Marvels and Castaways
Randomly, and amusing if you're a comics fan and have read more than one story by a certain British writer: Paul Cornell coins the best unexpected!description ever of Warren Ellis in his report on the London Expo last weekend: On the Saturday night, I met Warren Ellis, and found him to be very sweet, like Santa with an edge.
This reminds me: haven't written a review on the most recent AXM. In short, I do like that Storm finally gets something to do instead of just hanging around, the scenes between her and Scott were great, either Emma or Warren Ellis haven't done their research on hotels in the Serengeti, and the team interaction is fine, but the art, it burns, it burns, precious. Did I complain about the SWORD art? It's a marvel by comparison, no pun intended. Never have I beheld such ugliness in an X-Men title, and that's saying something. Plus: it feels bizarre that Ellis didn't use the start of a new arc to finally bring AXM in tune with the rest of the Marvelverse, timeline wise, because the action still takes place pre-Dark Reign. Maybe he just doesn't want to lose Hank as a team member?
Apropos: did I read that right in the recent Avengers issue or was Hank among the people Steve R. asked to return to the Avengers in the opening scene who didn't say no? "Oh my stars and garters" is neither no or yes. Naturally, my first thought was whether he can work for the Avengers and SWORD simultanously. BTW, re: Avengers, Brian Bendis, roughly speaking, comes in two editions, initimate character stuff and overblown crossovers; he seems to be going for happy medium here, with an ensemble but room to breathe for character interaction as well, whether these are the awkward-yet-touching Tony-Steve scenes, Maria Hill's appearance after a certain line of Steve's (which caused a huge grin on my face, as did Tony's reaction) or Thor's honestly baffled "who are you again?" to Bucky (since he missed the entire Winter Soldier saga). The basic Back to the Future ploy isn't original, but who cares as long as it's pulled off in style? Also, loved Tony's first thought when asked about time travel is DOOM.
Fanfic recs, Lost edition:
i'll take to throwing all the pennies i stole : Ben and Hurley afterwards. Awwww.
Erode: Getting even is just another way of playing fair, Esau thinks. Takes place early on after Across the Sea. Incidentally, I hear they actually gave Smokey a name for the dvds and it's "Samuel", but Esau has already caught on in fanon for obvious reasons.
Jacob drabbles, of which Second Best, giving Jacob's pov of the moment when Ben kills him, drawing an Across the Sea-related parallel, is the one that appeals to me most. They're all good, though.
I Used to Think These Days Weren’t Numbered: Kate with Claire and Aaron post-Finale. Ships her with the late Jack more than I'd want, but it's nothing not legitimized by canon, and her relationships with Aaron and Claire aren't sold short.
Isle in the Water: the six survivors (different ones this time) after the finale.
This reminds me: haven't written a review on the most recent AXM. In short, I do like that Storm finally gets something to do instead of just hanging around, the scenes between her and Scott were great, either Emma or Warren Ellis haven't done their research on hotels in the Serengeti, and the team interaction is fine, but the art, it burns, it burns, precious. Did I complain about the SWORD art? It's a marvel by comparison, no pun intended. Never have I beheld such ugliness in an X-Men title, and that's saying something. Plus: it feels bizarre that Ellis didn't use the start of a new arc to finally bring AXM in tune with the rest of the Marvelverse, timeline wise, because the action still takes place pre-Dark Reign. Maybe he just doesn't want to lose Hank as a team member?
Apropos: did I read that right in the recent Avengers issue or was Hank among the people Steve R. asked to return to the Avengers in the opening scene who didn't say no? "Oh my stars and garters" is neither no or yes. Naturally, my first thought was whether he can work for the Avengers and SWORD simultanously. BTW, re: Avengers, Brian Bendis, roughly speaking, comes in two editions, initimate character stuff and overblown crossovers; he seems to be going for happy medium here, with an ensemble but room to breathe for character interaction as well, whether these are the awkward-yet-touching Tony-Steve scenes, Maria Hill's appearance after a certain line of Steve's (which caused a huge grin on my face, as did Tony's reaction) or Thor's honestly baffled "who are you again?" to Bucky (since he missed the entire Winter Soldier saga). The basic Back to the Future ploy isn't original, but who cares as long as it's pulled off in style? Also, loved Tony's first thought when asked about time travel is DOOM.
Fanfic recs, Lost edition:
i'll take to throwing all the pennies i stole : Ben and Hurley afterwards. Awwww.
Erode: Getting even is just another way of playing fair, Esau thinks. Takes place early on after Across the Sea. Incidentally, I hear they actually gave Smokey a name for the dvds and it's "Samuel", but Esau has already caught on in fanon for obvious reasons.
Jacob drabbles, of which Second Best, giving Jacob's pov of the moment when Ben kills him, drawing an Across the Sea-related parallel, is the one that appeals to me most. They're all good, though.
I Used to Think These Days Weren’t Numbered: Kate with Claire and Aaron post-Finale. Ships her with the late Jack more than I'd want, but it's nothing not legitimized by canon, and her relationships with Aaron and Claire aren't sold short.
Isle in the Water: the six survivors (different ones this time) after the finale.