▁He ▁said ▁Mill ar ' s ▁script ▁" fe els ▁st ale ▁from ▁start ▁to ▁finish ▁... ▁moving ▁through ▁the ▁p aces ▁at ▁a ▁pl od ding ▁speed ▁with ▁nothing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ordinary . ▁I ▁wish ▁I ▁could ▁say ▁it ▁was ▁because ▁Mill ar ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁trade ▁in ▁over - the - top ▁ant ics ▁for ▁subt le ty , ▁but ▁[ it ' s ] ▁almost ▁like ▁someone ▁else ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁figure ▁out ▁what ▁made ▁Mill ar ' s ▁com ics ▁popular ▁and ▁then ▁throwing ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁tr icks ▁out ▁without ▁bother ing ▁to ▁replace ▁them ▁with ▁anything ▁else ." ▁He ▁found ▁artist ▁Mc N iven ' s ▁work ▁un inter est ing ▁and ▁McC a ig ' s ▁colors ▁" m uted ▁and ▁slightly ▁d ull ." ▁ ▁Dan ▁Phill ips ▁of ▁I GN ▁gave ▁the ▁premi ere ▁issue ▁an ▁" Ok ay " ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁the ▁art work , ▁saying ▁it ▁acc ent u ates ▁the ▁short com ings ▁of ▁Mill ar ' s ▁script , ▁finding ▁Mc N iven ' s ▁minimal istic ▁style ▁less ▁impress ive ▁than ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁Old ▁Man ▁Log an . ▁Phill ips ▁gave ▁issue ▁# 3 ▁the ▁same ▁score , ▁describing ▁the ▁com ic ▁as ▁" some what ▁entertain ing " ▁but ▁" not ▁the ▁least ▁bit ▁clever , ▁w itt y , ▁taste ful , ▁s oph istic ated ▁or ▁original ". ▁He ▁compla ins