I always thought it was the former, but with him sort of treating the kid as much like he was his own as anything else. The shitstorm of events at the end there probably messed up his mind a fair bit.
That being said, and as interesting as the book was, I sort of prefer the Jinx continuity.(And have you read Fire yet? Not part of the Jinx/Goldfish stuff, but interesting nonetheless).
I actually liked Goldfish more, the events depicted within just seemed more...weighted, significant. At the end of Jinx, it seemed like
Gold and Jinx just shrugged off his partner's death and went about their way. The story felt like and excuse to hook them up, and I don't think it really delivered at the end.
Meanwhile (Goldfish spoilers now), I just felt
absolutely gutted when the kid shot his Mom, espcially with that gun. The karma bullet, perhaps. And then it all somehow spun even more out of control, and that, that absolutely gutted me.
And hey, what ever happened to
Jinx
, anyways?
I was thinking of checking out Torso next, but if you're recommending Fire, I'll go with that instead.
I actually liked Goldfish more, the events depicted within just seemed more...weighted, significant. At the end of Jinx, it seemed like
Gold and Jinx just shrugged off his partner's death and went about their way. The story felt like and excuse to hook them up, and I don't think it really delivered at the end.
Meanwhile (Goldfish spoilers now), I just felt
absolutely gutted when the kid shot his Mom, espcially with that gun. The karma bullet, perhaps. And then it all somehow spun even more out of control, and that, that absolutely gutted me.
struck me less because I was already exposed to the Jinx timeline. Gold coming out of nowhere for his kid just didn't affect me the same way as Gold trying to pretend he's not in the business anymore when that was exactly what he was doing. The end bit with the trunk and the two of them having to finally shed all of their preconceptions really hit me, I suppose. Goldfish just felt a little too convoluted and sudden.
In any case, both good books.
I regularily wish Bendis would stop his attempts at writing the entire Marvel universe in favor for a return to independent stuff, but he does have to make a living somehow.
I've been reading these really late at night, so I probably overlooked this, but...
What happened to Jinx in the time between Jinx and Goldfish? Are they still together, and Gold just came back for his son, or...I don't know. I was just expecting her to pop up at some point.
I regularily wish Bendis would stop his attempts at writing the entire Marvel universe in favor for a return to independent stuff, but he does have to make a living somehow.
And I'll give you that the conclusion of Goldfish did seem sudden and forced, but there was just a certain charm about the book that throws it above Jinx for me.
What happened to Jinx in the time between Jinx and Goldfish? Are they still together, and Gold just came back for his son, or...I don't know. I was just expecting her to pop up at some point.
not time seperated. They're different continuities. One or the other could have happened, but not both. It's explained in one of the early special edition trades.
Is that pretty good? I had the first two trades at one point, but it was slow (not quite capturing my attention) and seemed quite lackluster compared to Alan Moore's Top 10 (which admittedly is a tough task for any superhero-crime story to match up to).
And I'll give you that the conclusion of Goldfish did seem sudden and forced, but there was just a certain charm about the book that throws it above Jinx for me.
Well, the cool thing is that he did so many of those good independent books. Buying american TPBs these days is an expensive and risky proposition, so it's good to know when there is a reliable writer out there.
not time seperated. They're different continuities. One or the other could have happened, but not both. It's explained in one of the early special edition trades.
Oh! See, here I thought that Goldfish took place ten years after Jinx - especially since they call Jinx a prequel to Goldfish in the flaps of my Jinx trade.[/quote]
Is that pretty good? I had the first two trades at one point, but it was slow (not quite capturing my attention) and seemed quite lackluster compared to Alan Moore's Top 10 (which admittedly is a tough task for any superhero-crime story to match up to).
I don't know, really. I enjoy reading it month to month, but it's not the best Bendis I've read.
Well, the cool thing is that he did so many of those good independent books. Buying american TPBs these days is an expensive and risky proposition, so it's good to know when there is a reliable writer out there.
