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Subj: Well, it's up there, but a hobby best visited sparingly. Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 at 04:13:18 am EST (Viewed 2 times) | Reply Subj: And here I thought you gained the most satisfaction from torturing poor Lisette... Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 at 02:40:28 pm EST (Viewed 1112 times) | ||||||
Quote: As you know, I had a mixed opinion on Busiek's Avengers run, but I do respect him as a writer. I devoted quite a lot of keyboard time to explaining what I thought was good and bad about his tenure. Some of it made it into the books Assembled and Assembled 2 and would have featured in Assembled 3 had the publisher not wimped out of editing a 9000-word essay (by someone other than me) that described an Iron Man story panel-by-panel.l Quote: Really though, I have wandered so far away from the Marvel Universe in comics that I can't seem to grasp the current state of things anyway. It helped me appreciate the Vision series for the excellent writing it had because I didn't really have to connect the character directly to my memories of him. The hints of the larger universe I got from reading that lone book were largely unrecognizable.I've enjoyed certain series but I can't feel invested in what passes for their shared continuity these days. Quote: The only drawback is that his daughter continued on from that series, and I'm kind of curious to see what happens with her, and yet I don't really want to dive into things. I have heard that they'll be resetting to a more recognizable version of the MU later this year (or maybe next.)I'm quite looking forwards to the TV series adaptation of Runaways. Quote: Quote: Quote:They'll only be grounded for a reasonable month as a result. Quote: Grounding for a month loses some of its teeth when the Resolution War starts at midnight.Quote: You start letting things slide because of the Armageddon, and then kids grow up without respect for boundaries.Excellent quote. Quote: Quote: I'm sorry for the late reply to your reply. I'm really struggling with work/life balance right now, worse than in a long time.Quote: No problem... I understand how that goes. I hope you can find the inspiration to tackle the big finish, but can be patient as well.Well, the work-life balance problem turned out to be sudden onset diabetis, so at least now I know why I'm sleeping 16 hours a day. It'll be a little while before I'm back to "normal" evidently. Quote: As I mentioned, I quite liked the scenes at Hagatha's. There was a delightful sense of history there that added to the scene without becoming exposition or footnotes. Aella's ability to "see" magic was a great addition to the character (or was it always there? It's been a while since I've read her story) and the nods it suggested to Whitney's past were fun. Aella has probably always had the ability, but it's never been explicitly illustrated. Quote: Nice to see that the little punk is (apparently) leveling with them as to who sent him and why. I can't say that I'm overly enthusiastic about him being the one to reprogram the universe. If you're young and stupid enough to be excited about that responsibility, then you're in no way the one who should have it. Still, I suppose it beats mass carnage at midnight... Yes, Hacker 9 is very pleased that he was finally able to put one over on Galactivac and the Hooded Hood. Quote: Fun Cameo by the Necromancer General, by the way. I enjoy that villain. He's very classic BZL.He has a nice niche and enough ties to the wider Parodyverse to offer a bit of texture. He's really due for a bit of successful villainy to prevent him being too much of a joke, though. Quote: The big fight scene on the moon was an enjoyable bit of action. It felt lifted straight from a major event cross-over where everyone needed to get a scene in some exotic local. I like the idea of appealing to the Observer... It makes sense. It's like someone's about to cancel his favorite television show and wrap it all up with a rushed and unsatisfying finale!Nicely put. Next issue: the alternative "fan" ending. Quote: The Raft bit was cool too, as the Legion gets proactive and anticipates the moves of the other side. I get that they can fight now while still maintaining their own codes and values, but I imagine they'd still end up murdering all of the prisoners they've taken at midnight anyway, wouldn't they? Yes, that is somewhat problematical still. | |||||||
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