Jakita Wagner, Sarissa Leon(Mek), Channon Yarrow(Transmet), etc.
I don't love the "neverending" style of writing that comics are famous for, either, but even the best writers can have a tough time writing really good stories in one, completely independent issue(Ellis had a tough time telling a good story in 3 with Mek). There is something to be said about expanded characterization, in my opinion.
