tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post990037973664348240..comments2024-03-26T20:11:01.933-04:00Comments on NOT BLOG X: X-MEN FOREVER #5 - October 2009G. Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-38911782450432999612014-07-02T00:13:03.458-04:002014-07-02T00:13:03.458-04:00On a different issue, I just wanted to say that I ...On a different issue, I just wanted to say that I got to the place where my X-men reading has exceed your reviews (means I got to the "Revolution" part of the X-men continuity). I really enjoyed the journey, reading your reviews and summaries, and found them very helpful. I only wish there was a similar X-men blog for the 20's.<br />No more dismissing X-Man issues up ahead from here, I guess. Now I'll actually have to dive through the sea of crappy comics one by another. :/ray swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850259140570017583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-20268894082946025322014-06-29T03:59:21.741-04:002014-06-29T03:59:21.741-04:00"I never warmed up to the burnout", ha....."I never warmed up to the burnout", ha... I see what you did there.<br /><br />As for burnout as a phenomenon, the point is moot now, but back in the late 80s and early 90s Claremont had been dropping hints to something similar. We had Wolverine overextending his healing factor and no longer healing properly (just like X-F Sabretooth), there was Stevie Hunter warning Storm about the dangers of using her powers too much as a teen in Uncanny X-Men I#270 and so on... Proteus, anyone? <br /><br />I always liked the idea, it stands to reason that most mutants have powers that are detrimental to their own bodies (Hi, I'm Sunfire, I generate solar plasma!). It stands to reason mutants with less physical or non energy based powers would be able to avoid the burnout effect. Destiny for instance, could be explained that way: all she has is visions and we all have those most nights we go to sleep. You could even retcon the fact that she became blind after finishing her 13 volume diary set as a sign of burnout, which Irené might also have seen coming in her visions of the future. <br /><br />Oh, and about Apocalypse still being around since ancient Egypt... Well, sure, but En Sabah Nur has been forced to regenerate regularly and he even transfered his consciousness into new (cloned) host bodies because his own form was spent.<br /><br />Still, perhaps it's for the best the burnout plotline fell by the wayside. As exciting and status quo shattering as it was, it could potentially have been as restricting as the "no more mutants" outcome of House Of M. Sure, we have mutants, yeah, they have powers but they'd better not use them or they won't live to boast about it. Clarmindcontrolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584770229321250898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-69980023706444538152014-06-28T20:43:50.345-04:002014-06-28T20:43:50.345-04:00Too many references to recent X-Men events for my ...Too many references to recent X-Men events for my taste with The End, especially some of those horrible characters from Claremont's more recent X-Men returns.<br />I'd have like to have seen Claremont stick to his classic run and only use that continuity, if we were going to see a book like The End ended up being.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-36087865098884840982014-06-27T23:00:59.001-04:002014-06-27T23:00:59.001-04:00That's funny, because when I read THE END I ke...That's funny, because when I read THE END I kept thinking, "Thank God I'm not reviewing this!" Too many characters, references, and plot threads to keep track of. If I ever dare, it would be as capsule reviews. Honestly, the major significance for me is Claremont's attempt to redeem Madelyne; the rest I could easily forget.G. Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-47731705731805310002014-06-27T20:57:50.108-04:002014-06-27T20:57:50.108-04:00I would definitely enjoy a "The End" rev...I would definitely enjoy a "The End" review.<br /><br />I really loathed that series the first time I read it, then came 180 and loved it the second time.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298753675007196538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-86059364149194066202014-06-27T14:49:33.472-04:002014-06-27T14:49:33.472-04:00That was another problem I had with this series, w...That was another problem I had with this series, was that Claremont seemed to keep putting his own take on famous Marvel moments that took place after Claremont left X-Men.<br />Coming up, there's the big reveal about Tony Stark, which made me groan, thinking about Marvel's Civil War.<br /><br />I'm wondering, and maybe I should give Claremont the benefit of the doubt, if since this series is supposed to be what Claremont's X-Men would have looked like had he stayed (even though it was obvious that wasn't what we were reading), if Claremont included these different plots to try to convince fans that Claremont would have used all those famous Marvel plots first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-17227816485079553922014-06-27T12:41:12.848-04:002014-06-27T12:41:12.848-04:00You've referenced X-MEN: THE END a few times l...You've referenced X-MEN: THE END a few times lately; would you ever consider reviewing that? I know it's not a nineties series, but technically neither is this.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-1768124702986234042014-06-27T10:54:20.262-04:002014-06-27T10:54:20.262-04:00I thought the way Claremont got around linking Mag...I thought the way Claremont got around linking Magneto to a specific time period was the reversion to childhood and back in the old Defenders issue. You can fudge the timing of that enough to make Magneto fit into a lot of different time periods. Still a silly plot point though.<br /><br />Dandschonbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459722690434474229noreply@blogger.com