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> Because I like the overall theme that it seems to have: that superheroes aren't made, they're born.
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That's a nice way to sum it up.
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> > Things I liked:
> > - Gauntlet. I don't think I've ever read anything with him in it, but I enjoyed him as a drill instructor here. Comments made by his wife showed he believe in tough love, but he cared for his recruits.
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> I wasn't a big fan of the character, and quite enjoyed his comeuppance. The new DI is much better.
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I haven't gotten that far yet.
I think I'm going to stick to the trades for this series.
> > - Slapstick. Simply the fact that Slott chose to include him (I have his original mini, I think it cost me $2 for all 4 issues) made me smile, even though he didn't really do anything until #6.
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> I wasn't a huge fan of him until his infamous heel turn.
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For $2 I rather enjoyed his original mini, it was fun. The fact that Slott brought in such an obscure character made me smile though.
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> > - Cloud 9. Of the new characters, she was by far my favourite. She illustrates perfectly the flaw in the Initiative; she simply wants to fly. She doesn't want to be a super-soldier, but the government simply doesn't care. They give her a pulse rifle and tell her to shoot people, simply because she can fly. If you have the power to change the colour of your fingernails at will, are they going to put you in the army against your will too?
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> Cloud 9 is a good character, but Komodo is my personal favorite recruit.
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That doesn't surprise me, actually. Although she does have the problem of being a "2nd rate Lizard", as Spider-Man put it.
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> > - Gyrich. The perfect choice to run the "Superhuman Armed Forces". I particularly liked his scene with the Beast, and his comment to the Shadow Initiative that 7 members is the perfect number.
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> Gyrich is great, and I love Baron Blitzschlag as well.
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The Baron's praising of Hank as being very "Amerikan" was pretty chilling.
> > I suppose a question that could be asked would be "Would Hank be following Tony so blindly if Captain America was still alive?" Even though Hank joined the pro-Reg side right away, it could be argued that in the absence of a leader like Cap Hank has completely attached himself to the strongest leader around right now, Iron Man. If Cap was around, Hank might doubt what they're doing a lot more.
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> There's some flashbacks in the most recent issue that look at Hank, Reed, and Tony right after Stamford that may interest you.
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I look forward to that, when the next trade comes out.
> > War Machine - For the most part I did like Rhodey as the head of Camp Hammond. What gets me is that Rhodey went after Spider-Man with the SPIN Tech. I understand why the Initiative would want him out of the way, seeing as he was their poster boy, but the fact that Rhodey would go along with it willingly and actively hunt him down bothered me.
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> Unless Rhodey isn't Rhodey.....
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Stupid Skrulls...
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> > Rage - Gauntlet told him he couldn't be a fully licensed superhero because he was unstable and whatnot, but they don't really take the time to consider that Rage is insulted by being forced into Initiative training. He was an Avenger, and has been a superhero for a few years (Marvel time) now. Do they consider that maybe he's not taking well to the training is the fact he doesn't feel he needs it? He had multiple disagreements with other Avengers who out-ranked him (Justice and Triathlon) when they tried to pull the fact they were "Avengers" on him, and really I can't say I blame him for getting upset. I guess the reason this is in the "Unsure" category is I felt that Rage in this situation was written correctly, I'm just not sure he should have been a trainee in the first place. He's been around longer than Triathlon, one of his field instructors.
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> Not a huge Rage fan myself.
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Rage isn't one of my favourite characters or anything by far, but that's what I came away with knowing the history of the character.
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> > Things I Disliked:
> > Armory - The way they handled her after one mishap. True, she did kill MVP, but really I'd say the responsibility lies with Gauntlet. They were still testing her abilities, and Trauma's. It should have been an instructor down there with Trauma, not a recruit. It appeared harmless to leave her with him, but in hindsight it never should have happened. Gauntlet should have been held accountable and Armory receive counselling, not the boot.
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> It was a pretty brutal way to treat a wash out, but you'll be pleased to kn ow her story isn't quite over yet.
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I didn't think it was, especially since nobody can get her weapon to work without her. Gyrich wants his "big gun" after all.
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> > The Jump Gates - War Machine mentioned how the gates wear down the barrier between positive and negative space. You think they would have learned by now that's just asking for a Negative Zone invasion.
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> Annihlation II: Electric Boogaloo?
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> (Incidentally, I'm currently working my way through the Annihlation trades and enjoyed Book 1, especially the Nova stuff)
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I enjoyed the Super Skrull and Ronan mini's the most, along with the actual Annihilation series. I did love the stuff done with the Heralds of Galactus too though...really it was an all around great event.
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> > Hank and Tigra - Really I think my only gripe with this is Hank and Jan had patched things up in Avengers vol 3 and to me Hank and Jan are one of those timeless, meant for each other couples (like Scott and Jean, Green Arrow and Black Canary, etc). Chuck Austen quickly tore that apart and this is the result.
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> See, I hate Hank and Jan as couple. Its all well and good for them to come to terms with what happened, but they're more interesting when they're not romantically linked.
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It seems to me that even when not romantically linked they still care deeply for each other, in my mind.
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> > I'm sure I could go on with more, but I've probably bored you to tears already.
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> Not I. Keep 'em coming!
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Would you prefer a review of X-Men: First Class (Vol. 1), Green Arrow: Road to Jericho (Vol. 9), or Daredevil: Hell to Pay?
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