tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post6021723234859484588..comments2024-03-26T20:11:01.933-04:00Comments on NOT BLOG X: X-MEN FOREVER #10 - December 2009G. Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-15623246929827666232014-09-04T21:02:32.374-04:002014-09-04T21:02:32.374-04:00It's possible that a lack of interest in both ...It's possible that a lack of interest in both editorial and on Claremont's part lead to the focus on new storylines.<br /><br />I think many of these issues could've been addressed simply with text pieces in the back of the series. The book does get one or two text pieces later on, but none of them deal with the specific continuity that's been established for the <i>Forever</i> series.G. Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-10917297536053324322014-09-03T14:44:25.386-04:002014-09-03T14:44:25.386-04:00Yeah, after a handful of hints, this was the first...Yeah, after a handful of hints, this was the first issue that really seemed to shout loud and clear that this series would not be delivering on the advertised premise.<br /><br />Maybe I'm just an anal-retentive fan, but if I were Claremont and the editors on this thing, I would've immersed myself in the Marvel Universe circa 1991 to make sure I got every last detail right, since, as you note, the real core fanbase for this book probably <b>was</b> composed of hardcore continuity freaks.<br /><br />But instead we get half-hearted attempts to just kind of line things up, <b>if</b> you tilt your head and squint just right. And we never know if the stuff that doesn't add up is intentional on Claremont's part or simple carelessness.<br /><br />Maybe I wanted too much from this series, though. I was kind of hoping for a time capsule to take me back to the Marvel Universe of my childhood, which was probably an unfair expectation. But even so, there was a bit of a bait-and-switch here with regards to the series' premise, and that's what really bugs me.<br /><br />(Still wondering though, per my comment from the other day, how much of the issues were Claremont and how much was editorial.)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-65507324043406448732014-09-03T12:46:00.085-04:002014-09-03T12:46:00.085-04:002904"becomes a game of “Does Anyone Understan...2904"becomes a game of “Does Anyone Understand X-Men Forever Continuity?”"<br /><br />He really should have started the title before X-men vol. 1 or stayed more focused on the continuity. He gives you brief glimmers, but without a full picture, you are left scratching your head wondering what the heck is going on. And I am sure a good segment of the audience weren't just people who read Uncanny back in CC's final days, but also were at least familiar with what was going on in the other titles. To wit:<br /><br />*What did happen to Cable? Wasn't Sunspot being tortured by Gideon at this point? Why isn't Mirage in Asgard?<br />*Did they ever explain what was up with Excaliber? If Rachel doesn't exist here, and Nightcrawler and Shadowcat left, then is it just Captain Britan and Meggan at this point? Like Roma would have let Kurt and Kitty leave at that point ;)<br />*Even if Quicksilver wasn't with X-factor in this continuity, he wasn't an active Avenger at that point either in 616 continuity, so...why have him show up at all, since I don't think he ever met Wolverine to begin with?<br />*Kitty and Betsy as "sisters"? Um, ok.<br /><br />So it looks like the Muir Island Saga wasn't the only storyline that played out differently. The final X-factor sotryline, the evolution of the New Mutans...again, while it may not ruin the issue, it does detract quite a bit if you're trying to figure out how all the pieces here fit together...wwk5dnoreply@blogger.com