tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post2784058097318248840..comments2024-03-29T02:32:15.437-04:00Comments on Remarkable: Jason Powell on Uncanny X-Men #198Geoff Klockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-54548141308253214592010-04-13T03:01:37.594-04:002010-04-13T03:01:37.594-04:00I guess I'm the opposite of you Doug...I loved...I guess I'm the opposite of you Doug...I loved the 190s and really enjoyed the 150s. Oh well.<br /><br />I agree with Jon Brown, I love this issue for many of the same reasons. One of the best character pieces for Storm, and a great arc for her in general. <br /><br />Funny thing, when I was younger, I HATED it. No action, and I didn't care for the art. I was a dumb kid lolwwk5dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-81708605051165058592009-11-14T00:15:57.406-05:002009-11-14T00:15:57.406-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-55330340200885467092009-11-08T00:48:36.434-05:002009-11-08T00:48:36.434-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-4838516632451571632009-06-26T05:02:44.023-04:002009-06-26T05:02:44.023-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-60754625341505031462009-05-26T09:49:31.092-04:002009-05-26T09:49:31.092-04:00Great reviews - you really pick up on some of the ...Great reviews - you really pick up on some of the subtelties in CC's writing.<br /><br />I had also noticed the numerous clues Claremont would seed about Storm having the potential to be a great sorceress...during the fall of the mutants I think Forge comments that Storm controls the weather by essentially controlling energy and magic is just another form of energy...this would also explain why the Shadow King was obsessed with Storm and maybe how in Claremont's original plans for UXM 300 she would be an element that led to his downfall.<br /><br />John VAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-57041585910907878002009-02-16T13:10:00.000-05:002009-02-16T13:10:00.000-05:00I love Cal Rankin too.My mother read those Werner ...I love Cal Rankin too.My mother read those Werner Roth issues to me so I'm very fond of that era. Goofy, Soap-y Cold War hi-jinks; like "Friends" with super-powers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-6733464326876694012009-02-14T14:57:00.000-05:002009-02-14T14:57:00.000-05:00IMS by the late 1980s non-mutants were popping up ...IMS by the late 1980s non-mutants were popping up here and there in the X-books.<BR/><BR/>BTW, the Marauders re-appeared recently in one of the X-books, after an absence of more than a decade. By itself no big deal. But what struck me was that they were reappeared saying, basically, "We're back!" -- and without any additional introduction. It was clearly expected that the reader would know who the Marauders were, despite the fact that their last appearance (not counting alternative versions here) was around 1996. I found that slightly off-putting... <BR/><BR/>Anyway. I recall the 190s, like the 150s, as a lowish point in Claremont's run -- I didn't buy these issues and remember them barely or not at all. YMMV.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Doug M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-71015961951931845772009-02-13T13:49:00.000-05:002009-02-13T13:49:00.000-05:00The Mimic wasn't a mutant, and he was "deputy lead...The Mimic wasn't a mutant, and he was "deputy leader" of the team for 3 issues, during the acclaimed (by me) Roy Thomas/Werner Roth era.<BR/><BR/>I love the Mimic!Expos 1983 Blog https://www.blogger.com/profile/10798243137456349089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-52092041678155995522009-02-13T12:22:00.000-05:002009-02-13T12:22:00.000-05:00I had never thought about this before, but is this...I had never thought about this before, but is this the first and only time someone who was not a mutant was an X-Man? Storm with no powers may have been a mutant deep down, you could argue. But it's interesting how groups like the Avengers are inclusive to mutants, but the X-Men, who are all about reconciliation between mutants and humans, have no humans on their roster. They've worked WITH humans before, certainly. They've been allies with Moira Mactaggert, Stevie Hunter, Tom Corsi, and others. But how about a human superhero who suits up and goes with them on missions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-49888000023573223782009-02-12T23:22:00.000-05:002009-02-12T23:22:00.000-05:00I am quite sure why you don't like the Lifedeath s...I am quite sure why you don't like the Lifedeath stories. These are some of my favorites. They are just filled with so much beautiful writing on Claremont's part. The dialouge between Storm and the village elder is just beautiful.<BR/><BR/>The ending panel, I thought, was a metaphor for Storm's role as an X-man. It is her finally coming to terms with her Kenyan past, her mutant-status, and her powerlessness. When she remarks about being a bridge between past and future, I thought of this as a metaphor for the role the X-men play -- advocating a future society and a better tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-47440931577456205522009-02-12T16:02:00.000-05:002009-02-12T16:02:00.000-05:00Also, in the X-Men-Alpha Flight series, Kitty says...Also, in the X-Men-Alpha Flight series, Kitty says that if everyone with magical powers dies, maybe Storm will die too.<BR/>Is it fair to refer to "Shooter's plans to resurrect Jean Grey"? According to Byrne, he and Stern presented Shooter with the X-Men-Avengers crossover that brought Jean back.IOW, Shooter just approved the idea. <BR/>MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-36157462108327821122009-02-12T14:30:00.000-05:002009-02-12T14:30:00.000-05:00I see that Claremont is getting two new series. On...I see that Claremont is getting two new series. One is his Genext thing, and I read the description of the first storyline being set in India and I couldn't help but think that something similar is going to happen there as his dip into Africa here. Though in his favor, when he's done it it's always felt more awkward than patronizing. There are plenty of creators that hurt my eyes from all the rolling that they do, when I hit a spot and think "Yeah, I saw that documentary too."<BR/><BR/>The X-Men Forever title he's also getting seems a little on the nose though. It's like sanctioned fan fiction.hcduvallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271032072494870642noreply@blogger.com