tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post2350808953808937943..comments2024-03-26T20:11:01.933-04:00Comments on NOT BLOG X: X-MEN #74 – #75, April - May 1998G. Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-69331744708532669132009-05-11T15:21:00.000-04:002009-05-11T15:21:00.000-04:00Matt, aside from some odd work here and there (tho...Matt, aside from some odd work here and there (those <I>X-Men</I> covers, the 1998 <I>Avengers</I> annual), Pacheco's next work was indeed on <I>Avengers Forever</I> later that year.Paul G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17025285040321746294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-29579131664407095932009-05-11T11:56:00.000-04:002009-05-11T11:56:00.000-04:00Where did Carlos Pacheco go after X-Men? Was this ...Where did Carlos Pacheco go after <I>X-Men</I>? Was this before or after <I>Avengers Forever</I> (I'm thinking before)? Or maybe this was when he went to <I>Fantastic Four</I>. His run seems a lot shorter in retrospect than I had thought it was -- probably because (unless I'm mistaken) he still popped up on covers now and then (like the --<I>shudder</I>-- "evil Cerebro" arc with the return of Kitty, Nightcrawler and Colossus). It's too bad he left so soon -- his art was a perfect fit for the X-Men! But then again, he seems to be a perfect fit for pretty much anything he draws...<br /><br />Also, I didn't recall Archangel wearing his red Angel costume so much back when he was blue! I thought he stuck almost exclusively to the blue one during this era. Personally, I've always thought the blue one looks best on him when he has blue skin, and the red looks best when he's caucasian.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-47123343722128276882009-05-09T09:53:00.000-04:002009-05-09T09:53:00.000-04:00Kelly tries to go for big emotional moments in #74...Kelly tries to go for big emotional moments in #74, and while I like it, it's never quite clicked with me. I'll give him credit for strong portrayals of Marrow and Archangel, though. I do love the stuff with Wolverine playing detective, though.<br /><br />I don't care for the N'Gari stuff in issue #75, but as you mentioned, the character interactions in this particular group of X-Men are excellent. Kelly really excelled with this group. Garcia's work also reminded me of Romita jr's first run on Uncanny, and I think he really helped the tone of the book Kelly was going for.robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-85408986399002170552009-05-08T21:13:00.000-04:002009-05-08T21:13:00.000-04:00I really like German Garcia's art in the next few ...I really like German Garcia's art in the next few issues. It isn't a million miles off from Pacheco's style and fits nicely with the tone of the book. Thanks to this blog I know what the references to that Wolverine annual were about now, too, which confused me on first reading.Jeffnoreply@blogger.com