WilliamLund

December 16, 2011 5:03 pm Great article, Josh. Short, but sweet. Am I the only one who finds sexist instances in comics (like Josh's Fantastic Four examples above) both disturbing and hilarious? It's like watching Mad Men; it's so unbelievable and jarring that laughter is almost a defense mechanism.

July 14, 2011 11:44 am I've been waiting for this a long time. Looks like it was worth it.

April 2, 2011 5:09 pm I have to admit, while I'm glad it's a joke, it would be really interesting to see Hickman's take on the character...

February 15, 2011 5:14 pm @JAFlanagan  Are you saying all green-dressed Asgardians with crown-like headpieces look alike? 

February 15, 2011 4:18 pm I don't think that's Loki. I think it's Balder. Loki's helmet has horns.

April 20, 2010 4:20 am Dv8 was a guilty pleasure of mine at a time when I was reading lots of things I didn't know I should have felt guilty for. I'll read this just to see what Wood does with it.

April 6, 2010 4:11 pm

It seems like their setting it up for Cable to die and Hope to be his legacy character (of sorts). But it looks a little obvious right now.

I'm throwing my hat in the direction of Elixir. Kyle and Yost have put his character through a full circle. The climax of his arc was taking Wither down at the end of Necrosha. Also, he's sort of like an injury 'get out of jail free' card for the X-Men. And that's getting a little tired. 

Nightcrawler's death wouldn't last long. He's half demon. Not to say it won't happen... 

Pretty sure that's Dazzler next to Colossus. Or one of the three remaining Cuckoos. I have a feeling Fraction has some affection for Dazzler, so i doubt she'll bite it before he has a chance to have her do something. He would really have to hate disco to reintroduce her just to kill her. 

I'd rather they surprise me like they did with Banshee and Colossus (both alive again).  The bite of their absense is gone if I suspect it. 

Is anyone else tired of these "one will die" solicitations?

December 23, 2009 3:33 am

Well said and even better laid out.

I still think it's Quartermain, though. I stopped reading after issue 13, so I'm nowhere near as informed, but I think Clay was too big a character to kill off-panel.

October 14, 2009 3:41 am

This conversation is turning into an analysis of the big two comic universe at the moment. If you aren't a fan of the tone they're going for, then maybe it's time for you to move on to something else. I may not like the last few Woody Allen movies, but that doesn't mean I'm going out of my way to lambast them - but I need to decide if I should stick around for another movie or buy a ticket for something else.

I promise I won't air my internal debate on here.

Comics have been exciting lately. If I'm frustrated about a banner on a comic, it's because the comic collector inside tells me I need everything related to it to be satisfied. I've had it since I was a kid with 'Operation: Galactic Storm'. It's unhealthy. Get over it.

October 13, 2009 8:06 pm

I'm looking forward to this. I know there are more like me out there.

House of M had me coming back excited for both the story and the art. It'll be good to have that team back together. 4 issues will be a lot better. Sometimes these 7-8 issue stories make the ongoing stories to tread water until the event catches up. I hope this goes well and becomes the new model for an event book. It's hard to keep anyone's attention for 8-9 months.

I don't think this will herald the return of the old status quo. Iron Man has been more interesting since 'Demon in a Bottle', Thor has been my guilty pleasure since Heroes Reborn, and more people talk about the Avengers now than ever before. When they say "nothing will ever be the same again", sometimes they mean it, and I hope 'Disassembled' will be one of those times. 

I'm in Bendis camp until he stops surprising me.