tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post2833542930209021005..comments2024-03-28T03:13:15.831-04:00Comments on Remarkable: Grant Morrison’s New X-Men 114 (Part One of Two)Geoff Klockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-5993278401463643002006-12-29T21:53:00.000-05:002006-12-29T21:53:00.000-05:00I remember being totally blown away by this issue....I remember being totally blown away by this issue. X-men had been totally stagnant--I believe--for over ten years prior to Morrison's stuff. The island with all those insect Sentinals (was that in the first or second issue?) made everything new again. I remember thinking how fresh the series was--suddenly--that nothing this new had been done on the series since the Claremont/Byrne that was republished in the Classic X-Men series I read as a child.Roger Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728434263500252895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-27457206160195262212006-12-28T18:18:00.000-05:002006-12-28T18:18:00.000-05:00Mitch: yeah, that seems to be Morrison's motto and...Mitch: yeah, that seems to be Morrison's motto and it is a pretty good one. The fact that the X-Men are the next step in evolution here now should have made this his perfect book. We will study what happens next.<br /><br />Jason: if only to follow the controversy! I have a hunch I am going to loose half my myspace friends after I get to issues four and five.Geoff Klockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-51149079850636917472006-12-28T15:34:00.000-05:002006-12-28T15:34:00.000-05:00Hey, as I've said before, I don't even really like...Hey, as I've said before, I don't even really like Morrison or Whitely, and even I'm looking forward to reading these reviews.<br /><br />Maybe they'll even convince me to read the issues themselves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-33740244794103879222006-12-27T21:48:00.000-05:002006-12-27T21:48:00.000-05:00Reading over this again I noticed a stock Morrison...Reading over this again I noticed a stock Morrisonism: the line "Are these words from the future?" and particularlly your "artifact from a future time" statement, Geoff.<br /><br />In at least three of Morrison's works (The Filth, later on in New X-Men, and in All-Star Superman) he makes reference to building a headquarters for the future in the present. I have nothing else to say, except that Morrison and co were already playing to his strengths, in the design and concept of the first issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-33654971670066998202006-12-27T21:14:00.000-05:002006-12-27T21:14:00.000-05:00Dan: Don't sell yourself short. Your site is great...Dan: Don't sell yourself short. Your site is great fun. Speaking of which on Friday remind me to add you to the links on the right. <br /><br />Marc: I am going to do it, I would guess once or twice a week depending on topical things I have to say. Let me emphasize that right now I do not know how this will go. It may only last a short while; it is an experiment at this point, to use the blog format to try something bigger. Let me also warn you that while there will be a lot of gushing about issues drawn by Quitely, there will be sustained bouts of unpleasantness (which actually drew me to writing about this book because I get to praise and damn).<br /><br />Thanks Stephen and Mitch<br /><br />Everyone: feedback is vital for this to work; especially if it gets old, you must tell me.Geoff Klockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-70502126363325316332006-12-27T19:19:00.000-05:002006-12-27T19:19:00.000-05:00I can't wait.I can't wait.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17731508853722652610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-51285494316703432012006-12-27T18:56:00.000-05:002006-12-27T18:56:00.000-05:00"I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to ..."I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts on this run."<br /><br />So say we all!Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524368948187746248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-32500146696596247642006-12-27T17:22:00.000-05:002006-12-27T17:22:00.000-05:00What kind of frequency are we talking about, Geoff...What kind of frequency are we talking about, Geoff? It's now 3 years (pretty much to the week) that I was introduced to Morrison's X-Men and it brought me back to mainstream comics and has kept me there since. I read the whole run about twice a year - I love it that much. Not blind to its faults, but nothing touches it on most counts. <br /><br />Here's to the whole run!Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-761778503017504202006-12-27T17:08:00.000-05:002006-12-27T17:08:00.000-05:00Cool, Geoff. I can't tell you how much I'm looking...Cool, Geoff. I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts on this run. I'm also in the process of <a href="http://www.astonishingtales.com/review/newxmen01eisforextinction.html">working my way through Morrison's run on the X-Men</a>, but I'm just gibbering nonsense in my usual fashion. It will be a pleasant change to get some, y'know, actual insight, rather than mindless jokes about Prof X's blowhardiness.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927545972824947091noreply@blogger.com