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Post by Legion on Jan 4, 2013 18:23:50 GMT -5
Oh, forgot to say, that's Hank McCoy's new look.
Beast has mutated again.
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Post by The Tank on Jan 4, 2013 18:59:29 GMT -5
Hm. Well, it's a step in the right direction away from that idiotic cat form that they've kept on passing up opportunities to undo.
Wait a sec...
*consults list*
Hot damn! That was the last bad thing from Grant Morrison's run on X-Men that needed to get retconned! (For me, at least. Emma Frost can stay, for now.)
WE MADE IT, PEOPLE! CELEBRATE!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2013 19:32:04 GMT -5
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 5, 2013 3:51:03 GMT -5
Sweeeeeeeeeeet. Comic artists Dan Panosian and Dave Johnson will be at my local comic shop next Saturday signing autographs.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2013 5:27:50 GMT -5
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Post by BRAINFADE on Jan 5, 2013 9:45:29 GMT -5
That was a good read, and a really interesting analogy. I'm still not a big fan of the idea, but I guess that is the thinking behind it- we are being worked, which is making us want Peter back all the more. Just wish that Marvel wouldn't keep insisting that the change is permanent.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 5, 2013 10:02:48 GMT -5
that new look for Beast is kinda dumb looking. if they wanted him to go back to being Ape beast (I really don't get what the big deal was with the Cat form, it made him look less like the Hulk) they should've just done that instead of... whatever the hell that thing is.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 5, 2013 10:03:28 GMT -5
Hm. Well, it's a step in the right direction away from that idiotic cat form that they've kept on passing up opportunities to undo. Wait a sec... *consults list* Hot damn! That was the last bad thing from Grant Morrison's run on X-Men that needed to get retconned! (For me, at least. Emma Frost can stay, for now.) WE MADE IT, PEOPLE! CELEBRATE!!! didn't like Morrison's X-men? sir, you've made a powerful enemy today
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Post by Goldenbane on Jan 5, 2013 13:44:38 GMT -5
that new look for Beast is kinda dumb looking. if they wanted him to go back to being Ape beast (I really don't get what the big deal was with the Cat form, it made him look less like the Hulk) they should've just done that instead of... whatever the hell that thing is. Really? I thought his cat form made him look MORE like the Hulk! He was drawn all huge and bulky, his hair made shorter and slicked back, his posture kinda stooped, ect. The ape form at least had the Wolverine-like shape to the hair and looked just fine. One question though...who's the barefoot guy walking with Beast? I swear it looks like...Beast (old school version)
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Post by Legion on Jan 5, 2013 13:50:59 GMT -5
It is.
Thanks to Bendis' time slip story, the original 5 X-Men have been brought to the future
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Jan 5, 2013 13:57:11 GMT -5
Hm. Well, it's a step in the right direction away from that idiotic cat form that they've kept on passing up opportunities to undo. Wait a sec... *consults list* Hot damn! That was the last bad thing from Grant Morrison's run on X-Men that needed to get retconned! (For me, at least. Emma Frost can stay, for now.) WE MADE IT, PEOPLE! CELEBRATE!!! didn't like Morrison's X-men? sir, you've made a powerful enemy today Correction,enemies.
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Post by Legion on Jan 5, 2013 14:10:30 GMT -5
I didn't like Morrison's X-Men either.
The art being ugly as sin didnt help, but the stories took on that typical Morrison trait of becoming weird for the sake of it
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Post by The Tank on Jan 5, 2013 14:39:19 GMT -5
I didn't like Morrison's X-Men either. The art being ugly as sin didnt help, but the stories took on that typical Morrison trait of becoming weird for the sake of it Not to mention him taking Magneto and saying "f*** twenty years of continuity, here's how it was when I was a kid" completely out of left field. No wonder he fits in so well with current DC.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 5, 2013 14:57:22 GMT -5
It is. Thanks to Bendis' time slip story, the original 5 X-Men have been brought to the future ...........what?
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Post by Legion on Jan 5, 2013 15:04:05 GMT -5
In order to try and make Cyclops see what he has done, Beast thought it would be a great idea to break every rule of time travel he knew by going back in time and telling them what was going on and then they ended up coming back with him.
On paper it's a terrible sounding story, but it's actually been some of Bendis' best work in a decade
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Jan 5, 2013 16:29:56 GMT -5
^Seconded. Bendis is doing god's work right now.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jan 5, 2013 17:59:16 GMT -5
It is the first time I have ever enjoyed a Bendis team book.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 5, 2013 19:07:28 GMT -5
I didn't like Morrison's X-Men either. The art being ugly as sin didnt help, but the stories took on that typical Morrison trait of becoming weird for the sake of it Not to mention him taking Magneto and saying "f*** twenty years of continuity, here's how it was when I was a kid" completely out of left field. No wonder he fits in so well with current DC. I love how people bring that up while conveniently ignoring that Magneto was blatantly being mind-controlled at the time. and let's face it, after you pull the terrorist BS that Magneto did back in the day, redemption just plain doesn't work. I didn't buy it when Claremont did it and I still don't buy it now. guy's no better than Red Skull. he's just more sanctimonious about things.
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Post by Jiren on Jan 5, 2013 19:19:06 GMT -5
- "Justice league Dark" continues it's awesome ways and shows us the "Real" John Constantine. - "I Vampire" was an action packed affair this month nd had a pretty cool twist to boot (IMO the surprise of the New52) - "Batman Inc" featured a battle of the minds with Talia & Bruce nd Batman was given a choice on which to save Gotham or Damian And as usual with Morrison he leaves us with more questions than answers
Nice to see the New 52 is still going strong, Still need to read the rest of this months stuff though
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Post by Legion on Jan 5, 2013 19:26:06 GMT -5
Not to mention him taking Magneto and saying "f*** twenty years of continuity, here's how it was when I was a kid" completely out of left field. No wonder he fits in so well with current DC. I love how people bring that up while conveniently ignoring that Magneto was blatantly being mind-controlled at the time. and let's face it, after you pull the terrorist BS that Magneto did back in the day, redemption just plain doesn't work. I didn't buy it when Claremont did it and I still don't buy it now. guy's no better than Red Skull. he's just more sanctimonious about things. Yeah, but by those standards pretty much everyone in Marvel is outright a bastard.
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