tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post4468778546017939158..comments2024-03-26T20:11:01.933-04:00Comments on NOT BLOG X: EXCALIBUR #96 – April 1996G. Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-42319591559073879092008-10-23T01:46:00.000-04:002008-10-23T01:46:00.000-04:00What Matt said. I didn't hate it that much, and th...What Matt said. I didn't hate it that much, and the sword was a nice idea. But, it didn't look like a swashbuckler, it just looked...strange. Plus, what I liked about Nightcrawler was that he *looked* like a demon but had the attitude of a swashbuckler. A demon dressed as a swashbuckler? Meh.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, for someone who was supposed to be the 'regular' artist, Pacheo didn't actually draw many issues, did he?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-90881775066121212232008-10-22T12:40:00.000-04:002008-10-22T12:40:00.000-04:00This was first issue of Excalibur I picked up with...This was first issue of Excalibur I picked up with the intention of reading the series regularly (I had previously grabbed the occasional issue that was part of a crossover). I got it because I knew Colossus had joined, because the Hellfire Club was back (sort of), and because Carlos Pacheco was announced as the new regular artist. As I recall, Pacheco only drew this issue and two others (and none in sequence), then never came back because he was conscripted to draw the Onslaught issues of <I>Fantastic Four</I>, then went to <I>X-Men</I>. He <I>was</I> replaced by Salvador Larroca, though, so it all worked out.<BR/><BR/>I hated Nightcrawler's "new look" with a passion. Carrying a sword was a great idea, but I always found it cool that he was the only one of the "All New, All Different" X-Men that had never changed his costume in the 20 or so years since his debut. Plus, to me, the shaved head, goatee, and earring just screamed "we're trying way too hard to make him hip!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-13329707471272769502008-10-22T11:28:00.000-04:002008-10-22T11:28:00.000-04:00Yeah, count me as a "yea" in favor of Nightcrawler...Yeah, count me as a "yea" in favor of Nightcrawler's look. <BR/><BR/>Sure, it screamed "90s makeover" but it was connected to his swashbuckling characterization, something long ignored, so it didn't seem as egregious as some of the other extreme 90s makeovers.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-717713642111253472008-10-22T07:59:00.000-04:002008-10-22T07:59:00.000-04:00I always liked the new look for Nightcrawler. It ...I always liked the new look for Nightcrawler. It felt more swashbuckler-ish than his classic look. My biggest problem with Nightcrawler's characterization over the last decade is that they've gotten so far away from this concept.Seangreysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406497705687596141noreply@blogger.com