tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post8036749133686393016..comments2024-03-26T20:11:01.933-04:00Comments on NOT BLOG X: CABLE #30 – April 1996G. Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-88649120453074078952008-11-20T16:25:00.000-05:002008-11-20T16:25:00.000-05:00Is it wrong that I like this - and the follow-up i...Is it wrong that I like this - and the follow-up issue - solely because it gave more exposure to Exodus, who I thought a criminally underused character? Sigh. God bless you, 1990s.<BR/><BR/>-HooperThe Den of Mysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09358617709958038946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-58909974912467906962008-11-18T23:42:00.000-05:002008-11-18T23:42:00.000-05:00G. Kendall, while I can understand what you're say...G. Kendall, while I can understand what you're saying, and sure, Nate should thoroughly mind scan everyone he comes into contact with in order to learn their intentions towards him, he does come from a world where violence was usually used before logic. <BR/><BR/>On top of that, Nate is supposed to be around 16 years old at this point, which would also indicate, like a lot of 16 year olds, that he would probably lash out at people first before actually thinking.<BR/><BR/>I personally had no problem with Nate's attitude problems in his comic, what annoyed me most was the utter lack of direction in his comics. <BR/><BR/>Sorry if I seem to really harp on these things, but it's nice to find a blog where people are actually talking about Nate, even if it's negatively!x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-87606050953640978972008-11-18T23:01:00.000-05:002008-11-18T23:01:00.000-05:00The Black Knight one shot that Paul refers to look...The Black Knight one shot that Paul refers to looks to be this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=9932<BR/><BR/>Black Knight: Exodus #1, cover date of December 1996 and featuring some early work by Jim Cheung.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-28329921985515167432008-11-18T20:34:00.000-05:002008-11-18T20:34:00.000-05:00From what I've read the continuity issue caused by...From what I've read the continuity issue caused by the Black Knight scene is that Dane Whitman recognized Exodus in the Blood Ties crossover, but the time travel storyline where he meets him actually occurred after. So technically, Dane had not "met" Exodus yet when he recognized him. I think Paul O'Brien elaborates on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-3282340046233907392008-11-18T20:14:00.000-05:002008-11-18T20:14:00.000-05:00Anonymous -- exactly.Labeling a character "suspici...Anonymous -- exactly.<BR/>Labeling a character "suspicious" doesn't justify recycling the same story in every appearance. Even if he were horribly suspicious of everyone he meets, he's still supposed to be the most powerful telepath on Earth. He could easily mindscan all of the people he's met so far and see their true motives. The continuing gimmick that he's reacting to "surface scans" and getting the wrong idea from everyone is just silly.G. Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-60655043036385945022008-11-18T14:54:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:54:00.000-05:00I'd have to agree with you %100 Seangreyson when i...I'd have to agree with you %100 Seangreyson when it comes to the utter lack of direction in Nate's comic book. When Terry Kavanagh takes over the X-Man book, Nate basically wanders around the world aimlessly, getting involved with one idiotic occurrence after another. <BR/><BR/>To me, it was just lazy writing that hurt Nate's comic, as opposed to Nate's actions themselves. I always felt Nate would have been much better served joining one of the fringe X-groups, like X-Force, as opposed doing practically nothing in his own comic.x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-37006546769270207582008-11-18T13:19:00.000-05:002008-11-18T13:19:00.000-05:00The Black Knight/Exodus material gets fleshed out ...The Black Knight/Exodus material gets fleshed out in a one-shot that came out sometime later than this story.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369556451855248495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-8012842026087583672008-11-18T12:39:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:39:00.000-05:00i wouldn't necessarily call wolverine's feral rage...i wouldn't necessarily call wolverine's feral rages a product of what he's put up with throughout his life. the circumstances are a bit different, and it's not the only thing driving his solo book.<BR/><BR/>i think the problem with a returning character trait like this for nate is that it seems to be the only thing his book had going for it. i only have scattered issues, but from the summaries here, it seems like every issue is nate meets someone, there is an irrational misunderstanding, and then an explosion due to his powers. over and over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-18478952325334633592008-11-18T09:33:00.000-05:002008-11-18T09:33:00.000-05:00I do have to agree on X-man. It makes sense that ...I do have to agree on X-man. It makes sense that he'd be suspicious of everyone. Also doesn't help that in general, almost everyone he meets does end up trying to attack him (heck Blaquesmith is about to attack in the next issue).<BR/><BR/>Of course the real problem for the comic is that there doesn't seem to be any direction for him. Through a lot of these early issues he comes off more like a fanfic character (super powerful, every issue he gets to meet a new popular character from the rest of the X-universe, hooks up with beautiful characters, etc).Seangreysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406497705687596141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-87125013697328198332008-11-18T02:16:00.000-05:002008-11-18T02:16:00.000-05:00I think the main point you're missing with X-Man i...I think the main point you're missing with X-Man is that he is always going to be suspicious of everyone, thanks to his upbringing in the AOA world, as well as his betrayal by Mr. Sinister, which cost him his father figure(Forge). I always felt that Nate had plenty of reason to attack first and then ask questions later, thanks to his messed up days in the AOA. <BR/><BR/>Then again, being a devout fan of Nate, regardless of how poorly his comics began to get, I'm kind of obligated to defend his actions. Nate Grey, the idea always had so much potential, but his writers never seemed to know what to do with him, especially Terry Kavanagh. <BR/><BR/>Granted, Nate always seemed to act irrationally, but like I said, if you consider his past, his actions aren't exactly that unwarrented. <BR/><BR/>Take Wolverine for example. Wolvie to this day still goes feral on occasion, but it is accepted as a character flaw, thanks to all the crap he's put up with throughout his life. Like Wolvie, Nate also has rage issues thanks to his upbringing, or lack there of.x-man75https://www.blogger.com/profile/10292719455945603075noreply@blogger.com