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Time to have a random rant!
I don't know wtf you people are talking about when you call Kirkman's UXM crappy. It's not even filler! Sure, Magician's existence is, but everything else isn't. We got some major development on storylines like, say, Phoenix. Before Kirkman's stuff we were still completely in the dark about what was going on with that. And even after getting several answers, it's still left unanswered and open... in a good way. Nightcrawler, meanwhile, has gone through some major development, although I liked it a bit better when he was unaffected by Weapon X. But this way is a bit more realistic and it's not like we ever saw Kirk as life-loving as his 616 self, so I don't mind. Rogue's become super-horny and undergone her first major multiple personality trip that we know of. The Shi'ar have been introduced in a more realistic yet still creepy way. The quality of Kirkman's writing is debatable, but to go running around screaming "FILLER!" at the top of you lungs is incredibly naive.
And I love Kirkman's work on UXM, I think it's much better than anything from Vaughan's run. Vaughan's work on the series was great, but I just like Kirkman's stuff more. But I'm a Kirkman fanboy and completely biased.
Ultimate Power... eeeeeehhh... Hopefully Millar isn't going to end up spreading himself even more thin than already. Health issues, y'all.
vvd said:In his defense---team books are much harder to write as opposed to single hero stories. There are so many other stories going on....more people to focus on....etc.
Definitely. I thought the same thing. And I love the idea. I also think that in the same vein Cable might actually be here for Jean/Phoenix...Anyone else think that Scott is trying to propose to Jean?
When does Ultmate Power take place? Did Ben and Alicia break up?
Lil Brother said:Ultimate Power... eeeeeehhh... Hopefully Millar isn't going to end up spreading himself even more thin than already. Health issues, y'all.
I'm a Kirkman fanboy too, but his UXM has lacked so far. It's still good stuff, definitely not as bad as some make it out to be, but it's nowhere near his usual standards.Time to have a random rant!
I don't know wtf you people are talking about when you call Kirkman's UXM crappy. It's not even filler! Sure, Magician's existence is, but everything else isn't. We got some major development on storylines like, say, Phoenix. Before Kirkman's stuff we were still completely in the dark about what was going on with that. And even after getting several answers, it's still left unanswered and open... in a good way. Nightcrawler, meanwhile, has gone through some major development, although I liked it a bit better when he was unaffected by Weapon X. But this way is a bit more realistic and it's not like we ever saw Kirk as life-loving as his 616 self, so I don't mind. Rogue's become super-horny and undergone her first major multiple personality trip that we know of. The Shi'ar have been introduced in a more realistic yet still creepy way. The quality of Kirkman's writing is debatable, but to go running around screaming "FILLER!" at the top of you lungs is incredibly naive.
And I love Kirkman's work on UXM, I think it's much better than anything from Vaughan's run. Vaughan's work on the series was great, but I just like Kirkman's stuff more. But I'm a Kirkman fanboy and completely biased.
Have you read any of the Walking Dead?
Definitely. I thought the same thing. And I love the idea. I also think that in the same vein Cable might actually be here for Jean/Phoenix...
I coulda sworn it was Bendis, JMS, and Millar...
Whoops.