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Part Two of Two - Some Hembeck and Ditko next, gang

Oct 11, 2007 13:06

Just a reminder - if anyone official-like wants me to take this stuff down, I will. I think it's important for people to see how good a job some folks are at telling a fun, engaging comic book story without resorting to continuity-porn on every page. Jeff Parker's one of those guys.

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A lot of different thoughts here ... quietprofanity October 11 2007, 19:59:15 UTC

Awesome! It's like all of the fun and much less of the ingrained chauvinism and "all women are motivated by love" style of characterization of the Silver Age.

I'm not totally fond really like the design for the characters -- their limbs look creepily thin. But I love the design for Sue's face. I like when she looks like an older, Mom type. I have a level of respect for Jessica Alba, who at least seems to genuinely enjoy her role rather than treat it as a paycheck (i.e. Ms. Dunst). But I still wish we could have had more of a mommy-type.

Re: A lot of different thoughts here ... papajoemambo October 11 2007, 20:21:08 UTC

I don't have anything against Jessica Alba (actually, given the rest of the cast in the past two FF movies, the only one I really dislike is the guy playing Doom), but *my* Sue Storm would be played by either Cameron Diaz (for the old school/ girly but push her and she kicks your ass that was Sue for the first 150 issues of the comic) or Charlize Theron for any version of Sue since 1978 ( ... )

Re: A lot of different thoughts here ... quietprofanity October 11 2007, 20:29:51 UTC

the only one I really dislike is the guy playing Doom

Ugh, agreed. I think my "favorite" part was his temper-tantrum during the "OMG! I have lightning powers!" scene.

even so, there's an emphasis on Sue and Jean's bodies in the art here that I don't think I like, but I was saying that this is a problem I've always had with Cruz.

Yeah, he does have some gravity-defying boobs and unnecessary butt shots, here.

Sue should be mid-30's now, I think, just as Johnny is *just* hitting 30 the way Peter Parker is. Reed and Ben are 45-50-ish. Again, that's the way I see them, but I'm a guy who just turned 40.

No, that sounds about right to me, too.

Although I have to say it's going to be weird when I start outgrowing even more of the heroes I've known since I was a kid

cumaeansibyl October 11 2007, 22:39:52 UTC

Re: A lot of different thoughts here ... papajoemambo October 13 2007, 04:34:03 UTC

I can *almost* see that. More soccer-mom-ish tho.

I used to say Mark-Paul Gosselaar from SAVED BY THE BELL would be the perfect Johnny Storm.

Re: A lot of different thoughts here ... papajoemambo October 13 2007, 04:40:51 UTC

Actually I really keep going back to Charlise Theron - kinda one part Grace Kelly, one part ass-kicker, one part sexy not-old-but-older woman.

Sue is Grace Kelly if Grace Kelly had to get the kids to soccer and had the ability to project invisible energy fields.

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