jkemble
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the Cosmic Frog
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Post by jkemble on Jan 16, 2007 21:06:01 GMT -5
...because I skipped Civil War? I dropped it when it started shipping late, Front Line also. I still was able to keep pretty well informed, I found out about the death of Bill Foster, Clor, Reed turning crazy and sue leaving him, Hank's on drugs. Spider-Man is outed and Iron Man recruits villians, including "speedball"
I didn't need to purchase any books to learn all this.
so, now I really feel the time has come to shift my reading back to the X Universe, Claremont is returning, Waid and Nicienza are already there. If I can just avoid the main books I should be okay...
I guess that the only Avengers books I'll be reading are Black Panther and Ms. Marvel.
(that's right, I'm dropping both the new and mighty Avnegers, plus the Hulk right before the World War Hulk storyline. Maybe I'll start picking up Avengers if Wanda shows up, QuickSilver is in X_Factor right now. anyway, just wanted to say that.
peace!
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Post by thew40 on Jan 16, 2007 21:18:30 GMT -5
so, now I really feel the time has come to shift my reading back to the X Universe, Claremont is returning, Waid and Nicienza are already there. If I can just avoid the main books I should be okay... Claremont is returning to the X-Books outside of "New Excalibur" and "Exiles." "Cable and Deadpool" is written by Nicienza. Mark Waid isn't writing anything X-related and hasn't since 1996. Why don't you like the main X-Books? ~W~ |
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jkemble
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Post by jkemble on Jan 17, 2007 2:05:07 GMT -5
sorry ~W~, I mean PAD on X-Factor.
Like the hardcore Avengers fan, some writers just don't work for me on some books.
that's how I feel about Uncanny and adjectiveless, and Astonishing might as well be set in another universe.
I'm really enjoying New X-Men and have for some time. same with Exiles (still look forward to Claremont's return)
picked up X-Factor and it's really well written.
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Post by thew40 on Jan 17, 2007 11:31:04 GMT -5
You like "New X-Men?" Really?
I left that book after they killed one of the few characters in that cast I cared about.
~W~
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jkemble
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Post by jkemble on Jan 17, 2007 12:46:43 GMT -5
yeah, I've been reading New X-Men on and off for years, but it really started to heat up after the whole William Stryker storyline, about the time that Nimrod showed up. I like it because it has a retro X-men feel, like the mid to late eighties (my favorite x-men era). early on when the new creative team came on board they decimated my favorite New X-Men charecter; Sophie aka Wind Dancer. currently, there is really no member of the New X-Men that I really like, but overall I like the whole book and that means good writing. Plus, maybe Illiania is coming back and she is definately one of my favorite X-ppl. plus, with her past and history, it would be easy to bring her back or shunt a new version from a parellel universe. I thought this was going to happen during the House of M, maybe we will still get the House of M version. anyway, New X-Men is my favorite of all the core X-Men books.
I hope that Brubaker and whoever is writing adjectiveless aren't in charge of the big summer x-event, I hope that Marvel brings on some real x-writers.
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jkemble
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Post by jkemble on Jan 17, 2007 13:01:14 GMT -5
okay, I'm always open to new writers, after they prove themself on something besides the core books.
I know that X-Men Deadly Genesis sold a googillian copies, but it was just so wrong. the X-Men are suffering from a lot of what the Marvel U is suffering from: disjointed sensationalism. why is Marvel so sudden to sell everything and everybody out? I wouldn't think they would need money so much with the new Spider-Man movie coming out, plus, with the saturation of super hero movies, the comic book industry is up. comic book sales are certainly up.
Why the need to sell everything Joe Q? unless, Joe Q is a sell-out.
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Post by Bored Yesterday on Jan 17, 2007 13:08:29 GMT -5
I've been able to keep up with the happenings of Civil War fairly well without reading it either. But I don't think I could ever go back to the X-books. The 90's just warped everything so much ... Is everybody still a ninja? Is everybody still related to one another? Are half the characters from the future still? Do all the villains still go around without secret identities? I don't know -- just too confusing and alienating. I'd never make it with the new style of narration -- without captions or thought balloons to explain what's going on.
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Post by dlw66 on Jan 17, 2007 13:13:50 GMT -5
You, sir, have expressed near-exactly what was my dissatisfaction with the X-books lo those many moons ago. I think my last issue was around #5 of Jim Lee's X-Men book. I was unhappy during the last several years of Claremont's run, but decided to stick it out (sound familiar to today?). I won't go back, either. I have from time to time enjoyed some of the mini-series, like Children of the Atom. Even Byrne's Hidden Years was sort of fun from a nostalgiac POV.
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Post by thew40 on Jan 17, 2007 15:56:10 GMT -5
This would be a good place to plug my X-Men Blog: uncannyxperiment.blogspot.com/I've been reviewing the X-Men from "Uncanny X-Men" # 1 on up. I've made it up to 1998 thus far, with plans to continue on until the present day. ~W~ |
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Post by Bored Yesterday on Jan 17, 2007 16:18:24 GMT -5
Neat, thew.
When I began seriously collecting Avengers Volume I, I started a similar project, but found myself spending too much time writing reviews and synopses, and not enough time reading the next issue. Every once in a while I dig up one of the old reading journal entries for "know the classics" post -- but I'm impressed to see your project has made it so far.
So -- does Quicksilver have his powers back?
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Post by thew40 on Jan 17, 2007 16:27:32 GMT -5
Thanks! Yes, kinda. How much do you want me spoil it? ~W~ |
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Post by Bored Yesterday on Jan 17, 2007 16:30:58 GMT -5
I think my last issue was around #5 of Jim Lee's X-Men book. That was about as far as I made it with that series too. I remember reading an issue of some X-book or another, and the art was so stylized, and the plot so bizarre, afterward I had no idea what had happened in the book I'd read like 10 seconds prior. I'm still getting mad just thinking about it. I'm fairly literate, as far as reading comprehension and all that -- it's just that some storytelling styles do not mesh with me. |
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jkemble
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Post by jkemble on Jan 17, 2007 22:37:39 GMT -5
well, in the past I X-men have been my favorite, and I do know quite a bit about them. If I don't like the writer, I don't buy, simple as that.
Right now, there is really not that much going on in the comic world that intrests me, everything is either boring or cliche' ,leaving me buying a bunch of "try-out" books, but nothing satisfies. I think I'll start to get a front row seat for this summers X-event and hope that it pays off with a new creative team shuffle. cold, huh?
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