@mighty dude: Um, dude, you're a little late to that comparison party. It was addressed in the letters columns within the first like, ten issues, if I'm not mistaken. Just thought I'd throw that out there in case you didn't know
This book is great, but I'm still upset that people forget that Logan should be taking MUCH longer ot heal... anyone remember Patch? I mean, come on...
I'll always love the X-Men, from good to bad. They're pretty much the only consistent thig I pick up from Marvel anymore. I remember one of my very first comics being the first appearance of Gambit (Uncanny #266), and he's been my favorite character ever since. I'm not a fan of Wolverine anymore - I liked him called Logan and without his terrible origin memories, and when it took him a while to heal from injury (Patch anyone?). I've always been a fan of Havok, Madrox, Rogue, Cannonball (who I think deserves more respect as a leader and to be written with a bit more intelligence), Pete Wisdom, Nightcrawler (his death was a weak plotpoint. Could've been handled better and more characteristic - he was a much better fighter than that), Colossus, Iceman (When handled properly - imo he hasn't been since he'd armored up in the early 90's. Where has that awesomness been?), among others. I really enjoy Rockslide the most out of the newer class of mutants. He seems to have the best head on his shoulders as far as dealing with his powers, the drama, and the violence of the world the X-Men live in. Kyle and Yost let me down with Necrosha being just plain bad - the only thing I got out of it was Doug Ramsey back - with an ending that was more anticlimactic than Civil War. With Chris Claremont... I think he should take a break for awhile. Thanks man, but no thanks. He's a great writer, legendary no doubt. He's done more for the X-world than anyone else can say. But come on, I don't need a whole page to tell me that Storm is watering her flowers and I don't need Psylocke in EVERYTHING you write, and I didn't need Exiles turned to poo and then New Exiles was just... unneccesary. Just take a break man, we'll keep loving ya when you come back. Just my two cents - I'm sure i'll get slammed for the Claremont ramble.
I'm probably not going to pick this up, since it's Claremont. I don't have anything against him, he's done a lot of good - I'm just tired of him right now. Just a place I'm at. I think with all the pushing that Marvel's doing for the women, this one's going to be more geared for the guys. Total exploitation, complete with the Heavy Metal cover. Come on, it looks like Heavy Metal with some clothes.
I actually dig on it. Everyone's freaking out over it, and I think it's story-appropriate. With the tale being told, I'm glad she looks different - I couldn't see classic WW doing the things in those panels the way she did.
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