CHUD.com Community › Forums › ARTS & LITERATURE › Comics & Anime › Planetary #26: The End
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Planetary #26: The End

post #1 of 15
10/23/06 at 8:53pm
Thread Starter 
Although, I guess not really the end since there will be a 27, but in effect 26 is the end of the main story.

Here is a look at six pages from issue 26.

I hope one day someone does an annotated version of the whole series. Not just for the pop culture allusions, but also the where's and why's of some of the other pieces of information in the series.

I still wish Ellis had just waited and done the whole series as one large graphic novel. The great covers could have been simply the opening of chapters.
Reply
post #2 of 15
10/23/06 at 9:15pm
I absolutely adore this series, but God, has it been frustrating to follow it due to its erratic publishing schedule (or lack of one).
Every time an issue comes out, I have to reread the whole series to remember what was going on.
Has anyone noticed how common it's become in the comics world to have late issues? It wasn't like that when I was a diehard collector in the 80's.
Reply
post #3 of 15
10/23/06 at 9:46pm
You've got to be kidding me. I haven't read comics in about 3 years and Planetary was one of the ones I read. I cant believe it's only on issue 26 now!
What the hell has he been doing with his time?
Reply
post #4 of 15
10/24/06 at 2:51pm
Ellis was ill for a while a couple of years ago, causing the book to fall off schedule, and Cassaday has taken other regular jobs (Captain America, Astonishing X-Men), doing issues of Planetary when he could.
Reply
post #5 of 15
10/26/06 at 5:08pm
I liked the ending, but I'm going to be really disappointed if we don't get some resolution to the Ambrose/Fictionaut story in #27.
Reply
post #6 of 15
10/27/06 at 10:50am
I think that is what Snow is alluding to in the last page; One 'last thread' to take care of. And its the reason Snow wanted the Dowling's knowledge; to save Ambrose.
I thought it was a great issue and a great conclusion. My only concern is how it seemed Ellis wrote himself in a corner in way. He had this chilling description of Dowling's powers in 25 and I thought the resolution would have dealt with that implication.
And did anyone else think the information dampening device hinder Dowling's stretchy power. That would be the only explanation as to how he didn't worm into Snow's head and prevent the Shiftship from rising. Or did he not do it because he was just arrogantly oblivious about the whole meeting.
Reply
post #7 of 15
10/30/06 at 2:17am
Quote:
Originally Posted by PodBayDoor
I liked the ending, but I'm going to be really disappointed if we don't get some resolution to the Ambrose/Fictionaut story in #27.
While I think most of us expect #27 to involve Chase, Ellis has said more than once that he doesn't plan to resolve the question of the Fictionaut (though I suppose he might change his mind).
Reply
post #8 of 15
10/30/06 at 2:18am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Royal
I think that is what Snow is alluding to in the last page; One 'last thread' to take care of. And its the reason Snow wanted the Dowling's knowledge; to save Ambrose.
I thought it was a great issue and a great conclusion. My only concern is how it seemed Ellis wrote himself in a corner in way. He had this chilling description of Dowling's powers in 25 and I thought the resolution would have dealt with that implication.
And did anyone else think the information dampening device hinder Dowling's stretchy power. That would be the only explanation as to how he didn't worm into Snow's head and prevent the Shiftship from rising. Or did he not do it because he was just arrogantly oblivious about the whole meeting.
I thought that a lot of that confrontation was a sly nod to the original FF's "Ultimate Nullifier" from the Galactus story.
Reply
post #9 of 15
11/7/06 at 12:20pm
First, thanks for alerting me to the fact this came out. I hadn't been to the shop in a while, and this sent me running to pick up my pulls over the weekend.

I finished re-reading the whole series over the past couple of days, and knocked out #26 last night. I enjoyed it, but I had a couple of the same questions mentioned here. Not sure exactly what nullified Randall's stretch-mind, but I'll re-read again soon, and think about it. The message Snow left for the alien landlords was pretty awesome, and had me grinning.

I look forward to the epilogue, and some answers about Chase.

Nice work, sirs.
Reply
post #10 of 15
6/10/07 at 9:39pm
Thread Starter 
From a Bad Signal Ellis sent out today:

bad signal
ME

Almost ten years to the month that John Cassaday and I had our
first conversation at San Diego about creating a new series: I have
just completed and delivered the full script for PLANETARY #27,
the final issue of the series.

I am now going to get drunk and find something to have sex
with. I'm home alone, so the chinchilla has a right to look nervous.

Done. Never ask me anything about it again. DONE.

-- W

And from his site today, a page of the script:

http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=4459
Reply
post #11 of 15
6/10/07 at 11:50pm
I love where that's heading.
Reply
post #12 of 15
6/12/07 at 6:22pm
The chinchilla doesn't...
Reply
post #13 of 15
6/12/07 at 6:32pm
Thread Starter 
It's too late for the chinchilla me thinks.

Still exciting news. Now I just want an annotated guide to go with the series.
Reply
post #14 of 15
6/12/07 at 6:39pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Casey Moore
It's too late for the chinchilla me thinks.

Still exciting news. Now I just want an annotated guide to go with the series.
None of these are "official" (and only the first one actually goes right up to issue #26) but they do contain a wealth of interesting info and background about the series:

http://home.earthlink.net/~rkkman/frames/index.html

http://home.earthlink.net/~richardsonag/planetary.htm

http://world.std.com/~mikecap/planetary/timeline.html
Reply
post #15 of 15
6/12/07 at 9:37pm
Thread Starter 
Yeah I have used the first one before. I can't believe it has been ten years. Probably my favorite series ever.
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Comics & Anime
CHUD.com Community › Forums › ARTS & LITERATURE › Comics & Anime › Planetary #26: The End