tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post7530037775875777613..comments2024-03-26T20:11:01.933-04:00Comments on NOT BLOG X: ASTONISHING X-MEN #3 - November 1999G. Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-16213414983135778822012-10-12T14:45:04.371-04:002012-10-12T14:45:04.371-04:00Wow, I honestly thought this series ended not only...Wow, I honestly thought this series ended not only w/"Wolverine's" death but also the reveal that Death was Wolverine (which, in hindsight, would probably be pretty silly). <br /><br />So now this whole is even more pointless than I remembered. Three issues to lead up to a death no one took seriously, or were even expected to. <br /><br /><i>and Wolverine…well, there's nothing for Mackie to acknowledge here</i><br /><br />Could it be a hint that Apocalypse was/will be revealed to be the one who restored Wolverine's adamantium? Like, as far as the readers knew, Wolverine was the odd one out at this point, vis a vis Apocalypse, but won't be for long? <br /><br />Or is that giving Mackie far too much credit? Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-52800344889060781992012-10-12T12:25:01.580-04:002012-10-12T12:25:01.580-04:00I'm with Dan; I don't know that Wolverin&#...I'm with Dan; I don't know that Wolverin's "death" here was meant at all to be taken seriouosly. The fact that he was revealed as a Skrull the very next month would seem to support that.<br /><br />However, I do understand the criticism that it could've been handled better/more convincingly. Just because you don't intend something to be taken at face value, doesn't mean you can't at least try to make it seem real.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-34942954886140963092012-10-12T00:19:08.383-04:002012-10-12T00:19:08.383-04:00I just can't believe that fans were expected t...I just can't believe that fans were expected to swallow it. This is Wolverine. Getting run through with a sword isn't going to kill him. Seriously.<br /><br />The Skrull clues were so well done, it's a shame they weren't used to build a better story (Secret Invasion could have benefited from foresight and planning like this instead of Bendis just telling everyone he had planned it all along).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-78022480220389078412012-10-11T17:29:40.421-04:002012-10-11T17:29:40.421-04:00As I said when you started, I enjoyed this, but my...As I said when you started, I enjoyed this, but my standards are kind of low for this era lol<br /><br />I agree though with the assessment that the "death" was probably the least convincing I've ever read in comics (and I've seen a lot of them lol). For something that was supposed to be THE event for which this mini was written, Mackie half-assed this part the most. <br /><br />I almost feel like he forgot he was even supposed to kill Skrullverine until he was scripting the last few pages of this issue, and decided he wasn't getting paid enough to start the script over. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com