FIRST IMPRESSIONS [FI] Every week we hope to bring you our literal, initial thoughts and ratings on comics (mainly), video games,
TV shows, music, film books, theatre, maybe food, clothes and anything else, both familiar and unfamiliar.
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This week from
Carl Li and Jaysen Headley:
COMICS July 16, 2014 -
First Impressions
0:35
5 Star Rating System
0:46 WHAT WE GOT THIS
WEEK [
Impulse/
Blind Buys]
0:48
Batman Eternal #15 [DC] Carl:3/Jaysen:
Stars
2:17
Aphrodite IX/
Cyber Force #1 [
Image/Top Cow] IMPULSE
BUY Carl:3 Stars
3:38
Robin Rises
Omega 1-Shot [DC]
SOLID BUY Carl:4-5/Jaysen:4 Stars
5:32
Dark Engine #1 [Image] Carl:3/Jaysen:1 Stars
7:18 Devilers #1 [
Dynamite] IMPULSE BUY Carl:3 Stars
Harbinger #25 [
Valiant] BLIND BUY
8:33
Infinite Crisis Fight for the Multiverse #1 [DC] IMPULSE/SOLID BUY Carl:4/Jaysen:4 Stars
10:33
MPH #2 [Image] SOLID BUY Carl:4/Jaysen:4 Stars
11:26
Ms. Marvel #6 [
Marvel] Jaysen:3 Stars
12:58
Original Sin #6 [Marvel] Carl:3 Stars
13:48
Rat Queens #7 [Image] SOLID BUY Carl:4-5/Jaysen:5 Stars
15:45 Squidder #1 [
IDW/44Flood] Carl:4/Jaysen:1 Stars
17:52
Teen Titans #1 [DC] IMPULSE BUY Carl:4/Jaysen:3 Stars
20:30
Wicked +
The Divine #2 [Image] Carl:3/Jaysen:4 Stars
22:18
Wildfire #2 [Image/Top Cow] SOLID BUY Jaysen:4 Stars
23:55
Seconds GN [
Ballantine Books] Jaysen: 10 Stars
BOOK OF THE WEEK
Carl: Robin Rises Omega
Jaysen: Seconds GN
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Why First Impressions [FI]?
There's value to creators and industries to know what truly comes across and what doesn't, initially, for for those familiar and not familiar with what's being reviewed. Products don't always have the benefits of an established brand/name and hype attached, and with an over saturation of product, consumers don't have the luxury to give everything a first chance, let alone a fair chance.
Brand/name recognition factor alone isn't enough either, though it'll help with it's initial launch, but beyond that, in my opinion, regardless of brand/name recognition, there are certain factors (ie. for comics, including cover, story, art and hype), that are very important for a product have in order to
GRAB the consumer right off the bat on multiple levels (ie. impulse,
point of purchase buys, with just 1 issue), to ensure they will continue to support and invest in it long term.
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COMICS FIRST IMPRESSIONS
FORMAT
What
We Got This Week
Literal initial thoughts [First Impressions]
General thoughts [likes/dislikes]
What we think might happen next
Book of the Week
RATING (5 Star System) 2 for
Art, 2 for
Story/Writing, 1+
DIGITAL BUY - Got only digitally
IMPULSE BUY -
Bought on the fly, based on the cover, the property, publisher, creators, hearsay, and a flip through look at art.
BLIND BUY - Bought even though I'm not caught up.
SOLID BUY - You should get this!
Everything Else:
Caught Up with, definitely getting based on previous issue
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POSSIBLE FUTURE FEATURES
Better production quality :-)
Anyone wanna help with that?
Guest Reviewers to have diverse representation of perspectives; from those who are familiar and not familiar with what's being reviewed.
A follow-up,
Second Impression - a comprehensive review after thoughts have settled and gathered.
Interviews
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DISCLAIMER
My knee-jerk views are what they are, my own views, specific to who I am, but they don't necessarily reflect how I really feel about anything given the chance to gather my thoughts.
Can I trust myself to say, or do things, when I confuse myself sometimes?
It's a risk, but I do take responsibility for putting it out there, and try not to be irresponsible, in order to provide something raw. I'm a philosopher and devils advocate at heart. I really do feel I can see the both sides of everything, even though expressing them through language/words sometimes is a struggle as I feel,
I've been losing my grasp of vocabulary, and ability to focus overtime. I've always been more of a feeler; how
I remember things, and in decision making (which is a whole other struggle).
Language/words have always seemed limiting to me. As with anyone else, my views, can and do, change with time, additional exposure/experience, and the influence of others.
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Music From YouTube Music
Library
Funk the rock - DavidHayes 8s or 16s/15:03
LEVEL 2, 1
Robot Plays Video game -
Ohmega Watts 15s LEVEL 0
Time to Move - matthiaswichtrup 0:00/1:41/2:16:64 - 5:37:32 LEVEL 2
- published: 18 Jul 2014
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