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Oct 04, 2010 19:50

There wasn't a whole lot in the way of new X-books last week.

I got X-Men Legacy #240, and, while I'm still a fan of this book overall, I think the current arc has been derailed a bit. What started out as a character-driven story about Magneto and Rogue and their young charges has gotten lost in a lot of exposition about a plotline that I never ( Read more... )

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jade_lightning October 5 2010, 06:29:00 UTC

why did Paras insist on having the wedding right then?
Wasn't it because his father wouldn't let him leave to rescue Rogue and Magneto without honoring his commitment? I just re-read it and I'm pretty sure that's why.

and the couple that was originally supposed to get married will
Didn't she die? She took the blond girl's (whatever her name is, with the light powers) place in the machine and it didn't look like it worked out very well for her. We don't know for sure yet but I can't really see her being okay after that.

crabby_lioness October 5 2010, 21:40:22 UTC

Haven't got XL 240 yet. Caught up on other X-stuff.

Storm/Gambit - Decent story, but WTH was Storm wearing on her legs in combat? And where did Gambit misplace his mutant power?

Smoke & Blood - Okay, this one was trouble. The plot was good, although I could have done without the bog-standard horror story hi-jinks. The characterization was good, and the trademark X-Club snark was in place. BUT the "conclusions" at the end revealed that the background research was nonexistent. Couldn't they find a writer who knew the least thing about either science or magic? Or at least called up their local Wiccan coven and asked a few questions? That's not how science works. That's not how magic works. That's not how evolutionary biology works (Yo, parasites can't evolve before their prey you idiots.) And it ignores that there's been research into how telepathy works since the sixties. Hello dumbass writer! Research is your friend ( ... )

crabby_lioness October 8 2010, 18:15:35 UTC

Finally got XL 240. Hope someone actually reads this.

Vaipela, you are the hero of this story. Luiz may misrepresent your actions as simply trying to flee an arranged marriage (Luiz needs to make herself look better because she comes across as a first class douche.) but it took real courage to offer yourself up to save the others, even if it was while wearing a disguise. And it took even more courage -- but we'll get to that later.

"These manacles drain my powers in some way, and clearly I'm outnumbered here. Surrounded by your people, your weapons, your systems of defense and control. I welcome these things. They virtually guarantee you'll underestimate me."

Ah Magneto, such a nice piece of bravado. It's a pity for their sakes the Children of the Vault don't know you better. They might recognize it for what it really is. Not bravado, but misdirection. Keep their attention focused on you, not anywhere else. Keep them focused on what you are going to do, and not on what you have already doneAs Carey has reminded us, ( ... )