From: sl859@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.xbooks
Subject: Re: X-Problems? X-answers...
Date: 25 Aug 92 16:29:26 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

> C'mon, the X-books aren't all that bad now.
>   X-MEN - maybe the best of the bunch.  Fabian N. (won't even try to
> write it) is one of Marvel's best writers.  Art Thibert and Andy
> Kubert are great artists with good storytelling techniques.

	I do enjoy this story because of Rogue and Psylocke, a duo I 
have enjoyed since their first creations, yes, I have been reading them
this long...  I just wish they had more character and less boob shots!
Rogue and Psylocke have ENORMOUS potential to becoming great characters
but no one seems to be able to manage writing a story that will develope
their characters beyond the point of "look at my breasts I am in lust 
with Cyclops/Gambit"

>   UNCANNY - OK, this book is pitifully written (Scott Lobdell never
> could write) and drawn even worse (Tom Raney-ugh!).  Our only hope is
> for Lobdell to go to Image, or at least for Joe Queseda's art to make
> up for his (numerous) shortcomings.
	
	UG is right!  The way they handled Callisto and the Morlocks was 
DISPICABLE!   And to make his brother go mad and then the thing with 
Storm and Forge after all the time building the characters up to dash them
away is simply UNFORGIVABLE!  I feel especially enraged the way they have
handled Storm who used to show such strength and mystery in character...
Now she's a whining boob who goes claustrophobic and paranoid and preachy.
She used to hate that when Cyclops was trying to become leader, she bested
him but now she is chuck full of inconsistencies as if they don't know what
she is about.  I think having her subject to Xavier and bend to his every 
will is a BIG mistake... Since she dispised this in the past, yet no mention
of it has occured lately.  The way she handled the Moorlocks was sad, she used
to be their leader and yet she didn't appear to care one bit for them...
All the character she built when she had lost her powers HAS BEEN COMPLETELY
IGNORED!  I am really Peeved at this! 
~~~~~~~~ 

>   EXCALIBUR - man, can Alan Davis draw or what!

	Not only Draw, but boy can he ever write stories... and make
a great comic!  I LOVE excalibur, although I originally bought it to follow
Rachel who is now gone... (sob.)  I think it is the best X-book out there.
An Excellent Book, make sure you read it!  :)

>   X-FORCE - must be the art that makes this one as bad as it is. 
> Pacella just cannot draw; he started out like a mediocre Liefield and
> has just gotten worse from there.  Hope Capullo is better (won't be 
> hard).
		I have given up on this one.  The original story was
LOUSY and I think it is killed beyond ressurection's abilities!  I 
think the whole idea "Lets take Xaviers Dream and Fight For it" was and
still is PERPOSTEROUS!  It is the complete wrong direction!

>   X-FACTOR - I like this book, especially the first few issues under
> David and Stroman.  Now, if they could just keep him on every issue as
> artist, and if some of the original humor can be brought back...

	The art sucks and the story is really slow moving.
I think the characters have REAL potential, but their fights with the
chosen supervillains, to me are VERY unconvincing!  I Hope that
they get a real artist to do the characters justice and that they face
some super villains that have some substance to them... Because to me
the Whole Mr. Sinister story is STUPID and a bad idea in the first place,
and all these evil doers that keep popping up from NOWHERE, yet are supposed
to be long lost brothers and sisters are REALLY LAME!

>   WOLVERINE - I love it!  Hama is bad on GI JOE, but great here.  Tex
> is awesome.  But, there's really bad news - Pacella is coming! ARGH!
	
	Don't follow it, hes too BLECH!

> 
>   Oh, well, that's my two cents' worth.  What do y'all think?
> 
>                                                Drizzt

	Well here's mine.  Like it or lump it, I am really peeved that 
the Xmen have become so hollow and characterless.  Hopefully they will
stumble across someone who can remember and care for the Xmen the way 
they were...  A book with substance would be nice.

>   P.S. - Why did Byrne leave X-MEN? Was it his choice, did he get
> fired off it, or what? I never heard anything about it until I 
> noticed the pitiful story in UNCANNY and found out Lobdell was on
> it.

	Why else, Money and boredome probably...  he was probably only
doing a cameo because he must be one of the most overspread Comic personalities
in the bis... (He makes more guest appearances than Wolverine, Spiderman
and Punisher combined!)

						wReam...

P.S.  Oh an additional reason for why the Phoenix may have lied about
Rachel and her past was to keep Rachel as her host instead of being 
held by that cocky little twerp, Feron!  (Don't get me wrong, I actually 
like him!  and hope he becomes a permanent character, but his character
faults make him great fun!)  I just hope they bring Rachel back... 

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